Name, surname __________________________________ Class ________________
Examination Card
№ 5
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 That was how Doug and
Deborah's sister got to know each other.
B After the ceremony
was over; all the guests were invited to a reception in the outdoor garden patio.
C Her parents were worried that
they might get caught in peak-hour traffic along the way and decided
that it was better to be early than late.
D They bought souvenirs
from New York to all their relatives.
E She and her parents
had to be in New York to do the final fittings of their dresses and suits.
F She was a
professional dancer and worked for a professional dance company in New York.
Deborah checked in her luggage two hours
before the flight was scheduled to depart.
This was in line with standard airline regulations. She had arrived at the airport an
hour ago. (1) __. Thankfully, the roads to the airport were relatively clear.
This was in line with standard airline regulations. She had arrived at the airport an
hour ago. (1) __. Thankfully, the roads to the airport were relatively clear.
Deborah and her parents were on
their way to new York. Her sister had been working there for the past four
years. (2) __. Her job required her
to travel all around the United States to perform. It was during one of these
trips three years ago that her sister met Doug.
Doug was an American accountant.
He had gone with a friend to watch the dance performance. His friend was also
an acquaintance of one of the other dancers in the company. (3) __. Now, the two of them
were getting married next month. That was why Deborah and her parents were
going to New York.
Deborah was going to be one of
the flower girls at her sister's wedding. (4)
__. They also had to be present for the
wedding rehearsal. While they were there, they took the opportunity to do some
sightseeing in New York. This was their first visit there. Deborah visited Times
Square with all its bright lights and the majestic Statue of Liberty. She
bought souvenirs for a few of her friends back in Australia.
Finally, the big day
arrived. Everyone was giddy with excitement. Deborah's sister
was a nervous wreck. She was worried that she might forget something or that some
thing might go wrong. They had to keep reassuring her that everything was fine. In the
end, the wedding ceremony proceeded without a hitch. It was a beautiful and touching
ceremony. (5) __. It was a splendid day and the food was delicious.
was a nervous wreck. She was worried that she might forget something or that some
thing might go wrong. They had to keep reassuring her that everything was fine. In the
end, the wedding ceremony proceeded without a hitch. It was a beautiful and touching
ceremony. (5) __. It was a splendid day and the food was delicious.
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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).
Two thousand years (6) __ the Romans tried
to turn this desert into an oasis, a place full of rivers and lakes and canals. The Romans wanted to
build big white temples and big houses under the hot sun, they wanted to turn this desert into a new paradise, full of
trees and flowers and fields. They planned
to (7) __ their ships across the desert. But they failed.
The water in the aqueducts dried up.
There is nothing (8) __of the Roman canals.
In 1777 a Portuguese (9) __ called Emanuel de Melo Pimento
came to this desert with a plan to turn it into an oasis. At that time in history, everybody was very
excited by new (10) __in science and technology
and engineering. Emanuel de Melo Pimento was a man of his times, one of the new
scientist-philosopher-engineers who believed that all the problems of people in
the world could be (11) __by science and
philosophy. He wanted to build a (12) __
new city here, he wanted to build a
completely new country. He wanted to call it «Pimentia», named after himself,
of (13) __.
Emanuel
de Melo Pimento had (14) __ money because many rich people in Portugal and Spain gave him money to go around the world and
explore. Those rich people invested in Emanuel de Melo Pimento's (15) __ of exploration and discovery. Emanuel de Melo Pimento took
their money and used it
not to try and change the surface of the land, like the Romans, but to change
what is under the surface
of the desert. Emanuel de
Melo Pimento wanted to dig canals under the desert, to make big (16) __ rivers where the water would not dry up under the heat of the sun. He failed, of course. But some of his
plans still (17) __. They are very beautiful works of art.
But none of his plans was
ever completed — they needed too much money, more money than even the rich people in Portugal and Spain gave to
Emanuel de Melo Pimento. Instead, Emanuel de Melo Pimento spent all the money on building beautiful buildings
where he could live and dream of his new city.
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after
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before
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ago
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since
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ride
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drive
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push
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sail
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left
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stayed
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stand
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kept
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adventure
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travelling
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tourist
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explorer
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developing
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ventures
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discoveries
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devices
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solved
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fixed
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made
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created
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completely
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quiet
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finally
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entire
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certain
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sure
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right
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course
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many
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a lot of
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few
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crowds of
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excursions
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tours
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journeys
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visits
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soil
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ground
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overground
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underground
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. survive
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carry on
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alive
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perish
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III. WRITING
You have invited
your English- speaking friend to spend Christmas holidays/New Year with you in Ukraine. Write an email of 80 – 120 words
including the following points:
• Weather in
December and January;
• Ukrainian
Christmas/New Year traditions.
