Task 6: Read the text and fill the gaps with the words given (A-N).

Use each word only once. Two

words are extra. Do
not copy the extra words from the text on the answer sheet.

addition (A)(დამატება) audience (B)( აუდიტორია) created (C)(შექმნა) early (D)(ადრე) kept
(შენახვა,შენარჩუნება)(E) heritage (F)(მემკვიდრეობა) nomination (G) unique (H) proud
(ამაყი) (I) rare (J)(იშვიათი) step (K) (ნაბიჯი,საფეხური) system (L) types (M)
(სახეობა,ტიპი) victory (N) (გამარჯვება)

sleep-slept
work-work+ed
The English language

In March, 2015 the ancient English alphabet was officially awarded the national status of cultural …..
(1). The English alphabet was also named among the top five most beautiful alphabets in the world by
international travel website, Matador Network. The English alphabet is very old. Scientists believe
that it was ….. (2) in the fourth century AD, or at the latest in the ….. (3) fifth century. Historically
there have been three ….. (4) of English script. The English language has no ……(5)alphabet. There
are 26 letters and 44 sounds in English.! In ….. (6) to this, the English language is unique because
there is distinction between small and big letters. The first English literary work was “Beowulf”. All
the English scripts were officially presented to an international ….. (7) at the UNESCO Heritage
……….(8) in spring, 2015. This is one more ….. (9) forward to gaining worldwide recognition.
English people are extremely ….. (10) of their language and its unique writing ….. (11). The country
celebrates Mother Language Day, which marks
Britain’s courageous ….. (12) over the centuries.

Task 7: Read the text and fill the gaps with one of the following: article, preposition, conjunction or
relative pronoun.
About caves
A cave is a hollow place in the ground large enough for a human to enter. There are many different
kinds ….. (1) caves. Some caves have been there for millions of years, but many are only ….. (2) few
thousand years old. Most caves are natural, ….. (3) some of them are artificial, ….. (4) means that
they were made by people. Caves may be of very different sizes, from those that are no bigger than a
small room, to some that may be several kilometres deep and long. The most interesting and the
biggest caves have many rooms, ….. (5) are called ‘chambers’. The chambers which are linked ….. (6)
each other by passages may be quite wide, or very narrow. In many caves you can find underground
rivers ….. (7) even waterfalls. The majority of natural caves were made thousands of years ago by
rain water. Soft grey or white stone called lime-stone also contributed to their formation. Caves are
found all over ….. (8) world. People visit caves ….. (9) many reasons, but for
animals, caves provide food and shelter. Caves can easily be destroyed when people visit the
chambers. It is strictly forbidden to write or leave any marks ….. (10) the cave walls or to leave food
or any other waste in the cave.

Task 5: Read the text and fill the gaps with the words given (A-N). Use each word only
once. Two words are extra. Do
not copy the extra words from the text on the answer sheet.

built (A) buildings (B) calls (C) coast (D) drink (E) famous (F) fight (G)
groups (H) probably (I) repaired (J) stone (K) streets (L) wind (M) young (N)

Dublin
The Republic of Ireland is located on an island. Its capital is Dublin, which is situated on the east
….. (1) of the island. Dublin is a beautiful city, with nice houses ….. (2) with grey stone. Dublin
is ….. (3) for its beautiful parks, which also host Sunday markets.
Dublin has always been a city of music. A lot of rock and pop ….. (4) come here, because they
know that Irish people like music very much. The most favourite Irish song is about a Dublin
girl, Mollie Malone. She used to sell shellfish in the ….. (5) of Dublin like her parents. When she
was still ….. (6) she became ill and died and the song is about that. The writer of the song …..
(7) her ‘Sweet Mollie Malone’. Because Dublin is near the sea you can sometimes feel the…..
(8) on your face in the middle of the city too. If the wind is too cold and you want to be warm
you can….. (9) coffee in one of the many cafés. Dublin is famous for bridges too. Many people
know about O’Connell Bridge. It’s unusual because it is almost square. People know about the
Dublin Post Office too. It is one of Ireland’s most famous ….. (10) and was the last of this type
of public constructions built in Dublin. In 1916 there was a….. (11) there between Irishmen and
British soldiers. The building was destroyed by fire during that conflict. It was ….. (12) some
years later by the Irish Free State government.

Task 6: Read the text and fill the gaps with one of the following: article, preposition,
conjunction or relative pronoun.
Insert only ONE word. Do not copy the extra words from the text on the answer sheet.

How English grows

The popularity of the English language is growing very fast. There are about 400 million people
….. (1) speak English as their first language around the world. Two out of three people are
speakers ….. (2) American English. Apart from countries like Britain, Canada, Australia ….. (3)
the United States, there are about 70 countries, including Nigeria, Singapore and India, where
English is ….. (4) official language, but not ….. (5) first language. There are approximately 500
million people in those countries who can speak English. There are also people who speak
English as ….. (6) foreign language. There are people who learn English ….. (7) schools or
language academies. It is thought that nowadays about 1 billion people learn English. Of those,
approximately 600 million have a good enough level to communicate. This means that the total
number of people ….. (8) speak English is about 1.5 billion, nearly 25% of the
world’s population. It is difficult to imagine that ….. (9) the 17th century, during Shakespeare’s
time, only 4 million people spoke English and the future of the language was in doubt! It’s true
that English has grown, ….. (10) other languages haven’t been so lucky. There are more than
7,000 spoken languages in the world today. About half of them are endangered and can
disappear in this century.