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Writing Test The 2nd Semester The 9th Form Variant II I. Give Ukrainian equivalent of the words. 1. to discover 2. a device 3. a flip 4. to launch 5. to revolve 6. comprising 7. a broadsheet 8. to broadcast 9. a falsehood 10. a scientist 11. to succeed 12. imaginative / 2 points II. Match the words (1-9) with their definitions (a-i 1. information 2. a landmark 3. a speculation 4. a technological/scientific/ medical advance 5. device 6. venue 7. a discovery 8. a site 9. science a) a place where a building, town, etc. was, is, or will be located; b) a product, machine, system, etc., which someone has thought of for the first time; c) knowledge and theories about the world which are based on facts, experiments and research; d) a machine or tool used for a specific task; e) a building or a place that is very important because of its history, and that should be preserved; f) the acts of forming opinions about what has happened or what might happen without knowing all the facts; g) a fact or thing that someone has found out about, which was not known about before; h) a place where an event or activity will happen; i) facts or details about somebody or something. / 3 points III. Complete the sentences with the correct -ing or infinitive forms of the verbs from the box. to pay to go to sing to get to participate / 3 points to hear to swim to spend to take 1. Does he enjoy the time with his nephew and niece? 2. is a good way to keep it. 3. Could you tell me how to the city centre? 4. She decided some guitar lessons. 5. Yesterday I heard his brother my favourite song as I walked in. 6. Mrs Diggle suggested to the museum next Tuesday. 7. I’m looking forward to from you. 8. My friend doesn’t stand in such activities. 9. They decided to continue moving without attention to the weather. IV. Choose one task: • Write a short essay about the job you consider the best/the worst (10-12 sentences) • Write a short essay about what you associate Great Britain with and is worth visiting (10-12 sentences) /
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Ex. 13. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and conjunctions where necessary.
One day a stranger came the city. It was very early in… the morning and yet there were many people in… the streets. He asked a man where all the people were going to, and the man told the stranger about Atlanta and the races. The stranger was surprised. "No woman, " he said, "will take my life from… me. "
The stranger went on… and walked for a long time along the streets. When he returned to… the gate of… the palace, he was covered in… dust. The porter looked at his dirty clothes and hesitated. But the stranger said to… him that he was the king's son, and the porter allowed him to go into… the palace.
And the young man entered the palace, where they gave … him water to wash himself and new clothes. When Atlanta saw a stranger at … the table that day, she turned on her eyes, because… she was sure he came to run in the race with her … the next morning. At first the guests were rather silent, but the stranger talked with… so much humour that soon there was a smile on… the faces of… all at … the table. After the meal, the king came to the stranger. "Sir, " he said, "your name and country are still unknown to us, but we invite you to stay as long as you like. "
"I thank you, " answered the stranger, "but I cannot tell … you my name, and I cannot stay in the house of any man for more than one night. I must start before/at dawn. I thank you for your kindness, and beg you to excuse me. I should like to rest now, because I have travelled far and must go a long distance yet. "
So he left the king and his daughter. But Atlanta could not forget the man who said farewell to her with… such a light heart. When she asked herself why she was interested in… him, she could find no answer. Yet she decided to speak to him again before… he left the palace … the next morning.