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Read the text below. For questions (1-2) choose the correct answer (A,B,C or D).

Your Health

Swimmig is great exercise. It`s healthy, fun and relaxing. Because swimming is a "low-impact" sport, most people enjoy participating in this activity without fear of injury to their bones or muscles. Jogging , which is a " high- impact" activity, can at times be harmful. I know this from personal experience. Last year while I was jogging, I injured my right knee. I don`t go jogging any more. After a painful month of recovery, I stopped running and switched to water sports. Now I`m thinking about joining a swimming team and competing in races.

1. Accordng to the text, swimming is ______________________   [A, B, C, D]

A the healthiest sports activity for the author.

B the most traumatic kind of sport for people.

C The most acceptable activity for the author.

D the most pleasant free-tome activity for people.

2. Why did the author decide to go in for swimmimg?   [A, B, C, D]

A He wanted to take part in the swimming competition.

B He didn`t like to go jogging.

C He wanted to be healthy , to have fun and relax.

D He has hurt his leg seriously while jogging.

Read the text below. match questions (A-G) to (1-5). There are two questions you do not need to use.

Travelling to Ukraine

1.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G]

I guess i wanted to travel, but it was never priority. I`ve been to Greece before on a school trip for sightseeing. I liked Greece a lot, but all we saw were ruins day in and day out. I would have liked to have met people, too. In Ukraine it`s the opposite. I don`t feel like a tourist. I would like to be able to see more of the sights. The money I had earned to come here was worth it.

2.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G]

Yeah, I had to save for it. I worked two part-time jobs. The first was a day-care centre, where my two cousins work. I worked there full-time in June. I also worked with my dad, who owns a brewery.

3.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G]

Some were like, "Where is Ukraine?" and ," Why are you going ? Well, that`s cool.....at least you`re doing someting other than being at the basketball court every day". It wasn`t like, "Wow,you`re going to Ukraine! You`re living out my dream! I wanted to go there so much!" People of my age don`t even know about Chernobyl. I`m only seventeen, you know.

4.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G]

Roya ( my friend) thinks that people here are pretty genuine. It could be because she`s from California, but I actually feel like people in Minnesota are genuine, too. It was nice to meet people here. When I introduces myself to some ukrainain kids in the city, they were friendly and smiling. They told me a lot of interesting things about their native place , their schools and friends.

5.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G]

I learned from this camp that I really want to do a study-abroad programme. IOC is great. I think with a stusy - abroad programme, though, I can also see more of a country.

A Have you taken anything from this experience?

B Is it your first visit to the International Outreach Camp?

C What are some of the differences you see between the people you met here and Americans back home?

D How did some of your friends and family react to your going to Ukraine for the International Outreach Camp?

E Are you having a tough time in Ukraine?

F Have you gone anywhere elase internationally?

G The money you earned .....Do you mean you paid for this camp yourself?

Read the text below. Choose from ( A-H) the one which best fits each of (1-6).There are two choices you do not need to use.

Why did Ancient Egyptians Build Pyramids?

Why Not Giant Rectanglea or Some Other Shape?

Egyptologists assume they (1)________________,   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] the hills that on the day of creation rose out of the flood. This idea certainly comes from (2)________________   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] in former times, the land was by the Nile, and (3)__________________   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H], islands appeared which were considered to be symbols of the day of creation. So a pyramid could represent such a hill.

But one could ask: why (4)______________   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] , why did it have edges leading to a top? Another idea is that kings used pyramids (5)___________________   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H].

But these are all speculations. A final theory is that in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis (the centre of the sun cult in Egypt) there (6)___________________________   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H].

It could be that this sacred stone had the shape of a pyramid, and that the people who built the pyramids were trying to recreate that, because the top piece of a pyramid is called a benben.

A represent primeval hills

B when the flood retreated

C to climb up to their heaven

D the natural state of Egyp

E was it not just a rounded hill

F hill was desroyed by water flood

G was a monument called a benben stone

H were a lit of grand piramids

Read the text below. Choose from ( A-H) the one which best fits each of (1-6).There are two choices you do not need to use.

Why did Ancient Egyptians Build Pyramids?

Why Not Giant Rectanglea or Some Other Shape?

Egyptologists assume they (1)________________,   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] the hills that on the day of creation rose out of the flood. This idea certainly comes from (2)________________   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] in former times, the land was by the Nile, and (3)__________________   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H], islands appeared which were considered to be symbols of the day of creation. So a pyramid could represent such a hill.

But one could ask: why (4)______________   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] , why did it have edges leading to a top? Another idea is that kings used pyramids (5)___________________   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H].

But these are all speculations. A final theory is that in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis (the centre of the sun cult in Egypt) there (6)___________________________   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H].

It could be that this sacred stone had the shape of a pyramid, and that the people who built the pyramids were trying to recreate that, because the top piece of a pyramid is called a benben.

A represent primeval hills

B when the flood retreated

C to climb up to their heaven

D the natural state of Egyp

E was it not just a rounded hill

F hill was desroyed by water flood

G was a monument called a benben stone

H were a lit of grand piramids

Read the text below. Choose from ( A-H) the one which best fits each of (1-6).There are two choices you do not need to use.

Why did Ancient Egyptians Build Pyramids?

Why Not Giant Rectanglea or Some Other Shape?

Egyptologists assume they (1)________________,   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] the hills that on the day of creation rose out of the flood. This idea certainly comes from (2)________________   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] in former times, the land was by the Nile, and (3)__________________   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H], islands appeared which were considered to be symbols of the day of creation. So a pyramid could represent such a hill.

But one could ask: why (4)______________   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] , why did it have edges leading to a top? Another idea is that kings used pyramids (5)___________________   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H].

But these are all speculations. A final theory is that in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis (the centre of the sun cult in Egypt) there (6)___________________________   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H].

It could be that this sacred stone had the shape of a pyramid, and that the people who built the pyramids were trying to recreate that, because the top piece of a pyramid is called a benben.

A represent primeval hills

B when the flood retreated

C to climb up to their heaven

D the natural state of Egyp

E was it not just a rounded hill

F hill was desroyed by water flood

G was a monument called a benben stone

H were a lit of grand piramids