- •I Choose the correct answer. Circle the right letter.
- •1 Complete the following table by ticking the correct cell and if your answer is “Yes”, justify your choice by using words from the text.
- •2 Tick the four correct statements.
- •I Complete the text with the words in the box. Use each word once
- •II Mitchell y. McDeere.
- •III. The Firm.
- •IV. Pick out 3 phrases suggesting that McDeere is the ideal candidate for the firm.
- •I Circle the right answer.
- •II True or False? Give your answer and justify your choice by quoting
- •III Rewrite each sentence replacing ‘it’ by one of the following suggestions. Note that there is one suggestion that does not fit at all.
- •IV Underline the right answer and justify your choice with a short quotation.
- •I Choose the correct answer and circle the corresponding letters.
- •II Say whether the following statements are True or False.
- •III Choose the right interpretation. Circle the corresponding letter.
- •IV Match these phrasal verbs with their meanings. Note that there is
- •I Choose the correct answer. Justify your choice by quoting from the text
- •II True or False? Justify by quoting from the text.
- •III Underline the right answer.
- •IV Match these phrasal verbs with their meanings.
I Choose the correct answer. Justify your choice by quoting from the text
where indicated.
1 The passage is about a young boy who … .
a) run away from home b) has disappeared from school
c) had done something wrong at school
2 Henry’s parents learnt about his flight because … . (Quote.)
a) the headmaster called Edmund at his home
b) someone called Edmund at his dinner party
c) the headmaster called Edmund’s mother, who in turn, informed him
3 Edmund Aird is the boy’s … .
a) father b) friend c) headmaster
4 Templehall is the name of … .
a) a person b) a church building c) a boarding school
5 The phone conversation is between Edmund and … .
a) Henry b) Colin c) his mother
6 Edmund … . (Quote.)
a) phoned the headmaster while he was comforting Henry
b) spent some time comforting his son before phoning the headmaster
c) telephoned the headmaster almost immediately after coming back home
7 The headmaster … Edmund. (Quote.)
a) phoned b) didn’t phone c) couldn’t get through to
8 The tone of the conversation is … .
a) relaxed and cheerful b) angry and aggressive c) informal and worried
9 The headmaster tries to convince Edmund not to send his son back to the boarding-school because he … . (Quote.)
a) thinks the boy is not intellectually apt
b) doesn’t want to take the risk of another flight
c) thinks Henry is too young and sensitive to be at a boarding-school
II True or False? Justify by quoting from the text.
1 The headmaster hadn’t been able to contact Edmund because he had a wrong telephone number.
T |
F |
2 Edmund called Colin from his office.
T |
F |
3 The headmaster was near the phone when it rang.
T |
F |
4 Edmund doesn’t know exactly how his son managed to reach home.
T |
F |
5 Henry’s parents were having dinner at home when he arrived.
T |
F |
6 The headmaster feels guilty for Henry’s running away.
T |
F |
7 The headmaster is conscious of how difficult it is for a new schoolboy to adapt to life at a boarding school.
T |
F |
8 Henry had been at this boarding-school for a long time.
T |
F |
III Underline the right answer.
1 “…trying to get in touch with you” means trying to … .
a) contact you b) offer you my help
c) understand your feelings
2 “Our phone’s on the blink.” means that it … .
a) isn’t working very well b) goes on and off continually
c) is going to be mended soon
3 “Nor do any of my senior boys.” means that the boys … .
a) do not know it either b) do not want to tell the truth
c) will only speak to Henry’s father
4 “I kept an eye on him.” means that the headmaster … .
a) kept spying on the boy b) kept him under careful observation
c) tried to hide his disappointment from the boy
5 “…every now and then” means the same as … .
a) frequently b) from time to time c)for the time being