Reading 20 points
Read 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, but 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 these survivors are changing. 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 and receive food from travellers. Some people are more generousthan others and the dogs recognise the difference. They also recognise the different metro stations so they can return “home” at night.
1In Moscow, about 35,000 dogs live......
2People sometimes abandon their ...... dogs. These dogs become street dogs.
3The street dogs are similar to......
4...... and ...... sometimes give food to street dogs.
5The metro dogs can go home at night because ......
Answer the questions.(10 points)
1Who is studying Moscow’s street dogs?
......
2What do street dogs need to survive?
......
3What percentage of street dogs don’t survive?
......
4Why does the text mention mice, rats and cats?
......
5What type of people do street dogs look for on the metro?
......
vocabulary 20 points
Complete the chart with suitable words. (10 points)
Insects / 1...... / 2......Winter clothing / 3...... / 4......
Sports verbs / 5...... / 6......
Items in a kitchen / 7...... / 8......
Adjectives of personality /
9...... /
10......
Complete the sentences. (10 points)
1The day before Sunday is S......
2A wolf is similar to a dog, but it isn’t domesticated. It’s a d...... animal.
3After I do my homework, I h...... a s...... and go to bed.
4Andre lives in a v...... between the mountains.
5A duvet is similar to a b...... You put it on a bed.
6My friends and I don’t usually talk on the phone. We c...... o......
7Get your r...... and meet me on the tennis court.
8That parrot is green, yellow and o......
9A l...... is a member of the cat family.
10My hair isn’t curly. It’s s......
GRAMMAR 30 points
Write sentences with the words below. Use the correct form ofto be, have got, there is / there are, the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. (8 points)
1elephants / drink / water / every day / .
......
2worms / teeth / .
......
3what / those chickens / eat / at the moment / ?
......
4any snakes / in Ireland / .
......
5when / a dolphin / sleep / ?
......
6a butterfly / an insect / .
......
7Max / hike / near the waterfall / now / .
......
8any food / for the mice / ?
......
Complete the sentences with one or two words.There can be more than one correct answer. (10 points)
1My scarf is new, but my gloves aren’t. My gloves are ...... than my scarf.
2Miss Angelo ...... maths on Mondays.
3A turtle can swim ......
4Have you got ...... food for your lizard?
5Jerry’s dog is tiny. Kate’s dog is medium size. Elaine’s dog is huge.
Elaine’s dog is ...... dog.
6Many pigs have got long ears and ...... tails are curly.
7Shhh! You ...... talk loudly. Mum is sleeping.
8I ...... online with my friend at the moment.
9A kitten ...... dangerous as a tiger.
10Jane is wearing my coat because she can’t find ......
Complete the text. Write one or two words in each space. There can be more than one correct answer. (12 points)
Diving with sharks 1. ...... a very popular activity.
It’s 2. ...... adventurous than ordinary diving because sharks are very frightening animals. According to some people,
it’s the 3. ...... amazing type of diving. People often
4. ...... with sand tiger sharks. At 3 metres from head to tail, they are 5. ...... a human, but they
6. ...... huge as great white sharks. They swim fast, but don’t worry – they 7. ...... usually dangerous. Sand tiger sharks 8. ...... many big teeth but they
9. ...... often attack people. People
10. ...... swim near tiger sharks but they
11. ...... try to touch them. Sand tiger sharks are not 12. ...... friendly as dolphins. They’re powerful carnivores with a big appetite!
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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