Examination Card № 7 (42)

I. Reading

Read the text and decide if the statements are T (True) or F (False).

Dolphins are very popular animals – they are considered to be intelligent and friend-ly and they seem to play and smile all the time. There are almost 40 species of dolphins and watching them in their natural environment is an unforgettable experience.

However, the future of these marine mammals is in danger. Amongst the many threats to dolphins are environmental pollution, noise pollution, habitat destruction and industrial fishing: many dolphins die as bycatch in fishing nets or cannot find enough food due to overfishing.

To protect dolphins from extinction, the United Nations declared 2007 the Year of the Dolphin. With this campaign, the United Nations wanted to make people aware of the many threats dolphins face.

Patron of the Year of the Dolphin was Prince Albert II of Monaco. He said, “The Year of the Dolphin gives me the opportunity to renew my firm commitment towards protecting marine biodiversity. With this strong initiative we can make a difference to save these fascinating marine mammals from the brink of extinction.”

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1. Dolphins are very clever and friendly animals.

2. There are more than 40 species of dolphins.

3. Dolphins have already become extinct.

4. Environmental pollution, noise pollution, habitat destruction and industrial fishing threaten dolphins.

5. Dolphins can get enough food in the sea.

6. The United Nations declared 2007 the Year of the Dolphin.

7. The aim of the campaign was to make people aware of the many threats dolphins faced.

8. Patron of the Year of the Dolphin was Prince Charles

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2. Complete the text with the verbs from the list.

It 1)______________a bitterly cold night. It 2)_________heavily. Sally_______along the empty road and tears 4)_______________down her face. She 5)________ a street lamp and stopped there. She 6)____________nowhere to go to, no one to stay with …nothing! She was soaked to the skin but this 7)_________to bother her. Suddenly she 8)___________a gentle tap on her shoulder. Surprised she 9)________around. In the pale yellow light she 10)_________ a stranger. He 11)__________clothes as black as night, but his face 12)__________kind and calm.

	A	B	C
1	was	were	was being
2	was raining	rained	rain
3	walked	was walking	were walking
4	ran	were running	runned
5	reached	reach	were reaching
6	have	was having	had
7	didn`t seem	was not seeming	seemed
8	was feeling	were feeling	felt
9	were turning	turned	was turned
10	seeing	saw	was seeing
11	wore	weared	was wearing
12	was	were	were being

3. Write a short composition (35–45 words) on the topic: «How has the Internet changed studying?». Use the prompts given below.

• Do you use the Internet when you study?

• Evaluate and compare the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet.