Examination Card № 17

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Examination Card № 17

I.  Reading

Read the text and choose the best answer (A-D) to complete the sentences (1-6).

UNDER THE WEATHER

            Have you ever wondered if the weather affects your mood and behaviour? If you have, then you're right! The way you think and feel can actually change depending on the weather.

Many people complain of feeling 'down' or having 'the blues' in winter. This may be because there isn't as much sunshine in the winter and our brains respond to natural light. In Britain, for example, many people suffer from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disor­der) which makes them tired and bed-tempered because there is little sunshine in the often grey and cloudy United Kingdom.

         Of course, we all know that a bright, sunny day can make us really cheerful and put us in a good mood. In New York City, however, the police blame hot weather for rises in crime. During heat waves in the summer crime levels rise as people get angry and aggressive because of the change in temperature.

         Some scientists have discovered that low air pressure can cause people to have prob­lems concentrating and make them forgetful. So, if you're the kid or person that's always forgetting where you've left your house keys, blame it on the weather!

         What about the wind? Does it drive you mad? It actually could be making you crazy! Strong and constant winds really can get to you. Children tend to be more troublesome in school and behave badly when it's windy. Another result of windy weather is that there are more traffic accidents. Therefore you should also take extra care while driving.

         So, next time you watch the weather report it could even predict your mood for the day!

1.      The article is about_

      A predicting the weather

      B how the weather changes how we feel 

      C sickness caused by the weather

      D changes in the seasons

2.      People in Britain are said to suffer from SAD in the winter because_____

      A there isn't a lot of sunshine

      B there aren't many clouds

      C they are tired

      D their brains don't respond

3.      Summer heat waves are blamed for__

      A people becoming forgetful

      B car accidents

      C crime levels getting higher

      D making it difficult to concentrate

4.      If you are forgetful, it could be because

      A of rain

      B of a heat wave                                      

      C of low pressure in the air

      D of no air pressure

5.      During windy weather children might____

      A have more traffic accidents               

      B be more careful at school
      C be more tired
      D not be well-behaved

6.      The writer suggests that when it`s  windy

      A teachers should close the windows

      B drivers should be more careful

      C people should take care crossing the road

      D children should try to be happy

1	2	3	4	5	6

. UUSE OF ENGLISH

Read the text below. For questions (6—17) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

ADVERTISING

         Whether it is in print or on television, radio, or billboards, advertising profoundly (7) ___ our life. The ads we see, hear, and smell (in the case of open-and-sniff perfume inserts in magazines) (8) ___ how we feel and what we think about a wide range of products. Companies pay a lot of money (up to $1 million for a 30-second Super Bowl spot) to (9) ____ us that their products are the best.

         Advertising has a long history in North America. As early as the 1600s, ads were used to (10) ____ English settlers to the Colonies. According to historian Daniel Boorstin, these brochures (11) ____ “hopeful overstatements, half-truths, and downright lies…”.

         Nonetheless, the sales campaign was effective; people came. In the 1700s famous (12) _____ were involved in the advertising business, (13) ____ them Benjamin Franklin, who ran ads in his publications, and Paul Revere, who advertised his handmade false teeth. But it was not until the late 1800s, with the boom in mass-circulation magazines, that advertising became the powerful force it is today. Television arrived in the 1940s and (14) ____ a new, action-packed advertising medium.

         Creating a good ad isn’t as (15) _____ as it might seem. One key is to find the right spokesperson. An effective approach is to have the company president speak. In the 1980s Chrysler’s Lee Lacocca (16) ____ viewers, “If you can find a better car, buy it.” Another is to hire an athlete. Still another option is to create (17) ___ characters, such as the dancing California raisins, the Speedy Alka-Seltzer fellow, or an animated parrot (Gillette).

         A memorable slogan is helpful as well: “I can’t (18) ___ I ate the whole thing”; “Where is the beef?”; “You deserve a break today”…

	A	B	C	D
7	installs	inherits	influences	introduces
8	effect	infect	affect	protect
9	assume	retail	remember	persuade
10	win	attract	invade	involve
11	contained	consisted	located	contributed
12	numbers	members	figures	peoples
13	along	among	between	through
14	stayed	remained	created	resulted
15	slight	easy	light	heavy
16	urged	learned	studied	proclaimed
17	unforgettable	unforgivable	undesirable	uninviting
18	suppose	consider	hope	believe

III. WRITING

Write a letter of information (80 – 120 words) to Emily. Include the following:

• how the school year is scheduled;

• what languages the students learn;

• what Ukrainian students are like.