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Part A (part éi)
Read this descriptive text and fill in the blanks with some words from the vocabulary.
Describing my house on Saturday mornings.
As far as I am concerned, the unpardonable sin is someone dropping by our house before noon on Saturdays.
Since I go to school and work too, Saturday is the only day of the week on which I can be lazy and sleep late. Therefore, I am late getting my housework done. By Saturday, my house is completely in ruins; anyone who is b with a six-year-old boy can understand what I am talking about. As an example, it is common to walk into the living-room and find an old r sheet or quilt stretched across a couple of chairs –this serves as his tent. This is the exact time some people decide to come by to see us. As the visitors come in, I hurriedly s the tent down, but immediately wish that I hadn’t for under it are Chewbacca, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker. Trying n to push these Star Wars creatures aside with my bare feet, I suddenly stop. Much to my d , it does not look any better, for there, on the table, are the remains of my daughter’s midnight snack. The remains include a black banana peeling that looks like a r from the Dark Ages; an empty glass with a dried milk ring; two stale blueberry pop-ups; and a pile of orange-red carrot peelings. My daughter is a border-line vegetarian, so the l does not surprise me.
Since the morning is already ruined, I think I
will finish up the cheese and crackers, drink
another glass of Kool-Aid, and go back to bed.
Part B
(part bi)
Read this
cause and effect text and choose the
correct option from the alternatives
Dropping out of school
Introduction
Nowadays, many people believe that it is the high school itself, teachers, and the government that are responsible for students obtaining good grades. Before, when you got an F, your parents would blame you; today, they would rather go to your school and demand your teacher to give you a better grade. And although there is
1. seemingly nothing wrong with 2.
a boring class that
you think you would
not need in future; in fact, doing so has a number
of negative impacts on your future.
Body paragraphs
In The United States, free education is a rare 3.
every single class skipped is worth a certain amount of money. Whether a student studies at high school, college, or university, it does not matter –the average cost of a skipped class is in the 4. between 50$ to 100$. If a student chooses to skip classes regularly, it will cost them or their parents a lot of money annually, without getting the result: education and knowledge. According to research, only five absences are usually enough for a student’s academic performance to drop.Effect
Skipping classes has yet another not-so-obvious consequences: a student is more likely to become engaged into activities that neither the American society nor the legislative system would approve. Skipping classes does not always 5.
staying at home; more likely, a student would spend their time 6. and chances to get involved in 7. behavior (substance abuse, 8. 9.and so on) increase.
Conclusion
If a student skips classes, it is not so 10.
as it might seem. It is a direct waste of money for all those who have to pay for the education –and such people are majority. Students who skip classes are more likely to get lower grades and face a 11. attitude from their teachers. Such students are also more likely to live on a 12. and get engaged in antisocial behavior. Therefore, this problem should be treated with all possible attention from teachers, parents and authorities.|
1. A. privilege |
B. seemingly |
C. skipping |
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2. A. seemingly |
B. skipping |
C. privilege |
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3. A. skipping |
B. privilege |
C. seemingly |
| 4. A. range |
B. imply |
C. outdoors |
| 5. A. imply |
B. outdoors |
C. outdoors |
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6. A. outdoors |
B. imply |
C. range |
| 7. A. imply |
B. range |
C. antisocial |
| 8. A. range |
b. imply |
C. shoplifting |
| 9. A. game |
B. gaming |
C. gambling |
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10. A. outdoors |
B. harmless |
C. shoplifting |
| 11. A. imply |
B. biased |
C. harmless |
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12. A. biased |
B. welfare |
C. antisocial |