What was notoriously busy Times Square missing?

A) people B) snow C) policemen D) skis

What was a remarkable sight to see on this day?

A) Central Park Zoo’s penguins.

B) People skiing on Broadway.

C) Transatlantic flights lending in Times Square.

D) The deserted theatres on Broadway.

 

Use of English

Choose the correct item.

1. We … by a loud noise last night.

A) woke up B) are woken up C) were woken up D) wake up

2. There’s somebody walking behind us. I think … .

A) we are following B) we are being followed

C) we are followed  D) we were followed

3. Where ….. ?—In Poltava.

A) were you born B) are you born C) did you born D) do you born

4. The train … arrive at 11.30 but it was an hour late.

A) supposed to B) is supposed to C) will be supposed to D) was supposed to

5. Where did you ... ? Which hairdresser did you go to?

A) have your hair cut  B) cut your hair

C) have cut your hair  D) had your hair cut

6. It’s a big library. Thousands of books … .

A) were kept here    B) are kept here 

C) had been kept here D) have been kept here

 

Writing

You spent your holidays in a tourist camp. Write an e-mail ( not less than 35 words) to your English pen-friend describing your holidays. Include the information:

· Why was it important for you?

· What were the negative aspects of spending time in the camp?

· What advice about planning a trip would you give to someone?

 

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Examination card N 3

Reading

Read the text and choose the best answer (A-D) to complete the

Sentences (1-5).

 

It was the strangest of all races. Two teams of five men each - one British, the other Norwegian - set out at the beginning of the 1911 Antarctic summer, both bent on becoming the first explorers to reach the South Pole. The British team was led by 43-year-old Robert Falcon Scott, the Norwegian team was led by 39-year-old Roald Amundsen. Each man had already made expeditions to the Antarctic region.

Yet because the two expeditions had chosen to build their coastal base camps 600 miles apart, at either edge of the vast Ross Ice Shelf, their paths would never overlap, and the two teams would never meet each other. There was no way to know who was leading the race.

  Amundsen’s team set out on October 18. Scott’s party did not depart from Cape Evans until November 1. The two parties had about the same distance to cover ( nearly 800 miles in a straight line) to get to the South Pole. Yet their traveling styles were completely different, and those differences would spell victory or defeat. Amundsen used dogs to haul his sleds, while the men were skiing; when they were close to exhaustion, they could kill and eat the dogs. Scott experimented in vain with ponies and motorized tractors to pull his sleds, but ended up heading for the Pole with his men in harnesses, pulling their heavy sleds themselves.

 

(Taken from “100th Anniversary of Roald Amundsen Reaching South Pole-How the Grueling Race Was Won” by David Roberts, Beyond the Edge: National Geographic Adventure Blog, 2011.)

 

1. Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott competed to be the first person to:

A) visit Antarctica.          C) reach the North Pole.

B) win a sledding race.       D) reach the South Pole.

How old was Roald Amundsen when he started the race?

A )43         B) 39      C )18   D) 49

Why was there no way for the men to know who was winning the race?  

A) One team was travelling much faster than the other team.

  B) One team never started the race.

  C) The teams’ paths never overlapped.

  D) The weather conditions made it too difficult to see.

In vain” means:

  A) unsuccessfully C) for fun    B) successfully  D) carefully

According to the article, the styles of travel used by Amundsen and Scott were different because:

  A) They traveled very long distances.

  B) Amundsen used dogs to pull his sleds.

  C) Scott had more people in his team.

  D) Scott’s team carried more supplies.

 

Use of English

Choose the correct item.

 New York city has _1____ into the second largest city in North America. It is now a major business, cultural and shopping centre_2____ millions of visitors each year. Most tourists stay in the_3____ of the city in Manhattan. It is easy to see the sights of Manhattan on foot or you can take a tour bus. There are cycle_4____ in the city if you want to hire a bicycle but you need to be brave! The subway is the quickest means of public transport but you will want to avoid the_5____ hour. And, of course, there are famous yellow taxis. There are few taxi_6___--just wave your arm at a taxi with its lights on. You will certainly want to visit Central Park, a huge open_7____ which is ideal for relaxing on a hot summer day.

 

1	A  become	B grown	C increased	D extended
2	A appealing	B advancing	C arriving	D attracting
3	A  heart	B interior	C focus	D eye
4	A  roads	B streets	C lanes	D ways
5	A  busy	B rush	C crowded	D hurry
6	A  ranks	B stalls	C kiosks	D stations
7	A surface	B region	C space	D estate

 

 

Writing

You are going to spend your day off outdoors with your friends. The weather forecast says that the weather will change to the worse. Write an e-mail ( not less than 35 words) to your friend. Include the following:

· state the weather forecast;

· suggest the other way of spending weekend together.

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Examination card N 4

Reading

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