Virginia Woolf

The author of the so well-known To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf, was born on January 25, 1882, in
London. She was an English novelist, essayist, publisher, feminist, and one of the foremost modernist
literary figures of the 20th century. Unfortunately, Virginia committed suicide on March 28, 1941. In a note
she left to her husband she wrote:
I feel certain that I am going mad again. I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times. And I can't
recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate. So I am doing what seems the best thing to
do. You have given me the greatest possible happiness. You have been in every way all that anyone could be.
I don't think two people could have been happier 'til this terrible disease came. I can't fight any longer. I
know that I am spoiling your life, that without me you could work. And you will I know. You see I can't even
write this properly. I can't read. What I want to say is I owe all the happiness of my life to you. You have
been entirely patient with me and incredibly good. I want to say that everybody knows it. If anybody
could have saved me it would have been you. Everything has gone from me but the certainty of your
goodness. I can't go on spoiling your life any longer. I don't think two people could have been happier than
we have been.
I*COMPREHENSION(3 points)
CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D) (0.5 points each)
1. Virginia Woolf died
(a) in 1882 (b) before writing To the Lighthouse
(c) in the 20th century (d) because she wasnt famous
2. She was sure
(a) her husband wasnt happy (b) she couldnt recover from her disease
(c) her husband was spoiling her life (d) everybody would know her
3. Virginia and her husband
(a) had spoilt each others lives (b) had been happy together
(c) committed suicide (d) couldnt concentrate
ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR
PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points each)
4. Virginia Woolf was one of the first modernist writers of the twentieth century.
5. After committing suicide, she left a note to her husband.
6. Her husband was an incredible good man.

II* USE OF ENGLISH (4 points; questions 7-12, 0.25 points each; 13-17, 0.5 points each)
7. FIND IN THE TEXT THE OPPOSITE FOR luckily (adverb)
8. GIVE ONE OPPOSITE FOR best (adjective) AS IT IS USED IN THE TEXT.
9. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR start (verb)
10. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: become well again
(verb)
11. GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS happiness (noun)
12. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION. My little sister is keen (at / about / of / on) reading.
13. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS. Theyve known each other for ten years.
14. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.
We (not see) a bullfight until we (visit) Spain last summer.
15. USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE
WORDS IN THE BOXES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM.

soon new she having published novel is her

16. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS ORIGINAL MEANING. BEGIN AS
INDICATED. Its not necessary to wear an elegant dress. You
17. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE.
Her husband could have saved her.

III* COMPOSITION (3 points)

18. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT THE TOPIC PROPOSED. YOU
MUST FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT.
Write a review of a book you have read.