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READING 20 points

1 Read the text. Then complete the sentences. (10 points)

A very interesting phenomenon is happening in the city of Moscow, Russia.

Dogs are becoming very intelligent. They are more intelligent than dogs in
other places! According to a study by scientists at the Severtsov Institute of
Ecology and Evolution, there are about 35,000 dogs in Moscow’s streets.
Many of these “street dogs” begin life as pets, but then people leave them in
the streets. The dogs haven’t got homes, so they must find food and a place
to sleep. Only about 3% of the dogs survive, and these survivors are
changing. They look like wolves and they aren’t as friendly as dogs in the
past. They have got some new and very unusual skills, too. These skills help
them survive.
According to the Severtsov study, there are four different groups of dogs.
One group helps the guards in the city and the guards give them food.
Another group looks for food in the streets. The third group of dogs is the
wildest group. They eat mice, rats and cats.
The fourth group of dogs is the cleverest group. These dogs ride on the
metro and receive food from travellers. Some people are more generous than
others and the dogs recognise the difference. They also recognise the
different metro stations so they can return “home” at night.

1 In Moscow, about 35,000 dogs live .............................. .

2 People sometimes abandon their .............................. dogs. These dogs become
street dogs.
3 The street dogs are similar to .............................. .
4 .............................. and .............................. sometimes give food to street dogs.
5 The metro dogs can go home at night
because ............................................................ .

2 Answer the questions. (10 points)

1 Who is studying Moscow’s street dogs?

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2 What do street dogs need to survive?
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3 What percentage of street dogs don’t survive?
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4 Why does the text mention mice, rats and cats?
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5 What type of people do street dogs look for on the metro?

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VOCABULARY 20 points

1 Complete the chart with suitable words. (10 points)

Insects 1
.............................. 2
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Winter
clothing
3
.............................. 4
..............................
Sports verbs 5
.............................. 6
..............................
Items in a
kitchen
7
.............................. 8
..............................
Adjectives of
personality 9
.............................. 10
..............................

2 Complete the sentences. (10 points)

1 The day before Sunday is S.............................. .

2 A wolf is similar to a dog, but it isn’t domesticated. It’s a d.............................. animal.
3 After I do my homework, I h.............................. a s.............................. and go to bed.
4 Andre lives in a v.............................. between the mountains.
5 A duvet is similar to a b.............................. . You put it on a bed.
6 My friends and I don’t usually talk on the phone. We c..............................
o.............................. .
7 Get your r.............................. and meet me on the tennis court.
8 That parrot is green, yellow and o...............................
9 A l.............................. is a member of the cat family.
10 My hair isn’t curly. It’s s.............................. .

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GRAMMAR 30 points

1 Write sentences with the words below. Use the correct form of to be, have got, there is / there
are, the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. (8 points)
1 elephants / drink / water / every day / .
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2 worms / teeth / .
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3 what / those chickens / eat / at the moment / ?
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4 any snakes / in Ireland / .
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5 when / a dolphin / sleep / ?
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6 a butterfly / an insect / .
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7 Max / hike / near the waterfall / now / .
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8 any food / for the mice / ?
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2 Complete the sentences with one or two words. There can be more than one
correct answer. (10 points)
1 My scarf is new, but my gloves aren’t. My gloves are ..............................
than my scarf.
2 Miss Angelo .............................. maths on Mondays.
3 A turtle can swim .............................. .
4 Have you got .............................. food for your lizard?
5 Jerry’s dog is tiny. Kate’s dog is medium size. Elaine’s dog is huge.
Elaine’s dog is .............................. dog.
6 Many pigs have got long ears and .............................. tails are curly.
7 Shhh! You .............................. talk loudly. Mum is sleeping.
8 I .............................. online with my friend at the moment.
9 A kitten .............................. dangerous as a tiger.
10 Jane is wearing my coat because she can’t find .............................. .

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3 Complete the text. Write one or two words in each space. There can be more than one
correct answer. (12 points)
Diving with sharks 1. ............................................. a very popular activity.
It’s 2. ............................................. adventurous than ordinary diving
because sharks are very frightening animals. According to some people,
it’s the 3. ............................................. amazing type of diving. People often
4.
............................................. with sand tiger sharks. At 3 metres from
head to tail, they are 5. ............................................. a human, but they
6.
............................................. huge as great white sharks. They swim fast,
but don’t worry – they 7. ............................................. usually dangerous.
Sand tiger sharks 8. ............................................. many big teeth but they
9.
............................................. often attack people. People
10.
............................................. swim near tiger sharks but they
11.
............................................. try to touch them. Sand tiger sharks are not
12.
............................................. friendly as dolphins. They’re powerful
carnivores with a big appetite!

WRITING 10 points
Write a report about an imaginary animal. Include the type of animal, its size and colour,
where it lives, what it eats and some other interesting facts.

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