Face to Face with Hurricane Camille
Test
I.Listening
1.Listen to a teenager talking about a band. Why does she like them?
A. They’re good dancers
B. Their songs are beautiful
C. Their videos are brilliant
2. Listen to a young man talking about his job. What does he enjoy most? A. Meeting fans B. Acting C. Signing autographs
3. Listen to a woman talking about a film. How does she feel? A. Annoyed B. Sad C. Excited
4. Listen to a girl talking about actors. Who does she prefer?
A. Danny Brown
B. John Moore
C. Sammy White
5. Listen to a man talking about TV. What doesn’t he like?
A. There’s never any news
B. There’re too many documentaries
C. There’re too many reality shows
6. Listen to a TV presenter talking about a book. What does she say about it?
A. It’s exciting
B. It made her cry
C. It’s difficult to read
7.Listen to a boy talking about a concert. How does he feel?
A. Frightened
B. Delighted
C. Disappointed
II Reading
Real Life Drama:
Face to Face with Hurricane Camille
Bill Yohanson knew that Hurricane Camille would be bad. He had heard warnings on the radio and TV all day as the storm rushed northwest across the Gulf of Mexico. He didn’t think he and his family were in any real danger, however.
“Our house is twenty-three feet above sea level,” he said to his father, “and 250yards from the ocean. This house has stood here since 1915, and no hurricane has blown it away. We’ll be safe here.”
Bill and his father prepared for the storm. They filled the bathtub and every bucket they could find with water. This was in case the water mains were damaged. They checked the batteries in their flashlights and put kerosene in two lanterns in case there was a power failure. They closed the shutters on the windows.
It grew dark before six o’clock. They had never seen such wind and rain before; the house was shaking.
The sea water was up to the door. Suddenly the door blew off; sea water filled the downstairs, and the electricity went off.
“Everybody on the stairs,” shouted Bill.
The Yohanson family – Bill, his parents, wife, children, and a cat and a dog – sat on the stairs and watched the water rise higher and higher.
“I can’t swim!” one of the children cried.
“Everybody upstairs to the second floor,” Bill shouted.
A moment later, the wind lifted the roof off the house, and the bedroom walls collapsed.
“On the floor! Everybody lie on the floor!”
Bill pulled mattresses from the beds and threw them over his family. His father tore the doors from the closets.
“If the floor goes, use these doors as rafts,” he shouted.
The water was already running across the floor. The dog and the cat had disappeared. The Yohansons huddled on the floor and prayed. After what seemed an eternity, the wind dropped, and the water stopped rising. The hurricane had passed, the family had survived.
Later, Grandmother Yohanson said, “We lost all our possessions, but the family came through. When I think of that, I realize that we haven’t lost anything important.”
Two days after the hurricane, the family’s cat and dog reappeared.
Read the text. Are the following statements about the text true or false? Change the false statements to make them true.
- Bill Yohanson knew that Hurricane Camille would be bad.
- He had heard warnings on the radio and TV and thought he and his family were in a real danger.
- His house was 250 yards from the ocean, and no hurricane had blown it away.
- His house was built in1915.
- Bill and his father prepared for the storm.
- They prepared water, kerosene and closed the shutters on the windows.
- It grew light before seven o’clock.
- The wind was very strong, but their house was not damaged.
- The cat and the dog were with the family during hurricane.
- The family had survived.
- They hadn’t lost anything important.
III. Writing
Task 1 Выберите правильный вариант ответа.
1. Two ..... ago, Rome ruled the Mediterranean.
A years B centuries C millennia
2. Meat and vegetables are........ into pieces using different methods.
A made B cut C formed
3. Sunday shopping has become very …. .
A numerous B normal C popular
4. If I had ..... more in class, I’d have got better marks in the test.
A tried B did C concentrated
5. It’s bad for your eyes to .... at a computer screen all day.
A stare B watch C browse
6. The doctor told him to give ….. smoking.
A in B away C up
7. He went to the airport to see them ..... .
A of B off C out
8. My new car has broken … .
A up B down C on
Task 2 Образуйте слова, подходящие по смыслу.
9. He received an excellent _____________. EDUCATE
10. Are you taking part in the school ________________? PERFORM
11. I’ve made some very important ______________ about my life. DECIDE
12. You are looking really ____________ in that dress. BEAUTY.
13. You can’t hope to win the race without any ______________. TRAIN
14. They’ve made an amazing archaeological ___ in the Lebanon. DISCOVER
15. The children went to bed early but they were too ___ to sleep. EXCITE