Examination card № 34

І. Reading

Read the text given below. For questions (1–8), decide if the statements are T (True) or F (False).

We may take it for granted, but water is the most important resource on Earth. It covers 80 % of the Earth’s surface and it’s the only substance that can be found naturally in three forms: solid, liquid and gas. Water also makes up 66 % of the human body and without it we can’t live for more than a week.

Although water is the most common substance on Earth, we should use it carefully because only 1% is drinkable and 1/3 of all the people in the world can’t get enough clean water. Today, we use 3 times more water than in 1950, and people in rich countries use 10 times more than those in poor ones. So where does it all go? Well, a single dripping tap can waste up to 7,600 litres of water in a year and a leaking toilet can waste about 260 litres in a day.

At home, we can help by fixing broken taps and toilets. Having showers instead of baths could save about 300 litres of water a week. We should also avoid using chemicals that pollute the water supply, because we can’t increase the amount of fresh water in the world. We can only change the way we use it.

1. Water can exist in solid, liquid and gas forms.

2. 66 % of the Earth’s water is drinkable.

3. Humans can live for seven days without water.

4. Water is the most common substance on our planet.

5. People use 1/3 of the water on Earth.

6. Having baths instead of showers wastes water.

7. We shouldn’t use so many chemicals.

8. We can’t increase the water supply.

ІІ. Writing

a) Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions: in, at, on, to, after, of, from.

1. George Washington was born ________Virginia________ 1732.

2. Washington played an important role _____the founding ____the United States.

3. He became the first President________ the United States.

4. He was President______ 1789 _______1797.

5. George Washington died ______the age_____ 67, the _____14^th____December,

1799.

6. The capital _____the United States and one federal state are named ____George

Washington.

b)You are going to spend your day off outdoors with your friends. The weather forecast says that the weather will change to the worse. Write an e-mail (35–45 words) to your friend. Include the following:

• state the weather forecast;

• suggest the other ways of spending weekend together.

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