EXAMINATION CARD № 16

X. I. READING

Read the text. Complete the sentences (1–6) with their missing parts (A–G). There is one extra part of the sentence.

Ait was their opening day

Bbut it was obviously not strong enough

CWe had expected it to be something special

Dto be packed with people

Ewe went out for a walk

FIt took about fifteen minutes

Gpaid for it

It was about twelve thirty when Gary and I arrived at the newly-opened chicken-rice shop. We expected the place (1) .....but what greeted us at the shop was beyond expecta- tion.

The twenty or so tables in the shop were fully occupied. There were at least a hundred people crammed in the shop and the sound of a hundred voices talking at the same time was reminiscent of the market place. The place had air-conditioning, (2) .....to cope with the crowd there. I saw some diners wipe their faces with tissue paper as the hot food caused them to sweat. We waited outside the shop in the midday heat and sweated as well.

(3) .....before we could get a vacant table. It was a small table placed against a wall but it was better than nothing. Gratefully we sat down but had to wait again for a waitress to take our order.

The shop was clearly short-staffed. They had only three waitresses. But I could understand that (4) .....and they had not expected such a crowd. The waitresses could hardly cope. So we sat down for another five minutes before a waitress came to take our order. Then we waited for the food to be brought.

Anyhow there we were, sitting in a noisy, not-so-cool, air-conditioned chicken-rice shop. It was not exactly an ideal place to have lunch but we just wanted to try the food. Eventually our order arrived and we set about having our meal. The chicken ricewas only average. (5) .....after reading about the ‘special chicken rice’ in the newspaper. It was not excellent, but it was not bad either. Certainly it was nothing special. So we quickly finished our meal, (6) .....and left the shop. At the entrance there were still people waiting to have a taste of the ‘special’ chicken rice. Well, we have had our taste and they would have theirs in due course.

II. USE OF ENGLISH

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

If you’re looking for a fun way to keep fit, get your skates on and try rollerblading.

(1) .....the sport’s chief attractions is the fact that it gets you out into the fresh air and it’s very sociable.

(2) .....of its young, trendy image, rollerblading is suitable for all ages and is a great activity for the whole family. The main venues are parks. In big city parks there are always other skaters around to give you (3) .....and in some parks you can even (4) .....a private lesson.

Looking at the slim, futuristic shape of a pair of in-line skates, it’s hard to (5) .....

how you could even stand on them, let alone skate. To (6) .....confidence, start by trying

them out on the living rock carpet, as this will slow down the movement, so you feel more (7) .....control. If you’ve never skated, roller-skated or skied you’ll (8) .....find it strange at first.

III. WRITING

You’re planning a trip to England in spring. Write a letter of at least 100 words to your English- speaking friend in which you:

• inform him / her about your visit (month, number of days, place of arrival, etc.);

• askhim / her about the weather at this time of the year and the clothes to take.

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