Read the text below.Choose the correct answer to fill in the gaps. Examination Card N 1 I. Reading Read the text and choose the correct answer (A, B, C, D) for each of the questions below. Mother Teresa Mother Teresa of Calcutta has often been described as a saint. She devoted her whole life to charity work, looking after the poor and the thick. Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in what is now Macedonia. From the age of 12, she said she knew that she wanted to dedicate her life to helping people. After her schooling and training, she went to Calcutta in India where she would become famous for her good work. While teaching in a school, she felt a strong desire to do more to help the sick and dying people in Calcutta. In 1952 she set up a centre for the terminally ill. She wanted these people to have the best quality care in their last days. Her work inspired many people and her organization grew and grew. Originally she had twelve women working for her, but by the year 2000, there were more than 4000 people working for the organization running schools, orphanages and homes for the sick and poor all over the world. In 1979, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and when she died, aged 87, the French President, Jacques Chirac, said: “This evening there is less love, less compassion, less light in the world.” 1. Mother Teresa 2. Mother Teresa A. was from Calcutta. A. started teaching in 1952. B. was not born in India. B. earned a lot of money in India. C. went to India when she was twelve. C. treated very sick people. D. wanted to become famous. D.was not appreciated for her work. 3. Her work made 4. Mother Teresa A. Mother Teresa rich by the year 2000. A. was awarded for her work B. everyone agree with her. B. wanted to dedicate her life to her children C.many people dislike her. C. died in France D.a big number of people want to help her. D. was never well-known 5. She died A. in 2000 B. in 1997 C. in 1979 D. in 1952 II. Use of English Read the text below, for each of the empty space choose the correct answer. Kate Teale (1)____________ to open her own restaurant. Yesterday, she (2)_______ a meeting with her bank manager and she(3) ________ him for a loan. He (4)__________, so Kate (5)_________ to start making plans. In fact, she (6)__________ a building for her restaurant and she (7)_______ at tables and chairs next week. Kate is eager to start her own business and she (8)________ it (9)________ a success. At the moment, she (10)________ people to be chefs and waiters. 1. A have decided B decides C has decided D will decide 2. A has B had C is having D was having 3. A asked B asks C had asked D will ask 4. A have agreed B agree C was agreed D agreed 5. A was able B are able C has been able D were able 6. A has already found B already has found C found already D have already found 7. A looks B was looking C is going to look D will look 8. A is hoping B hopes C will hope D hoped 9. A is B will be C should be D was 10. A has interviewed B interviews C is being interviewed D is interviewing III. Wring Next month your school is organizing a project “Let’s make our city cleaner”. Your class is going to participate. Write a letter to your friend telling him (her) about this project. Write about: Ø the number of students taking part in the project Ø your ideas within the project Ø the importance of the project __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Examination Card N 2 I. Reading Read the text and choose the correct answer (A, B, C, D) for each of the questions below. The White Squirrel of Marionville There are only a few towns in the United States that have a white, or albino, squirrel population. One of these towns is Marionville, Missouri. If you visited this small community, you would probably see some white squirrels that live there. Albino squirrels are white because their bodies are unable to produce melanin. This pigment gives colour to skin and hair. It protects animals from the sun’s harmful rays. No one knows where the white squirrels came from. Some people say that they escaped from a passing circus train. Others say that they have always been in Marionville. Eric Kurzejeski, who works with the Missouri Department of Conservation, says that occasionally someone might see one albino animal living among normal-coloured animals. But it’s unusual to see a whole group of albino animals living in one place, as the squirrels’ white colour makes it harder for them to hide from animals that would eat them. So the squirrels can grow in number only in areas where people help them survive, such as Marionville. The Missouri Department of Conservation donated 2500 oak, walnut, and hickory trees. The squirrels love to eat the nuts that these trees produce. Why the white squirrels settled in Marionville may be a mystery, but one thing is certain – the people of Marionville hope the squirrels will stay for a long, long time. 1. White squirrels A. always live among normal-coloured animals. B. love eating hickory trees. C. live in all towns in the USA. D. live in Marionville, Missouri. 2. Albino squirrels are white because E. their bodies don’t produce melanin. F. white fur protects them from their enemies. G. they escaped from a passing circus train. H. they live only in areas where people help them. 3. It is unusual to see a lot of white squirrels living in one place, because A. it is a mystery why white squirrels settled in Marionville. B. it’s difficult for them to hide from animals that would eat them. C. people from Marionville dislike them. D. they are extinct. 4. White squirrel population can grow in number A. if their bodies produce melanin B. when people help them C. because of the donation D. only in areas with temperate climate 5. The people of Marionville E. want the squirrels live in their town. F. don’t want the squirrels stay in their town. G. protect animals from the sun’s harmful rays. H. donated 2500 pounds. II. Use of English Read the text below.Choose the correct answer to fill in the gaps. On 2nd September, 1666 a fire (1) __________in a baker’s house in London. It (2) _________ an accident (3) _________ was the beginning of the (4) _________ fire in London’s history. The wind (5) _________ hard, so the fire spread quickly through the city. It burned for three days and (6) _________ a large part of the city, including a cathedral, several churches and thousands of homes. People tried (7) __________ with their belongings in boats on the river, as (8) ________ houses burnt down. Finally, the fire (9) ___________ out and the rebuilding of London began. A magnificent new cathedral (10) __________ and the people returned to new houses. 1. A was started B started C had started D starts 2. A was B will be C had been D is 3. A whose B who C why D which 4. A worse B bad C worst D baddest 5. A was blown B had blown C blown D was blowing 6. A destroyed B had destroyed C has destroyed D destroys 7. A do not escape B to escape C escaping D escaped 8. A our B theirs C them D their 9. A put B was putting C was put D is put 10. A built B was built C was build D was building III. WRITING You are thinking about your future profession. Write a letter to your friend telling him (her) about your choice. Write about: Ø the importance of the right choice Ø qualities needed for this job Ø its pros and cons __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Examination Card N 3 I. Reading Read these descriptions of Sue and match them to the writers. There is one odd writer.  A. Sue’s younger brother B. Sue’s teacher C. Sue’s boyfriend D. Sue’s best friend E. Sue’s mother F.Sue’s father 1. _____________________________ “Sue has different ways of talking in different situations. Sometimes she will shout and scream at me and then the phone will ring and she answers it in this soft gentle voice”. 2. _____________________________ “I think girls should dress well but Sue isn’t interested in fashion. She usually wears old jeans and a sweater. This makes her look really scruffy which is a shame because she’s a pretty girl. I don’t know when she’ll start taking a pride in her appearance and start looking smart”. 3. _____________________________ “Sue’s normally quite easy-going except when she screams at her brother and argues with her mum about the way she dresses. I just wish that she would talk to us and tell us more about her friends and what she does at school”. 4. ______________________________ I met Sue about six month ago. She’s great. She’s gentle and has a good sense of humour. She’s quite secretive, though, and rarely talks about her family. 5. ______________________________ Sue and I have been friends since we met in primary school. She always smiles and looks friendly. She’s very easy-going and doesn’t worry about life or the way she looks. I think that’s why we get on. II. Use of English |