Examination Card № 25

1. Reading

Read the text and tick whether the statements are true or false.

Christmas gift

The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."

The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.

Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

1. A man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper ________

2. The girl put a candle into the box __________

3. The girl prepared a gift for New Year __________

4. The man found nothing inside the box __________

5. The 3-year-old daughter died by an accident __________

2. Writing

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.

1. He ________________________(to come) home late yesterday.

2. She is very glad: she _____________________________(to finish) her composition at last.

3. We usually _________________________(to work) very much.

4. My sister _________________________(to graduate) from the university next year.

5. Look! She ____________________________(to draw) a very nice picture!

Examination Card № 26

1. Reading

Read the text below. Choose from (A–F) the one which best fits each space (1-6).

Flowers for mother

A man stopped at (1_______ ) to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away.

As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on (2_____) sobbing.

He asked her what was wrong and she replied, "I wanted to buy (3______) for my mother.

But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars."

The man smiled and said, "Come on in with me. I'll buy you a rose."

He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers.

As they were leaving he offered the girl (4______).

She said, "Yes, please! You can take me to my mother."

She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on (5_______).

The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to (6______).

A- the curb

B- a ride home

C- a red rose

D- a flower shop

E- his mother's house

F- a freshly dug grave.