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“Can I help you with anything, Max?” the sales assistant asked, reading my name printed
on the hoodie I was wearing.
“Well,” I said, looking at the sweaters, “I need a present for my brother. Something nice that
he will actually wear. And it mustn’t be too heavy, because I’m sending it overseas. It’s the
first time he’s not going to be at home for Christmas.”
Soon I was shown a number of sweaters in different sizes and colours. I finally chose a plain
blue one although the assistant suggested a red, blue and green one. And even though the
sweater I bought was one of the most expensive sweaters in the shop, I was happy because
I knew it would suit my brother and he’d love it. He was probably expecting something
boring, like a pair of socks, so this sweater would be a nice surprise.
You should know that my brother Tom and I are not very similar. He is tall, blonde, quite slim,
and athletic. I am none of those things. On the other hand, I am very open with people: if you
ask me how I’m doing, you’ll learn all about my work, who I met the night before, and my
latest hobby. My brother is a much more private person and the only thing he seems to like
discussing with me are problems, whether his or mine. And one more thing… We talk using
sentences from our favourite films. However strange it may seem to other people, we have
been communicating this way for years!
OK, I admit it, I miss him and wish he wasn’t so far away. But I was the one who started that
trend. A few years ago, I moved to Ireland after I finished my university education in Toronto,
my hometown. As I knew no one in Dublin, I had to find an apartment and a job all by myself.
Once I started working, I made some friends, but I just wasn’t able to fit in there. I got more
and more homesick, so I was on Skype with my parents every week. Now, I’m back in
Toronto and my little brother is across the Atlantic for the first time, going to a teacher 
training college in Glasgow, Scotland. I know via Facebook he’s happy going sightseeing
at weekends with his girlfriend, taking lots of pictures and hanging out with mates.
When I brought the sweater home, I talked to my father about taking it to the post office
along with the other presents for Tom.
“Dad, how can we make it so he doesn’t know that the parcel’s full of Christmas presents?”
“Well, he’ll probably just open it when it arrives.”
“But that’s what I mean. Shouldn’t we write on it, ‘Do not open until the 25th’, or something?”
“He can open it whenever he wants, Max.”
“I don’t want him to know that the parcel contains Christmas presents when it arrives. He has
to open it on Christmas Day, when he might be feeling a little bit lonely, and a little bit
homesick. Then he’ll be really happy he has gifts from us.”

Na podstawie: Max Mosher, A Family by Any Other Name, Toronto 2014

 

6.1. Which is TRUE about the sweater?
A. Tom wanted Max to buy it for him.
B. It was the only one Max could afford.
C. It was recommended by the sales assistant.
D. Max believed his brother would be pleased with it.

6.2. From the text we learn that Tom and Max
A. have completely different personalities.
B. enjoy communicating without words.
C. avoid talking about their problems.
D. look very similar to each other.

6.3. When he lived in Ireland, Max
A. sent photos to Tom using social media.
B. stayed in touch with his parents.
C. felt very much at home there.
D. graduated from university.

6.4. Max was worried that
A. Tom might feel more homesick after getting the parcel.
B. the parcel would be delivered after Christmas Day.
C. Tom would see what was in the parcel too soon.
D. the parcel didn’t contain enough presents.

6.5. The best title for the text would be
A. COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
B. A BOX OF GIFTS FROM TORONTO
C. A FUNNY PRESENT UNDER THE TREE
D. A SOUVENIR FROM A HOLIDAY ABROAD