Read the text about space tourism and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F) or if there is no information (NI).

1) The only way to travel to space in the future is to become a government astronaut.

2) With the growing number of spacecrafts and flights, the prices of tickets will fall.

3) In time, family tickets will be introduced)

4) orbiting theme parks will be the first type of hotels to be built in space.

5) It will take five minutes to get to the orbit.

6 during your space trip, you’ll receive the best services provided by the International Space Tourism organisa­ tion.

WRITING

Write the essay on the topic.

The 20th century was filled with new inventions. Some of them are important and even lifesaving, while others are not. In your opi­ nion, what is the greatest invention of all time? Why is it important? What new inventions would you like to create and how would they be helpful to people?

1. Friendships are very important to us all. What needs to be done to begin making friends and to keep them as your friends?

Total mark 3 points

Total mark for the test: 4 × 3 = 12 points

10th Form

Variant A

GRAMMAR AND VoCABuLARY

1. For questions 1–6, read the text below. use the word given at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits the gap in the same line.

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The volcano, which rises to a (1) of 4205 meters high

is one of the best places in the world to get (2)

views of the night sky and therefore is the location for more than a dozen of the world’s finest telescopes.

of special significance is the WM Keck observa­

tory where there are a pair of extremely large and

interrupt

(3) telescopes. In recent years there telescopes power

have been responsible for the (4)

of around forty new planes beyond our solar system.

discover

By proving the (5) of these planets, astronomers exist have increased the (6) that one day probable another inhabited planet like our own will be found.

Total mark 0.5 × 6 = 3 points

2. For questions 7–12 read the text below and decide which answer

(A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

Just as important is the need to protect your neck from the effects of (7) sunlight, and the brim of your hat will do this. If you prefer a baseball cap, (8) buying one that has a drop down ’tail’ at the black to stop your neck (9) sunburnt.

And in wet weather (10) , hats are often more practical than pulling up the hood of your waterproof coat because when you (11) your head, the hat goes with you, (12) the hood usually does not.

	A sharp	B keen	C bright	d deep
	A consider	B recommend	C advise	d suggest
	A suffering	B going	C having	d getting
	A occasions	B positions	C cases	d conditions
	A alter	B switch	C turn	d spin
	A instead of	B whereas	C rather than	d thereby

Total mark 0.5 × 6 = 3 points

LISTENING

1

TExT FoR lISTENING

Well, there are two campsites, about five kilometres apart, but I’d go to the Morvich site if I were you à unless you want to be near the castle and the museum, which are a fair distance from it even if you’re driv­ ing. All we wanted was to be able to go for walks and enjoy the stunning

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views of the lake. You definitely wouldn’t get that at the other site, though I’ve heard that the showers are better than at Morvich, and it’s also got a little shop which you may find useful. We don’t bother about things like that, so we’ll definitely go back to Morvich next summer.

2

M.I’ve just got back from the Alps. lots of the mountain passes that are normally full of snow at this time of year, are still green. If this is the result of global warming, it’s very worrying.

W.There are certainly strange things happening to the weather, but there’s nothing to worry about really. My sister spent two weeks in Cape Town last year, where she’d hoped to find big waves and plenty of wind to surf, and she was shocked to find nothing. I went two weeks ago and it was a completely different story.

M.I can’t believe that you’re saying that. There’s no hope for our planet unless something’s done soon.

3

W.You’ve got this idea that moving to the country’s going to change your life dramatically, but it needn’t be like that at all. I know you can’t bear the thought of giving up simple things like going to the library or the gym, but think of all the

M.You don’t understand how important all that is for me.

W.Well, the main thing is your job wouldn’t be affected, you’d be able to carry on writing your articles anywhere, wouldn’t you?

M.From the point of view of work it might not be a bad thing, there’d be no interruptions from well­meaning friends dropping in for a chat any time of day.

4

This afternoon I’ll be joined by Phil Harkins, the chef whose cook­ ery books and television appearances have made him a celebrity. But this time instead of talking about his award­winning books or his TV cookery courses, he’ll be helping you. You may have learnt how to cook at home, or at school, or maybe you went to a cookery school. But are you still unsure about a few things? Phil will try to clarify any doubts you may still have, so whether it’s how to cook the perfect boiled egg or how to organise a five course meal, now’s your chance. Call us from three o’clock.

5

A team of nutritionists has been evaluating the food which is on sale in a number of college canteens, with surprising results. The sur­ vey shows that the increased variety of snacks on offer is remarkable,

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though the situation’s still far from ideal. It wasn’t long ago that there were constant complaints about the lack of fruit and vegetables and the predominance of high sugar and fatty items, from teachers in par­ ticular. Probably as a result of that pressure, colleges became aware of the problem, without ever promising quick results. Perhaps not sur­ prisingly, the students themselves say they miss the sweeter snacks.

6

I’d recently left school and I was helping my parents in their shop, when I heard about this half­day vacancy at the bookshop. The only work I’d ever done was a few hours at the shop and a few little holiday jobs, which were great fun because my friends were doing them too. But whilst I was a bit uneasy about this job because I’m not that good at admin tasks, I could see that this was my chance to focus on those weak points. I’d have made more money if I’d stayed working.