Questions 6 through 10 refer to Text 2

Text 2 An Interesting Race

There have been a lot of famous cheats in sporting history, even in the most famous sporting event of them all, the Olympic Games. In 1904, the Olympic Games were in St Louis and in the marathon race there were some very interesting competitors!

It was a very hot August day and more than half of the runners didn’t start because it was so hot. The winner of the race was Fred Lorz. Everyone cheered when he finished and he accepted the prize. But he said later that he hadn’t run all the way! He ran the first nine miles but then he got tired and got into a car for the next eleven miles. Then he got out and finished the race! So, he couldn’t be the winner. The person in the second place was Thomas Hicks but then they discovered that he had used drugs to help him continue the race! Another runner in the race was Felix Carvajar. His story was very strange too. While he was running he became hungry and he stopped to eat some apples from the trees in a garden. The fruit was bad and he was sick! But he had a rest and then continued the race. He came fourth.

Task 2: Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F):

____ 6. People have never cheated in the Olympic Games.

____ 7. Some people didn’t compete because of the weather.

____ 8. Fred Lorz ran only 11 miles.

____ 9. Thomas Hicks was ill during the race.

____10. Felix Carvajar bought some fruit during the race.

Читання, 8 клас

Questions 11 through 15 refer to Text 3.

Text 3 Busy Roads

Drivers in the UK are very angry at the moment! This is because they are soon going to have to pay more to use roads.

In the UK, as in many countries, there are more cars on the roads every day and this is causing problems. People want to live in the country and travel to work in the towns and cities but the result is busier roads and more traffic jams.

One way to help the problem is for drivers to pay for the different roads they drive on. For example, a driver on a motorway will pay more than a driver on a country lane. But drivers are not happy. One driver, Harry Smith, says, “We have to use these roads to get to work. The trains and buses aren’t very good so we don’t have a choice. We have to drive. We already pay a lot for petrol. The government just wants more!”

Busy roads are definitely a problem but drivers certainly don’t think that this idea is the answer.

Task 3: Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F):

____ 11. Cars are going to be more expensive.

____ 12. More people are using country roads.

____ 13. A lot of people travel a long way to work.

____ 14. Drivers think paying to use the roads is a good idea.

____ 15. The government is going to increase the price of petrol.

ROUND III. Письмо, 8 клас

Directions:

In this Test you will select from the three tasks written on the board one which you feel you are most capable to write about. You will then begin writing your essay on the pages provided. When you are finished close your papers, lay down your pen and wait for us to collect your test materials.

1. There are a lot of places in Ukraine associated with the history of our

Motherland.

2. Traditions help a family to be a unit.

3. There is some connection between sport and health.

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