HELEN HAS JUST BOUGHT A NEW BLOUSE. LORA LIKES IT VERY MUCH AND SH...

7. Helen has just bought a new blouse. Lora likes it very much and she wants to know where Helen

bought it. She asked.…

- Lora: “Your new blouse looks beautiful, Helen!”

- Helen: “______________.”

A. Thanks, I bought it at Macy‟s B. It‟s up to you C. I‟d rather not D. You can say that again

VII. READING

Passage 1: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

In Britain, greetings cards are sold in chain stores and supermarkets, in newsagents‟ shops,

corner shops and, increasingly, in shops that specialize in the sale of cards and paper for wrapping

presents in.

The most common cards are birthday and Christmas cards. Many Christmas cards are sold in

aid of charity and special „charity card shops‟ are often set up in temporary premises in the weeks

before Christmas. A wide variety of birthday cards is available to cater for different ages and tastes.

Some, especially ones for young children or for people celebrating a particular birthday, have the

person‟s age on the front. Many have comic, often risqué, messages printed on them, and cartoon-

style illustrations. Others are more sober, with reproductions of famous paintings or attractive

original designs. The usual greeting on a birthday card is „Happy Birthday‟, „Many Happy Returns‟

or „Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday‟.

Some people also send special cards for Easter and New Year. Easter cards either portray

images of spring, such as chicks, eggs, lambs, spring flowers, etc, or have a religious theme.

Cards are produced for every „milestone‟ in a person‟s life. There are special cards for an

engagement, a marriage, a new home, a birth, success in an examination, retirement, a death in the

family, etc. Some are „good luck‟ or „congratulations‟ cards. Others, for example „get well‟ cards for

people who are ill, express sympathy.