TERM TEST 1 GROUP ONE Reading Comprehension Text 1.

UT 5-6 A
Read the article and answer the questions with a word or short phrase.
Travel tips for visitors to Greece
The first piece of advice for any traveller in any country is to learn a bit about the culture. That includes the
language. You don’t have to speak Greek perfectly, but you should try to learn a few useful, everyday phrases. It is also
a good idea to understand how important Greece was in the past. Modern Greece is very different, of course, but the
history is a very important part of the culture. You don’t need to become an expert, but you can get more out of your
visit if you know a few basics.
Make sure you leave your hotel and go exploring! Even on a small island, you will probably find something of
historical interest, like a local museum. There is a wide variety of landscape in Greece – mountains, forests, rivers and
lakes – not only beaches and olive groves, so you can do lots more than just water sports. On that note, if you are going
walking or in the water, keep safety in mind – wear suitable clothes and tell someone you are going.
Do try the food – it’s delicious! When you are deciding what to eat, they often take you into the kitchen so you can
have a look. And you can ask the waiter to bring you something you see on another table if it’s easier. You should be
careful when ordering fish, though, as that can be a very expensive meal.
And finally, if you go in the summer, be careful of the sun and the heat. When temperatures are nearly 40 degrees,
it’s very tiring and easy to burn.
1 What should all travellers learn about the country they are visiting?
2 How well does the writer think visitors should know Greek?
3 Which types of landscape are there?
4 If tourists go walking, what should they do?
5 What should you avoid ordering if you haven’t got much money?

Reading Comprehension TEXT 2 UT 6-8 A Read the blog and write which person ...
BITS AND PIECES
Anna’s blog about – well, about life and stuff!
I collected stamps for about a month years ago but, apart from that, I don’t really collect anything – I just have
stuff. I’ve got clothes, a few TRs and DVDs, and a few posters on my wall, but I don’t think of myself as a collector.
Last week, I was chatting to my friend, Jennifer, in the USA. Jennifer’s big love is Justin Bieber, and she collects
anything to do with him. She’s got Bieber TRs, Bieber DVDs, books… even bottles of perfume with his name on them.
Of course, she’s also got posters of him on her walls. Now, I can understand this (don’t get me wrong – I’m not a fan).
But I think it’s a bit over the top. I mean, a perfume by a pop star – what’s the connection?
Jennifer sent me a photo of her living room and, well, it’s FULL of stuff! Her mum, Julie, is a big collector of little
models of houses and animals – she’s got thousands of them, on shelves all round the walls! I don’t get it. I can’t see
any point in collecting these things – I mean, what does she do, look at them all day?
Jennifer’s brother, Tom, has a collection of old toy cars. He spends hours on the Internet looking at them and when
he has some money, he buys more. I think he’s got about 100. His oldest is over fifty years old, but he’s also got some
new ones – last year’s models. But here’s the strange part – he doesn‘t play with them. In fact he doesn’t even take them
out of the boxes. Why? He says they’re more valuable in the box. Apparently he could sell the oldest cars for hundreds
of pounds! At least I can understand that – one day he can make money from them.
I guess the collection I understand best is my cousin Ben’s. He collects vinyl records and he’s got about 1,000 of
them. They’re wonderful things and they sound great. But he almost never plays them – I’m not even allowed to touch
them!
So, what do you think? Does collecting make you a little bit crazy? Or is it me?
1 has a collection that Anna doesn’t understand. ...................
2 doesn’t collect anything. ...................
3 keeps things in their original packets. ...................
4 doesn’t collect only one kind of thing. ...................
5 doesn’t let Anna hold the things in the collection. ................…
ex. 2 UT 6-4 A Complete the dialogues with these words and phrases.
a | an | any | how | lot | lots | many | much
not enough | some | too many | too much

1 A 1 .................. many cousins have you got?

B I’ve got 2 .................. of second cousins – about 20 – but I haven’t got 3 .................. first
cousins – only three. And I’m an only child – I haven’t got 4 .................. brothers or sisters.

2 A One problem with this town is that there is 5 .................. traffic in the morning – it takes
me over 6 .................. hour to get to work, but it’s only five kilometres.
B So there are 7 .................. cars on the road.

3 A Is there 8 .................. bank near here? I haven’t got 9 .................. money left in my purse –
only £3. That is 10 .................. for this afternoon.
B Don’t worry. I’ve got 11 .................. money with me – about £10 – I know it isn’t
a 12 .................. , but I think it’s OK.
Ex. 3 Ex.B. Use of English Part 2 Task 6 p. 95 Dickens World
Dickens World is a theme park built in 1) ............... of the famous author, Charles Dickens. It was opened
in May 2007 and 2) ............... 62 million pounds to build. It is located outside the small town of Chatham,
in Kent, where Dickens lived for five years. Today, Dickens World 3) ............... visitors from around the
world. As 4) ............... as you enter the park, you 5) ............... like you have fallen into the pages of a
Dickens novel. The theme park recreates the sights and smells of the cities where Dickens 6) ...............
his stories. You can go on a boat 7) ............... based 8) ............... the novel Great Expectations or
9) ............... a walk through the haunted house of Ebenezer Scrooge, the 10) ............... character from
the famous story A Christmas Carol. All around the park, visitors can 11) ............... into actors
12) ............... famous characters from Dickens’s books - just don’t expect to understand their strong
English 13) ...............! Dickens World is open 14) ............... day of the year except Christmas and New
Year’s Day. It really is a theme park that is out of this 15) ...............!

Ex. 4 ExB. Part 4 Task 2 Bulgaria

Bulgaria is only a small country, 1) ............... it has a unique and varied landscape. Its long coastline
has 2) ............... beautiful beaches that are popular 3) ............... holiday destinations and for water sports.
Over half the country 4) ............... in hills and mountains that offer stunning views and opportunities for
skiing, caving and hiking. Bulgaria’s many rivers are ideal for extreme sports and adventures. The plains,
valleys and marshes 5) ............... add to the variety of landscape that 6) ............... be found. The climate in
Bulgaria is as varied as its landscape. It has heavy snowfalls in winter and hot, dry summers. 7) ...............
of the location of the mountains and the country’s position there are often big differences in the climate
over short distances. Northern Bulgaria is always 8) ............... than the south.
Pirin National Park is in Pirin Mountain in the southwest of the country and 9) ............... over an area of
274 square kilometres. The park has high mountains, waterfalls and forests, as well as many lakes.
10) ............... a popular destination for Bulgarians who want 11) ............... away from the busy cities and
tourists who enjoy 12) ............... . The park is home to many 13) ............... species of plants and animals. It
14) ............... has the highest level of environmental protection in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria has 15) ............... a huge variety of things to do and see that a traveller would certainly need
weeks to get a taste of all that the country has to offer.

Topic 1 (20) Directions: Write a composition about which three items you would take with you if you had to live on a
desert island for a year, and why (150-170 words). In your composition, include the following: 1.the three items you have chosen 2.
the reasons why you have chosen each one 3.how you think you would use each item on the island 4.how you think you would feel
while you were on the island

Topic 2 (task 16) Directions: Your English teacher has asked you to write an article about why you want to learn English (150-170
words). In your article, include the following: 1.why you have chosen English instead of another language 2.why you think English
is a useful language to know. 3.what you hope to achieve by learning English