Paper 3. Use of English.

Paper 3. Use of English.

Tasks 19-25

A Picnic Spot

‘It’s a perfect day for a picnic’, said Mr. Wolf. ‘Do you think you could pack us a lunch? ’ ‘I certainly could’, said Mrs. Wolf. So the decision _19__MAKE___. But once she and Mr. Wolf and their son and daughter were out in the summer woods, they _20__CAN NOT ___ find the right spot. One picnic spot was too shady, another was too sunny and hot. The __21__THREE____ had no wild flowers around it. And when at last they found one with all those things, Mrs. Wolf cried, ‘Oh, but here there’s no water. Surely we can find a _22_GOOD____ spot than this one. ’ When it was lunchtime, everyone was very hungry. At last the 23___CHILD___ cried: ‘Please hurry up and choose a picnic place. ’ ‘Yes, please, do. ’ Mr. Wolf said. ‘This basket is so heavy. ’ ‘All right, ’ agreed Mrs. Wolf. ‘Let_24_WE_____ just go round the next turn in the path — and there we will eat. ’ o they went around the turn and soon came into their own back yard! Mr. Wolf quickly put down his basket. ‘It’s a perfect spot for a picnic, ’ he said _25__LOOK_____ around with a smile.

‘Chairs, and a table, and a pool — and a beautiful flower garden! ’ And they decided to have picnics there all summer long.

Tasks 26-31 EMERGENCY SERVICES

The main emergency telephone number in Britain is 999. The number 999 was chosen because, on the old dial phones, it was considered to be the easiest to dial in ______DARK____________ or smoke. The number 999 calls the fire brigade, the police, the ambulance service, a coastguard rescue service or a mountain rescue party. The first three services are the most ________COMMON__________used. The procedure is to dial the emergency number (the call is free), to tell the ___OPEARATE_______________which service is needed and to give the address or location where help is needed. Where a specialized service is required, the call for help is often made to a branch of a voluntary ____________ORGANISE______ or charity. Children who feel that they are in danger from adults can now call the fund Childline, using the number 0800 1111. This fund offers advice and _____________FRIEND_____in such cases and operates on a regional basis.

Tasks 32-38 То Hear a Child

I believe in patience. I live as a volunteer residential counselor in a small group home. These boys have brought joy and happiness into my life; they have made me laugh and made me proud. However, they have also challenged me, made me angry and tested my patience. Each day we start anew, going about a 32 ______ routine. I drive them to school, pick them up, cook for them and help with homework. We spend the evenings 33 ______ about what happened during the day. I meet their teachers and study for tests with them. They are the last people I see each night and the first ones I hear in the morning. They have become a 34 ______ of my life. I am twenty-two and am beginning to understand the love of a parent. I could not have come this far without patience. They do not think like miniature adults and it is not fair to expect them to. 35 ______ my expectations of them are high, I must remember that so much of what they see and understand is for the first time. First loves, first failed test, first time feeling the need to break away from the nest. I must have patience with them, because there is still a child within that comes out when I least expect it. This world is a fast-paced, fast food, fast-internet place. 36 ______, no matter how fast things move, children will be children. I believe they will mature quicker and with more tools if I am patient. I see it in their eyes. Over time, sad eyes can glisten again, but only if I am 37 ______ of the fact that it takes them longer to get somewhere. I see around them a world that expects too much of them. They come 38 ______ too many things that give them too much sadness. They listen to me, respect me and understand reason but not always when I want them to. This opportunity has given me wisdom but only when I was patient enough to hear a child.

32. 1) daily

2) common

3) average

4) traditional

33. 1) discussing

2) debating

3) talking

4) saying

34. 1) bit

2) part

3) parcel

4) piece

35. 1) also

2) altogether

3) although

4) thus

36. 1) Nevertheless

2) Nevermore

3) Although

4) Therefore

37. 1) common

2) familiar

3) aware

4) acquainted

38. 1) through

2) along

3) around

4) across

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