Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.

Read the passage and write T for the correct answers and F for the wrong ones

Charles Dickens was born in Ports Mouth in 1812. His family then lived in London. His father was a clerk (thư ký) in an office. There were eight children in the family, so life was hard. Charles went to school and his teacher thought he was very clever. When he was only eleven, he had to leave school and went to work in a factory. He worked ten hours a day and earned 30 pence a week. Every night, after work, he walked four miles back to his home. Charles hated it and never forgot. He used it in many novels, especially David Copperfield and Oliver Twist.

1. ________ Charles’ family had eight children.

2. ________ Charles went to school when he was only eleven.

3. _______ He worked ten hours a day and earned thirty pence a day.

4. _______ Charles liked walking back to his home after work.

5. _______ Oliver Twist is one of Charles’ novels.

Do the quiz. Compare your answers with a partner's. Then listen and check.

1) 0 - 5 years

Which of these things can children normally do before they’re five?

a. Get a new hobby

b. Read and write a 20-word story

c. Get a bank account

2) 6 - 12 years

Surveys show we are happiest around nine to ten years old. Why?

a. It’s when we get rich

b. It’s when we get a pension

c. It’s when we have the most fun and fewest worries.

3) 13 - 19 years

Most teenagers have got social media account nowadays. How old do you usually need to be to get a social media account?

a. Thirteen

b. Fourteen

c. Fifteen

4) 20 - 29 years

When they have got a degree or finished their studies, people in their twenties often get a job. Which of these things can’t you do in the UK until you’re twenty-one?

a. Get a driving licence

b. Adopt a child

c. Get a boyfriend or girlfriend.

5) 30 - 49 years

At this age, many people are married. According to scientists, if you get married, you’ll probably __________.

a. be happy

b. die younger

c. live longer

6) 50 - 59 years

People often become grandparents at this age. What is the record number of grandchildren to one grandparent in the world?

a. 99

b. 140

c. 247

7) 60 - 79 years

When people get a pension, they often lead a quiet life, but not always! In the Senior Olympics event in the USA, for example, older people compete in every Olympic sport. What’s the world record for the women’s 100 metres for women over seventy?

a. 10.6 seconds

b. 14.6 seconds

c. 20.6 seconds

8) 70 - 100 years

People are getting older. In 1900, the average life expectancy in Europe was forty-three. What is it now?

a. About seventy

b. About eighty

c. About ninety

Complete the expressions with AT, ON or IN

. Write answers to the questions using the words in the box and the correct preposition. 

Read the sentences about cooking a meal. Choose the best answers

Task 20: What do the underlined words refer to? Select the correct answers. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.2pt)

An alien civilization could choose many different ways of sending information across the galaxy, but many of these either require too much energy, or else are severely attenuated while traversing the vast distances across the galaxy. It turns out that, for a given amount of transmitted power, radio waves in the frequency range 1000 to 3000 MHz travel the greatest distance, and so all searches to date have concentrated on looking for radio waves in this frequency range. So far there have been a number of searches by various groups around the world, including Australian searches using the radio telescope at Parkes, New South Wales. Until now there have not been any detections from the few hundred stars (1) which have been searched. The scale of the searches has been increased dramatically since 1992, when the US Congress voted NASA $10 million per year for ten years to conduct a thorough search for extra-terrestrial life. Much of the money in (2) this project is being spent on developing the special hardware needed to search many frequencies at once.

1. A. the few hundred stars B. any detections C. scientists

2. A. the US Congress B. a thorough search for extra-terrestrial life C. NASA

Task 21: Rearrange the words/phrases to make complete sentences. Select the correct sentences. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.4pt) Example: my / I / scarves / beautiful / forgot / two / pack / to /.

--> Answer: I forgot to pack my two beautiful scarves.

1. Knives / dangerous / not / as / as / are / guns /.

A. Knives are not as dangerous as guns. B. Knives not are as dangerous as guns. C. Knives as are not dangerous as guns.

2. would / I / say / please / to / like / something.

A. I would like to say please something. B. I would like to say something please.

C. I would say to like something please.

Task 22: Combine these words to make sentences, using the correct word forms. Select the correct sentences. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)

Example: I/ want/see/you/ office.

--> Answer: I want to see you in my office.

1. What/ qualities/ you/ need/ be/ good/ journalist/?

A. What qualities you need be a good journalist?

B. What qualities do you need to be a good journalist?

C. What qualities you need to be a good journalist?

2. If/ you/ afraid/ speak/ public/ you/ be/not/ alone/!/

A. If you afraid speak in public, you are not alone!

B. If you are afraid of speak in public, you are not alone!

C. If you are afraid of speaking in public, you are not alone!

Task 23: Rewrite each sentence without changing the meaning of the given sentence. Begin the new sentence with the suggested word. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)

Ex: When I came, he was having dinner. → When………………………………………. Answer: When I arrived, he was having dinner.

 1. I advise you not to stay up late every night.

-You should………………………………….

2. She didn’t accept my proposal yesterday.

- My proposal…………………………………

Task 20: What do the underlined words refer to? Select the correct answers. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.2pt)

An alien civilization could choose many different ways of sending information across the galaxy, but many of these either require too much energy, or else are severely attenuated while traversing the vast distances across the galaxy. It turns out that, for a given amount of transmitted power, radio waves in the frequency range 1000 to 3000 MHz travel the greatest distance, and so all searches to date have concentrated on looking for radio waves in this frequency range. So far there have been a number of searches by various groups around the world, including Australian searches using the radio telescope at Parkes, New South Wales. Until now there have not been any detections from the few hundred stars (1) which have been searched. The scale of the searches has been increased dramatically since 1992, when the US Congress voted NASA $10 million per year for ten years to conduct a thorough search for extra-terrestrial life. Much of the money in (2) this project is being spent on developing the special hardware needed to search many frequencies at once.

1. A. the few hundred stars B. any detections C. scientists

2. A. the US Congress B. a thorough search for extra-terrestrial life C. NASA

Task 21: Rearrange the words/phrases to make complete sentences. Select the correct sentences. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.4pt) Example: my / I / scarves / beautiful / forgot / two / pack / to /.

--> Answer: I forgot to pack my two beautiful scarves.

1. Knives / dangerous / not / as / as / are / guns /.

A. Knives are not as dangerous as guns. B. Knives not are as dangerous as guns. C. Knives as are not dangerous as guns.

2. would / I / say / please / to / like / something.

A. I would like to say please something. B. I would like to say something please.

C. I would say to like something please.

Task 22: Combine these words to make sentences, using the correct word forms. Select the correct sentences. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)

Example: I/ want/see/you/ office.

--> Answer: I want to see you in my office.

1. What/ qualities/ you/ need/ be/ good/ journalist/?

A. What qualities you need be a good journalist?

B. What qualities do you need to be a good journalist?

C. What qualities you need to be a good journalist?

2. If/ you/ afraid/ speak/ public/ you/ be/not/ alone/!/

A. If you afraid speak in public, you are not alone!

B. If you are afraid of speak in public, you are not alone!

C. If you are afraid of speaking in public, you are not alone!

Task 23: Rewrite each sentence without changing the meaning of the given sentence. Begin the new sentence with the suggested word. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)

Ex: When I came, he was having dinner. → When………………………………………. Answer: When I arrived, he was having dinner.

 1. I advise you not to stay up late every night.

-You should………………………………….

2. She didn’t accept my proposal yesterday.

- My proposal…………………………………