II . Reading
Text 1
1 Read the text and match headings a–f to paragraphs
1–5. There is one heading you do not need.
Silence preferred
A divided country
Living together
A change of home
Room for all the family
A welcome for all
The north and south
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Life in the north and south of England can be very different, not least because of the people who live there. Whether as a result of climatic, historical, geographical or economic reasons, or simply by chance, people from the north and people from the south can be quite different from each other and this can be interesting for visitors to this country.
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The northerners have a reputation for being friendly, open and direct. They will not hesitate to start a
conversation with a stranger and it is said that their doors are always open. A northerner will tell you exactly what he thinks, whether good or bad. However, in some areas, the dialect or strength of accent sometimes makes understanding difficult for people new to the region.
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On the other hand, southerners are known to be more private people. They like their own space and are much more reserved in general. It is true that you can travel on a crowded train in the south of England and not speak to one person for the whole journey. One theory is that the people from the south are quite shy. Another is that they are simply colder than their neighbours further north.
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Today, many people from the south are moving to the north to benefit from lower house prices and a lower cost of living in general. It is also still possible to find unspoilt areas to live in, in the beautiful moors and villages of the north, far from the overpopulated south. For the northerners, the move south to find work in this area of greater opportunity is more difficult, but this is happening more and more often these days.
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An unwelcome result of this moving population is that extended families can be separated. More positively, however, southern and northern people are living side by side and perhaps the great historical divide will become less obvious as the years pass.
Text 2
1 Read the text and choose the best answer, a, b, c or d.
Did you really?
How can we be sure that our memories are real? Some experts say that memories that we think are real are, in fact, sometimes not true at all. We all know that our memories can play tricks on us. How many of us remember the summer holidays of our childhood as longer, hotter and sunnier than they really were? But how can we invent a memory that never happened?
A man from Bristol remembered watching a fire at a house in his street when he was five years old. He can describe the scene, the darkness, the flames and the fire fighters. He can even remember the smell of the smoke and the feeling of panic around him. Later in life he learned from his family that he didn’t see the fire at all. He was staying with his grandparents at the time. He had been told about the fire and pictured it so clearly in his mind that he really believed he had been there. He would have even passed a lie test!
Something similar can happen to us quite often when we read a book and our imagination creates pictures of the characters and scenes from the story. Later we can be unsure whether we have seen the film that was made from the book or not. So, how reliable are our memories? Maybe they aren’t as reliable as we think.
1. The writer of the article believes that sometimes…
a we lie about the details in a past event.
b people trick us with their stories of the past.
c we think we remember an event someone told us about.
d our minds invent memories to make our lives more interesting.
2. According to the writer,
a we preferred life when we were children.
b childhood memories can sometimes be exaggerated.
c the summer weather was much better in the past.
d our memories of our childhood are very real.
3. According to the article, the man from Bristol…
a couldn’t see the fire because of the smoke.
b panicked when he saw the flames.
c forgot everything about the fire.
d didn’t see the fire.
4. The man from Bristol learned the truth…
a from his grandparents.
b when he was five.
c from a fire fighter.
d when he was older.
5. In the writer’s opinion,
a filmmakers don’t make very good films from books.
b our imaginations are better than a filmmaker’s.
c sometimes we’re not certain if we’ve seen the film of a book.
d films can be very similar to our ideas from the book.
9th form
USE OF ENGLISH
Choose the best option and mark A, B, C or D as in the example 0.
I __________ 50 years old in 2030.
A is B am C will be D am being
There aren’t __________ students in the class today.
A much B some C many D none
Excuse me? Can I buy __________ green apples please?
A a few B less C a bit D a little
Sorry, we have __________ green apples.
A no B none C any D nothing
Sorry, I __________ here on Thursday. I have to go to the dentist.
A is B ’m C ’ll be D won’t be
__________ my brothers live in the U.S.A.
A Neither B Both C Any D None
When it rains we __________ inside.
A go B went C are going D goes
What __________ you do if there is a blackout?
A shall B will C are D have
If you throw a stone into the water, it __________.
A sinks B sank C sunk D is sinking
Who __________ you talk to when you have a problem?
A did B do C does D will do
I __________ to your flat if you don’t want me to come.
A ’ll come B ’m coming C won’t come D don’t come
If she __________ recharge her battery, she won’t be able to use her phone.
A doesn’t B isn’t C hasn’t D wasn’t
If I didn’t like cooking, I __________ be a chef.
A won’t B haven’t C didn’t D wouldn’t
Would you go into space if you __________ the chance?
A have B had C has D will have
If I lost my handbag, I __________ the police.
A phone B ’m phone C ’ll phone D ’d phone
Who __________ the washing-up in your house?
A makes B does C has D gets
How are you? I haven’t seen you __________ a long time?
A since B after C before D for
I haven’t eaten any meat __________ I became a vegetarian.
A since B after C until D before
I __________ her since she went to Germany.
A haven’t seen B didn’t see C wasn’t seen D won’t see
He __________ in this house until he died in 1998.
A lives B has lived C lived D living
We __________ French by Mr Dubois, the French teacher.
A teach B were taught C learnt D taught
The race __________ by Paul Lucas in 92.8 seconds.
A was won B has won C is won D had won
How __________ have you had this boat?
A much B far C long D time
What time did you __________ go to bed when you were ten years old?
A must B should C have to D ought to
I’ll come and see you after I __________ my essay.
A finished B will finish C have finished D did finishes
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