Read the text. Choose the correct item A, B, C or D to complete the sentences or answer the questions.

ALEXIS ELLS’S DREAM

From the time she was a small child, Alexis Ells remembers rescuing injured animals and bringing them home for care.

“Healing has always been innate to me,” says Ells. “It’s been a calling, a passion. I was one of those blessed people who always knew what I wanted to do.”

 By continuing to follow this innate passion, Ells is fulfilling her life’s dream as the founder of the Equine Sanctuary, a non-profit organization that rescues, rehabilitates, and re-trains injured performance horses that can no longer compete.

Ells says reaching her dream meant facing life’s inevitable uncertainties and taking action now, not later.

“So many people are waiting for that perfect moment,” she says. But “that right moment never shows up. We have to create that moment. Our destiny isn’t about fate, it’s about a choice.”

Elis’s life has been fraught¹ with great challenges, including a serious illness and a car accident in 1988 that ended her competitive riding career and left her with a serious brain injury. But she believes her success is built on her attitude that being challenged in life is inevitable; being defeated is optional.

 “I think it’s about perception and perspective,” she says. “If you give yourself the freedom to know that anything is possible, and you keep having faith, belief, and perseverance despite the odds, you will eventually arrive at the top of the mountain.”

                                Taken from National Geographic

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¹ fraught – повний, наповнений

 

What is it that has always been innate to Ells?

  A) Raising and retraining injured horses. B) Following her calling - healing.

  C) Fulfilling her dream.                   D) Taking risks.

2. “Innate” in the fourth sentence means...

A) requiring thought.               C) instinctive.

B) unnatural.                     D) destructive.

3. Ells believes we should reach our destiny ...

A) by waiting for the perfect moment.

B) by taking action when the moment is just right. 

C) by letting fate take its course.

D) by making a choice and creating that moment.

What does Ellis believe her success is built upon?

A) Her attitude towards being challenged in life.

B) Her luck in challenging situations. 

C) Her relationship with competitive riding.

D) Her series of misfortunes.

5. When Ellis speaks of arriving at “the top of the mountain,” she is speaking about ...

A) her hobby as a climber.

B) her inability to challenge herself in high altitudes.

  C) reaching your destiny.

D) overcoming your greatest fears.

 

 

Use of English

Choose the correct answer.

1. This is the bus ….. Goes to Lutsk.

  A) that               C) whose

B) who               D) what

2. Show me the homework ….. you’ve done.

A) whom             C) which

B) who                  D) when

3. Where is the mechanic ….. you know?

A) whom                C) whose

B) which             D) what

4. My aunt …. Is a music teacher, can play the piano well.

A) which            C) who

B) whose            D) whom

5. That’s the monkey ….. escaped from the cage.

A) whom             C) whose

B) which             D) whom

6. The patient …. walks with a limp, was involved in a car accident two years ago.

A) who              C) whose

B) which             D) what

 

Writing

 You are at the English courses and your English teacher has asked you to write a short story (not less than 35 words) entitled “A Day to Remember". Include the following:

• When did the story take place? What happened?

• How did you feel?

 _____________________________________________________________________

Examination card N 14

 

I. Reading

Read the text and match the paragraphs (A-C) to the questions (1-5).

SO, YOU WANT TO BE ON TELEVISION?

So, you want to be on television? Read about three different ways you can make your dream come true!

A) Who Knows?

Have you ever wanted to be on a TV game show? If you think you’ve got good general knowledge and you’re confident enough to appear on TV in front of millions of people, just fill in our application form. You could be a winner on Channel 7’s new game show Who Knows? There will be twelve weekly shows and the winner of each show will go on to play a final competition to win two million pounds!

B) Watching You!

The producers of the reality show Watching You! are looking for ten new people to live in the famous house for ten weeks. Are you funny and talkative? Are you interested in other people? Would you like to become a big star? Send in your application before 7 November, and you could be invited to the auditions in London and Manchester!

C) Children’s Hour

As viewers know, Dani Byers has left Channel 7’s Children’s Hour to make a film in Hollywood. So, we need someone to take her place as a presenter on the show.

We’re looking for someone who is enthusiastic, intelligent and who loves children. Is that you? Apply now and come for a voice test!

 

Which show:

will be shorter than three months?     (1) ....

can make people very famous?             (2) ....

only needs one person?                   (3) ....

offers a lot of money?                     (4) ....

wants someone who likes talking?            (5) ....

 

 

Use of English

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