USE OF ENGLISH: Multiple Choice

Read the text and choose the correct answers. Circle the letter a, b or c.

TASK 1 TASK 3

IT'S AS EASY AS APP RUTH FLOWERS: AGE lS NO EXCUSE

What are the basic skills that "t_* child starting When you think of your grandparents'hobbies, gardening,
school should learn? For many centuries the obvious answer knitting or Nordic walking come to mind. 1_ Ruth
was: reading, writing and arithmetic. Quite recently computer Flowers was not your average grandmother. When she was in
classes (lCT) have been made an obligatory part of national her late sixties, she became a world-famous DJ working under
curriculums to teach students how to use basic programmes. the name Mamy Rock.
These days, 2-.*---_.- more and more countries are starting She was brought 2__ in a very musical family and
to realise that to succeed in the 21st century pupils should be for many years worked as a singer and singing teacher. lt was
able to create their own software. only when she got invited to her grandson's birthday party at
In fact, some schools in the UK are planning to get rid of a club that she 3_ in love with dance music. Ruth said
ICT lessons and replace them 3_ programming classes that at first the security didn't want to let her in because of
that would involve building websites, designing games and her age, but she insisted and she enjoyed it very much.
mobile phone apps. They hope that today's generation of She was 4 in touch with a young French producer
children, who are already familiar with using smartphones who helped her develop her sound and image. In her mixing,
and practically living in the world of social media, will soon she used her favourite artists like the Rolling Stones or
become the designers of the future. Freddie Mercury together with electro music. As for clothes,
Education authorities have no problem convincing she loved colourful outfits and cool sunglasses. Ruth gave
students' parents that 4_- skills are important. A recent her first gig during the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, after which
survey shows that 940/o of them believe that computer skills she became internationally known. S__then she played
are 5.----forthe job market. Examples of British teenagers in major clubs throughout the world and even had her own
who have managed to sell their apps to big corporations also reality show called "Rock lt Granny".
help make the decision easy. After all, who wouldn't want their
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TASK 2 WHERE ARE YOUR MANNERS?

While it is true that mobile devices are convenient and helo
THE ZEBRA MYSTERY us stay better connected, our social skills seem to be getting
For many years scientists have wondered 'l_ zebras worse and worse. According to a recent survey, the majority
have black and white stripes. Some believe that the stripes of people I_* that smartphones, laptops, tablets and
create an optical illusion which hides a zebra's movements social media have made us ruder.
and in this way protect it from being attacked. When lions People texting in public places or shouting into their
see a group of zebras, the stripes make it difficult for them phones on public transport are a common 2_--. Very
to assess the zebras' size and speed. However, one study often we pay more attention to our Facebook account than
has found that lions are particularly good 2_-___* catching the person sitting in front of us. This obsession with digital
ZCDTAS. devices and the need to stay online all the time make people
There have been other popular theories too. One start phone conversations while watching a film at the cinema
that each zebra has a unique pattern of stripes so
clairns or forget 3_* off their mobile in the theatre, at school or
3_ one lndlvldua) can recognise another. There ls even ln church.
also a theory that suggests that rhe stripes help zebras with Many institutions are trying to bring good old etiquette
:-:-'roregulation and protect them from the strong African back. Shops across the UK are putting up signs informing
customers that they won't be served while talking 4***---_
A team of US researchers has 4 , found evidence the phone. Banks and post offices forbid the use of mobile
--:::ne zebra got its stripes for different reasons. The zebra's phones too. There are also numerous online campaigns that
s'ort hair makes it easy for dangerous African flies to bite and make people aware of the basic rules of polite behaviour. All
r'ect the animal with different s_*---_. lt seems that flies of them come down to a simple fact: use your common sense
'rd it harder to land on stripes and during their evolution and 5__you think it will be rude, don't do it.
::bras have developed a perfect way to keep the flies away. 1 a thinks b has thought c is thinking
-re stripes are narrow on the lower legs and on the head, the
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sreas which attract flies the most. 3 a to switch b switching c about switching
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