III Imagine that a relative has given you a mobile phone as a present for your birthday. Write a thank-you letter (35–45 words). Include this information:
• thank your relative for the present;
• state why it was so memorable;
• what other presents you received.
Examination Card № 22 (92)
I. Reading
Read the brief newspaper articles. Match the headlines (A–E) with the articles (1–5).
Television star in politics
Torrential rain and storm blast again
Debate to settle stock issues
Former champion beaten
Violence threatens expected pullout
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Hurricane Jeanne blasted ashore in Florida with drenching rains and 120 mph wind, tearing off rooftops, hurling debris through the air and sending huge waves crashing into buildings on Sunday as it hit the same area battered by Frances three weeks ago.
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The first U.S. presidential debate this week and a load of data on consumer spending will settle some questions that have been hanging over U.S. stocks, and equity strategists, and traders say the decreased uncertainty could draw buyers back to the market.
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Israeli helicopter gunships destroyed a metal workshop in a Gaza Strip refugee camp on Sunday, the latest attack in a cycle of violence threatening to complicate Israel’s planned pullout from the territory.
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Actor Martin Sheen did some real life politicking for a congressional candidate who used to work on his television series “The West Wing.”
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Serena Williams erased a match point in the second set and came all the way back to beat U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 Sunday at the China Open for her first title in six months.
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III Your English friend asks you about school dinners. Write him an email (35– 45 words) answering his questions:
• What do you eat when you are at school?
• What food do you buy from a school canteen?