Reading Task 1
For questions 1 - 12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
The internet bus
In the desert areas that surround Tucson city, USA, students spend hundreds of hours on yellow buses each year getting to and from their schools. But when mobile internet equipment was (1)on a yellow school bus, the bored, often noisy, teens were (2)into quiet, studious individuals.
District officials got the idea during (3)drives on school business to Phoenix, two hours each way, when they acknowledged that, when they went in pairs, one person could drive and the other could work using a laptop and a wireless card. They (5) if internet access on a school bus could (6) students' academic productivity, too.
But the idea for what students call 'the internet bus' really (7)shape when the district's chief information officer looked across an article about having internet access in cars. He thought, 'What if you could put that in a bus?'
The officials have been delighted to see the (9) of homework getting done, morning and evening, as the internet bus (10)up and drops off students along the 70-minute drive.
Despite some students spend their time playing games or visiting social networking sites, most students do make use their travel time to study.
1. A installed B set C included D structured
2. A replaced B exchanged C switched D transformed
3. A extraordinary B occasional C exceptional D few
4. A thought B imagined C suspected D wondered
5. A increase B enlarge C rise D heighten
6. A formed B took C held D did
7. A total B amount C number D measure
8. A brings B picks C rides D catches
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Writing
Task 2. Present your ideas on the topic “Virtual Reality: Fantasy books and films”.
The following questions will help you organise your essay.
1. Do you like reading fantasy books or watching fantasy films? Why? Give evidence to support your answer.
2. What was the last fantasy book you read? Describe what happened in the book.
3. What was the last fantasy film you watched? Describe it.
4. Do you think people enjoy reading or watching fantasy films? Why?
One day Donna and her family were watching sea birds.Donna saw the boys who were very noisy.She saw a shy,handsome fellow.It was Mark.Mark also looked at Donna and smiled her.
Donna and Luiza went to a disco.Donna was waiting for Mark,she wanted to see him very much.
A handsome man came up to Donna and invited her to dance with him.It was Mark with his beautiful and friendly smile.Donna danced with him for a long time.A little later she saw Mark near the entrance to the disco.He was very shy and calm.
During all that time she was dancing with Mark's brother Dave.She stopped dancing and went to look for Mark.She wanted to appologize to him.She didn't know where Mark was.She couldn't find him.She wanted to return to England to see Mark.
Mark had been waiting for Donna since 6 a.m. ,but at 8 o'clock he went to look for Nick and Dave.Donna and Luoza came to the cafe at 8 o'clock.When the boat arrived,Mark and Donna tried to catch sight of one another,but they did't meet in the boat.They met at wild-night in Komilarce.Komilarce is a small town not far from Madrid.There are a lot of buildings,shops,cafes and parks in this town.And in one of these parks it was a disco-night.Many people from Komilarce,Madrid,France, England and Germany visit it.Donna was with her family.She wanted to meet Mark.
Mark didn't want to go there because he wasn't interested in dancing.But he thought about Donna.Dave,Harry and
Nick persuaded him to come.They were sitting at the table when Donna's and Mark's eyes met.Time stopped.
Donna and Mark were together!
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