Examination Card № 4

Name, surname ________________________________________ Class ________________

Examination Card № 4

I.  Reading

Read the text and match the headings (A-F) to the paragraphs (1-5). There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.

A A Unique Idea

B Our Furry Friends

C A Bright Future

D A Serious Problem
E Looking for a Solution
F Jobs Are Hard to Find

CHANGING LIVES

1.      _______________________

            When we hear the word 'unemployment', we often wrongly assume it is caused by lazy people who would rather be paid by the state than work for a living. Today, however, due to company closures, business takeovers and a worldwide economic downturn a lot of highly motivated people have lost their jobs.

2.      ________________________

            Two such people, John and Valerie Meeson, had been unemployed for six months. However, they decided to take action to improve their situation. They gradually raised funds for a job creation plan that would not only provide them with work, but also do some good within their local area.

3._________________________

            The Britleton Buddy Scheme, which provides companionship and assistance for the sick and elderly, is one of their employment programmes. John and Valerie were troubled by the fact that a lot of old people suffer from loneliness and isolation because their families are too busy to spend time with them. Many of them also find it difficult to go out alone because of health problems. With the help of funding from big businesses, as well as grants from charitable trusts, the Britleton Buddy Scheme pays for people to visit the elderly every day, take them shopping or out for a walk, help them prepare their meals and do various jobs around the house.

4.      ________________________

            The couple have also come up with a scheme to help stray animals. They employ people to feed dogs and cats living on the streets and try to find homes for them. Some of the pets have even been adopted by lonely elderly people taking part in their Buddy Scheme.-The people who are involved in these programmes feel they have been given the opportunity to do something worthwhile. "It's wonderful to be able to help those who really need you, and get paid for it too," said Jack Brightly. "I was made redundant from a company making car parts", said Buddy Project worker, Mary Radley, "but that seems meaningless to me now - this is the first time I've had a job which I feel is worth do­ing."

5.________________________

            John and Valerie have now started similar projects in other parts of the country. "Thanks to funding from charitable trusts and donations from companies, we have raised the income to recruit three more project leaders," explained John. "Who knows what changes they can make?" One thing is certain, John and Valerie Messon have shown that unemployed people can change, not just their own lives, but those of oth­ers.

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II. USE OF ENGLISH

Read the text below. For questions (6—18) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

            The band got together in Dublin, Ireland, in 1976. At the (6) __ of the 1980s they started to have hits in the UK and America. They (7) __ in the Live Aid concert in 1985, and after that they were international superstars. Their album The Joshua Tree came out in 1987 and it spent nine weeks at the top of the American charts. In Britain they sold 250,000 copies in two days. A year later the album Rattle and Hum (8) __the same success. In the early 1990s they made a series of (9) __and original CDs including Zooropa and Achtung Baby — and continued to sell millions of copies.

Is their music Irish? Not really. Bono is (10) __ by Irish folk songs, but the band hasn't got an Irish sound. It is sometimes American, sometimes British, sometimes pure «U2». But «U2» are rather (11) __from other big rock bands.  (12) __ one thing, three of them are Christians and sometimes their concerts have a Christian atmosphere. Bono   says:   «We   are   Christians. But it's a very private   thing.   We   are   not comfortable (13) __ about it».

Also, they talk about serious problems. They are great (14) __of Amnesty International and Greenpeace. The group is well known for (15) __ political songs. Their message is peace and understanding. Even the name of the band is (16) __ this message with others: «U2» also (17) __ «you too».

	A	B	C	D
6	begin	beginner	begun	beginning
7	appear	appeared	appearing	appears
8	have	had	has	to have
9	interesting	interest	interested	interests
10	fascinate	fascinating	fascinated	is fascinated
11	different	difference	differ	differentiate
12	On	For	With	In
13	talking	to talking	talked	told
14	support	supporting	supporter	supporters
15	her	his	it	its
16	share	sharing"	shared	have shared
17	mean	means	meaning	have meant

III. WRITING

Your English-speaking friend is interested in your hobby. Write him an email of 80-120 words telling about your hobby. Include the following:

• What are the most popular free time activities among Ukrainian teenagers?

• What is your hobby and why do you like it?

• What advice would you give to your friend who wanted to take it up?