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Answer key: 1a, 2c, 3b, 4b, 5a, 6c, 7b
3 Choose the correct answer. (5x2=10)
1) Did you like the latest movie? No, it was so boring it made me _______. 
A) happy B) pleased C) sleepy D) frightened
2) Wearing his new sunglasses _______ Tony look mysterious.
A) make B) making C) have made D) makes 
3) Usually soft colours make people feel __________. 
A) worried B) relaxed C) surprised D) excited 
4) Tom’s mother is good at cooking and she knows ______ to make food. 
A) who B) how C) why D) which 
5) I’d rather ___ to the Macdonald’s Restaurant because I like listening
to quiet music. 
A) go B) going C) to go D) went 
Answer key: 1C; 2D; 3B; 4B; 5A 
READING
4 Read and say True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG). (9x2=18)
Kabuki is the traditional Ja-
pan 
ese classical dance-drama 
which started in the 16th cen-
tury. It is known for its very in-
teresting acting and the colour-
ful make up worn by the actors. 
The word “kabuki” means “sing-
ing and dancing”. It also means 
strange and different, to be 
outside what is normal. Ka buki 
is not meant to look like real 
life. All the roles are played by men. In 1926, performances began in 
other countries. In 1954, East Side Theater was made, and Kabuki stage 
was on TV.
There are a lot of famous Kabuki actors in Japan such as Danjuro 
Ichikawa, Ebizo Ichikawa and Koshiro Matsumoto. Danjuro Ichikawa is 

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an especially famous Kabuki actor. He started 
aragoto at the age only of 14. The aragoto is a 
Kabuki genre about a brave warrior, a powerful 
god, or a demon. Kabuki actors do not perform 
only Kabuki but also act in TV drama and films. 
The name of a Kabuki actor usually goes from 
father to son. 
People from around the world are now in te-
rested in Kabuki. It was recognized by UNESCO 
in 2006 as an important part of Japan’s cultural 
history.
1) It is a theatre where actors sing, dance and play. 
2) Kabuki is more than 400 years old.
3) The colourful clothes are made of silk.
4) Kabuki always shows the real life situations.
5) Now women are allowed to perform.
6) People in other countries can watch Kabuki theatre. 
7) “Aragoto” is a special genre in the theatre.
8) Kabuki actors can’t have the same name.
9) Kabuki theatre is only important in Japan.