III. Writing

Your friend has a bad cold. Write an email (60–80 words) to him / her. Ask how he / she feels and give him / her some advice. You can write about:

• rest;

• seeing a doctor;

• going to bed;

• taking some pills.

Examination card № 27

I. Reading

Read the text and choose the best answer (A-D) to complete the sentences (1-6)

An unbelievable night

It was a cold, windy night as I snuggled down under my warm blanket in bed. I had just switched off the TV, brushed my teeth and was reading my favourite book, Wuthering Height by Emily Bronte. I love reading, especially at night just before I go to sleep. I was at the part in the book when Cathy's ghost appears.

As I turned the page of my book, I was sure I heard a strange noise at the window.

Slowly, I got out of bed, put on my slippers and dressing gown and walked towards the window. The wind was howling outside and the branches of the trees were waving wildly back and forth. Suddenly, I heard the noise again. It sounded like someone was knocking at the window. But I knew that was impossible because my room is on the first floor of the house.

My heart was pounding as I quickly flung the window wide open. At that moment, a cold, white hand grabbed my arm and tried to pull me out the window. I screamed and tried to free myself but the grip was just too strong.

Suddenly, I heard a gentle voice saying, "Susie, wake up. You're having a nightmare. Everything's alright." Slowly, I opened my eyes and saw my mum standing over my bed, smiling and holding my book in her hand. I was so relieved that Cathy's ghost hadn't been real!

1. The weather outside was …

A cold and rainy В windy and rainy

C cold and windy D cold, windy and rainy

2. The writer usually reads …

A after watching television В after brushing her teeth

C during the day D before she goes to sleep

3. When the writer heard the noise, she felt …

A excited В upset

C afraid D confident

4. What happened when the writer opened the window?

A She got wet. В Something caught hold of her.

C She fell out the window. D A tree brunch hit her.

5. 'Susie' is the name of …

A the writer's mother В Emily Bronte's sister

C the writer D the ghost

6. The writer had …

A watched a scary film В been frightened by her mother

C seen a ghost D had a bad dream

II. Use of english

You are going to read a magazine article from a travellers’ magazine. Some parts of the text are missing. Choose the most appropriate part from the list (A-L) for each gap (1-9) in the text. There are two extra parts that you do not need to use.

Low Price Feasts for Fast Foodies

Customers have been very pleasantly surprised by the high standards of cuisine

offered on Sheffield’s new Pullman, the Master Cutler, launched last May. ‘Cuisine 2000 has been internationally applauded,’ says InterCity Catering Manager, David Summer, ‘and Britain is leading the way in a (1) .......... revolution.

The recent renaissance in all areas of InterCity catering has produced some (2) ..........

– tasty, healthy sandwiches on sale in buffet cars for example – and also some (3) .......... the

disappearance of black tea. The leaf tea, which replaced the notorious powdered variety, had

(4) .......... in the tea-bag. However, due to demand from passengers, straight black tea has

been reinstated with (5) .......... from David Sumner.

The latest development is the appearance of bar meals at competitive (6) ........... .

Many buffets now offer hot snacks like cheese and tomato pizza or Cornish pasties for 90p

and Early Riser breakfast of bacon, chipolatas, tomato, hash browns and (7) .......... for £2.49.

Cross-country services are selling hot food on board the (8) .......... and have opened Cross-country Grills to serve cheap meals throughout the day, a innovation for (9) .......... between the north-east and south-west of Britain.

A humble apologies

B disasters such as

C mushroom omelette

D trains

E internationally applauded

F family prices

G challenging job

H train catering