Третья часть. Задания, оцениваемые в 5 баллов.

11. Match the columns to make a phrase. One variant (A–F) is extra.

1) a box of	A) bread
2) a loaf of	B) matches
3) a carton of	C) water
4) a jug of	D) jam
5) a packet of	E) juice
	F) tea

12. Match the phrasal verb (1–5) with its meaning (A–F). One word is extra.

1) speak up	A) stop working
2) break down	B) end personal relations or marriage
3) cut off	C) to stop providing something such as electricity, supplies, etc.
4) break up	D) to care for a child until it is an adult
5) bring up	E) switch off
	F) raise one’s voice

13. Read the text and mark the sentences below as true (A) or false (B).

The Life of Pi: Book review

by Robin Newton

The book and its author

“The Life of Pi” is about a teenage boy from India, called Pi, who travels across the Pacific Ocean in a lifeboat. His companion in the lifeboat is an enormous tiger. It was written by the Canadian author Yann Martel, and has sold seven million copies worldwide.

The story

At the start of the book, we learn about Pi’s childhood in India. His father is a zookeeper and the family live in a house in the zoo. Pi and his brother help their father in the zoo and learn to look after the animals.

When Pi is sixteen, his family decide to close the zoo and move to Canada. They sell some of the animals to zoos in North America and the family take the animals with them on a ship to Canada. On the way, there is a terrible storm and the ship sinks. Pi finds himself in a lifeboat with a hyena, zebra, orang-utan and a tiger. When he sees the animals, Pi is scared and he jumps into the ocean. Then he remembers there are sharks in the ocean and he climbs back into the lifeboat. Sadly, Pi’s family and the ship’s sailors die in the storm. One by one, the animals in the lifeboat kill and eat each other, till only Pi and the tiger are left alive. Luckily for Pi, there is some food and water on the lifeboat, but he soon needs to start catching fish. He feeds the fish to the tiger to stop it killing and eating him. He also uses a whistle and his knowledge of animals from the zoo to control the tiger.

Pi and the tiger spend 227 days in the lifeboat. They live through terrible storms and are burnt by the Pacific sun. They are often hungry and ill. Sometimes, Pi is happy and hopeful, but sometimes he feels sad and lonely. Finally, they arrive at the coast of Mexico, but you will have to read the book to find out what happens in the end!

What do you think?

Three teenagers give their opinions of “The Life of Pi”.

I think it’s an excellent book and I couldn’t stop reading it. In one chapter, Pi is in the lifeboat and he sings “Happy Birthday” to his mother on the day of her birthday, even though he thinks she is dead. It was a very sad moment and I wanted to cry.

Alex, 15

I didn’t like this book because it’s very slow and boring. In some chapters, there isn’t any action and we only read about what Pi is thinking.

Danny, 16

What a fascinating book! I enjoyed the story, but I also learnt so much about animals and surviving at sea. It’s a book for everyone to enjoy, old and young, men and women.

Paula, 18

1. Yann Martel is from India.	A) True
2. Pi and his brother help their father look after the animals.
3. Pi is scared when he sees the animals in the lifeboat.
4. Danny thinks the book is exciting.	B) False
5. Paula only recommends this book to teenagers.

14. Fill in the gaps with one of the words. One variant is extra.

1) I’m concerned that my friend from a language course Tom hasn’t come to class again. I wonder what could have happened … him.	A) in
2) I last saw him at Miranda’s party … Saturday night.	B) for
3) But this was … last week. Perhaps he is not well.	C) to
4) I know sometimes he suffers … terrible headaches.	D) from
5) We should ask the teacher …his telephone number and call him.	E) on
	F) –

15. Match the nouns on the left with the set of words on the right. One variant (A–F) is extra.

1. Food	A. tennis, running, comfortable, high-heeled
2. Programme	B. political, documentary, development, assessment
3. Lifestyle	C. elegant, crowded, cheap, fast-food
4. Building	D. healthy, glamorous, comfortable, stressful
5. Shoes	E. public, residential, apartment, single-storey
	F. healthy, takeaway, delicious, genetically-modified

16. Put the words in the correct order to make a question.

1) he 2) John was 3) wondered how long 4) going 5) to stay there?

17. Read the text. Put the paragraphs 1–5 into the correct order.

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