- •Examination Card 1
- •I. Reading
- •Desert heat
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 3
- •I. Reading
- •Examination Card 4
- •I. Reading
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 5
- •I. Reading
- •Following the rules
- •II. Grammar
- •II. Grammar
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 9
- •I. Reading
- •4. As far as cars are concerned, some people believe that...
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 10
- •I. Reading
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 11
- •I. Reading
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 12
- •I. Reading
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •1. What is the writer's main purpose in writing the text?
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 14
- •I. Reading
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 15
- •I. Reading
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 16
- •I. Reading
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 17
- •I. Reading
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 18
- •I. Reading
- •4. What does the writer think will happen to channel travel in the future?
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 19
- •I. Reading
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 20
- •I. Reading
- •1. What perception do most people have of weather forecasters?
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 21
- •I. Reading
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 22
- •I. Reading
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •II. Grammar
- •In the tulip fields between Leiden and Haarlem it is common to see...
- •In the early 1900's the peasants in each region...
- •4. What point is the writer illustrating by mentioning jeans and t-shirts?
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 25
- •I. Reading
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •I. Reading
- •II. Grammar
- •II. Grammar
- •II. Grammar
- •II. Grammar
- •II. Grammar
- •II. Grammar
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 32
- •Black beauty the life of a horse in nineteenth century england
- •II. Grammar
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 33
- •I. Reading
- •4. As far as cars are concerned, some people believe that...
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
- •Examination Card 35
- •I. Reading
- •II. Grammar
- •III. Writing
- •IV. Speaking
II. Grammar
Choose the correct item.
Up until 1900, fishermen caught around 150,000 salmon a year in the Rhine, but
by 1920, that number had dropped to 30,000. Six years (1) the last few fish in the
river were wiped out completely. This ecological disaster occurred when toxic pesticides (2) into the river from a burning chemical factory in Switzerland.
Almost immediately, however, ecological (3) along with the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine, started the Salmon 2,000 programme. Their (4) was to make the river clean enough for (5) types of fish to live in once more.
Today, their task is almost complete and (6) laws prohibit the dumping of waste
into the river. Moreover, thousands of young salmon will be released there to encourage the redevelopment of the Rhine's fishing industry. In fact, it is hoped that by the end of this century, there will be up to 2,000 salmon living and breeding there.
1. |
A before |
B ago |
C then |
2. |
A poured |
B jumped |
C felt |
3. |
A members |
B groups |
C people |
4. |
A reason |
B want |
C aim |
5. |
A none |
B every |
Call |
6. |
A new |
B recent |
C first |
III. Writing
Your English-speaking friend has asked you about the typical Ukrainian dishes, the type of food you like and your favourite recipe. Write a message of 50-60 words.
IV. Speaking
Talk about the importance of exercise for our health.
•Why are physical exercises useful for people?
•What are your favourite sports activities?
♦ Would you like to start playing sport one day? Which one would you choose?
Examination Card 9
I. Reading
Read the text given below. For questions (1-4), choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).
Can you imagine what our lives will be like in the year 2050? Perhaps you will be flying off for a holiday on the moon, or maybe you will be taking' your dog* for a walk in the virtual reality. We recently carried out a survey of 1,000 people from different countries to find out what they think life will be like in the future. The results clearly demonstrate both our hopes and fears.
The survey suggests that friendship - one of the most important human relationships - will have changed dramatically. People will make friends through the Internet. What is more, a large number of people will even come across their future husbands or wives in this way! Computers will have become absolutely essential by 2050. Even now, some people describe them as their best friend! Others, however, say that we will become much more isolated from each other because we will have little real human contact.
Education will have changed a lot too. As more and more children will be using computers in schools, certain abilities, such as mental arithmetic, won't be necessary since there will be computer programmes for most calculations. Even writing by hand will have become a thing of the past.
According to the survey, home life will be better. Most people believe that by 2050 robots will be doing the housework and we will be eating ready-made food. A lot of people think that we might only cook for fun in the future.
Space exploration will become increasingly popular. Fifty per cent of the people we talked to believe that man will regularly visit Mars. They also believe that travel on our own planet will probably change. Almost everyone thinks that there will be no cars in the city centres. Some even think that environmentally-friendly electric or solar-powered cars will have replaced the cars we use nowadays.
Pollution is something that seems to worry many people. Some fear that it will continue to get worse, and that our planet will become impossible to live on. Others even foresee that one day we'll have to pay for clean air just like we do now for clean water.
On the other hand, people seem to be quite optimistic about the benefits of genetic engineering, as they think scientists will use it to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS. If scientists manage to find a cure for these, we'll have a much healthier society.
Some people worry about the future, while others are full of hope and enthusiasm.
No matter how dark or bright it may seem, it is up to us to look after our planet and try to make it a better place to live.
Many people believe that in 2050...
A we will not pay for computers.
B we will never leave our homes.
C we will not have any friends.
D we will find partners through com
puters.
2. The article suggests that in 2050...
A students won't write by hand.
B fifty per cent of people will have
travelled to Mars.
C lessons will be very different.
D everyone will learn to cook.
3. Some people believe that pollution will have...
A disappeared.
B killed everyone on the planet.
C become an even bigger problem.
D made our planet a better place to live.