Subject I (50 points):

A. (20 points) Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct verb forms. Write your answers
on the Answer Sheet.

Bella was strolling along the rocky shore of the ocean, 1) _____ (think) about what she 2) ______
(find out). It was unbelievable. For something like that to be true, it would mean that the world was not
what she 3) ______ (always think) it to be. Everything 4)_____ (be) different. “What 5)______
(I/do)”? she asked herself.” Only a day before she 6) _______ (be) an ordinary teenager, with an
ordinary life, and suddenly she 7) _____ (know) a secret that 8) ______ (can) change everything. And
then she 9) ______ (start) to realise that everything would change, if she ever 10) _______ (tell)
anyone…

B. (20 points) Read the text and fill in the gaps with the appropriate word A, B, C or D. Write
your answer on the Answer Sheet.
Earth is the only (1) _____ we know of in the universe that can support human life. (2) ____ human
activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (3) ____ on consuming two-
thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so (4) ____ to stay alive, we are
rapidly destroying the (5) ____ resource we have, by which all people can survive and prosper.
Everywhere fertile soil is (6) ____ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited
so much that they will never be able to recover (7) _____. We discharge pollutants into the
atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a (8) ____ the planet's ability to support
people is being (9) _____ at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (10)
____ increasingly heavy demands on it.

1. A. situation B. place C. position D. site

2. A. Although B. In spite C. Yet D. Despite
3. A. continues B. repeats C. carries D. follows
4. A. already B. just C. for D. entirely
5. A. alone B. individual C. lone D. only
6. A. sooner B. neither C. either D. rather
7. A. quite B. greatly C. utterly D. completely
8. A. development B. result C. reaction D. product
9. A. stopped B. narrowed C. reduced D. cut
10. A. doing B. having C. taking D. making

C. (10 points) Read the text below and use the words given in capitals at the end of the row to
form words that fit in the gaps. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

A woman has lived in complete (1) _____ in a large house on a hill in North 1. ISOLATE
Yorkshire for the last fifty years. She occasionally visits the nearby village to
order food. She walks (2) _____ down the main street, but she only speaks 2. CONFIDENCE
to the different shop (3) _____ in order to ask for something. She receives 3. ASSIST
a (4) _____ of wood once a year for her fire, but the van driver has (5) 4. DELIVER
_____ to leave it on the doorstep and go away. She must have been very 5. INSTRUCT
(6) _____ when she was young and her clothes were probably 6. ATTRACT
(7) _____ 50 years ago. She must be about 70 years old now. She gives 7. FASHION
the (8) _____, from the way she behaves, that she might have been 8. IMPRESS
an (9) _____ once. But nobody in the village knows who she is and they 9. ACT
are (10) _____ to find out, unless she tells them. 10. LIKE

Subject II. (25 points) Read the text and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to the
questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

They keep us in touch with our friends and family, entertain us and even help us find our way. Gadgets
are great and almost everyone has one. Have you ever thought about where that curious word
‘gadget’ comes from, though, or even what makes our gadgets work?
While you might find a large number of English words relating to science and technology have an
ancient Greek origin, the word “gadget” seems to have appeared on the scene not so long ago. In fact,
it seems that the word was first used sometime in the 19th century, but experts disagree on when and
where. According to some experts, sailors used to use the slang word “gadget” to refer to tools or
mechanical parts whose precise names they couldn’t remember, while other sources maintain that it
comes from the French word gachette, a small mechanism, or gage, a small tool or accessory. Today,
the word has taken on the meaning of a small, compact, high performance mobile device that requires
little or no skill to use and that provides a service of entertainment.
So, what’s inside these ever so popular and useful whatchamacallits*? At the heart of most gadgets, or
electronic devices, is the semiconductor. Most semiconductors are made of extremely thin wafers of a
very common substance, silicon. In fact, silicon is one of the most abundant materials on the planet
and is the main element in sand. It doesn’t conduct electricity very well and it isn’t very particularly
valuable.
Silicon is a pure semiconductor and therefore has unique properties. By adding other natural elements
to silicon, in a process called ‘doping’, engineers can control the amount of electric current that flows
through it. This is very important when making parts for electronic devices such as computers or
mobile phones because it is the amount or direction of current that passes through a device that
makes it work in any specific way. Inside an electronic device you will find a series of components,
such as resistors and transistors, all made with silicon. A diode, for example, allows electric current to
pass in one direction while blocking it from the other direction. So basically, most gadgets have a
number of semiconductors that allow various amounts of electric current through in order to control
different functions. And that’s what makes your gadget work!
* whatchamacallits - a word that you use for referring to something when you cannot remember what it
is called

1. The origin of the word gadget 4. Silicon is

A. can be found in ancient Greek. A. not such a common material.
B. can be found in old English. B. quite expensive.
C. is quite recent. C. available in large quantities.
D. goes back a long way. D. extremely rare.

2. Some experts believe that the word
was first used
A. to refer to mechanical accessories.
B. to refer to tools whose names sailors
easily forgot.
C. as a form of informal speech in
French.
D. to refer to a specific sailor’s tool.
5. Silicon is used in electronic devices
because
A. it is unique.
B. it conducts electricity very well.
C. engineers can vary the current flow
through it.
D. it doesn’t conduct current.

3. According to the text, the main

characteristic of all modern gadgets is
that they
A. make people happy.
B. require special training.
C. are small and complicated.
D. are easy to use.

Subject III. (25 points) Write a narrative essay ending like this:

‘The light blinded him at first, but he soon regained sight. He looked around and found he was back in
his dreamland, except now it was reality. It was a place of complete tranquility. He felt happier than he
did in his dream.’

Write your story in 150-180 words (15-18 lines) and give it an appropriate title. Pay attention to
the following:
 you don't need long descriptions;
 use dialogues only if they are relevant for your characters or events;

 you should use this plan:

1. Introduction (paragraph 1 - set the scene)

 2. Main body (paragraph(s) 2/3 - develop the story)

3. Conclusion (paragraph 4 - end the story)

Don’t count the words given in the ending.

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