2. Complete the text with the words from the table.

Edward Bellamy was born (1________) 1850 in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, to a long line of New England Baptist ministers. He was (2____) in the United States and in Germany, and at length (3____) law. Working (4_____) a journalist and editor in New York and (5_____) Springfield, he began to publish fiction in 1879, and by 1898 he (6_____) published five novels and a collection of short stories.(7_____) them was the novel now considered the (8__________) masterpiece, Looking Backward. The visionary novel not only (9_____) literary fame to Bellamy but established (10______) as an important social and economic theorist.

	A	B	C	D
1	in	at	on	under
2	educating	educate	education	educated
3	studyed	studed	studied	study
4	as	like	—	such
5	a	the	an	—
6	was	has	had	were
7	Through	Among	Behind	Also
8	author’s	authors	authors’	author
9	broke	bought	brought	bring
10	him	himself	his	her

3. Share your opinion (35–45 words) on the topic: “How can the Internet affect a person’s life?” Use the prompts given below.

• What are positive and negative aspects of the Internet?

• Can a person be successful if they do not have access to the Internet? Give an example.

Examination card № 2 (15)

І. Reading

Read the text and match the headings (A–D) to the paragraphs (1–5). One heading is extra.

1. How dangerous is it?

2. What’s it like up there?

3. Have you had any funny experiences?

4. How long have you been a window cleaner?

5. Would you like to change your job?

When you hear the phrase ‘dangerous jobs’, you probably think of firefighters, life-guards or police officers. Can window cleaning be dangerous? No? Well, if you are working 250m above the ground, it can be very dangerous. This week, Darren Barnes, a window cleaner on some of the tallest buildings in Perth, in Australia, talks to us.

1

For ten years, I was working as a builder before that. Then, my brother started cleaning windows on skyscrapers and I changed jobs to work with him. I have always loved being up in the sky!

2

If you’re not afraid of heights, it’s great. On a sunny day the view is amazing. It’s very quiet and the people below look like ants. Of course, bad weather can be a problem – you know, strong winds – and the pollution sometimes makes the city look grey. However, I like it up there.

3

Well, it’s safer than it looks. The job was more difficult when I started. But safety equipment has changed a lot since then. We’ve got a power roof car now to take us to the top instead of the old chair. And I don’t work alone. Twelve of us clean a building, so we look out for each other.

4

Oh sure. Once, a pigeon sat on my head for hours and went up and down the building with me. It came every day and we used to share my sandwiches.

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