Test 35

Task 1. You will hear an interview with an artist. Listen and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

1. Annie is an artist because her parents are creative people. FALSE

2. The thing that influences her art the most is her mood. TRUE

3. The theme she is working with right now is water. TRUE

4. Annie makes her sculptures in her studio. TRUE

5. Annie’s exhibition is at the Harris Library. FALSE

Task 2. Read the text and complete the gaps (1 -5 ) with these extracts (A -F ). There is one extra extract.

1 D thrilling moments and an unforgettable time

2 B our life becomes more interesting and amazing.

3 E to his liking and abilities

4 F take sport to its most dangerous limits

5 A who prefer individual sports

5 C everyone is fond of scuba-diving

Task 3. Read the text. Choose one of the variants A, B, C or D.

Yesterday Ahmed left his home for the first time in eleven years. But his home is a very unusual one — he has (1) C spent the last eleven years living in an international airport. Ahmed had no family in his own country, so eleven years ago he set off to search (2) B for his sister who lived in Scotland. He hadn’t heard from her for (3) A years, but he had an old address. He never reached Scotland, however, because while he was (4) A waiting for a connecting flight, all his documents (5) B were stolen and he had to ask for new ones. As he had nowhere to go, he stayed in the airport. After a (6) D few weeks, he was still there. He became (7) B known as ‘Sir George’ and all the airport staff liked him. Eleven years later his documents arrived and he was free to go. But he no longer wanted to!