HS2 2019 unit5 p94 act3

Reading 1

Read the text below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-5). There are three choices you do not need to use.

PLANNING FOR A YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT

A Be flexible.

B Commit to your resolution.

C Use a system of reminders.

D Write it down.

E Be realistic.

F Track your progress.

G Reward yourself.

H Make a plan.

Are you busy making your New Year's resolutions or have you resolved never to make a New Year's resolution ever again? If the latter, you're not alone. So many people get demoralized when, year after year, they make decisions that they keep for only a few weeks or maybe even just a few days.

Our Eight Rules for New Year's Resolutions will help to set you up for success right from the start.

(1)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, H, G] Successful resolutions start with a strong dedication to make ka change. To succeed, you must believe that you can accomplish what you set out to and that belief is supported by the unwavering support you give yourself.

(2)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] A simple but powerful technique for making your goal real is to put your resolution into writing. There is something inside us that creates more commitment and drive when we take time to do this. Consider writing it down on cards and keeping them where you'll see them often - on your desk, the fridge, in your wallet.

(3)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] This is where so many resolutions fall down. Articulating what you want to achieve is one thing; deciding how to do it is quite another. Don't miss out this step!

Start by envisioning where you want to be;

Then go back along your path to where you are today;

Write down all the milestones you noted in between; and

Decide what you will do to accomplish each of these milestones. You need to know each step and have a plan for what comes next.

(4)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] Not everything will work out precisely the way you planned. If you are too riding in your approach to resolutions, the first minor obstacle can throw you off your course completely.

When creating your plan, try to predict some challenges you will face - make a contingency plan for the ones that have the highest probability and mentally prepare yourself for the others.

Realise that your resolution itself might change along the way as well. That's not failure, it's reality. As your life changes, so will your goals, dreams, and desires.

(5)   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] Although knowledge of a job well done can be a prize in itself, we all enjoy a little treat from time to time. Even the most committed person needs a boost and sometimes that is best accomplished due to an external reward.

When you are developing your plan, make a note of a few milestones where you will praise your-self once they are achieved. But spread them out you want to make sure the rewards remain special and are not too easy to get.

New Year's resolutions can be a pain or a pleasure. The choice is yours. The starting point is to focus on something that you really want and are ready to give your commitment to. Do this and you'll be in a great position to stay motivated and be successful!

Reading 2

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1-12) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

SO YOU WANNA BE A ROADIE?

The boy had already been called for lunch three (1)           [time, times, tense, sometimes]. Each time the door was opened, deafening heavy metal music blasted through the rest of the house like a fireball. (2)           [Finally, Therefore, So, Thus]he appeared in his teenage splendour, all dressed in black with studs and piercings. He seated himself among the adults with a scowl. He didn't contribute to the conversation (3)               [if i, unless, but, provided that]addressed directly.

«What are you planning to do when you leave school?» the woman next to him asked at one moment.

«I wanna be a roadie», he replied. There was silence for a moment as everyone digested this. He looked pleased with the lack of reaction.

«I was a roadie for a (4)         [whereas, times, second, while]», said one of the men at the table. «And the whole my job consisted of humping huge boxes around - from big trucks onto stages and then from stages into big trucks».

«Which band did you work for?» asked the boy.

«I didn't work for a band, I worked for the production company that staged the concerts - like most roadies do».

«But don't bands have their own roadies?»

«Yeah, they do», the man said, «bands have their own roadies - usually somebody's brother or best mate - who are trusted workers that travel with the band and form part of the «family» along with the musicians (5)             [himself, herself, theirselves, themselves], their managers, the technicians, etc. But the vast majority of roadies are employed by the production company like I was, and they’re as low as they can be - they don't travel with the band, and they aren't (6)         [let, allowed, must, permit]to do anything except for humping huge boxes around».

The boy wasn't going to let this put him off.

«What about (7)               [free, charge, uncontrolled, open]concert tickets?»

«The roadie is the bottom of the pile, remember, and the last person who gets free tickets for the concert».

The boy was still not convinced.

«But you must get to meet the rock stars».

«The closest I ever came was when I was doing the Rolling Stones at Wembley. The door of the first one opened and Mick Jagger got out. He looked in my direction and then began walking towards me, a big smile on his face. I panicked! «What am I going to say to him?» I thought. Of course, he walked straight up to the woman standing (8)        [near, by, nearby, next]to me, kissed her, spoke a few words and then walked away. That's all».

The boy refused to give in.

«But everyone involved in the rock music scene gets paid a lot of money - there's that at least».

«Roadies get paid a pittance! When you do a really big performance - one that involves days to set up - then you end up with quite a lot of money in your pocket, (9)     [on, in, for, to]the simple reason that you work so many hours and don't really have time to spend any of it. I can't remember how (10)       [much, many, few, lot]we got paid per hour, but to give you an indication of how much we earned, I did one concert at Wembley (I can't remember who was playing then) which finished late, and by the time we’d cleared up afterwards it was 4 or 5 in the morning. We walked home to south London! It must have been about 20 miles! And do you know why we walked? Because we worked out that if we' d caught a taxi, then we would have spent nearly all the money we'd earned that night! That's how well roadies get paid!»

The boy was looking a bit (11)            [miserable, depressing, sadly, happily].

«But it can't be all bad, surely», he said.

«Well, no, you do get to see all the concerts for free», the man replied.

«It's OK», the boy told himself. No granddad's tales were going to (12)           [prove to, satisfy, sure, convince]should or shouldn't do. He'd be a roadie if he wanted to. Or maybe he wouldn't be a roadie. Maybe he'd be a rock star instead.

Reading 3

Read the texts below. For each of the empty spaces (1-12) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

The (1)                  [well-knowner, well-knownest, more well-known, most well-known]nurse of all time must be Florence Nightingale, who (2)             [become, became, has become, had become]famous for her work during the Crimean War in the middle of the nineteenth century.

Florence Nightingale was born in 1805 in Kingston, Jamaica. Her mother was Jamaican and her father was Scottish. Her mother (3)          [run, ran, running, has run]a boarding house for invalid soldiers and was also an expert in herbal remedies which she used to treat the soldiers. When her mother died, Florence took over the boarding house and the care of the sick soldiers. (4)      [At, On, With, In]1850 there was a serious outbreak of cholera in Jamaica. Florence worked night and day to help the victims and created her own herbal medicine for the disease. She also believed that clean conditions, fresh air and good food (5)      [are, were, be, been]important in (6)          [fight, fought, fighting, fighted]the disease, ideas which most doctors thought were ridiculous. During the war, she saved the lives of thousands of people.

HOW TO GET TO ENGLAND

London is a global transport hub, so you can (7)         [easy, easily, ease, easier]fly to England from just about anywhere in the world. In recent years, the massive growth of budget airlines (8)                [increasing, has increased, had increased, were increased]the number of routes and reduced the fares between England and other countries in Europe.

Your other main option for travel between England and mainland Europe is ferry, (9)          [either, both, neither, or]port-to-port or combined with a long-distance bus trip-this type of travel has less environmental impact than (10)        [fly, flying, flown, flew], although journeys can be long and financial savings not huge compared with budget airfares. International trains are much more comfortable, and another «green» option; the Channel Tunnel allows direct rail services between England, France and Belgium, with onward connections (11)       [on, to, in, under]many other European destinations.

Getting from England to Scotland and Wales is easy. The bus and train systems are fully integrated and in most cases you won't even know you have (12)           [cross, crosses, crossed, crossing]the border. Passports are not required - although some Scots and Welsh may think they should be!