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Reading 20 points
1 Read the text. Then find the following in the text. (12 points)

The Palace of Versailles is an important historical site in France. It’s about

24 kilometres from Paris. There are 700 rooms in this beautiful palace and it has
about three million visitors every year. It’s famous, because it’s beautiful, and
because it’s a symbol of the old royal family of France.
There are some very famous rooms in the palace. One of them is the Hall of
Mirrors. The Hall of Mirrors is 73 metres long, 10.5 metres wide and 12.3
metres high. There are 17 windows on one side of the room, but there aren’t any
curtains. On the other side of the room there are 357 mirrors. There are many
beautiful pictures on the walls and ceiling, too.
The gardens at the palace are amazing. There are 200,000 trees in the gardens
and thousands of flowers. There is a canal in the centre – the Grand Canal. It is
1,500 metres long.
There aren’t any kings in France today, but you can learn about some of the
kings from the past at the Palace of Versailles.

1. The number of rooms in the Palace of Versailles ……………………

2. The number of visitors to the palace every year ……………………
3. The number of curtains in the Hall of Mirrors ……………………
4. The number of mirrors in the Hall of Mirrors ……………………
5. The size of the Grand Canal ……………………
6. The number of kings in France today ……………………

2 Complete the sentences. (8 points)

1. The Palace of Versailles is in …………………… .
2. One side of the Hall of Mirrors has got ………………… and the other side has got ………………… .
3. The gardens have got many …………………… and …………………… .
4. The …………………… is in the centre of the gardens.

Vocabulary 20 points
1 Complete the chart with the words below. (10 points)
detached house  pillow  flat  garage  sofa  bedroom  lamp  kitchen  cottage  fridge
Types of Parts of the Furniture and
houses house household items

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2 Match the definitions in A to the words B. (5 points)
A B
1. They are on beds. … a. curtains
2. There are often books on them. … b. toilet
3. There are often armchairs in this room. … c. shelves
4. They are on the windows. … d. living room
5. There’s a sink in this room. … e. blankets

3 Complete the sentences with the words below. (5 points)

table  ceiling fan  bathroom  clock  duvet
1. In the winter, I’ve got a nice warm …………………… on my bed.
2. What time is it? Have you got a …………………… in the kitchen?
3. We use the …………………… in the summer.
4. Please, put the food on the …………………… .
5. The shower is in the …………………… .

Grammar 30 points
1 Complete the sentences with the correct affirmative or negative form of
There is or There are. (5 points)
1. …………………… two cars in the garage – my mother’s and my father’s.
2. …………………… a TV in my bedroom. Our only TV is in the living room.
3. …………………… some money on the table. Is it your money?
4. …………………… any food in the fridge.
5. …………………… any curtains in my mum’s room. My mum hates curtains.

2 Write questions with the words below. Use Is there or Are there. (5 points)
1. an old fridge / in your kitchen
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2. any books / on your shelf
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3. three bedrooms / in your house
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4. a blue pillow / on your bed
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5. any fruit / on the table
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3 Match the answers below to the questions in Exercise 2. (5 points)
… a. Yes, there is. There are some bananas and mangos.
… b. No, there aren’t. There are only two.
… c. No, there isn’t. We’ve got a new one.
… d. Yes, there are. They are for school.
… e. Yes, there is. It’s my favourite colour.

4 Choose the correct answer. (5 points)

1. Is there an / a / some computer in your bedroom?
2. There is any / a / an old table in the dining room.
3. There aren’t any / some / a clocks on the walls.
4. Our dog has got a bed in the / a / some garage.
5. There is a / some / any information about cave houses on this website.

5 Choose the correct answer. (10 points)

The city of Tokyo, Japan is 1. an / a / the exciting place to live. But 2. there are /
is there / there is a big problem. There are millions of people, but there isn’t
space for many big homes. Now, there is 3. an / a / any clever solution to this
problem: micro homes. These houses are very narrow and small. In many micro
homes, 4. there isn’t / there are / there aren’t any bedrooms. 5. There are /
There is / There aren’t only one room. During the day, this room is 6. a / an /
any living room and the beds are inside 7. a / an / the walls. The bathroom and
kitchen areas have got 8. any / some / a shelves and cupboards, but they haven’t
got 9. any / some / a walls between them. 10. There is / There isn’t / There are
curtains around the toilet and shower so people can’t look inside.

Writing 10 points
Write five sentences describing your parents’ bedroom. Use there is / there are, adjectives and
prepositions of place. Include the following:
 the size of the room
 the colours of the room
 items in the room and the location of the items

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