2. Writing

Fill in with since or for (Present Perfect).

Maria has lived in England ____________ 1988. She has been married to James ____________ four years. She has known him ____________ 1987 when they met in Paris. They have lived in central London ____________ two years. They have lived at their present address ____________ last summer. Maria has worked for the French Embassy ____________ nine months. James and his family have run a small hotel in the heart of London ____________ many years. James has been the manager ____________ Christmas, when his father retired. Maria and James have saved a lot of money ____________ last year, so they are planning to go on a trip to France.

Examination Card № 5

1. Reading

Read the text and complete the sentences.

First concert

The first concert is always an anxious execution. Think about it, you train yourself to be in public without making any mistakes, improve your skills to perform with excellence. And all these preparations are for half an hour of action on the stage. Of course you will be worried the whole time before the concert. A very big chance to ruin your first attempt on stage, and there will be no way out of it, because if you have ruined your first attempt it will be harder not to ruin the second.

So you have been preparing better than you thought you could. You go to the stage and your heart almost leaps out of your chest. Now you are standing there with your guitar and the drummer is starting his count “one, two, and one-two-three”…the straight line of the cardiogram, a gap that lasts a huge time period.

This is the moment of clarity.

Exactly at this moment you understand if you can accomplish your performance. There is no stage, audience or your mates, only you exist in this world now. Only you, your Fender and Dunlop. Blazing light isn’t disturbing you, the roar of the audience is dead, and you don’t hear them at all. The only thing you can hear now is the sound of your guitar, the exultation of your mind – you did it, you are doing it now! This great sensation is stronger than anything you have ever experienced.

The time is coming forward, you’ve become a famous musician, and everyone recognizes you on the stage. You have the army of your fans, and your life is quite good, because you’ve been doing your favorite thing – you’ve been playing guitar, like you wanted in your youth. But somewhere in your heart you understand that the sensation you are experiencing in every your dream – your first concert, is something that you will never feel even one more time again. And these memories are etched in your mind like the most beautiful things in your life!

1.Of course you will be worried the whole time before______________________________

2. If you have ruined your first attempt it will be___________________________________

3. There is no stage, audience or your mates______________________________________

4. Blazing light isn’t disturbing you, the roar of the audience is dead, and you___________

5. The only thing you can hear now is___________________________________________