II. USE OF ENGLISH

Read the following text and decide which word or phrase a-o is missing in items 1 – 10

Fax No. 0043 - 1 - 74 65 79

Home Exchange Holidays

P.O. Box 106

Dublin

Ireland

Dear Sirs,

Your advertisement in “The TIMES” dated 16th February.

I saw your advertisement offering the possibility of cheap holidays abroad. I am interested (1) ___ your (2)___because it is a very good way for me to spend my holidays and learn about foreign countries. I can offer my home in Munich (3) ___ I am not there. My appartment is situated in the centre of town very (4)_______ to the football stadium and is an excellent (5)_____ for fans of German football.

The apartment is big enough for about two or three people and is fitted with (6) ___ necessary for a nice holiday although there is no swimming pool nearby.

My (7) ___ countries to visit on holiday are almost all English-speaking countries, but France would be a good place for us (8) ____.

Normally I take my holidays in the spring, between March and June, and this is the time when my home could be used (9) ___ another member of your club, although the weather is not very good in Munich at this time of the year.

Please let me know how I can become a member of your club and let me have more (10) ___ of the countries I can visit. I look forward to hearing from you

soon.

Yours sincerely,

III. WRITING

Write a letter (60–80 words) to your friend who is studying abroad. Include this

information:

• some news about yourself;

• a suggestion for meeting up somewhere soon;

• some news about your friends or family.

EXAMINATION CARD № 19

II. USE OF ENGLISH

You are going to read a text about the ocean. Some words are missing from it. Choose the most appropriate word from the list (A-P) for each gap (1-13) in the text. There are two extra words that you do not need to use.

Far from Shore

Scientists divide the open ocean far from land into three layers according to how much sunlight the water gets: the sunlight zone, the twilight zone, and the midnight zone.

Sunlight Zone

The sunlight zone is the ocean’s top layer. It goes down about 300 feet, and the temperature is a pleasant 70°F. Even (1) _____ it is the smallest zone, it has about 90 (2) _____ of ocean life. Sunlight brightens the water near the surface (3) _____ plankton float. Bigger creatures also live in the sunny water. Some swimming animals cruise (4) _____ below the surface. Some dive deep. Others break the water’s surface (5) _____ reach the air above.