ВАРІАНТ 4
TASK 1
Read
the given text. Match the sentences (A-H) to the passages (1-5). There are
three sentence; you should not use. Write your answers on the separate answer
sheet.
( ) (1) Money often causes problems in a marriage,
sometimes leading couples directly to divorce court. To control money problems
in a marriage, set goals to clarify what you really want. Another technique is
to find out where you are really spending your money. Add up those ’little’
expenses such as a morning cup of latte at $3.00 a cup or an apple-blueberry
muffin for $1.00. At the end of the year, you’ve spent $1,460. In addition, set
a ’talk to me’ limit, deciding which purchases require a household discussion.
For example, many couples might decide that any purchase over $200 requires a
joint discussion before purchase.
( ) (2) When aging parents need help, it puts a
tremendous weight on their adult children. The situtation is particularly
difficult if the parent does not live nearby. To handle such difficult
situations, some health experts advise adult children to investigate community
resources such as Meals on Wheels Another suggestion is to rotate care among
other family members. Sometimes the problem can be alleviated by having the
parent move closer. Is is also essential to assess the parent’s actual needs.
( ) (3) The cold and flu season typically occurs during
the fall and winter. According to the National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases, one billion colds occur in the United States each year
with children suffering the majority of these. To ward off colds, wash your
hands frequently Another technique is to avoid touching one’s eyes and nose.
Cleaning household surfaces with disinfectants can also help reduce the spread
of infection. Howver, avoiding people with colds іs equally important.
( ) (4) Because of the danger of hypothermia, one
should dress in layers if exercising during cold winter weather. Another
precaution to take for exercising in the winter months is to drink plenty of
liquids and to watch for frostbite. Stretching before and after exercising is
also vital in winter because one’s muscles will be cold.
( ) (5) When you reach a stop sign and no one is
coming from the other direction, do you roll on through instead of stopping? A
large majority of bad drivers say that they believe it is okay to go through
stop signs as long as no one gets hurt. Do you talk on the cell phone while
driving instead of pulling over to stop and talk? Seventy-seven percent of bad
drivers frequently don’t pull over. Do you hate driving behind large vehicles
that obstruct your view? More than 60% of bad drivers report that they are
frustrated when driving behind SUVs. Do you find yourself in confrontations on
the road because of your own driving habits or the driving habits of others? At
least half of all bad drivers do. (adapted from Insure.com 2004).
A There are several ways to tell if you have the
habits of bad drivers.
В Some
serious medical conditions often go unnoticed.
C There are several ways to manage marital money
problems.
D Winter weather is no excuse for lack of exercise.
E Adult children can use several strategies to assist
their aging parents.
F Millions of people suffer from colds in the U.S.
each year.
G There are several effective prevention techniques
individuals can use to avoid the flu or a cold.
H There are a few rules to follow for exercising in
cold weather.
TASK 2
Read the text below. For questions (6-10) choose the
correct answer (А, В, C or D). Write your answers on the separate
answer sheet.
ELEPHANT
The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth.
An elephant can carry a load of 1200 pounds. They eat 300 pounds of food a day.
An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70
years. Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks, and have been
used in the forestry industry in Asia for many years. Elephants also use their
trunks for drinking water, bathing, and eating and communicating. Recently it
was discovered that elephants can communicate over a distance of several miles
using infrasonic sounds inaudible to humans. Elephants use their ears as a
cooling system. Blood flows through veins in the ears and as the elephant flap
his ears, the blood cools and flows through his body to cool off other parts.
Elephant feet are large and round. They distribute the large animal’s weight
effectively. In the past, elephants were killed and their feet were made into
umbrella stands and small tables for tourists. Now elephants are protected by
special laws. There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the
Indian elephant. African elephants can be identified by the larger ears. The
African elephant grows up to 10 feet tall and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds.
The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 8000 pounds. It’s
easier to identify because of its smaller ears. Most circus elephants are
Indian elephants. Another name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant.
Unfortunately, there is a growing conflict between elephants and humans as more
of the elephants’ habitat is developed. Elephants can destroy the crops of an
entire village in a single night, and this also causes conflict. At the moment,
there are about 600,000 elephants remaining in Africa. The greatest threat to
elephants is the ivory trade. Most commercial ivory comes from elephant’s
tusks. From 1979 to 1989 was a bad time for African elephants. About 70,000
wild elephants were killed for ivory each year. In 1989 an international treaty
limited the trade in ivory, decreasing the number of elephants killed, but
elephants are still being killed for ivory. Please don’t ever buy anything made
from ivory! Don’t even buy anything that looks like ivory!
6 How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth?
A 70 pounds
В 200 pounds
C 300 pounds
D 200 pounds
7 Hunters made umbrella holders out of:
A Elephants’ trunks.
В Elephants’ tails.
C Elephants’ feet.
D Elephants’ teeth.
8 An Indian Elephant has ... than the African
Elephant.
A a longer tail
В a stronger trunk
C smaller ears
D bigger teeth
9 What part of an elephant’s body is used to cool the
elephant?
A The tail.
В The trunk.
C The feet.
D The ears.
10 What animal is the most dangerous to an elephant?
A Human beings.
В Snakes.
C Lions.
D Zebras.
TASK 3
Read
the text. Match each passage (11-16) with the statements (A-H). There are two
statements you should not use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
11 A US man held on to the back of his sports car and
rang police on his mobile phone as a thief drove off at speeds of up to 130mph.
Tony Young said he was determined to hang on to his
car because it had been stolen before, but admitted he thought he was a
‘goner’.
Mr Young, 35, of Swartz Creek, told reporters: ’I
didn’t want to lose it again. That car’s my pride and joy’.
The car was stolen from his home, but Mr Young asked a
friend to give him a lift so he could look for it, and they saw the car at a
stop sign.
He challenged the driver but the car drove off. Mr
Young jumped on the back of the car and held on to the spoiler.
As the car went faster and faster, Young hung on and
gave police a running commentary on his phone. He says he thought he was going
to die when the car turned on to a motorway.
The chase finally ended when the thief stopped the car
and ran away on foot. He was caught by police about 10 minutes later.
12 Britain’s newspapers have played their annual April
Fool’s jokes on their readers with a series of hoax stories.
’The Sun’ reckons gipsies have established a camp on
the Queen’s grass at Windsor Castle using a 650-year-old law. The paper reckons
the gipsies claim to be descended from the original builders of the castle who
got permission to put their tents there from King Edward III.
’The Mirror’ reckons sheep with St George’s Cross
markings on their coats are being used to cut the grass at the new Wembley
football stadium. It says the natural fertiliser of their droppings has reduced
the need for chemicals, meaning less allergic reaction on players. The paper
claims a Wembley spokesman said: ’It’s based on methods going back centuries’.
Meanwhile ’The Daily Mail’ has what it claims to be a
‘Royal picture exclusive’ of Prince Charles and Prince Harry shopping for sexy
underwear. The pictures show Royal look-alikes examining bras and knickers at
what is described as an exclusive lingerie shop near Windsor Castle.
13 A German scientist is being studied by colleagues
after claiming that he has eaten nothing for four years. Cancer researcher Dr
Michael Werner says he gets all his energy from sunlight. He says he drinks
only water mixed with a small amount of fruit juice.
Dr Werner has written a book about his experiences,
saying that when he started the experiment he even put on weight. In his book
he says: ’I can’t really explain what is happening on a scientific level in my
case, but perhaps just a little bit of faith is all that is needed’.
German colleagues who are investigating the source of
Dr Werner’s energy say only plants can synthesise energy from the sun, and they
cannot explain how he is able to stay healthy.
Dr Helmut Oberritter, head of the German society for
nutrition, said: ’It is not possible to live on what one gets from fruit juice.
There are lots of vital proteins and fats that are missing. Obviously this case
needs a lot more investigating before we will be able to explain it’.
14 An Italian woman who was previously confined to a
wheelchair has gone trekking in Nepal after diagnosing her illness on the
Internet.
Stefania Yanoni’s illness had puzzled her doctors in
Baceno in northern Italy for more than two decades.
Endless tests failed to find out why she was unable to
walk, reported Italian media. But after identifying the symptoms that had left
her crippled as the condition known as ataxia, she is now walking again and has
to take one small tablet a day.
After reading how an inability to coordinate muscular
movements was a symptom of certain nervous disorders, she asked doctors to
perform a DNA test which confirmed that she had ataxia.
After six months of physiotherapy and treatments, she
was able to walk again for the first time in 23 years, and lead ’a normal
life’.
Vanoni now wants to make up for lost time, and
following her trekking holiday in Nepal she is planning another trekking trip
to Peru.
15 A
9-year-old Bulgarian orphan who was adopted by a wealthy Western family has
given Ј6,000 worth of presents to his former playmates.
The youngster, named Axel, saved his Christmas and
birthday money for five years to save up the cash to buy toys and clothes.
Axel was adopted five years ago by the family of a
rich banker in Luxembourg from an orphanage in the small town of Dobrich.
Dr Eugenia Georgieva, director of the orphanage, said
that Axel regularly wrote her emails and told her about saving his Christmas
and birthday money to help his old friends.
She said, ’I imagined he was talking about pocket
money amounts’.
She added that Axel’s dream was to return to Bulgaria
as a grown-up and set up his own bank there.
16 A pet dog caused Ј30,000 of damage when it turned
on its owner’s cooker and burnt down the kitchen.
Skylar, a three-year-old ’goldendoodle’, apparently
started a kitchen fire when she tried to jump on the stove to get left-over
pizza.
It happened after her owner, Fred Haines, left his
home in Naperville, Illinois, to go to work, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.
The fire spread to a nearby plastic cutting board, and
then to the cabinets above the stove, Naperville fire officials said.
Firefighters broke down a door after neighbours phoned
them and rescued the unconscious Skylar.
A Designer dog burns down kitchen
В Wallace
and Grombit posters banned
C Britain’s press play the fool
D Adopted orphan remembers his friends
E Man hung on to stolen car at 130kph
F Hair by axe, sword and vacuum cleaner
G Wheelchair-bound woman diagnosed her illness online
H Scientist ‘lives on sunlight’
TASK 4
Read
the text below. Choose from (A-H) the one which best fits each space (17-22).
There are two choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the
separate answer sheet.
PIZZA AND COMPREHENSION
’Perry’s Pepper Pizza Parlor!’ Perry said. ’May I help
you?’
’Yes, I’d like to order (17) ___________________ with
hot peppers and green peppers’, said the lady on the other end of the phone.
’Is that all, ma’am?’ asked Perry.
’Yes, but please put the hot peppers on half the pizza
and the green peppers (18) ___________________’.
’Also, I’d like the pepperoni on the hot pepper part
but not on the green pepper part’.
’But didn’t you say you wanted the green peppers on
both parts?’
’That’s right’, the lady replied.
’That’s not possible!’ Perry pronounced.
’Why can’t I have green peppers on the whole pizza?’
’I mean the pepperoni part’.
’I don’t see why pepperoni placement is so difficult’,
the lady said. ’But if that’s too much trouble, just put the pepperoni on the
whole pizza!’ she added impatiently.
Perry sighed. ’That will be twelve dollars and
fourteen cents’.
’Can you (19) ___________________?’
’Sure can. What’s your address?’
’There’s no number, but I live on Forestview Road’.
’Can you help me a little more than that?’ Perry
asked, trying to be (20) ___________________.
Т live in a white trailer with a pickup truck in
the driveway’, responded the lady.
Perry wanted to scream, ’So does everyone else in this
county!’ but he restrained himself. ’Can you give me a little more help than
that?’ he asked calmly.
Yes, there is no blue picket fence in front of our
home’, said the lady.
’Are there blue picket fences in front of all the
other homes on your road?’
’No, silly, but we used to have one (21)
___________________. Just look for the home that doesn’t have one there
anymore’.
Perry began to dream about early retirement. ’I’m kind
of confused’, he said in a shaky voice.
’No offense, sir’, the lady said, ’but you do have
(22) ___________________’.
A on both halves
В a listening comprehension problem
C a large pepper pepperoni pizza
D as pleasant as possible
E a growing debate
F a few years ago
G a distance of several miles
H deliver my pizza
TASK 5
Read
and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (23-32) choose the
correct answer (А, В, C or D). Write your answers on the separate
answer sheet.
Adapted from The Lady or the Tiger by Frank Stockton
When all the people had assembled, the king, surrounded by his court, gave a
signal. Then a door beneath him opened, and the accused man (23)
___________________ out into the arena. Directly opposite him were two doors,
exactly (24) ___________________ and side by side. It was the duty and the
privilege of the person on trial to walk directly to these (25)
___________________ and open one of them. He (26) ___________________ open
either door he pleased; he was subject to no guidance or influence but that of
impartial and incorruptible chance. If he opened the one, there (27)
___________________ of it a hungry tiger, the fiercest and most cruel that
could be found, which (28) ___________________ sprang upon him and tore him to
pieces as a punishment for his guilt. But, if the accused person opened the
other door, out of it came a (29) ___________________ lady, and to this lady he
was immediately married, as a reward of his innocence. This was the (30)
___________________ method of administering justice. Its perfect fairness is
obvious. The criminal could (31) ___________________ know out of which door
would come the lady; he opened either he pleased, without having the slightest
(32) ___________________ whether, in the next instant, he was to be devoured or
married. So the accused person was instantly punished if guilty, and, if
innocent, he was rewarded on the spot.
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A
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В
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C
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D
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23
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step
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stepping
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stepped
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steps
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24
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alike
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different
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big
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closed
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25
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door
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doors
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people
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signals
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26
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shold
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would
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must
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could
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27
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come in
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came out
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come from
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came into
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28
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immidiately
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usually
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sometimes
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frequently
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29
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suddenly
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angry
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beautiful
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old
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30
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criminal’s
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king’s
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lady’s
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tiger’s
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31
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even
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also
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especially
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not
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32
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interest
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belief
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idea
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reason
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TASK 6
For
each of the empty space (33-42) choose the correct answer (А, В, C or D). Write
your answers on the separate answer sheet.
A LITTLE ADVICE
Allow me give you a little advice about (33)
___________________ fiction. First, make your characters believable. Make sure
that they behave and talk as individuals. In real life, everyone (34)
___________________ unique. If all your characters (35) ___________________ the
same way and (36) ___________________ to things in the same way, you will lose
your readers from the start. Once your readers (37) ___________________ in your
characters, you must get them to care. Each reader (38) ___________________ identify
with at least one character, to almost become that character in his or her
mind. You can do this by (39) ___________________ characters with genuine human
traits, both good and bad. The individuals who populate your story (40)
___________________ human strengths and weaknesses. Now it’s time to weave your
tale, to create a plot. Your readers (41) ___________________ the story now;
they (42) ___________________.
One last thing. Your story must touch the readers’
emotions. If you can make them laugh and cry along with your characters, you
will be a successful writer.
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A
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В
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C
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D
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33
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was writed
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writing
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to write
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writed
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34
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to be
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was
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is
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were
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35
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speak
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speaks
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spoke
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spoken
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36
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will react
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reacted
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to be
react
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react
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37
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believe
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believed
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have
believed
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had believed
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38
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are able
to
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was able
to
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must be
able to
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will able
to
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39
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developing
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develope
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developed
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will
develope
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40
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should
have
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will have
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have
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had
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41
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was part
of
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are part
of
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were part
of
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is part of
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42
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were
involved
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involve
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are
involved
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to be
involved
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WRITING
43.
Write a newspaper advertisement about art exhibition in the gallery.
Mention:
— the date;
— the time and the place of the event;
— the theme of the exhibition;
— people invited;
— activities planned.
You should write at least 100 words.
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