I. Listen to an interview with an Olympic swimming champion – Jackson Avery. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle T or F. You will listen TWICE.

Read the article again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

Question I: Listen to the interview between a magazine reporter and Dr. Minh Vu about netiquette and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Tick (√) T (true) or F (false).

Question II: Listen to the conversation and complete the sentences. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the recording.

1. Developing ways to get better productivity in farming will help feed the....….on earth.

2. We may be able to live on other planets, so……won’t be a problem anymore.

3. On the other hand, robots will bring ……………..

4. High …………. in farming may destroy the environment

Read the text carefully, then decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

TEEN LIFE IN THE FUTURE

     What will life for teenagers be like in the year 2030? For the start, computers will be everywhere and they will do everything for us.

     We won’t have alarm clocks in the future. A picture in your bedroom will become a computer screen and it’ll wake you up and say hello. You’ll walk into the kitchen and the toaster and coffee machine will recognise your voice and automatically make you your breakfast.

     Your computer will remind you to do your homework. You won’t need a backpack, because all your text books will be digital and they’ll be on one e-reader.

     In your classroom, the top of your desk will become a computer screen. You’ll touch the screen to connect to the Internet, but you won’t be able to send or receive personal messages.

     You won’t have to go to the shopping centre to buy your clothes. You’ll buy a sweater online and it’ll be right size because a computer will scan your body.

     Everyone will have a touch screen phone with GPS, so you’ll never get lost. The bad news is that your parents will use the GPS to know exactly where you are!

1.  Life in the future will be better and more convenient.

2.  A robot will make your breakfast every morning.

3.  Students won’t have to do their homework because their computer will do it.

4.  There will be no more textbooks in classes.

5.  At a clothes shop, a computer will scan your body for measurements.

6.  Students will be able to send and receive their personal messages in the classroom.

7.  GPS will be used to find out where you are.

 Complete the passages with the words from the box.

How people can help with recycling?

     As inhabitants of the earth we all have a duty to (1)________ the environment. We should contribute to environmental protection by finding new ways of using products we (2)________ away. Nowadays recycling is an industry. As the world’s (3)________ resources run out, manufacturers must find ways of reusing products. (4)________ can we do to help our environment?

♦   We can sort our (5)__________ by separating it and then taking it to the appropriate recycling bins.

♦   We can (6)__________ things such as jars and envelopes.

♦   We can buy (7)__________ products like stationery.

♦   We can transform our waste food into a fertilizer which we may use as compost for our gardens (8)__________     

Listen to a man talking about available means of transport to travel around Britain. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

      1.  Travelling in Britain is not very difficult.                                                 .................

      2.   If you are visiting most big cities in your trip, you shouldn’t take a train.............

      3.   You can easily get the best deals in hiring a car without booking                    

            in advance.                                                                                                    .................

      4.   You can travel by horse in some places in Britain.                                 .................

      5.   You can’t take taxis at all main stations.                                                  .................

Part 4 (18 points)Read the interview with a singer. Math the information in the statements(1– 9) to the paragraphs(A - D). Then decide if the statements are true(T)/ False( F).

Write your answers in “Your answer”

A.    You recently went to Greece to play with a band – how did that happen?

Shortly before I finished university, I got a cally from a bass player living                                                                                                                                                    in Greece who wanted a singer for the summer. They were playing in a bar in a beautiful harbour town. He got my numeber from my singing teacher, who couldn’t do it. He thought it would be a great opportunity for me to gain confidence and to sing somewhere else than London bars. It was something I jumped at – a few days later I was on the plane. It was quite spontaneous.

B.     Well, the best things usually are. Was singing away from London something? 

To be honest, I’d never really thought about it before. It was perfect timing though, as I didn’t have a clue what I was going to do after finishing my studies. It was a fantastic opportunity I couldn’t miss. Plus, I can’t say that I was sad to leave behind the smoky bars of  London for while! Since then, I’ve also played in Venice and toured around Italy and Germany. I think my time spent in Greece gave me the confidence to do this, though.

C. Well, I can believe that. How did you find the change of atmosphere – going from London bars to Greece ones?

            It was great. Greece was breathtaking – beautiful mountains and flowers as far as the eye could see. The weather was great, too. It’s much nicer spending evenings outside by the sea than a smelly pub in the middle of London. I think the people were a bit more relaxed, too – not stressed by the fast city like those I sing to at home. I also found the audience more attentive in Greece,

which did wonders for my confidence as a singer.

C.    Did the time you spent away teach you anything else?

It taught me that I could go away from home on my own and be able to cope. I’d never been away from home for more than two weeks before and always with friends or family, so I grew a lot while I was away. It was a positive experience in so many ways.

1.      Before going to Greece, Kate had fixed plans for her future.  

2.      Kate enjoyed the atmosphere in Greece.

3.      Her stay in Greece encouraged Kate to travel more.

4.      Kate thought a lot about accepting the offer to go to Greece.

5.      Thanks to her stay in Greece, Kate became more confident.

6.      Kate was recommended to the band by a friend.

7.      Kate was a little happy about leaving London.

8.      People in Greece listened to Kate’s songs carefully and with interest.

9.      Kate was offered the job in Greece for one year.

Your answers:

 Read the text and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

There are three adults and two children in the Bartons. The children are Grink, aged twelve, and little Stella, who is four. Their parents are Andrew and Marion. The other adult is Leslie , who is Andrew’s brother. He is twenty-four . They live in Newcastle, a large city in the north- east of  England.

    On weekday morning , everyone gets up early.  Andrew Barton works for a company which manufactures computers. Grink catches the school bus at eight-fifteen. Leslie is at university, studying physics. He lives away from home during term-time. Stella doesn’t go to school yet , of course. Next year, she will start at the nursery school.

Read the passage and then decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

            I live in a house near the sea. It’s an old house, about 100 years old, and it’s very small. There are two bedrooms upstairs but no bathroom. The bathroom is downstairs next to the kitchen and there’s a living room where there’s a lovely old fireplace. There’s a garden in front of the house. The garden goes down to the beach and in spring and summer there are flowers everywhere. I live with my parents, and we have a lot of visitors. My city friends often stay with me. I love my house for many reasons: the garden, the flowers in summer, the fire in winter, but the best thing is the view from my bedroom window.

1.The author lives in the seaside.                                           __________

2.There is no bathroom in her house.                                   __________

3.The house has got two floors and four rooms.                 __________

4.There are flowers in the garden in front of the house.   __________

5.Her family rarely has visitors.                                              __________

6.The author likes her bedroom’s window view best.        __________