Fiona Campbell was the first woman to walk (1) ______ the world. She (2) ______ her journey in the UK in 1983 and then (3) ______1985 she walked across the USA. In 1988 she went from Sydney to Perth in only 95 days. (4) ______April 2^nd 1991, Fiona left Cape Town in South Africa. She (5) ______ in Morocco 29 months later – a journey of 10,000 miles. Then she walked across Europe and finished her journey in October 1994. She travelled 19,586 miles and raised £120,000 for charity. Fiona also wrote a book about her journey called The Whole Story.

X.Read the conversation between the interviewer (I) and the head of the village (HoV), and then choose the correct answers.

I: When did the volunteers come to your village?

HoV: Well, they came last month.

I: How many of them came?

HoV: A group of about twelve.

I: What did they do on the first day?

HoV: They held a meeting with me and some elderly villagers in the first evening to talk about their plans while they were staying in the village.

I: What did they do in the following days?

HoV: They repaired old cottages, taught the children how to have a healthy and clean life.

I: What did the villagers think of them?

HoV: Well, they loved them because they were very helpful, active, and polite.

I: Was there any change in the village after they came?

HoV: Yes, a lot. But they should come to help US more next year. I hope so.

I: What do you think of the community service?

HoV: Well, it is very helpful, and it makes US believe in the young generation.

1.The volunteers came to the village .

A. last week B. last month C. last year D. last weekend

2.On the first day the volunteers had a meeting with .

A. all the villagers

B. all the children

C. the head of the village and some of the villagers D. all the children and the head of the village

3.They talked about .

A. staying in the village B. having a holiday in the village

C. what they would do D. what they would help the children

4.The villagers like them because they have .

A. appearance

B. hard working habit

C. hard working habit and good behavior

D. a healthy and clean life all the time

5.The head of the village thinks that .

A. the community service is very helpful

B. he doesn’t believe in the young generation

C. he doesn’t want the volunteers to come back next year

D. the community service is not very helpful

Ex5. Read the following passage and choose the best answer.

Do you like seasons?

    The four seasons in Britain are very different. Read about what Daniel and Fiona think about winter, spring, summer and autumn.

Daniel

   Autumn is very beautiful time of the year. The leaves on the trees go brown, red and yellow and they go down. I love to watch it! We play in the parks a lot but we wear warm clothes, because the days get cold. School starts again in autumn, at the beginning of September. I don’t like school!

   Summer is the time for me! School finishes in July and we can play in the parks all the time. Sometimes it is very hot. People are happier and they talk with their friends and go for a walk more. The days are very long. In July, for example, it gets dark only about 10 o’clock. It’s very difficult to go to sleep at night! Fiona

   It’s very cold in winter! Sometimes, we have a lot of snow and we can make snowmen. I don’t like winter because we can’t go for a walk very much. We wear thick clothes and in our house it sometimes gets cold. When we come home from school at 4 o’clock, it is already dark. I don’t like it at all! But there is one good thing about winter - Christmas!

   After the long winter, spring is great! There are new leaves on the trees and the birds start to sing.

We can go for long walks again and play in the park. The days are longer and it doesn’t get dark until about six o’clock. It’s much warmer but it rains a lot and the days are very windy.

1.            A. Daniel likes autumn because the trees are beautiful.

B.  Daniel likes autumn because school starts in September.

C.  Daniel doesn’t play in the park in autumn because the days are cold.

D.  Daniel goes to school with great pleasure.

2.            A. School in Britain finishes in May.

B.  Daniel doesn’t like to meet his friends in the park in summer.

C.  People in Great Britain sometimes have hot summers.

D.  In July it is dark at nine.

3.            A. Daniel always goes to sleep at eight in summer because the days are shorter than in winter. B. It is always very hot in Britain in summer.

C.  Daniel doesn’t like autumn at all!

D.  In summer Daniel is happier than in autumn because he doesn’t go to school.

4.            A. Fiona makes snowmen every day in winter.

B.  Fiona likes to go for a walk with her friends.

C.  Fiona doesn’t like winter because it is cold in winter.

D.  It never gets cold in Fiona’s house.

5.            A. Winters are short in Britain.

B.  Fiona comes home in the afternoon.

C.  Fiona doesn’t like winter at all!

D.  It never snows in Great Britain.

6.            A. Fiona likes spring very much. B. Fiona likes dark winter days.

C.  It gets dark at 5 in the afternoon in spring.

D.  In Great Britain it doesn’t rain much in spring.

The four seasons in Britain are very different. Read about what Daniel and Fiona think about winter, spring, summer and autumn.

Daniel

   Autumn is very beautiful time of the year. The leaves on the trees go brown, red and yellow and they go down. I love to watch it! We play in the parks a lot but we wear warm clothes, because the days get cold. School starts again in autumn, at the beginning of September. I don’t like school!

   Summer is the time for me! School finishes in July and we can play in the parks all the time. Sometimes it is very hot. People are happier and they talk with their friends and go for a walk more. The days are very long. In July, for example, it gets dark only about 10 o’clock. It’s very difficult to go to sleep at night! Fiona

   It’s very cold in winter! Sometimes, we have a lot of snow and we can make snowmen. I don’t like winter because we can’t go for a walk very much. We wear thick clothes and in our house it sometimes gets cold. When we come home from school at 4 o’clock, it is already dark. I don’t like it at all! But there is one good thing about winter - Christmas!

   After the long winter, spring is great! There are new leaves on the trees and the birds start to sing.

We can go for long walks again and play in the park. The days are longer and it doesn’t get dark until about six o’clock. It’s much warmer but it rains a lot and the days are very windy.

1.            A. Daniel likes autumn because the trees are beautiful.

B.  Daniel likes autumn because school starts in September.

C.  Daniel doesn’t play in the park in autumn because the days are cold.

D.  Daniel goes to school with great pleasure.

2.            A. School in Britain finishes in May.

B.  Daniel doesn’t like to meet his friends in the park in summer.

C.  People in Great Britain sometimes have hot summers.

D.  In July it is dark at nine.

3.            A. Daniel always goes to sleep at eight in summer because the days are shorter than in winter. B. It is always very hot in Britain in summer.

C.  Daniel doesn’t like autumn at all!

D.  In summer Daniel is happier than in autumn because he doesn’t go to school.

4.            A. Fiona makes snowmen every day in winter.

B.  Fiona likes to go for a walk with her friends.

C.  Fiona doesn’t like winter because it is cold in winter.

D.  It never gets cold in Fiona’s house.

5.            A. Winters are short in Britain.

B.  Fiona comes home in the afternoon.

C.  Fiona doesn’t like winter at all!

D.  It never snows in Great Britain.

6.            A. Fiona likes spring very much. B. Fiona likes dark winter days.

C.  It gets dark at 5 in the afternoon in spring.

D.  In Great Britain it doesn’t rain much in spring.

61. Fiona is very clever _______ physics.

     A. for                            B. in                              C. about                        D. at

62. This kind of hot and spicy food is very typical _______ the food in the south of the country.

     A. of                              B. in                              C. about                        D. at

63. When she's drunk she's capable _______ saying awful, rude things.

     A. for                            B. in                              C. about                        D. of

64. His disability prevents him _______ driving.

     A. for                            B. in                              C. from                          D. for

65. That song was popular _______ people from my father's generation.

     A. with                          B. in                              C. about                        D. at

66. They were hopeful _______ a successful agreement.

     A. for                            B. of                              C. about                        D. at

67. What's wrong _______ you today?

     A. for                            B. in                              C. with                          D. to

68. Your mother was clearly not impressed _______ our behavior in the restaurant

     A. by                             B. in                              C. about                        D. at

69. He had always been very jealous _______ his brother's good looks.

     A. for                            B. in                              C. of                              D. to

70. I'm so grateful _______ you for all that you've done.

     A. for                            B. in                              C. about                        D. to

11. If you have a ___________to make about the food, I am willing to listen.

A. dislike B. complaint C. trouble D. discontent

12. Cut this cake into ____________pieces.

A. alike B. same C. like D. equal

13. Fiona decided not to………the exam in December.

A. take on B. go in for C. get round to D. make for

14. If I _________him, I would treat her better.

A. was B. would be C. were D. am

15. Either John or his cousins ___________the key to the car.

A. has been taken B. has taken C. have been taken D. have taken

16. The town crier shouted the ___________news as they were walking.

A. last B late C. latest D. later

17. Many animals these days are becoming ______either directly or indirectly because of people.

A. exhausted B. inactive C. distinct D. extinct

18. There are many __________ desks in our classroom.

     A. nice large round wooden            B. large nice round wooden

      C. wooden round large nice D. nice round large wooden             

19. I couldn’t understand what he said, and ______ 

A. neither couldn’t Stella B. Stella couldn’t, too

 C. so could Stella D. neither could Stella

20. The more you talk about the matter, ______

A. the situation seems worse B. the worse seems the situation

C. the worse the situation seems D. the situation seems the worse

Which person is responsible for the following tasks? Write the correct letter A, B or C next to
questions 26 – 30. (You may use any letter more than once)
A. Simon
B. Kelly
C. Fiona

(26) introduce and end the talk .....................
(27) talk about the historical perspective .....................
(28) talk about the contemporary situation .....................
(29) book the technical equipment .....................
(30) build the presentation .....................

X.Read the passage carefully then do the tasks.

China has more people than any other country in the world. China is almost equivalent, land-wise, to the United States. However, China has a much larger population.

The bars on the graph above compare the populations of China and the United States. Over 1,300,000,000 people live in China. This is four times more than the number of people who live in the United States!

Many Chinese live in cities. As people move to the cities, the cities grow. People build houses and businesses on land that was once used for farming. Then the land can no longer be used to grow crops. This makes it hard for China to grow enough food for its people.

The government was not sure there was enough food to feed people in the growing cities. So lawmakers tried to keep the cities from growing. The government even made a law to control population growth. The law said that most families living in cities should only have one child. Parents who have more than one child would have to pay a fine.

Choose the correct answers.

1.       This passage is mostly about ___________

a.       the differences between China and the United States.

b.       the size of China's population and where people live.

c.       laws in China about the population.

d.      why it's hard to have children in cities.

2.       According to the passage, China's population is ____________

a. about equal to the U.S. population

a.       about half of the U.S. population

b.      about four times larger than the U.S. population

c.       only a tiny bit more than the U.S. population

3.       Why does the author use the bar graph?

a. To compare whether China or the U.S. is a better country

a.       To show that China is smaller than the U.S

b.      To help the reader compare the populations of China and the U.S

c.       To prove that China's population has grown dramatically.

4.      Based on information in this passage, it can be concluded that ____________

a.      it would be better if people only lived in city areas.

b.      many Chinese people want to move to other countries.

c.       there is enough land in China to grow food for everyone.

d.      the Chinese government is worried about the population growth.

5.      Which of the following is NOT true?

a.      China covers roughly the same land area as the United States

b.      All farmland in China was converted into homes.

c.       The government of China was worried about food shortages.

China adopted a one-child policy to control population growth.