Test 1

How much sleep do teenagers need?

Most teens need about 8 to more than 9 hours of sleep each night. The right amount of
sleep is essential for anyone who wants to do well on a test or play sports without tripping over
their feet. Unfortunately, though, many teens don't get enough sleep.
Until recently, teens were often given a bad rap for staying up late, oversleeping for
school, and falling asleep in class. But recent studies show that adolescent sleep patterns
actually differ from those of adults or kids.
These studies show that during the teen years, the body's circadian rhythm (sort of like an
internal biological clock) is temporarily reset, telling a person to fall asleep later and wake up
later. This change in the circadian rhythm seems to be due to the fact that the brain
hormone melatonin is produced later at night for teens than it is for kids and adults. This can
make it harder for teens to fall asleep early.
These changes in the body's circadian rhythm coincide with a time when we're busier
than ever. For most teens, the pressure to do well in school is more intense than when they
were kids, and it's harder to get by without studying hard.
Early start times in some schools may also play a role in this sleep deficit. Teens who fall
asleep after midnight may still have to get up early for school, meaning that they may only
squeeze in 6 or 7 hours of sleep a night. A couple hours of missed sleep a night may not seem
like a big deal, but can create a noticeable sleep deficit over time.
1.Choose the correct variant.
According to the text, many teens:
a) get enough sleep.
b) sleep as much as possible.
c) dont get enough sleep.
2.Answer the question.
What is essential for any teen who wants to do well on a test or play sports?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1. For most teens, the pressure to do well in school is less intense than when they
were kids. T F
2. Teens were often given a bad rap for staying up late, oversleeping for school,
and falling asleep in class. T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1. Adolescent sleep patterns
a.is temporarily reset.
2. During the teen years, the body's b.many teens don't get enough sleep.
circadian rhythm
3. Unfortunately, though,
c.differ from those of adults or kids.
5.Explain in your own words
A couple hours of missed sleep a night may not seem like a big deal, but can
create a noticeable sleep deficit over time.
II. Grammar.
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1.No ___________(man/human/woman)being should ____________(have to/has to) suffer
what ____________(this/these) people have suffered.
2.Jorge sent ______(me/ I/ mine) _________(many/much) information about Chilean wine.

3. The window _____________(is broken/ was broken/were broken) yesterday,so

___________(there was/there is) nothing I _______(can/cant)do to help you now.
4.He has _____ an interesting hobby, but my sister has ______________________
(interesting ) hobby in the world.
5.Karen: "Don't play football in the garden!"
Karen told me ___________________________________________________________
III Civilization topic.
Write your ideas about life beyond Earth. Could humans be the only intelligent
beings in all the vastness of the Universe? (3-5 lines)
IV Written production.
Express your point of view on the following topic:
Would you like to go back to your childhood? Why? (5-7 lines)

Test 2

The Belief in the Stars

When all other advice fails to satisfy, why not turn to the stars? Lots of people believe in
the power of the zodiac to predict events and identify trends in their lives.
What is the zodiac? The zodiac is more commonly known as: star/sun signs, astrology, or
horoscopes. It is a very ancient tradition of looking to the stars for answers about a person or
people based on the placement of the stars at the time of their birth. The theory goes on the
principal that as the stars and planets change alignment; events in the life of individuals born
under certain "signs" also change. Astrology is responsible for the term, "born under a lucky
star".
One of the most popular uses of astrology's predictive powers is in the area of love and
romance. People like to see if "love is in the stars" for them, or how their "sign" matches with
that of a potential love interest. There are some signs that are said to clash and others that are
said to make beautiful music together.
Another popular reason for "consulting with the stars" is to see if wealth or success is in
ones future. Many people feel that, when all else has failed, the stars can be counted on to give
them the truth. In reality, the stars often tell people what they want to hear - another reason
for the extreme popularity of horoscopes. Whether for true "advice", or just for fun, there is
always an answer in the stars.
Astrology is a science of time where every moment has a certain quality attached to it.
The personal horoscope is a simplified map of the moments and circumstances in our life. It is
in turn a guide map for our journey through time on the planet known as Earth.
1.Choose the correct variant.
According to the text, the stars often tell people:
a) the solution of daily problems.
b) what they want to hear.
c) the way to success.

2.Answer the question.

How is the word astrology defined in the text?

3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).

1. People dont believe in the power of the zodiac to predict events and identify
trends in their lives. T F
2. The personal horoscope is a simplified map of the moments and circumstances
in our life. T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1. Astrology is responsible for the term,
2. Whether for true "advice", or just for fun,
3. The stars can be counted on

a.to give people the truth.

b."born under a lucky star".
c.there is always an answer in the stars.

5.Explain in your own words.

The personal horoscope is a simplified map of the moments and circumstances in
our life.
II. Grammar.
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. I just ___________(cannot/mustnt)find the time to ________(make/do) the accounts. I'm
way behind with ___________(my/mine)work.
2. We _______(hasnt got/haven't got)any ______(foods/food)at the moment.
3. I _________(don't/doesnt) understand this point of grammar. I wish I______________ (to
understand ) it _________(gooder/better).
4. Linda said: I am going to have a nap this afternoon. ___________________
_________________________________________________________________
5. If I study, I ______________________(to pass) the exams.
III .Civilization topic.
Use your knowledge to present interesting information about New Zealand.
(3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
Use your knowledge to describe interesting facts/details about objects from the
far reaches of our planetary neighborhood. (5-7 lines)

Test 3

Dolly the cloned sheep

Dolly the sheep may have been the world's most famous clone, but she was not the first.
Cloning creates a genetically identical copy of an animal or plant. Many animals - including
frogs, mice, and cows - had been cloned before Dolly. Plants are often cloned taking a cutting
produces a clone of the original plant. Human identical twins are also clones.
Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, rather than an embryo. Her
birth was announced on February 22, 1997. The sheep was originally code-named "6LL3".The
name "Dolly" came from a suggestion by the stockmen who helped with her birth, in honor of
Dolly Parton, a famous American singer of country music.
This was a major scientific achievement, but also raised ethical concerns. Since 1996,
when Dolly was born, other sheep have been cloned from adult cells, as have mice, rabbits,
horses and donkeys, pigs, goats and cattle. In 2004 a mouse was cloned using a nucleus from an

olfactory neuron, showing that the donor nucleus can come from a tissue of the body that does
not normally divide.
Animal cloning from an adult cell is obviously much more complex and difficult than
growing a plant from a cutting. So when scientists working at the Roslin Institute in Scotland
produced Dolly, the only lamb born from 277 attempts, it was a major news story around the
world. She mated and produced normal offspring in the normal way, showing that such cloned
animals can reproduce. Dolly produced twin lambs Sally and Rosie, and she gave birth to
triplets
Lucy, Darcy and Cotton.
Choose the correct variant.
Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned from:
a) an adult cell.
b) an embryo.
c) an original plant.

2.Answer the question.

Where did the name Dolly come from?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1. Plants can be cloned taking a cutting produces a clone of the original plant.T F
2. Since Dolly was born, other sheep havent been cloned from adult cells.T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1.Many animals
a.also clones.
2. Dollys birth was
b.a major scientific achievement.
3. Human identical twins are
c.had been cloned before Dolly.
5.Explain in your own words.
Animal cloning from an adult cell is obviously much more complex and difficult
than growing a plant from a cutting.
II. Grammar.
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1.We stopped ________(at/in/by)a small restaurant for a quick meal. The driver____________
(to park ) the bus far from the restaurant.______________(Anybody/Somebody/Nobody)
____________(couldnt/could) find the bus and _______(the/a) driver, so _______(us / we)
waited at the restaurant for one hour. _________(There was/ It was) a park near the hotel and
the driver ________________(is walking/was walking) in that ______________(small/smaller)
park ____________(which/whose/whom)we did not know.
III .Civilization topic.
List the most popular tourist attractions in London. Write a short description of
one of them. (3-5 lines)

IV .Written production.
Does medical testing on animals do more good than harm? Express your point of view. (5-7
lines)

Test 4

The Amish
In nearly every way, life for Amish people today is the same as it was for their ancestors
300 hundred years ago. They wear the same traditional clothes and live in large family groups.
They live in simple wooden houses without mains water and mains electricity. The water they
need is taken from wells and the houses are lit by oil lamps. Amish people have no telephones,
no dishwashers and no TVs. Moreover, they do not drive cars but travel in horse-drawn
buggies.
Amish communities have their own schools. Schooling ends after the eighth grade, at the
age of 13 because the Amish do not believe in higher education for their children. They are
taught arithmetic, religious songs and how to earn a living from the land.
Today there are about 100,000 Amish people living in North America. They try to keep
their traditional way of life in the middle of a very different modern American society. The
Amish dont believe that modern technology is evil. But they are afraid that if they allowed it
into their lives, it would destroy many important things. They think that if they had TVs, there
would be less time for conversation. They believe that if they had telephones, they would stop
speaking face-to-face. And they are afraid that if they had tractors, they would become greedy
and want more land than they really need.
Amish people promise to obey their life-rules. If somebody breaks these rules, the rest of
the community will not speak to them until they are sorry for their mistakes.
1.Choose the right variant.
Amish people:
a) drive cars.
b) do not drive cars.
c) drive motorbikes.
d) drive cars and motorbikes.
2.Answer the question.
What do Amish people lack?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1. Life for Amish people today is different from the way it was for their ancestors
300 hundred years ago. T F
2. They wear the same traditional clothes but they dont live in large family groups
as they used to. T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1. The Amish
a.have their own schools.
2. Amish communities
b.promise to obey their life-rules.
3. Amish people
c.dont believe that modern technology is evil.

5.Explain in your own words.

Amish people are afraid that if they allowed modern technology into their lives, it
would destroy many important things.
II.Grammar.
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. Last year we visited ___(a/the/-)St. Paul's Cathedral and ____(a/the/-) Tower.
2. Money __________ (to have) always been the main source of living.
3. My sister __________ (can) score better on the test if the teacher____________ (to explain)
the grammar once more. But the teacher was too busy.
4. Stephen and Claire told me that they ___________________ (to clean) the windows. And
now __________ (he/they/you) can go to their friends.
5. The Internet, from its beginnings as a defence computer network____________(to
transform) the way we communicate, allowing us to chat with our friends using the
____________ (many/much/little) instant messaging services or work with our colleagues
____________(through/over/by) email and even serve as a channel by which we obtain music
and TV shows.
III .Civilization topic.
Write a short article about Moldova for an English newspaper. (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
Old generation says life was better when technology was simpler. Does modern
technology make life more convenient? (5-7 lines)

Test 5

GOOGLE Inc.
Google Inc. is a multinational public cloud computing, Internet search, and advertising
technologies corporation. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and
products and generates profit primarily from advertising. The company was founded by Larry
Page and Sergey Brin, often dubbed the "Google Guys". Page and Brin originally nicknamed
their new search engine "BackRub", because the system checked back links to estimate the
importance of a site. Eventually, they changed the name to Google, originating from a
misspelling of the word "googol, which represents the number one followed by one hundred
zeros, that was meant to signify the amount of information the search engine was to handle.
The company's stated mission from the outset was "to organize the world's information
and make it universally accessible and useful" . The company's unofficial slogan coined by
Google engineer Paul Buchheit is Don't be evil . Actually, this site has played an important role
in the democratization of information.
Google runs over one million servers in data centers around the world, and processes over
one billion search requests. However, the dominant market position of Google's services has
led to criticism of the company over issues including privacy, copyright, and censorship. The
company offers online productivity software, such as its Gmail e-mail software, and social
networking tools ,Google Buzz, Google Books. Since many books are difficult, if not
impossible, to find in bookstores or on library shelves, today we are able to search the full text
of almost 10 million books. Anyway, the Google web search engine is the company's most
popular service. Google indexes trillions of web pages, so that users can search for the

information theydesire, through the use of keywords and operators. Moreover, today
Google.org buildstechnology products to address global challenges such as climate change,
pandemic disease and poverty.
1.Choose the correct variant.
Google Inc. is:
a)an Internet search corporation.
b)a public company.
c)an advertising system.
2.Answer the question.
What does the company offer?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1. The Google web search engine cant be considered the company's most popular service. T F
2. Users can search for the information they desire, through the use of keywords and operators
as Google indexes trillions of web pages. T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1. The company's unofficial slogan
a.the number one followed by one hundred zeros.
2. The word "googol, which represents
b.a number of Internet-based services and
products.
3. Google hosts and develops
c.is Don't be evil.
5.Explain in your own words.
Today Google.org builds technology products to address global challenges such
as climate change, pandemic disease and poverty.
II. Grammar.
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. There was ______(a/an)encyclopedia _________(over/on/above)the table.
2. I ________(need/must)to withdraw_________(some/a few)money out of my bank
___________(folder/account/file).
3. Steve said: Mary, I don't remember where I have bought this dictionary. __
_________________________________________________________________
4. It __________(ever/never)stops raining here. I wish it ______ raining.(stopped/would
stop/had stopped)
5. If you stay in the sun _______(two/too/to)long, you ____________(to get)sunburnt.
III .Civilization topic.
Name some old and modern traditions you have noticed at wedding ceremonies
in our country. (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
Will the Internet bring people of the world closer together? (5-7 lines)

Test 6

FUNCTION OF SPORT IN LIFE

The word sport is a contracted form of "disport" which means to amuse, to divert one's
self. It includes play, amusement, entertainments or recreation. It is a word which signifies the
outdoor recreations, the athletic work as contrasted with the serious intellectual occupation.
Sports have existed in the past ages and have played an important role in the history of
mankind.
If we consider sports from a general point of view and consider their relation to the life of the
ancient people we must inevitably come to the conclusion that sports if well conducted, have
always raised the standard of the nation to a very high degree.
Sports refresh the body, tranquilize and enlighten the mind, and develop moral character.
As a concrete example let us take a student in his college activities. The student who does
exercise is always fresh and vigorous, he seldom gets sick and tired.. Moreover in exercising,
the student gets animated, his blood is purified and consequently his mind becomes more apt
to receive the ideas and thoughts found in his lessons. A weak person seldom can endure the
hardship of school-life, the trouble of memorizing and persevering in his daily lessons. Lastly
when a student is busy with sports during recess time his ideas do not deviate any more to the
path of impurity, to think of such trivial things and the health and strength which he acquires
will help him in overcoming such temptations. Helping young children to develop good eating
patterns and enjoyment from sport and exercise may help them avoid later health problems.
Moreover, since aesthetics is becoming more and more important for all of us, we are
now striving to improve the way we look and our shape, in short: our aesthetic aspect depends
a lot on our daily activities, whether we prefer resting in front of the TV or practicing sports.
Therefore, sports not only shape our personality but our aspect as well, maintaining young and
healthy our body and mind as well.
1.Choose the correct variant.
Our aesthetic aspect depends a lot on:
a) our daily activities.
b) intellectual occupation.
c) health problems.
2.Answer the question.
What is the significance of the word sport?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1. A weak person can easily endure the hardship of school-life, the trouble of
memorizing and persevering in his daily lessons. T F
2. Good eating patterns and enjoyment from sport and exercise may help young
children avoid later health problems. T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1. Sports have played an important role
2. Sports refresh the body
3. The student who does exercise

a.in the history of mankind.

b.seldom gets sick and tired.
c.and develop moral character.

5.Explain in your own words.

Sports, if well conducted, have always raised the standard of the nation to a very
high degree.

II. Grammar.
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. We talked to the________ (boys/boys'/boyss)parents for_____________(some/no/less)time
to find out whose belongings _________(was/were)those.
2.By the end of ______(the/-/an)last year he _____________(to finish)the research
by________________(hiself/himself/himselves).
3.Vicky said: "I met them at the library yesterday." ____________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
4.I should _____________(never/always)have said that. I wish I ____________ that.(didn't
say/wouldn't say/hadn't said)
5.If he booked tickets yesterday, he __________________(to lie)on the beach now.
III Civilization topic.
Describe 1-2 American national holidays. What are they famous for? (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
PE classes should remain compulsory in schools. Bring reasons in expressing your
point of view. (5-7 lines)

Test 7

THE REAL REASON PEOPLE GET THE FLU IN WINTER

For decades we've heard the myth that flu strikes in winter because of the colder weather.
But numerous studies have all debunked that theory.
No, there's another reason flu hits in winter. We already know that our bodies produce a
lot less vitamin D during the winter. So, flu hits right when vitamin D levels begin to decrease.
Science recently discovered that vitamin D stimulates your white blood cells to make a
substance called cathelicidin. Researchers haven't studied this chemical on the flu virus yet, but
they have previously reported that it attacks a wide variety of pathogens. These include fungi,
viruses, bacteria, and even tuberculosis.
So, it turns out that my suggestions for you to have your vitamin D levels checked this time of
year were right on target. But now, armed with this new information, dont even think it's
necessary to spend the money on a test. Vitamin D is cheap. And it stimulates your body to
make what might be the ultimate antibiotic! One with no toxicity at all and only kills those
organisms invading you (not your own cells).
Arm yourself with the incredible protection of vitamin D. Get sunlight when you can.
Just be sure not to burn. If you are mostly indoors, it is strongly suggested that you add vitamin
D to your daily regimen. Some doctors recommend 5,000 IU per day. They see no downside to
this dose, especially in the winter months!
1.Choose the correct variant.
When you stay mostly indoors, it is strongly suggested that you:
a) try to add vitamin D to your daily regimen.
b) dont try to add vitamin D to your daily regimen.
c) dont add vitamin D to your daily regimen.

d) add vitamin D to your daily regimen.

2.Answer the question.
Why does flue strike in winter?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1.It has been recently discovered that vitamin D stimulates your white blood cells. T F
2.According to the text, flu strikes in winter because of the colder weather. T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1. Researchers
a.include fungi, viruses, bacteria, and even tuberculosis.
2. They
b.haven't studied this chemical on the flu virus yet.
3. These
c.see no downside to this dose, especially in the winter months!
5.Explain in your own words.
Vitamin D stimulates your body to make what might be the ultimate antibiotic!
II.Grammar.
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. When mother got home she found ________(hers/her)little Kitty ________(to paint ) her
room. She _________(to paint ) two walls red and one wall yellow.
2. I know you _________ (to want ) to help but you are __________ (make/do)more harm than
_______________(good/better/best).
3. I speak _______________(terrible/terribly)English. I wish I ______________(spoke/would
speak/had spoken) English well.
4. My best friend said: "I think I shall not go to the theatre with you today because I am very
busy." ____________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
5. If he did his work yesterday, he ____________________ (to be) free today.

III .Civilization topic.

Outline some of the responsibilities of the USA President. (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
No entertainment is so cheap as reading nor any pleasure so lasting.Comment on the
quotation. (5-7 lines)

Test 8

ENDANGERED WILDLIFE
If you look up the meaning of the word 'endanger' in the dictionary you will read something
like 'to bring into or expose to danger or peril'.......this is the position that thousands of species
of animals and plants are in today. Extinction is a word associated with endangered.
Life began on Earth more than 3 billion years ago. Species have been disappearing from our
planet throughout this time, long before Homo Sapiens appeared (around one million years
ago).
What we can be certain of is that extinction of species was rare before humans established

themselves on the earth. It is really only during the last 300 years that the rate of extinction has
speeded up and this has coincided with the enormous increase in the world's human
population during this time.
All these people have put such pressure on the lives of other living things that in the last 300
years at least 300 species of vertebrates (animals with backbones), 100 species of invertebrates
(without backbones) and thousands of species of plants have become extinct.
Today around 5 000 species of animals and over 25 000 species of plants are endangered.
Since 1900 more species than ever before have become extinct and scientists think we may
even be losing one species a day at the moment!
Although the rate in increase of the human population is slowing down in some parts of the
World, it is continuing to escalate in others. Allowing for the death rate, about one million more
humans come into the world every week! This increase obviously puts increasing pressure on
wildlife.
1.Choose the correct variant.
Life began on Earth more than:
a) two billion years ago.
b) three billion years ago.
c) four billion years ago.
d) five billion years ago.
2.Answer the question.
What can people be certain of?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1.Species have been disappearing from our planet only after Homo Sapiens appeared. T F
2.The meaning of the word 'endanger' is 'to bring into or expose to danger or peril'. T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1.Extinction is
a.speeded up.
2.Extinction has
b.may even be losing one species a day at the moment!
3.Scientists think we
c.a word associated with endangered.
5.Explain in your own words.
People have put pressure on the lives of other living things.
II.Grammar .
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. ___________________________(I'll be studying / I'll have studied)at 9 tomorrow evening.
I'm going to night school. I really want to__________(do/make) something
of__________________ (myself/me).
2. It ___________________________(to rain) for two hours and the ground is too wet to play
on, so the match _____________________(to be) postponed.
3. This train is very slow. The __________ (earlier/more early)train was much faster. I wish I
__________ (caught/would catch/had caught)the earlier train.
4. If I ____________________ (to be) you, I would call __________(a/-/the)police right now.
5. Andra said: "Ricky, do you really like my skirt?"
_______________________________________________________________________

III .Civilization topic.

Use your knowledge to show any elements of the Moldovan cuisine. (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
How can we make this world a better place to live? (5-7 lines)

Test 9

IS HEALTH MORE IMPORTANT THAN WEALTH?

Health and wealth, two words that rhyme so well but often do not occur together. Good
health is clearly preferable but if one does not have good health, then it is better to have some
wealth to ease the burden. Money cannot replace the lack of health, but it goes a long way to
make life easier, more comfortable and reduce a major stressor in most people's lives.
The real question to be answered is not whether health is better than wealth but what is
the true path to happiness. To be healthy but miserable because you are poor is a fairly shallow
way to live your life. With health, your potential is unlimited. Nothing stands in the way of
travelling, working a job, having a family or going back to school. With good health, there is
always a way to make the money to create the life you desire.
To be wealthy but have poor health is like partial compensation, a kind of bad news with
good news. At least, you will have less concern about the cost of healthcare, cost to live a
restricted life and whether there will be money to attend to the further decline of health as you
age.
Being wealthy and in good health means you have the world at your feet, nothing should
stand in your way. You can wake up in the morning and carry out any and all of your dreams
and plans. You should experience utter happiness that you have the power to conquer
anything,unless of course, your health fails then the choice will be obvious. You would likely
spend every dollar you have in order to get your health back.
1.Choose the correct variant.
You can wake up in the morning:
a) but may not be able to carry out any and all of your dreams and plans.
b) and carry out some of your dreams and plans.
c) and carry out any and all of your dreams and plans.
d)and carry none of your dreams and plans.
2.Answer the question.
What is the real question to be answered?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1.Being wealthy and in good health means you have the world at your feet.T F
2.Money can replace the lack of health.T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1.With good health,
a.your potential is unlimited.
2.With health,
b.every dollar you have in order to get your health back.
3.You would likely spend
c.there is always a way to make the money.

5.Explain in your own words.

Health and wealth, two words that rhyme so well but often do not occur together.
II.Grammar.
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. The thieves are sure that they __________________________ (to drive) for 6 hours when
the police ___________________(discover/will discover)the robbery in the morning.
2. Why are your hands __________(dirty/dirtier)? - Oh I_______________ (to work )
_____(on/in/at)the garden.
3. Jack said: "I like reading and I read books every evening before going to
bed."_____________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
4. I _______(cannot/neednt)sleep! The dog next door ____________ (to make)too much noise.
I wish it _______________ (kept/would keep/had kept ) quiet.
5. If she ___________ (not to help) me, I should have been in a very difficult situation.
III .Civilization topic.
What are some interesting facts you know about the Statue of Liberty. (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
In many countries of the world cell phones are prohibited. Cell phones should/shouldnt
be allowed in schools. Give reasonable examples to justify your viewpoint. (5-7 lines)

Test 10

HOW TO SPEND YOUR FREE TIME PRODUCTIVELY

Teenagers seem to have a lot of free time, then why does it feel like they have so much less?
It might be because they waste half of all their leisure time watching television. So if you want
more free time, I recommend one thing: turn it off and take a look at some ideas on how to
make the most out of it.
Make a schedule. For more efficient planning, categorize activities that are related to each
other and do them by category.
Learn new skills. Learning is an investment, whether you spend money on it (like in college)
or not (like reading at home). Read a few books about things you've always wanted to learn.
Nurturing this skill may even lead to bigger things, such as a career move or promotion.
Be active. Sports and exercise may be considered recreational, but they are very important
because they help you be energized so that you may be able to accomplish more activities. Get
a gymmembership or try a new bike trail. Meet up with other joggers and run through various
paths.
Entertain yourself. Set a day and time for leisure activities such as visiting a museum, seeing
a play or going to a concert. Make sure to limit that activity to one particular day or time. This
way,you will have more time to do your other tasks when you have a set time to take care of
your need forentertainment.
Do things that you always wanted to do but didn't have time doing before. Think about the
possibility to take a weekend to travel to somewhere that you've never been to before. Be
resourceful,as this characteristic will help you when your money won't.

1.Choose the correct variant.

Learning is an investment,:
a) only if youspend money on it.
b) if you spend a lot of money on it.
c) if you spend littlemoney on it.
d)whether you spend money on it or not.
2.Answer the question.
How can we make our planning more efficient?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1.Teenagers waste half of all their leisure time watching television. T F
2.Reading books may not lead to a career move or promotion. T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1.Make sure to limit that a.joggers and run through various paths.
2.Meet up with other b.you always wanted to do but didn't have time doing before.
3.Do things that c.activity to one particular day or time.
5.Explain in your own words.
Be resourceful, as this characteristic will help you when your money won't.
II.Grammar .
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. Don't worry, everything will be all right: the _________________________
(childrens/children)__________________________(to take) to the theatre bythe teacher and
they _________________________(to bring ) back to school inthe evening.
2. The work __________________ (to finish) by them by six o'clock yesterday.
3. Our coach said to us: "You will have to work hard tomorrow."_____________
_________________________________________________________________
4. I didn't _______(see/sea)the TV programme but __________ (anybody/ everybody)said it
was excellent. I wish I _______ (saw/would see/had seen)it.
5. My brother would not have missed so ___________(many/much)lessons if
he____________________ (not to hurt ) his leg.
III .Civilization topic.
Write a list of English-Speaking countries. Which one would you like to visit? Why? (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
List the advantages and disadvantages of obeying your parents. (5-7 lines)

Test 11

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SCHOOL UNIFORMS

School uniforms have become a hot topic in many areas across different countries.
Educators feel that requiring a school uniform will help students to build self-respect, discipline,
character, community and a sense of pride.

School uniforms were first seen in Europe during the early Modern Era. It was at this
time that children who attended charity schools were required to wear uniforms.
The first official school uniforms appeared during the eighteenth century in the private
schools of Europe. The schools for the wealthy dictated uniforms of different colours to show
disciplinary action. As time progressed through the 18th century, uniforms became an emblem
of the wealthy. School uniforms are still used in public school system throughout the world.
Countries that adopted the European school uniform include Asia, Australia, Caribbean,
Chili, Ecuador, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa and the United States.
The school uniform style from Italy and Spain influenced countries like Argentina,
Bolivia, Uruguay and several Middle Eastern countries. The Prussians influenced the type of
uniforms worn in Japan.
A school uniform apparently also saves students from putting their fashion tastes before
their learning requirements. When they dont have to spend time wondering what to wear and
how to make a fashion statement, they can devote more time to getting an education. Wearing
the same type of dress reduces snobbery and peer pressure in educational institutions.
1.Choose the correct variant.
School uniforms were first seen:
a) in Africa.
b) in Europe.
c) in the USA.
d) in Australia.
2.Answer the question.
Why do educatiors require school uniforms?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1.The schools for the wealthy dictated uniforms of the same colour to show
disciplinary action.T F
2.The first official school uniforms appeared during the 19th century. T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1.Countries that
a.influenced the type of uniforms worn in Japan.
2.A school uniform saves students b.adopted the European school uniform include Asia,
Australia, etc.
3. The Prussian
c.from putting their fashion tastes before learning requirements.
5.Explain in your own words.
School uniforms have become a hot topic in many areas across different countries.
II.Grammar .
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. Richard met a ___________ ____________ ______________ ___________
girl (very attractive, young, fair haired, tall ) who was dressed in a______________
___________ ____________ (silk, new, red ) dress.
2. Scabies ____________(cause/causes)a lot of itching, so you_____________
(can/would/must)see _______(an/a/-)doctor.
3. I __________ (hate/hatred) living in England. It's cold and it's damp. I wish I ______________
(lived/would live/had lived ) in Spain.

4. If you ___________ (to be) a poet, you would write ______________ (beautifully/beautiful)
poetry.
5. Allen said to his sister: "I am doing my homework."____________________
________________________________________________________________
III .Civilization topic.
Use your knowledge to show the role/importance of the Convention on the
Rights of the Child. (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
Explain your friend why your favorite movie/book is worth watching/reading. (5-7 lines)

Test 12

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EAST AND WEST

DISCOVERED IN PEOPLES BRAIN ACTIVITY
East is East and West is West, and the difference between them is starting to turn up even on
brain scanners.
New brain research has shown that culture can affect not just language and custom, but how
people experience the world at basic levels what they see when they look at a city street, for
example, or even how they perceive a simple line in a square. Western culture make people
think of themselves as highly independent entities. And when looking at scenes, Westerners
tend to focus on central objects more than on their surroundings.
In one study, researchers offered people a choice among five pens: four red and one green.
Easterners are likelier to choose a red pen, while Westerners more often choose the green one.
In an experiment measuring how well 8-year-olds could solve puzzles, American children
performed best when solving puzzles they had chosen themselves, while Asian children
performed best when solving puzzles they were told their mothers had chosen for them.
Did Easterners actually see differently, at the level of perception, or just think differently?
Based on what parts of the brain were activated during the tasks, Gabrieli believes everyone
sees the same thing, but may filter it differently.
Culture is not changing how you see the world, but rather how you think and interpret.
Understanding cultural differences in the mind is really important as the world globalizes. There
can be a lot of breakdowns in communication.
1.Choose the correct variant.
New brain research has shown that culture:
a)can affect not just language and custom.
b)can now affect language and custom.
c)can affect only language and not custom.
d)can affect both language and custom.
2.Answer the question.
Why is it important to understand cultural differences in the mind?

3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).

1.Easterners are likelier to choose a green pen, while Westerners more often choose
the red one.T F
2.Westerners tend to focus on central objects more than on their surroundings. T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1. American children performed best when
a.make people think of themselves as highly independent entities.
2. Asian children performed best when
b.solving puzzles they had chosen themselves.
3.Western culturec.solving puzzles they were told their mothers had chosen for them.
5.Explain in your own words.
Culture is not changing how you see the world, but rather how you think and interpret.
II.Grammar .
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. Chalk _________________(to use) for writing on the board.
2. Could you supply _________ (farther/further)information about this meeting?
3. Susie can go on that _________(trap/trip)if she______________(to find )
the_____________(money/moneys)she needs.
4. ________(This/These)movie is____________(terribly/terrible). I wish we__________
(went/would go/had gone)to see ___________ (another/other)one.
5. Jack said to Ben: "Did you play baseball with your friends yesterday?"_______
__________________________________________________________________
III .Civilization topic.
Write down some real facts from OHenrys biography. Mention his real name.
List the names of his stories youve read. (3-5 lines)

IV .Written production.
What does the word beauty mean for you? (5-7 lines)

Test 13

THE BRITISH CLASS SYSTEM

British society is considered to be divided into three main groups: the upper class, the middle
class, and the lower working class. This is known as the class system.
Upper class people own several homes. These people studied at Eton or other public schools.
They work as judges, stockbrokers or company directors. They eat caviar, smoked salmon and
drink champagne. They spend their free time going to opera or ballet. They like playing polo
and sports involving horses. They support the Conservative Party and they spend their holidays
in Orient countries, the Caribbean islands or go cruising.
Middle class people live in semi-detached or detached houses. They studied at grammarschool and at universities (Oxford, Cambridge). They work as teachers, bank managers or
doctors.

They eat healthy food like wholemeal bread or foreign food like avocado, pasta. They like
skiing,sailing, playing tennis, cricket and golf. They spend their holidays in France or Tuscany.
Working class people live in council houses. They finish comprehensive schools and
technical college. They work as shop assistants, miners or factory workers. They eat fish and
chips,bangers and mash, Chinese and Indian food. They like playing football, darts, or bingo and
snooker.
They spend their free time watching soap operas or drinking in pubs and usually vote for
Labourists or Conservatives. They take package holidays.
Wealth doesnt mean that you belong to the upper-class society because social class is not
only about money, but also about behaviour and attitudes.
1.Choose the correct variant.
Middle class people work as:
a) judges, stockbrokers or company directors.
b) teachers, bank managers or doctors.
c) shop assistants, miners or factory workers.
d) singers, tennis players.
2.Answer the question.
What is known as the class system in Great Britain?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1. Middle class people spend their free time going to opera or ballet.T F
2. Upper class people take package holidays.T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1. Upper class people
a.eat fish and chips, bangers and mash.
2. Middle class people
b.eat caviar, smoked salmon and drinkchampagne.
3. Working class people
c.eat healthy food like wholemeal bread or foreign food.
5.Explain in your own words.
Wealth doesnt mean that you belong to the upper-class society.
II.Grammar .
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. __________(Every/all)people must have a health _______(insurement/ insurance)in our
country.
2. My parents are out.So I have to look___________(over/after/through)my____________
(babys-brother/baby-brother).
3. My dad said: "I shall light the fire and make myself breakfast. I dont need
your help."______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. My car is too small. I wish I ___________________(had/would have/had had)a bigger one,
but I _____________(hard/hardly)have enough money toafford ___________(me/myself)such
a luxury.
5. If they work today, they________________ (to have) the day ____________(off/out/of)next
Monday.

III .Civilization topic.

Write a description of what a visitor can see on a trip through Chisinau. (3-5 lines)

IV .Written production.
Could you do without a TV? Justify your viewpoint. (5-7 lines)

Test 14

A POZITIVE LOOK ON FAILURE

Many people allow failure to hold them back, when in reality failure can be a good thing!
Learn how to improve and grow from failure. Whenever you experience failure in life, it
touches you in a deeply emotional way. Although it feels negative at the time, the experience
of failure can teach important life lessons. You learn what does not work, which can actually get
you closer to success.
You can learn from your mistakes after you admit making them. Wise people admit their
mistakes easily, putting their pride aside. As Al Franken once said "Mistakes are part of being
human".
Mistakes lead to success, just like Thomas Addison, inventor of the light bulb tried thousands
and thousands of times to figure out how to make it light up. Though it went on for quite a long
time,and each time he failed, he took it in a positive way. Stating "I have not failed. I've just
found 10,000 ways that won't work. He kept on trying and trying, though he failed to reach his
target, which was lighting up the light bulb. Each time he failed, he figured out the ways he
went wrong.
Learning from his each and every mistake then led to his lasting success.
Even if you try and fail you will never be the person you were before you started the path.
You have pushed yourself to a new level, moved outside of your comfort zone, and are that
much wiser for having attempted the task. If you constantly avoid pursuing goals and dreams
for fear of failure you will never know what you can do.
Trying and failing is better than never having tried at all.
1.Choose the correct variant.
Wise people:
a) dont admit their mistakes easily.
b) dont admit their mistakes because they are too proud.
c) only sometimes admit their mistakes.
d) admit their mistakes easily, putting their pride aside.
2.Answer the question.
According to the text, what happens when you experience failure in life?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1. The experience of failure can teach important life lessons.T F
2. Mistakes are part of being human.T F

4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.

1. Mistakes
a.allow failure to hold them back.
2. Many people
b.he figured out the ways he went wrong.
3. Each time he failed,
c.lead to success.
5.Explain in your own word.
Trying and failing is better than never having tried at all.
II.Grammar .
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. I ________(to clean) the room before the guests _________ (to arrive), so thatthey will be
_________(surprising/surprised)to see what a diligent person I am.
2. The ______________(spectrum/spectra)includes ____________(many/little)different colours
of _____________(lighter/light).
3. Mary-Anne said: "I shall come to school early tomorrow."_________________
_________________________________________________________________
4. I was only in Miami for a week. I wish I ______ (had/would have/had had )more time there
but I had to go on to New York.
5. If you work _________(through/out/over), you ________(to put on) muscles.
III .Civilization topic.
What cities would you like to visit when travelling to the U.S.A.? Why? (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
Imagine that you are a teacher for one day. What would your actions be?
(5-7 lines)

Test 15

EVERYONE GETS ONE

One birthday riddle ponders: What goes up and never comes down? The answer, of course, is
Your age. Did you know you can also have only one Golden Birthday? From age 1-31, a
person encounters his/her Golden Birthday one time only: On the day in which their age
matches the day of their birth.
Other fun birthday facts involve people born on a leap day. Every four years, a day is added to
February to make 29 days instead of 28. If youre born on this date, then technically you only
have a birthday once every four years. For example, on your 21st birthday, you could claim to
be only 5 years old!
Many traditions around the world share a common theme. For example in China, Taiwan, and
Hong Kong noodles are eaten in honour of a persons birthday. The noodles are uncut and are
made extra long to signify a long life. In Ireland and England birthday boys and girls are lifted
upside down and bumped on the head (gently) as many times as they are old with one
more bump given for luck. In New Zealand birthday claps are given, where everyone claps a
number of times to match the guest-of- honours age with one more clap added in
anticipation of next year.
The cakes were round and in 18th-century Germany, birthday candles were first placed atop

birthday cakes. There was a belief that candle smoke brought a persons prayers up to the
heavens. Thus,when a candle was blown out, the prayer was sent.
This last sentence in particular highlights how universal yet singular a birthday is. Everyone
has a birthday to call his or her own and each year. As Emily Dickinson once said, We turn not
older with years, but newer every day.
1.Choose the correct variant.
Many traditions around the world:
a) dont share a common theme.
b) sometimes share a common theme.
c) share a common theme.
d) never share a common theme.
2.Answer the question.
What was the belief of the candle smoke about?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1.In Ireland and England birthday boys and girls are lifted up on a chair as many times as they
are old.T F
2. In Israel birthday claps are given for boys and girls.T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1.Noodles
a.are uncut and are made extra long to signify a long life.
2. Everyone
b.has a birthday to call his or her own.
3.The noodles
c.are eaten in honour of a persons birthday.
5.Explain in your own words.
We turn not older with years, but newer every day.
II.Grammar.
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. It's dark inside. _____(May/Can)you turn ______(off/on/in)the light, please?
2. A number of important __________________(experiments/experiments) ___________(to
make) by them in this laboratory. And now they are proud of their results.
3. Mike said: "I am sure Helen will come to the bus station in time.___________
_________________________________________________________________
4. My face is ___________(brightly/bright)red. I wish I _____________ (didn't stay /wouldn't
stay /hadn't stay)in the _______(son/sun)so long yesterday.
5. If Pete __________ (to come) home earlier last night, he ________________(to call ) you
back.
III .Civilization topic.
What is Scotland famous for? (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
Outline your opinion on video games. (5-7 lines)

Test 16

NEW YEAR'S EVE FACTS

New Year's Eve celebrations go back for centuries and traditions and New Year's Eve facts
are spread across countries and civilizations.
Because of the different calendar system used in ancient Babylon, the actual New Year
started with the New Moon, which was followed by the first day of spring in March. In that
time, New Year's Eve and any celebrations associated with it lasted over 11 days. Every day was
a different type of celebration which usually signified rebirth, a new period of blossoming and a
new season of crops.
The Roman calendar was changed over and over again each time a new emperor took charge
until it eventually did not match the Sun's patterns. It took an official act of the Roman Senate
to dictate that January 1 would be the beginning of the New Year.
In ancient Babylonia, one common resolution was to return any farm equipment borrowed
from friends or neighbours. It is often thought that the first visitors you see after ringing in the
New Year would bring you good or bad luck. That's why most people celebrating on New Year's
Eve often do so with friends and family in this way assuring themselves with good luck.
Items or food that is ring-shaped is also good luck. This symbolizes "coming full circle",
which is what one year does. The Dutch often eat doughnuts. Other foods that are eaten on
New Year's Eve are cabbage because the leaves represent prosperity. Ham (or a hog) also
symbolizes prosperity. In Asian cultures, rice is a hearty and lucky staple that is eaten around
midnight to signify the coming year of fortune.
1.Choose the correct variant.
The actual New Year started:
a) with the Old Moon.
b)with the New Moon.
c) with the Old Sun.
d) with the New Sun.
2.Answer the question.
What happened to the Roman calendar?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1. According to the text, other food that is eaten on New Year's Eve is carrots.T F
2.Most people celebrating on New Year's Eve often do so with friends and family.T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1.New Year's Eve celebrations
a.celebration which usually signified rebirth.
2.Every day was a different type of
b.was to return any farm equipment borrowed.
3.In ancient Babylonia, one common resolution c.go back for centuries.
5.Explain in your own words.
Items or food that is ring-shaped is good luck.
II.Grammar .
1. Certain ______________(criteria/criterion)was used to judge_____________
(which/who/whom)proposals should be accepted.

2. The ____________(firemen/fireman)were able to put _______(off/out/over)the fire

_____(on/in/at)Church Street, but they __________(shouldnt/couldnt) save the entire house
because it was ________(elder/older than/then)my granny.
3. "Please don't smoke in the bus," said the old lady to the traveller. ___________
_________________________________________________________________
4. I went out in the rain and now I have a bad cold. I wish I _________________
(didn't go/wouldn't go/hadn't gone)out.
5. They wouldn't have hired a boat if they ____________________ (to know )about the
weather.
III .Civilization topic.
Write a short article about Charles Dickens based on information you have
obtained. (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
Why do we need to learn foreign languages? (5-7 lines)

Test 17

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

The human psychological characteristics and behaviour are built by a combination of the
following factors: environment, genes, chromosomes and the central nervous system.
However, a persons characteristics come primarily from their genes.
From the time the baby gets out into the real world inherited genes are making the baby act in
a certain way. When someone tickles them, they might cry or laugh. Their genes establish their
reaction to these events. From the beginning of birth, the babys reaction to the environment
can only be determined by its genes. As a result, human behaviour uses a combination of
environmental and inherited trait factors.
The central nervous system connects the brain and spinal cord together. Without them
humans could not send or receive information from other parts of the body. When the genes
send a message the endocrine system secretes thyroid gland. Then, the thyroid gland secretes
hormones to influence the growth of the brain; thus, a combination of genes and the nervous
system determine the humans psychological characteristics.
Many important traits are highly inherited like IQ and height. A person can raise their IQ
during a span of time, but they will never have a high IQ unless they were born with one. Genes
influence human behaviour for fifty percent, the rest being based on environmental factors.
Scientists should put genes in a fifty-plus percent group since they determine a humans
reaction to environmental factors.
1.Choose the correct variant.
A persons characteristics come primarily:
a) from their genes.
b) from their friends.
c) from their classmates.
d) from their imagination.

2.Answer the question.

How do humans send and receive information from other parts of the body?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1. Babies genes establish their reaction to events.T F
2. A person cant raise their IQ during a span of time.T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1.A combination of genes and the nervous system a.influence human behaviour for 50%.
2. Genes
b.in a fifty-plus percent group.
3. Scientists should put genes
c.determine the humans psychological characteristics.
5.Explain in your own words.
Human behaviour uses a combination of environmental and inherited trait factors.
II.Grammar .
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. We _______________(to have) rather a difficult ___________(times/time)at the moment. - I
____________(to be) sorry to hear that.
2. Jim _________(have got/has go)a plan for Friday. He _______________(to play) badminton
with friends. I ____________(must/may)find _____________(anything/something)for him to
play badminton with.
3. You're always moaning about something or other. I wish you ______ (shut up/would shut
up/had shut up)
4. Will you call me if I ____________________ (to forget ) to call you?
5. "Come to my house tomorrow, Ann," said Milena._____________________
________________________________________________________________
III .Civilization topic.
What cities would you like to visit when travelling to the U.K.? Why? (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
Describe the portrait of an ideal teacher. (5-7 lines)

Test 18

MUSIC AND LEARNING

Childhood is a thrilling, amusing and challenging period of a childs life. So, we should
give our children the tools to build a successful life. Therefore, what we must answer is whether
music should be placed in education or not, and what effect it has on a childs life. Actually,
musics place in American schools is still uncertain. On the one hand, the essentialists dispute
that music should only be learnt for its own sake; whereas on the other hand, the
instrumentalists emphasize the fact that music is not placed in a vacuum but it is rather a tool
to learn fundamental concepts and has external benefits. Although, music is not taught in
inclusion from a childs education at school (math classes, languages, etc) many researches
argue that music is an important tool for a childs cognitive development and skills in learning.
The Media, scholars and psychologists gave a lot of attention to the idea that music can
make children smarter. In fact, a research was made in the University of Toronto, Canada by
E. Glenn Schellenberg, which showed that music can cause an increase in a childs IQ. The

question is: how can we explain the correlation between music and the boost in ones IQ? As
far as we know, a simple attendance to class and the procedure of learning the schools
instruction affects well enough a childs performance. However, this research has shown that
music not only boots ones IQ but it helps improve a wide range of abilities and skills.
1.Choose the correct variant.
What we must answer is whether music:
a)shouldnt be placed in education.
b)had to be placed in education.
c)should ever be placed in education.
d)should be placed in education or not.
2.Answer the question.
What affects well enough a childs performance?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1.Scholars and psychologists gave a lot of attention to the idea that music cant
make children smarter.T F
2.Many researches argue that music isnt an important tool for a childs
cognitive development.T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1.Musics
a.not placed in a vacuum but it is rather a tool to learn fundamental
concepts.
2.Music is
b.can cause an increase in a childs IQ.
3.Music
c.place in American schools is still uncertain.
5.Explain in your own words.
Music not only boots ones IQ but it helps improve a wide range of abilities and skills.
II.Grammar.
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. I ____(to give) you this book as soon as I __________(to finish) reading it.
2. When Mr. and Mrs. Smith arrived home, they ________________(to discover ) that someone
_____________(to break ) into their house. Their video recorder and television
_____________(to disappear ). They ___________(not to know ) what they
______________________(to do) to deserve this bad luck.
3. They didn't offer me the job. I wish they ______________ (offered/would offer/had
offered)it to me.
4. "Don't cross the street under the red light," said mother to Jessica._________
________________________________________________________________
5. I _____ (to have) no difficulty in finding a good job if I were as good as you.
III .Civilization topic.
List some reasons why a person should visit Australia. (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
What will I do if I win a lottery? (5-7 lines)

Test 19
I. Read the text and accomplish the post reading tasks.

ALIENS
According to the Oxford Reference Dictionary, alien is a word used to refer to beings from
other worlds. This of course is a simplified definition of extraterrestrial life. The science that
studies the existence of alien life is known as xenobiology. If history is to be believed, then
aliens have been a subject of mystic for several centuries now, in civilizations of countries such
as India, China,Babylon, South America and Arabia. Thales, the ancient Greek thinker, is
believed to be one of the first proponents of the theory that life-forms existed on other planets.
Are there aliens in space, is a question that has found mention in scriptures of several religions
too.
There have been several other research projects to establish that there are such things as
aliens. More important of them are the several space missions, which have tried to establish
life on Mars due to evidence of methane in the atmosphere and the mission to establish life on
moon, due to reported presence of water. Of course, there are also other factors that need to
be taken into consideration like alien abduction stories that have been reported by several
people. Aliens are largely described as resembling human beings.
There have been accounts of aliens abducting human beings. People have claimed to have
been kidnapped by the aliens and been taken away from the terrestrial surroundings.
Interestingly, most people who have claimed to have seen aliens or been abducted by them,
were able to recall their experiences only though dreams or hypnosis.
1.Choose the correct variant.
Are there aliens in space, is a question that has found mention:
a) in scriptures of all religions.
b) in scriptures of many religions.
c) in scriptures of several religions.
d) in scriptures of one religion.
2.Answer the question.
What other factors regarding aliens need to be taken into consideration?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1. There havent been accounts of aliens abducting human beings.T F
2. People who have claimed to have seen aliens or been abducted by them, were able to
recall their experiences without anyones interference.T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1. If history is to be believed,
a.a word used to refer to beings from other worlds.
2. This of course is
b.a simplified definition of extraterrestrial life.
3. Alien is
c.then aliens have been a subject of mystic for several centuries now.
5.Explain in your own words.
Aliens are largely described as resembling human beings.
II.Grammar .
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. Finish your homework, or I____________ (not to take) you to the zoo.

2. I _______________(not to read ) _______________ (today's/today/todays) newspaper yet, I

think ___________(it is/there is) a bad thing that I dont follow
_____________(the/a/an)_________________(new/news).
3. The teacher said to me: "You will go to school tomorrow." ______________
______________________________________________________
4. I miss my friends. I wish my friends ________________(were/would be/had been) here right
now.
5. If he had been _____________(cleverer/most clever), he __________________________(not
to behave) so foolishly yesterday.
III .Civilization topic.
Name the values of democracy in a democratic state. (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
Schools should ban junk food sales. Such food does more harm than good.
What is your opinion? (5-7 lines)

Test 20

BREAKING BARRIERS THROUGH ENGLISH

In a world of diversity, we are up for a long chase. We struggle...we compete...we
win...we lose. As a striving country, we endeavour all our resources to break these barriers for
our utmost growth and development.
But what could have been our greatest arm to battle and overcome all these hurdles?
English Language, that is. English seems to be the language of the world, it doesnt mean the
world is bowing to the American ideal or compromising our national pride... It just means the
world can get smaller and more people can look outside the box of isolation and share their
positive cultural and economic qualities.
More than this, English is the language of power and progress. In different countries of
the world it is highly valued not only because it is functional and practical, but more
importantly, because it is an affordable item, a skill that can be used to increase ones position,
respectably and marketability. In most cases, the better ones ability to understand and use
English the better ones chances of career advancement.
On the other hand, it is absolutely highly essential to know the language for communication. In
this computer age, English is the only language that anyone can understand.
And unless we have the fluency in English language, it would not be possible to work with the
computer. We need the language to survive the changes of this modern world.
It is no doubt that with English, we are ready to break...
1.Choose the correct variant.
In different countries of the world English:
a) is not highly valued.
b) is highly valued.
c) is valued.
d) is not valued enough.
2.Answer the question.

What are some reasons we need English?

3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1.The better ones ability to understand and use English the better ones chances
of career advancement.T F
2.English seems to be not the only language of the world.T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1.English is the language
a.that anyone can understand.
2.It is absolutely highly essential
b.of power and progress.
3.English is the only language
c.to know the language for communication.
5.Explain in your own words.
In a world of diversity, we are up for a long chase.
II.Grammar .
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. "What did you do at school yesterday, Elton?" said his grandmother._______
________________________________________________________________
2. Please, ______________(do/make)_____________(some/any/few)coffee and serve it
_________(in/on/under)our new coffee _________(spoon/pot).
3. _________(Can/Must)you give me___________(advise/advice/advices)about finding work
________(at/in/on)Portland ?
4. I hate having red hair. I wish I _____ (had/would have/had had ) blonde hair.
5. If she ________________ (to return) earlier, she would have been able to see him before he
left.
III .Civilization topic.
Share your impressions/feelings after reading The adventures of Tom Sawyer .
Write the name of the author of this publication. (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
What gift would you give to your mother? Why? (5-7 lines)