1. 9 form
Part I. USE OF ENGLISH
Task 1. Complete each space with one of the words or phrases from the box.
a. even though b. in spite of c. because of d. because
e. despite f. however g. whereas h. therefore
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1. Golf is an expensive sport ___(1)___ swimming is not.
2. ___(2)___ dogs make the streets dirty, they do provide company for lots of people.
3. ___(3)__ the fact that she was wearing a seat belt, she was still injured in the crash.
4. The ticket inspector fined them £50 ____(4)____ they didn't have a ticket.
5. He drove very badly. ____(5)_____ he didn't pass his driving test.
6. The buildings are dirty ____(6)____ the smoke from the factory chimneys.
7. ____(7)____ her hard work, she still failed the exam.
8. They were near the scene of the crime. ____(8)____ this doesn't necessarily mean they are guilty.
Answers: 1_____ 2 _____ 3 _____ 4_____ 5_____ 6_____ 7_____ 8_____
Task 2. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Ice-cream Headaches
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One thing an (0) advertisement for ice-cream never tells you is that there is a strong (9) ........... that it will give you a headache. Studies carried out (10)........... show that a third of people experience pain or (11) .......... just after eating or drinking cold things. It is at its most (12) ……….. about a minute later, (13).......... lasting 15 seconds or so. The centre of the pain is (14)............ on which part of the palate, the top of the mouth, the ice-cream touches. You may also experience (15) .......... . The remedy is (16) ………. simple: if you are eating anything very cold, (17)........... there is no contact with the back of the palate. In spite of this slight drawback, (18) ……… of ice-cream continue to increase every year.
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ADVERTISE POSSIBLE RECENT COMFORT PAIN USUAL DEPEND TOOTH FAIR SURE SELL
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Answers: 9.___________________ 10.___________________ 11._________________
12._______________ 13._______________ 14.________________ 15.______________
16._______________ 17._____________ 18._______________
Task 3. For Questions 19-33, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) at the end of the line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00).
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It may look earthbound, but the simulator has sky-high virtual an exact copy of a plane cockpit. All the controls and switches can be operated just so as they would be if you were flying a real plane. You can feel it every movement of the aircraft. If the simulator is asked to create dangerous weather conditions, everything shakes dramatically and you are more glad you were shown how to fasten the safety harness before taking off. If too rain is required, your windscreen is soon too far wet to see out of. You hear life-like sounds inside and outside the simulator and you accept without question the fact that computers will create instant day or night for you. Even real-life pilots regularly use to these simulators for retraining. Every emergency such exercise can be practised in complete safety but the fear on the pilots' their faces is real enough! The experience is not very intended to be a sort of computerized show. It is there to provide some training for those with who have already flown up a light aeroplane and are thinking about becoming pilots with larger commercial airlines.
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Answers: 19. _____ 20. _____ 21._____ 22._____ 23._____ 24._____ 25._____ 26._____
27. _____ 28. _____ 29._____ 30._____ 31._____ 32._____ 33._____
Part II. READING
Task 4. Read the text and the sentences below. Write true (T), false (F), or don't know (?).
Hello, and welcome to Safe in our hands, the programme that protects you, the consumer. In March this year, Mr Kinner of Bolsover bought a new hi-fi system for £600 from Sound International. He paid the shop a £100 cash deposit, and signed a document to say he would pay £50 a month for the next ten months. He understood that after this the hi-fi system would be fully paid for. But at the end of the ten months, Mr Kinner received a new bill for £42.16 - the 'unpaid interest for the ten-month period'. He was away on business at the time, so his wife paid the bill. When Mr Kinner returned, he was very angry, and immediately contacted us. We phoned the manager of Sound International, and three days later, Mr Kinner received a cheque for £42.16, and a free Walkman personal stereo.
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34. Mr Kinner thought he wouldn't have to pay any interest.
35. Mr Kinner paid the deposit by credit card.
36. Mr Kinner thought the total cost of the hi-fi was £600.
37. Mr Kinner often buys hi-fi equipment.
38. Mr Kinner had an overdraft at the bank.
39. The shop said that Mr Kinner was still in debt after ten months.
40. Mrs Kinner paid Sound International £42.16.
41. The shop paid Mr Kinner back the money it owed him.
42. The shop lent Mr Kinner a personal stereo.
43. The programme Safe in our hands helps shops which are having problems with customers.
Answers:
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Task 5. Read the story and put the sentences in the correct order, from 44 to 55 .
When I looked out of the window, this man was standing next to a car, his two hands on the roof. At first I thought he was talking to somebody in the car, but then I saw that there was nobody inside. It had been raining hard, but all he had on was a pair of very wet flared trousers, and a red shirt, ripped a little on one sleeve. His face was now very red, the same colour as his shirt. It had just started to rain again when I noticed that he was also wearing a tie, and that one end of it was caught in the door of the car!
A I looked out of the window.
B The man's tie was hanging over the car door.
C It rained hard.
D It started to rain again.
E The man put his car keys in his jacket.
F The man got out of the car without his jacket.
G The man closed the car door.
H I saw that the man's tie was trapped in the car door.
I I thought the man was talking to someone.
J I realized the man wasn't talking to someone.
K The man got very wet.
L The man couldn't move.
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44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 |
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Task 6. Read and answer the questions.
56. The most important river in England?
57. The swiftest flowing river?
58. The national musical instrument of the Scots?
59. The national dress of the Scots?
60. It was named after the sugar millionaire.
61. At what age did Madam Tussaud die?
62. The permanent seat of the British Parliament?
63. The masterpiece of Christopher Wren?
64. The official name of the Houses of Parliament?
65. What signifies that the British Parliament is in session?
66. Entertainment district of London?
67. This famous building is often compared with the Mausoleum because a lot
of people were buried there?
68. The Royal Opera House is situated there?
69. What are lanterns made out of at Halloween?
70. The English writer whose most famous novel is 'Robinson Crusoe'?
71. Two popular gentlemen associated with Baker Street?
72. The chairman in the House of Commons?
73. The seat of the Lord-Chancellor?
74. The national emblem of Scotland?
75. Why don't the black ravens leave the Tower of London?
Answers: 56. __________ 57. _______________ 58.________________ 59.______________
60. _________________ 61. __________________ 62.________________ 63.______________
64. ________________ 65. ___________________ 66.________________ 67.______________
68. ________________ 69. ___________________ 70.________________ 71.______________
72. ________________ 73. ___________________ 74.________________ 75.______________
PART III. WRITING
Task 7. You were asked to write a short article for the school newspaper on one of the topics below. You discussed the problem in your class.
1. Students should wear a school uniform.
2. P.E. (physical education) should be voluntary.
Write an essay under the title “Dos and Don’ts” to attract attention of young people to the problems of the topic you’ve chosen.
You should write 250 - 300 words. Use the space provided.