III. Speaking. Say what you like/dislike about TV

Say what you like/dislike about TV. Express your opinion. Include this information:

· name your favourite TV programmes, say why you like them and give examples;

· how much TV you watch weekly;

· name your favourite channel;

· name your favourite speaker/presenter /commentator

EXAMINATION CARD 16

I. Reading

Read the text and choose the best answer (A -0) to answer the questions (1-6).

At an elevation of 29,028 feet (8,848 metres) above sea level. Mount Everest is the

world's tallest mountain. Mount Everest La relatively young, having been formed only

60 million years ago, and it is still growing a few millimetres every year! Mount Eve­-

rest is in the mountain range called the Himalayas. The summit ridge of Mount Everest

separates Nepal and Tibet. Each place has a special name for this giant mountain. The

Nepalese name is Sagarmatha, which means “goddess of the sky’’. The Tibetan name is

Chomolungma, which means “mother goddess of the universe". In English, Mount Eve­-

rest is named after Sir George Everest, the first person to record the height and loca­-

tion of the mountain. A climb to the summit was attempted by George Mallory in 1922,

who famously gave his reason for wanting to climb Everest as “because it's there”. He

attempted to reach the summit again in the company of Andrew Irvine in 1924, but on

this trip both climbers disappeared. The first successful ascent (and descent) of Mount

Everest was accomplished by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on May 29^th,

1953. The first ascent by a woman was on May 16^th, 1975, by Junko Tabei from Japan.

Between 1921 and 2007, over two thousand people have climbed Mount Everest, some

more than once. Since the first ascent in 1953, more than 600 climbers from 20 diffe­rent countries have reached the summit. However, over two hundred climbers have died

attempting to climb Mount Everest, most commonly from avalanches, but also from

falls in crevasses, cold, or high-altitude sicknesses.

1. How high is Mount Everest?

A 8,848 feet B 29,028 metres C 29,028 feet D. 8,848 metres

2. In what way does Mount Everest change annually?

A It is shrinking a very small amount. B It is getting a little wider.

C. It is shifting slightly to the north. D It is growing a very small amount taller.

Mount Everest is in the mountain range called the .......

A Rocky Mountains B Andes C Himalayas D. Alps

4. Who wanted to climb Mount Everest “because it's there”?

A George Mallory C Tenzing Norgay

B Edmund Hillary D Junko Tabei

The first team to successfully reach the summit was .......

A George Mallory and Andrew Irvine

B Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

C George Mallory and Edmund Hillary

D Tenzing Norgay and Andrew Irvine

6. Since 1953, how many people have reached the summit?

A about 20 B fewer than 600 C exactly 600 D more than 600