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I. Choose the correct option:

Do it yourself

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II5 Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.Use only one word in each space. Cats Cats of all kinds are present in the legends, religion, mythology, and history of (1) ... different cultures. Cave paintings created by early humans display different types of wild cats (2) ... are now extinct, or no longer around. Many of these great beasts saw

humans as food, but were hunted by humans (3) ... return. Cats similar (4) ... the ones kept as pets today started showing (5) in artwork thousands of years ago. For example, the ancient Egyptians believed cats were the sacred, or special, animal of a goddess named ast. !hey believed that ast often appeared (6) ... a cat, so many ancient Egyptians respected and honoured cats and kittens. (7) ..., other cultures feared cats (8) thought that they brought illnesses and bad luck. !oday, with millions kept as pets in homes around the world, cats (9) ... become important members of many families. "o one knows (10)sure when or (11) ... cats became very popular household pets. #t is possible (12) people noticed how cats hunted mice and rats, (13) ... they set food and milk out to keep the cats near (14) ... homes. !his helped to prevent many of these rodents (15)coming into homes and eating people$s food or spreading sickness.

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(%& puncte) C. Chan!e the word in capitals into an appropriate for$ in the context:

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IN?EDIOD

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EIGE POINT DEEP EXPECT (5 puncte)

D5 Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.Use only one word in each space. '() *( +UR,I,Se,e'a0 3ount'!es ha,e .een on o))e' at (ee*-)!t 3ent'es !n 'e3ent yea's !n what a'e #$% >>>55as su',!,a0 te3hn!<ues5 #+%>>>>>30ose' e/a !nat!on th!s ay not .e #-% >>>55 a .ad !dea5 Aou ha,e to ! a"!ne that you #2%>>>>55you'se0) !n #4%>>>>!s 3a00ed a su',!,a0 s!tuat!on5 Th!s eans that you1 )o' #6%>>>>55a'e st!00 a)0oat a)te' you' sh!* has sun( o' a'e so ehow a0!,e a)te' you' *0ane has 3'ashed #7%>>>the A0*s o' a dese't1 o' you a'e a su',!,o' !n a 'e ote 3a' 3'ash5 In sho't1 you ha,e su',!,ed so e !n!t!a0 d!saste' #8%>>>55 ta(es *0a3e )a' away )'o anywhe'e1 and now ha,e to stay a0!,e #9% >>>>55 he0* a''!,es o' you a'e )!t #$:%>>>5 to "o and 0oo( )o' he0*5 (1& puncte) II. .ou ha"e been offered a tra"el !rant by an a!ency called Student Tours. *he tra"el is in so$e way related to your studies. )rite a for$al letter (o) $6:-$8: wo'ds) to the !rant/!i"in! a!ency# outlinin! the followin!: - where you would like to !o - what connection the "isit has to your education - what you could do for other students in your school0colle!e when you co$e back. (5& puncte)

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I5 1. 15 puncte $5A

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