Student:

Term Paper

I .You are going to read a magazine article about a rescue. For questions 1-10, choose the answer (A, B or C) which you think
fits best according to the text.(50 points)

It was just after 9.30 on a cold, wet February morning that I got a call from my 17-year-old son Matthew. ‘Mum, I’m at the
hospital’, he said. Terrible thoughts started going through my head but before I really had a chance to worry, he added ‘ I’ve just
saved a baby girl from drowning’. What I didn’t know at that stage was that he had put his own life at risk in order to save her.
Matthew loves fishing and you’ll find him by the River Medway in Maidstone in his spare time. That day the water was high and
dangerous because there had been a lot of rain. Matthew was sitting by the river when he heard a woman screaming: ‘My baby,
my baby, she’s dying!’ He looked over to see a woman and a young girl by the water’s edge. He ran up to them to see if there
was anything he could do to help. In the water he saw an upside down pushchair. Without thinking, Matthew dived in and went
underwater to push the chair up towards the little girl’s mum.
At the local hospital, the doctors praised Matthew for reacting so quickly.They said that if little Emily had been in the freezing
water for just another three seconds, the outcome could have been horribly different.But it wasn’t only Emily that was lucky to
be alive. A few days later I was reading the local paper when I saw a danger warning for the river. It was only then that I realized
I could have lost my son, too.
Soon afterwards, Matthew, myself and my too younger daughters went along to Emily’s second birthday party. There, her
grandmother drank a toast to Matthew. She thanked him for saving Emily’s life and said they’d think of him on every one of her
birthdays.It sent a shiver down my spine and it still makes me go all funny thinking about it now.He was hailed as a hero and
received a lot of attention from the media.He made the front page of the local paper and even appeared on television. I’m proud
of my son. He’s a caring lad who puts other people before himself. And he had obviously got a level head – I think I’d have
panicked. He’ll always be my river hero.

1. Matthew managed to save Emily from drowning

a. in a lake b. in a fountain c. in a river

2. Before jumping into the water, Matthew

a. did a lot of thinking b. called for help c. didn’t have any time to think about what he was doing

3. In the water, Matthew saw

a. Emily b.an upside down pushchair c. a baby

4. Matthew’s mother had realized that she could have lost her son when
a. she read about the warning for the river b. Matthew called her c. Emily fell into the water

5. If the girl had been in the water for a longer period of time, she would have
a. died b. survived c. lost her consciousness

6. The doctors congratulated Matthew for

a. his quick reaction b. jumping into the freezing cold water c.his hesitation

7. At Emily’s second birthday party, there were also

a. Matthew’s brothers b. Matthew’s sisters c. Matthew’s cousins

8. Matthew appeared on
a. the radio b. the local newspaper c. the local magazine

9. Matthew’s mother felt

a. bad about the situation b. happy for having such a caring son c. upset with her son

10. Matthew’s mother says about herself that she

a. is as brave as her son b. would have been really scared c. would have jumped into the water

II. Write an email to one of your friends, presenting him/her a great experience that you have just had. Write your email in 160-
180 words. (40 points)

+ 10 points