I.               Choose the correct answer.                             Space experiment

Some exciting photos of space have recently appeared on the internet - all taken by teenagers!

Using a cheap camera and a simple balloon, some school students got a large (amount / sum / number / total)1 ………….. of amazing photos from 15 miles (among / above / about / along)2 …………..  Earth.

The teacher said, '(It / There / These / They)3 …………..  carried out an experiment to explore what different (positions / distances / areas / backgrounds)4 ………….. on the Earth look like from space - and prove that you don’t have to use expensive equipment as the textbooks say.’

Seventeen-year-old student Miguel reported, ‘We’d spent long (times / hours / ages / days)5 ………….. working on the experiment after school, but then had to put it (off / down / out / up)6 …………..  due to the weather. Then we were worried that the balloon (shouldn’t / needn’t / mustn’t / wouldn’t)7 …………..  rise higher than 10,000 metres, which wasn’t (quite / so / rather / very)8 ………….. high enough for our experiment. But in the end it wasn’t a problem. And (unless / although / because / if)9         …………..  the balloon had travelled so far, it was still working when it returned! So we’ve learned that in (true / actual / normal / real)10 …………..  life, experiments don’t always have to follow the textbooks!’

II.            Rewrite the following sentences.

1.     They visited their uncle two months ago.(FOR)                                 

They………………………….……………………..

2.     When did you get your new bike?                                                    

How long……………………………………………?

3.     My father started working for that company 30 years ago.(FOR)       

My father has……………………………………….

4.     Sarah hasn’t had pizza for 6 weeks.                                                 

The last time …………………………………..……

5.     The last time we met our grandparents was 2 months ago.(FOR)       

We haven’t…………………………………..………

6.     My father was able to use a computer when he was 9.(SINCE)          

My father……………………….…………….………

7.     I knew how to swim when I was 6 years old. (SINCE)                        

I have ……………………..……….…………………

8.     The last time we went dancing was months ago.(FOR)                      

We ……………………………………………………

9.     His involvement in politics started when he was at university. (INVOLVED)

He……………………………………………

10.  The last time I went to Crete was in July 2003. (SINCE)         

I ……………………………………………………….

11.  The weather was so bad that we had to cancel our camping trip. (SUCH)

It was…………………………………………………...

12.  Due to her carelessness, she lost her bike.  

Because she …………………………………………..

III.   Fill in the blank with one suitable word.          

Tom Cruise is one of the (1) ………………… successful actors in cinema history. However, his life hasn’t always been that easy for him. As a young boy, Tom was shy and had (2) ………………… in finding friends, although he really enjoyed (3) ………………… part in school plays. After he had finished High School, Tom went to New York to (4) ………………… for work. He found employment as a porter, and at the (5) ………………… time, he attended drama classes. In 1980, the film director Franco Zeffirelli offered Tom his first (6) ………………… in a film. Ten years later, he had become (7) ………………… successful that he was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, earning millions of dollars (8) ………………… each film. Today, Tom still (9) ………………… in films and is as popular as ever with his thousands of fans from (10) ………………… around the world.

IV.   Fill the gaps with correct prepositions

1.     I started taking ……………….. a sport when I was 7.

2.     I’m not used …… getting up early on Sunday.

3.     I look forward …….. hearing from you.

4.     He was busy …………….his homework so he took part …………….. the party late.

5.     She has arrived ……….. the hotel.

6.     I’m trying to work. Can you turn your music ………………….?

7.     The referee sent David ………………….for arguing with him.

8.     It wasn’t very rude …….you to serve yourself without asking.

9.     Would you mind looking ……….. my children for a while. I want to buy some milk for them.

10.  This is my favourite song. Turn it ………………….!

V.    Write correct sentences from the suggested words.

1.     How many/ lessons/ you/ learn/ since/ start/ this course.

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2.     He/ such/ kind/ man/ that/ all/ colleagues/ like him.

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3.     It/ best book/ I/ ever/ read/ life.

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4.     When/ I/ see/ Peter/ yesterday/ he/ talk/ beautiful girl.

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5.     In spite/ be rich/ he/ not feel/ happy/ at all.

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6.     If/ she/ not study/ hard/ next exam/ she/ not pass/ it.

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7.     The child/ apology/ mother/ break/ vase.

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8.     Nobody/ know/ exactly/ when/ castle/ build.

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9.     She/ graduate/ university/ 6 months ago/ but/ not find/ job/ yet.

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10.  When/ we/ arrive/ the city/ last year/ they/ build/ new theatre.

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VI.           Read the following passage and choose the best answers.

Sometimes you know things about people the first time you see them, for example, that you want to be friends with them or that you don't trust them. But perhaps this kind of intuition isn't as hard to explain as it may seem. For instance, people give out body language signals all the time. The way you hold your body, head and arms tells people about your mood. If you hold your arms tightly at your sides, or fold them across your chest, people will generally feel that you are being defensive. Holding your head to one side shows interest in the other, while an easy, open posture indicates that you are self-confident. All this affects the way you feel about someone.

Also, a stranger may remind you of a meeting with someone. This may be because of something as simple as the fact that he or she is physically similar to someone who treated you well or badly. Your feelings about a stranger could be influenced by a smell in the air that brings to mind a place where you were happy as a child. Since even a single word can bring back a memory such as that, you may never realize it is happening.

1.     What does the word "open" in the passage most closely mean?

A. Unrestrained             B. Relaxed                                C. Confined                              D. Unlimited

2.     What influences your impression of a person you meet the first time?

A. Intuition                                B. Familiarity                             C. Knowledge                           D. Feeling

3.     What one feels about a stranger may be influenced by something that ______.

A. strengthens one's past behaviours                             B. reminds one of one's past treatment

C. revives one's past memories                                     D. points to one's childhood

4.     What does the second paragraph discuss?

A. Meanings of signals one implies towards a stranger. 

B. Factors that may influence one's feelings about a stranger.

C. How people usually behave to a stranger.                              D. Factors that cause people to act differently.

5.     Intuition described in the passage can be explained by means of _______.

A. styles                                   B. languages                             C. patterns                                D. behaviours