Тест: Focus 4 Unit 2

Listening

You will hear an interview with a marriage guidance counsellor. Choose the correct answer.

1 When the interviewer tells Melanie about the article he read, she finds it

A unbelievable.

B inaccurate.

C upsetting.

D shocking.

2 Melanie says that most problems could be solved by

A better communication.

B less television.

C equal sharing of household duties.

D less spending by one or other partner.

3 A good marriage guidance counsellor shouldn’t

A ask too many questions.

B give advice.

C try to make the people coming for guidance calm down.

D interrupt customers, no matter what they say.

4 When talking about pre-marriage counselling, the counsellor does not talk about problems caused by

A financial matters.

B the parents of the young couple.

C disagreements about the wedding.

D one or other partner seeing someone else.

5 The aim of the programme is to tell listeners

A how to solve their problems without the need for a marriage guidance counsellor.

B how to identify couples who may be in need of counselling.

C what marriage guidance counsellors do in their work.

D how to communicate with their partners more effectively.

Reading

Read two texts about weddings. For questions 1-5, choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

ALL SAINTS' AND ALL SOULS'

ON a week-day morning a small congregation, consisting mainly of women and girls, rose from its knees in the church called All Saints'. They were about to disperse, when a smart footstep, entering the porch and coming up the central passage, arrested their attention. Everybody looked. A young cavalry soldier in a red uniform strode up the aisle, with an embarrassment which was only the more marked by the determination upon his face to show none. A slight flush mounted his cheek but he never paused till he came close to the altar railing. Here for a moment he stood alone.

‘Tis a wedding!’ murmured some of the women, brightening. ‘Let's wait!’ The majority again sat down. There was a creaking of machinery with a quarter-jack and small bell beneath it, the automaton being driven by the same clock machinery that struck the large bell in the tower. The jack had struck half-past eleven. ‘Where's the woman?’ whispered some of the spectators. The young sergeant was as silent as he was still. The silence grew to be a noticeable thing as the minutes went on, and nobody else appeared, and not a soul moved.

The rattle of the quarter-jack again, its blows for three quarters, caused many of the congregation to start that artificial coughing which betrays a nervous suspense. But the soldier never moved. There he stood, upright as a column, his cap in his hand. The clock ticked on. The women threw off their nervousness, and giggling became more frequent. Then came a dead silence. Everyone was waiting for the end. The sergeant had not yet turned; every woman in the church was waiting to see his face, and he appeared to know it. At last he did turn, and stalked resolutely down the nave, braving them all.

Opposite the church was a paved square. The young man on leaving the door went to cross the square, when, in the middle, he met a woman. The expression of her face, which had been one of intense anxiety, sank at the sight of his nearly to terror. ‘Well?’ he said. ‘O, Frank – I made a mistake! – I thought that church with the spire was All Saints', and I was at the door at half-past eleven to a minute as you said. I waited till a quarter to twelve, and found then that I was in All Souls'. But I wasn't much frightened, for I thought it could be tomorrow as well.’ ‘Shall it be tomorrow, Frank?’ she asked. ‘Tomorrow! I don't go through that experience again forsome time’.

‘But after all,’ she expostulated in a trembling voice, ‘the mistake was not such a terrible thing! Now, dear Frank, when shall it be?’ ‘Ah, when? God knows!’ he said, and turning from her walked rapidly away.

1 At the start of the story, the people in the church

A knew there was going to be a wedding that morning.

B could see how the soldier was feeling.

C had left before the soldier arrived.

D noticed the soldier’s uniform before anything else.

2 While everyone was waiting for the bride,

A the soldier didn’t move at all.

B the women stared at the expression on the soldier's face.

C there was no sound in the church apart from the bell.

D the soldier showed his nervousness.

3 The thing which frightened the woman the most was

A realising she wasin the wrong church.

B arriving at All Soul’s church.

C seeing the expression on Frank’s face.

D waiting for Frank in the middle of the square.

DON'T SPOIL YOUR BIG DAY

Your wedding day should be the happiest day of your life but it can also be one of the most stressful and expensive days too. How can you make sure your wedding day is unforgettable for the right reasons?

Firstly, consider your budget carefully. Yes, a wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime experience but you don’t want to be paying for it for the rest of your life. The most important thing is that it is the day when two people who love each other are joined together as one. That will happen whether you have a small party in your home town for your immediate family and close friends or if you get married on a Caribbean beach.

Secondly, the more special and unique your wedding day is, the more can go wrong. In your local town, you will probably know caterers, photographers and DJs who you can trust. All the people on your guest list will be able to afford to come. Things may go wrong but they won’t be major disasters and will be the sort of things you can laugh at in the future. If you travel somewhere exotic, you may have delayed or cancelled flights, upset stomachs or extreme weather conditions that could completely ruin your big day. Special friends may not be there because of the cost or lack of time.

Whatever you decide, make sure it is a joint decision. Both sets of parents can be consulted for advice, especially if they are paying for it. However, it isn’t their day and they shouldn’t dictate to the bride and groom who is going to be invited or any other details.

Finally, your wedding is the first day of your married life. Whatever happens, try to enjoy it.

4 The writer says that people should think carefully about

A the likely weather conditions on their wedding day.

B the likely cost of their wedding.

C the best kind of food for their wedding.

D the guest list for their wedding.

5 Overall, the writer thinks that

A you should laugh at problems however serious they are.

B it is important to let both sets of parents make decisions for you.

C a wedding day is special because of what it means for the bride and groom.

D expensive weddings are more stressful but also more special.

Match the words in A and B to make collocations. Then complete the sentences. You may need to change the form of the verbs.

A meet / spare / bitterly / look / supremely / reach / break / highly / keep

B miserable/ disappointed / room / the requirements / quiet / intelligent / the law / an agreement / confident

1 Lucy is supremely confident. She believes that she can do anything, and she usually can!

2 Losing the competition was a big shock. I was _________________________ for days.

3 My father _________________________ when he was a teenager. He drove a car when he was only fifteen years old!

4 I didn’t get the job. They told me that I don’t _________________________ but I should apply again in a year.

5 My brother is _________________________ but he doesn’t try to do well at school. It’s very frustrating.

6 All the students _________________________ on Monday morning when the teacher started the class.

7 Please try to _________________________ so you don’t wake the baby.

8 The politicians are trying to _______________ ______________ about university fees.

9 We’ve got a _________________________ so you can stay with us when you come to London.