NAME: ELIZABETH JUAREZ PACHERRE

DATE: 03/ 07/2021

Vocabulary 1: Choose the correct options to complete the text.
I play the (1) trumpet / orchestra / performance in a brass band. We play (2)
venue / flute / jazz music mostly – that’s our favourite type. It’s just a hobby for
us, though – we don’t take it too seriously. The biggest venue we ever
performed at was the local pub in Holstebro (the Danish town we’re all from).
It’s quite hard to play in front of a local (3) venue / audience / performance ,
though – especially when everyone in the pub knows you … You feel the
pressure to perform well. Music’s a big part of my life in general outside of the
band too. Both my wife and I are (4) conductor / venue / opera lovers. We saw
an amazing performance of Fidelio once at the Lincoln Center in New York. The
singing was beautiful and so too was the music of the members of the (5)
orchestra / audience / trumpet . It was a night we’ll never forget.

Vocabulary 2: Write the adverbial words and phrases (6−10) to complete

the text.
That said, we took the kids with us and I think, for them, it was a night they
never want to remember! They said Fidelio was (6) incredibly boring – so bad
it nearly put them to sleep. ‘It’s (7) totally stupid, Dad,’ said Alicia. ‘And it’s in
German so how am I supposed to understand it?’ I was (8) a lot sad to hear my
daughter speak like that. I mean, I find all this hip hop stuff she listens to (9)
pretty awful. It’s just noise. It’s (10) extremely hard to understand kids these
days, isn’t it? I mean, I love both my daughters a lot, but as for their taste in
music – dear me …

Grammar 1: Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in
brackets.
I didn’t enjoy (11) WATCHING (watch) the performance of Fidelio at the time
and I was just being honest when I told Dad that. But he looked so sad that I
decided (12) TO FIND (find) out more about the story and, actually, it’s pretty
cool. Now I understand why Dad likes it so much. It’s about this brave woman
who hopes (13) TO RESCUE (rescue) her husband from a very bad situation. I
wouldn’t like (14) TO BE (be) in her shoes at the start of the story. Amazingly,
though, in the end she somehow succeeds. I don’t mind (15) GOING (go) to see
shows like that now. Once you understand the story, it’s a lot more interesting.
Choose the correct option, A, B, C or D.
1. What word can replace compose in the reading text, paragraph 2?
A dance B sing C write D read
2. What word can replace astonished in the reading text, paragraph 3?
A angry B amazed C bored D unhappy
3. The phrase a sensation in the reading text, paragraph 4, means a feeling
of __________ .
A excitement B sadness C fear D boredom
4. A presenter (paragraph 4) is someone who __________ .
A looks after small children
B teaches children to play musical instruments
C plays the piano
D is the main speaker on a TV or radio show
5. The word remarkable in paragraph 4 means __________ .
A unusual and special
B grown up and sensible
C happy and excited
D friendly and sociable

Write True (T) or False (F).

6. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's music first became available for other
musicians to play when he was an adult. (F)
7. Evgeny Kissin started learning to read music after he learned to play the
piano. (T)
8. Ellen Degeneres told Ryan Wang he had a good memory and special
fingers. (F)
9. Based on the information provided in this text, it is clear that Mozart was
performing for the public at an earlier age than both Evgeny Kissin and
Ryan Wang. (F)
10. Evgeny Kissin and Mozart were not the only musicians in their families.
(T)