Name ________________________ November 13th 2019

TERM PAPER
Grade 7 A

1. Fill in: biosphere, gases, birdwatching, mistake, emissions, wildlife, glimpse, trunks, display, leaflets. 10 p
1. Aurora Borealis is an amazing phenomenon—like nature’s own fireworks ___________!
2. Rocky Mountain National Park is one of America’s ______________ reserves.
3. The park is ideal for ______________ too, as over 300 species of birds live here.
4. You can ___________ wildcats in the forests of the Danube Delta.
5. The Letea Forest is home to oak trees with vines twisting around their ________________
6. When particles from the Sun mix with ___________ in the Earth’s atmosphere people can see the Northern
Lights.
7. If we decrease carbon ______________, we can save the world's coral reefs.
8. For the past few days, I’ve been filming the exotic ____________ in a nature reserve here.
9. Some people often ____________ earthquake lights for UFOs .
10. Can you help me give out ____________ about Fingal's Cave to tourists?

2. Read and complete the text. Circle your option. 10 p

No singer has had a career like Kylie Minogue and no one 1.____ to more people at the same time. 2._____the
Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 she sang Dancing Queen to a worldwide TV audience of four billion people. To-
day she is one of the most successful singers the world has 3.___seen, but she started performing as a child actor
in soaps on Australian TV.
Kylie Ann Minogue was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 28 May 1968. Her first TV role came when she 4._____
only twelve years old and six years later she left school and joined “Neighbours”.
A year later, her first single, “Locomotion”, was a number one hit in Australia. But it 5._____ the next song, Ï
Should Be So Lucky”, released in January 1988, which made her a world star. It was the biggest-selling single in
the UK that year. “A new star 6.____ arrived,” the newspapers said. It’s the first time a singer has 7.______ had a
number one in the UK and Australia at the same time.”
Now Kylie has had over forty hit singles around the world. She 8._____ hundreds of awards and is a household
name everywhere. But Kylie herself 9.____changed. Ask her how many records she has sold or how much money
she 10._____ and she smiles her famous smile. She simply enjoys making people happy and they love her for be-
ing herself.
1. A. sang B. sung C. has sung
2. A. At B. In C. On
3. A. ever B. ever C. never
4. A. has been B. is C. was
5. A. was B. has been C. is
6. A. did B. has C. have
7. A. before B. never C. ever
8. A. wins B. has won C. won
9. A. hasn’t B. doesn’t C. wasn’t
10. A. earned B. is earned C. has earned
3. Read the article and match the missing sentences (1–7) with the spaces A–G. There is one sentence
that you don’t need. 6 p
1 they watched the night before
2 in the house
3 apart from things like live football matches,
4 like they did when my parents were children
5 whenever and wherever they like
6 better sound and
7 you didn’t have a chance of seeing it again

The End of Television

Does anybody sit down and watch TV these days? When my parents were growing up, they only had a
few channels to choose from. If you missed your favourite programme, it was just bad luck – [A] (unless you
had a video recorder and remembered to programme it). The TV was the centre point of the house. Families
planned what show they wanted to see and cooked their dinners so that they could finish eating in time to
watch it. At school, children talked about the shows [B] and because there weren’t many programmes for kids,
they all watched the same thing.
When I grew up, the TV was bigger and a lot thinner than the TVs of my parents’ time. It had [C] a
remote control to change between the many channels. But the TV was still an important piece of furniture [D]
and we all sat around it on a Saturday night to watch something as a family.
These days, TV just doesn’t seem to be so important, and [E] people can choose what they want to
watch and when they want to watch it. They don’t even need to watch it on a TV. They can download pro-
grammes and watch them on their tablets and phones [F]. Watching TV has become a much more individual
activity and in many houses the TV set sits forgotten in the corner of the living room, waiting for the day when
the family sits down together again and turns it on.

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense—past simple or present perfect. 10 p
Hi, Andy!
Look, I know I _______________ (not write) for a long time—I’m sorry! But I ____________ (have) so many
things to do since last July, which was the last time I __________ (write) to you. Any way, I’ve got lots of
news for you. First of all, my dad _____________ (find) a job in London, so we’re all going to move there in
two months’ time. That means I have to find a new school. I __________ never __________ (move) school
before so this isn’t going to be easy. Well, I __________ already ___________ (look) at a few online and next
week we’re going to London to look at houses and I’ll look at schools, too. The really bad thing about the
move is this—last week I ___________ (start) going out with a girl. Her name’s Lucy and I ______________
(know) her since we were at primary school together. We __________ (meet) up a gain at a party three weeks
ago. I’m sure she really likes me. I __________ (not tell) her yet that we’re moving to London—do you think I
should? Last week Alex ___________ (tell) me that you’ve got a girlfriend, too. Is that right? Write and tell
me about her!
Best wishes, Paul
5. Use the word given in parentheses to rephrase the first sentence so that it has the same meaning. 10 p

1. I first started playing the guitar when I was seven. (SINCE)

_________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Christopher started working for a computer company two years ago. (FOR)
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3. We met Mr. and Mrs. Parker many years ago. (FOR)
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4. They got here 10 minutes ago. (JUST)
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5. She bought her new phone yesterday. (SINCE)
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6. When did you buy your computer? (HOW LONG)
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7. I haven’t ever met a celebrity. (NEVER)
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8. Tom is still deciding which T-shirt to buy. (YET)
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9.I last ate pizza 3 days ago. (FOR)
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10. My parents got married in 2002. (SINCE)
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6. Use the word in parentheses to find a suitable way of filling in the gap. 13 p
1. I always have my cell phone with me. I am completely _________ without it (HELP).
2. Mom hates those shoes. They are so ___________(COMFORT)
3. Eating chips is not very _____________(HEALTH).
4. The manual is completely ____________. All the information is out-of-date (USE)
5. She isn't wearing the most shoes _____________(FASHION).
6. My sister likes wearing clothes ______________(COLOUR)
7. My friend is the most person I know. He always goes to parties and discos. ____________(SOCIAL)
8. At weddings, it’s ____________ to kiss the bride (TRADITION)
9. My mum is the chairman's assistant. She has a lot of ______________ . (RESPONSIBLE)
10. I have an important ______________to make (ANNOUNCE)
11. The ___________ of flight OS2895 will be announced soon. (ARRIVE)
12. The _____________ of the old man was a mystery to the investigators. (APPEAR)
13. When they got to the top of the mountain they made a remarkable _______________ (DISCOVER)
14. Phantom of the Opera is a ____________ music show (SENSATION).
7. Writing—30 p
This is part of a letter you have received from an English friend:
“I want to be more fit and healthy. What do you think I should do? Do you do any type of exercise?”

Write a 100-word letter back to your friend to answer their questions.