Reading 20 points
1Read the text. Then complete the sentences. (10 points)
A very interesting phenomenon is happening in the city of Moscow, Russia. Dogs are becoming very intelligent. They are more intelligent than dogs in other places! According to a study by scientists at the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, there are about 35,000 dogs in Moscow’s streets. Many of these “street dogs” begin life as pets, then people leave them in the streets. The dogs haven’t got homes, so they must find food and a place to sleep. Only about3% of the dogs survive and they must be very clever to stay alive. They look like wolves and they aren’t as friendly as dogs in the past. They have got some new and very unusual skills, too. These skills help them survive.
According to the Severtsov study, there are four different groups of dogs. One group helps the guards in the city and the guards give them food. Another group looks for food in the streets. The third group of dogs is the wildest group. They eat mice, rats and cats.
The fourth group of dogs is the cleverest group. These dogs ride on the metro from place to place and they receive food from travellers. Some people are more generousthan others and the dogs can recognise the difference. They can also recognise the different metro stations so they can return “home” at night.
1.In Moscow, many dogs ……………………in the streets.
2.People sometimes abandon their……………………dogs. These dogs become street dogs.
3.Street dogs aren’t ………………………………dogs in the past.
4.……………………and……………………sometimes give food to street dogs.
5.The metro dogs can go home at night because………………………………………… .
2 Answer the questions. (10 points)
1.Who is studying Moscow’s street dogs?
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2.What do street dogs need to survive?
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3.What percentage of street dogs don’t survive?
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4.Why does the text mention mice, rats and cats?
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5.What type of people do street dogs look for on the metro?
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Vocabulary 20 points
1Circle the animal that doesn’t belong. Explain your answer. (6 points)
1.fly mosquito worm
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2.fox wolf rat
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3.cow giraffe sheep
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4.rabbit snake crocodile
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5.lion gorilla tiger
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6.goldfish salamander frog
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2Write the animal according to the description. (8 points)
1.A tarantula is one type of this animal. It’s got eight legs. ……………………
2.It’s got wings and it can fly. It’s a mammal.……………………
3.It’s a tiny hard-working insect. It’s usually black but it can be red. ……………………
4.It’s an insect with beautiful, colourful wings.……………………
5.It’s a popular domesticated animal. People enjoy riding on it. ……………………
6.This big fish has got many big teeth. It’s often dangerous. ……………………
7.This huge mammal lives in the ocean. It’s bigger than a cow. ……………………
8.This reptile is like a short snake but it has got four feet. ……………………
3Complete the adjectives according to their definitions. (6 points)
1.…… t … is good-looking, like a baby animal.
2.… u…… means very big.
3.…… n … means very small.
4.………d is the opposite of domesticated.
5.…r ……………y is a synonym for usual.
6.A ……z ……… means extraordinary.
Grammar 30 points
1Complete the sentences with to be and the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives below. (6 points)
fat adventurous creativestrong good dangerous
1.Mosquitoes can give people malaria. They……………………………… spiders.
2.Jim wants to go to the jungle. Ellie prefers the beach. Jim ………………………………Ellie.
3.That black bear never stops eating. It………………………………bear in the zoo.
4.Some people like the film, but I prefer the book. In my opinion, the book……………………………… the film.
5.A weightlifter must ……………………………… many other types of athletes.
6.Anna can act, write songs and draw cartoons.She ………………………………student in my class.
2Look at the fact file about two chimpanzees. Then write sentences about them with (not) as … as and suitable adjectives. (10 points)
Lucy (female) / Ricky (male)age: / 7 years / 7 years
height: / 1 metre / 1.2 metres
weight: / 25 kilos / 32 kilos
colour: / black / black
activities:
/ play with other chimpanzees / play with other chimpanzees
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3Complete the text about sharks with the adjectives in brackets. Use to be and (not) as ... as or the correct form of the comparative or superlative. (14 points)
Scuba diving with sharks is becoming a very popular activity. Diving 1.……………………………(adventurous) ordinary water sports, and diving with sharks 2.………………………………(exciting)typeof diving. It is an amazing experience!People often dive with sand tiger sharks. These sharks 3.………………………………(powerful) ordinary fish, but don’t worry – they never eat people. They are big sharks but they4.………………………………(huge) great white sharks. At three metres from head to tail, they5.……………………………… (long) any human. Sand tiger sharks 6.…………………………… (shy) other fish, so you can swim near them. But they7.………………………………(friendly) of all fish, so you can’t play with them. However, you can watch them and take photos of them.
Writing 10 points
Write a report about an imaginary animal. Include the type of animal, its size and colour, where it lives, what it eats and some other interesting facts.
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