III. Speaking

Picking the perfect present.

Екзаменаційний білет № 17

I. Reading

Read the text and give a short summary.

II. Writing

1. Choose the correct word.

1. Have you finished already/yet? You’re very quick!

2. They went Barcelona and they’re yet/still there.

3. Tom joined a gym six months before/ago.

4. Haven’t you turned on the oven still/yet?

5. Sebastian said he had been to Prague still/before.

2. Choose the correct item.

1. He decided to give (off/in/out/up) his life of crime and became a responsible citizen.

2. The results of the experiment will be (inaccurate/impractical/ false/improper) if it is not carried out very carefully.

3. The boy (claimed/confessed/ refused/ agreed) to having broken the window.

4. I don’t think he was being (true/fair/honest/ right) when he said that he had been at home all night.

5. How many criminals were (involved/interfered/included/participated) in the robbery?

III. Speaking

Your attitude to using mobile phones at school.

Екзаменаційний білет № 18

I. Reading

Read the text and give a short summary.

II. Writing

1. Fill in the correct particle.

1. She gave … eating fatty foods when she went on a diet.

2. Spies gave … top secret information during the war.

3. Although it looked as though Steffi was winning the match, Monica refused to give ….

4. The charity gave … food to the poor and needy.

5. For such a small electric fire, it gives a lot of heat.

2. Choose the correct item.

1. A great deal of information has to be gathered in order to (tell/foresee/foretell/forecast) the weather.

2. Although Tom eats quite a lot, he is still very (skinny/muscular/well-built/round).

3. No one knows much about her private life because she is quite (shy/sensitive/sociable/reserved).

4. Since this area is very convenient for those who work in the city, poverty tends to be rather (spacious/luxurious/over-priced/ vast).

5. The (expedition/excursion/sightseeing/exploration) to the South Pole had to be delayed because of dangerous weather conditions.

III. Speaking

The recipe of your favourite dish.

Екзаменаційний білет № 19

I. Reading

Read the text and give a short summary.

II. Writing

1. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Susan (not/return) from her skiing holiday yet.

b) We (just/move) in.

c) I (not/see) Thomas since 1995.

d) Sue (clean) for the last three hours.

e) How long (you/work) here?

2. Fill in the correct words from the list.

consume let alone nutrients signify predicting

1. Vegetables are an essential part of our diet as they contain a lot of ….

2. I don’t even know what a breadfruit looks like, … what it tastes like!

3. The stars on the label … that the brandy is of the best quality.

4. Young people … large amounts of carbonated drinks with their meals.

5. Nutritionists are … that junk food consumption will increase in the near future.