Listen to Helena and her father talking about her school trip. Which places will Helena visit? Choose the day of the week, then choose the place Helena will visit, as in the example. You will hear the conversation twice.

Example:

Places: canal, castle, farm, hill, island, village, woods

Read the text below. Fill in the blanks 1-7 with sentences A-G.

Sometimes when the alarm clock rings, I think to myself: “If I don’t eat breakfast, I will have 10 more minutes to sleep. (1) ______.” However, this is not a good idea. (2) ______. I guess they are right. (3) ______. First of all, a good breakfast gives you lots of energy. (4) ______. A good breakfast also builds strong bones. (5) ______. Finally, a good breakfast keeps me from getting hungry during class. (6) ______. (7) ______. Don’t you?

1. I never need a snack when I have bacon with breakfast.
2. One time, I skipped breakfast and then fell asleep during a spelling test!
3. I think breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
4. There are lots of reasons to eat breakfast.
5. Doctors and parents always tell us that it is important to eat a good breakfast.
6. I will just eat an apple on my way to school.
7. In the morning I always have milk, which gives me calcium.

1. Which title is best for this text?

1. My Healthy Daily Meals
2. Falling Asleep at School
3. Why Eat in the Morning

2. Which sentence is the best to finish this text?

1. My sister also has a good breakfast every morning.
2. If you don’t usually have a good breakfast — try it!
3. A good lunch after school is also very important.

3. Who wrote this text?

1. A teacher
2. A pupil
3. A parent

For questions (1-20) choose the correct verb form for each gap. (0) is done for you as an example.

Example:

He Didn’t Laugh

Mark Twain, the famous American author, (0) was well known (to know) as a lecturer, and literary clubs often (1) ______ (to invite) him to speak. Before one of his lectures a club member (2) ______ (to come) up to him and said, “Mr Twain, people (3) ______ (to say) that you can tell very funny stories. I hope that during your lecture you (4) ______ (to make) my uncle (5) ______ (to laugh). He (6) ______ (not to laugh) for ten years.”

“I’ll do my best,” Mark Twain said.

At the beginning of his lecture, Mark Twain (7) ______ (to notice) the club member who (8) ______ (to sit) in front of him with an old sad man.

Mark Twain (9) ______ (to begin) to tell jokes, one after another, long jokes and short jokes, new jokes and old jokes. Soon everybody (10) ______ (to cry) with laughter. Everybody — but not the old man. He (11) ______ (to look) at Mark Twain with his cold blue eyes. Mark Twain (12) ______ (to ashame).

After the lecture, the club member (13) ______ (to thank) Mark Twain because he (14) ______ (never to hear) so many funny stories.

“They (15) ______ (not to be) funny enough for your uncle. He (16) ______ (not even to smile)!” Mark Twain (17) ______ (to answer).

“I’d like to thank you and say again my uncle (18) ______ (not to laugh) for ten years. I want you to know he (19) ______ (not to hear) anything for ten years. He (20) ______ (to be deaf).”

Match the beginnings of the English proverbs below (1-6) with their endings (A-H) and their Russian equivalents (I-VIII). There is one ending and one Russian proverb that you do not need to use.

1. When the cat is away, ______
2. Learn to walk ______
3. You can take a horse to water ______
4. Never put off till tomorrow ______
5. A cat in gloves ______
6. An hour in the morning ______

Endings:

1. but you cannot make him drink.
2. catches no mice.
3. worth doing.
4. worth two in the evening.
5. what you can do today.
6. before you run.
7. the mice will play.
8. before they are hatched.

Russian equivalents:

1. Без кота мышам раздолье. (Кот из дома — мыши в пляс.)
2. Не откладывай на завтра то, что можно сделать сегодня.
3. Всему свой черёд.
4. Утро вечера мудренее.
5. Насильно мил не будешь.
6. Без труда не вытащишь рыбку из пруда.
7. Дорогу осилит идущий.
8. Цыплят по осени считают.

In each sentence 1-5 there is a hidden word which means an item of clothing. Find these words. There is an example for you.

Example: This hoe is broken. — shoe

1. The shopkeeper keeps his stock in good strong boxes. — ______
2. Give them each a toy. — ______
3. I often have cocoa to drink. — ______
4. Who saw his car first? — ______
5. A dog loves a good run. — ______