Read the text and then write if the sentences are true, false or there is no information. If the sentence is true, write A, if it is false, write B. If it

For questions 8 – 12, read the text and then write the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to complete the gaps.

Example: 0 __beautifully__

SPEAKING ENGLISH WELL

I have a Dutch friend who speaks English (0)... . I have BEAUTY

always wondered how the Dutch manage to learn languages so (8) … . SUCCESS

The Dutch, like the Germans, often speak English (9) … WELL

than some native speakers or at least they seem

to speak the language more (10) … CORRECT

than some English people. If you want to speak English (11) … FLUENCY

with a reasonable accent, you should listen to tapes as frequently as possible.

There are no magic solutions but you (12) … SIMPLICITY

We need energy to heat our homes, cook and clean for our families and for transport. It allows us to live a comfortable and easy life. However, if we don’t use this energy properly we will soon run out. Luckily, there are things we can all do to help our planet and conserve our resources.
To begin with, much of the energy used at home goes to heating or cooling our homes. A simple way to help conserve energy is by lowering the thermostat by two degrees in the winter and raising it by two in summer. By doing so, you will not only lower your heating bill, but you will also reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that enters the atmosphere.
Another way you can save energy at home is by buying energy-saving appliances. Appliances like washing machines and cookers use a great deal of gas or electricity to work. When shopping for new appliances, look at the energy-saving sticker; they might be a little more expensive to buy, but they help save energy, and in the end will help you save money on your bills.
A lot of energy is used by means of transport too. One of the many ways to achive low energy usage is to leave the car at home and catch the bus or the train to move around the city. Fewer car in the street means less traffic and it will not only help save energy, but it also reduce the amount of air pollution.
In the end, it is up to every individual to take responsibility and charge their daily habits. If everyone does their part, then we can help save energy and our planet’s resources.
1. Everyone can participate in conserving energy and saving the planet
1) T
2) F
2. Heating and air conditioning influence the amount of carbon dioxide released into the air.
1) T
2) F
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3. Home appliances don’t need much energy to run.
1) T
2) F
4. When travelling, the only way to save energy is to use public transport.
1) T
2) F
5. You do not need to change your daily routine to save energy.
1) T
2) F

brackets. Hello! My name is Helen. When I ________ (be) ten I ________(like) going to school but I ________ ( not/like) Maths. I ________ (like) English. In the morning I usually ________(stay) at school until lunch time and then I ________(walk) home. After lunch I always ________(help) my mother in the kitchen. I ________(do) the washing up and ________(clear) the table. Then I ________ (study) for an hour. After that I always ________(play) with my friends in the park. After dinner I often ________ (watch) TV or ________ (read) a book.

The teenager who changed world history
A. Franz Ferdinand was the direct cause of the First World War, which started the same year, and which resulted in the deaths of nine million soldiers. The war ended in 1918 with the Treaty of Versailles, which was very unfavourable to Germany. This, in turn, resulted in Germany going to war again in 1939, a war in which approximately 60,000,000 people around the world lost their lives.
B. For example, do you know who Gavrilo Princip was? Probably not. He was a Serb, born in Bosnia in 1894 and was one of nine children, six of whom died when they were very young. Gavrilo's health was also very bad and he suffered from tuberculosis. He studied in Belgrade where he spent most of his time with nationalists who wanted a union between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia. He died when he was just 24 years old.
C. The Second World War ended with the Treaty of Yalta in 1945 which led to the division of Eastern Europe, which eventually led to the conflict in Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Possibly no other person has had so much impact on world history over the last century than the sickly teenager, Gavrilo Princip.
D. History tells us about famous leaders, Kings and Queens, but what about the great changes which have been caused by one small act carried out by a relatively unknown person?
E. So why is he so important? Well, Gavrilo Princip is the boy who, at the age of 19, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914. Franz Ferdinand was going to be the next Austro-Hungarian emperor and the nationalists wanted their country to be independent from the empire. After shooting and killing the Archduke in his car, Gavrilo was captured by the police and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. But he died in prison of tuberculosis in 1918.