B2 Test 4-5

Task 4

Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-6). There are two choices you do not need to use.

1 - In England. Christmas Day and Good Friday have been holidays (literally "Holy Days) for religious reasons since the establishment of Christianity in this country. Christmas is celebrated on December 25 not on Christmas Eve as in several other European countries.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

2 - Boxing Day takes its name from the old custom of giving employees or tradesmen (such as the milkman) an annual present or 'Christmas Box' on that day,. It has nothing to do with che sport of boxing. If Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls at the weekend, the weekday which follows December 25th and 26 becomes a Bank Holiday.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

3- Easter Monday is gencrally regarded as an unofficial consccration of Spring, In many towns there are funfairs with roundabours, coconut-shies, switchbacks and other amusements. Easter Monday used to be the day on which the ladies would parade in the parks, wearing new dresses and hats. Although this custom is dying out, the tradition still provides the ladies with a pretext for buying spring clothes.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

4- The public holidays in Scotland are New Year's Day and the second of January, Good Friday, May Day and the first Mondav in August. New Year's Eve is an occasion for much joyous and noisy celcbration. In London also there are large crowds in Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square and New Year's Eve is a great occasion for parties and jollity.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

5- In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day (March, 17) is also a Bank Holiday. St. Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ircland. It is curious that St. George's Day (April, 23) is not a Bank holiday in England, for St. George is the Patron Saint of England and in addition that day is the anniversary of che birth of the most famous of Englishmen, William Shakespeare. However, the Aag of St. George (a red cross on a white background) or the Union Jack is lown on that day.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

6 - The August Bank Holiday is probably the most popular one of the year, partdly because it comes at a time when children are not at school. A lot of people try to make this a long weekend, and go away to the seaside or the country (as they may indeed have done at Easter or in spring).   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

Which passage tells abour the holiday ?

A officially celebrated only in Ireland

B which is an unofficial consecration of Spring

C which is wrongly thought to have some connection with sports

D which is probably the most popular

E which is celebrated at the very beginning of cach year

F which is celebrated for religious reasons

G when people dress in masquerade costumes

H with great fireworks

Task 5

Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-6). There are two choices you do not need to use.

1- After the privations of World War II, the Fifties celebrated a return to tlhe good life, At the start of the decade Vogue was sending its fashion crews off to exotic locations such as the Caribbean to photograph swimwear that exposed increcasing amounts of skin. Fashion diccated a pale face, protected by foundarion and powder and painted with bright colours.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

2- The tan took a reigh as London, with its pallid modification make up and changeable weather, dictated the style temperature of the hirst half-decade. But then the sun rose in California and the countercultural acsthetic, trom surfer to hippy, was bathed in glorious West Coast gold.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

3 - Throughout the Seventies, the tan got darker. A fortnıghts holiday at one of the popular Spanish Costas was within everyones reach, and with Hawaiian Tropic suntan lotion with its signarure coconut smell, you could be transported anywhere. Although truly exotic destinations had more chic appeal, no-one cared much how a tan was acquired; it was only important that you had one.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

4- The Eighties saw the frst major indications of a fashionable withdrawal into the shade as doctors had now raised the spectre of skin cancer. But society had changed too, and with it the value of a tan. The Thatcher years made aspiration an art form, and subtlery went on a health retreat. For the first time, toreign holidays overtook domestic for UK residents, makinga can easier to acquire than ever.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

5- In June 1992 Vogue announced, " The big news: the tan is our. A pale, rare beauty will turn heads this summer: a look that is certain to shape the beauty ideals of the next century" Soon models were looking so pale, so 'unhealthy that there was a new stick with which to beat fashion. At least with new look no-one looked as though they hadn't secn the sun for years. Bur the sun hadn't quite set on bronzing yet.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

6- Fashion editorials and advertising continue to fuel desire for a fake ran. The fashion world appears to have achieved this golden mean, at least aesthetically. And so the Bronze Age lives on.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

Which passage is about the period ?

A when tan got darker

B when a pale face with bright colours was fashionable

C when foreign holidays overtook domestic for UK residents

D when an 'unhealthy' pale look was fashionable

E when it was popular to sunbathe in California

F when the fashion world suggested the other way ot getting tan

G when women were not allowed to sunbathe

M when fashion adverising banned the usage of make-up

Task 4

Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-6). There are two choices you do not need to use.

1 - In England. Christmas Day and Good Friday have been holidays (literally "Holy Days) for religious reasons since the establishment of Christianity in this country. Christmas is celebrated on December 25 not on Christmas Eve as in several other European countries.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

2 - Boxing Day takes its name from the old custom of giving employees or tradesmen (such as the milkman) an annual present or 'Christmas Box' on that day,. It has nothing to do with che sport of boxing. If Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls at the weekend, the weekday which follows December 25th and 26 becomes a Bank Holiday.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

3- Easter Monday is gencrally regarded as an unofficial consccration of Spring, In many towns there are funfairs with roundabours, coconut-shies, switchbacks and other amusements. Easter Monday used to be the day on which the ladies would parade in the parks, wearing new dresses and hats. Although this custom is dying out, the tradition still provides the ladies with a pretext for buying spring clothes.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

4- The public holidays in Scotland are New Year's Day and the second of January, Good Friday, May Day and the first Mondav in August. New Year's Eve is an occasion for much joyous and noisy celcbration. In London also there are large crowds in Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square and New Year's Eve is a great occasion for parties and jollity.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

5- In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day (March, 17) is also a Bank Holiday. St. Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ircland. It is curious that St. George's Day (April, 23) is not a Bank holiday in England, for St. George is the Patron Saint of England and in addition that day is the anniversary of che birth of the most famous of Englishmen, William Shakespeare. However, the Aag of St. George (a red cross on a white background) or the Union Jack is lown on that day.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

6 - The August Bank Holiday is probably the most popular one of the year, partdly because it comes at a time when children are not at school. A lot of people try to make this a long weekend, and go away to the seaside or the country (as they may indeed have done at Easter or in spring).   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

Which passage tells abour the holiday ?

A officially celebrated only in Ireland

B which is an unofficial consecration of Spring

C which is wrongly thought to have some connection with sports

D which is probably the most popular

E which is celebrated at the very beginning of cach year

F which is celebrated for religious reasons

G when people dress in masquerade costumes

H with great fireworks

Task 5

Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-6). There are two choices you do not need to use.

1- After the privations of World War II, the Fifties celebrated a return to tlhe good life, At the start of the decade Vogue was sending its fashion crews off to exotic locations such as the Caribbean to photograph swimwear that exposed increcasing amounts of skin. Fashion diccated a pale face, protected by foundarion and powder and painted with bright colours.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

2- The tan took a reigh as London, with its pallid modification make up and changeable weather, dictated the style temperature of the hirst half-decade. But then the sun rose in California and the countercultural acsthetic, trom surfer to hippy, was bathed in glorious West Coast gold.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

3 - Throughout the Seventies, the tan got darker. A fortnıghts holiday at one of the popular Spanish Costas was within everyones reach, and with Hawaiian Tropic suntan lotion with its signarure coconut smell, you could be transported anywhere. Although truly exotic destinations had more chic appeal, no-one cared much how a tan was acquired; it was only important that you had one.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

4- The Eighties saw the frst major indications of a fashionable withdrawal into the shade as doctors had now raised the spectre of skin cancer. But society had changed too, and with it the value of a tan. The Thatcher years made aspiration an art form, and subtlery went on a health retreat. For the first time, toreign holidays overtook domestic for UK residents, makinga can easier to acquire than ever.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

5- In June 1992 Vogue announced, " The big news: the tan is our. A pale, rare beauty will turn heads this summer: a look that is certain to shape the beauty ideals of the next century" Soon models were looking so pale, so 'unhealthy that there was a new stick with which to beat fashion. At least with new look no-one looked as though they hadn't secn the sun for years. Bur the sun hadn't quite set on bronzing yet.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

6- Fashion editorials and advertising continue to fuel desire for a fake ran. The fashion world appears to have achieved this golden mean, at least aesthetically. And so the Bronze Age lives on.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

Which passage is about the period ?

A when tan got darker

B when a pale face with bright colours was fashionable

C when foreign holidays overtook domestic for UK residents

D when an 'unhealthy' pale look was fashionable

E when it was popular to sunbathe in California

F when the fashion world suggested the other way ot getting tan

G when women were not allowed to sunbathe

M when fashion adverising banned the usage of make-up

Task 4

Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-6). There are two choices you do not need to use.

1 - In England. Christmas Day and Good Friday have been holidays (literally "Holy Days) for religious reasons since the establishment of Christianity in this country. Christmas is celebrated on December 25 not on Christmas Eve as in several other European countries.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

2 - Boxing Day takes its name from the old custom of giving employees or tradesmen (such as the milkman) an annual present or 'Christmas Box' on that day,. It has nothing to do with che sport of boxing. If Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls at the weekend, the weekday which follows December 25th and 26 becomes a Bank Holiday.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

3- Easter Monday is gencrally regarded as an unofficial consccration of Spring, In many towns there are funfairs with roundabours, coconut-shies, switchbacks and other amusements. Easter Monday used to be the day on which the ladies would parade in the parks, wearing new dresses and hats. Although this custom is dying out, the tradition still provides the ladies with a pretext for buying spring clothes.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

4- The public holidays in Scotland are New Year's Day and the second of January, Good Friday, May Day and the first Mondav in August. New Year's Eve is an occasion for much joyous and noisy celcbration. In London also there are large crowds in Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square and New Year's Eve is a great occasion for parties and jollity.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

5- In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day (March, 17) is also a Bank Holiday. St. Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ircland. It is curious that St. George's Day (April, 23) is not a Bank holiday in England, for St. George is the Patron Saint of England and in addition that day is the anniversary of che birth of the most famous of Englishmen, William Shakespeare. However, the Aag of St. George (a red cross on a white background) or the Union Jack is lown on that day.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

6 - The August Bank Holiday is probably the most popular one of the year, partdly because it comes at a time when children are not at school. A lot of people try to make this a long weekend, and go away to the seaside or the country (as they may indeed have done at Easter or in spring).   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

Which passage tells abour the holiday ?

A officially celebrated only in Ireland

B which is an unofficial consecration of Spring

C which is wrongly thought to have some connection with sports

D which is probably the most popular

E which is celebrated at the very beginning of cach year

F which is celebrated for religious reasons

G when people dress in masquerade costumes

H with great fireworks

Task 5

Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-6). There are two choices you do not need to use.

1- After the privations of World War II, the Fifties celebrated a return to tlhe good life, At the start of the decade Vogue was sending its fashion crews off to exotic locations such as the Caribbean to photograph swimwear that exposed increcasing amounts of skin. Fashion diccated a pale face, protected by foundarion and powder and painted with bright colours.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

2- The tan took a reigh as London, with its pallid modification make up and changeable weather, dictated the style temperature of the hirst half-decade. But then the sun rose in California and the countercultural acsthetic, trom surfer to hippy, was bathed in glorious West Coast gold.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

3 - Throughout the Seventies, the tan got darker. A fortnıghts holiday at one of the popular Spanish Costas was within everyones reach, and with Hawaiian Tropic suntan lotion with its signarure coconut smell, you could be transported anywhere. Although truly exotic destinations had more chic appeal, no-one cared much how a tan was acquired; it was only important that you had one.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

4- The Eighties saw the frst major indications of a fashionable withdrawal into the shade as doctors had now raised the spectre of skin cancer. But society had changed too, and with it the value of a tan. The Thatcher years made aspiration an art form, and subtlery went on a health retreat. For the first time, toreign holidays overtook domestic for UK residents, makinga can easier to acquire than ever.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

5- In June 1992 Vogue announced, " The big news: the tan is our. A pale, rare beauty will turn heads this summer: a look that is certain to shape the beauty ideals of the next century" Soon models were looking so pale, so 'unhealthy that there was a new stick with which to beat fashion. At least with new look no-one looked as though they hadn't secn the sun for years. Bur the sun hadn't quite set on bronzing yet.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

6- Fashion editorials and advertising continue to fuel desire for a fake ran. The fashion world appears to have achieved this golden mean, at least aesthetically. And so the Bronze Age lives on.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

Which passage is about the period ?

A when tan got darker

B when a pale face with bright colours was fashionable

C when foreign holidays overtook domestic for UK residents

D when an 'unhealthy' pale look was fashionable

E when it was popular to sunbathe in California

F when the fashion world suggested the other way ot getting tan

G when women were not allowed to sunbathe

M when fashion adverising banned the usage of make-up

Task 4

Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-6). There are two choices you do not need to use.

1 - In England. Christmas Day and Good Friday have been holidays (literally "Holy Days) for religious reasons since the establishment of Christianity in this country. Christmas is celebrated on December 25 not on Christmas Eve as in several other European countries.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

2 - Boxing Day takes its name from the old custom of giving employees or tradesmen (such as the milkman) an annual present or 'Christmas Box' on that day,. It has nothing to do with che sport of boxing. If Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls at the weekend, the weekday which follows December 25th and 26 becomes a Bank Holiday.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

3- Easter Monday is gencrally regarded as an unofficial consccration of Spring, In many towns there are funfairs with roundabours, coconut-shies, switchbacks and other amusements. Easter Monday used to be the day on which the ladies would parade in the parks, wearing new dresses and hats. Although this custom is dying out, the tradition still provides the ladies with a pretext for buying spring clothes.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

4- The public holidays in Scotland are New Year's Day and the second of January, Good Friday, May Day and the first Mondav in August. New Year's Eve is an occasion for much joyous and noisy celcbration. In London also there are large crowds in Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square and New Year's Eve is a great occasion for parties and jollity.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

5- In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day (March, 17) is also a Bank Holiday. St. Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ircland. It is curious that St. George's Day (April, 23) is not a Bank holiday in England, for St. George is the Patron Saint of England and in addition that day is the anniversary of che birth of the most famous of Englishmen, William Shakespeare. However, the Aag of St. George (a red cross on a white background) or the Union Jack is lown on that day.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

6 - The August Bank Holiday is probably the most popular one of the year, partdly because it comes at a time when children are not at school. A lot of people try to make this a long weekend, and go away to the seaside or the country (as they may indeed have done at Easter or in spring).   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

Which passage tells abour the holiday ?

A officially celebrated only in Ireland

B which is an unofficial consecration of Spring

C which is wrongly thought to have some connection with sports

D which is probably the most popular

E which is celebrated at the very beginning of cach year

F which is celebrated for religious reasons

G when people dress in masquerade costumes

H with great fireworks

Task 5

Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-6). There are two choices you do not need to use.

1- After the privations of World War II, the Fifties celebrated a return to tlhe good life, At the start of the decade Vogue was sending its fashion crews off to exotic locations such as the Caribbean to photograph swimwear that exposed increcasing amounts of skin. Fashion diccated a pale face, protected by foundarion and powder and painted with bright colours.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

2- The tan took a reigh as London, with its pallid modification make up and changeable weather, dictated the style temperature of the hirst half-decade. But then the sun rose in California and the countercultural acsthetic, trom surfer to hippy, was bathed in glorious West Coast gold.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

3 - Throughout the Seventies, the tan got darker. A fortnıghts holiday at one of the popular Spanish Costas was within everyones reach, and with Hawaiian Tropic suntan lotion with its signarure coconut smell, you could be transported anywhere. Although truly exotic destinations had more chic appeal, no-one cared much how a tan was acquired; it was only important that you had one.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

4- The Eighties saw the frst major indications of a fashionable withdrawal into the shade as doctors had now raised the spectre of skin cancer. But society had changed too, and with it the value of a tan. The Thatcher years made aspiration an art form, and subtlery went on a health retreat. For the first time, toreign holidays overtook domestic for UK residents, makinga can easier to acquire than ever.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

5- In June 1992 Vogue announced, " The big news: the tan is our. A pale, rare beauty will turn heads this summer: a look that is certain to shape the beauty ideals of the next century" Soon models were looking so pale, so 'unhealthy that there was a new stick with which to beat fashion. At least with new look no-one looked as though they hadn't secn the sun for years. Bur the sun hadn't quite set on bronzing yet.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

6- Fashion editorials and advertising continue to fuel desire for a fake ran. The fashion world appears to have achieved this golden mean, at least aesthetically. And so the Bronze Age lives on.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

Which passage is about the period ?

A when tan got darker

B when a pale face with bright colours was fashionable

C when foreign holidays overtook domestic for UK residents

D when an 'unhealthy' pale look was fashionable

E when it was popular to sunbathe in California

F when the fashion world suggested the other way ot getting tan

G when women were not allowed to sunbathe

M when fashion adverising banned the usage of make-up

Task 4

Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-6). There are two choices you do not need to use.

1 - In England. Christmas Day and Good Friday have been holidays (literally "Holy Days) for religious reasons since the establishment of Christianity in this country. Christmas is celebrated on December 25 not on Christmas Eve as in several other European countries.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

2 - Boxing Day takes its name from the old custom of giving employees or tradesmen (such as the milkman) an annual present or 'Christmas Box' on that day,. It has nothing to do with che sport of boxing. If Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls at the weekend, the weekday which follows December 25th and 26 becomes a Bank Holiday.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

3- Easter Monday is gencrally regarded as an unofficial consccration of Spring, In many towns there are funfairs with roundabours, coconut-shies, switchbacks and other amusements. Easter Monday used to be the day on which the ladies would parade in the parks, wearing new dresses and hats. Although this custom is dying out, the tradition still provides the ladies with a pretext for buying spring clothes.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

4- The public holidays in Scotland are New Year's Day and the second of January, Good Friday, May Day and the first Mondav in August. New Year's Eve is an occasion for much joyous and noisy celcbration. In London also there are large crowds in Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square and New Year's Eve is a great occasion for parties and jollity.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

5- In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day (March, 17) is also a Bank Holiday. St. Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ircland. It is curious that St. George's Day (April, 23) is not a Bank holiday in England, for St. George is the Patron Saint of England and in addition that day is the anniversary of che birth of the most famous of Englishmen, William Shakespeare. However, the Aag of St. George (a red cross on a white background) or the Union Jack is lown on that day.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

6 - The August Bank Holiday is probably the most popular one of the year, partdly because it comes at a time when children are not at school. A lot of people try to make this a long weekend, and go away to the seaside or the country (as they may indeed have done at Easter or in spring).   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

Which passage tells abour the holiday ?

A officially celebrated only in Ireland

B which is an unofficial consecration of Spring

C which is wrongly thought to have some connection with sports

D which is probably the most popular

E which is celebrated at the very beginning of cach year

F which is celebrated for religious reasons

G when people dress in masquerade costumes

H with great fireworks

Task 5

Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-6). There are two choices you do not need to use.

1- After the privations of World War II, the Fifties celebrated a return to tlhe good life, At the start of the decade Vogue was sending its fashion crews off to exotic locations such as the Caribbean to photograph swimwear that exposed increcasing amounts of skin. Fashion diccated a pale face, protected by foundarion and powder and painted with bright colours.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

2- The tan took a reigh as London, with its pallid modification make up and changeable weather, dictated the style temperature of the hirst half-decade. But then the sun rose in California and the countercultural acsthetic, trom surfer to hippy, was bathed in glorious West Coast gold.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

3 - Throughout the Seventies, the tan got darker. A fortnıghts holiday at one of the popular Spanish Costas was within everyones reach, and with Hawaiian Tropic suntan lotion with its signarure coconut smell, you could be transported anywhere. Although truly exotic destinations had more chic appeal, no-one cared much how a tan was acquired; it was only important that you had one.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

4- The Eighties saw the frst major indications of a fashionable withdrawal into the shade as doctors had now raised the spectre of skin cancer. But society had changed too, and with it the value of a tan. The Thatcher years made aspiration an art form, and subtlery went on a health retreat. For the first time, toreign holidays overtook domestic for UK residents, makinga can easier to acquire than ever.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

5- In June 1992 Vogue announced, " The big news: the tan is our. A pale, rare beauty will turn heads this summer: a look that is certain to shape the beauty ideals of the next century" Soon models were looking so pale, so 'unhealthy that there was a new stick with which to beat fashion. At least with new look no-one looked as though they hadn't secn the sun for years. Bur the sun hadn't quite set on bronzing yet.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

6- Fashion editorials and advertising continue to fuel desire for a fake ran. The fashion world appears to have achieved this golden mean, at least aesthetically. And so the Bronze Age lives on.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

Which passage is about the period ?

A when tan got darker

B when a pale face with bright colours was fashionable

C when foreign holidays overtook domestic for UK residents

D when an 'unhealthy' pale look was fashionable

E when it was popular to sunbathe in California

F when the fashion world suggested the other way ot getting tan

G when women were not allowed to sunbathe

M when fashion adverising banned the usage of make-up