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In a moment the girl threw her apron over Greycoat and he was in prison. He
cried and called his mother but the little girl carried poor Greycoat home. She put
him into a cage, and though Greycoat jumped up and down and worked hard all
day, he could not get out. The children put the cage on the veranda. Siccatee saw
her Little Greycoat from the top of a tree. Sometimes she came up to his cage and
talked to him.
Now she thought only about Greycoat. Every night when all was still Siccatee
came and she gnawed the bars of the cage with her little sharp teeth. But she could
not set her baby free.
Every night she tried again and again to break those cruel bars. Every time
when his mother came, Greycoat’s little heart was full of hope and when she went
away he cried. Then there was one cold night - so cold that the little baby squirrel
shook with cold. Siccatee sat as close to the bars of the cage as she could sit. She
tried to warm little Greycoat with her own little body. And though the side which
was near his mother was warm, his other side was cold.
The cruel bars and the cold night were too much for Greycoat. Suddenly he
fell on the floor of his prison and lay cold and still.
It was a great blow for Siccatee. She ran round and round the cage and she
called her baby. Then she put her tiny little paw through the cage and tried to wake
him up. But Greycoat did not answer. At last Siccatee lay down by the cage, put
one little paw through the bars and lay as still as Greycoat.
And when the children came in the morning, they found two dead Squirrels –
the baby squirrel inside the cage and the mother squirrel outside.
The children did not understand how cruel it was to take a free wild animal
away from the open air, from the beautiful forest and trees, and to put him into the
cage
1. Siccatee was preparing for the upcoming winter
2. When winter came, it was very cold and there were snowstorms
3. Siccatee had more than four kids
4. Greycoat was a nice little squirrel
5. The young squirrel fell into the cage
6. Greycoat enjoyed its life in the cage
7. Siccatee made a lot of attempts to help its child
8. Siccatee often came to the cage with Greycoat
9. Greycoat suffered from cold
10. Children realised they were cruel to the squirrel
(10 points)
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USE OF ENGLISH
Task 3. Match the animal and its baby.
1. Deer A. Poult
2. Cow B. Fawn
3. Owl C. Gosling
4. Goose D. Calf
5. Turkey E. Owlet
(5 points)
Task 4. Write out the correct spelling of these words.
1. [ˈpaɪnæpl]
2. [ˈʌnjən]
3. [ˈkæbɪʤ]
4. [ˈkjuːkʌmbə]
5. [ˈstrɔːbərɪ]
(5 points)
Task 5. Choose a correct animal from the list and complete the idioms.
Dog ox cat pig bird bull sheep rat fish horse
1. If you feel that something is wrong it smells a _____.
2. If you take a decisive action in a difficult situation you take the _____ by the
horns.
3. If you tell somebody a secret you let the _____ out of the bag,
4. If you know something from a reliable person, it is straight from a
_______’s mouth.
5. If something is uninteresting and meaningless it is for the _______.
6. If something is strange and suspicious it is ______y.
7. If somebody looks at you with lots of love he or she casts ________’s eyes
at you.
8. If your house becomes run-down it goes to the _____.
9. If somebody does or makes something badly he or she makes a _____’s ear
of it.
10. The misfortune is in other words the black ______.
(10 points)
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Task 6. Use subject, object, possessive, absolute and reflexive pronouns to do
this task.
1. We can phone my grandma and ask______ 1 (she).
2. Are _____2 (they) your friends?
3. She was told to behave _____3 (she).
4. This is not _____4 (he) jacket, ______5 (he) was blue.
5. He is a friend of _____6 (she).
6. ______7 (they) don’t eat potatoes because _____8 (they) don’t like _____9
(they).
7. These two cats are _____10 (we).
(10 points)
WRITING
Write a story using three words below. Do not change the form of the given
words and underline them in your story. The beginning of the story is given.
Write 120-170 words (words given as the beginning of the story are not
counted). Try to be original.
Magic turn into wonders
One evening Tom was surfing the Internet when he suddenly heard a knock
at his room door. As he opened it he saw a shadow at the end of the hall. “I am
alone at home. Who could that be?” he contemplated to himself.
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(15 points)
Total: 65 points
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Test 3
LISTENING
Task 1. Listen to the text and complete the sentences with missing words.
1. Suddenly it ______ _______ the dog that a TV set could also speak.
2. The smart and famous Sonya the dog took its tail and put it into the _____.
3. The dog’s owner came out from the kitchen, _____ his dog and said “Don’t
be silly!”
4. The dog really wanted to ______ electricity.
5. “This electricity is so _____.”
6. Sonya the dog was _______.
7. From that day on it would ____ ____ from that strange electricity.
(7 points)
READING
Task 2. Put the paragraphs in the correct order to make a text.
A. But soon Keesa understood that the life of a kangaroo was full of danger. Once
when Keesa’s mother and some of the kangaroos were eating the grass on the
plaine, many hunters came from all parts of the plain and attacked the poor
animals. The kangaroos looked around with their clever eyes and then ran away.
The poor animals made no noise. They never make noise. They are like giraffes.
B. The kangaroos can jump very quickly. The hunters knew this and soon the dogs
were after them. Keesa sat in his mother's pouch. He was very much frightened.
The kangaroos ran quickly on till they came to a safe place. That day they were
very happy.
C. Some months passed. Keesa lived alone. But now he was a strong kangaroo
with a beautiful brown coat. He could run very quickly. The hunters often attacked
Keesa, but they could not catch him.
D. Keesa was very young. He was only some days old, a tiny animal, only an inch
long. He sat in his mother's warm pouch and drank as much milk as he could.
E. But there was one Saturday when the hunter son horses attacked Keesa and his
mother. This time they killed Keesa’s mother. Her death was a great blow to him.
He loved his mother so much.
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F. One day Keesa put his funny little head out of the pouch. He was larger now. He
saw the world for the first time. Keesa even did not know that his mother was so
big. He liked her small head, long ears and soft eyes. From that time Keesa always
jumped out of the pouch and ran about when his mother was eating the grass.
Task 3. What part of the text tells about:
1) Keesa’s mother description
2) Keesa’a childhood
3) Kangaroos successful escape
4) Keesa’s mother death
5) Keesa’s first meeting with hunters
6) Keesa being alone
(12 points)
USE OF ENGLISH
Task 4. Match a person and the group he belongs to.
1. A flock of A. sailors
2. A band of B. experts
3. A panel of C. tourists
4. A board of D. musicians
5. A crew of E. directors
(5 points)
Task 5. Write out the correct spelling of these words.
1. [ˈtraʊzəz]
2. [ˈʤækɪt]
3. [ˈtræks(j)uːt]
4. [taɪts]
5. [glʌvz]
(5 points)
Task 6. Guess the meaning of the SMS English abbreviations. Write the
meaning in front of them.
1. ASAP
2. B2B
3. OMG
4. L&R
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5. Gr8
6. Ppl
7. BRB
8. W8
9. XOXO
10. HAND
11. IDK
(11 points)
Task 7. Complete the text with the definite article. Remember the rules of
using the article with proper names.
Inland Waters.
The longest river in 1____United States is 2_____Mississippi with its west
tributary 3______Missouri. This river flows to the south and empties 4_____Gulf
of 5 _____ Mexico at New Orleans.
Another important river of the country is 6_____Hudson River which flows
across the north-eastern part of the country and empties into 7______Atlantic
Ocean at 8_____New York.
The rivers in the west of the country are unsuitable for navigation because
they flow through deep canyons and are cut by numerous rapids, which fact,
however, makes them a good source of electric power. These rivers start in
9_____Cordilleras and empty into 10_____Pacific Ocean.
(10 points)
WRITING
Task 9. Write a letter to your pen friend Tom. He has asked you what
he should do to pass his English exam well. In your letter:
Write the address.
Give pieces of advice on how to prepare for English exams well.
Explain why you think your recommendations will help.
Don’t forget the rules of letter writing.
Write 100-120 words.
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(15 points)
Total: 65 points
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Test 4
LISTENING
Task 1. Listen to the text about the smart and famous Sonya the dog. Do the
multiple-choice task. Choose the most appropriate variant according to the
information you hear.
1. Sonya was sitting:
a) At home b) in the garden c) at the playground
2. To Sonya’s opinion it is nice to be big as:
a) Everyone is frightened of you
b) Cats and passersby want to become your friends
c) All give you treats
3. To Sonya’s opinion it is nice to be little as:
a) All play with you but carefully
b) All play with you freely
c) All play with you if you have a muzzle and a lead over you
4. That day Max bulldog was:
a) In a good mood
b) In high spirits
c) In a bad mood
5. What made the dog cross?
a) Sonya’s curiosity
b) Bad weather that day
c) Sonya’s owner Ivan Ivanych
6. Where was the smart and famous Sonya the dog was trying to:
a) Speak to Max about its size
b) Play hide and seek with it
c) To escape from the bulldog
7. What did Sonya finally decide?
a) It was nice to become bigger
b) It was unpleasant to be little
c) It was nice to remain the same size
(7 points)
READING
Task 2. Read the paragraphs about the animals.
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A. We may see hares in warm and cold countries. The hare is a small animal.
Its fur is thick; its tail is very short but its ears are very long. The hare is very timid
and he's afraid of everything. It makes its home in the grass. In the daytime the
hare is there. At night it goes to the fields to look for food. Its food is corn,
vegetables and grass. It also likes to gnaw the bark of trees and spoils it. In the
morning the hare comes back to its home. Thee it is safe because the color of its
fur is the same as the color of the grass and the leaves. At first signal of danger the
hare runs away.
B. The fox is an animal with thick red fur and a beautiful bushy tail. Its home is
in the forest or in the water- meadow. It likes places with high grass. In the
daytime the fox hides in its burrow and at night it hunts. The best food for the fox
is meat, so it kills small animals and eats them. It eats mice, rats and hares. When
the fox cannot find meat, it eats berries in the forest. Sometimes when the fox is
very hungry it goes to a village and tries to get a hen or a duck which it likes most
of all. The fox is very cunning and clever animal.
C. The wolf is an animal that resembles both a dog and a fox. We may see
wolves in Europe, Asia and America. The wolf makes his den in the forest far
away from the houses of men. Here in the summer the wolf lives and eats birds,
hares and other small animals. During the day he hides in his den and at night he
hunts. In summer wolves hunt each for himself, but in winter they gather in large
packs. When wolves are hungry they become very bold. They even come near
villages and attack sheep, cows and horses.
D. The brown bear is a large animal. His coat is thick and rough. He has a short
neck, his head is big and his tail is very short. The brown bear lives in the forest.
He likes to make his home in a hollow tree. He eats fruit which he finds in the
forest. He also likes honey and often spoils the hives of the wild bees. During the
winter months the brown bear sleeps. He lies in a den where he makes a bed of
leaves for himself. When spring comes the bear wakes up and begins to walk about
the forest.
E. The elephant is the largest of all land animals. He lives in the deep forest of
Asia and Africa. In these forests, which we call jungle, the trees grow thick and
high. The elephant likes the deep shadowy part of the forest and looks for the
coolest places. He likes to bathe and can stay near the water for hours. The
elephant like the camel can hold water in his stomach. When he wants to bathe and
there is no water nearby, he puts his trunk in his mouth, gets the water from it and
throws it over the body. The trunk of an animal is to him what the neck to other
animals. It is very long but he can move it easily. The trunk is also a nose to him.
The trunk is an arm and a hand for the elephants too. Thanks to the trunk the
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elephant can pick fruit from high trees. The elephant likes to eat the fruit in the
forest and also the leaves and young branches of the trees.
F. The lion is bold, fierce and very strong. The home of the largest Lions is far
away in the mountains and the Great Plains of Africa. The lions also live in Asia
but they are not as large and strong as the Lions of Africa. The lion has a long
mane and his skin is of a yellow color. The lioness is smaller than the lion and has
no mane. She makes her home in the deepest part of the forest and there she lives
with her Cubs. In the daytime the lion is in his den but when the sun is going down
he goes to hunt. He walks very softly and makes no noise. When the lion is very
hungry, he may walk over the plains even in the daytime.
G. The giraffe is the tallest of over animals. Its head is about 15 or even 18 feet
above the ground. The giraffe’s skin has many brown spots on it and it looks like
sunbeams among the leaves. It helps the giraffe to hide from the enemies. The
giraffe has two little horns. Its legs are so long that when it lies down, it must kneel
first on one knee, then on the other. The giraffe has a very long neck and a long
tongue. Thanks to its neck and tongue, the giraffe can eat the leaves from high
trees. The tongue, like the trunk of the elephant, is an arm and a hand to the giraffe.
Like the camel, the giraffe has four stomachs and it can go from six to seven
months without water. The giraffe’s home is Africa.
H. In some parts of the world there are large deserts. There are no trees and no
water there. Travellers must take food and water with them. The only animal that
can walk through the desert is the camel. He can go without food for a long time
and besides he can carry heavy loads. People call the camel “the ship of the
desert”. The camel is very big, he has one or two humps on his back, short ears and
the long tail. The camel's humps hold fat and his stomach holds water in 12 Deep
Pockets. Each pocket has a mouth which closes, and the food does not mix with
water. When the camel wants some water, he can get it out of the pockets. The
camel's food is grass and branches of trees.
Match a paragraph to the sentence. Sometimes more than one answer is
possible.
1. This Animal makes dens
2. The Animal looks like some other Animals
3. It can hold the water in its stomach
4. The female and male animals differ from each other
5. This animal spoils trees
6. This animal has a sweet tooth
7. This animal has a part of a body which can replace some of other parts
8. It hunts at night
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