II Writing

For questions 1-6, read the text below and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each gap.

Do you often feel tired? You may be blaming it on age or stress, or perhaps you are (1)..... putting it down to a low level of fitness. If so, then (2).....realising it, you are ignoring important signs. Your health could actually be better.

A varied diet with (3).....of fresh fruit and vegetables is the basis of healthy eating. But how many of us have the time and energy to plan nourishing menus every mealtime? If you lead a busy life, you may not give health top (4)......Running (5).....of nutrients is dangerous, because you may be (6).... of anything being wrong.

1	A mostly	B easy	C barely	D simply
2	A without	B except	C unless	D neither
3	A all	B plenty	C many	D lot
4	A importance	B preference	C priority	D choice
5	A short	B less	C shortage	D insufficient
6	A unconscious	B unknown	C unfamiliar	D unaware

Голова предметної комісії ______________________________О.А.Бондаренко

Екзаменатори ________________________О.А. Бондаренко

________________________ С.В.Барцева

________________________ Л.В. Замула

________________________ І.М. Плєшкова

________________________ В.І. Бова

________________________ Л.М. Клант

________________________ О.В. Лебедь

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Examination Card #23

I. Reading

Match the headings (A–E) with the paragraphs (1–4). There is one heading you will not use.

A It’s time to act.

B Bees are losing their way

C Four years in a scientist’s life

D No bees – no food

E A strange idea

(1) .....

Mobile phones are one of the most useful inventions of the last 50 years, but not everything that is said about them is good. Mobiles are frequently blamed for a number of things, from thumb injuries and headaches to house fires. One theory even blames mobile phones for the disappearance of bees!

(2) .....

The theory is that the bees’ navigation systems are damaged by the radiation that is given off by mobile phones. Bees have a built-in system a bit like GPS and this helps them find their way back to their hive. But recently, thousands of bees have failed to find their way home. It is believed they are dying far from their hives.

(3) .....

The problem was first noticed by beekeepers in America and is a lot more complicated than it at first seems. The important thing about bees is that most of the crops in many countries of the world are pollinated by them. Without bees, the crops can’t continue to grow. Many beekeepers in America and Europe have reported losing between 50 and 70 percent of their bees. Jim Piper, a London beekeeper, was recently asked how the problem was affecting him. “My business has been ruined by this”, he explained. “Twenty-nine of my forty hives are now empty”.

(4) .....

Nobody has proved that this theory is true but it’s a fact that bees are disappearing in very large numbers. And we can’t manage without them. Einstein said that if all our bees disappeared, man would only live for four more years! The situation needs to be evaluated by the world’s best scientists. If the mobile phone theory is correct, we need to do something about immediately – before it’s too late.