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1. Name____________________ Group___________
Test paper
Variant I
I. READ THE TEXT ATTENTIVELY. (30 points)
HOW TO SPEND YOVR FREE TIME PRODUCTIVELY
Teenagers seem to have a lot of free time, then why does it feellike 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 gym membership 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 for entertainment.
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. According to the text, Learning is an investment:
A. only if you spend money on it. B. if you spend a lot of money on it.
C. no matter you spend money on it or not. D. if you spend little money on it.
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2. Answer the question. Howcan we make our planning more efficient?
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3. What we need to do to have more free time?
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4. Define the following words:
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5 Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1. Teenagers waste half of all their leisure time watching television. __________________
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2. Reading books may not lead to a career move or promotion. __________________
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6. Give another title to the text
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2. 7. Explain the message of the text in your own words. (30-40 words)
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II. GRAMMAR. For each correct answer you have 1 point. (30 points)
1. Choose a little / little / a few / few:
1. I have _______ water left. There’s enough to share.
2. I have _______ good friends. I’m not lonely.
3. He has _______ education. He can’t read or write, and he can hardly count.
4. There are _______ people she really trusts. It’s a bit sad.
5. We’ve got _______ time at the weekend. Would you like to meet?
6. Julie gave us _______ apples from her garden. Shall we share them?
7. She has _______ self-confidence. She has a lot of trouble talking to new people.
8. There are _______ women politicians in the UK. Many people think there should be more.
9. It’s a great pity, but the hospital has _______ medicine. They can’t help many people.
10. I’ve got _______ cakes to give away. Would you like one?
2. Choose the correct adjective:
1. My nephew was (amusing / amused) by the clown.
2. It’s so (frustrating / frustrated)! No matter how much I study I can’t seem to remember this vocabulary.
3. This lesson is so (boring / bored)!
4. I’m feeling (depressed / depressing), so I’m going to go home and go to bed early with a good book.
5. I thought her new idea was absolutely (fascinated / fascinating).
6. This maths problem is so (confusing / confused). Can you help me?
7. The teacher was really (amusing / amused) so the lesson passed quickly.
8. The journey was (exhausting / exhausted)! Twelve hours by bus.
9. The plane began to move in a rather (alarming / alarmed) way.
10. He was (frightening / frightened) when he saw the spider.
11. I was really (embarrassing / embarrassed) when I fell over in the street.
12. That film was so (depressing / depressed)! There was no happy ending for any of the characters.
13. I’m sorry, I can’t come tonight. I’m completely (exhausting / exhausted).
14. We are going in a helicopter? How (exciting / excited)!
15. Don’t show my baby photos to people, Mum! It’s so (embarrassing / embarrassed)!
16. It’s okay, it’s only me. Don’t be (alarming / alarmed).
17. My sister is so (exciting / excited) because she is going on holiday tomorrow.
18. I hate long flights, I’m always really (boring / bored).
19. She looked very (confusing / confused) when I told her we had to change the plan.
20. John was (fascinated / fascinating) by Mandarin when he first started learning languages.
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3. Name____________________ Group___________
Test paper
Variant II
II. READ THE TEXT ATTENTIVELY. (30 points)
HOW TO SPEND YOVR 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 gym membership 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 for entertainment.
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. According to the text, Learning is an investment:
A. no matter you spend money on it or not. B. if you spend little money on it.
C. only if you spend money on it. D. if you spend a lot of money on it.
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2. Answer the question. Howcan we make our planning more efficient?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. What we need to do to have more free time?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Define the following words:
Teenager____________________________________________________________________________________
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Museum_____________________________________________________________________________________
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5 Identify the correct variant (True/False).
3. Teenagers waste half of all their leisure time watching television. __________________
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4. Reading books may not lead to a career move or promotion. __________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. Give another title to the text
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4. 7. Explain the message of the text in your own words. (30-40 words)
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II. GRAMMAR. For each correct answer you have 1 point. (30 points)
1. Choose a little / little / a few / few:
1. Are you thirsty? There’s _______ juice left in this bottle, if you’d like it.
2. There was ____________________ food in the freezer. It was nearly empty.
3. Part A: When did you see Laura? Part B: __________________ days ago.
4. Ted’s very lazy. He does _________________________ work.
5. Laura and Tim are not rich, but they have __________________ money – enough to live.
6. Last night, I went to a diner with ___________________________ friends.
7. The TV networks aren’t very good. There are __________________ good programs to watch.
8. I can’t make a decision now – I need _____________________ time to think about it.
9. Nearly everybody has a job. There is _____________________ unemployment in this town.
10. He’s not very famous. __________________________ people have heard of him.
2.Choose the correct adjective:
1. I am so (relaxing / relaxed) I don’t want to move.
2. I find horror films really (frightening / frightened) and not at all fun to watch.
3. Sometimes I get really (frustrating / frustrated) when I can’t express myself well in English.
4. We were stopped by a man with a knife who took our money. It was (terrifying / terrified).
5. The programme was really (interesting / interested).
6. She was (overwhelming / overwhelmed) when everyone cheered and we gave her presents.
7. If I feel stressed, I find taking a bath is often (relaxing / relaxed).
8. I am really (tiring / tired); I think I’ll go to bed.
9. He’s very (interesting / interested) in history.
10. The trip was (overwhelming / overwhelmed), with so many things to do and it was all so new.
11. She is never (satisfying / satisfied) with her work.
12. Cleaning is so (tiring / tired)! I think I’ll have a rest!
13. She thought the ride on the rollercoaster was (thrilled / thrilling).
14. I was really (surprising / surprised) when I saw you. I had thought you were on holiday.
15. My grandmother was (shocking / shocked) by the man’s bad language.
16. My niece is (terrifying / terrified) of dogs.
17. Thank you so much for the prize! I’m (thrilled / thrilling)!
18. My job is very (satisfying / satisfied), I love helping people.
19. The news was so (shocking / shocked) that she burst into tears.
20. My exam results were great! It’s really (surprising / surprised) but good, of course.
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