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 I. (25 points) Read the texts below and decide which variant A, B, C or D best fits eachspace. rite !o"r answer on the Answer #heet.

 A. ($5 points)  A "u#e "er$ o% &il$ "orses "as recentl' (een spotte$ in t"e "eart o% t"e $esert o% )a*i(ia+ T"e'&ere $) ,,,,,,,,,, (e"in$ (' t"e Ca!alr' o% t"e er*an ar*' 2) ,,,,,,,,,, t"e Sout" A%rican&ar an$ "a!e (een t"ere %)  ,,,,,,,,,, since+ .ac/ueline Ripart a renc" ournalist &asintri#ue$ (' &)  ,,,,,,,,,, t"ese ani*als *ana#e$ to li!e in t"e 5)  ,,,,,,,,,, "eat o% t"e)a*i( $esert &"ere onl' s*all scraps o% !e#etation are to (e %oun$ a*i$ t"e ') ,,,,,,,,,, san$$unes+ A #ui$e too3 .ac/ueline to a &aterin# "ole in t"e *i$$le o% t"e $esert "un$re$s o% 3ilo*etres %ro* t"e )  ,,,,,,,,,, to&n in t"e "ope o% seein# t"e*+ As t"e "orses "a$ to #ot"ere to $rin3 t"e' e!entuall' )  ,,,,,,,,,, up+ A%ter spen$in# *an' $a's t"ere in an *) ,,,,,,,,,, to let t"e "orses #et use$ to "er $+) ,,,,,,,,,, s"e coul$ tell t"at t"e' &ere onl'unta*e$ an$ not &il$ as "a$ (een t"ou#"t+ All in all t"ere &ere 245 "orses #roupe$ into 67 $$) ,,,,,,,,,, %a*ilies &it" so*e *ale-onl' #roups+ T"e "orses are $2) ,,,,,,,,,, (ree$s t"at"a!e returne$ to t"eir &il$ ori#ins+ T"e' "a!e $%) ,,,,,,,,,, so &ell to t"e $esert t"at $espite

t"e "eat t"e $r'in# &in$ an$ t"e $&) ,,,,,,,,,, o% !e#etation t"e' can $5) ,,,,,,,,,, se!eral$a's &it"out &ater as t"e' roa* t"eir 60000 "ectare territor'+

1+ A lost B #i!en C le%t D *isse$2+ A $urin# B &"ile C t"rou#" D t"rou#"out8+ A lon# B e!er' C al&a's D e!er 6+ A &"at B t"at C "o& D &"et"er9+ A (urnin# B %la*in# C roastin# D %r'in#5+ A nu$e B (are C (al$ D un$resse$4+ A near B nearest C closer D close:+ A &ent B ca*e C appeare$ D turne$7+ A occasion B ai* C atte*pt D e;peri*ent

10+ A presence B co*pan' C (ein# D presentation11+ A !arious B ot"er C $i%%erent D unli3e12+ A "o*e B "ouse"ol$ C pet D $o*estic18+ A use$ B a$apte$ C accepte$ D a$opte$16+ A loss B nee$ C lac3 D %ailure19+ A #o B e;perience C en$ure D 3eep

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21+ A $ull B in!itin# C appreciate$ D interestin#22+ A sure B $eter*ine$ C $eci$e$ D o(stinate28+ A an;ious B rela;e$ C supporti!e D &orrie$26+ A si$es B !ie&s C concepts D i$eas29+ A reluctant B $esira(le C un$eter*ine$ D "opeless

II. (25 points) "t the verbs in brac-ets in the riht tense and voice. lace the adverbs in theriht position. rite !o"r answers on the Answer #heet.

A. An En#lis" ournalist ,,,,, 1-&al3 alon# a s*all $ar3 street &it" a %rien$ e;plorin# a less 3no&n part o% t"e cro&$e$ cit'+ T"e' ,,,,, 2-c"atter noisil' (ut not pa'in# *uc" attention to&"at t"e ot"er ,,,,, 8-sa'+ At one sta#e t"e %rien$ ,,,,, 6-turn roun$ to sa' so*et"in# to t"e ournalist an$ ,,,,, 9-(e astonis"e$ to %in$ t"at "e ,,,,, 5-$isappear+ e ,,,,, 4-assu*e"is co*panion ,,,,, :-#et (ore$ an$ $isappeare$ into a si$e street to e;plore so*et"in# o% interest so "e ,,,,, 7-return to t"eir "otel+ e ,,,10-"ope t"e ournalist ,,,,, 11-turn up inti*e %or $inner+ our "ours later &"ile "e ,,,,, 12-t"in3 a(out contactin# t"e police t"e ournalist ,,,,, 18-appear at t"e "otel &it" a (an$a#e aroun$ "is "ea$+ e sai$ t"at "e ,,,,, 

16-(e attac3e$ %ro* (e"in$ an$ ro((e$+ I ne!er ,,,,, 19-li!e suc" a terri(le e;perience as a ournalist F

B. Da!e Munroe ,,,,,,,15-s&i* in t"e sea o%% t"e coast an$ ,,,,,,14-stan$ on t"e (eac"near "is "ouse &"en "e t"ou#"t "e ,,,,,,1:-"ear cries %or "elp+Despite (ein# totall' (lin$ Da!e ,,,,,,17-#o (ac3 in t"e sea to rescue t"e person+?I ,,,,,20-(e in t"e ri#"t place at t"e ri#"t ti*e to "elp so*e(o$'> "e,,,,,,21-sa' 'ester$a'+Mr+ Munroe &"o ,,,,,,22-(e (lin$ %or 20 'ears,,,,,,28-*ana#e to reac" Mr+ Slate (' usin#t"e $ro&nin# *an>s cries to #ui$e "i*+ e ,,,,,,, 26-s&i* t"rou#" rou#" sea to %in$ t"e *ancallin# %or "elp an$ ,,,,,,,29-pull "i* (ac3 to s"ore+

III. (5+ points) rite a stor! beinnin li-e this/

?It &as a &ar* sprin# a%ternoon &"en .ulie &as &aitin# %or "er parents to ta3e "er "o*e+