SUNDAY IN NEW YORK

Sunday is usually the day that the ferries taking tourists to the Statue of Liberty do a really good
business. On the quayside the queues are never-ending and, to keep the crowds entertained,
buskers put on a show with acrobats, contortionists, fire-eaters and clowns.

But the next Sunday after the tragedy, there were no ferries, no photos, nobody... and no
towers. It was a much quieter Sunday than usual, too quiet. The streets were sad and few New
Yorkers dared to venture outside. Everyone sitting by the River Hudson was struck by the huge
gap in the cityscape. They probably remembered times when they had been to the Twin Towers
or had rushed past the entrance. That familiar sight was no longer there.

Besides, numerous cancellations have been made in the following weeks for holidays in the Big
Apple. Tourists have chosen new destinations, but many have even cancelled trips to places
that have nothing to do with the terrorist attacks or the subsequent conflict, such as England or
Italy. September 11th has shocked the world to such an extent that it sent people's normal way
of life completely off the rails.

COMPREHENSION (4 points)

ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN 1N

THE TEXT USE YOUR OWN WORDS

1) Why are Sundays a good day for ferries in New York?

2) What effect have the terrorist attacks had on tourism?

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE 0R FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS

WITH WORDS 0R PHRASES FROM THE TEXT

3) The terrorist attacks have affected tourism in the US only.

4) Sundays are usually very busy in New York.
5) The Twin Towers were very popular among New Yorkers.
6) According to the text, visitors keep coming to New York.

USE 0F ENGLISH (3 points)

7) Find in the text one synonym of BIG (adjective) and one opposite of NOISY (adjective) (0.5
points)

8) Find in the text one word meaning "a street musician" (0.5 points)

9) Turn the following sentence into active voice (0.5 POINTS)

Numerous cancellations have been made in the following weeks.

10) Which word does NOT belong to the group according to the meaning? (0.5 points)
GO RUSH HURRY CRASH

11) Give a question for the underlined words: (0.5 points)

Tourists have chosen new destinations.
12) Complete the following sentence: (0.5 points)
If terrorists attacked my home town...

PRODUCTION (3 points)

13) WRITE A COMPOSITION (80-100 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING

OPTIONS:

A. What were you doing on September 11th? How did you feel?
B. Should people stop travelling by plane? Why?