1.
Rewrite each
sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same:
a. What a pity I don't have curly hair.
I wish my...
b. I didn't know your number, so I
didn't call you.
If I...
c. What time did we get to Paris?
Could
you tell me...
d. I regret not visiting the Louvre
the last time I was in Paris.
I
wish...
e. Put more salt in or you won't be
able to taste it.
Unless...
f. I think we should go now.
It's
time...
g. “If I were you, Harry, I wouldn't
take the job”, said Brenda.
Brenda
advised Harry...
h. Please give me money instead of a
present.
I'd
rather you...
i. Lucky you were here, or the house
would have caught fire.
If...
j. Someone broke into Peter's house
last week.
Peter had...
2.
Put in the missing
preposition:
a. a. Please come in and sit down. I'm
sorry _________ the mess.
b. He's very brave. He's not afraid
_________ anything.
c. Gordon got married _________ a
woman he met when he was studying at college.
d. Don't ask me to decide. I'm not
very good _________ making decisions.
e. The plan has been changed but
nobody seems to know the reason __________ this.
f. She works quite hard. You can't
accuse her ________ being lazy.
g. Who's going to look __________
your children while you're at work?
h. I prefer this chair ________ the
other one. It's more comfortable.
i. “Do you like staying at hotels?”
“It depends _________ the hotel”.
j. What's funny? What are you laughing _________?
3.
Rewrite each
sentence using a modal verb:
a. Is it necessary for me to bring my
passport?
b. I am sure the cat is in the house
somewhere.
c. I am sure that John is not the thief.
d. What would you advise me to do?
e. It's possible for anyone to break
into this house.
4.
Make one sentence
from each group of sentences using relative pronouns:
a. I was sitting next to a boy in the
exam. He told me the answer.
The boy ...
b. My friend Albert has decided to buy a
motor-bike. His car was stolen last week.
My friend Albert,...
c. This is the bank. We borrowed the
money from it.
This is the bank from...
d. A goal was scored by a teenager. He
had come on as substitute. This goal won the match.
The goal...
e. I lent you a book. It was written by
a friend of mine. She lives in France.
The book...
Time
Banks
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We all know about
banks for money, and banks for blood, but now it seems there are banks for
time.
Time Banks, an
American concept which first started in 1980, operate today throughout the
Unlike traditional
barter systems, Time Banks enable members to receive from one person and
donate to another. One elderly lady spent time visiting a disabled neighbour,
and in exchange, her kitchen was redecorated. Another woman accumulated time
so that she could “buy” luxuries, such as massages. Services offered range
from music and language instruction to wardrobe reorganisation, eyebrow
plucking and plant watering.
One obvious advantage
of Time Banks is that they allow people access to services that might
otherwise be too costly. However, there are also other benefits. These
schemes build community spirit, which is hard to create today because the
population is so mobile. They also help people who may feel that they have
little to offer to realise that they are valuable contributors. Many people
never use the hours they accumulate, while others donate their time to people
in need.
There is an old saying
in English that “time is money”. With Time Banks, this is truer than ever!
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I*
COMPREHENSION (This section consists of six items combining ‘True/False’ and/or
‘Multiple Choice’ questions) (3
points)
CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A,
B, C or D). (0.5 points each)
1. People that contribute time to the Time
Bank …
(a) can
exchange their time for cash. (c)
can deposit their hours in Time Banks in America
(b) can
receive only the same type of England
and Spain
service in return. (d) are entitled to an equal amount of time in return.
service in return. (d) are entitled to an equal amount of time in return.
2. Why are Time Banks
important in modern society?
(a) They
help people buy luxuries. (c)
They aren’t like traditional barter systems.
(b) They
help build a sense of community. (d)
They help people who have little to offer.
ARE
THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR
PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points each)
3. Time Banks were first
started in the USA
4. Some services are
worth more than others.
5. Members can only
receive services from people they’ve donated to.
6. People
must withdraw the time they deposit in time banks.
II* USE OF ENGLISH (4 points; questions 7-12, 0.25 points each; 13-17, 0.5
points each)
7. give one synonym for “instruction”
(noun) AS IT IS USED IN THE TEXT (line 11).
8. Give one opposite for “costly” (adjective)
AS IT IS USED IN THE TEXT (line 14).
9. Find in the text the word which has the
following definition: “to permit something to happen”.
10. Give a noun with the same root as “truer”
(adverb).
11. Which word IS NOT AN ADJECTIVE? costly
/ lively / quickly / elderly
12. Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb
in brackets: Are you interested in …… (meet) my friend?
13. Turn the
following sentence into the passive voice: A Time Bank member will
perform an hour of service.
14. Join the following sentences using AN
APPROPRIATE LINKER. (DO NOT USE and, but or because.) Make changes if necessary: One
woman accumulated over 100 hours. She doesn’t want
to receive any services.
to receive any services.
15. Give a
question for the underlined wordS: One elderly lady visited her
disabled neighbour.
16. Use the words in the boxes to make a
meaningful sentence. Use all and only the words in the boxes without changing
their form:
17. Turn the
following sentence into REPORTED SPEECH: “Jackie wanted to meet me at
the theatre,” he said.
III* PRODUCTION (3
points)
18. WRITE A COMPOSITION
OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT THE TOPIC PROPOSED. YOU MUST FOCUS STRICTLY ON
IT.
Community service should be required of every
citizen.
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