III. Writing

Write a letter (60–80 words) to your friend who is studying abroad. Include this

information:

• some news about yourself;

• a suggestion for meeting up somewhere soon;

• some news about your friends or family.

Examination card № 19

I. Reading

Read an article and fill in the missing sentences (A-G). There is one extra sentence that you do not need to use.

A day in the life of therapy dog

Jordan has short brown hair and brown eyes. He is three years old and he lives in Oxford, England, with his handlers, Helen and Chris. 1.__________ In fact, he is a therapy dog who helps hospital patients to feel better.

Jordan sleeps in his own bed, which is in Helen's bedroom. 2. __________ Helen washes and gets dressed, while Jordan runs outside to play with Helen's other dog, Wally. After they all have breakfast, Jordan waits for Helen and they drive to work together.

Working with Helen is hard work, but Jordan doesn't mind. He has to go to the hospital every day and meet lots of patients. 3. __________ The nurses love him, too – he's very popular!

When he meets patients who are too ill to get out of bed, Jordan puts his pawns on their bed and lets them pat his head. 4.__________ Even patients who say they don't like dogs can't help smiling when they see Jordan waiting for attention. He is impossible to resist!

After work, Helen and Jordan go home where he usually plays in the garden for a while. 5. __________ He needs to relax after a busy day on call at the hospital!

"Jordan loves his work, and he is very good with people. 6. __________ says Helen. "I see the patients' eyes light up when Jordan walks into the room. That's when I know that everyone at the hospital really appreciates Jordan's help."

A He sometimes puts his head in people's laps and lets them stroke him.

В Jordan works with Helen, who is a nurse.

C He seems to understand how they feel,"

D Some of them are very ill, but they are always happy to see Jordan.

E Jordan doesn't like playing with people.

F Then Helen prepares dinner while Jordan rests.

G They both wake up at 7:30 every morning.

II. Use of english

You are going to read a text about the ocean. Some words are missing from it. Choose the most appropriate word from the list (A-P) for each gap (1-13) in the text. There are two extra words that you do not need to use.

Far from Shore

Scientists divide the open ocean far from land into three layers according to how much sunlight the water gets: the sunlight zone, the twilight zone, and the midnight zone.

Sunlight Zone

The sunlight zone is the ocean’s top layer. It goes down about 300 feet, and the temperature is a pleasant 70°F. Even (1) _____ it is the smallest zone, it has about 90 (2) _____ of ocean life. Sunlight brightens the water near the surface (3) _____ plankton float. Bigger creatures also live in the sunny water. Some swimming animals cruise (4) _____ below the surface. Some dive deep. Others break the water’s surface (5) _____ reach the air above.

Twilight Zone

The twilight zone (6) _____ from the bottom of the sunlight zone down about 3,000 feet. The water (7) _____ darker and colder – about 50°F. The fish that live here can’t see very well, and there isn’t enough light for plant plankton or seaweed to stay (8) _____. Most food comes from dead plankton and animals that drift down from the surface waters.

Midnight Zone

The midnight zone goes from the bottom of the twilight zone to the floor of the ocean. This zone is dark and (9) _____. The temperature is really cold – about 43°F. The weight of the water from above presses very hard on the small, (10) _____ blind animals that live here. Many deep-ocean fish have parts that glow from chemicals in (11) _____ bodies. Their lights confuse enemies, lure prey, and (12) _____ mates. At some places on the ocean floor, water (13) _____ hot as 750°F shoots out of openings, or vents. Minerals collect around the vents to form underwater chimneys. The hot water rising from the chimneys looks like black smoke.

A alive	B attract	C as	D extends	E gets
F just	G nearly	H percent	I still	J swim
K their	L though	M to	N top	O where
P which