- •Test 1
- •I. Listen to the text and complete the sentences.
- •II. Point out true statements.
- •III (Complex Subject) Choose the appropriate form of the verb:
- •IV Choose the correct form of the Gerund.
- •I. Listen to the text and complete the sentences.
- •II. Point out true statements.
- •III Choose the appropriate form of the verb. (Complex Subject)
- •IV Choose the correct form of the Gerund.
- •I. Listen to the text and complete the sentences.
- •II. Point out true statements.
- •III Choose the appropriate form of the verb. (Complex Subject)
- •IV Choose the correct form of the Gerund.
- •I. Listen to the text and complete the sentences.
- •II. Point out true statements.
- •III Choose the right transformed equivalent:
- •IV Choose the right variant to complete the Conditional sentences:
- •1. Read the text and decide if the statements are true (t) or false (f). The great wall of china
- •2. Read the text and choose the best answer (a-c) to complete the sentences (1-5). Road pricing
- •1. Read the text and decide if the statements are true (t) or false (f). The american gold rush
- •2. Read an article and choose the best answer (a-c) to complete the sentences (1-6). Time for coffee
- •1. Read the text and decide if the statements are true (t) or false (f). Bodiam castle
- •The news in pictures
- •1 Read the text and decide if the statements are true (t) or false (f).
- •2.Read the text and choose the best answer (a-d) to complete the sentences (1-5). Community police
1. Read the text and decide if the statements are true (t) or false (f). The great wall of china
The Great Wall of China is the only man-made construction that can be seen from space. It is 6,000 kilometres long. It runs along China's northern border and has an unusual shape. It looks as if its architects did not have any specific plans. It looks like a snake or a long road. Nobody knows why its shape is like this but legend states that it was built to imitate the movements of a dragon - a popular religious symbol in China. The section of the Wall visited by most tourists is at Badaling Pass near Peking. Here, the building material is grey granite blocks, 6 metres high. On both sides of its roof, there are low walls which protect you from falling off the Wall. In the middle, there is a road which is wide enough for five horses running side by side. Other sections of the Great Wall are built of various materials, often of poor quality, for example of wood or sand depending on whether the wall crossed deserts, plains or the country. The people who were forced to build the Great Wall were often those who could not pay their taxes, prisoners of war and criminals. There were about one million slaves working on the Wall. They lived in poor conditions, in places called work camps. They worked without clothes during the summer and they wore only animal skins in the winter. They often died of disease and hunger. Those who died were often buried in its foundations, making the Wall the 'world's longest cemetery'. There are still many of the original 25,000 towers left. They are about 12 metres high and the distance between two neighbouring towers is over 200 metres. The army usually lived in these towers. In the period of the Wall's glory almost a million men stayed there. Today, the Great Wall is one of the China's tourist attractions. Where else in the world can you see something built by man over twenty-two centuries ago?
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Astronauts can see the Great Wall of China from space.
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The Great Wall of China was designed to look like a snake.
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The Great Wall of China was built of one type of material.
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Prisoners and criminals were not allowed to build the Wall.
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The builders of the Great Wall of China wore poor clothes.
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The builders of the Great Wall of China had enough food to live.
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The Wall's towers are over two hundred metres from each other.
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In the towers of the Great Wall there lived about one million slaves.
2. Read the text and choose the best answer (a-c) to complete the sentences (1-5). Road pricing
Yesterday the government announced that road pricing might be introduced in many major cities next year and on all major UK routes within the next ten years. Motorists would then have to pay to use the roads that take them to work, on holiday, or even to their children's schools, in an attempt to reduce the number of cars on our roads.
A survey we have carried out earlier today shows that this has angered motorists. While being aware that something needs to be done to ease the congestion on our roads, the majority of car owners do not believe that road pricing is the answer. "Unless an alternative is given, this road pricing will not be successful," said one person. "At the moment the road is the only option for many commuters and if they want to get to work they will pay the charge. The government will get more money but the roads will still be congested."
Our survey has shown that motorists believe that a more efficient, convenient and cheaper network of public transport is the only way to persuade them to stop using their cars. It seems that the government still has a lot of thinking to do on the subject. Road pricing does not seem to be the answer.
1. Next year we may have to pay if we
A travel through some cities
В travel on the main roads
С drive a lot
2.The charge is being introduced
A to earn money for the government
В to protect the environment
С to cut traffic jams and delays
3. Motorists think
A we need better public transport
В it's a good idea
С the charge is too high
4.People will pay the charge if
A the roads are improved
В they have no choice
С it's quite low
5.The government needs to
A think of another solution
В introduce the charge quickly
С do nothing
TEST 6