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1 G R A M M A R A. Write a sentence for each situation using the third conditional with a present outcome. Example: John is very rich because he won a jackpot in a lottery. If John had not won a lottery, he would not be rich now. 1. Steve is hard of hearing, because his band played very loud music. 2. hey are all in prison now, because they set fire to the shopping centre. 3. Maria is in hospital now, because she fell off her horse B. Put the verbs in brackets in their correct tense forms..../3pts Mary was born on a farm. She 1 (live) a happy and contented life there even though she it was hard helping her parents 2 (work) in the fields, day in and day out. One night, she 3 (wake up) by a terrible storm. When the storm 4 (let up) in the morning, she realized that the farm 5 (destroy). It was awful and she decided that she 6 (can) no longer live there. She 7 (must) get away, so she 8 (leave) the farm and moved to the city. he first month, she 9 (frightened) by the hustle of the city, but she got used to it after she met a man who she 10 (can count on)..../10pts C. Error Correction choose and underline the CORREC expression printed in italics in the following sentences. 1. Mankind s problems will be over. Scientists say they will be solving / will have solved most of them by the end of the next century. 2. he world is / has been ruled by money now..../2pts otal Points:.../15pts

2 V O C A B U L A R Y A. In the following sentences, there are four possible answers. hree of them are correct and ONE is INCORREC. Choose and underline the INCORREC answer. Example: In some hotels,... are asked not to be noisy after midnight. a) guests b) residents c) occupants d) visitors 1. If you are going on holiday to a hot country, check that your hotel room has.... a) refrigeration b) air conditioning c) a balcony d) a fan 2. In summer,... crowd the ferries between the most popular islands. a) holiday-makers b) tourists c) travellers d) riders 3. When you arrive by ship, you can see very few buildings on the.... a) beach b) resort c) coast d. shore 4. You can spend a pleasant day at the seaside.... a) in the sun b) getting sun-tanned c) getting sunstroke d) sunbathing 5. It is recommended that you buy... only in tourist areas. a) presents b) gifts c) memories d) souvenirs B. Complete each sentence a verb in the box (two verbs are not used). sing in keep up with do away with drop out of flatter imitate leave out.../5pts 1. He was not a bad drummer, but they played so fast that he could never them. 2. He tried to me by telling me I was very clever. 3. It is amazing that Lucy can male and female voices. 4. In the future there will not be any frontiers and we will be able to passports. 5. It would be a mistake to school without taking any exams..../5pts otal:.../10 points

3 R E A D I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N Read the article below. here are two (2) exercises (on the next page) to do after you read. BUDDHISM Strictly speaking Buddhism is not a religion since it is not centred on a god but is rather a system of philosophy and a code of morality. It covers a wide range of interpretations of the basic beliefs that started with the enlightenment of the Buddha in North India around 2500 years ago. Siddartha Gutama, born a prince, is said to be the most recent Buddha, or Enlightened One, and is not expected to be the last. he most recent Buddha was born into the Sakya clan in Kushinagara, on the border of Nepal and India, around 563 B.C. During his lifetime a political revolution was underway. ribal clans with collective governments were replaced with monarchies. Legend tells that he was a prince, but the Buddhist sculptures also portray him as a displaced clan member unhappy with the loss of liberty under autocratic monarchs. He joined the ranks of homeless ascetic sages, who included the followers of Mahavira, founder of the Jain monastic order, who believed that following austerities (e.g. fasting, meditating) purified the soul. In his lifetime, the Buddha gained enlightenment, and gained many followers. He didn t write down his dharma (for Buddhists this means teachings ), but organised a community of celibate monks, the Sangha, to memorise and spread his teachings as well as work towards their own enlightenment. While the Jains went for complete asceticism isolation, rigorous self-denial, nakedness the Buddha organised the Sangha along communal lines. he patronage of kings was vital to the dominance of Buddhism in India for more than 1000 years. hough the Sangha continued the traditions of the wandering hermit monks of the Buddha s age, it gave moral sanction to monarchies. Ashoka, the great Indian emperor, was a devout Buddhist. He sent missions to all the known world, and according to the legend his son Mahinda brought Buddhism to Sri Lanka. It took a stronghold almost immediately, and the relationship between Sri Lanka s kings and the Buddhist clergy made it a kind of Buddhist theocracy. Sri Lanka has since been looked upon as a centre for Buddhist culture and teaching. Starting around the time of Ashoka, a schism developed in the Buddhist world, so that today there are two major schools of Buddhism, heravada and Mahayana. he heravada (thera means a learned elder) uses the Pali Canon of scriptures, written down around the time of Christ in Pali, a language related to the Buddha s native tongue. Mahayana (large vehicle) sees heravada as too dry and academic, and attributes many miraculous powers to Buddha. here are also differences in art and in the language of the scriptures Mahayana scriptures are in Sanskrit, the ancient Indian language of philosophy and religion, not Pali. he Mahayana school has not rejected the heravada teachings but claims that it has extended them; the heravada school, though, sees the Mahayana as a corruption of the Buddha s teachings. (he Lonely Planet, adapted and abridged)

4 R E A D I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N (continued) A. Decide whether the statements are true () or false () based on what you have read in the article. Circle your answers. 1. here has been only one Buddha in the history of Buddhism and he is the supreme, the only respected god in this religion. 2. Mahavira was a prince who believed that asceticism purified the human soul. 3. In his life, Buddha wrote his religious theory in books for his followers. 4. Ashoka, the son of Mahinda, brought Buddhism to Sri Lanka. 5. Pali is not the city closest to Mahayana..../5 points B. Give short answers based on the information provided in the article. 6. What was the name of Buddha at the time the author was writing the article? (one word) 7. What are the written rules of Buddhism called? (one word) 8. he community of monks which was supposed to spread the ideas of Buddha was called... (one word) 9. How many different theories of Buddhism developed in Sri Lanka after the acceptance of this religion? (one word) 10. What were the theories of Buddhism called? (two words)..../5 points otal Points:.../10pts

5 L I S E N I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N You will hear someone talking about gangs and football club fans. Listen carefully, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each statement and put the LEER of your answer in the space provided. You will hear the text twice. 1. o become a member of a street gang, one has to go through an. a) initiative ceremony b) introduction rite c) acceptable rite d) initiation ceremony 2. A thug is. a) a member of a street gang b) a street hooligan c) a soccer hooligan d) a crazy football fan 3. Young boys usually come in contact with rowdies when they are. a) in their early teens b) in their mid-teens c) in their late teens d) in their pre-teens 4. Young rowdies have to fight mostly during the of being a member of the group. a) first stage b) second stage c) third stage d) aggro stage 5. he graduate period is the stage of being a rowdy when they. a) initiate chanting b) are most active in fighting c) do not fight at all d) coordinate travel otal Points:.../5pts Autor: Mgr. Jozef Medvecký Recenzent: PaedDr. Anna Brisudová Korektúra: Lyn Steyne Vydal: IUVENA Slovenský inštitút mládeže, Bratislava 2010