Shelukh Anhelina

Module control test 1 (25 балів)

Module test 1 Topics 1–4

Use of English

1. For questions 1–15, read the text below and think of the word which
best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an
example at the beginning (0).

Women and gambling

It’s hard to know exactly how (0)__many____ female compulsive

gamblers there are. Unlike men, women are quick to realise that they
gamble mainly for emotional, (1)rather than financial, reasons. This
(2)makes them ashamed and thus less likely to look for professional
help.

Sandra Garcia’s story is illustrative of the way in which many women

(3)become gambling addicts. In December 1995 Sandra won £2,000 in a
lottery, (4)which meant she and her husband were 5 to have a wonderful
Christmas. Unfortunately, soon after the birth of their daughter, Sandra
and her husband broke (6)up . Depressed and lonely, Sandra found
gambling was a way (7)of filling the emotional void left by her failed
marriage.

From spending a few pounds a week (8)on lottery tickets and scratch
cards, Sandra was soon gambling £250 a month and was struggling to
pay the bills. She always (9)used to fill the fridge before she gambled but
(10)could rarely afford treats for her daughter. By April 2001 she was
nearly £2,000 (11)in debt and was evicted from her flat. Not long after,
Sandra was arrested (12)for stealing money from a friend in order to buy
scratch cards. She decided it was time to (13)give up gambling forever
and joined the support group Gamblers Anonymous. Since then, Sandra
has (14)managed to control her compulsion but, like all addicts, she
knows that the desire to gamble (15)will never go away.
2. For questions 1–10, read the text below and decide which answer (A,
B, C or D) best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Gender gap in education

For many years now, British girls have (0)__acted____ much better in
exams than boys. Most theories about the causes of this gap
(1)between the sexes have blamed the education (2)technique.
However, new research suggests that boys’ poor performance has
nothing to do (3) with internal practices at schools. Instead external
factors, such as different learning styles and how children are (4)
brought up, have to be considered.

For this (5)reasom , many educationalists are now studying how boys
and girls learn to read. They believe that, since reading is (6) generally
taught either by mothers or by female primary school teachers, many
boys (7) see reading as a woman’s activity and this puts them (8) off it.

Another factor could be that boys are generally more (9)competitive

than girls. When they can’t be the best, they would rather (10) give up on
education than be considered average. Girls seem much happier to be
second best.

0 A acted B behaved C performed D succeeded

1 A among B between C beside D beyond
2 A method B style C technique D system
3 A by B from C at D with
4 A brought B raised C given D grown
5 A cause B purpose C reason D objective
6 A hardly B generally C rarely D lately
7 A look B notice C see D watch
8 A off B on C across D through
9 A determined B optimistic C possessive D competitive
10 A give B take C break D turn
3. For questions 1–15 below, read the text and look carefully at each
line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should
not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick. If a line has a word which
should not be there, write the word. There are two examples at the
beginning (0 and 00).

African models
African models

0 Talent scouts are looking for the next generation of supermodels

have realised are
00 Africa’s potential. Lyndsey McIntyre, a former model herself, recently

1 opened one agency’s first African office. ‘African women are being
graceful and ___
2 serene’ she says. ‘These qualities could to make them do very well in
____
3 this business.’ However, spotting supermodels is rarely easy, as well
McIntyre ____
4 discovered when she visited the Orma tribe of remote north-eastern
Kenya, whose +__
5 the women are reported to be especially striking. ‘The tribal leaders
were ____
6 a bit suspicious and I wasn’t allowed to be meet many of their girls,’
_____
7 she explains. Another problem is that reports aren’t always reliable.
McIntyre + _____
8 discovered this when one of village’s ‘most beautiful girls’ turned out
to be _____
9 its heaviest ones. She had to explain that Western advertisers prefer to
_____
10 far slimmer women. The Orma are not alone in believing fat it is
____
11 beautiful. In a recent Africa-wide beauty contest, all the Ugandan
contestants were +
12 disqualified for being a little much too large around the hips. ‘I don’t
____
13 understand why the fashion industry’s obsession with small hips,’
said one judge__
14 for the contest. ‘But because we want the girls to succeed in and to
__
15 see African models working internationally, we give the industry what
it wants.’ +
4. For questions 1–10, read the text below. Use the word given in
capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the
same line . There is an example at the beginning (0).

Child athletes

Child sporting prodigies risk serious (0)psychology and physical

damage, an
(1)influential group of American doctors has warned. The American
Academy of
Paediatrics has found that children who ( 2) specialise in one sport
before puberty
can suffer (3) emontional burnout, as well as damage to joints and
bones, and heart
problems. Furthermore, (4)childhood is the time when healthy eating
habits should be
established, but children doing sports like gymnastics, where
(5)slenderness is important,
may not receive proper nutrition. Accordingly, the Academy suggests
(6)ambitious parents
think twice before forcing young children into intensive (7) training
regimes. Another
factor is that child athletes who are (8)successful early in life often have
short
careers, while those who focus on one sport only after puberty are more
(9)reliable
performers in the long term and suffer from fewer (10)injuries.

Writing

Write an answer to one of the questions below. Write your answer in

120–180 words in an appropriate style.

1 An English-language magazine for students of your age is running a

series of light-hearted articles about anti-social habits. The topic for the
next article in the series is “Mobile phone addicts”.

Write your article.

2 The school where you learn English is arranging exchange visits to

Britain for six students. If you are accepted, you will spend two weeks
living with a British family that has a son or daughter of a similar age to
you, then the British son or daughter will spend two weeks living with
your family.

Write a letter of application to the school’s director, explaining why you

think
you should be one of the six students chosen.

Hello , my name is Anhelina Shelukh and I am a student at your school for the
last 5 years and during this time I have made good progress. For example, in
the Olympiad last year I won 1 position, this year I won the grand prize in the
best essay contest. I have recently passed exam level B1, but I plan to pass
another level C1, but for this I definitely need more practice. Therefore, going
to the UK and immersing myself in the language would be a great chance for
me to improve my English. Also, I plan to study in the UK and therefore I would
love to get to know the country, its culture and its atmosphere.
If you choose me for the trip my parents will be very happy to take care of our
British guest, a big advantage is that my parents also speak English and if there
are any problems they will help to solve them. Also my mother is a teacher of
Ukrainian language and she would like to help in learning this language.
I hope very much for a positive answer.
Have a nice day!