Examination Card № 10 і. Reading
І. Reading
Read the text and choose the best answer (a–d) to complete the sentences (1–5).
As part of the program for the English Language Campaign, we decided to organize an elocution 1 contest. Not knowing what to do, we consulted our advisor, Mrs. Thambu, and she gave us clear instructions as well as a great deal of encouragement.
The first thing we had to do was to send out invitations to all the schools that we thought might like to participate. We also arranged for judges and managed to get a parent member of the committee of the school ParentTeacherAssociation to donate a trophy.
Everything went as scheduled. Surprisingly for a small town like ours, eight schools agreed to send participants. We wrote back, giving them details of time and place and the points on which the contestants would be judged and all the rules of the competition.
It was, in fact, much harder work than we bargained for. We realized that we had to remind the principal about repairing the public address system. (We did that at least a dozen times.) We also had to contact the judges a number of times as none of them would give us an answer till much nearer the date of the competition. Then, two days before the competition, one judge, who had previously said “Definitely”, told us that he had to turn us down after all: he had chicken pox. Fortunately, our advisor managed to contact an old school friend of hers who agreed to step in.
Except for these few moments of anxiety, everything can be said to have gone well.
The microphones worked beautifully, the contestants all turned up and said their pieces (some not so beautifully!) And, finally, the winner was declared the presented with the trophy.
Did
we win the trophy? Unfortunately, we did not. Our speakers were, in
fact, not even placed. But we did excel in terms of organization and
initiative. At least, I think so.
1 elocution – the ability to speak clearly and correctly, especially in public
They decided to ...
A organize an English Language Campaign.
B hold a contest on speaking publicly.
C join an Elocution contest.
D organize a drama competition.
2. Mrs. Thambu ...
A told them what to do.
B did most of the work for them.
C warned them of the difficulties involved.
D did not know what to do.
3. Invitations were sent to ...
A eight schools.
B all the schools in the town.
C all schools that had agreed to participate.
D all schools that seemed likely to be interested.
4. The trophy was ...
A bought from school funds.
B donated by the ParentTeacherAssociation.
C donated by the parent of one of the students.
D donated by the parents of the students
5. Who won the trophy?
A Guests
B Mrs.Thambu
C contest organizers
D the winner
6. It was, in fact, _____________-work, than we bargained for.
A much harder,
B much easier,
C more interesting,
D more boring
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II. Writing
Complete the sentences with someone, anyone, everyone, or no one.
1. When the Pilgrim Fathers arrived in America, there wasn’t____________________
to meet them.
2. The next autumn _______________________said, ‘Let’s cook a special dinner with
the fruit and vegetables from our farms!’
3. ________________________said ‘Yes’ – because they all wanted to have some fun.
4. At first, ________________________wanted to ask the Native Americans for dinner,
because they were afraid of them.
5. Then _______________________said, ‘We must ask them. This is their country, too.’
6. The dinner was great, and __________________________________had a good time.
Your pen friend has decided to visit you in Ukraine. Write him / her an email
(35–45 words). include this information:
• what to prepare for this trip to Ukraine;
• what traditional Ukrainian dishes you will recommend him / her to try ;
• what places of interest you are going to show him / her in your town.
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