Part 4. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (5 pts)

Have you ever had a really boring job? When I 1. __________ a student, I did lots of different jobs during the summer vacation, ranging 2. __________ picking fruit to working for a furniture removal company. Fruit picking is hard work, but 3. __________ least you are outside and have the company of other pickers. Probably the least pleasant job 4. __________ I had was working in the fridge of a butcher's shop where I had to sort pieces of chickens. But 5. __________ a doubt, the prize for the 6. __________ boring job has to go to the one I had working for a sports equipment company.

My task was to put six table tennis balls into boxes. They left me in a room with a huge container of thousands of balls. I was stuck out 7. __________ sight at the back of the storeroom without even a radio for company. A day in the room felt 8. __________ a month. There is one funny thing I remember: there were supposed 9. __________ be two speeds of ball: one fast and one that was slower for 10. __________ experienced players. The thing was, they were actually the same ball, they just went into different boxes!

• Match words in the advert with the definitions (1-8).
1. People applying for the job
2. A letter or email to say you’d like to apply for the job
3. The amount of money you will make a year
4. Looking for people to work for the company (formal word for ‘employing’)
5. A more formal word for ‘jobs’ with a company
6. Abbreviation meaning Curriculum Vitae (with information about you, your qualifications and experience)
7. Information about what you will need to do in the job
8. Information including name, number and address
• Complete the sentences with these prepositions
1. Walk _________ to the other side of the car park and the factory is there.
2. Can you pass me that book _______ the shelf?
3. There’s lots of water ________ the water cooler so help yourself to a drink
. 4. Go ________ those doors at the end and the photocopier is there.
5. The cafeteria is ________ the top of the building on the fifth floor.
6. We sit _______ each other in the same office.
• Complete the questions with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs.
A: How long ______ you ______ (work) here?
B: About three years. I _______ (join) the newspaper when I left the university.
A: So, ______ you always ______ (want) to be a journalist?
B: Not particularly. But when I ______ (be) young, I wrote stories.
A: What ______ you ______ (study) at university?
B: Spanish. A: ______ you ever _______ (live) in Spain?
B: No, but I __________ (spend) a summer in Argentina.
A: Really? ______ you ________(travel) around a lot?
​ B: Yes, I did. Especially in the region of Patagonia

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER

1.Are you ( interesting / interested ) in football?

2.The football match was quiet ( exciting / excited ) . I enjoyed it.

3.It's sometimes ( embarrasssing / embarrased ) when you have to ask people for money

4. Do you usually get (embarrassing/ embarraed)?

5.I had never expected to get the job. I was really (amazing/amazed) when I was offered it

6.I didn't find the situation funny.I was not ( amusing / amused ).

7.It was a really ( terrifying / terrrifying ) experience.Afterwards everybody was very ( shocking / shocked ).

8. Why do you always look so (boring/bored)? Is your life really so boring/bored?

9.He is one of the most (boring/bored) people I'v ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything (interesting/interested)

10.At first I thought Jake was an ( interesting / interested ) guy but tonight I somewhat ( boring / bored ) with his company.

VI. Choose the correct form.

1. I was disappointing / disappointed with the film. I had expected it to be better.
2. Are you interesting / interested in football ?
3. The football match was quite exciting / excited . I enjoyed it.
4. It's sometimes embarrassing / embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.
5. Do you easily get embarrassing / embarrassed?
6. I had never expected to get the job . I was really amazing / amazed when I was offered it.
7. She has really learnt very fast . She has made astonishing / astonished progress.
8. I didn't find the situation funny. I was not amusing / amused.
9. It was a really terrifying / terrified experience . Afterwards everybody was very shocking / shocked.
10. Why do you always look so boring / bored ? Is your life really so boring / bored?
11. He's one of the most boring / bored people I've ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything interesting / interested.
12. They are shocked / shocking if they hear that news .
13. I think the story is amused / amusing.
14. We were worried / worring when he didn't come home.
15. I am bored / boring with that film .
16. Are you frightened / frightenting of spiders?
17. Are these books interested / interesting for you ?
18. I find walking in the countryside very relaxed/ relaxing.
19. I enjoyed the book very much . It was interested / interesting.

Complete the sentences below with an appropriate preposition. 101. The prince of electricity is going up ............. August. 102. They came to visit us ............. on my birthday. 103. Did you have a good time .......... Christmas? 104. The children are really excited ........... their summer vacation. 105. We were very disappointed ........... the organization of the festival. 106. John missed a lot of lesson. He was ill............... January to March. 107. Helen had said goodbye to everybody in the class ............ she left for her hometown. 108. My cat is very found .................fish. 109. I waited ..........10 o’clock and then went home. 110. I can’t remember exactly when the accident happened. I think it was ............. nine and half past nine. 111. Are you acquainted......... the lady? 112. .......... the children left, the house was very quiet.

B. Reading

I. Read and fill in the blanks with ONE word given in the box. There is one Extra word you don’t need to use.

My Favourite Hobby

My name is Sara. My favourite _____________(1) is reading. I enjoy reading a book when I am free. I started to do it ______________(2) I was four years old. The first time I did it, I felt interested. So I kept reading. The teachers always taught me to read the difficult words. I was happy when I read a story with a happy ending. I was thrilled when I read a detective story.

I enjoy reading ______________(3) I like to explore the imaginative world of my favourite author, J.K. Rowling who _____________(4) “ Harry Potter” . There are a lot of advantages of reading. Reading can make me relaxed and calm. I can also learn new vocabulary items. Then I can further _________________(5) my English. Moreover, it can give me an unlimited imagination, so I can write books in the future. I can learn the different cultures and customs of other countries in the world too.

I read at least one hour every day. I read books by myself. I usually read it at home. I wish I could read different kinds of books because it might be very challenging.

Question 1

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no – it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed, he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfilment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but one season in the tree’s life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are – and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life – can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up. If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfilment of your fall.

Don’t judge a life by one difficult season. Don’t let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.

(source: https://www.beliefnet.com)

According to the paragraph 2, what did the second son see in his turn?

A.The tree was gloomy, withered and crooked.

B.The tree was in buds and teeming with vigor.

C.The tree was blossoming and gave off a sweet scent.

D.The tree was bountifully fruitful, brimming with life force.

V. Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. 

33.'I wrote a really good story at school today', Harry said. 

Harry said that ___________had written a really good story at school. 

34.Paul and Lucy said, 'We're going to go on holiday in May.' 

Paul and Lucy said that ___________ were going to go on holiday in May. 

35.James asked, 'Can I go out to play?'

James asked ___________ he could go out to play. 

36.Martha and Lucy said, 'We won an online competition!' 

Martha and Lucy said that ___________had won an online competition. 

37.'I saw my friend at the computer shop,'Sally said. 

Sally said that she had ___________ her friend at the computer shop. 

38.Eva asked, 'Shall I turn off the lights?'

Eva asked if ___________ should turn off the lights. 

39.Karl said, 'The computer isn't mine, it's theirs’. 

Karl said that the computer wasn't ___________ , it was theirs. 

40.Nick asked, 'Can we go and see our cousins at the weekend?' 

Nick asked if they ___________ go and see their cousins at the weekend. 

Read and fill in the blanks with ONE word given in the box. There is one Extra word you don’t need to use.

My Favourite Hobby

My name is Sara. My favourite _____________(1) is reading. I enjoy reading a book when I am free. I started to do it ______________(2) I was four years old. The first time I did it, I felt interested. So I kept reading. The teachers always taught me to read the difficult words. I was happy when I read a story with a happy ending. I was thrilled when I read a detective story.

I enjoy reading ______________(3) I like to explore the imaginative world of my favourite author, J.K. Rowling who _____________(4) “ Harry Potter” . There are a lot of advantages of reading. Reading can make me relaxed and calm. I can also learn new vocabulary items. Then I can further _________________(5) my English. Moreover, it can give me an unlimited imagination, so I can write books in the future. I can learn the different cultures and customs of other countries in the world too.

I read at least one hour every day. I read books by myself. I usually read it at home. I wish I could read different kinds of books because it might be very challenging.

Question 5