Final test for the 9th form , I semester, A.Nesvit

                                                9th form  (I)

I Listen to the text and complete it with the words from the box: (unique, colours, involved, invention, safety, attractiveness, disappear, machinery, stylists, hairstyle, youth, pigtails. 

The extraordinary (1)… is the hair that amazes and attracts the most attention. In many cases,  it has been the (2)… of an amateur. Professional (3)… are always trying something new, but they usually keep it as a variation of what already exists. The truly new, and (4)… hairstyle doesn’t have to be anything extreme with artificial attachments and abnormal (5)…, nor should it simply be a re-invention of something old. The truly extraordinary hairstyles are natural outgrowths of the decade in which they were invented. For example, as women became more (6)… in industry, they required hair styles that could easily be protected from (7)…, with the result that the long flowing tresses began to (8)… once the woman was of the working age. A good example of a new hairstyle were the short (9)… that predominated in industrial  societies, giving the woman (10)…, (11),   and (12)… all in one.

II Match the words with their definitions:

III Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form and voice.

1 The presentation about Sofiyivka… (to prepare) now.

2 A new brochure about this Nature Reserve …(already, to publish).

3 All the different substances that pollute our water…(to talk about) at the last lesson.

IV Write about the environmental problems in your town.

     Write about the advantages or disadvantages of Internet.

     Write your autobiography.