III. Writing

8) You have received an email from an English friend who has just moved to a new town and is feeling very lonely

Write an email of 50-80 words to your friend in which you

• Apologise for not writing sooner

• Say what you understand how friends feels

• Give advice on what friend can do to feel less lonely

EXAMINATION CARD 9

I. Reading

Read the text. Choose the correct item A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (1-10).

Since childhood, Dr. Robert Lang has practiced origami. It was the convergence of his intensely creative mind and this ancient Japanese tradition that gave rise to his unique style of origami, which he developed into a renewed art and ultimately a science of practical application.

His intricate paper insect creations were a departure from the standard boats and cranes that have long been in the tradition of origami. Over time, his works grew more complex, featuring hundreds of folds and multiple pieces of paper, such as a full scale cuckoo clock. Between his efforts to earn a PhD in applied physics, his job at NASA's Jet Propulsion laboratory, his eighty technical papers, and his forty-six patents in opto-electronics and lasers, he somehow found time to implement and evolve a number of original origami designs.

The practicality of his scientific research began to influence his origami designs, until the line between the two began to blur. He participated in a project at EASi Engineering to develop complicated crease patterns for airbag folding designs. Lang also worked to design a mesh wire heart support to be folded and implanted in congestive heart failure patients; once inside, it would expand, protecting the heart. His most ambitious project to date, however, is shared with a team at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, with whom he has developed a space telescope - one that is forty times larger than the Hubble and collapsible for space travel through a series of precise origami folds.

Taken from "The Origami Resolution" by Ben Taylor

1. Lang's style of origami originated from a combination of...

1. practical application and creative mind;

2. a creative mind and renewed art;

3. Japanese tradition and a creative mind;

4. Japanese tradition and practical science.

2.His intricate paper ... creations were a departure from the standard boats and cranes

1. insect;

2. animal;

3. flower;

4. bird.

3. Lang's paper insects were ...

1. almost the same as traditional or standard origami;

2. very different from traditional origami;

3. based on traditional boats and cranes;

4. traditional origami creations.

4. Dr. Robert Lang his tried to earn a PhD in applied

1. physics;

2. chemistry;

3. biology;

4. astronomy.

5. He participated in a project at

1. EASi Volunteering;

2. EASi Engineering

3. EASi Teaching;

4. EASi Experimenting.

6. He developed complicated crease patterns for

1. airbag folding designs;

2. plane construction

3. flying cars;

4. eco-cars.

7. Because of his work and projects in science, he ...

1. probably didn't have a lot of time to make origami;

2. had a lot of time to make origami;

3. could use special equipment for making origami;

4. earned a PhD based on origami.

8. Lang's origami has been used for...

A) design in airplanes;

B) design in wire fences;

C) clothing creases;

D) mesh enclosures.

9. Lang also worked to design...

1. a mesh wire heart;

2. artificial teeth;

3. prothesis

4. heart and teeth

10. His telescope design...

1. is sponsored by the NASA jet propulsion lab;

2. can be folded up so that it is easy to travel with;

3. is almost as big as the Hubble telescope;

4. was his most expensive project.