CLOTHES. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A – F for each text (1 – 5)

Part 1

Choose the most suitable heading from the list A – F for each text (1 – 5). There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.

1. Industry
2. Science
3. Toys
4. Costumes
5. Transport
6. Canals

1. The National Waterways Museum of Gloucester brings to life the time when Britain’s waterways were dug between towns. Transport by these ways was cheaper than transport by land. Many exhibits give visitors the chance to relive the Age which helped to revolutionize Britain’s water system.
2. Black Country Museum is an open – air museum. Your visit there is always exciting and enjoyable. Guides in national costumes and working demonstrators tell visitors a story of the time when different machines were invented in Britain and factories began to develop very quickly.
3. Travel through time and discover the colourful story of travel. See shiny buses, tube trains and trams of different centuries. As you step into the past you’ll meet people who’ve kept London moving for 200 years. Hold tight as you put yourself in the driving seat and enjoy your journey.
4. This museum is full of wonderful models of trains, buses, ships and cars. See the 1920s model Story Park and play the old slot-machines. It also has a nursery of the beginning of the 20^th century. The wonderful collection of dolls contains different marionettes from Ancient Roman Gladiator dolls to figures of today.
5. This museum illustrates the development of human knowledge through different instruments. The museum has a clockwork model of the solar system from 1750 as well as microscopes, telescopes, navigation instruments, electrical machines and tools.

Part 2

Read the text and do the task that follows.

Sally had been studying at an art college for a year and, like most students, she did not have much money. It was going to be her mother’s birthday soon, and she wondered what she could buy her as a present that would be nice and useful but not too expensive.

Sally’s college was in London, but she had been living in the country for many years, so every day she had an hour’s journey by train in the morning, and the same time in the evening.

At lunch time one day, a week before her mother’s birthday, she decided to have a quick sandwich and a cup of coffee instead of her usual meal in the college hall, and then go shopping near her college to try to find her mother a nice present. When she had been looking for half an hour, she came across a shop that was selling umbrellas cheap, and decided that one of those would solve her problem, since her mother had lost hers the month before.

‘Now which color shall I choose?’ she thought. ‘Well, I think a black one would be the most useful. You can carry that when you are wearing clothes of any colour, can’t you?’ So having made up her mind, she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it back to the college with her until her classes had finished.

On her way back home in the train that evening she felt hungry so she went to the buffet car for another sandwich and a cup of coffee. She had left the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment, but when she got back, it had gone! When she had left the compartment, there had been no other passengers in it, but now there were three.

Sally burst into tears when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. He other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. When she explained that the black umbrella she had bought for her mother had disappeared, and that she had to get out at the next station, the three other passengers asked her for her mother’s address, in order to be able to send the umbrella on her in case someone had removed it by mistake and not on purpose, and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.

The next week sally heard from her mother. Her letter said, ‘Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me three black umbrellas?’

For items 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which fits best according to the text.

1. Why did Sally think that an umbrella would be a good present for her mother?
1. She was short of money and couldn’t afford to buy anything but a cheap umbrella.
2. Her mother had asked her to buy a good umbrella as she had lost hers.
3. Her idea of a good present was something useful at reasonable price.
4. There was nothing else to buy in the shop where she had come.
2. What influenced her decision to choose a black umbrella?
1. It matched any clothes.
2. Her mother’s favourite colour was black.
3. It was a very practical colour and you couldn’t see dirt on it.
4. There were no other colours available in the shop.
3. What happened to Sally’s umbrella?
1. It had been stolen by someone.
2. We can’t say anything for sure.
3. It had been taken by someone by mistake.
4. The conductor might have found it and given it to the Lost Property Office.

1. Why were Sally’s fellow-passengers eager to know her mother’s address?
1. They liked Sally and promised to send her an umbrella instead of missing one.
2. It was just a display of politeness.
3. They wanted to send it to Sally’s mother in case it was found.
4. They decided to pay Sally’s mother a visit and congratulate her on her birthday.
2. What information is missing from the text?
1. Sally’s occupation.
2. The names of the senders of three umbrellas.
3. The food Sally had eaten in the buffet car.
4. The place where Sally had purchased her umbrella.

Use of English

Task 1

Choose a, b, c or d

1. Give him a good mark to … his self-respect.

a) raise

b) rise

c) get up

d) get down

2. You must have as … sugar as possible. It’s bad for you.

a) few

b) a little

c) little

d) a few

3. Would you like … sweet?

a) other

b) another

c) others

d) the others

4. Where’s … bag? It’s gone.

a) a

b) an

c) –

d) the

5. She … in the sun too long and got burnt.

a) has laid

b) has been lying

c) is lying

d) lay

6. Look at … ear-rings! Do you like them?

a) a

b) an

c) –

d) the

7. There is no place like …

a) house

b) apartment

c) home

d) accommodation

8. The information is top secret, so naturally, everybody interested in …

a) them

b) they

c) it

d) their

9. Save your money but don’t put … in the bank.

a) them

b) it

c) they

d) their

10. One boy hit another … a ball.

a) with

b) by

c) through

d) for

11. Everyone has to answer for his actions, …?

a) hasn’t he

b) has he

c) does he

d) don’t they

12. They looked … each other in surprise.

a) with

b) after

c) for

d) at

13. I cannot excuse you, unless you …me what the problem is.

a) say

b) speak

c) talk

d) tell

14. … the rain! It’s beating so hard against the window.

a) hear

b) listen to

c) heard

d) listen

15. He could open the lock …

a) easy

b) easily

c) most easy

d) easiest

16. The waiter had to change the plates several times, …

a) had he

b) hasn’t he

c) did he

d) didn’t he

17. Didn’t you see the show … Sunday?

a) at

b) on

c) in

d) for

18. I would be happy if he didn’t … me like a child.

a) treat

b) behave

c) pretend

d) speak

19. He has been unemployed … he left college.

a) for

b) before

c) since

d) during

Task 2

Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

A new hobby

I saw some badminton on TV and found it quite (1) ________, so I INTEREST

thought I’d see if there was a club or (2) ______ in my area. I looked ASSOCIATE

everywhere but, (3) ___________, the nearest club was 80 kilometres FORTUNE

away. So, without any (4) ________, I decided to form my own club. KNOW

It was very hard in the beginning – I didn’t have any (5) _______ and I EQUIP

had to convince a few people that it was an (6) ________ way to keep ENJOY

fit. I organized a small (7) _______, which was a lot of fun, and things COMPETE

started to grow from there. Now we’ve got a full-time (8) ______ and TRAIN

our (9) ________ come from all over the country. One of our members OPPOSE

was even a bronze (10) ________ in the national championship. MEDAL

Task 3

Complete using the words from the box. You need to use one word twice.

get make put look bring fall grow

Some of us seem to be infinitely kind, while others seem to (1) ……. down on everyone around them. Some of us never forget an argument, while others (2) ……. up and forgive easily. As we (3) …. up, our personality develops and we find that we (4) ……. on with certain people more than others. Who we are seems to have a large genetic element, but is also influenced by those who (5) ………. us up. If we (6) ………. up to our parents or other family members, we may want to be like them. On the other hand, if our parents seem to (7) ………. us down all the time and we (8) …… out with them a lot, then perhaps we develop quite different personalities.

Task 4

Find the extra word in each line.

1. ………. We were discussing about the future in class today. Some people were

2. ………. wondering it whether we would have to live in space when we destroy

3. ………. our own planet. I explained them that the answer lies in technology

4. ………. because scientists are intend to develop forms of energy that will not

5. ………. damage the environment. The problems caused as being a result of

6. ………. technology will be solved by technology. I am look forward to our next

discussion.

Task 5

Five of the adjectives cannot go with the noun ‘clothes’. Find them.

CLOTHES

powerfulold-fashioned messy graceful exotic elegant chic cheap relaxed beautiful comfortable cosy dated handsomeclassy tasteless stylishpicturesque effortless

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