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SEMESTER II

LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST

    In Britain censorship of videos is much stricter than in many other European countries. And it might be even stricter in future, especially with violent. Soon, it may be difficult to hire films like Reservoir Dogs on video in Britain. Film censors are worried that young people might copy screen violence.

    In England last year, a ten-year-old and eleven-year-old killed two-year-old boy. Many people blamed a famous horror film. The two boys copied many of the violent scenes in the film when they attacked their victim.

    A recent investigation showed that many young, violent criminals watch violent films. However, this does not mean that there is a definite connection. Millions of other people also watch them, but not perform violent crimes.

    In the USA, a boy dropped a bowling ball from a bridge onto cars on motorway and killed someone after he saw it on “Beavis and Butt-Head”. A mother blamed this programme when her son started a fire, which killed his sister. But don’t young people know the difference between reality and fiction? The producers of the programme say that the audience know that the two characters are “crazy”, but prefer  “Beavis and Butt-Head” to cartoons with moral messages because they are original and funny.

    Countries vary in their opinion of video violence. Spain and Portugal have almost no limitations for the cinema or video. France has no limitations for videos.

    In England “Die Hard 2” was a certificate 15 but the film censors cut out the most violent scenes. In France, there was no age limitation and it was possible to see the entire film.

    Many film producers believe that too much censorship might destroy the film industry. What do you think? 

LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST

I. Find true and false statements

1) In most European countries there’s no censorship on videos.

2) censorship in Great Britain is very strict.

3) Violent films on TV cause violence in reality.

4) Teenagers sometimes cannot see the difference between reality and fiction.

5) The film producers think that too strict censorship might destroy the film industry.

6) Parents may not be worried about the quality and content of the films their kids watch on TV.

II. Complete the sentences.

1) Film censors are worried that young people might copy screen … .

a) fights; b) violence; c) kisses; d) movements 

2)    A recent … showed that many young, violent criminals watch violent films. 

a) discussion; b) investment; c) research; d) investigation

3) But don’t young people know the difference between reality and … ?

a) fiction; b) fantasy; c) film; d) flowers

4) France has no limitations for … .

a) music; b) films; c) videos; d) clips

5) Countries vary in their opinion of video … .

a) cruel scenes; b) murders; c) fights; d) violence.

6) Spain and … have almost no limitations for the cinema or video.

a) Ukraine; b) Portugal; c) Peru; d) Germany.

III. Answer the questions. 

1) Why can the censorship become stricter in Great Britain?

2) Why do people prefer to watch “Beavis and Butt-Head”?

3) What countries don’t almost have censorship?

4) What might destroy film industry?

IV. Ask 6 questions of different type to the text.

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SEMESTER II

WRITING

1. Choose correct answer.  

1) My mother was … of making a cake when front door bell rang.

a) at the center b) on her way  c) in the middle  d) halfway through 

2) … you do better work than this, you won’t pass the exam

a) Although  b) If  c) Unless  d) When

3) If you want to join the history society, you must first … this application form.

a) make up  b) write down  c) fill in  d) do up

4) He has just taken an examination … History.

a) on  b) about  c) for  d) in

5) The police have asked that … who saw the accident get in touch with them.

a) somebody  b) someone  c) one  d) anyone

6) It was impossible for her to tell the truth so she had to … a story.

a) invent  b) combine  c) manage  d) lie

2.Here are fifteen  pairs of words. One words functions as a noun while the other one as an adjective. Write each word in the proper column.

Ease, heroic, fame, foolish, care, supplement, troublesome, wooden, statuesque, comfort, truthful, famous, traditional, Texas, comfortable, death, statue, tradition, action, heroism, easy, truth, active, supplementary, careless, trouble, Texan, wood, fool, deathly.

Nouns:                                                                    Adjectives:

3. Find the mistakes in the sentences and correct them. 

1)“Aeneid”, a masterpiece of national humour, written in colloquial Ukrainian language.

2) I don’t know when “Aeneid”, written by I Kotlyarevsky, was first publishing.

3) Nobody couldn’t show me the way to the Art Gallery.

4) Nothing was never written in the newspaper about the new play. 

5) We went either to the museum nor to the theatre last week.

6) We couldn’t buy tickets nowhere.

4. Choose and write on the theme of the two topics. Use about 100 words.  

1.     You are going abroad, but you haven’t decided yet which way of travelling to choose. Write about the advantages and disadvantages of air travel in your letter to an English-speaking friend.
2.     Describe the area where you grew up in a way that would help a tourist to decide whether or not to visit it.

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SEMESTER II

READING COMPREHENSION TEST

MOTHER TERESA

Mother Teresa was a simple nun. She never wanted to be famous, but every­one in the world knew who she was. She received many important awards. She travelled around the world to accept them. She asked people for help. Then she gave everything to the poor.

Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910 in what is now Macedonia. She was the youngest of three children. Agnes's father died when she was a child. Her mother made dresses to support the family. Agnes's mother also liked to do charity work, such as visiting the sick. Agnes often went with her, and she enjoyed helping these people. She was a good and re­ligious girl.

Even as a child, Agnes wanted to be a nun. When she was 18 years old, she joined a group of nuns in Darjeeling, India. There, she chose the name Teresa. Then she went to Calcutta to work at St. Mary's School. The school was in a con­vent. Sister Teresa lived in the convent and worked at the school for 20 years. She eventually became the principal. During all those years, Sister Teresa was always concerned about how other people lived. The convent had clean buildings and beautiful lawns. But outside the convent, the streets were dirty and crowded and full of very poor people.

One day in 1946, Sister Teresa was riding on a train to Darjeeling. She looked out of the window and saw dirty children. They were wearing rags and sleeping in doorways. Sick and dying people were lying on filthy streets. She loved her work at the school, but she realized that other people needed her help more. At that moment, she believed God sent her a message. She decided to go to work with the poor.

Two years later, Sister Teresa left the convent. First, she went to a hospital to learn to take care of sick people. After three months, she was ready to live with the poor and the sick. One day, she saw a group of poor children and called them to her. She told them she was going to open a school. The school had no roof, no walls, and no chairs. On the first day, only five students came. She used a stick to write lessons in the dirt.

Several months later, Sister Teresa had many students. Everyone in Calcutta knew about her. A friend let her use part of his house for the school. She taught the children language and math. She also taught them how to keep clean and stay healthy. Soon, other nuns came to help her. Sister Teresa was happy that they wanted to join her. But she told them that life with her was not easy. She said that everyone had to wear the same clothes — white cotton saris. She wanted all the nuns to look like the poor people in India.

In 1948, Sister Teresa started her own group of nuns. They were called the Missionaries of Charity. She was their leader, so they called her "Mother" Tere­sa. The nuns lived in the slums with people who were poor, dirty, and sick. It was hard work and the days were long. But many young nuns came from around the world to join Mother Teresa.

One day, Mother Teresa saw an old woman in the street. She took her to a hospital. They refused to help the woman because she was poor. Mother Ter­esa decided to open a place for the sick and the dying. Later, she started homes for children without families. She also started clinics. Over the years, news of her work spread around the world. Many people sent her donations of money. Oth­ers came to work with her in India or other places. By 1990, the Missionaries of Charity were working in 400 centres around the world.

Over the years, Mother Teresa received many great awards, such as the Nobel Peace Prize. But she always said her greatest reward was helping people. Her message to the world was, "We can do no great things — only small things with great love". She died in 1997 at the age of 87. The whole world mourned her death.

READING  COMPREHENSION TEST

1. True or False Statements

1.      Everyone in the world knows who Mother Teresa was.
2.      Agnes chose the name Teresa when she joined a group of nuns in In­dia.
3.      Sister Teresa had worked at St. Mary's school for 20 years and eventu­ally became a principal.
4.      Sister Teresa was rarely concerned about the convent where the school
   was.
5.      She decided to go to work with the poor because she didn't like her
   work at school.
6.      Sister Teresa was the only nun in the school she opened.

 2. Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mother Teresa became famous because she...

A. started a hospital; B. was a good teacher; C. knew everything about everybody;

D. lived her life to help others.

2. When Agnes was 18 years old, she went to...

A. Macedonia. B. Mexico; C. India. D. Indonesia.

3. Sister Teresa lived and worked in the convent in Calcutta for...

A. two years; B.  twelve years; C. twenty years; D. twenty two years.

4. Right after Sister Teresa had left the convent, she...

A. went to hospital to learn to take care of sick people; B. went to Calcutta; C. travelled around the world to accept awards; D. went to St. Mary's School.

5. Sister Teresa decided to work with the poor...

A. when she did charity with her mother; B. when she saw sick and dying people lying on dirty streets; C. when she asked people for help; D. when she opened her school.

6. Mother Teresa's first school...

A. taught religious subjects only; B. was very small and simple;  C. wasn't liked by the people of Calcutta; D. had clean buildings and beautiful lawns.

3. Complete the sentences. 

1.     She never wanted … , but everyone in the world knew who she was.
2.     Even as a child, Agnes wanted to be … .
3.     During all those years, … Teresa was always concerned about how other people lived.
4.     First, she went to …  to learn to take care of sick people.
5.     She also taught them how to keep …  and stay … .
6.     By 1990, the Missionaries of … were working in 400 centres around the world.

4. Make up four questions of different type to this text.

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SEMESTER II

SPEAKING

1. Choose the correct answers.

1. How are you getting on?

1. Nothing to boast of.
2. I am not getting on.
3. Early in the morning.

2. You enjoyed the play, didn't you?

1. Yes, you did.
2. No, I didn't.
3. Neither did I.

3. Will you be able to do this exercise?

1. I'm afraid it's impossible.
2. I'm afraid I will.
3. I'm afraid to do this exercise.

4. Thank you for inviting me to the party.

1. Will you invite me?
2. Here you are.
3. Oh, the pleasure was all mine.

5. What's the charge for a registered air-mail letter?

1. Sorry, I don't know.
2.                             Over there, into the mail-box.
3. About three or four days.

6. Excuse me, sir. I want to get to the hotel "Mir". Am I in the right bus?

1. No, not to the right. Turn left.
2. Yes, I'm going right up that way myself.
3. I don't want to speak to you right now.

2.   Make up questions to your partner using the cues.

1. What/best theatre?
2. Ukrainian playwrights/like?
3. Youth Club/near?
4. prefer/travelling?
5. stay/hotel/cottage?
6. What sport/go in for?
7. ever/participate/competitions?
8. What/best Ukrainian teams?

3. Complete the following conversation. Imagine you are going to stay at a hotel in England.

AT A HOTEL

Receptionist: Good afternoon. Can I help you? Visitor: ...

R: Do you have a reservation with us? V:...

R: Your name, please? V: ... R: OK. Let me see. You have a reservation for a single room.

Is that correct? V: ...

R: Have you already decided how many nights to stay? V: ... R: 65 dollars per night.

V  .    ...

R: Of course you may. Any time.

V: ...

R: You're welcome.

4. Describe the place, the people, and the situation in the pic­ture. Say where the people are, what they are doing. Make up a conversation between the people in the picture. (Hotel res­ervation.)