Test 5
1. Complete the sentences with the correct word in the proper form.
character • martial • meditation • hardship • determined • position • conditions • amazement • exhaustion • stunning
1. He was … to go to the party but then changed his mind.
2. To improve your mental state of mind you should take some … class.
3. When he saw such an unusual picture he gasped in … .
4. All those troubles you have had in your life will only build your strong … .
5. I was so tired that even felt sick from … when I came back home.
6. Your brother will learn a lot through the … of his new profession.
7. If you stand right and hold this … for a few seconds you will feel relaxed as a result.
8. The nature around was so beautiful that I couldn’t help admiring the … scenery out of the window.
9. One of the modern ways to keep fit is to go in for … art.
10. It is rather uncomfortable to live under such severe … especially in the country.
2. Write the following statements in reported speech.
1. He said, "I like this song."
2. "Where is your sister?" she asked me.
3. "I don't speak Italian," she said.
4. "Say hello to Jim," they said.
5. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
6. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
7. I took your notebook by mistake.” he said.
8. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
9. “My dog was barking all night,” he said.
10. "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.
11. "Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.
12. Don’t use your calculators during the maths test!” The teacher said to us.
13. “Have you taken a first-aid class?” the camp leader asked them.
14. "Don't make so much noise," he says.
15. “What time does our geography class start?” Joan asked me.
it's not too late to solve these problems. We have the time, the money and even the technology to make our planet a better, cleaner and safer place. We can plant trees and create parks for endangered species. We can recycle litter. We can support green parties and put pressure on those in power. Together we can save the planet and all of us with it.
Let’s try to imagine the world without education, without any schools, colleges and universities. What would that be like? No school means no knowledge and skills. No university means no doctors, no engineers and no scientists. Therefore, it means no development and no inventions. Would you like to live in the world that is deteriorating? The answer is quite obvious: it’s vitally important to study and get an education.
Nowadays there’re different kinds of education, but the most wide-spread is still the traditional one that includes the set of establishments providing education. For the vast majority of people, the first step is a primary school where students get the basic skills of reading, writing and counting. The next stage is secondary school which gives broad knowledge about various subjects and prepares students for future professional education. At the end of the last form school children take exams and after school graduation they have several options: to stop studying and get a job or get professional education in college or university. Students’ life is not easy because they have to take exams every term and study hard to succeed. Nevertheless, most people remember students’ years as the best time of their lives, full of fun and entertainment.
However, modern world is full of new opportunities to get education. More and more schools and universities provide on-line courses and trainings. It has some advantages for sure, because you study in a comfortable place at comfortable time. Also, some alternative ways are becoming more and more popular, e.g. home education or some approaches connected with developing the mind without books and strict systems.
As for me, I’m fully convinced that, no matter what kind of education you support, it’s necessary to study and develop your skills, to use the experience of others to create your own ideas in order to implement them to life.