Read two texts connected with the history of ballooning. Do tasks 4.1.–4.8. Text 1 ON THE WINGS OF FORTUNE My Dear Sister, I know that ever since my earliest practice of the art of aerostation* you have worried about my safety. When I married Pierre, when he…
Read the article. Four paragraphs have been removed from the text. Complete each gap (5.1.–5.4.) with the paragraph which fits best and put the appropriate letter (A–E) in each gap. There is one paragraph which you do not need to use. WHAT DID STONEHENGE SOUND…
Read the text. For questions 6.1.–6.4., choose the appropriate paragraph and write the corresponding letter (A–E) in the table. One paragraph does not match any of the questions. A DUTCH TEENAGER WHO HAD A DREAM A. The eradication of oceanic garbage patches…
Read two texts connected with art. Do tasks 4.1.–4.8. Text 1 PRIMARY SCHOOLS DAY AT A MUSEUM The enormous building waited as though braced to defend itself, standing back resolutely from its great courtyard under a frozen January sky, colourless, cloudless,…
Read the article. Four passages have been removed from the text. Complete each gap (5.1.–5.4.) with the passage which fits best and put the appropriate letter (A–F) in each gap. There are two passages which you do not need to use. HOW ASTRONAUTS SPEND THEIR…
Read the text. For questions 6.1.–6.4., choose the appropriate paragraph and write the corresponding letter (A–E) in the table. One paragraph does not match any of the questions. FOLLOWING IN CHARLES DARWIN'S FOOTSTEPS A. From the nine times I have made the…
Read the text. For questions 7.1.–7.5., choose the word or phrase which fits best in each gap. Circle the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D). EASTER ISLAND About 2,000 miles off the coast of South America sits the Chile-governed Easter Island. It was named by…
Read the text and fill in each gap (8.1.–8.4.) with one word only. The text must be logical and correct in both grammar and spelling. Write the missing word in the space provided. A STATUE TRAIL FEATURING FAVOURITE FILM CHARACTERS A statue trail honouring…
Read two texts about bosses. Do tasks 4.1.–4.8. Text 1 THIS SUMMER "Poppy," Swapna says from the head of the dull gray conference table. "What have you got?" The benevolent ruler of the Rest + Relaxation magazine empire, Swapna Bakshi-Highsmith, could not…
Read the article. Four fragments have been removed from the text. Complete each gap (5.1.–5.4.) with the fragment which fits best and put the appropriate letter (A–F) in each gap. There are two fragments which you do not need to use. HOW THE BASEBALL CAP WENT…