III. Speaking

I—^ You have decided to go to the Carpathian Mountains for a few days. Talk about your 1—, trip. Include this information: j ' • how long the trip is;

»where you are going to stay; • what you are going to do there.

EXAMINATION CARD №5

I. Reading

Read the text given below. For questions (1-4), choose the correct answer A, B, orC.

Funny or not funny

We can't say for sure who started using smileys, or emoticons (meaning emotive icons), but we can be quite sure that it started over twenty years ago. And it started with a smile. The different stories all tell how the first symbols were used to mean more or less funny and not funny. One story says that in 1982 an American computer scientist named Fahlman suggested using an emoticon to express sarcasm or irony. But according to the Internet Tip's brief history of the smiley, a man named Kevin McKenzie sent the first emoticon in an email on 12^th April 1979. The funny thing is that neither of them imagined how useful the new language would be and didn't bother to patent it. So, neither of them made any money from it.

Emoticons have become very popular and today they are used in everyday Internet conversations along with abbreviations. In 1993, a Smiley Dictionary was published and quickly became the reference for smiley users. However, the number of emoticons being used continued to increase and so this dictionary rapidly became out of date. New emoticons are being invented all the time and have made messages more fun. Today, there are emoticons to express almost every possible emotion and idea.

1. We don't know for sure who invented emoticons.

• A Right B Wrong _ C Doesn't say

  2. The first emoticons were not very funny.

• A Right B Wrong _ C Doesn't say

3. Everyone knew that emoticon would be a success.

• A Right B Wrong _ C Doesn't say

3. You can express manv ideas using emoticons.

• A Right □ B Wrong □ C Doesn't say

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II. Writing

> Choose the correct item.

1. Jennifer has a regular work ....

• a review □ B break

  2. John is part in a bike race.

• a making □ B having

3. In the summer I like to cool

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  C routine

  _ C taking in the sea.

  □ C under

  A over B off

4. Kate likes to the Net in her free time.

L Cdo

• C cleaning

• C shift

□ a surf □ B swim

3. She loves the housework.

• A making □ B doing"

3. Nursing is a very job.

• A new □ B rewarding

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> Write an email to a friend about a film you have seen recently. Include this informa­tion:

• what kind of film it is;

• what happens in it;

• why you liked it.

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