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?

Examination Card #2

Name, surname ______________________________ Class ________________

Examination Card № 2

I.  Reading

Read the text and choose from the sentences (A-F) the one which fits each gap (1-5). There is one sentence that you don't need.

A He was even able to calculate the diameter of the globe.

B Some other people worked in the shipyards or in small factories.

C Among the great philosophers of the ancient world were Socrates, Plato and Ar­istotle.

D Ancient Greece has gone down as one of the greatest civilizations in history.

E These slaves were people who had been captured in foreign lands and were brought over to Greece.

F Greeks loved their country.

         1. __. Ancient Greece was the first civilization to make a systematic study on sub­jects like geometry, medicine and philosophy.        Life then in Athens and other Greek cities was good. The citizens were free to say-, and do as they liked. Most of the people were farmers who grew crops like barley, wheat, grapes and olives. Some of them also reared sheep and goats on their farms. Other people were craftsmen producing metal work, pottery, tiles or woolen textiles.

         2.__. The typical rich man lived in a huge stone mansion with a courtyard. The
women normally looked after the household.  Usually, these families had dozens of
slaves to do the household chores. Contrary to the freedom which the Greeks had, the

slaves had absolutely no rights whatsoever. 3. ___.  With the slaves doing all the work, the rich Greek citizens had plenty of time on their hands for leisure activities. These citizens were encouraged to take part in politics. In fact, democracy had its roots in Greece. Due to the encouragement of the governing bodies, many Greek men in the cities took an active role in the political scene. Most of these people were later hailed as the great thinkers, writers or artists of the modern world. They made great contributions not only in the sciences but in the arts as well.

Using mathematical theories, Eratosthenes was among the first to declare that the Earth was round.  4. __. Other Greek mathematicians like Pythagoras and Archimedes also made priceless contributions to the foundation of modern arithmetic and geometry.

The father of modern medicine was a Greek named Hippocrates. He was not only the founder of scientific medicine but he was also a physician and surgeon.

5. __. They tried to understand abstract ideas such as goodness, knowledge, plea­
sure and the soul. Some of such ideas are not fully understood even to this day.

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II. USE OF ENGLISH

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

DAVID BECKHAM

David Beckham is an English footballer who has (6) ___ for Manchester United and Real Madrid, (7) ___ representing his country 100 times. He moved to Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007 to increase the profile of football in America. He married «Spice Girl» Victoria Beckham and has become a worldwide (8) ___, an advertising brand and a fashion icon.

Beckham was (9) ___ in London in 1975. His parents were fanatical Manchester United. (10) ___ His talent was obvious from an early (11) ___and he signed with Manchester United on his fourteenth birthday. He helped the youth (12) ___ to win several trophies and made his first team debut in 1995. He helped his team to (13) ___ considerable success in his eleven seasons with them.

Beckham has been runner-up twice as world football's best player. He (14) ___ many trophies with Manchester United, including the Champions League, and won a league title with Real Madrid. He also captained his club and country. He was famously sent off in a match against Argentina in the1998 World Cup. In 2003, Beckham (15) ___ an honour for services to football from Britain's Queen.

Beckham has many interests off the soccer pitch and is rarely (16) ___ of the headlines, especially concerning his marriage and children. He has established football academies in Los Angeles and London. In 2006 he was (17) ___ a judge for the British Book Awards. He lives near Tom Cruise and the two are best friends. Beckham is also a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.

	A	B	C	D
6	stayed	played	won	lost
7	as well as	in order to	as soon as	hardly ever
8	fame	celebrated	outstanding	celebrity
9	born	come	birthday	bear
10	devoted	sponsors	supporters	enthusiastic
11	epoch	era	age	period
12	team	class	game	band
13	took	ran	achieve	realise
14	came first	prevailed	lost	won
15	collected	granted	gave	received
16	on	at	out	in
17	named	labelled	fold	identified

        

III. WRITING

Write an email (80–120 words) to your English-speaking friend saying that you would like to go on holiday with him / her and say which town in Ukraine you recommend to visit and why.