Test1

The writer

Author decided not to buy the French palace because

The property in Scotland

The Knightsbridge apartment

Mukesh Ambani

The writer

Task 2. Read the text "The Romance of a Busy Broker" and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. Pitcher is a person who easily shows his emotions.

The stenographer's behaviour was not the same as usual.

The stenographer wanted Mr Maxwell to notice her presence.

Mr Maxwell did not mind Miss Leslie interrupting his work

Miss Leslie's odour made Mr Maxwell forget about his work for a short while

Mr Maxwell wanted Miss Leslie to answer his question immediately

Miss Leslie showed no emotions towards Mr Maxwell

Mr Maxwell was too busy to remember an important event in his life

Use of English.

Read and complete the text with the correct words.

Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett was the biggest-selling British author in the 1990s, famous for his (1)         [legend, fantasy, crime, graphic] stories set in the magical Discworld. He was an extraordinary talent whose novels have entertained millions of adults and children. The Discworld series (2)        [says, speaks, tells, writes]the story of the people inhabiting a world which is situated on the backs of four elephants. These elephants themselves stand on the back of a turtle which is floating through space. The books were clearly written (3)     [for, by, to, as] someone who knows how to tell a funny story. However, Pratchett also used his books to get his ideas (4)        [out, off, away, across]on serious subjects like death and politics. Critics and authors (5)           [said, talked, spoke, mentioned] highly of him and he had a huge army of fans. When he died in 2015, people from all over the world paid tribute to him.

• Modern world needs to deal with the growing problem of cybercrime. The (CREATE)          of millions of websites on the Internet means that it is hard to monitor all of them. This lack of control has led to (PIRATE)        – the crime of illegally downloading and distributing films and music. Another problem related to Internet crime is the (THIEF)       of personal data, such as credit card PINs. A way to avoid this is to be careful while shopping online, especially if a website seems (SUSPICION)            . A legal online shopping website will never ask for a PIN to your credit card. To stay safe on the web you should also change your password on websites you use as often as possible after you (ACTION)          an account. This will stop hackers from getting into your profile and accessing your private information. A lot of (IMPROVE)             has been made to make Internet transactions more secure, but hackers are getting smarter, so if you want to be safe, you need to be smart too.

Task 3. Listening.

Listen to the text . Choose True if the statement is true and False if it is false.

1. The area covered by forests has become smaller since Jane was a child

Jane thinks we don't need money to live

Modern kids never clean up rubbish or try to stop pollution

Professors taught Jane that animals have personalities and feelings

Jane has worked on environmental problems for 56 years

Listen to the speakers and choose the correct answers :

What is mentioned about food in chain cafes?

What is YumNow?

How much food is wasted per year in the UK?

What kind of food can you buy on YumNow?

When did the idea of creating YumNow come to Hendrick?