Test 6(Spotlight 9)
Variant 1
A Which paragraph contains the answers to the questions? There is ONE extra question.
1. What was coffee’s long way to Europe like?
2. How did drinking coffee become a social life activity?
3. How was coffee discovered?
4. Why was coffee prohibited in some countries?
5. What ingredients are used in coffee recipes?
6. Why do some people refuse to drink coffee?
7. What helped coffee to conquer the USA?
A. Coffee was first found in Eastern Africa in the area we know today as Ethiopia. A popular legend says that one day, a man called Kaldi was watching his goats eating grass and leaves. He noticed that after eating berries from a certain bush, the goats became very active. Curious, Kaldi tried the berries himself. He found that these berries gave him additional energy. The story quickly spread throughout the region.
B. The first coffee berries were transported from Ethiopia to Arabian countries and then they were cultivated in Yemen. From there, coffee travelled to Turkey where coffee beans were roasted for the first time over open fires. The roasted beans were crushed and then boiled in water, creating the drink we enjoy today. Finally, in the seventeenth century, coffee arrived in France, Britain and Italy.
C. The first coffee houses opened in Mecca and quickly became popular centres of social and political activity. The government believed that coffee stimulated radical thinking, and even thought it might unite the opposition. As a result, soon coffee was forbidden in Mecca. The same thing happened in Turkey a century later, when coffee drinkers were severely punished.
D. They say, in 1776, the thirteen American colonies adopted coffee as their national drink instead of tea. When the British tried to raise the tax on tea, Americans refused to buy it and switched to coffee. In fact, by drinking coffee, Americans demonstrated their political views and their dislike for the British – the famous tea-lovers.
E. The Italians drink their espresso with sugar, the Germans and Swiss add an equal part of hot chocolate, the Mexicans prefer it with cinnamon, and the Belgians – with chocolate. Coffee drinkers in the Middle East usually add cardamom and spices. The Egyptians, on the other hand, are extremely fond of pure, strong coffee. They add neither milk nor cream.
F. When the first European coffee houses opened, they quickly grew into places where people played chess, exchanged gossip, sang and danced. Coffeehouses were very popular. Anyone could go and enjoy a cup of the drink because the price of a cup of coffee was reasonable. European coffee houses became meeting points for intellectuals, writers and businessmen.
B Fill in the words (hall, donate, homes, organized, roundabout, citizens, full, burst)
1 Mary is actually a very _____secretary who does her job well and quickly.
2 Mr Smith is giving a presentation on modern art at the town ____this evening.
3 Sarah has joined a community action group which helps find foster ____ for animals.
4 Students in our school______ old books and school supplies to local charities every year.
5 John looked after the injured bird until it made a _____recovery.
6 Cindy ____into tears when a car almost ran over her dog.
7 When you're on the ____take the first exit and turn left towards Brighton.
8 My grandmother has joined a senior _____club, where she can do interesting activities with other people the same age as her.
C Fill in the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1 The Kremlin ______about six million people each year. (visit by)
2 The exhibits in the museum must not______. (touch)
3 You don't need to go to the post office the letter_______ (already/send)
4 A new swimming pool ________in the leisure centre last month. (build)
5 Luckily, the fire _______before anyone got hurt. (put out)
6 All types of public transport ________ by natural gas in the future. (power)
Rewrite the sentences using the causative*
7 Professional painter is drawing Jane's portrait. (Jane)
8 A famous architect has designed Lucy's London flat. (Lucy)
D Fill in: however, whenever, whichever, whatever or wherever.
1 ______town she visits, Jane always buys a souvenir to take back home with her.
2 ______you do, don't forget to take a seaplane tour while you're in Sydney; you'll have an amazing time.
3 Annabel’s kitten follows her_________she goes.
4 _______busy you are, you can always find a little extra time to help out in your community.
5 Alex always visits Berlin________he's in Germany.
E Complete the sentences using the correct reflexive pronoun.
1 The Ivanovs renovated their summer house ________, because it was cheaper.
2 I made the costumes for the charity festival______.
3 Behave _______, children, or we'll leave the party immediately,
4 They were very pleased with _______when we found the puppy a new home.
5 The dog's owner __________has admitted that he hasn't been taking very good care of his dog
F Fill in: checked in, check out, check on, checked off, check up on
1 Can you go upstairs and _______________ the kids?
2 He _______________ at the Europa Hotel.
3 Henry called me to _________________ some facts.
4 The teacher ____________ the children's names ___ as they entered.
5 I’d like to ______________ that new restaurant.
G Complete the sentences with the correct word derived from the words in brackets:
1 I really like our nice and quiet________. (NEIGHBOR)
2 Golf is slowly growing in ________in the world. (POPULAR)
3 Is there any_____of bad weather outside? (POSSIBLE)
4 After thirty years of ______ Mr and Mrs Johnson are still as happy as they were on the day of their wedding. (MARRY)
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