You hear someone talking about a new road. What is her opinion of the road?

Task 1. You will hear people taking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, chose the best answer A/B/C. The recording is played TWICE. Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
1.You hear someone talking about a new road. What is her opinion of the road?
A She thinks it will make her journey to the shops longer.
В She is in favour of it. ✓
С She’s worried it will harm local wildlife.

2. You hear someone talking about their degree. What did they study?
A Medicine
В Fine arts ✓
С Science

3. You hear a man speaking to someone. Who is he speaking to?
Aa customer ✓
В a student
С his cleaner

4. You hear a woman talking to her neighbour. What does she want her neighbour to do?
A look after her cat ✓
В feed her son
С water her plants

5. You hear a woman talking about going to a beauty salon. What is she going to have done?
A get a new hairstyle
В have a manicure ✓
С have a massage

6.You hear someone talking to her colleague. Why is she upset?
A Something is missing. ✓
В Something got wet.
С Something is broken.

7. You are in a computer repair shop. When will your computer be ready?
A Friday
В Monday
С Tuesday ✓

8. You hear someone talking about his journey to work. How does he feel about it?
A It’s relaxing. ✓
В It’s stressful.
С It takes too long.

Task 1.Read an interview about a well-respected gardener sharing his experience. For questions 1-8, choose the most appropriate answer A-D which fits best according to the text. Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

When did you first become interested in gardening?
I started gardening at the age of 5; my mother gave each of us, my older sister and brother and me, a section of the garden which was ours to look after.

And what do you like about gardening now?
I love being outside in the fresh air and seeing things develop and grow.

Are there any negative points?
It can be very physically demanding and there are times when the weather means you can’t get outside and do things, which can be very frustrating.

Have you ever won any prizes for your plants or flowers?
We live in a small village in the countryside and each year there is a flower show which I have taken part in.

What advice would you give someone who wants to start gardening?
Don’t be too ambitious. I would say you should start with well-known plants that are easy to grow, and have a look at what grows in other gardens near you to get an idea of what sorts of plants suit the area you are in.

1 Why does she say she was quite unique in her family?
A She started gardening when she was younger than her brother and sister.
В She was the only one who really loved gardening. ✓
С She had more money to spend on the garden than the others.
D Everyone else in her family disliked gardening.

2 Why did she collect wild flowers when she was a child?
A She liked being outside in the countryside.
В She wanted to do well in science at school.
С She enjoyed finding new flowers she hadn’t seen before. ✓
D She wanted to have a big collection of dried flowers at home.

3 What does she mean in line 14 when she says, ‘You never really know how it will turn out inthe end’?
A You can’t predict how successful your plans for the garden will be. ✓
В You don’t know what the weather will be like.
С You can’t have a beautiful garden all the time.
D You don’t know exactly if the plants will grow.

4 Why does she think gardening is challenging?
A Sometimes your ideas don’t work out the way you planned.
В There is a lot to learn and think about. ✓
С It takes a long time to plant new things.
D You have to spend time travelling around and looking at other people’s gardens.

5 Which of the following does she not say is a negative point of gardening?
A The weather controls when you can and can’t do gardening.
В It is hard work.
С Sometimes it can be boring. ✓
D It is not nice to be outside when it is cold.

6 Why does she like growing her own herbs?
A She likes to use them when she is cooking. ✓
В It is satisfying to see them grow.
С It is easier than going to the shops to buy herbs.
D She only has a small garden.

7 How does she feel about her village flower show?
A It is an out-of-date tradition and they shouldn’t do it anymore.
В She doesn’t like it because it makes gardening too competitive.
С She likes it because it is an opportunity to win prizes for her flowers.
D It is an important part of village life and should continue to happen every year. ✓

8 What does she think is the most important quality to be a successful gardener?
A ambition
В patience ✓
С physical strength
D scientific knowledge

Task 2. Read an article about learning a second language. There are seven sentences which were removed for the text. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which best fits each gap 9-15. There is one extra sentence which should not be used in any of the gaps.

How to be a better second language learner
There is a lot of evidence which suggests that it is better to learn a second language when you are still young, ideally before the age of 11, and that once you are a teenager it is more difficult to learn a foreign language.

The list of sentences
11- A. And you need a teacher to explain things to you and more importantly to correct you if you make any mistakes.
15- B. Like with reading try to choose things you are interested in already and would listen to or watch in your own language.
10- C. Another point to consider is how you spend your time while you are there.
16- D. This means you are more likely to want to finish it and keep going when it gets difficult.
14- E. Try to write things which are real and true for you as this will make it easier to remember.
12- F. It is also a good way of reinforcing the grammatical structures you already know.
9- G. So the good news is that if you are learning a language as a teenager or adult there is no reason why you should not reach a good level if you really want to.
13- H. If you really want to check the meaning of something underline it and come back to it later.

Task 1. Read the text below. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
Do it yourself
What do you do when something (1) .. down? Are you the kind of person who knows how things (2) …?
Ответ:
1) C BREAKS, 2) B MAKE, 3) A REPAIRED, 4) C HAMMER, 5) B UNSCREW, 6) A EQUIPMENT, 7) D MECHANIC, 8) B FIX, 9) C RUN, 10) D FOR, 11) A FLAT, 12) B TOOLS, 13) A SPARE, 14) A REMOVE, 15) C SPANNER

Task 2. For questions 16-25 choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

16. Most young people want to …….. more about green issues. — find out
17. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have …… any solutions — come up with
18. Many factories break the anti-pollution laws and — get away with it
19. Disposing of waste and rubbish is a hard problem to — deal with
20. More people in cities should …… cycling instead of using cars — take up
21. Most governments seem to ……. dealing with environmental problems — put off
22. In some countries environmental organizations have been ……. to inform people and gain their support.- set up
23. Unless we …… the problem, many animals could become extinct.- face up to
24. Quite soon, the world is going to ….. energy resources — run out of
25. We must believe that problems can be solved, and not just — give up