Lessons begin on week starting 28th February.
Here are the mid-module tests.Please complete both in preparation for lesson1.
I)
Complete the second sentence so that it has a
similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD.
1)
It was
never my intention to cause so much trouble.
MEANT
2)
It started
raining as soon as we stepped outside.
SOONER
3)
I’ve had
enough of you borrowing money from me all
the time.
WOULD
4)
Paul reminded John
to pay the bills.
FORGET
5)
“I’m sure
it was you who leaked the information,” said Jane to Angela.
ACCUSED
6)
I know
he’s a good friend but I still think you shouldn’t trust him.
EVEN
/6
II)
Complete the text below by filling each gap with ONE WORD ONLY
The parents of a Britain’s youngest
organ donor have told 1) ……… they made the difficult decision to donate their
son’s kidneys when he died after 2) ……….
for just 100 minutes. Jess Evans was 12 weeks’ pregnant with twins when
she3) ………. told one of the sons had a rare and fatal condition 4) ……… stops the
brain and skull developing. Evans and her fiancé Mike Houlston were told their
baby 5) ………. die very shortly afterwards.6) ………. the couple from Cardiff were
determined their son’s life would 7) ………. remembered and decided to allow his
kidneys and heart valves to be donated 8) ……… he could save the lives of
others. Houlston, 30, told the Daily Mirror: “He lived and died a hero. It’s
impossible to explain 9) ………proud we are of him.”
Evans added: “10) ………. he wasn’t with us
very long, and we brought him into the world 11) ………there was no hope of a life
for him, we are incredibly proud of his heroism. We hope Teddy’s story 12)
………. Inspire families who find themselves in the position
of losing a child. Knowing part of your loved one is living on in someone else
is comforting.”
/6
III)
Put
the texts below into English
Secondo una ricerca del dipartimento di psicologia della Yale
University, le persone che cercano la felicità finiscono per stare peggio e chi è troppo felice rischia
dimorire più giovane.ll tentativo di cercare di essere felici finirebbe spesso per lasciare le
persone ancora più depresse di prima . Ad esempio, si è dimostrato che le
persone che hanno letto un articolo di giornale sulla felicità o visto un film
ottimista si sentono peggio dopo averlo fatto, presumibilmente per la delusione
che ne consegue. Quando le persone non diventano felici così come avevano
previsto, la sensazione di fallimento può far sentire ancora peggio, hanno
assicurato i ricercatori.
"Bobby
era mio fratello, sono passati 35 anni ma ogni giorno è come se mi fosse
accanto. Con le sue idee, le canzoni strimpellate alla chitarra che aveva
imparato in carcere. Quando l'Ira decise di affidarmi il compito di annunciare
al mondo la resa delle armi e la pace in Irlanda del Nord dopo mezzo secolo di
guerra civile, mi sono passati davanti tutti i ricordi di un'amicizia che in
quei terribili 66 giorni di sciopero della fame era diventata un rapporto
indelebile".
/18
C1B
I)
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence, using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD.
1)
I used to visit the
museum with my father as a child.
WOULD
2)
I didn’t realize that it would all turn out so badly.
LITTLE
3)
If only I hadn’t made
such a stupid mistake.
WISH
4)
Every time I look at
Ann I think of her mother because they
are so alike.
REMINDS
5)
“I didn’t have
anything to do with
the robbery,” said William
DENIED
6)
Although the
government has been trying to find a
solution to the immigration problem,
little progress has been made.
DESPITE
/6
II)
Complete the text below by filling each gap with ONE WORD ONLY
A baby girl 1) …………. died
little more than an hour after 2) ………. born has become the country’s youngest
organ donor. Hope Lee died only 74 minutes 3) ……….. she was born, along with
her twin brother, Josh, last week.4)
…………… to the Mirror Newspaper, Emma Lee and her husband, Drew, from
Newmarket, Suffolk, said they found out 13 weeks into the pregnancy that Hope
was suffering 5) ……….. , a rare condition that prevented her skull 6) …………
developing properly. Almost all babies with the condition die before birth or
within days after birth.But Emma Lee, 32, said she was inspired 7) ……….the
story of Teddy Houlston, from Cardiff, who also had the condition and donated
his heart valves and kidneys after 8) ………..at only 100 minutes old in April.
She said: “When we found out Hope 9) ………. survive, knowing Teddy’s story 10)
………. me confident doctors 11) ………. do the same thing. “She only lived for 74
minutes 12) ……. she has achieved more than some people do in a lifetime. We
feel our little girl is a hero.”
III)
Put
the texts below into English
Seanna Walsh è
stato uno dei capi dell'Irish Republican Army
Walsh, lei e Bobby Sands
eravate inseparabili.Come vi siete conosciuti?
"La prima volta che ho incontrato Bobby Sands è stata quando fui
arrestato, nel 1973, e mi rinchiusero a Long Kesh. Rimasi in cella solo un
mese, Bobby era lì, fu uno dei primi a salutarmi. La simpatia fu immediata,
forse perché aveva un background molto simile al mio, appena due anni più di
me, amava la musica popolare, suonava la chitarra e riusciva con le note a
farci dimenticare per un po' dove stavamo e come venivamo trattati".
L’abbraccio:
un semplice gesto che può migliorare la qualità della nostra vita. Bisognerebbe
abbracciarsi sempre, senza porsi alcun limite, ecco quale è stato il risultato
di una ricerca, che è stata elaborata
dallo psicologo Matt Hertenstein. In un momento di difficoltà l’abbraccio vale
molto di più di una semplice parola di incoraggiamento.Secondo lo psicologo
Matt Hertenstein, per vivere bene bisognerebbe abbracciarsi minimo 4 volte al
giorno, "Tutti i tipi di abbracci sono importanti e utili. Verso un amico,
un padre o una madre, o anche verso persone sconosciute”
