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CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rather uncommon spongiform encephalopathy which affects humans. It is a slowly progressive and ultimately fatal neurological disease. Unfortunately a small number of recent cases seem to have been caused by eating beef infected with BSE. This is the case of Karen Beavon who started complaining of a bad back but soon became confused and disoriented. At first the doctors did not agree about the origin of her malady. Some guessed it was a psychological disorder or a side-effect of antidepressants. However some weird patterns of behaviour shocked the doctors. For example she tried to get into bed via the wardrobe, she became hypersensitive to touch and found any form of contact painful and she could hardly walk unaided. It took six months for the doctors to find out that Karen was suffering from the new variant CJD. They were quite certain but they suggested a brain biopsy to be totally sure. Karens family refused to cause her more stress and they could only witness the last stage of the illness. Even though there were moments where she showed lucidity she began to deteriorate rapidly. She became blind, deaf and incontinent and she lost the ability to speak.

COMPREHENSION (4 points)

ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN 1N THE TEXT USE YOUR OWN WORDS (1 point per answer)

1. Why did some doctors believe that Karens illness was not a usual back ache ? 2. Why didnt her family want to make a final check about the disease that she suffered ?

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE 0R FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS 0R PHRASES FROM THE TEXT (0.5 points per answer)

3. Karen suffered from BSE. 4. She became insensitive to pain. 5. Karen died lucidly. 6. The doctors needed six months to find out her illness because it is unusual.

USE 0F ENGLISH (3 points)

7. Change from active to passive. (0.5) The doctors could not find out her illness at first. 8. Change from passive to active. (0.5) A diary was being kept by her husband during her illness. 9. Complete the following conditional. (0.5) Doctors (not save) her life if they (discover) her illness before. 10. Find a question for the following answer: (0.5) It took 6 months to find her disease. 11. Find a synonym of period (n.) in the text. (0.25) 12 Find the word which best fits the following definition: (0.25) "To express feelings of annoyance, dissatisfaction or unhappiness" (verb) 13. Write one more word with the same root: (0.25) Agree, disagree,....... 14. Find the odd word out: (0.25) Blind, stress, deaf, disoriented

PRODUCTION (3 points)

(15) Write a composition (80-100 WORDS). Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your option

a. Tell the consequences of the last food scandals and animal diseases. b. How can we cope with pain

HARD WORK

Many women from Saudi Arabia are annoyed that occidental observers often criticize the inadequacies of their country and concentrate on questions of sexual segregation, but can't see the real problems that women themselves consider far more frustrating, such as the veiling or the prohibition against their driving. Gihan Ramadan, in a commentary published by the daily Arab News, said Saudi women were more worried about finding good work in a hard jobs market than about wearing a veil. She then criticized the barriers that prevent Saudi women from putting their education and energy to work. Only six per cent of women are categorized as workers, many in the fields of teaching, nursing, medicine, or charity work. Although many women do really need to work, there are also many restrictions on their participation in various professions. Many people say tradition and culture, not Islam, maintain these restrictions, and that religion really supports women's rights both at home and at work. Muslims say their sacred book, the Koran, established women economic and social rights long before occidental women got them. Islam, they say, assures women's own control of their family possessions and gives them property rights.

(A) COMPREHENSION (4 points)

a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer) 1. Why does Gihan Ramadan criticize occidental observers? 2. What is, according to the text, the main aspiration of Saudi women?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)

3. According to the text, sexual segregation is the most frustrating problem for Saudi women. 4. Saudi women are more worried about wearing a veil than working. 5. Saudi women cannot enter every professional field. 6. According to many peoples opinion, restrictions affecting Saudi women are encouraged by religion.

(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points)

7. Find in the text the word that has the following definition: (0.25 points) "That must be treated with respect because it is important in a religion " (adjective) 8. Give one opposite for ANNOYED (adjective) (line 1). (0.25 points) 9. Complete the series with another word of the same semantic field: (0.25 points) TEACHER, DOCTOR, ENGINEER, 10. Give and adjective with the same root as EDUCATION (noun) (line 6): (0.25 points) 11. Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points) Gihan exclaimed: "We have had too many prohibitions." 12. Complete the following sentence: (0.5 points) If Saudi women had less restrictions 13. Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary:(0.5 points) Occidental observers are against the veiling of women in Arabia. The veiling is an example of sexual segregation. 14. Give a question for the underlined words: (0.5 points) Only six per cent of women work as teachers.

(C) PRODUCTION (3 points)

15. WRITE A COMPOSITION (80-100 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY YOUR OPTION. a) Equal opportunities for men and women at work. b) What is your favourite profession? Give reasons.

HEALTHY LIFE

Rest and relaxation are just as important to our body as exercise and healthy eating. If you dont get enough of them you can make yourself ill. Your body is a bit like a battery. If it is not allowed to recharge itself through sleep and relaxation it may stop working properly. Lack of sleep affects our ability to concentrate. When you dream, your brain may be clearing itself out and preparing itself for the next day's thinking. During your teens, you need at least eight hours' sleep a night. If you stay out late, try to go to bed early the next night. The effects of lack of sleep can build up over several days. When you are awake you make many demands on your mind and body. Your body needs a period of rest to repair itself and prevent it from getting worn out. During sleep, substances called hormones stimulate body tissues to grow and repair themselves. If you have troubles getting to sleep, try reading a book to calm your mind or take some exercise and avoid tea, coffee or food before bedtime. A hot, milky drink may help you relax.


ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN 1N THE TEXT USE YOUR OWN WORDS (1 point per answer)

1. What should you do to keep healthy? 2. How does sleep affect your body?

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE 0R FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS 0R PHRASES FROM THE TEXT (0.5 points per answer)

(3) To be healthy, you just need physical exercise and good food. (4) To sleep eight hours every night is enough for a teenager (5) While sleeping, the human organism has no activity. (6) lf you drink a cup of tea before going to bed, you will relax better


(7) Find in the text one synonym for ABSENCE (noun). (0.25 points) (8) Find in the text one opposite for ASLEEP (adjective). (0.25 points) (9) Which word is not a PREPOSITION? (O 25 points) THROUGH 0F 0R FOR (10) Give a noun with the same root as PREVENT (verb). (0.25 points) (11) Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points) Last year, my doctor told me, "Take more exercise if you can't sleep well.". (12) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice: (0.5 points) You should avoid tea, coffee, or food before bedtime (13) Give a question for the underlined words: (0.5 points) A hot, milky drink may help you relax. (14) Complete the following sentence: (0.5 points) If I stopped smoking. . .



a. Describe one habit you don't consider healthy. b. How important is sleeping for you? Why?

GETTING AHEAD - OR GOING UNDER

Anne Suckermann, who has been teaching languages at a secondary school for seven years, is currently on extended sick leave, suffering from clinical depression. 'The pressure got so intense,' she says. 'Fifty-hour weeks were standard. During lessons I found myself spending more time trying to motivate and discipline the children than actually teaching them.' The pressure on Anne never relented. During many half-term breaks she was expected to chaperone her students on trips overseas. She constantly faced a mountain of administrative paperwork and she felt that her role was being diminished by menial responsibilities. 'I felt used up by the end of the day,' she says. 'I started relying on "busy work" for the kids so I didn't have to stand up and teach. I was on such a short fuse that I snapped at several students - totally unprofessional. Sometimes I couldn't go in at all and spent the day in bed. I felt I was stealing my salary and yet I attached so much of my self-esteem to being good at my job.' For many months Anne complained to her superiors, asking for help, but her headmaster, colleagues and the school administrators all turned a deaf ear to her requests. Strangely, they ignored her mounting absenteeism, as well. Ultimately, Anne was hospitalised. Today she's slowly recovering but not sure if she'll ever return to teaching.


a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer) 1) Why is Anne on extended sick leave? 2) Who's responsible for Anne's hospitalization?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer) 3) She was stressed because her job was more and more intellectually demanding. 4) She got so stressed that she sometimes lost her temper with the students. 5) She was lucky as she got a lot of help and support from senior colleagues. 6) Ann has left her job completely


7) Find in the text the word which has the following definition (0.25 points) "to accompany and supervise" 8) Find in the text one synonym for INCREASING (adjective) (0.25 points) 9) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. (0.5 points) We had dinner with a man. The man's wife was a film star. 10) Complete the following sentence: (0.5 points) Ann wouldn't have been hospitalised if 11) Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points) Jenny said: "We must arrive on time tomorrow" 12) Turn the following sentence into the active voice: (0.5 points) I felt I was being ignored by my headmaster. 13) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (0.5 points) (do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if necessary. Ann was an excelent teacher. She attacked some of her students verbally.


14) WRITE A COMPOSITION (80-100 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY YOUR OPTION. a) Is the idea of becoming a teacher appealing to you? b) New technologies and language learning.

LEGAL DOESN'T MEAN RIGHT

I had a liberal upbringing, growing up in Ireland in the 1950s and 1960s. I was free to go where I pleased, bicycling alone almost everywhere from the age of 12. I was never wamed against drugs, under-age sex, subversive television or dangerous strangers. There was a nun who told us we should never visit a man's room alone after 12 o'clock at night and an aunt who said you shouldn't marry a Protestant because they accept divorce, but apart from that I can scarcely remember being forbidden anything. We lived then in an authoritarian country, where the law did all the forbidding, so our families hardly had to do any. The world has changed since then -in part for the better, in part for the worse- and the opposite is now common for parents raising their children. The culture now is officially liberal, so parents and educationalists have to do all the forbidding, waming against the dangers that await careless young people, from unsafe sex to predatory horrors on the Intemet. The cannabis law states that those in possession of marijuana will not be prosecuted. This is an example of how this paradox works. Once the law protected us from ourselves: but as the protection of the law decreases, so we have to take more responsibility to be our own inner police.


a) ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT USE YOUR OWN WORDS (1 point per answer) 1. What things was the writer wamed against when she was young? 2. Why do we have to be our own inner police?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0,5 points per answer) 3. The writer's parents were very strict. 4. The writer's aunt did not approve of dvorce. 5. In the 1950s and 1960s families had to forbid their children to take drugs. 6. Nowadays the law protects young people against unsafe sex.


(7) Give a noun with the same root as FREE (adjective) (line 1). (0.25 points) (8) Find in the text one synonym for EDUCATION (noun). (0.25 ponts) (9) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (0.25 points) "a member of a religious community of women" (noun) (10) Give one opposite for INNER (adjective) (line 13). (0.25 points) (11) Tum the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points) Jenny said: "We have to take more responsibility." (12) Tum the following sentence into the active voice: (0.5 points) I was never wamed against drugs. (13) Give a question for the underlined words. (0.5 points) The law did aII the forbidding (14) Complete the following sentence: If I could go anywhere Iliked, (0.5 points)


Write a COMPOSITION (80-100 words). Choose ONE of the following options: a) Strict education versus liberal education. b) Do you like being told what to do? Why?

MOBILE PHONES IN CINEMAS

Increasingly New Yorkers are placing and receiving calls when they go to the movies. But now if a new law does become effective in December, the very act of talking into a mobile phone in a cinema or any other place of public performance could become illegal and result in a 50-euro fine. The proposed law has strong support from cinemagoers. "It is annoying when people in a movie theatre use their mobiles. You end up missing parts of the film," said one New Yorker. The use of mobile phone in live theatres and concert halls would also be included in the prohibition. Many people in the show business support the proposed law. The problem is that the ban will be difficult to apply because it will be hard to catch transgressors. Mobile phone companies are not too happy. Telecommunications lawyer Martin Rothfelder said: "It is a government intrusion into an area of common sense and courtesy." But council members are determined; they want to modify anti-social behaviour and send a message. "You just need to turn the mobile off, put it in your pocket and enjoy the show," they said. Last year New York became the first state to outlaw use of mobile phones by drivers.


a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer) 1. Who are for and against the new law? 2. What is the main objective of the law?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer) 3. New Yorkers seldom use their mobile phones in cinemas. 4. Offenders of the law will have to pay an amount of money. 5. Council members are still discussing the application of the law. 6. The government's suggestion is to leave the mobile phone at home.


7. Find in the text a synonym for BAN (noun). . (0.25 points) 8. Find in the text a word meaning "to be in favour of" (verb). (0.25 points) 9. Give one synonym for "COURTESY" (noun) (line 10). (0.25 points) 10. Give an adjective with the same root as "SENSE" (noun) (line 10). (0.25 points) 11. Turn the following sentence into the passive voice: (0.5 points) New Yorkers are placing and receiving calls. 12. Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary: (0.5 points) Nikki sells cinema tickets. She is against the ban. 13. Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence: (0.5 points) PUNISH ANTI-SOCIAL WILL CINEMAGOERS NEW YORK BEHAVIOUR FOR 14. Complete the following conditional sentence: If people do not turn off their mobile phones in cinemas... (0.5 points)


15) WRITE A COMPOSITION (80-100 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY YOUR OPTION. a) Advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones. b) Should the government control everything we do?

MOBILES WORSE THAN drink-driving

Talking on a mobile phone while driving is more dangerous than being over the legal alcohol limit, according to research. Tests by scientists at the Transport Research Laboratory said drivers on mobiles had slower reaction times and stopping times than those under the influence of alcohol. And it said hands-free kits were almost as dangerous as hand-held phones. Using a hand-held mobile while driving is illegal in more than 30 countries, but in the UK drivers are usually prosecuted for dangerous or careless driving. "The problem is you actually get sucked into the telephone conversation, and the conversation starts to take precedence over the driving task," , a researcher said. The research said reaction times were, on average, 30% slower when talking on a mobile than when just over the legal limit, and nearly 50% slower than when driving normally. Drivers were also less able to maintain a constant speed and found it more difficult to keep a safe distance from the car in front. Janet Anderson, Member of Parliament , is currently trying to push a bill through which would prohibit the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving. The second reading is expected to take place on 12 April. Ms Anderson said: "We must all recognise that driving and using mobile phones can kill. It takes less than a second for a lapse in concentration to result in an accident." "It must therefore be made crystal clear to drivers who insist on behaving in this way that they endanger the safety of the public generally, and their own safety too. "


a) ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT USE YOUR OWN WORDS (1 point per answer) 1) How do people talking on hand held mobile phones drive ? 2) Why are mobile phones so dangerous while driving?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0,5 points per answer) 3) Hand-held mobiles are illegal in the E.U. 4) Conversations become more important than driving. 5) Janet Anderson thinks mobiles arent very dangerous. 6) Drivers must keep their own safety and the safety of other people while driving.


7) Find in the text the word which has the following definition : (0,25 points) "Systematic investigation to establish facts" 8) Give one synonym for TASK (0,25 points) 9) Join these sentences with a RELATIVE pronoun: (0,5) This is the plan. You have been talking about it. 10) Make a QUESTION for this answer: (0,5) Drivers found it more difficult to keep a safe distance 11) Turn into PASSIVE: " People say mobile phones are very dangerous while driving" (0,5) 12) Turn into REPORTED SPEECH: Ms Anderson said: "We must all recognise that driving and using mobile phones can kill". (0,5) 13) Join these sentences with a linking word (do not use AND or BUT): (0,5) Mobiles are very useful nowadays. They can be dangerous if you are driving.


Write a COMPOSITION (80-100 words). Choose ONE of the following options:

a) How has your life changed with the use of mobile phones? b) Advantages and disadvantages of the use of mobile phones

MORALLY HARMFUL SPORTS

In Uzbekistan billiards was prohibited because it is "morally harmful." It is not known who prohibited it, but local authorities enforced it anyway. The true reason might have to do with organised crime or maybe just someone "important" lost a game. As the country has no free press, no one will find out what exactly happened. A spokesman of the Tashkent city council said that places with smoke, where alcohol is sold, can't be good for sports and should therefore be closed. The country's Billiard Federation is very frustrated: they had planned to take part in many international competitions, but now they are not allowed to practise any more. "What would the authorities do if something like "peeball" were practised here?" wondered a spokesperson of the Billiard Federation. Peeball is the "New Urinal Sport" that is a big success in Britain. The game is easy to play: put a peeball at the base of a urinal and try to disintegrate it with your pee. The faster you are, the more points you make. You can play it alone or in a group. The balls can be found in pubs, music stores and clothes shops; they are yellow and cost one pound, Morally harmful? The new sport is sponsored by the Prostate Cancer Society in Britain and the money collected with the sale of peeballs will go to the charity.


a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1 -2 ACCORDING TO THE I NFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer) 1) What were the reasons for the prohibition of billiards in Uzbekistan? 2) What do you have to do if you want to play "peeball"?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer) 3) It is easy to be a journalist in Uzbekistan. 4) The Billiard Federation does not agree with the prohibition. 5) Billiards is played only in Uzbekistan. 6) Peeball is popular in Uzbekistan.


7) Find in the text one synonym for permit (verb). (0.25 points) And one opposite for failure (noun). (0.25 points) 8) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (0.25 points) "make something disappear." (verb). 9) Give an adjective with the same root as reason (noun). (0.25 points) 10) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice: (0.5 points) They can sell alcohol in pubs. 11) Use the words in the box to make a meaningful sentence. (0.5 points) people | alcohol | the | buy | ordered | to | authorities | not 12) Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points) The spokesman said: "I can't understand why billiards has been prohibited." 13) Give a question for the underlined words. The balls cost one pound. (0.5 points)


14) WRITE A COMPOSITION (80-100 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY YOUR OPTION.

a) Are prohibitions necessary? Why? b) Would you like to cooperate with a Non-Governmental Organization?

PREDATORS

The living things in an ecosystem affect each other in many ways. The consumers that kill other animals for food are called predators. The word predator usually brings to mind pictures of lions and wolves, but such creatures as owls, frogs, and humans are also predators. Some predators, carnivores such as lions, depend entirely on the animals they kill, while many others, such as foxes and humans, eat plants too. Some people think of predators as 'bad', though humans themselves are the greatest predators the world has known. Sometimes individual predators attack farm animals, and so they have to be controlled. Too often, however, people try to exterminate entire populations of predators, with the mistaken idea that they are doing good. People usually believe that predators have an easy time killing defenceless prey. But studies of predators and they prey show that this isn't so. After observing tigers in Africa, Dr George Miller wrote: "Their acute senses, great speed, strength and size, and formidable claws and teeth have given many naturalists the impression that they can kill whenever they want My experience shows quite the contrary: the tiger has to work quite hard for its meals."


a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer) 1) Are all living animals predators? Explain. 2) What is the difference between Dr Miller's experience and other naturalists' opinion?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer) 3) A predator is an animal of great strength and size. 4) An animal that eats plants can also be a predator. 5) People are doing good when trying to exterminate entire populations of predators. 6) It is very easy for a tiger to kill defenceless prey.


7) Find in the text one opposite for WEAKNESS (noun) (0.25 points) 8) Give an adjective with the same root as IMPRESSION (noun) (line 12). (0.25 points) 9) Fill in the gap with the correct preposition: She knocked ________ the door but nobody answered. (0.5 points) 10) Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points) The young lady said: "I did not make such a mistake." 11) Give a question for the underlined words. (0.5 points) Predators depend on animals. 12) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice: (0.5 points) Great predators rarely eat plants. 13) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary. I could not move my car. It had no petrol. (0.5 points)


14) WRITE A COMPOSITION (80-100 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY YOUR OPTION. a) Hunting animals for sport. b) Are you for or against keeping animals in zoos?

SAYING GOODBYE AFTER 30 MONTHS?

Forget the traditional Valentine card message; love is not forever. In fact, for most people, it lasts no more than 30 months. After that, according to research on the nature of romance, couples have to choose between breaking up and deciding that they are easy enough with each other to stay together. The conclusions of Professor Cindy Hazan, Cornell University, based on 5,000 interviews across 37 cultures and medical tests on couples challenge the romantic ideal, suggesting instead that men and women are biojogically and mentally predisposed to be "in love" for only 18-30 months. That is just long enough for a couple to meet, mate, and produce a child. There is evidence that what we call love is created by a chemical cocktail in the brain. Some chemicals are registered together only during the initial stages of a relationship. But even the most ardent lovers develop a tolerance to the effects of these chemicals, as a drunk person becomes immune to a single glass of alcohol. Love becomes a habit, especially if there are children. The study also indicates that most men fall in love more quickly and easily than women and most relationships are terminated by women. This suggests that women are less addicted to the cocktail of love.


a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1 -2 ACCORDING TO THE I NFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer) 1) How was the evidence for this study obtained? 2) Why does love only last between 18 and 30 months?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer) 3) All couples break up after 30 months. 4) Men and women always decide when to fall in love. 5) The cocktail of love is more effective if there are children. 6) Women fall in love more slowly than men.


7) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (0.25 points) "that cannot be affected by a particular illness" (adjective) 8) Find in the text one opposite for COLD (adjective). (0.25 points) 9) Which word is not an ADVERB? (0.25 points) QUICKLY - FAST - LONELY - EASILY 10) Give an adjective with the same root as FORGET (verb) (line 1). (025 points) 11) Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points) The film star said: "I fell in love last summer." 12) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice: (0.5 points) Many adults are reading Harry Potter's books 13) Complete the following conditional sentence. (0.5 points) If I had studied psychology ... 14) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. (0.5 points) Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime. His works are worth millions.



a) Different attitudes of men and women towards love. b) Do you think your love will last longer than 30 months? Why?

SHE FELL OUT OF MY HANDS

A girl of thirteen wept yesterday as she denied murdering a baby left in her care. The teenager is said to have changed her story several times, only later telling police that she dropped 16-month-old Molly Adams. She was 12 last December when she was left with Molly, whom she had looked after several times before. The baby was found lifeless in her cot at her home in Greater Manchester after the babysitter raised the alarm. A pathologist later concluded that Molly had been struck with extreme force against a wall or the floor. Yesterday the teenager told the Court that the baby had jerked backwards out of her grasp as she held her against her hip. She said Molly banged her head against the wall before falling on her landing: Dressed on her school uniform, the girl told the jury she had gone to pick up the child hearing her crying. The girl said she gave Molly her bottle and decided to take her downstairs when she fell. 'I picked her up, she was making a noise but not crying, her eyes were open. I cradled her and gave her a hug and put her back in her cot. I went downstairs and started watching this comedy thing for five minutes, but I got this gut feeling so I went back to check on her. I saw this dark thing on her face, I put the light on and went in-it was blood'. She explained how she run to Molly's aunt's. 'I told her there was something up with Molly'. She was asked why she hadn't told the aunt about the fall. 'I was scared of getting blamed', she said. Molly was taken to hospital but she never regained consciousness. She had suffered an 18-centimetre fracture to the skull and massive, irreversible brain damage.


a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer) 1) How did Molly Adams die? 2) What did the girl do when the baby cried?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YQUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer) 3) The teenager put Molly in her cot and went to look for help immediately. 4) Molly was dressed in her school uniform. 5) This was the first time the girl was left with Molly. 6) The teenager was 19 when she was looking after Molly.


7) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (0.25 points) " part of the human body which is at every side of the body" (noun) 8) Find in the text an antonym for PUT DOWN (verb). (0.25 points) 9) Give a noun with the same root as DARK (adjective). (0.25 points) 10) Give one synonym for STRUCK (verb) (line 6) (0.25 points) 11) Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points) The article said: "Molly was taken to hospital but she never regained consciousness". 12) Turn the following sentence into active voice: (0.5 points) The baby was found lifeless in her cot. 13) Give a question for the underlined words. (0.5 points) The teenager is said to have changed her story. 14) Complete the following sentence: (0.5 points) She wouldn't have been blamed if...


Write a COMPOSITION (80-100 words). Choose ONE of the following options: a) Should children who are accused of crime be considered adults in court? b) Do you think everyone who treats badly someone should be punished? How?

SUNDAY IN NEW YORK

Sunday is usually the day that the ferries taking tourists to the Statue of Liberty do a really good business. On the quayside the queues are never-ending and, to keep the crowds entertained, buskers put on a show with acrobats, contortionists, fire-eaters and clowns. But the next Sunday after the tragedy, there were no ferries, no photos, nobody... and no towers. It was a much quieter Sunday than usual, too quiet. The streets were sad and few New Yorkers dared to venture outside. Everyone sitting by the River Hudson was struck by the huge gap in the cityscape. They probably remembered times when they had been to the Twin Towers or had rushed past the entrance. That familiar sight was no longer there. Besides, numerous cancellations have been made in the following weeks for holidays in the Big Apple. Tourists have chosen new destinations, but many have even cancelled trips to places that have nothing to do with the terrorist attacks or the subsequent conflict, such as England or Italy. September 11th has shocked the world to such an extent that it sent people's normal way of life completely off the rails.


ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN 1N THE TEXT USE YOUR OWN WORDS (1 point per answer) 1) Why are Sundays a good day for ferries in New York? 2) What effect have the terrorist attacks had on tourism?

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE 0R FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS 0R PHRASES FROM THE TEXT (0.5 per answer) 3) The terrorist attacks have affected tourism in the US only. 4) Sundays are usually very busy in New York. 5) The Twin Towers were very popular among New Yorkers. 6) According to the text, visitors keep coming to New York.


7) Find in the text one synonym of BIG (adjective) (0.25 points) And find one opposite of NOISY (adjective) (0.25 points) 8) Find in the text one word meaning "a street musician" (0.5 points) 9) Turn the following sentence into active voice (0.5 POINTS) Numerous cancellations have been made in the following weeks. 10) Which word does NOT belong to the group according to the meaning? (0.5 points) GO RUSH HURRY CRASH 11) Give a question for the underlined words: (0.5 points) Tourists have chosen new destinations. 12) Complete the following sentence: (0.5 points) If terrorists attacked my home town...


13) WRITE A COMPOSITION (80-100 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:

A. What were you doing on September 11th? How did you feel? B. Should people stop travelling by plane? Why?

TATTOOS UNDER PRESCRIPTION

From the early 1990's on, there has been a tremendous increase in the popularity of tattoos. However, 75% of the UK people who have tattoos eventually regret it, according to a study by the British Journal of Dermatology. Laser treatment is the standard method of tattoo removal which can cost around 1,000. According to Louis Malloy, the tattoo artist who adorned David Beckham's body, people can reduce the risks of regretting a tattoo later in life. "Plan your tattoo carefully, consider its placement, go to a reputable tattoo artist, follow aftercare instructions and don't go ahead if you are not 100% sure" Scientists are developing a smart tattoo that could tell diabetics when their glucose levels are dangerously low. A spokesman for the charity British Diabetes said: "People with diabetes need to test their blood glucose levels regularly and for most people this means pricking their finger to draw blood" This new tattoo is made of fluorescent molecules which will fluorescence if the glucose levels are low. The abdomen or arm would be the most suitable places to have this tattoo and constant exposure to the sun would have to be avoided. Those who don't mind showing discreet pieces of body art will benefit from this new invention.


a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer) 1) What precautions should one take before getting a tattoo? 2) How will diabetics' life change with the new tattoo?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer) 3) Tattoos have always been popular. 4) The new tattoo will warn diabetics when their glucose goes down. 5) This new tattoo must not be worn in the arm or abdomen. 6) It is important to follow the tattooist recommendations after getting a tattoo.


7) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: "an organization set up to help those in need" (0.25 points) 8) Find in the text one synonym for INTELLIGENT (adjective) (0.25 points) 9) Turn the following sentence into the active voice. (0.5 points) I wasn't informed of the dangers before getting my tattoo. 10) Turn the following sentence into the reported speech. He told me: "don't go ahead if you are not 100% sure" (0.5 points) 11) Give a question for the underlined words. (0.5 points) The tattoo removal cost 1,000 a month ago. 12) Complete the following sentence: (0.5 points) If you spend too much time sunbathing... 13) Use these words to make a meaningful sentence. didn't / they/ let/ a/ get/ tattoo / me (0.5 points)



a) Would you get a tattoo? Why? Why not? b) Governments should spend more money on medical research.

TEEN STRESS

Teenagers today live in a very competitive world. It is more important than ever to succeed at school if you hope to have a chance in the job market afterwards. Its no wonder that many young people worry about letting down their parents, their peers and themselves. In trying to please everyone. they take on too many tasks until it becomes harder and harder to balance homework assignments, parties, sports activities and friends. The result is that young people suffer from stress. There are different ways of dealing with stress. Everyone knows that caffeine, whether it is in the form of coffee or soft drinks, keeps you awake and alert. But caffeine is a drug which can become addictive. In the end, like other drugs. caffeine only leads to more stress. A better way to deal with stress is to exercise: Research has proved that physical exercise is a good release for stress, because it increases certain chemicals in the brain which calm you down. Making sure you get enough sleep is also an important way of avoiding stress and of staying healthy and full of energy. Another way to avoid stress is by managing your time effectively. It is better to do a few tasks really well, than lots of tasks badly. Know your limits and try not to take on too much. Finally, If it all gets beyond your control, don't panic or get hysterical. Find the time to sit down quietly and breathe deeply for ten to twenty minutes. Do this regularly, and it will help you calm down and put things into perspective.


ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT USE YOUR OWN WORDS (1 point per answer) 1.What are the main causes of stress in young people? 2.Describe three ways in which teenagers can overcome stress

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE 0R FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS 0R PHRASES FROM THE TEXT (0.5 points per answer) (3) Nowadays a teenager must have a solid and good education if he wants to find a good job. (4) Try not to drink too much coffee if you want to relax. (5) A teenager needs very little sleep every night to keep healthy (6) Teenagers are recommended to take on as many tasks as possible regardless of time or personal limitations.


(7) Find in the text the word that has the following definition: (0, 25 points) "The organ of the body which controls thought and feeling." (8) Find in the text one expression meaning DISAPPOINT (verb). (0, 25 points) (9) Give one synonym for CHANCE (line 2). (0, 25 points) (10) Give an adverb with the same root as PHYSICAL (adj). (0, 25 points) (11) Turn the following sentence into the reported speech (0, 5 points) He said to his son: "Don't panic or get hysterical." (12) Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning. Begin as indicated. (0, 5 points) If you take on too many tasks, it becomes harder to make time for them all. The more tasks ... (13) Join these sentences using an appropriate linking word (do not use AND or BUT). (0.5 points). Teenagers today live in a very competitive world. The result is that teenagers suffer from stress. (14) Fill in the gap with a correct tense. (0.5 points) If you had exercised regularly, it...................... (help ) you calm down



A) Is adolescence a difficult age? B) What would you advise young people to avoid stress?

THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FORESTS

Forests are very important to the enviroment because they use carbon dioxide (CO2) and produce oxygen. They also provide shelter and food for many different types of plants and animals. Trees are cut down for many reasons but the main reasons are to make space to build new houses and to clear land to grow grass for cows and sheep to eat, to produce dairy foods. The trees which are cut down are sold and they are made into paper and furniture. Cutting down trees is called deforestation and it can have serious effects. If animals homes, which are built in and around the trees, are destroyed, many species will become extinct. For example, many different types of animals in South America were lost before scientists could learn about them. Deforestation also affects the climate. When rain falls on a forest, new clouds are created. If huge areas of trees are cut down, clouds do not form, rain does not fall and the land becomes drier. The CO2 builds up and adds to the global warming which is making the Earth become hotter. Many European countries are planting trees faster than they are cutting them down. Many trees were planted a few years ago to replace woodland and to create forests in areas where there wasnt much wood. We can help to save forests by reusing and recycling paper.


a) ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT USE YOUR OWN WORDS (1 point per answer) 1. How does deforestation affect plants and animals? 2. How are the European countries trying to solve this problem?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0,5 points per answer) 3. The forests are very important because we use the carbon dioxide they produce. 4. One of the main reasons why forests are being destroyed is to feed some species of animals. 5. Deforestation is the planting of trees on an area where they have been cut down. 6. There is nothing we can do to help save forests.


(7) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (0.25 points) "The general weather conditions usually found in a particular place". (8) Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group: (0.25 points) DEFORESTATION, ACID RAIN, GREENHOUSE EFFECT, ... (9) Fill in the gap with an appropriate verb form: (0.5 points) If we want to save the Earth, we should stop ............................. our forests. (10) Put the following sentence into Reported Speech: (0.5 points) She said: "Many trees were planted a few years ago to replace woodland and to create forests". (11) Put the following sentence into the passive voice: (0.5 points) Many European countries are planting trees faster than they are cutting them down. (12) Give a question for the underlined words: (0.5 points) Forests provide shelter and food for many different types of plants and animals. (13) Use the following words to make a meaningful sentence: LARGE AREAS DESTROYING RAIN FOREST OF DEFORESTATION IS TROPICAL



a) Is the human being an endangered species? Why? b) How can you help to protect our environment?

THE EURO

What's in a name? The choice of name caused friction in and of itself. Europe's policy-makers went through virtually every monetary name in the continent's history, with early favourites such as the florin and the schilling failing to make the cut. More controversial, though, was the "ecu", or European currency unit, the name for the basket of European currencies used for official EU purposes. Inoffensive though it may have seemed, the Germans protested that it sounded too much like "kuh", or cow. And in any case the ecu had been a French currency, a coin 40mm across and minted of solid silver, in the 18th century. "Euro" - widely judged to be a boring lowest common denominator - only came into its own as the least offensive option much later. It may have been judged the least offensive option, but that could not stop the Greeks from getting worried. After all, the word is very similar to that for urine in Greek. They were only slightly mollified by British officials who pointed out that the penny had been nicknamed "pee" - a mild slang term for the same thing - for decades with no noticeable ill-effects. As for the physical currency itself, the task of delivery must rank as the biggest security headache in history. More than 10bn notes and 52bn coins - to the value of 664bn euros - have been distributed. Not without incident. Robberies have taken place in Italy, France and Germany, with one German security guard robbing his own van. And a strike at the French mint producing the currency was only settled after the intervention of riot police


a) ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT USE YOUR OWN WORDS (1 point per answer) 1) Why did the name of the new currency cause friction ? 2) Which name didnt the Germans like? and why?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0,5 points per answer) 3) The florin was the first name chosen for the European Currency. 4) The ecu was a French currency made of gold. 5) The Greeks liked the name of Euro because it had a funny pronunciation. 6) The physical delivery of the euro was very difficult.


7) Find in the text the word which has the following definition : (0,25 points) "informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions" ________________ 8) Give one synonym in the text for "give up" ___________________ (0,25 points) 9) Complete this sentence: "If I had known the answer," (0.5 points) 10) Rewrite this sentence so that it means the same: "My car is being repaired this afternoon" I .. (0.5 points) 11) Write the QUESTION for this answer: ________________________________? Susan used to do her shopping in New York. (0.5 points) 12) Turn into PASSIVE: "The Germans protested that ecu sounded like kuh" (0.5 points) 13) Turn into REPORTED SPEECH : (0.5 points) "The launch of the Euro has been a complete success", the Prime Minister said.



a) How the new currency has affected your daily life. b) Will the euro be a good or a bad thing for Europe ?

THE EURO, Our Money

300 million Europeans in 12 countries woke up on 1 January 2002 to a new currency: the euro. The euro is not new: it has been used in electronic transactions and by banks and international businesses since January 1999. Now, following the launch of euro banknotes and coins, everyone living, doing business or travelling in any of the 12 countries is benefiting from dealing in just one currency. There are seven euro banknote denominations, which can be recognised easily by their look and feel: the larger the banknote, the higher the value. There are also eight denominations of euro coins, each having a common side and a national side. The common side shows the value of the coin. The national side differs from country to country. You can use all euro banknotes and coins in each of the participating countries. For the first time in the history of Europe 12 currencies have made way for just one: the euro.


ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT USE YOUR OWN WORDS (1 point per answer)

1. Can all European Union citizens called the Euro their money? Why? 2. What are the main differences between euro banknotes and euro coins?

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0,5 points per answer)

3. The Euro has been used since January 1, 2002. 4. The notes and coins started to circulate in January 1999. 5. The Euro is valid in all the European Union countries. 6. The coins are the same ones in every country.


7) Find in the text one synonym for APPEARANCE (noun) (0.5 points) 8) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (0.5 points) "the system of money that is used in a country" 9) Turn the following sentence into Passive Voice: (0.5 points) You can use the euro banknotes and coins in our zone. 10) Give a question fro the underlined words: (0.5 points) There are eight denominations of euro coins. 11) Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning, begin as indicated (0.5 points) There are more coins than banknotes. There arent 12) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun (0.5 points) The new currency is called euro. Its official abbreviation is EUR.



a. Would you like to take a year out in Europe?. Why. b. Is it important to be able to use foreign languages?. Why?

THE FUTURE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

In an extraordinary categorical intervention, the former French president Valry Giscard D'Estaing said that those who support Turkey's membership were the "adversaries of the European Union". In an interview with Le Monde Mr Giscard, who presides the committee working on the future of a bigger Europe and a European constitution, said that Turkey had "a different culture, a different way of life." He added: "Its capital is not in Europe, 95% of its population live outside Europe. It is not a European country." Admitting Turkey to the EU would encourage "demands to admit other Middle Eastern and North African states, starting with Morocco." Asked what the effect would be, he said: "In my opinion, it would be the end of the EU." The comments were rapidly repudiated by the European Commission; the president of the European Parliament described Mr Giscard's contribution as "unhelpful and unfortunate". Nevertheless, some think that his sentiments reflect the private views of many European politicians, among whom the opposition to Ankara's candidacy is felt but not expressed. They not only fear the influence of Islamists on the Turkish government; they are also conscious of the fact that, if Turkey's population expands as predicted, it could be the biggest EU nation by 2020.


a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer) 1) What are the tasks of the committee presided by Mr Giscard? 2) What are the dangers of having Turkey in the EU?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer) 3) Mr Giscard is the president of France. 4) Most Turks live in Europe. 5) The European Commission disapproves of Mr Giscard's intervention. 6) Every European politician shares Mr Giscard's opinion.


7) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (0.25 points) "firm request for something" (noun) 8) Give one opposite for RAPIDLY (adverb) and one synonym for ADMIT (verb). (0.5 points) 9) Give an adjective with the same root as PREDICT (verb). (0.25 points) 10) Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points) The Prime Minister said: "A new UN resolution will not be necessary." 11) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice: (0.5 points) Parliamentarians are discussing a new law. 12) Fill in the gap with a correct preposition. (0.5 points) Politicians are dreaming ________ a stronger euro. 13) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. (0.5 points) his the got driver car repaired


14) WRITE A COMPOSITION (80-100 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY YOUR OPTION. a) Should the EU accept new members? b) Would you like to live and work in a different EU country? Why?

THE HARRY POTTER PHENOMENON

The five Harry Potter books have sold 250 million copies worldwide. Author J.K. Rowlings agent, Christopher Little, confirmed the extraordinary sales figures on Monday and revealed that, consequently, Rowling had begun work on the sixth Potter adventure. Mr Little said the series had entered the history books again with its record-breaking sales. The books have been sold in more than 200 countries and translated into 60 languages from Hindi to Ancient Greek. The fifth book, The Order of the Phoenix, sold 1.78 million copies on its first day in the UK alone. Teachers and publishers believe that the Potter books have been helpful in encouraging more children to read. That success is even more welcome in an age dominated by TV, cartoons and computer games. J.K. Rowlings books have hown the way for a new generation of writers of exciting childrens books, causing a revolution in childrens enthusiasm for reading, Mr Little said. Rowling, once a single mother who wrote her books in an Edinburgh caf, is now a multi-millionaire ranked as the worlds best paid author. The stories started as a way of making her daughter sleep, and now Rowling earns some 125 million a year the equivalent of 388 for every word of her most recent book.


a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer) 1) Why has Rowling begun working on the sixth Harry Potter adventure? 2) Why is the success of the Harry Potter books so important today?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer) 3) Harry Potter has been a failure in sales. 4) Up to now a total of 1.78 million copies of The Order of the Phoenix have been sold. 5) Rowling got the idea for the books from an Edinburgh caf. 6) J.K. Rowling wasnt married when she became a mother.


7) Find in the text a synonym for EXPLAIN (verb) (0.25 points) 8) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (noun) (0.25 points) Someone who represents the business affairs of another person 9) Give an adjective with the same root as ENTHUSIASM (line 10) (0.25 points) 10) Give one opposite for EXCITING (adjective) (line 9) (0.25 points) 11) Turn the following sentence into Reported speech: (0.5 points) The Professor said, I will finish my lecture before the bell rings 12) Give a question for the underlined words. (0.5 points) J.K. Rowling has written five Harry Potter books. 13) Complete the following sentence: (0.5 points) I would have read J.K. Rowlings books if 14) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT) (0.5 points) Many Spaniards have read The Order of the Phoenix. It has already been translated into Spanish.


15) Write a composition (80-100 WORDS) Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your option. a) Family life and problems nowadays. b) Do you prefer reading to watching TV or playing computer games? Why?

THE TOWER OF LONDON

Ghosts are said to appear in James's home repeatedly, but he hasn't seen one yet. "People have died here," says the 15-year-old boy from London. James's father is a guard at the Tower of London, a former castle, prison, and execution place that was built in 1066 by William the Conqueror. And his family lives there! Today the Tower serves as a tourist attraction as well as a home to the guards and their families. The Tower is most famous for the prisoners who lost their lives there-and who supposedly still appear on the Tower grounds. At just 16, Lady Jane Grey was dethroned in 1553 after only a nine-day reign, and then her head was cut off by the new queen. In 1483 two young princes named Edward and Richard mysteriously disappeared. Almost 200 years later bones of two children were found near the White Tower. The Tower of London is not just home to ghost stories and bloody legends. There are large birds called ravens living there. Despite looking a bit frightening, the ravens are an important part of the Tower's legends. "If the ravens leave the Tower," says James, "then the White Tower-and the monarchy-will disintegrate." But while the ravens are real, James still isn't convinced ghosts live in the Tower.


a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer) 1) Why does the Tower of London have a reputation for being home to ghosts? 2) What is the connection between the bones found near the White Tower and the two young princes?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer) 3) Most of the Tower fame is due to its old age. 4) Nowadays the Tower is only used as a tourist attraction. 5) According to a legend, ravens living in the Tower are related to the monarchy. 6) James is not certain that ghosts really inhabit the Tower.


7) Give one synonym for REPEATEDLY (adverb) (line 1) (0.25 points) 8) Find in the text one opposite for EARLIER (adverb) (0.25 points) 9) Give a noun with the same root as APPEAR (verb) (line 5) (0.25 points) 10) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (0.25 points) "remove a king/queen from their position of power" (verb) 11) Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points) James said: "People have died here." 12) Turn the following sentence into the active voice: (0.5 points) Two children were found near the White Tower. 13) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT) Lots of tourists visit that old building every year. It is one of the major attractions in London. (0.5 points) 14) Give a question for the underlined words: (0.5 points) The Tower of London was built in 1066.


15) Write a composition (80-100 WORDS) Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your option. a) Should criminals go to prison? Why? b) Do you like horror stories? Explain why.

YOUTH-LATE NIGHTS ALCOHOL

For Gonzalo Robles, government delegate in the Plan Against Drugs, this (youth- late nights alcohol) is the disturbing triangle that has prompted the Interior Ministry to propose a series of new laws aimed at eradicating Spains "botellones". Residents of town and city centres will be well aware of the problem : millions of teenagers throughout Spain congregating and drinking in the streets into the early hours of weekend morning, leaving behind them piles of rubbish and the stench of urine and stale beer. Youths and other groups argue that under-age drinking is not a new trend; that Spain's liberal attitude towards alcohol and drug consumption is a model for other tightly controlled societies with more serious problems of abuse; that young revellers are forced into the streets because of the high price of drinks served in bars and night-clubs The government sees it another way, however, and has decided to impose stricter limits on drinking in public areas and to increase the legal age for buying alcohol from 16 to 18, as well as other measures.


ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT, IN YOUR OWN WORDS (1 point per answer) 1. Which reasons do youths give against the new laws to control "botellones"? 2. Which two measures have been taken by the government, which are mentioned in the article?

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT (0.5 per answer) 3.The new laws will try to put an end to "botellones" 4.The habit of drinking alcohol at a young age is not new in Spain 5. Right now you needn't be 16 to buy alcohol 6. Botellones take place throughout Spain, everyday

USE OF ENGLISH (3 POINTS)

1. Find an expression in the text with the same meaning as "besides" (0.25 points) 2. Find a word in the text which means "very bad smell" (0.25 points) 3. Give a synonym for "congregating" (line 6) (0.25 points) 4. Underline the word with a different consonant sound in the end (0.25 points) abused congregated demanded escaped 5. Rephrase using "I wish": (0.5 points) "I am sorry that I drank so much last night" 6. Report what the policeman said last Saturday to you and your friends: (0.5 points) "You have to clean all this mess before you go home" 7. Turn this sentence into a conditional, using "provided": (0.5 points) "Young people make noise and leave piles of rubbish behind. Residents usually call the police" 8. Join with a relative pronoun. (0.5 points) " Bar owners have organized a protest. They feel the measures are unfair"

PRODUCTION (3 POINTS)

WRITE A COMPOSITION (80-100 WORDS) ABOUT ONE OF THESE OPTIONS

a) Drinking alcohol: a dangerous habit b) In defence of "Botellones"

WHERE THE THIRD WORLD IS FIRST

There are plenty of statistics about childhood in the Third World, showing that the struggle for survival is long and hard. But in the rich world, children can suffer from a different kind of poverty of the spirit. For instance, one Western country alone now sees 14,000 attempted suicides every year by children under 15, and one child in five needs professional psychiatric attention. There are many good things about childhood in the Third World. Take the close and constant interaction between children and their parents, relatives and neighbours. In the West, the very nature of work puts distance between adults and children. But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to do abstract work in offices, shuffling paper to make money mysteriously appear in banks. Instead, the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbours working nearby, and often shares in that work. A child growing up in this way learns his or her role through participation in the communitys work: helping to dig or build, plant or water, attend to animals or look after babies rather than through playing with water and sand in kindergarten, building with construction toys, keeping pets or playing with dolls. Third World children are not usually shut up indoors, still less in highrise apartments. Instead of dangerous roads, "keep-off-the-grass" signs and "dont speak to strangers", there is often a sense of freedom to wander and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them anxiously from ten floors up. Of course twelve million children under five still die every year through malnutrition and disease. But childhood in the Third World is not all bad.


a) ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT USE YOUR OWN WORDS (1 point per answer) 1. How does a Third World child learn his or her role in the community? 2. What causes the death of more than ten million children in the Third World every year?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0,5 points per answer) 3. We can hardly find any statistics about childhood in the Third World 4. In Europe less than the sixth part of the children needs to visit a psychiatrist. 5. A child in the West has a more oppressive sense of space and time than a child in the Third World. 6. Several million children under five die of bad feeding and illness in the Third World every year.


(7) Find in the text the word or group of words with the following definition: (0.25 points) "take care of" (8) Find one synonym in the text for FIGHT. (0.25 points) (9) Fill in the gap with a correct preposition: (0.5 points) "The industrialized countries are responsible ................ the poverty of the Third World". (10) Put the following sentence into Reported Speech: (0.5 points) The old man said to the boy, "Don't speak to strangers." (11) Put the following sentence into the active voice: (0.5 points) Third World children are not usually shut up indoors (12) Give a question for the underlined words: (0.5 points) Western countries see 14,000 attempted suicides every year. (13) Use the following words to make a meaningful sentence: (0.5 points) POOR HELP SUFFER RICH NOT WHO THE DO THE


Write a COMPOSITION (80-100 words). Choose ONE of the following options: a) How can the rich countries help the Third World? b) Are our children happy?

MUSIC TELEVISION

Just after midnight on August 1st, 1987, a new television channel was born. This channel has turned out to be one of the most importhant influences on international youth culture in the last 20 years. MTV was broadcast for the first time from the Roxy Club in Amsterdam to 1.6 million homes. Today, MTV reaches over 250 million homes across five continents. MTV is a youth entertainment channel on cable TV networks operating 24 hours a day. It offers young people music, videos and a wide variety of programmes. This channel also has the latest graphics and it mirrors the varied lifestyles of the worlds youth. MTV is not only the largest TV channel in Europe, but is actually the biggest in the world. MTV has also had a social and political influence on teenagers. Surprising the public with slogan Rock the Vote, it is said that MTV persuaded two million young people to vote in the 1992 American elections. Most of them voted for Bill Clinton. MTV aims at 16 to 25-year-olds worldwide and has discussed problems like AIDS, drugs and drunken driving. The aim of MTV is to raise awareness, not to preach sermons to young people. MTV has been criticised, however. In the UK, for example, where people are proud of the quality of British television, MTV has been accused of being shallow, without any real investigative reporting a channel that exports American culture and which is not to be taken seriously. MTV denies this and argues that the programmes reflect the tastes and culture of local audiences across the world. MTV also brings less well-known music artists onto a global stage. Whatever your opinion is, one thing is certain: young people today are making their own choices. Judging by the number of viewers, MTV is their choice.


a) ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT USE YOUR OWN WORDS (1 point per answer) 1. When and where did MTV begin? 2. How has MTV grown since 1987?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0,5 points per answer) 3. People were surprised by the influence of MTV during the American elections. 4. MTV is aimed at all ages-children and adults alike. 5. MTV lectures young people on problems such as AIDS. 6. British television is famous for the quality of its programmes.


(7) Find in the text words meaning: (0.25 points each) "superficial" / reflects (8) Find synonyms in the text for OBJECTIVE / TALKED ABOUT. (0.25 points each) (9) Complete this sentence: (0.25 points) In the future, young children ............... (teach) to use the internet. (10) Give a noun with the same root : proud (0.25 points) (11) Give a question for the underlined words: (0.5 points each) - MTV has had a social and political influence on teenagers. - The aim of MTV is to raise awareness (12) Rewrite these sentences without changing the meaning (Use the words given) (0.25 points each) - MTV has already persuaded 2 million people to vote (2 million people ) - Sara wants MTV to accept her as a D.J. ( by MTV)


Write a COMPOSITION (80-100 words). Choose ONE of the following options: a) Music unites young people throughout the world b) Which type of music do you prefer? Why?

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Alan Pascal knew the house would be empty because the family had closed it up after his untimely death. Pascal, the black sheep of the family, had disappeared on a trip to South America, somewhere in the mountains of Ecuador. Pascal laughed to himself as he thought of his ingenious plan. He had taken the priceless pieces of Colombian art belonging to his father and had left the country before anyone noticed they were gone. Then he had arranged his own disappearance in the jungles of Colombia. How can you accuse, or even suspect, a dead man? Now, with his new identity and new face, after some rather expensive plastic surgery, he had returned to the scene of his crime to buy the house his father had thrown him out of. A millionaire now, thanks to the private sale of the art, he intended to start a new life in the house he had grown up in. his father had threatened to cut him off and leave him without a penny, so he had taken the art collection and mysteriously vanished. He wondered what his cousins would say if they ever found out. But they would never find out, because Pascal was dead and Mr. Roberts was the interested buyer of the property.


a) ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT USE YOUR OWN WORDS (1 point per answer) 1. Why had he taken the art collection? 2. Why would no one recognise Pascal?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0,5 points per answer) 3. Pascal had disappeared together with the priceless art collection. 4. The family closed up the house after Pascal had disappeared. 5. The art collection, which had belonged to his father, was priceless. 6. The house where he had grown up was now for sale.


(7) Find words in the text meaning: (0.25 points each) "warned" premature disappeared of great value (8) Complete these sentences: (0.25 points each) - I asked him how his father ______________ (react) - Who ______________ (steal) the art collection? - The art collection ________________ (be) missing for the last five years. - Pascal ______________ (consider) to be the black sheep of the family. (9) Give an abstract noun from the following words : (0.25 points each) - leader - jealous - child - dead


Write a COMPOSITION (80-100 words). Choose ONE of the following options: a) Write a story of a famous crime you have read or heard about b) Which type of stories or literature do you prefer? Why?

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