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LISTENING
Listen to a talk about photography. Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.
17. What does the speaker talk about photography?
A. Photography takes much time.
B. Photography is boring.
C. Photography is one of the best hobbies.
18. When did the speaker begin taking photos?
A. He was a teenager.
B. He was a child.
C. He doesn’t remember.
19. What did he like to take photos of?
A. Animals
B. All things
C. People
20. What kinds of camera are being used now?
A. Digital camera.
B. Phone cameras
C. Both A and B
21. What does he say about photographers?
A. They are great artists.
B. They are patient.
C. They are polite.
Listen again and complete the table with the words in the box.
Photography is one of the world’s best-loved hobbies. Recently, it seems as though everyone in
the world has become a 22._______________. It’s so easy now to take good photographs. When I was
a teenager, photography was one of my 23._______________ hobbies. I loved taking photos of all
kinds of things. I also had a lot of photographic equipment. I couldn’t wait to get my
24._______________ developed. Now there are digital cameras and phone cameras. Anyone can take
really good photographs. What’s more, we can use all kinds of 25._______________ to change our
photos and display them online. I think photography will get easier and more 26._______________ in
the future. I still think great photographers will be like great artists.
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READING
Read the passage and decide whether each statement is True or False. Write True or False in
each blank.
Shooting Wildlife
Wildlife photography—whether you’re trying to photograph a herd of elephants on the
Serengeti Plains or squirrels in your backyard—is patience. Wild animals are going to do what
they’re going to do. Unfortunately, you can’t ask them to look this way, do something cute, or stand
where the light is better. You have to be there, and ready, when they decide to look cute or do
something interesting. Be prepared to wait, and wait, and wait—it takes a long time to get good
wildlife shots, even longer to make great ones.
But it’s not wasted time. The longer you spend with an animal or a group of animals, the better
you get to know them and their habits. You get to see different individuals, and you’ll get to the point
where you can expect what they might do at a particular time of day or in a certain situation
27. We need to be patient to take good photos of wild animals. ___________
28. Wild animals can follow our instructions. ___________
29. It’s a waste of time to wait to get a good photo. ___________
30. Waiting for a long time helps us know the animals’ habits better. ___________
Choose the option that best completes each blank in the passage. Write A, B, or C in the blank.
How to take better photos
It isn’t easy to (31)------------ wild animals because they are fast. You need to be very (32) ------------
to wait for a long time. Find a comfortable place and sit quietly. When people are doing sports, they
don’t move slowly, so choose (33) ------------ where you stand. For dangerous sports, the photographer
needs to be creative and good at the sport, too. Remember, it’s (34) ------------ to take photos of people
you don’t know. Most people will happily say yes if you ask politely for permission.
Holiday photos are often bad, so if you want to take a good photo, think creatively and choose unusual
(35) -------- ---- .
31. A. photograph B. take C. kick
32. A. polite B. creative C. patient
33. A. fast B. carefully C. comfortably
34. A. polite B. patient C. rude
35. A. angles B. permission C. sports
WRITING
Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.
36. the squirrel / eating / was / nuts / ?
___________________________________________________________________________________
37. where / your parents / travelling / were / last year / this time / ?
___________________________________________________________________________________
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38. did / swim / Maria / yesterday / in a river / ?
___________________________________________________________________________________
39. your sister / sleeping / was / last night / at 7 p.m. / ?
___________________________________________________________________________________
40. you / what / do / did / last month / ?
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Rewrite the following sentences with the given beginning in such a way that the meanings stay
unchanged.
41. It is difficult to take photos of wild animals.
It is not ____________________________________________
42. Sportsmen usually move fast.
Sportsmen don’t usually ____________________________________________
43. Photographers need to think creative to take good photos.
Photographers think ____________________________________________
44. You need to wait for a long time.
You need to be ____________________________________________
45. Photographers also need to sit quietly.
Photographers should find a ____________________________________________
SPEAKING
Choose the best response to complete the conversation between Anna and Mike. Write the answer
in the blank. - were you
- I went with my brother.
- Did you take them?
- He doesn’t even ride a bike.
- That’s really kind of you.