The Eiffel Tower got its name

A from its location C from the fair

B from its designer D from Paris

The tower is... now.

A more than 100 years old C 100 years old exactly

B less than 100 years old D hundreds of years old

3. Why didn’t the people like the tower at first?

A They thought it wasn’t safe. C They were haunted by it.

B They didn’t like iron beams. D They thought it was very ugly.

4. Why did they change their minds in the end?

A It turned out to be very safe. C It turned out to be beautiful.

B They liked lace. D The design was changed.

5. What can we see from the tower?

A Paris C Iron beams

B A tower of lace D A giant skeleton

II. Writing

A) Put the verbs into the correct tense form (past simple or present perfect simple).

1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash) __________________ the dishes

yet?

2. Daughter: I (wash) _______________________ the dishes yesterday, but I (have / not)____________________________________ the time yet to do it today.

3. Mother: (you / do / already) ___________________________ your homework?

4. Daughter: No, I (come / just) _________________________ home from school.

5. Mother: You (come)____________________ home from school two hours ago!

6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Mary (call) ________________________ when I (arrive)__________________ and I (finish / just) _______________________ the phone call.

7. Mother: (you / see / not) ___________________________ Mary at school in the morning?

8. Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not) ______________________ time to talk then.

b) Write a short composition (35–45 words) on the topic: “How has the Internet changed studying?” Use the prompts given below.

• Do you use the Internet when you study?

• Evaluate and compare the advantages and disadvantages of the Іnternet.

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EXAMINATION CARD № 22

I. Reading

Read the text and choose the best answers (A–C) to answer the questions (1–4).

The Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger. Suddenly they saw a traveller coming down the road, and the Sun said, “I see a way to decide our dispute.

Whichever of us can cause that traveller to take off his cloak will be regarded as the stronger. You begin. So the Sun retired behind a cloud, and the Wind began to blow as hard as it could upon the traveller. But the harder he blew the more closely did the traveller wrap his cloak round him, till at last the Wind had to give up in despair. Then the Sun came out and shone in all his glory upon the traveller, who soon found it too hot to walk with his cloak on.

1. How did the Sun and the Wind want to find out which was the stronger?

A They wanted to ask the traveller to take off his cloak.

B They wanted to try their powers on the traveller.

C They decided to help the traveller.

2. How did the Wind try to achieve his aim?

A in a friendly way

B in an unfriendly way

C in a funny way

3. What did the Sun do to cause that traveller to take off his cloak?

A The Sun started shining all the time.

B The Sun retired behind a cloud and then came out and shone in all his glory

upon the traveller.

C The Sun stayed behind the cloud all the time.

4. What’s the moral of the fable?

A Kindness effects more than severity.

B Union gives strength.

C It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.

II. Writing