III. Writing

Write a short article (50–60 words) for a school newspaper describing a visit to a building of historical interest in your country. Don’t forget to mention:

• When the visit took place and who else went on the visit.

• Where you went and how you got there.

• What you did there and how you felt about the visit

Examination card # 8

I. Reading

Read the text and choose the best variant of answer (A, B, C or D).

THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY APPLESEED

Johnny Appleseed was born near Boston in 1775. His real name was john Chapman. When he was a child he played in the forest and in the fields. His best friends were animals. He loved all animals. He played with them and talked to them! His family was very religious. Johnny’s first book was the Bible, but he also liked Aesop’s Fables. Johnny loved the tales about animals and their adventures.

When Johnny was a teenager he worked as a missionary with the Indians. He converted many Indians to Christianity. He taught them about the Bible. The Indians were his friends.

When he was 26 years old he had a vision. An angel appeared to him! The angel said: “Go and plant apple seeds across America. The settlers of the new frontier want good apples to eat”. Johnny was surprise but he was happy. He was a kind person and he wanted to help others. He took a big sack and filled it with apple seeds. He carried this sack on his back. In one hand he carried the Bible, Aesop’s Fables and other religious books. Now he was ready to cross the continent and plant America’s favourite fruit: the apple.

Johnny was an unusual man. He was tall and thin. He had long hair and a beard. He never bought new clothes. He wore an old coffee sack and the old clothes people gave him. He didn’t usually wear any shoes. He wore a saucepan on his head. One of Johnny’s friends said: “Got bless you, Johnny. We are happy for you. You are similar to St. Francis of Assisi. He loved animals and lived a simple life.” Johnny said: “I want to plant apple seeds across America. Every American family will have apple trees with good apples to eat.”

1. When Johnny was a teenager he used to work as:

A a settler C a missionary

B a planter D a priest

2. The book Johnny Appleseed read more was …

A the Bible C the Aesop’s fables

B the Constitution D the fairy-tales

3. Johnny used to wear … on his head.

A a cap C a pan

B a saucepan D a hat

4. He never wore …

A shoes C clothes

B coffee D sacks

5. The favourite fruit of the USA is …

A an apple C a plum

B a peach D grapes

6. The legend of Johnny Appleseed is about …

A American independence C how to teach religion

B how apple trees were born D where to plant apple trees

II. Use of language

Choose the correct item to complete the sentence.

The ancient Greeks were the first people to hold organized athletic (1) ..... and in around 776 BC, they held the first Olympic Games at Olympia...... of the second century BC, the Romans took (3) ..... of Greece and the emperor Theodosius I banned the Olympic Games. Historians believe that he probably did this (4) ..... of the connection between the Games and the ancient Greek gods. In 1887, Baron Pierre de Coubertin had the idea of bringing back the Olympic Games in (5) ..... to promote amateur athletics around the world and peace among nations. The first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896. (6) ..... then, the Olympic Games have continued to (7) ..... in popularity, and today they are seen (8) ..... the most important amateur athletics event in the world.

	A	B	C
1.	parties	competitions	matches
2.	end	centre	middle
3.	rule	control	power
4.	because	due	part
5.	addition	fast	order
6.	Since	For	By
7.	lift	increase	raise
8.	as	such	like