Choose the correct answer.  You have lost the magazine your friend lend you. Write an email to your friend (not less than 35 words). Use the plan below and your own ideas.  • explain how it happened

  ‘I often forget names but I never forget a face.’ We’re all used to _1____ this. But why is it true? Probably, like most people, your brain _2____ the memory of thousands of faces. This _3____ that you recognize people you _4____ before. And when you hear the name of a person that you know, an image of his/her face will appear in your mind. For about 2% of the population, however, everybody’s faces _5____ to be the same, or very similar.

       Emily Roberts has had this problem since she was a child but she’s only known the name for it for a few weeks. ‘I _6____ about memory on the Internet when I saw an article about ‘face blindness. I realized at that moment that other people have this problem. Since then I’ve joined a face blindness support group, and I _7___ getting help and advice in the future.’

1	A hears	B hearing	C heard	D hear
2	A got	B used to have	C has	D ‘s having
3	A has meant	B meant	C ‘s meaning	D means
4	A met	B ‘ve met	C ‘re meeting	D ‘d met
5	A are appearing	B appeared	C ‘s been appearing	D appear
6	A was reading	B ‘d read	C ‘ve read	D will have read
7	A ‘m going to	B ‘ll be	C ‘m	D ‘ve been

Writing

 You have lost the magazine your friend lend you. Write an email to your friend (not less than 35 words). Use the plan below and your own ideas:

 • apologize;

 • explain how it happened;

 • offer to replace it.

Examination card N 31

I. Reading

Read the text and choose the best answer (A-D) to answer the questions (1-5).

 

Americans often express a great love of informality when using nicknames. These are shortened forms of their given name at birth and reflect the casual relationships which exist among friends and co-workers. Family names are hardly ever used in daily situations and the use of one’s father’s last name is saved only for rare and formal occasions. In many traditional cultures the use of the family name is seen as a sign of respect. For Americans, however, it’s the nickname which creates an immediate intimacy between two people upon which to build a relationship.

This love for nicknames can create a sense of closeness between people who are otherwise not related. Even the presidents of the United States have borne nicknames. Abraham Lincoln was known as “Honest Abe”, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was simply called FDR, Eisenhower was referred to informally as Ike, President Ronald Reagan was affectionately called “The Gipper” , and John F. Kennedy was known as Jack or JFK.

Not every nickname, however, is a compliment and some can be downright rude and insulting. If someone should demonstrate a certain negative characteristic, a label will soon be attached to describe that person in a non-flattering¹ way. Likewise a person’s dominant physical traits may lead to nicknames that are not necessarily to one’s liking or choice.

 

                   Taken from “Nicknames” from Nada’s ESL Island

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¹ non –flattering—неулесливий, непідлесливий

 

Why do Americans use nicknames when addressing one another?

A) Nicknames are easier to remember.

B) Americans are formal people.

 C) Nicknames help to create a casual atmosphere.

D) Nicknames are never to be used in daily life.

When do Americans prefer to use their family names?

A) when they are working        C) while in formal situations

B) when writing a business letter   D) when they are in trouble

 

Which American president was known as “The Gipper”?

A) John F. Kennedy          C) Ronald Reagan

B) Richard Nixon            D) Franklin Roosevelt

 

In a traditional society, how could the use of one’s family name be described?

A) rude                  C) intimate

B) respectful              D) informal

 

Which of the following is true?

  A) All nicknames have a positive meaning.

  B) All nicknames have a negative meaning.

  C) Nicknames are never endearing.

D) Nicknames can have positive or negative meanings.

 

Use of English

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