Lioness returns to her two hungry cubs without a fresh kill. They greet

Her and rub their faces against hers, but she cannot stay long. She has

To hunt again so her cubs won’t go hungry.

The herders wait for the lioness to return. Losing livestock to lions

Is a big deal for these herders, as cows, sheep and goats are like money

For them. They use the animals to pay for what they need. If one is

Killed, life becomes harder for the herders.

True False

The author sets his piece in an African

Country.

2 In this context the word pen means shed for

Cattle.

Lions hunt only in the daytime.

The lioness successfully captured her prey.

The cubs depend only on the male lion.

The lioness feeds the cow to her hungry

Cubs.

The lioness cannot stay long with her cubs.

Herders kill lions for sport.

9 Livestock means farm animals.

Livestock is used as currency among the

Kenian people.

Variant 11

2 Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.

Doing wearing than easier many their

Through majority what whether

We tend to magnify celebrities’ places in our lives (1) we

Love them or hate them.

The fact is, feeling closer (2) we are to the stars is not

Unhealthy, at least for a (3) of us. It’s (4) than

Ever to keep up with celebs in real time (5) the media, reality

Shows and social networking. The direct access that (6) celebs

Provide makes us privy to many details of (7) lives.

And many stars aren’t exactly shy about sharing what clothes they’re

(8), (9) food they are eating or what they are

(10). We no longer have to rely solely on information from

A star’s publicist, but are given a virtual front-row seat to their fears,

Heartbreaks, successes and failures.

(From «Is Your Obsession With Celebrities Unhealthy?»)

3 Comment on the following issues.

Holidays are significant in almost every culture.

• Mention about your favourite holiday.

• Describe some special traditions you share with your family and the

Way you celebrate your favourite holiday.

Орієнтовні зразки екзаменаційних завдань для державної підсумкової атестації 27

VARIANT 12

1 Read the text and choose the correct item.

Strange noises. Voices in the distance. Footsteps going up and down

Somewhere near. I seemed to be floating in a great black sea.

≪Derek. Сan you hear me?≫

≪He’s still unconscious,≫ somebody else said. I tried to open my eyes,

But my eyelids were too heavy.

≪Look. I saw his eyelid move,≫ a third voice said.

≪It’s just wishful thinking,≫ said the first voice. Then the voices faded

And I was back in my silent black world.

≪Mr Armstrong, Mr Armstrong?≫ this time the voice was nearer.

This time I was determined to open my eyes.

I managed to raise the corner of one eyelid but was blinded by bright

White light, and shut it again. There was someone by the side of my bed.

I forced my eye open once again. I was in a room with painted walls.

I could see someone in a white coat standing next to me.

A white coat! Oh no! Inside my head there was a picture of two spacemen

Carrying something like a sack of potatoes, something with beautiful

Red hair.

≪Maria!≫ I managed to whisper.

≪What was that? What did you say?≫ said the person beside me in

A foreign accent.

1. The narrator was…

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