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Camilla 01-23-2011, 04:40 PM

My mother shook her head, smiled, and kissed me on the forehead. "At least she hasn't called the police yet." But she spoke too soon. Ten minutes later a patrol car pulled into the Walters' driveway.
My mother and I watched as Mrs. Walters, shadowed by Jessica, of course, led the officer over to the curb and pointed out the scene of the crime. When the officer shook his head, Jessica's hands went to her hips and her mother's started waving wildly. We
could hear her voice, but couldn't quite make out the words. It was clear she was unhappy with the officer and I don't know if he meant to do it or not, but his hand moved to rest on his pistol. We had an old dog we had to put down once and the image just
popped into my head.
After a good five minutes of Mrs. Walters yelling and stomping and pointing at our house, the officer must have told her to go back inside, because she repeated her little spin-march-slam-the-door routine. The officer watched after her for a moment, shook
his head, then walked over to our front door. My mother opened the door before he had a chance to knock.
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Michaels."
"Good afternoon, Carl. I'm sorry she's called you out here again."
"Oh, it's okay. It's been almost a week, I believe." They both laughed.
"Listen," Carl said, "I've told her that she doesn't own the street, and unless Mr. Michaels parks in her yard or blocks her driveway, we can't do anything about it."
My mother smiled and invited the officer inside.
"No, thank you, Mrs. Michaels. I need to get back on patrol. But...listen...she's saying she's gonna call a tow truck if the car isn't moved. I told her she couldn't do that, but you know her. It might just be easier if you go ahead and move the car. You don't
have to, but it just might be easier all around."
"I'll tell Charles as soon as he gets up for work, Carl."
"That's good, Mrs. Michaels. Sometimes it's just easier for everyone when it's something simple like this, you know?"
"I agree. Lord knows she'll just find something else, but I agree."
"All right, then. You give me a call if you need me, okay?"
When the officer left, my mother went back to the kitchen and I stood guard at the front window, watching the Walters' house. Our houses were next to each other, but we lived at the end of a court, so they angled enough that we could see each other
through our living room windows. The curtain in their front window moved every few minutes, sometimes one face, low or high, sometimes two.
My father wasn't one for taking the easy route anywhere, and over the last couple of months he had taken much pleasure from annoying Mrs. Walters. When he got up to get ready for work that day, my mother filled him in on the latest with Mrs. Walters.
Camilla 01-23-2011, 04:41 PM

"Charles, don't antagonize her," my mother begged, but he just chuckled and walked out the front door. Still sitting in the window, I watched him shortcut across our yard to the car at the curb. He smiled and waved at the Walters, who quickly pulled back
from the window and whisked the curtains closed. He waved again and flashed a big smile as he unlocked the car and slid into the driver's seat. I heard the roar of the old Cadillac as he started it up, saw the puff of blue smoke shoot out of the tailpipe, and
watched in amusement as my father backed the car several inches further onto the Walters' side of the red line.
"That man," my mother whispered, standing over me and watching through the window. She was drying her hands again and humming her disapproval. "Mmm mmm mmm, that man."
My father got out of the car and made a show of wiping some speck from the front fender of the car. He bent over to breathe steam on the side mirror and wiped it off with the tail of his shirt. Then, like he was seeing someone off to sea, he stood on his
tiptoes and waved to me and mother. He gave another toothy smile and quick wave toward the Walters' window and started up to the house again. My mother huffed and returned to the kitchen, but I could hear her chuckle softly as she did.
Dad came in the house laughing out loud and stood at the window over me, looking like he expected to see Santa Claus pull into the driveway. "Wonder how she likes them apples, eh?" he said, and gave my hair a quick twist.
Camilla 01-23-2011, 04:43 PM

1. In what ways was Jessica like her mother?
* *The way she looked at people.
* *Her gestures and body language.
* *The narrator was sometimes attracted to her.
* *Her attitude towards private property.
2. Why were the two women angry with the narrator?
* *His family's car wasn't where it should be.
* *Somebody had painted a red line on the road.
* *His family's car was blocking their garage.
* *They didn't like his father's car.
3. What is the purpose of the red line?
* *To warn others of extreme danger.
* *So the local authority knows where each property ends.
* *To allow safe access to the garage.
* *To warn others off the ladies' property.
4. Why did the policeman touch his gun?
* *It was probably instinctive.
* *He sensed great danger.
* *He was losing his patience.
* *He was just checking it was there.
5. What did Carl and Mrs. Michaels share a joke about?
* *The way Mrs. Walters had returned to her house.
* *They were old friends.
* *The frequency of the neighbor's complaints.
* *The futility of the complaint.
6. What action did the narrator's father take?
* *He reversed his car out of his neighbor's property.
* *He didn't move the car enough.
* *He crossed the red line with his car and left it in his property.
* *He drove the car even more into his neighbor's property.
Irinka 01-24-2011, 08:21 PM

1-b) 2-a) 3-d) 4-a) 5-c) 6-d)
Camilla 01-25-2011, 02:06 AM

ALLOCHKA, EVERYTHING IS CORRECT EXCEPT №1.
WILL YOU CORRECT PLEASE?
Irinka 02-23-2011, 05:53 PM

d * (lo)
Camilla 02-23-2011, 09:21 PM

the correct answer is "c"
Camilla 02-23-2011, 09:24 PM

"Flower Power"
Camilla 02-23-2011, 09:25 PM

When her grandmother’s health began to deteriorate in the fall of 1994, Mary would make the drive from Washington, DC to Winchester, Va., every few days.
She hated highway driving, finding it ugly and monotonous. She preferred to take meandering back roads to her grandmother’s hospital. When she drove through the rocky town of Harpers Ferry, the beauty of the rough waters churning at the intersection
of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers always captivated her.
Toward the end of her journey, Mary actually did have to get on highway 81. It was here that she discovered a surprising bit of beauty during one of her trips. Along the median of the highway, there were a long stretch of wildflowers. They were thin and
delicate and purple, almost poetic in appearance.
The first time she saw the flowers, Mary was seized by an uncontrollable urge to pull over on the highway and yank a bunch from the soil. She carried them into her grandmother’s room when she arrived at the hospital and placed them in a water pitcher by
her bed.
For a moment her grandmother seemed more lucid than usual. She thanked Mary for the flowers, commented on their beauty and asked where she had gotten them. Mary was overjoyed by the flowers’ seeming ability to wake something up inside her ailing
grandmother.
Afterwards, Mary began carrying scissors in the car during her trips to visit grandma. She would quickly glide onto the shoulder, jump out the car, and clip a bunch of flowers. Each time Mary placed the flowers in the pitcher, her grandmother’s eyes would
light up and they would have a splendid conversation.
One morning in late October, Mary got a call that her grandmother had taken a turn for the worse. Mary was in such a hurry to get to her grandmother that she sped past her flower spot. She decided to turn around, head several miles back, and cut a
bunch.
Mary arrived at the hospital to find her grandmother very weak and unresponsive. She placed the flowers in the pitcher and sat down to hold her grandmother’s hand. She felt a squeeze on her fingers. It was the last conversation they had.
Camilla 02-23-2011, 09:27 PM

1.Which is the best antonym for deteriorate?
increase
improve
adjust
accumulate
Camilla 02-23-2011, 09:35 PM

2."She hated highway driving, finding it ugly and monotonous."
Choose the best way to rewrite the above sentence.
* * *She hated highway driving, finding it ugly and tedious. * * *
She hated highway driving, finding it ugly and confusing. *
* *She hated highway driving, finding it ugly and nerve-wracking.
She hated highway driving, finding it ugly and time consuming.
3.What is the best meaning of the word captivated?
energized
fascinated
humbled
relaxed
Camilla 02-23-2011, 09:40 PM

4."They were thin and delicate and purple, almost poetic in appearance."
ЎWhich literary device is used in the above sentence?
* * *vernacular, suggesting a particular geographical area *? * *
alliteration, characterized by the repetition of a letter or sound *? *
foreshadowing, characterized by the use of hints to suggest what is to come?
personification, characterized by a thing being described as if it were human?
5.Which best describes what stopping for flowers on the side of the highway became for Mary?
monotonous
a ritual
a regret
tortorous
Camilla 02-23-2011, 10:38 PM

6.What other title would best fit this passage?
* * *"The Fall" *? *
"On the Road" *? *
"Conversations" *? *
"Living for Tomorrow"?7.Why might the author have described the flowers as poetic?
* * *The author wanted to depict this passage as a poem. *? *
*The author wanted to convey that this type of flower had been written about by poets. *? * *
The author wanted to contrast the flowers with other flowers considered less beautiful. *? *
The author wanted to convey that Mary felt the flowers were as beautiful as verses on a page.8.Using the passage as a guide, what kind of person does Mary seem to be?
ЎCheck all that are correct.
She is impatient.
She is not the safest driver.
She is drawn to the beauty in nature.
She has a deep love for her grandmother.
9.Which is the best antonym for lucid?
*? * *false *? * *realistic *? * *obscure *? * *determined10.What do the flowers seem to come to signify for Mary?
*? * *how beautiful the highways can be *?
* an opportunity to pull off on the side of the road *? *
a chance to converse with her grandmother *? *
a chance make the hospital room smell better
Irinka 02-24-2011, 05:46 PM

Isn't the answer-The narrator was sometimes attracted to her.- really correct??? strange, indeed...
Irinka 02-24-2011, 06:20 PM

1.improve 2. tedious 3.fascinated 4. alliteration(and, and) *5.a ritual 6. living for tomorrow *7.Mary felt the flowers were as beautiful as verses on a page 8. love for her granny *9. obscure 10. a chance to converse with her grandmother
Camilla 02-25-2011, 01:37 AM

АLLA, YOUR ANSWERS 6 AND 8 ARE INCORRECT. THE 8TH TASK IS:Check all that are correct.
WILL YOU PLEASE CORRECT THEM?
Irinka 03-02-2011, 08:14 PM

Then -Conversations? As to the 8 point, sorry but I don't understand the assignment...;-)
Camilla 03-02-2011, 09:18 PM

6-CORRECT NOW.
8.THE TASK IS :TO CHOOSE ALL CORRECT ANSWERS.
(ТАМ ПОДХОДЯТ ТРИ ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЯ,А НЕ ОДНО. ВСЕ,КРОМЕ ПЕРВОГО).
THANKS,ALLA.
Camilla 03-03-2011, 02:27 PM

Junk Food DietName a diet, any diet and I will have tried it at some point in the past ten years. I also will have failed miserably on it. During a decade of attempted weight loss, not only did I not lose a single pound - I actually gained 3?st in the process
because I am hopelessly addicted to junk food.
Take my attempt at the South Beach diet in which I was encouraged to eat small portions of fruit and skinless chicken. By day five, I’d - managed to reinterpret this as being ‘ok to eat KFC so long as you wash it down with a litre of orange juice’.
And I succeeded in turning the Atkins protein diet into an all-you-can-eat cheese fest and spent two months swelling up like a giant mouse.
However, this could all be a thing of the past thanks to the Snack Cake diet, which could be my great last hope of losing weight.
Invented by Mark Haub, Professor of Human Nutrition at Kansas State University, it revolves around eating the kind of food that your mother warned would kill you. Food that you can find in convenience stores: cream cakes, sugary cereals and big bags of
Doritos tortilla chips.
The nutty professor’s intention was to show that whether you live only on whole grains and salad, or Monster Munch and Swiss rolls, the only thing that matters when it comes to ¬survival and weight loss are the calories you ingest: too many and you gain
weight, too few and you lose it.
To further prove his point, he lived on Twinkies - a popular American cream-filled snack - and lost 26lb in ten weeks, causing a global gasp of astonishment when he made his experiment public.
But is his technique really practical, out here in the real world? Can you really eat junk and emerge as a hunk? And if so, what effect would it have on your health and sense of wellbeing?
Now let the trial by cake begin...
Just to be on the safe side, I first visit the Hale Clinic in Central London for a consultation with GP, Dr Mudassar Hussain. He, understandably, looks a little alarmed when I explain the diet and strongly advises me against going on it.
‘Even if you do lose weight, it’s likely that you will feel terrible,’ he says. ‘Your body is simply not designed to process this kind of highly refined sugar and flour. Not to mention the lack of fibre, vitamins and minerals.’
I am weighed (16st exactly), measured (height 6ft), and laid down on an examination bench so Dr Hussain can probe the gelatinous mass of my abdomen and I pray he doesn’t find any old boiled sweets or lost custard creams buried in the folds.
On day one the diet begins with a flourish of packet opening and curious chemical smells. My entire fortnight’s supply of food can fit into one small cardboard box — none of which required refrigeration as it’s packed with enough additives to survive a
nuclear attack. I look at the Hula Hoops and Swiss rolls and smile — this is going to be my kind of diet.
Camilla 03-03-2011, 02:33 PM

I start each day with two cups of black coffee and a bowl of Nestle’s Golden Nuggets (slogan: ‘They taste Yeee Haa!’). I chose Golden Nuggets because the box is illustrated with a bearded man eating food from a shovel. I like his style.
The inside of the box smells like a recently sterilised hamster cage. The Nuggets are sickly sweet, resistant to saliva and hurt my mouth.
By 2pm I have a migraine and take to my bed with a Mars Mini Roll and a Galaxy Mistletoe bar. I get up a couple of hours later to knock back a protein shake, which has the consistency of drool.
The next few days glide by. The diet is simple to follow as the number of calories per 100 grams of Twinkie/Nuggets/Doritos is listed on every packet.
I crest into week two seven pounds lighter and ten times more miserable than when I started. I feel sluggish and have constant headaches. But here’s the astonishing thing. Despite all my unpleasant side-effects, I’ve lost weight. A lot - if my looks are
anything to go by. My double chin and hamster cheeks have gone and I’ve lost two inches off my waist.
Decide if these statements are true or false?
1. In the past ten years, the writer has consistently lost weight.
2. The Snack Cake diet was invented by a professor.
3. The doctor the writer sees thinks the diet could be dangerous for his health.
4. The writer is looking forward to the diet to begin with.
5. The writer thinks Golden Nuggets are delicious.
6. The writer finds the diet difficult to follow.
7. The writer loses weight, but feels terrible after the diet.
Camilla 03-04-2011, 01:56 PM

RIGHT YOU ARE, MASHENKA!
Camilla 03-04-2011, 10:58 PM

<f fa z-1 sc000000>Most of the United States has, or can gain access to, ample supplies of fresh water for drinking purposes. But, fresh water can be in short supply in some parts of the country (and world). And, as the population continues to grow,
shortages of fresh water will occur more often, if only in certain locations. In some areas, salt water (from the ocean, for instance) is being turned into freshwater for drinking.
In California, the towns of Santa Barbara and Avalon have begun using desalinization methods to remove the salt from seawater and make it suitable for drinking. A promising method to desalinate seawater is the "reverse osmosis" method. Right now, the
high cost of desalinization has kept it from being used more often, as it can cost over $1,000 per acre-foot to desalinate seawater as compared to about $200 per acre-foot for water from normal supply sources. Desalinization technology is improving and
costs are falling, though, and Tampa Bay, FL is currently desalinizing water at a cost of only $650 per acre foot. As both the demand for fresh water and technology increase, you can expect to see more desalinization occurring, especially in areas such as
California and the Middle East.
What do we mean by "saline water?" Water that is saline contains significant amounts (referred to as "concentrations") of dissolved salts. In this case, the concentration is the amount (by weight) of salt in water, as expressed in "parts per million" (ppm). If
water has a concentration of 10,000 ppm of dissolved salts, then one percent (10,000 divided by 1,000,000) of the weight of the water comes from dissolved salts.
Here are our parameters for saline water:
· Fresh water - Less than 1,000 ppm
· Slightly saline water - From 1,000 ppm to 3,000 ppm
· Moderately saline water - From 3,000 ppm to 10,000 ppm
· Highly saline water - From 10,000 ppm to 35,000 ppm
By the way, ocean water contains about 35,000 ppm of salt.
Some of this information came from the Water Education Foundation and from the Corpus Christi TAMU-CC Public Administration.
Camilla 03-04-2011, 11:21 PM

1.There is a shortage of fresh water
a.in no area of the United States.
b.in most areas of the United States.
c.in all areas of the United States.
d.in some areas of the United States.
2.in the future, shortages of fresh water
a.will become more common.
b.will be about the same as now.
c.will become less common.
d.will not happen.
3.According to the article, reverse osmosis will probably be
a.a good method of desalinization in the future.
b.an unreliable method of desalinization in the future.
c.a poor method of desalinization in the future.
4.Desalinization isn't being used much at present because
a.it is too slow.
b.it is too complicated.
c.it is too expensive.
d.it is too inefficient.
5.In the future, desalinization will probably be used
a.less than now.
b.the same as now.
c.more than now.
6.The concentration of salt in water is measured
a.by weight
b.by volume
7.If water has a concentration of 5,000 ppm of dissolved salts, then _____ of the weight of the water comes from dissolved salts.
a.one percent
b.two percent
c.one half of one percent
d.fifty percent
8.Significant probably mea
a.extremely large
b.fairly large
c.just enough to be measured
9.As it is used here, parameters probably means about the same as
a.volumes
b.recommendations.
c.limits
10.The removal of salt from water is called
a.desalinization
b.reverse osmosis
c.parts per million
Decadence 03-05-2011, 05:35 AM

1. d * * *2. a * * *3. a * * * 4. c * * *5. c * * * 6. a * * *7. c ???? * * 8. b * * 9. ? * *10. a
Camilla 03-05-2011, 07:16 PM

ТЫ МОЯ УМНИЦА!9=C
Camilla 03-17-2011, 04:05 PM

An embarrassing situation
Scarlet O'Hara was a very beautiful and egotistic girl. She had a desire to stand 1) ________ from the crowd and be admired by every boy in her neighbourhood. When she was sixteen she fell in love with Ashley Wilkes but he was in love with Scarlet's
cousin, Melanie. Scarlet couldn't 2)________ the fact that her beloved preferred shy Melanie 3) _________ her and one evening she decided to get her ideas 4)____________ and talk to Ashley. He told her that he was going to marry Melanie. Scarlet was so
furious that she 5) _________ her fists and was 6) _________ to hit the boy but instead she started to shout at him. She 7) _________ him on the face and her rage disappeared. Ashley went away and left her alone. She felt desolate in her heart because
she knew that she had lost him forever. She was full of anger, hurt pride and 8) __________ vanity so she picked up a bowl with two smirkled cherubs and threw it furiously across the room towards the fireplace. It 9) ___________ against the mantelpiece.
Suddenly she heard a voice. It was Rhett Butler who was resting on the sofa and who had listened to everything that had happened before. Seeing this rude and impertinent man Scarlet wasn't able to 10) _________ a sound.
Camilla 03-17-2011, 04:34 PM

Read the text *and choose the correct word to fit each of the numbered gaps.
1.clenched
pressed
clasped
grasped
2.put up
stand
support
stay
3.out
up
back
over
4.twinkled
sprinkled
splintered
fractured
5.over
on
across
down
6.utter
speak
tell
say
7.feminist
wonanish
feminine
female
8.than
from
over
to
9.nearly
hardly
about
virtually
10.slapped
kicked
clasped
pounded
Enigma-Girl 03-22-2011, 12:30 AM

1-pressed, 2-stand, 3-up, 4-twinkled, 5-down, 6-utter, 7-feminine,8-over, 9-nearly, 10-kicked.
Camilla 03-22-2011, 01:44 AM

OLENKA,
ONLY ANSWERS 2,6,7 ARE CORRECT.
TRY AGAIN PLEASE.
Enigma-Girl 03-22-2011, 11:38 AM

1-clasped, 3-over, 4-fractured, 5-on, 8-to, 9-virtually, 10-slapped.
Camilla 03-22-2011, 02:27 PM

NOW, ANSWERS 8 AND 10 ARE CORRECT.THANK YOU, OLENKA.
GIRLS, PLEASE HELP OLYA TO CORRECT HER MISTAKES
IN SENTENCES:1,3,4,5,9.
Enigma-Girl 03-23-2011, 12:22 AM

1-grasped, 3-out, 4-splintered, 5-over, 9-hardly.
Camilla 03-23-2011, 02:16 AM

OLYA, YOU CORRECTED MISTAKES IN SENTENCES 3 AND 4.
THERE ARE THREE SENTENCES LEFT WHICH MUST BE CORRECTED.(1,5,9)
Enigma-Girl 03-23-2011, 03:05 AM

1-clenched(Lyudmila,translate,please!) 5-across...? *9-about...?
Camilla 03-23-2011, 03:12 PM

THAT'S CORRECT NOW!
СПАСИБО ЗА ТЕРПЕНИЕ!
СLENCHED= CЖАВ КУЛАКИ,СТИСНУВ ЗУБЫ; НАПРЯЖЕННО.
Enigma-Girl 03-23-2011, 10:16 PM

Thank you,Lyudmila!(F) I like this novel very mach,but I couldn't translate at once.
Camilla 03-24-2011, 07:05 PM

Odd Sentence : Meaning Tests : Coherence in a Reading Passage
# Passage 1 #
1. There have always been grand theories about suicide and attempted suicide. 2. Not all these 200,000 attempts involved a serious risk of death, but many of them were a gamble with life and/or death. 3. The French sociologist, Durkheim, divided suicides
into ‘altruistic’ and ‘anomic’ ones. 4. An altruistic suicide is where one dies to save others or for the good of society. 5. Anomie is far less heroic.
1) Which sentence in the passage is different in meaning?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
# Passage 2 #
1. The usual reason youngsters gave for drinking was because it’s fun and because their friends drink, though nearly one in five of the girls said it helped them overcome shyness. 2. The girls may start drinking because the pubs are where they find the
boys. 3. Then they get to like alcohol for its own sake. 4. It’s the ‘in’ thing for groups of girls to go on a binge once or twice a week. 5. They look so grown-up that even the most responsible landlord can’t tell they’re under age.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
# Passage 3 #
1. Within Hong Kong, a number of factors help the development of trade. 2. The average employee works harder than his counterpart in some other countries. 3. There are highly developed banking,insurance and shipping systems which help the local
manufacturer and exporter. 4. A particular obstacle which local industrialists have to overcome or learn to live with is the shortage of land and the high price which must be paid for suitable manufacturing sites. 5. Income tax, too, is more favourable than in
some of the countries with which Hong Kong must compete in the search for overseas markets.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
# Passage 4 #
1. In Siberia, the temperature can fall as low as seventy degrees centigrade below zero. 2. Though parts of the region are colder than the North Pole itself, the temperature in summer may reach 40°C. 3. The intense cold makes life immensely difficult and
dangerous for anyone unaccustomed to it. 4. When this happens, the topsoil thaws to a depth of about two meters and can support rich vegetation. 5. The summer days are so long that the earth stores enough heat to bear a variety of flowers which
blossom between the trees.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
Cat 04-06-2011, 03:09 AM

# Passage 1 #-A
# Passage 2 #- C
# Passage 3 #- A
# Passage 4 # - E
Decadence 04-06-2011, 03:46 AM

Tina, hi!!!!! How nice to see you again !(Y) (F) (F) (F)
Camilla 04-08-2011, 02:00 AM

ALTHOUGH ALL YOUR ANSWERS AREN'T CORRECT, TINOCHKA,
I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU HERE AGAIN.WE MISSED YOU.
Camilla 04-28-2011, 01:12 AM

TINA'S ANSWERS AREN'T CORRECT. SO, I ASK YOU ALL TO CORRECT HER MISTAKES AND TO DO RIMMA'S TASK.
Decadence 04-29-2011, 04:23 AM
I`ll try to correct Tina`s answers : 1. B * * * 2. E/B ??? * 3. D * * *4. C ? Difficult !!! *(md) (md) (md)
Camilla 04-29-2011, 01:39 PM

2=E
THANKS, DEAR.
Camilla 04-29-2011, 01:40 PM

RIMMA'S TASK.
COMPLETE THE FABLE WITH THE SUITABLE WORDS OF YOUR OWN. * * * *One day a crow wanted a drink. She looked and looked, but she couldn`t find any ....1.. . At last the crow found a pitcher. *There was some water in the ....2..... But the .....3.... of
the pitcher was long and the crow couldn`t get at the water. *The crow thought and thought. Could she push it over ?
No, it ....4.... not push. Could she make a hole in it? No, it was ...5.... hard. Then came the thought of the ...6.... ! Yes, ...7... *easy ! *The crow made a ..8.. of stones. One *by one she took the stones in her ...9.... and flew to the pitcher. She let the stones
fall down ...10... it.
Do you know what...11... ? *The pile of stones pushed the water nearer and ...12... to the top of the pitcher. There it was at last - water, cold and wet ! The crow took a long, ...13... drink.
Zuzik 04-30-2011, 07:11 PM

One day a crow wanted a drink. She looked and looked, but she couldn`t find any water . At last the crow found a pitcher. *There was some water in the interior. But the neck of the pitcher was long and the crow couldn`t get at the water. *The crow thought
and thought. Could she push it over ?No, it ...4.. not push. Could she make a hole in it? No, it was too hard. Then came the thought of the ...6.... ! Yes, very easy ! *The crow made a pile of stones. One *by one she took the stones in her beak and flew to
the pitcher. She let the stones fall down into it.
Do you know what happened? *The pile of stones pushed the water nearer and nearer to the top of the pitcher. There it was at last - water, cold and wet ! The crow took a long, long drink.
Decadence 04-30-2011, 09:37 PM

Thank you for doing the task, Maria (F) (F) (F) *( 4 - would, 6 - thoughts, in 13 we can also use "deep" )
Camilla 05-28-2011, 01:33 AM

Angkor Wat
Visit Angkor WatSiem Reap is a small town near the world famous temple of Angkor Wat. The town is charming and worth exploring, with some fine examples of Khmer and French colonial architecture set among the more modern developments. Nowadays,
visitors are flocking in, using it as a base for visits to the nearby temples.
A Carved CityFrom the 9th to the 14th centuries, when Europe was still struggling out of the Dark Ages, the Cambodian Empire of Angkor covered most of present-day Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. The heart of this empire during the 12th
century was the ancient capital of Angkor Thom, near present day Siem Reap, the site of the world’s largest temple complexes, which were rediscovered in 1861.This spectacular city was built over 30 years under the reign of King Suryavarman II (1113-
1150). The area covers about 400 square kilometres and is full of the finest examples of Khmer art and architecture. Tourists are always amazed at the scale of the place.
In Angkor Wat you will find more than 100 stone monuments and temple buildings, each of which contains countless statues, sculptures and reliefs that have weathered extremely little over the last 800 years. To see the whole thing can take several days.
The most important temples to visit in the area are Angkor Wat, especially at sunrise or sunset; Angkor Thom, the remains of the capital; Ta Prohm, a palace overgrown by jungle; and Bayon.
Getting a visaVisas are required to enter Cambodia. You can obtain one on arrival at Siem Reap International Airport for $20, and 1 passport photo is required per person. You will also need another passport photo for the Angkor Temple Entrance Pass.
Please ensure you take comfortable walking shoes, light clothing and plenty of water to drink as it is very hot there. The most commonly accepted currency in Cambodia is the US dollar.
Camilla 05-28-2011, 01:34 AM

TRUE OR FALSE?
Q1 - Most people visit Siem Reap because of the temples in the area.Q2 - In the 9th to the 14th centuries, Europe was more advanced than Cambodia.
Camilla 05-28-2011, 01:35 AM

Q3 - Angkor Wat was the capital of the Cambodian empire.Q4 - It took many decades to build the capital.
Q5 - The stonework of Angkor Wat is in poor condition today.
Camilla 05-28-2011, 01:35 AM

Q6 - It'll take a couple of days to see everything.Q7 - Dawn and dusk are particularly good times to visit Angkor Wat.
Q8 - You must get a visa before flying to Siem Reap.
Camilla 05-28-2011, 01:36 AM

Q9 - You will need a couple of passport photos.Q10 - The US dollar is widely accepted in Cambodia.
Decadence 05-28-2011, 03:24 AM

1. T * *2. F * * *3. F * * 4. F * * 5.F * * 6.F * *7.T * * 8.F * * 9.T * *10. T
Camilla 06-02-2011, 04:32 PM

What is satire?Satire: Witty language to convey insults or scorn. It's a way of criticising people or ideas in a humorous way, or a piece of writing or play which uses this style.
Here is a satirical article about the popular networking website, Facebook.
Correspondent
Unveils
Tend
Despised
Intention
Delight
Specify
Moron
Facebook _1_ new way to group people you wouldn’t be seen dead with in real life
Social networking giant Facebook has unveiled a new ‘Groups’ feature which will allow people to _2_ groups of online friends with whom they would not be seen dead in public.
The new feature will allow users form online havens around a discreet circle of cliquey people - just as they do in the real world - finally allowing them to be as _3_ in the virtual world as they are in the real one.
Technology _4_ Greg Mayber told us, “People_5_ to focus of the privacy and security issues within Facebook, when in reality the biggest problem for users was what to do with all those ‘friends’ that you’ve met once at a party, or sat near to at school, and
have absolutely no_6_of ever seeing ever again.”
“A simple de-friending often seemed a little rude, but now you can tuck them away in a group called ‘losers’ and never pay them another moments thought.”
Users have expressed _7_at the new feature, which they claim almost makes up for Facebook telling everyone everything about them, all of the time.
Long-time Facebook user Graham Knowles said, “It’s been a problem for years - I’d post an updated or a photo, and some _8_ from my distant past would comment on it like we were both twelve. It’s embarrassing.”
“Now I can tuck him away in that dark new place Facebook has invented and he’ll never see anything I do ever again. But he’ll think we’re still friends. Which is kind of nice, for him.”
Natsume 06-03-2011, 06:12 PM

1. unveils
2. specify
3. despised
4. correspondent
5. tend
6. intention
7. delight
8. moron
Camilla 06-03-2011, 07:30 PM

Excellent! dear Elmira! and I 'm very glad to see you here again.you are a rare guest in our group.
Camilla 06-03-2011, 11:09 PM

Twinglish - English on Twitter
What is Twitter?Twitter is a social networking service (like Facebook or My Space) that allows users to send and read messages. Users post their messages on their wall and read messages sent by other people they 'follow'.
Each twitter post, called a tweet, uses a maximum of 140 characters which is about 30 words at most. That means you can write a couple of short sentences or one long one.
Twitter is very popular with famous people. US President Barack Obama has nearly 8 million people following his updates.
What's Twinglish?In Asia, especially in Japan, people are using twitter to practice English. Visit Twitter's website and search for twinglish and you'll see a constantly updating list of Japanese English learners tweeting in English.
Why you should use twitterBecause most English learners live in places where there's little opportunity to learn English, Twitter is a good way to start thinking in English.
Switch your brain from your native language to English is a very important part of the learning process.
Choose your words carefully, focus on your grammar and directly communicate with the English-speaking world. With a little of effort you can start corresponding with other learners and native speakers too.
Perhaps you are thinking what should I write about. It really doesn't matter! People tweet about everything and everything. It's common to see such simple posts as "I'm hungry". People usually write about what they're doing on the big news events of the
time.
To make what you're writing about easier to find by others, use the hashtag, the “#” symbol. For example, "English grammar is really confusing! #learnenglish". #learnenglish the subject of your post and is something people like you other English learners
may be looking for. #twinglish is a popular tag in Asia.
Camilla 06-03-2011, 11:10 PM

Are the following statements True or False?
1 - Twitter messages are known as tweets.
2 - You cannot use less than 30 words in your message.
3 - Politicians may use Twitter.
4 - Thinking in English is an important skill.
5 - People post messages on any subject.
Decadence 06-04-2011, 06:44 AM

1. T * *2. F * * 3. T * * 4. T * *5. T
Camilla 06-04-2011, 07:47 PM

CORRECT! WELL DONE!
Camilla 06-04-2011, 07:53 PM

When all the people had assembled, the king, surrounded by his court, xx1xx a signal. Then a door beneath him opened, and the accused man stepped out into the arena. Directly opposite him were two doors, exactly xx2xx and side by side. It was the
duty and the privilege of the person on trial to walk directly to these xx3xx and open one of them. He xx4xx open either door he pleased; he was subject to no guidance or influence but that of impartial and incorruptible chance. If he opened the one, there
came out of it a hungry tiger, the fiercest and most cruel that could be found, which xx5xx sprang upon him and tore him to pieces as a punishment for his guilt. But, if the accused person opened the other door, out of it came a xx6xx lady, and to this lady
he was immediately married, as a reward of his innocence. This was the xx7xx method of administering justice. Its perfect fairness is obvious. The criminal could xx8xx know out of which door would come the lady; he opened either he pleased, without
having the slightest xx9xx whether, in the next instant, he was to be devoured or married. So the accused person was instantly xx10xx if guilty, and, if innocent, he was rewarded on the spot.
Adapted from The Lady or the Tiger by Frank Stockton
Camilla 06-04-2011, 08:20 PM

1.a)give * b)gives * c)gave * d)given
2. *a)alike * b)different * c)big * d)closed
3. * a)door * b)doors * c)people * d)signals

4. *a)should * b)would * c)must * d)could
5. *a)immediately * b)usually * c)sometimes * d)frequently
6. * a)suddenly * b)angry * c)beautiful * d)old
7. *a)criminal's * b)king's * c)lady's * d)tiger's
8. * a)even * b)also * c)especially * d)not
9. a)interest * b)belief * c)idea * d)reason
10. * a)punish * b)punishing * c)punishes * d)punished
11. How many doors could the person choose from? *

a)1 * b)2 * c)3 * d)4
12. The main purpose of the custom discussed was *

a)entertainment. * b)justice. * c)religious observation. * d)to get money.
13. Who decided which door was to be opened? *

a)the criminal * b)the people in the arena * c)the king * d)the lady
14. The word assembled in the first sentence means *

a)lifted * b)gathered * c)expected * d)opened
15. The word innocent in the last sentence means *

a)not happy * b)not angrynot usual * d)not guilty
Decadence 06-06-2011, 02:57 AM

1. c * * 2. a * *3. b * *4. d * * 5. a * *6. c * *7. b * *8. d * *9. c * 10. d * *11. b * *12. b * *13. a * * 14. b * * 15. d
Camilla 06-06-2011, 03:34 AM

CORRECT!
WELL DONE! PERFECT! THANKS,DEAR.
Camilla 06-06-2011, 01:37 PM

The most extraordinary dream I ever xx1xx was one in which I fancied that, as I was going into a theater, the cloak-room attendant stopped me in the lobby and insisted on my xx2xx my legs behind. I was not surprised; but I was considerably annoyed. I
said I had never heard of such a rule at any respectable theater xx3xx, and that I considered it a most absurd regulation. The man replied that he was very xx4xx, but that those were his instructions. People complained that they could not get to and from
their xx5xx comfortably, because other people's legs were always in the way; and it had, therefore, been decided that xx6xx should leave their legs outside. It seemed to me that the management, in making this order, had gone xx7xx their legal right; and,
under ordinary circumstances, I should have disputed it. However, I didn't want to xx8xx a disturbance; and so I sat down and meekly prepared to comply with the demand. I had never before xx9xx that the human leg could be unscrewed. I had always
thought it was more securely fixed. But the man showed me how to undo them, and I found that they came off quite easily. The discovery did not surprise xx10xx any more than the original request that I should take them off. Nothing does surprise one in a
dream.
Camilla 06-06-2011, 01:47 PM

Multiple-Choice Questions
Click on the answer you think is correct.
1 * a)was * b)saw * c)had * d)wanted
2. * a)leave * b)leaves * c)leaving * d)left
3. * a)before * b)after * c)during * d)so
4. * a)angry * b)sorry * c)friendly * d)helpful
5. . *a)homes * b)jobs * c)arms * d)seats
6. * a)somebody * b)everybody * c)anybody * d)nobody
7. *a)beyond * b)from * c)to * d)around
8. * a)understand * b)know * c)make * d)learn
9. * a)know * b)known * c)knowing * d)knows
10. * a)him * b)them * c)me * d)us
11. The word "extraordinary" in the first sentence means * a)wonderful * b)unusual * c)terrible * d)funny
12. How did the writer feel about being asked to leave his legs hehind? * a)angry * b)scared * c)surprised * d)happy
13. When the writer was asked to leave his legs behind, he * a)did not do it. * b)was not able to do it. * c)did it. * d)ran away.
14. True or False: The writer was the only person who had to remove his legs. * a)True. * b)False.
15. True or False: The writer had never removed his legs before. * a)True. * b)False.
Decadence 06-08-2011, 06:20 AM

1. c * 2. c * *3. a * *4.b * *5.d * *6.b * *7.a * *8.c * *9.b * *10.c * *11.b * * 12.a * 13.c * 14. b * *15.a
Camilla 06-08-2011, 07:11 PM

THAT'S CORRECT,DEAR.(F) (L)
Camilla 06-08-2011, 07:55 PM

There once lived a poor tailor who had a son called Aladdin, a careless, idle boy xx1xx would do nothing but play all day long in the streets with little idle boys like himself. This so grieved the father that xx2xx died; yet, in spite of his mother's tears and
prayers, Aladdin did not mend his ways. One day, when he was playing in the streets as usual, a stranger xx3xx him if he was not the son of Mustapha the tailor. "I am, sir," replied Aladdin; "but he xx4xx a long while ago." On this the stranger, who was a
famous magician, fell on his neck and kissed him saying: "I am your uncle, and xx5xx you from your likeness to my brother. Go to your mother and tell her I am coming." Aladdin ran home and told his mother of his newly found uncle. "Indeed, child," she
said, "your father had a xx6xx, but I always thought he was dead." However, she prepared supper, and told Aladdin to seek his uncle, who came laden with wine and fruit. He fell down and kissed the place where Mustapha used to sit, telling Aladdin's mother
not to be xx7xx at not having seen him before, as he had been out of the country for forty years. He then turned to Aladdin, and asked him his trade, at which the boy hung his head, while his mother burst into tears. On learning that Aladdin was idle and
had learned xx8xx trade, he offered to get a shop for him and stock it with merchandise. The next xx9xx he bought Aladdin a fine suit of clothes and took him all over the city, showing him the sights, and brought him home at nightfall xx10xx his mother,
who was overjoyed to see her son dressed so fine.
Adapted from Aladdin and the Lamp.
Camilla 06-08-2011, 08:05 PM

1xx * a)he * b)who * c)which * d)what

2xx * a)he * b)they * c)someone * d)nobody
3xx * a)asks * b)asked * c)was asking * d)had asked
4xx * a)dead * b)is dead * c)dies * d)died
5xx * a)saw * b)thought * c)understood * d)recognized
6xx * a)brother * b)father * c)friend * d)nephew
7xx * a)surpise * b)surprised * c)surprising * d)in surprise
8xx * a)a * b)some * c)any * d)no
9xx * a)day * b)time * c)one * d)thing
10xx * a)for * b)with * c)to * d)from
11. TRUE or FALSE: Aladdin's father died recently. * a)TRUE * b)FALSE
12. TRUE or FALSE: Aladdin had never seen his uncle before. * a)TRUE * b)FALSE
13. The word careless in the first sentence means something like * a)busy * b)lazy * c)friendly * d)hungry
14. TRUE or FALSE: Aladdin's mother did not trust the "uncle". * a)TRUE * b)FALSE
15. TRUE or FALSE: Adaddin's mother was angry about the new suit of clothes that his uncle bought for him. * a)TRUE * b)FALSE
Eva 06-09-2011, 11:23 AM

1b 2a 3b 4d 5d 6a 7b 8d 9a 10c 11b 12a 13b 14a 15b
Camilla 06-09-2011, 01:23 PM

IROCHKA, I THINK THAT YOUR 14TH ANSWER IS INCORRECT.(ic) (C)
Camilla 06-09-2011, 02:16 PM

Dirty BritainBefore the grass has thickened on the roadside verges and leaves have started growing on the trees is a perfect time to look around and see just how dirty Britain has become. The pavements are stained with chewing gum that has been spat
out and the gutters are full of discarded fast food cartons. Years ago I remember travelling abroad and being saddened by the plastic bags, discarded bottles and soiled nappies at the edge of every road. Nowadays, Britain seems to look at least as bad.
What has
gone wrong?
The problem is that the rubbish created by our increasingly mobile lives lasts a lot longer than before. If it is not cleared up and properly thrown away, it stays in the undergrowth for years; a semi-permanent reminder of what a tatty little country we have
now.
Firstly, it is estimated that 10 billion plastic bags have been given to shoppers. These will take anything from 100 to 1,000 years to rot. However, it is not as if there is no solution to this. A few years ago, the Irish government introduced a tax on non-
recyclable carrier bags and in three months reduced their use by 90%. When he was a minister, Michael Meacher attempted to introduce a similar arrangement in Britain. The plastics industry protested, of course. However, they need not have bothered; the
idea was killed before it could draw breath, leaving supermarkets free to give away plastic bags.
What is clearly necessary right now is some sort of combined initiative, both individual and collective, before it is too late. The alternative is to continue sliding downhill until we have a country that looks like a vast municipal rubbish tip. We may well be at the
tipping point. Yet we know that people respond to their environment. If things around them are clean and tidy, people behave cleanly and tidily. If they are surrounded by squalor, they behave squalidly. Now, much of Britain looks pretty squalid. What will it
look like in five years?
Camilla 06-09-2011, 02:17 PM

Q1 - The writer says that it is a good time to see Britain before the trees have leaves because
Britain looks perfect.
you can see Britain at its dirtiest.
you can see how dirty Britain is now.
the grass has thickened on the verges.
Q2 - According to the writer, things used to be
worse abroad.
the same abroad.
better abroad.
worse, but now things are better abroad.
Q3 - For the writer, the problem is that
rubbish is not cleared up.
rubbish last longer than it used to.
our society is increasingly mobile.
Britain is a tatty country.
Q4 - Michael Meacher
followed the Irish example with a tax on plastic bags.
tried to follow the Irish example with a tax on plastic bags.
made no attempt to follow the Irish example with a tax on plastic bags.
had problems with the plastics industry who weren't bothered about the tax.
Q5 - The writer thinks
it is too late to do anything.
we are at the tipping point.
there is no alternative.
we need to work together to solve the problem.
Q6 - The writer thinks that
people are squalid.
people behave according to what they see around them.
people are clean and tidy.
people are like a vast municipal rubbish tip.
Eva 06-10-2011, 01:46 PM

Q1-you can see how dirty Britain is Q2-the same abroad Q3-rubbish lasts longer than it used to Q4-tried to follow the Irish example with a tax on plastic bags Q6-we need to work together to solve the problem Q7-people behave according to what they see
around them.
Camilla 06-10-2011, 01:59 PM

Irochka, the 2nd answer isn't correct.Will you try again please?
Eva 06-10-2011, 02:07 PM

Is worse abroad correct? I haven"t caught the sentence at least as bad.
Camilla 06-10-2011, 02:13 PM

YES, IT'S CORRECT.THANK YOU.
Camilla 06-10-2011, 02:48 PM

Most men and women pass xx1xx life without ever considering or criticising xx2xx their own conditions or those of the world at large. They find themselves born into a certain place in society, and they accept what each day xx3xx, without any thought
beyond what the immediate present requires. They seek the satisfaction of the needs of the moment, without much forethought, and without thinking that by sufficient effort the conditions of their lives xx4xx be changed. A certain percentage, guided by
personal ambition, make the effort of thought and will which is necessary to place themselves among the more xx5xx members of the community; but very few among these are seriously concerned to secure for all the advantages which they seek for
xx6xx. Only a few rare and exceptional men have that kind of love toward mankind at large that makes them unable to endure patiently the general mass of evil and suffering, xx7xx of any relation it may have to their own lives. These few, driven by
sympathetic pain, will seek for some new system of society by which life may become richer, more full of xx8xx and less full of preventable evils xx9xx it is at present. But in the past such men have, as a rule, failed to interest the very victims of the
injustices xx10xx they wished to remedy.
Adapted from Proposed Roads To Freedom by Bertrand Russell
Camilla 06-10-2011, 02:54 PM

1xx * a)out * b)at * c)through * d)above
2xx * a)if * b)either * c)when * d)both
3xx * a)was * b)finishes * c)brings * d)is missing
4xx * a)could * b)must * c)would * d)had better
5xx * a)numerous * b)innocent * c)honest * d)fortunate
6xx * a)him * b)them * c)themselves * d)anyone
7xx * a)despite * b)regardless * c)because * d)on account
8xx * a)problems * b)themselves * c)excuses * d)joy
9. * a)than * b)which * c)although * d)when
10. * a)who * b)which * c)where * d)whom
11. According to the text, most people * a)want to help others who are less fortunate. * b)envy the good fortune of others. * c)want to see society change. * d)accept things the way they are.
12. According to the text, people who try to improve the living conditions of others are * a)dishonest. * b)not wise. * c)unusual. * d)politicians.
13. According to the text, when people try to improve the conditions of less fortunate people, the less fortunate people are usually * a)not interested. * b)thankful. * c)angry. * d)suspicious.
14. The expression at large in the first sentence means *

a)especially * b)generally * c)actually * d)accidentally
15. The word very in the last sentence means

*a)too many * b)a lot of * c)specific * d)every
Eva 06-11-2011, 02:07 AM

1.c 2.d 3.c 4.a 5.d 6.c 7.a 8.d 9.a 10.b 11.d 12.c 13.a 14.b 15.c
Camilla 06-11-2011, 02:42 AM

IROCHKA,
YOUR ANSWERS 2 AND 7 ARE WRONG. HAVE ANOTHER GO PLEASE.
Eva 06-11-2011, 02:52 AM

2.either 7.on account
Camilla 06-11-2011, 07:57 PM

7=B (REGARDLESS)
Camilla 06-11-2011, 08:20 PM

"The Mini Problem"Lily’s anger could not have been more palpable.
She awakened Christmas morning and, along with her brother, ran down to see the gifts under the tree.
In the living room sat a magnificent mini bike. It was red with a pearly white gas tank and side panels. For a brief moment, Lily was filled with what seemed like insurmountable excitement. Then, her eyes caught hold of a baby doll sitting on the couch with
a huge bow.
She knew. She knew that the mini bike belonged to her brother and that she had been relegated to that doll. It was par for the course.
Tommy always got cool things: skateboards, gliders, science kits. The mini bike was just the latest cool thing.
Lily always got the boring gifts: a doll with a gown, a doll with a tutu, a doll with a puppy. This doll seemed unusually blah. The doll wore a petticoat. The doll had short, straight black hair.
Tommy had seen that mini-bike in the front window of Moore’s Bike Shop, but hadn’t Lily too? Hadn’t she asked for it with as much fervor as her twin brother?
Tommy’s eyes grew wide at the sight of the bike he knew was his – no doll for him. He ran into his parent’s room and jumped excitedly on the bed.
“Thank you, Mama! Thank you, Papa,” he yelled.
Lily seethed in the other room. It took a while for anyone to even realize she was missing.
“What’s wrong, Lil?” Papa asked. “Did you see your pretty doll?”
“I saw it,” she said sulkily.
“What’s wrong?” asked Mama.
Silence.
“Oh, Mama, you know Lily is never excited by presents!” her brother laughed. “Come out and watch me ride!”
And so they did.
Camilla 06-11-2011, 08:39 PM

1.Why was Lily's anger described as palpable?
* * It was misplaced. *? *
It was irrational. *?
*It was very difficult to understand. *? *
It was so intense it seemed like it could be touched.2.Which is the best antonym for insurmountable?
* * sane *? *
phony *? *
unjustified *? *
conquerable3.Which best describes the act of being relegated?
* * A star athlete is given a coveted award. *? *
A disobedient dog is put in the garage to sleep. *? *
A struggling student is given the worst grade in the class. *? *
The birthday boy is taken to his favorite restaurant.4.What does the expression par for the course imply?
* * that something is to be expected *? *
that something can not be undone * *
that something is sure to cause anger *? *
that something was meant to be hurtful5.What is ironic about the title of this passage?
* * Lily has a big problem. *? *
Tommy is perfectly happy. *?
*Lily does not get a mini bike. *? *
No one realizes there is a problem.6.What could the author have written if she wanted to show Lily improving her situation?
* * a scene with Lily storming out of the house *? *
a description of Lily getting to ride the mini bike first *?
*a paragraph describing Lily pretending to appreciate the doll *? *
a dialogue with Lily explaining to her family why she was so angry7.Which is the best antonym for fervor?
* * gluttony *? *
indifference *? *
politeness *? *
quiet8.What might Lily&39;s be accused of?
ЎCheck all that make sense.
being stingy
not loving Lily
being insensitive
being gender biased
9.In paragraph 6, what is the most like reason the author repeats the word "doll"?
* * to highlight how extravagant the dolls were *? *
to juxtapose the number of dolls with just one mini bike *? *
to make it clear how monotonous this gift had become for Lily *? *
to make it clear that the doll she got this Christmas was the worst of all10.Which is the best antonym for seethed?
* *cheered up *? *
calmed down *? *
spoke softly *? *
breathed heavily
Eva 06-11-2011, 10:28 PM

1.d 2.d 3.c 4.a 5.c 6.d 7.d 8.c,d 9.c 10.b
Camilla 06-12-2011, 03:25 AM
IROCHKA, SOME OF YOUR ANSWERS ARE WRONG:3,5,7,8.
HAVE ANOTHER GO PLEASE.
Eva 06-12-2011, 12:30 PM

3.a 5.d 7.b 8.b
Camilla 06-12-2011, 01:24 PM

3=b
5=a
8=b,c,d
Camilla 06-12-2011, 01:27 PM

Fried
My cell phone rings again. It is futile to ignore it anymore.
Valerie is persistent. She will continue to bedevil me until I acquiesce.
“Hello,” I answer.
“State Fair, Bobbie?” she says in her singsong voice. “When are we heading out? Only two more days left!”
I abhor the State Fair. The boisterous crowds, the insanely long lines and the impossibility of finding a clean restroom all combine to make this an event that I dread.
For Valerie, my best friend since the angst of middle school, the State Fair is a sign that divine powers really do exist.
“Really, Bobbie, where else can you pet a cow, ride a horse, fall ten stories, see the world’s smallest person and eat fried macaroni and cheese?” Valerie asks gleefully.
“Hell?” I guess.
The fried food at the State Fair is a gastronomical nightmare on its own. I once tried a fried pickle at the fair and was sick to my stomach for hours. And a fried donut hamburger with bacon, cheese AND a greasy egg? How could that not be deleterious to
your health?
I have not seen Valerie for a good month; our schedules are both so hectic. My hatred of the State Fair becomes inconsequential to my desire to hang with Val.
Alas, I ignore my anti-fair bias for the umpteenth year.
“Pick me up at noon,” I say and hang up the phone.
Camilla 06-12-2011, 01:30 PM

1.Choose the best synonym for futile.
arduous
enervating
homicidal
ineffective
Camilla 06-12-2011, 01:42 PM

2.What does it mean to acquiesce?
to give in
to speak kindly
to pay attention
to answer the phone
3." I truly abhor the State Fair."
ЎChoose the most accurate rewrite of the above sentence.
* *I really hate the State Fair. *?
*I am sickened by the State Fair. *? *
I have no time for the State Fair. *? *
I am uncertain about the State Fair.4.How does Valerie seem to feel about the State Fair?
* *ambivalent *? *condescending *? *jubilant *? *nonchalant?5.What does the word gastronomical suggest?
* *relating to health risks *?
relating to worldliness *?
relating to culinary issues *? *
relating to higher education6." And a fried donut hamburger with bacon, cheese AND a greasy egg?"
ЎWhat is wrong with the above sentence? Check all that are correct.
There is no verb.
There is no subject.
It is a sentence fragment.
There are too many descriptors.
7.Why might the author have chosen to capitalize all the letters in the word "and" when writing about the donut hamburger?
* *to make sure the reader understood it was a list *?
to show that a greasy egg was the last ingredient *? *
to highlight that the sentence was written incorrectly *?
to emphasize just how many ingredients were on the hamburger8.Choose the best antonym for deleterious .
* *amicable *? *beneficial *? *fortuitous *? *pathetic?9.How is hang used in this passage?
* *as a hyperbole, meaning as an exaggeration *?
as a slang expression, meaning informal language *? *
as an analogy, meaning a comparison between two things *? *
as a denotation, meaning the literal meaning of a word10.What does the author's use of the word umpteenth suggest?
* *that the fair has been around for a long time *?
that this is the last time Bobbie will agree to go to the fair *?
*that Bobbie goes to the State Fair with Val frequently *? *
that this is the first time Bobbie has agreed to go with Val
Decadence 06-13-2011, 04:47 AM

1. ineffective * * 2. give in * * 3. I really hate the State Fair * * *4. jubilant * * 5. relating to culinary * * *6. ??? all but the last one ? * * 7. to emphasize just how many ingredients *.... 8. beneficial * * 9. slang * * 10. that Bobbie goes to the State Fair
with Val frequently ?
Camilla 06-13-2011, 01:10 PM

RIMMOCHKA, THE 6TH ANSWER IS NOT FULLY CORRECT.THE CORRECT ANSWER IS:THERE IS NO VERB,
IT'S A SENTENCE FRAGMENT
Camilla 06-13-2011, 01:38 PM

"Love Train"When I was a little girl, I loved for my mom to tell me stories about herself. No matter how tired she was, she never adumbrated them. She would fill the tales with the minutest details, and they were always fascinating.
Another thing she did was tell the stories with such grandiloquence! Then she would stop and say, “Now what do you think that word means?” I would try to piece together what was happening in the story and make my best guess.
To this day, when I want to bug my friends, I use the huge words I first learned leaning on Mom's shoulder as she recounted a snippet of her life.
My favorite story was the one about how my mom met my dad:
“I was 17-years-old, but I already knew the kind of man I would marry. Take note:"
“He would not be too garrulous. I tell you, Rosa, it’s important for a man to take time to listen to what you have to say."
“And never impertinent. I’ll never forget when I was 16; a boy from my church named Joe Turner came and knocked on our door. He didn’t look my momma in the eye, and didn’t say, ‘Hello.’ He just leaned against the door jam and said, ‘Rosa here?’"
“My momma raised her brow and said, ‘She is, but not for boys such as yourself.’"
“But I digress. I’m supposed to be telling you about the day I met your daddy, right?"
“Okay, so I was riding the Amtrak train between Providence and Philadelphia during my freshman year at Brown, and the door at the end of my car rattled open."
“He was tall and swarthy. He wore a thick ivory cable knit sweater with a gray wool scarf wrapped firmly around his neck. I couldn’t tell what his heritage was and that intrigued me. What was he -- Indian, Portuguese, Peruvian?”
Mom would pause here and I would shout, “Cape Verdean!”
She’d continue.
“Well, if I had been shy, I might have just looked out the train window. But then where would I be now? You wouldn’t even be here! So I let my eyes lock with his as he wobbled down the moving train."
“He smiled a slight smile, not a big one. His eyes raised just enough to let me know he had spotted me too.”
I always loved this line and would smile at the image of my dad stumbling down the train and then noticing my radiant mom.
“So Rosa, once we spotted each other, your dad found infinite reasons to walk past me to go to the cafe car."
"I was sitting by myself along the aisle. So finally, I just slid over to the window, leaving the seat next to me empty."
“Your dad came back with two cups of hot cocoa and sat down with a smile. And we had the most delightful conversation!"
“I could tell right then that this was no ephemeral crush – this was the real deal. I was going to end up loving this man forever.”
Here comes the part I loved best about the story.
“We pull into the train station in Philadelphia, and it’s time for me to get off. He was heading on to Washington where he was going to school."
“I prepared myself for some hackneyed expression as I got off the train. You know, ‘Great meeting you,’ or ‘You’re the apple of my eye.’"
Camilla 06-13-2011, 01:40 PM

"I also worried he might try to sneak a smooch, which would have been a big turn off. We'd just met!"
"Instead, he took my hand gently and gave it a little squeeze. He said, ‘If it’s the thought that counts, consider yourself kissed.’”
Mama said she just about died when he said that! Then she said to herself, “That man will be my husband.”
And so he is.
Camilla 06-13-2011, 01:45 PM

1.As used in this passage, which is the best antonym for adumbrated?
detailed
lengthened
invented
simplified
understated
2.
Camilla 06-13-2011, 01:58 PM

2.As used in the passage, what is the meaning of grandiloquence?
* *technical jargon *? *
archaic speech *? *
pithy expression *? *
pompous language *?
foreign word or phrase3.What is ironic about the title of this passage?
* *Rosa's mother does not like cliches. *? *
The passage has nothing to do with a song. *? *
It is where Rosa's mother meets her husband-to-be. *? *
The train only went a short distance but their love was forever. *? *
Rosa's mother could not have possibly loved her father after such a short train ride.4.Why might the author have chosen Rosa as the narrator even though it is her mother who is telling the main story?
* *to make the story harder to follow *?
to make the story seem more straightforward *?
to make it clear that Rosa’s mother has passed away *?
to make it clear that the story happened a long time ago *? *
so that the reader could learn the story from Rosa's perspective5.As used in the passage, what is the meaning of garrulous?
* *conceited *? *loquacious *? *narrow-minded *? *obsequious *? *patronizing?6.Which best situation describes someone who has been impertinent?
* *A man crashes into the car in front of him. *? *
A student gestures rudely to his teacher. *? *
A child rushes out the door, forgetting to say good-bye to his mom. *? *
A woman refuses to let her son play video games before school. *?
A dog chases all the cats in the neighborhood.7.Which is the best antonym for digress?
* *stop *? *stray *? *shorten *? *remember *? *stay on course?8.What may Rosa be meaning to convey to her child by telling this story?
* *advice on what to look for in a partner *? *
a regret that she met her husband on a train *? *
the suggestion that Rosa might find her husband on a train *?
a yearning to go back to that time and place *? *
the idea that education should come before marriage9.Judging from the passage, what does Rosa's mother find most important in a husband?
ЎCheck three that are correct.
humor
politeness
originality
respectfulness
heroism
10.What is implied in the following paragraph?
"“Well, if I had been shy, I might have just looked out the train window. Where would I be now? You wouldn’t even be here! But I let my eyes lock with his as he wobbled down the moving train."
* *that Rosa really wanted to just look out the window *?
that it is best to be outspoken in all circumstances *? *
that as soon as they locked eyes they fell in love *? *
that a slight change in circumstances could have greatly altered her life *? *that the story took place before technology allowed trains to offered smooth ride?11.As used in this passage, what is the meaning of ephemeral?
* *fleeting *? *permanent *? *ridiculous *? *serious *? *young12.Which is the best antonym for hackneyed?
* *happy *?
humorless *?
original *? *
over-used *?
turbulent?
Decadence 06-14-2011, 04:11 AM

1. understated * * * 2. pompous language ? * *3. Rosa`s mother doesn`t like cliches * * *4. so that the reader could learn the story from Rosa`s perspective * * *5. loquacious * * 6. a student gestures rudely to the teacher * * 7. stay on course * * 8. ???
* * 9. humour, politeness, respectfullness * * 10. that a slight ghange in circumstances could have greatly altered her life * *11. fleeting * * * 12. ???
Camilla 06-14-2011, 03:30 PM

MY DEAR RIMMOCHKA,
YOUR 1ST ANSWER IS INCORRECT.
THERE ARE NO ANSWERS TO THE 8TH AND 12TH QUESTIONS, AND THE 9TH ANSWER IS NOT FULLY CORRECT.(POLITENESS, RESPECTFULNESS...AND?????).......
Decadence 06-15-2011, 02:21 AM

1.?? Lyudochka, I need your help here. As far as I can understand, the sentence means that however tired my mother was she always told me stories full of details. I don`t understand how any of the other variants fit here. * * *8.advice on what to look for
in a partner *?? * * 12.
Decadence 06-15-2011, 02:22 AM

12. original
Decadence 06-15-2011, 02:22 AM

9. .... originality ?
Camilla 06-15-2011, 03:58 AM

1=LENGTHENED
8=CORRECT ANSWER
9=CORRECT NOW.
12=CORRECT NOW.
THANK YOU, MY DEAR TRUE FRIEND.
Decadence 06-15-2011, 04:18 AM

Love you
Camilla 06-15-2011, 02:18 PM

"Remains of a Marriage"“Leave it.”
Kelsey could not begin to fathom what she was hearing. In fact, a part of her began to feel she was in some sort of dream, unable to emerge to wakefulness.
Even the contractor appeared flabbergasted. His mouth stayed in a half-open position, like a marionette waiting for its strings to be tugged.
“Yes. Leave it,” Robert said again. He was speaking to the notion that someone in the room had asked him to clarify his words. No one had, but Robert had understood the silence.
What were the chances that an Indian burial ground would be found on the bucolic site where Robert and Kelsey had chosen to build their dream home? Why in the world would Robert not want to have the remains carted away, thought Kelsey. The last thing
they needed were Indian poltergeists meandering around their home while the two of them were trying to renovate their marriage.
Kelsey, usually deferential to her husband, knew that now was the time to make her position heard.
She tried to cajole Robert from the direction he was heading. “Sweetheart,” she whinnied. “We don’t want to build on a site with human remains. It would be irreverent to the dead.”
Immediately, she saw contempt in Robert’s eyes; it was a subtle reminder of how he often viewed her as superficial and self-absorbed.
“What would be irreverent,” said Robert, his voice dripping with condescension, “would be to desecrate these Native graves and move them from their final resting place. Remember the culture.”
No, Kelsey did not “remember the culture.” She could care less about the culture. However, Robert, the history professor, was obviously enthralled by the contractor’s findings. He had an innate way of understanding other cultures and other people that
amazed Kelsey. He did not have that gift with her.
But something inside Kelsey said this was too much. She believed wholeheartedly in ghosts and could not imagine a life of them haunting her, rattling her cupboards, and shaking her floorboards.
Kelsey had an unnerving sensation that big problems were ahead.
Camilla 06-15-2011, 02:29 PM

<=1
Why can't Kelsey fathom what her husband says at the beginning of the passage?
* * She could not hear what Robert said. *? *
She could not believe what he said. *? *
She had not yet seen the remains. *? *
She could not think of a retort to his comment.2.Which is the best synonym for flabbergasted?
* * dumbfounded *? * intuitive *? * querulous *? * tactful?3.What is the term given to the comparison of the contractor to a marionette?
* * an allusion, meaning a figure of speech making casual reference to a literary figure *? *
an analogy, meaning an extended comparison showing the similarities between two things *? * a denotation, meaning the literal definition of a word *? *
a hyperbole, meaning a gross exaggeration4."He was speaking to the notion that someone in the room had asked him to clarify his words."
ЎChoose the best way to rewrite the above sentence.
* * He was speaking as if he had asked himself to clarify his words. *? * He was speaking as if the contractor or Kelsey had asked him to clarify his words. *? *
He was speaking as if he heard a question but was not sure who asked it. *? *
He was speaking as if a ghost in the room had asked him to clarify his words.5.Why is the title of this passage ironic?
* * Nothing remains of the marriage. *? *
It is not clear Robert and Kelsey are married. *? *
Remains have been found on the property. *? *
Kelsey and Robert are having trouble with their marriage.6.What can be said about the house Robert and Kelsey are planning to build?
It will be haunted.
It will be in the city.
Kelsey considers it their dream house.
It will be in the country.
7.If Kelsey had chosen to be deferential to her husband, what would she have most likely said?
* * "Good idea." *? *
"Don't be silly." *? *
"I'll leave you." *? *
"I love you."8."She tried to cajole Robert from the direction he was heading."
*? * She tried to compromise with Robert. *? *
She tried to force Robert from the direction he was heading. *? *
She tried to gently prod Robert from the direction he was heading. *? * She tried to give Robert veiled threats about the direction he was heading.9.Which is the best antonym for desecrate ?
*? * honor *? * excavate *? * defile *? * criticize10.What does the reader learn about Kelsey and Robert's marriage?
*? * It seems busy. *? *
It seems blissful. *? *
It seems strained. *? *
It seems good-natured.?11.What about Robert seems to keep him from wanting to move the gravesite?
*? * He is controlling. *? *
He fears the Indians. *? *
He cares about history. * *
He doesn't want to build a house.
Eva 06-19-2011, 02:13 AM

1.d 2.a 3.b 4.b 5.d 6.c 7.c 8.c 9.a 10.c 11.c
Camilla 06-19-2011, 03:00 AM

IRA, SOME OF YOUR ANSWERS ARE NOT CORRECT:1,5,7.
AND IN THE 6TH QUESTION *YOU MUST GIVE 2 ANSWERS INSTEAD OF ONE.(THE 1ST ONE IS CORRECT)
Eva 06-20-2011, 01:24 AM

1.b 5.c 7.a 6.c,d
Camilla 06-20-2011, 03:58 AM

THAT'S CORRECT NOW. THANK YOU, IROCHKA.
Camilla 06-20-2011, 01:44 PM

GreenlandClimate change is a huge issue, and in Greenland they are feeling the effects. This article is about the many changes that Greenland is experiencing and also gives the reader an insight into the local culture. There is a lot of rich vocabulary some
beautiful imagery. See if you can decide which word fits in which gap and then let me know if there is any other vocabulary in the article which you would like explained.
Camilla 06-20-2011, 01:47 PM

Harmony
Threaten
Demise
Tipsy
Plummeted
Protruding
Paranoia
Wary
Flicker
Cliffs
Polar Eskimos of north-west GreenlandIn a far corner of Greenland, hope is fading with the language and sea ice.
Climate change, hunting controls and a new consumerism, _1_ the way of life of the Polar Eskimos of north-west Greenland. In the second of a series of dispatches, Stephen Pax Leonard reports from a community on the brink
The sun is slowly disappearing behind the _2_ towards Siorapaluk now it is gone midnight, leaving whale-shaped Herbert Island awash in crimson. It is mid-August and it is my very first evening in the settlement.
A couple of _3_ hunters invite me into their wooden, A-framed house and quiz me on who I am and what my purpose is here. Stepping over the narwhal blubber spread out on newspapers on the kitchen floor, I am channelled into the corner settee in the
chaotic living room and introduced to the various ancestors whose photographs line the walls, one of whom travelled with Knud Rasmussen to Alaska. I am asked repeatedly if I am a Norwegian from Greenpeace. There is _4_ in the community about
Greenpeace and the threat they pose to their hunting culture. One hunter told me that he will be waiting at the shoreline with his guns when they come.
In this closed, inward-looking society, the Polar Eskimos are sometimes _5_ of the outsider and the finger of blame is often pointed at the white man whose market capitalism, individualism and climate change are perceived as catalysts in the _6_ of their
own traditional communal group culture, damaging social cohesion in the process.
The Polar Eskimos have always lived in _7_ with nature, taking from the sea and land what they need to survive. But global warming has upset the equilibrium and in a centralising Greenland left the future of the isolated settlements uncertain.
The Inuktun word for "winter" is "ukiuq" (the same word is used for "year" – presumably the two used to be more or less synonymous), and here, in the bosom of the Arctic, winter has now arrived. The cliffs to the east with their folds forming the shape of a
granite accordion have previously been radiating hues of red and purple in the late evening summer sun, but are now uncompromisingly white. Now, the landscape and the sky form a patina of subtle blends of grey and white. Tilted-eyed huskies bay the
rising gibbous, candles _8_ nervously behind frosted window pains and wooden sledges jounce over the snow-covered scree tracks.
Two weeks ago the sea was a gelatinous, viscous grey soup, but the snow-covered sea ice now stretches for a few kilometres away from the settlement, with the open sea visible in the distance. Cathedrals of ice sit like _9_ teeth from off-white gums – their
passage through the Murchison Sound halted for several months. Two forgotten motorboats are frozen in place, the sea ice having closed in around them.
Camilla 06-20-2011, 01:47 PM

The temperature has _10_ and the battle is now on to heat the non-insulated wooden hut where I live. It is below freezing in the bathroom and I have on a number of occasions slept in sub-zero temperatures due to problems with the oil heater, losing
already one computer to the cold. Each day is now colder than the last, and we are almost cloaked in 24 hour darkness too.
Decadence 06-22-2011, 03:51 PM

1. threaten * * 2. cliffs * * 3. tipsy * * * 4. paranoia * * *5.wary * * *6. demise * * *7. harmony * * 8. flicker * * * 9. protruding * * *10. plummeted
Camilla 06-22-2011, 05:29 PM

GREAT JOB! MY CONGRATULATIONS!
Camilla 06-27-2011, 02:28 PM

Tessa, do you still love me?
Tessa — her name sounds soft and gentle to my ears. I love to repeat her name again and again. Our relationship has grown so deep over the past year, I can’t imagine being without Tessa.
Tessa is my closest companion. That does not mean everything has always gone smoothly. There have been times that we’ve argued. In fact, we have gotten into some big arguments. Afterwards when we have had time to think it over, we apologize and
forgive each other. It feels good to make up. It doesn’t feel good while we argue, but arguing, apologizing, and forgiving are better than avoiding certain topics. Now we can talk about just about anything. I admire Tessa for her open-mindedness.
One day I decided to test and see how open-minded Tessa really was. I put on a good act and confessed to her that I thought I was gay. There was an awkward silence. It lasted so long that I hated myself for saying it. The silence was suddenly broken as
she cursed the day I was born. Then she broke down crying. She said she needed some time apart for awhile. It was my own fault, but I didn’t know if I would ever get my Tessa back.
One day as we went for a walk along the beach, she brought up the topic again. She said she felt hurt because I had let our relationship grow so deep before telling her I was gay. But she didn’t blame me. She wanted to discuss it. She wanted to
understand. Again I admired her for her open-mindedness. Finally, I could tell her that I wasn’t really gay — that I just wanted to know how open-minded in her thinking she really was. I apologized for putting her through that. We kissed and made up, but
something had changed.
How can Tessa really know which story is true? Which time had I lied and which time had I told the truth? She seems to trust me so I try not to ask myself these questions. Tonight I will finally know the answer — tonight when I give Tessa a diamond ring
and ask her to marry me.
Camilla 06-27-2011, 02:29 PM

1.
What do the writer and Tessa do after they have an argument?
a.
They don’t talk to each other.
c.
They apologize and forgive each other.
b.
They forgive each other. Apologies are unnecessary.
d.
They avoid that topic in the future.
* 2.
What does the writer admire about Tessa?
a.
her logical arguments
c.
her beauty
b.
her ability to forgive
d.
her open-mindedness
* 3.
Why did the writer tell Tessa that he was gay.
a.
He thought she would understand.
c.
He felt it was time to “come out of the closet” and be honest about who he was.
b.
He wanted to see how open-minded she really was.
d.
He wanted to break up with her.
* 4.
How did he feel after he pretended to confess to being gay?
a.
He felt very clever.
c.
He hated himself for putting Tessa through this.
b.
He felt rejected by everyone.
d.
He felt confident that his plan would work out in the end.
* 5.
After Tessa had some time to think about it, she seemed _______________.
a.
very open-minded
c.
hurt
b.
angry
d.
relieved
* 6.
The writer apologized for tesing Tessa’s open-mindedness. They kissed and made up. After this, he felt _______________.
a.
sure that everything was okay again.
b.
unsure that Tessa knew and believed the true story.
Decadence 06-28-2011, 04:07 PM

1. C * * *2.D * * *3. B * * *4.C * * *5. C * *6. B
Camilla 06-28-2011, 04:19 PM

thank you very much, my dear!
that's correct! great job!
Camilla 06-28-2011, 04:21 PM

Six months ago I made a rash promise. The leader of the youth club in our village rang me in March saying, “We’re thinking of running a children’s playscheme for a day in October half-term. Would you be prepared to help?” My response was “Sure, why
not?” In truth I was a little flattered to be asked, even though working as a care assistant with old people hardly qualified me for the role. Still, I duly put the date in my diary and of course I forgot all about it. I don’t know if you’ve noticed this but time has
a habit of speeding along faster than a police car chasing a robber and, before I knew it, the day was dawning.
I arrived at the youth centre that morning feeling full of trepidation. There was a gang of 12 helpers including me and each pair had been allocated a particular age group. Mine was the 10 to 11 year olds. Even with the planning meeting I had attended the
week before, I worried about whether I was up to the task. Why hadn’t I read through the copious lesson plans we were given beforehand? And wasn’t the average 10-year-old more interested in the latest Play Station game than making things with paper
and glue?
All too quickly the children began arriving. The look of relief on parents’ faces as they handed their offspring over to us was quite comical. A handful of the children were already members of the club but the other forty five or so were from the local primary
schools. Again I asked myself why I had elected to spend a day with all these ‘little monsters’ especially when I have two all of my own to contend with!
I needn’t have worried of course as it turned out to be a marvellous day. We watched entertaining dvd clips, learned ‘action’ songs, made clay pyramids, decorated biscuits, played memory games and spent some time in quiet reflection. I say ‘we’ because I
rediscovered my inner child and joined in all the activities.
The particular highlight for me was the final rendition of “He’s got the whole world in his hands” in the closing part of the day. The children knew the words and actions off by heart and sang so loudly it was almost enough to bring the roof down. It’s difficult
to explain those moments; only that the body tingles with the pleasure of having witnessed something so magical.
Of course there were also moments of great poignancy. I found it difficult to stop thinking of one little girl, who mentioned oh-so-casually that her mum was in hospital and would be there for a long time. It’s easy for us adults to idealise childhood and forget
that some children have their own burden of anxieties and concerns. When I got home utterly exhausted, still with modelling clay under my fingernails, I reflected on what a privilege it had been.
There was one disappointment for the children and that was that the playscheme was only running for a day, and not the whole week. As I said farewell to my group, one of the children turned and said “Can we do it again in the next holiday, Miss?” My
response was, “Sure, why not?”
Camilla 06-28-2011, 04:31 PM

1.When the offer of the job was made the writer
a.felt she had made a mistake to agree.
b.thought she had appropriate experience for the job.
c.believed she shouldn't have been asked.
d.gave the impression she wasn't sure about accepting the job.
2.When the day arrived the writer was surprised
a.that the day had come round so quickly.
b.because she'd forgotten to write down the date.
c.because she witnessed a car chase on the way.
d.that she woke up at dawn.
3.When the writer arrived to start her job she
a.put the children into pairs.
b.realised she should have done more preparation.
c,felt confident she could deal with 10 and 11 year olds.
d.saw the children had brought their own electronic games to play with.
4.According to the writer, the parents were
a.happy to stay with their children all day.
b.worried about children from the other schools.
c.nervous that their children might not behave themselves.
d.glad to leave their children.
5.The writer needn't have worried because
a.the children were quiet during the day.
b.the children weren't doing messy activities.
c.she had fun herself.
d.the time passed quickly.
6.The writer's best moment
a.occurred in the middle of the day.
b.took her by surprise.
c.was hard to put into words.
d.was when the day was over.
7.According to the writer, adults
a.think that being a child is a privilege.
b.sometimes forget that children have worries too.
c.are usually exhausted by bringing up their children.
d.don't have a stressful life.
8.What is the writer's attitude by the end of the day?
a.She could imagine doing the job again next time.
b.She was sad to say good bye to the chidlren.
c.She was disappointed with the experience.
d.She hopes the playscheme will be longer in future.
ALEKSO 06-28-2011, 10:42 PM

1-c 2-a 3-b 4-d 5-c 6-c 7-b 8-a
Camilla 06-29-2011, 12:23 AM

SERGEY, THE 1ST ANSWER ISN'T CORRECT.TRY AGAIN PLEASE.
GOOD JOB!
ALEKSO 06-29-2011, 03:55 AM

1-a
Camilla 06-29-2011, 01:20 PM

that's correct! thank you.(F) (Y)
Camilla 06-29-2011, 01:23 PM

Most men and women pass xx1xx life without ever considering or criticising xx2xx their own conditions or those of the world at large. They find themselves born into a certain place in society, and they accept what each day xx3xx, without any thought
beyond what the immediate present requires. They seek the satisfaction of the needs of the moment, without much forethought, and without thinking that by sufficient effort the conditions of their lives xx4xx be changed. A certain percentage, guided by
personal ambition, make the effort of thought and will which is necessary to place themselves among the more xx5xx members of the community; but very few among these are seriously concerned to secure for all the advantages which they seek for
xx6xx. Only a few rare and exceptional men have that kind of love toward mankind at large that makes them unable to endure patiently the general mass of evil and suffering, xx7xx of any relation it may have to their own lives. These few, driven by
sympathetic pain, will seek for some new system of society by which life may become richer, more full of xx8xx and less full of preventable evils xx9xx it is at present. But in the past such men have, as a rule, failed to interest the very victims of the
injustices xx10xx they wished to remedy.
Adapted from Proposed Roads To Freedom by Bertrand Russell
Camilla 06-29-2011, 01:31 PM

1. * a)out * b)at * c)through * d)above
2. * a)if * b)either * c)when * d)both
3. * a)was * b)finishes * c)brings * d)is missing
4. * a)could * b)must * c)would * d)had better
5. * a)numerous * b)innocent * c)honest * d)fortunate
6. * a)him * b)them * c)themselves * d)anyone
7. * a)despite * b)regardless * c)because * d)on account
8. * a)problems * b)themselves * c)excuses * d)joy
9. * a)than * b)which * c)although * d)when
10. * a)who * b)which * c)where * d)whom
11. According to the text, most people * a)want to help others who are less fortunate. * b)envy the good fortune of others. * c)want to see society change. * d)accept things the way they are.
12. According to the text, people who try to improve the living conditions of others are * a)dishonest. * b)not wise. * c)unusual. * d)politicians.
13. According to the text, when people try to improve the conditions of less fortunate people, the less fortunate people are usually * a)not interested. * b)thankful. * c)angry. * d)suspicious.
14. The expression at large in the first sentence means * a)especially * b)generally * c)actually * d)accidentally
15. The word very *in the last sentence means * a)too many * b)a lot of * c)specific * d)every
Decadence 06-30-2011, 04:32 AM

1. through * * 2. either * * 3. brings * * *4. could * * 5. fortunate * * *6. themselves *7. regardless * * *8. joy * * 9. than * * 10. which * * *11. accept things the way they are * * *12. unusual * * 13. not interested ? * * 14. ???
Decadence 06-30-2011, 04:33 AM

sorry, I read the answers for number 15. * *14 - generally * * *15. specific
Camilla 06-30-2011, 01:59 PM

WOW! IT'S FANTASTIC! YOU DID EXCELLENT!
Camilla 06-30-2011, 02:19 PM

TATTOO.
Justin’s mom had set down the house rules with aplomb. Only the most obtuse person would have failed to understand: no tattoos, no body piercings and no co-ed sleepovers while living in the house of Elaine Tucker Brown.
Still, the day Justin turned 18, he lied to his mother about where he was going and headed straight to the tattoo parlor, as if impervious to his mother’s wrath. He got a light blue heart the size of an orange permanently etched on his arm. Above this work of
art was the word, “Blessed.”
No, Justin was not stupid, but he was obstinate.
Elaine saw this as an act of sheer defiance. She was incensed, her anger exacerbated by the fact that Justin had breezed into the house, found her in the kitchen, taken off his shirt with a smile and said, “Got it!”
“No, Justin. Let me tell you what you’ve got,” Elaine said angrily. “You’ve got five minutes to go upstairs and pack a bag. I’m taking you to Pop-Pops.”
The ride to Pop-Pop’s house was chilly, to say the least. Elaine berated Justin for everything she could think of, which wasn’t much because he was a straight A senior with a full academic scholarship to his top college pick. He had a kind heart and started a
foundation in the ninth grade, which donated used sporting equipment to underprivileged kids in South Africa.
Elaine pulled up to her father’s door and ordered Justin out. Not 10 minutes later, her cell phone rang.
“Elaine, have you lost it? You are kicking a boy as good as him out the house for a tattoo – that says ‘Blessed,’ no less?” her father asked, incredulous. “You will miss him so much. Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face, Elaine. Come pick this young man
up.”
Elaine, having grown up obeying most of her parents’ demands, turned her car around and went back to pick up her son. Justin was surprisingly contrite. “Sorry for being so disrespectful, Mom,” he said earnestly. “I will try to follow house rules from now
on.”
Camilla 06-30-2011, 02:30 PM

1.
What other title would best fit this passage?
*? * "House Rules" *? * "Visiting Pop-Pop" *? * "Straight A's" *? * "Body Piercings"2.What details does the author include which may make the reader sympathetic to Justin?
ЎCheck all that make sense.
Justin is described as obstinate.
Justin is portrayed as kind-hearted.
Justin is described as a straight A student.
Justin is described as receiving a full scholarship to college.
3.Which proverb does Elaine learn in this passage?
* * Don't make much ado about nothing. *? * Familiarity breeds contempt. * * No arguments will give courage to the coward. *? * If words suffice not, blows must follow.?4.Which proverb does Justin seem to learn by the end of this passage?
* * Look before you leap. *? * Pleasure bought with pain, hurts. *? * Youth's first duty is reverence to parents. *? * If men had all they wished, they would often be ruined.?5.Which is the best antonym for obtuse ?
* * foolhardy *? * intelligent *? * passionate *? * stubborn?6.What was Justin's attitude when he showed his mother the tattoo?
* * willfully defiant *? * cautiously jubilant *? * convincingly contrite *? * noticeably melodramatic?7.Which is the best antonym for impervious ?
* * elated *? * impenetrable *? * invigorated *? * vulnerable?8.Which is the best antonym for exacerbate?
* * defend *? * relegate *? * mitigate *? * understate?9."You are kicking a boy as good as him out the house for a tattoo – that says ‘Blessed,’ no less?”"
ЎThe above sentence has a grammatical error. What is it, and how should it be fixed?
* * good should be well *? * him should be he *? * 'Blessed' should be "Blessed" *? * less should be lest?10.Using the passage as a guide, which is the best interpretation of the idiom, cut off your nose to spite your face ?
* * calling something bad that is not *? * trying to teach something too difficult *? * loving a person less for what he has done *? * pursuing revenge and hurting yourself in the process?11."Justin was surprisingly contrite."
* * Justin was surprisingly relaxed. *? * Justin was surprisingly remorseful. *? * Justin had surprisingly lost his bad attitude. *? * Justin had surprisingly become somber.?
Decadence 07-04-2011, 04:50 PM

1. House Rules * * 2. kind-hearted, straight A level student * * 3. receiving a full scholarship * * * 3. Don`t make much ado about nothing * * 4. Youth`s first duty is reverence to parents * * 5. intelligent * * 6. willfully defiant * * Sorry, have to leave now,
will continue later
Decadence 07-04-2011, 10:44 PM

7. vulnerable * * *8. mitigate * * 9. ??? Who can help ? * * 10. pursuihg revenge and hurting yourself in the process * * 11. Can`t find - maybe *Justine was surprisingly remorseful - nine of the rest matches at all *-) (md)
Camilla 07-04-2011, 11:42 PM

Я ПОМОГУ ТЕБЕ,МОЯ ДОРОГАЯ ТРУЖЕНИЦА.
9=HIM SHOULD BE HE
10=PURSUING REVENGE
Camilla 07-05-2011, 03:06 PM

Instructions
You are going to read a magazine article about John Prince, a dancer, dance teacher and choreographer. Seven sentences have been removed from the article on the left. Choose the most suitable sentence from the list A-H on the right for each part (1-7) of
the article. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.
Camilla 07-05-2011, 03:09 PM

A It's fine, but I try not to give out too much advice as it gets irritating!
B And if nothing you like comes out of it, then come back and be an actor or dancer.
C Without a strict daily timetable like this you find yourself wasting too much time.
D After that it's back to England to start a new term of dance classes.
E Hopefully this has enabled me to become a better and more tolerant person as a result.
F When it comes to coping with stress, I find that exercise helps me to cope with my problems, so I stay in good shape mentally as well.
G Like any profession where you're always travelling, you tend to acquire something new almost every day.
H Being fully equipped with all this stuff beforehand makes it easier when you go for auditions.
Camilla 07-05-2011, 03:10 PM

1.
Career success in the arts
John Prince, famous dancer and choreographer, gives advice on how to succeed in a career in the arts.
I asked John how he got started and what requirements there are. "Well, to be a professional dancer it's useful to have had acting lessons or some background in drama. If you want to succeed in musical theatre you have to have a good singing voice as
well. When you approach an agent you should take a portfolio with your CV, your statistics sheet and some good photos and reviews of past performances. You'll need dance clothes, ballet shoes, tap shoes, and even roller skates depending on what kind of
show you are going to go for."
Camilla 07-05-2011, 03:11 PM

2.
"Of course, you need to be extremely fit if you want to be a professional dancer. I dance or move about for about six hours a day. There are great health benefits to being a dancer. I can eat a lot of pasta without gaining weight because dancing increases
your metabolism so much."
Camilla 07-05-2011, 03:12 PM

3.
John has a very busy schedule in the next few months. He took time out to speak to me today from the making of a pop video to promote N-ergy's latest record. "I choreographed the dance routine for the boys and they only had 2 days in which to learn it!
I am going to be working on a video for another well known band - but that's top secret. Next month I'll be touring Spain in a production of a musical that was written by a friend of mine, Michaela Evans.
Camilla 07-05-2011, 03:13 PM

4.As for the future, I've come to realise that I would never be content to be just a chorus dancer - I'm too much of an individual for that. Like all artists I'd love to become a household name by writing and choreographing my own musicals."
John was born in Jamaica to a Jamaican father and a Scottish mother but the family emigrated to England 20 years ago. "I have a little sister I adore, who is also training to be a dancer." How does it feel to have someone else following in your footsteps?
Camilla 07-05-2011, 03:13 PM

5.
Has he much more to learn, I wondered. "I've spent an incredible amount of my life training to get where I am. I went to college for two years in England, I trained for six months in Paris and about eight months in America. But you never really stop training
or learning your art."
Camilla 07-05-2011, 03:13 PM

6.
So, would you say it's been plain sailing? "I feel I've been lucky to a degree; many people hit problems breaking into the arts. It can be a vicious circle really. You can't become a member of Equity, which is the actors' and dancers' union, without good
contracts. and you can't get good contracts without being a member of Equity. My advice to people who want to get into the arts would be to go out into the world, and try everything else first.
Camilla 07-05-2011, 03:14 PM

7.
What has a dance career done for you as a person? "Thanks to dancing, I've visited and performed in 23 countries so far. This has opened my eyes to the world, and I've been able to understand issues like racism and inequality from a wider perspective.
Decadence 07-09-2011, 04:42 PM

1. h * *2.f * *3. d * * 4. a * * 5.g * * 6.b * * 7. e
Camilla 07-09-2011, 09:27 PM

REALLY BRILLIANT! YOUR SCORE IS 100%.
Decadence 07-09-2011, 10:10 PM

Great ! I thought there would be mistakes ))
Camilla 07-09-2011, 10:36 PM

Official records state that the Pueblo Indians lived in New Mexico and Arizona . The word "Pueblo" comes from the Spanish word "pueblo," meaning town or village. The Spaniards found these Indians living in apartment houses, some of them on the side of a
cliff in order that they could be reached only by ladders. Whenever they were attacked by Apaches, the Pueblos would pull up the ladders. They grew corn, which they watered with water flowing down in ditches. They wove cloth, made wonderful baskets,
and created jars and pots out of clay proving how skilful they were at hand-craft.
1. From the passage we understand that the Pueblo Indians were afraid of ............. .
a) cliff dwelling
b) Apache Indians
c) apartment houses
d) water flowing down in ditches
e) solitary life
2. Why the Spaniards called these Indians "Pueblos" is because they ................ .
a) were close to the Apaches
b) lived together in a town or village
c) farmed and brought down water in ditches
d) pulled up their ladders when attacked
e) achieved fame thanks to their hand-craft
3. The Pueblo Indians lived on the side of a cliff ................ .
a) although they had apartment houses
b) to observe the stars in the sky for rain season
c) so that they could provide themselves with shelters
d) and, the didn't have a lake, a stream, or a pond
e) as long as they were all together
Eva 07-10-2011, 01:44 PM

1.b 2.b 3.c.
Camilla 07-10-2011, 03:47 PM

THAT'S CORRECT,IROCHKA!
Camilla 07-10-2011, 10:14 PM

Ichabod's hair rose upon xx1xx head with terror. What was to be done? It was now too late to turn and run; and besides, what chance was there of escaping a ghost or goblin, if such it was, which could ride upon the wings of the wind? Summoning up all of
his courage, he said in a stammering voice, "Who are you?" He received xx2xx reply. He repeated his demand in a still more agitated voice. Still there was no answer. Once more he xx3xx the sides of his horse, and, shutting his eyes, broke into a religious
song. Just then the shadowy object put itself in motion, and with a scramble and a bound stood at once in the middle of the road. Though the xx4xx was dark and dismal, yet the form of the unknown might now in some degree be ascertained. He appeared
to be a large horseman mounted on a powerful black horse. He made no gesture of threat or greeting. Ichabod, who had no liking for this strange midnight companion now quickened his horse in hopes of xx5xx him behind. The stranger, xx6xx, quickened
his horse to an equal pace. Ichabod pulled up, and fell into a walk, thinking to lag behind, but the other did the same. His heart began to sink within him; he tried to resume his song, but his dry tongue stuck to the roof of his mouth, and he could not utter a
sound. There was something in the silence of his xx7xx that was mysterious and disturbing. It was soon fearfully accounted for. On mounting a rising ground, which brought the figure of his fellow-traveler in relief against the sky, gigantic in height, and
muffled in a cloak, Ichabod was horror-struck on xx8xx that he was headless! but his xx9xx increased on observing that the xx10xx, which should have rested on his shoulders, was carried before him on the pommel of his saddle! Adapted from The Legend
of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
Camilla 07-10-2011, 10:22 PM

1. * a)a * b)the * c)his * d)that

2. * a)a * b)no * c)any * d)some
3. * a)beat * b)beats * c)is beating * d)was beaten
4. * a)time * b)night * c)song * d)voice
5. *a)leave * b)leaves * c)leaving * d)left
6. * a)although * b)however * c)moreover * d)futhermore
7. * a)friend * b)enemy * c)horseman * d)companion
8. * a)hearing * b)seeing * c)feeling * d)saying
9. * a)happiness * b)interest * c)enjoyment * d)horror
10. * a)horse * b)saddle * c)companion * d)head
11. What was Ichabod afraid of? * a)ghosts * b)wild animals * c)robbers * d)his horse.
12. What does the word terro in the first sentence mean? * a)enjoyment * b)hope * c)fear * d)effort
13. When Ichabod spoke to the horseman, the horseman *
a)greeted him * b)said nothing * c)threatened him * d)made a gesture
14. The horseman *
a)was Ichabod's friend. * b)was trying to rob Ichabod. * c)had no head. * d)wanted Ichabod's help.
15. The word observingin the last sentence means *
a)fearing * b)wondering * c)asking * d)seeing
Besame Mucho 07-10-2011, 11:03 PM

1.c
2.b
3.a
4.b
5c
6.b
7.d
8.b
9.d
10.d
11.a
12.c
Besame Mucho 07-10-2011, 11:03 PM

13.b
14c
15d
Camilla 07-11-2011, 12:02 AM

,everything is correct!
Besame Mucho 07-11-2011, 12:04 AM

I'm glad that there are no mistakes.:-D
Camilla 07-11-2011, 03:17 PM

Scorpion
Soon after Navi got engaged to Roberto, she went to meet his family in Mexico.
She had heard many a story of Roberto’s birth city of Guanajuato, and they had all captivated her. At one time, this colonial city was the source of two-thirds of the world’s silver.
“Our family goes to a beautiful church in Guanajuato,” Roberto had told her while they courted in the United States. “It is said that silver dust was mixed into the cement building blocks and that is why the church sparkles.”
Navi had been enthralled. Roberto always told such wonderful stories. She could not wait to see the city and meet all of Roberto’s family. Navi was an artist and knew that the trip would inspire her to create.
While Roberto had imparted Navi with all the wonders of his beautiful city, it had not occurred to him to mention any dangers. They were young. They were in love. They lived only in the moment.
Navi was speechless when she saw the Oratorio de San Felipe. “It really does sparkle!” she exclaimed.
Navi kissed Roberto on the cheek. “I’ll meet you outside,” she said, leaving the church.
She pulled her sketchpad and pencils from her bag and went to sit against one of the glorious palm trees outside the church. She began sketching the colossal cupola which extended three stories above the nave.
Suddenly, a sharp pain took hold of her left shoulder. It felt like an electrical shock. The pain began to pervade the rest of her body.
She had been stung by a pernicious scorpion!
The last thing Navi remembered was Roberto kneeling by her side. She woke up a week later with him holding her hand and telling her a story. “In Mexico, scorpions are ubiquitous. There are more scorpion deaths here than in any other place in the world.
And they love palm trees,” he said, rubbing her hand with tears of relief in his eyes. “I should have mentioned that before.”
Camilla 07-11-2011, 03:25 PM

1.Which is the best antonym for captivated?
* * *dishonored *? * *enthralled *? * *repelled *? * *saddened?2.Which of the following sentences most clearly foreshadows that something bad will happen?
* * *They lived only in the moment. *? * *It had not occurred to him to mention any dangers. *? * *Suddenly, a sharp pain took hold of her left shoulder. *? * *“I’ll meet you outside,” she said, leaving the church.?3.According to the passage, which
conditions may result from a scorpion sting?
paralysis
nausea
pain
unconsciousness
"4.They were young. They were in love. They lived only in the moment."
ЎChoose the best way to combine the above sentences.
* * *They were young and in love and they lived only in the moment. *? * *They were young and in love; they lived only in the moment. *? * *They were young and in love; therefore, they lived only in the moment. *? * *They were young and in love;
conversely, they lived only in the moment.?5.Which is the best antonym for colossal?
* * *banal *? * *microscopic *? * *temporal *? * *uninspiring?6.What is the best synonym for pervade?
* * *numb *? * *paralyze *? * *permeate *? * *sicken?7.How does Roberto seem to feel about not having told Navi about scorpions?
* * *aloof *? * *perplexed *? * *remorseful *? * *validated?8.What is the best definition of pernicious?
* * *deadly *? * *evil *? * *sneaky *? * *territorial?9.What type of narrator is telling this story?
* * *first person, characterized as a person in the story. *? * *second person, characterized as speaking directly to the reader. *? * *third person omniscient, characterized as knowing what all the characters are thinking. *? * *third person focalized,
characterized by knowing only what one character may be thinking?10.Which is the best antonym for ubiquitous?
* * *scarce *? * *benevolent *? * *harmless *? * *adulterated?
Decadence 07-15-2011, 05:21 AM

1. repelled * * 2. It hadn`t occurred to him to mention any dangers * * 3. paralysis, pain, unconsciousness * * *4. They were young and in love, they lived only in the moment ??? * * 5. microscopic * * * * *6. permeate * * *7. remorseful * * *8. deadly? /
evil ? * * *9. third person focalized, .... ???? * * 10. scarce
Camilla 07-15-2011, 02:24 PM

BRILLIANT!
Camilla 07-15-2011, 05:41 PM

In Ancient Greece lived a young man called Narcissus, who was greatly xx1xx, for he was very handsome. Narcissus was very proud of his perfect face and graceful body, and never lost the chance to xx2xx his reflection in any body of water he happened
to pass. He would lie for hours admiring his gleaming dark eyes, slender nose, slim hips and the mop of curly xx3xx that crowned the perfect oval of his face. You would think a sculptor had come down xx4xx heaven to carve such a faultless body as a living
image of mankind's love of beauty. One day, Narcissus was walking close to a precipice where the clear waters of a cold mountain pool mirrored his beautiful face. "You are handsome, Narcissus!" he told xx5xx as he bent down to admire his reflection.
"There's nobody xx6xx handsome in the whole world! I'd love to kiss you." Narcissus was suddenly seized by the desire to kiss his own reflection and he bent down closer to the water. But he lost his balance and toppled into the pool. Narcissus could not
xx7xx and so he drowned. But when the gods discovered that the xx8xx beautiful being on earth had died, they decided that such beauty could not be xx9xx. The gods turned Narcissus into a scented flower which, to this day, blossoms in the mountains in
spring, and which is xx10xx called Narcissus.
Camilla 07-15-2011, 05:47 PM

1. * a)admire * b)admires * c)admiring * d)admired
2 * a)look * b)look at * c)look out * d)look up
. 3 * a)hat * b)hair * c)hill * d)ears
4. *a)from * b)to * c)of * d)by
5. *a)him * b)himself * c)them * d)myself
6. * a)so * b)such * c)more * d)too
7. *a)stay * b)help * c)swim * d)jump
8. * a)best * b)first * c)greatest * d)most
9. * a)forget * b)forgot * c)forgotten * d)forgetful
10. * a)only * b)still * c)just * d)finally
11. Which word describes the character of Narcissus? *

a)modest * b)dishonest * c)careful * d)proud
12. The word admired in the first sentence means *

a)hated and feared * b)ridiculed or made fun of * c)loved and respected * d)misunderstood and unappreciated
13. Which job would Narcissus probably have if he were alive today? * a)teacher * b)doctor * c)actor * d)gardener
14. TRUE or FALSE: Narcissus thought himself handsome but others did not think he was. *
a)TRUE * b)FALSE
15. The gods turned Narcissus into a flower *
a)to memorialize him. * b)to punish him. * c)because that is what he wanted. * d)as a joke.
Notress 07-16-2011, 06:16 AM

1. admired
2. look at
3. hair
4. from
5. himself
6. so
7. swim
8. most
9. forgotten
10.still
Notress 07-16-2011, 06:18 AM

11. proud
12.loved and respected
13 gardner
14. false
15. to memorialize him
Camilla 07-16-2011, 02:05 PM

DEAR SILVIA,I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU FOR AGES.GLAD TO MEET YOU AGAIN.
YOUR 13TH ANSWER IS WRONG. CORRECT IT PLEASE.
Notress 07-16-2011, 10:18 PM

yes, it's been a while since I last visited the group, I do not have so much time, as I used to. Anyway, I try to do my best:-) . And getting back to our task....I did not have any idea, what his job could have possible been. I picked the last variant, making an
association between his name and the name of that flower. But now, I think that the profession of the actor would suit more, since he was so handsome ;-) ...
Camilla 07-16-2011, 11:54 PM

AND YOUR CHOICE IS CORRECT. THANK YOU,SILVIA.
Camilla 07-17-2011, 12:57 AM

"The Transfers"
Camilla 07-17-2011, 12:58 AM

Loren had been surreptitiously moving money from the accounts of his bank’s wealthiest clients to one he created for himself in the Cayman Islands for 8 years. He had every reason to believe that no one suspected a thing.
He had been prudent with all the money he had embezzled from Signet Bank. He wore second-hand suits to his job as a bank teller there. He rode his bike from Anacostia - the squalid, blighted neighborhood he called home - to his DuPont Circle branch
each day.
He rarely travelled outside of the Washington, DC, area. He did nothing at all to raise a red flag. He appeared as nothing more than an 18-dollar-an-hour bank employee in a town where many made millions.
No one, he was sure, had ever scrutinized the myriad of transactions which had taken place – lump sum transfers of $9,000 every other week. Otherwise, the truth would have surely come to light a long time ago.
“Nine thousand dollars every other week is just a drop in the bucket to these rich folks,” Loren reasoned. This assuaged his guilt.
In Loren’s mind, it was the greedy people who got caught doing these things. It was the ostentatious ones, too. It was the guys who built multi-million dollar homes with 24 rooms on a pauper’s salary.
To him, the bank was fraught with idiots, and no one was capable of unraveling his master plan. Now it was too late for them.
Today was the day Loren would begin reaping the benefits of all his patience and cunning and begin living in blissful obscurity.
After an ordinary day at work, Loren got on his bike and road over the river to National Airport.
As the plane lifted off the runway for the Caribbean, Loren watched intently out the window. He had close to $2 million collecting interest in the bank and had gotten off scot-free.
As the plane landed, Loren finally allowed himself to fully dream of the carefree life he was about to begin. He moved down the airplane steps, across the tarmac and headed toward the airport. The balmy air felt comforting to his skin.
He breathed in slowly and deeply with anticipation and was surprised to hear a familiar voice.
“Hey, Loren. Not so fast.”
Camilla 07-17-2011, 01:08 AM

1.Which is a synonym for surreptitiously ?
* * boldly *? * carefully *? * overtly *? * secretly?2."He had been prudent with all the money he had embezzled from Signet Bank."
* * He had been showy with the funds he had taken from Signet Bank. *? * He had saved all the money he had deposited into Signet Bank. *? *
He had felt guilty about all the money he had taken from Signet Bank. *? * He had been discreet with all the money he had stolen from Signet Bank.3.What were some of the things Loren did to appear ordinary?
He rode his bike to work.
He worked as a bank teller.
He wore second-hand clothes.
He transferred only $9,000 at a time.
4.What is meant by the expression to " raise a red flag"?
* * to appear guilty *? * to appear wealthy *? * to seem very smart *? * to give a warning signal?5.What made Loren so confident he would get away with his crime?
The money was in the Cayman Islands.
He felt that no one ever suspects a bank teller.
He had done nothing to show that he had a lot of money.
He felt the people he worked with at the bank were not smart.
6.If Loren stole for 8 full years, about how much money did he have in the bank?
* * $72,000 *? * $1.8 million *? * $2.5 million *? * $3.7 million?7.What kind of expression is "drop in the bucket "?
* * demonstrative *? * idiomatic *? * sarcastic *? * understatement?8.What is the best antonym for ostentatious ?
* * lavish *? * conspicuous *? * childish *? * modest?9.Which line from the passage best serves as its climax?
* * “Hey, Loren. Not so fast.” *? * Now it was too late for them. *? * Otherwise, the truth would have surely come to light a long time ago. *? * After an ordinary day at work, Loren got on his bike and road over the river to National Airport.?10.Which word
best describes Loren's attitude toward his bank colleagues?
* * benevolent *? * disdainful *? * impetuous *? * wary?11.Which is the best synonym for fraught?
* * filled with *? * short on *? * lead by *? * worked at?12.Which is the best antonym for myriad ?
* * convoluted *? * interminable *? * multitude *? * paucity?
Irinka 07-18-2011, 06:55 PM

1)secretly *2)He had been discreet *3) 1,3. *4)to give a warning signal 5) 1( if His money was...),2,3,4 *6) about 3.7 mln *7)idiomatic *8) modest *9)1?10)disdainful 11).filled with 12)multitude
Camilla 07-18-2011, 08:44 PM

ALLOCHKA, THE ANSWERS 5,6,12 ARE NOT CORRECT.
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK PLEASE.
Irinka 07-19-2011, 01:34 AM

6)about 1.8 mln 12) paucity( thought of a synonym)
Camilla 07-19-2011, 02:57 AM

CORRECT, ALLOCHKA!
5=C,D(THE THIRD AND THE 4TH LINE)
Camilla 08-03-2011, 12:43 AM

Reading comprehension quiz(adapted from a test developed by Dr Alaistair Allan)Instructions
This exercise contains vocabulary that you may never have seen before. However, it is still possible to answer the questions successfully byusing skills and initiatives.Each question has four choices. Only ONE is correct for each question.Decide what you
think is the correct choice for each question.
1. The doctor who discovered the cause of leprosy was Hansen. This horrifying disease which has ruined the lives of thousands of people is sometimes known as *Select answer*
Dr Joseph Lister's Disease
Schweitzer's Complaint
Dr Elizabeth Blackwell's Syndrome
Hansen's Disease
2. Mr Brown's dismissal caused the union's Grievance Committee to *Select answer*complaint
protest
angry
dismiss
3. Charles Dickens' book "Hard Times" is about *Select answer*
international finance in the modern world
life in the twentieth century
the adventures of a strong man
the difficult life of a factory worker
4. This connoisseur does not collect objects like these because they *Select answer*
are not precious
do not have much value
are nearly worthless
are quite common
5. The bark of the silver birch tree *Select answer*
is dark and smooth
is thick and rough
appears to shine in the sun
cannot be easily removed
6. Elizabeth Blackwell was *Select answer*
a doctor
a writer
a politician
a musician
7. Of all the board games, Caissa's is *Select answer*
the least difficult to play
the easiest to play
a game for those who do not like hard games
mentally challenging
8. He explained that "dormilona" referred to a *Select answer*
inner pain
undeveloped thought
sensitive plant
uneasy sleeper
9. Everyone agrees that he is a similitude of his father. This means *Select answer*
he looks like his father
he is influenced by his father
he obeys his father
he works for his father
10. There are many osteomancers but only one of them *Select answer*
solve our problem
help us to attain our ambition
explains what we want to know
cure our illness
11. Someone suffering from hemeralopia *Select answer*
seldom has trouble seeing in daylight
usually has trouble seeing in daylight
rarely has trouble seeing in daylight
infrequently has trouble seeing in daylight
12. A silver birch is a *Select answer*
valuable racehorse
tree
treasure
rare type of dog
13. He is suffering from malacia so he *Select answer*
often desires spiced food
unceasingly desires spiced food
constantly desires spiced food
always desires spiced food
14. When you see a marinorama you are looking at a *Select answer*
small animal
part of the night sky
panoramic view of the sea
long building
15. The most common form of recreation in Erewhon is *Select answer*
computer games
outdoor games
electronic games
automated tv games
16. The Karamajong tribesmen were easily frightened by the soldiers because they were *Select answer*
not warlike
non-aggressive
peace-loving
unarmed
gainst 08-04-2011, 04:17 AM

1 Hansen's Disease *2 protest *3 the difficult life of a factory worker *4 are quite common 5 appears to shine in the sun *6 a doctor *7 mentally challenging *8 sensitive plant *9 he looks like his father *10 explains what we want to know *11 usually has
trouble seeing in daylight *12 tree *13 I have difficulty here-don't know * 14 panoramic view of the sea *15 outdoor games *16 unarmed
Camilla 08-04-2011, 12:43 PM

13=often desires spice food
BRILLIANT,LIKA! WELL DONE!
gainst 08-04-2011, 03:05 PM

(F) thanks!!
Camilla 08-14-2011, 06:02 PM

Youth crime
Until two years ago, Clearing, Illinois was a tranquil suburb of Chicago. But residents grew alarmed when they noticed armed teenagers on the streets, giving gang signals and shouting at passing cars. Then came a series of burglaries and graffiti messages
on storefronts. By the time local authorities realized they had a gang problem, it was too late. Last December, two 13-year-old girls were shot outside their school as they sat in a car with two members of a local gang, the Ridgeway Lords.
Nearly all 50 states have recently passed laws that allow youths aged 14-17 to be tried in court as adults. In about 25 states they have passed laws to punish parents for their children's behaviour. And in 146 of the nation's largest cities, they have imposed
curfews to reduce juvenile violence. When you look at the spectacular rise of violent crime among young people recently, it's easy to understand the concern. Over the past decade, there has been a decline in adult murders in the US, while murder rates
have surged for youths between 14-17.
For young offenders who aren't sent to prison, the punishments vary: some are ordered to perform community service, others are placed in job training programs, still others sent to youth prisons. But the Republicans in Congress want to reverse a basic
principle of juvenile justice: the separation of young criminals from hardened adult criminals in prison. The reasons are partly financial - to reduce the cost of having separate prisons for young people - and partly psychological - to end what Republicans
consider as society's overly protective attitude towards young criminals.
1. Where is Clearing located? In Great Britain.In the USA.In Spain.

* 2. Why were residents unhappy? Because gangs came into their town.Because taxes increased.Because rents were too high.
* 3. What happened in December? two girls were killed because they were with two members of another gangcriminality decreaseda policeman shot a young man
* 4. What are 'the Ridgeway Lords'? a gang.a prison.a famous band.
* 5. Young people cannot be tried in court in most U.S. states. FalseTrue?
* 6. Parents are not responsible for what their children do. ?TrueFalse
* 7. What is &39;? Young people are not allowed to go out when it is too late (night).Young people are not allowed to smoke.Young people are not allowed to drink.
* 8. There is an increase in… the number of crimes done by adultsthe number of prisonsthe number of crimes done by young people
* 9. What would the Republicans like to do? They would like to ban youth prisonsThey would like to separate young criminals from adult criminalsThey would like to put young criminals into prisons for adults
* 10. This would cost less money. TrueFalse?
Decadence 08-15-2011, 04:38 AM

1. In the USA * * 2. Because gangs came to their town * * 3. two girls were killed * * * 4. a gang * * *5. false * * *6. false * * *7. young people are not allowed to go out too late * * * 8. the number of crimes done by young people * * * 9. to put young
criminals into prisons for adults * * 10. true
Camilla 08-15-2011, 02:43 PM

THAT'S RIGHT,DEAR RIMMOCHKA.
Camilla 08-15-2011, 04:37 PM

A volcanic eruption
Volcanic ash is rock that has been pulverized into dust or sand by volcanic activity. In very large eruptions, ash is accompanied by rocks having the weight and density of hailstones. Volcanic ash is hot near the volcano, but it is cool when it falls at greater
distances. Ashfall blocks sunlight, reducing visibility and sometimes causing darkness. Ashfall can be accompanied by lightning. Fresh volcanic ash is gritty, abrasive, sometimes corrosive, and always unpleasant. Although ash is not highly toxic, it can
trouble infants, the elderly and those with respiratory ailments. Small ash particles can abrade the front of the eye under windy and ashy conditions. Ash abrades and jams machinery. It contaminates and clogs ventilation, water supplies and drains. Ash also
causes electrical short circuits, in transmission lines (especially when wet), in computers, and in microelectronic devices. Power often goes out during and after ashfall. Long-term exposure to wet ash can corrode metal. Ash accumulates like heavy snowfall,
but does not melt. The weight of ash can cause roofs to collapse. A one-inch layer of ash weighs 5-10 pounds per square foot when dry, but 10-15 pounds per square foot when wet. Wet ash is slippery. Ash resuspended by wind, and human activity can
disrupt lives for months after an
Camilla 08-15-2011, 04:50 PM

1. Find in the text the word which gives an idea of the size of the rocks: *
*2. Give the immediate consequence of an ashfall: *

* 3. Is ash toxic? *
* 4. Can it have bad effect on old people, though? *
* 5. Ash is bad for the eyes, isn't it? *
* 6. Ash causes problems to machines, doesn't it? *
7. Ash is bad for the air we breathe, I suppose. .
* 8. What about the water? .
* 9. What about the electricity? *.
* 10. Does wet ash cause problems too?.
* 11. Ash doesn't melt,does it?
* 12. Are people affected by a volcanic eruption for a long time?
A.Fortunately, not highly toxicB.In the end, wet ash can corrode metal
C.It immediately blocks sunlight
D.No, it doesn't
E.Of course, it can jam the circuits
F.The supplies and the drains can be contaminated too
G.Well, power often goes out
H.Yes, ash troubles the elderly as well as babies
I.Yes, because it abrades the cornea
J.Yes, for months.
K.You are right. It can clog ventilation
L.hailstones
Decadence 08-21-2011, 05:30 AM

1. L * *2. C * * * 3. A * * 4.H * * 5. I * *6. E * * *7.K * * 8. F * * *9. G * * *10. B * * 11. D 12. J
Camilla 08-21-2011, 02:47 PM

RIMMOCHKA,
YOU ARE RIGHT! NICE JOB!THANK YOU!
Camilla 10-16-2011, 10:58 PM

Japan's most famous dogIn front of the enormous Shibuya train station in Tokyo, there is a life-size bronze statue of a dog. Even though the statue is very small when compared to the huge neon signs flashing, it isn't difficult to find. It has been used as a
meeting point since 1934 and today you will find hundreds of people waiting there for their friends to arrive.
Hachiko, an Akita dog,was born in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924. His owner, Professor Eisaburo Uyeno and he were inseparable friends right from the start. Each day Hachiko would accompany his owner, a professor at the Imperial University, to
Shibuya train station when he left for work. When he came back, the professor would always find the dog patiently waiting for him. Sadly, the professor died suddenly at work in 1925 before he could return home.
Although Hachiko was still a young dog, the bond between him and his owner was very strong and he continued to wait at the station every day. Sometimes, he would stay there for days at a time, though some believe that he kept returning because of the
food he was given by street vendors. He became a familiar sight to commuters over time. In 1934, a statue of him was put outside the station. In 1935, Hachiko died at the place he last saw his friend alive.
Camilla 10-16-2011, 10:58 PM

Q1 - The statue of Hachiko is small.
Right
Wrong
Doesn't say
Q2 - The statue is difficult to find because there are so many people there.
Right
Wrong
Doesn't say
Q3 - The professor worked in a school.
Right
Wrong
Doesn't say
Q4 - The professor died at work.
Right
Wrong
Doesn't say
Q5 - The dog waited every day at the station.
Right
Wrong
Doesn't say
Q6 - Nobody gave the dog any food.
Right
Wrong
Doesn't say
Q7 - The dog died before the statue was put outside the station.
Right
Wrong
Doesn't say
Vzmsala 10-18-2011, 06:17 AM

1 R
2 W
3 W
4 R
5 R
6 W
7 W
Camilla 10-18-2011, 02:34 PM

NATASHA, YOU GOT 100% CORRECT.
WELL DONE!
Vzmsala 10-18-2011, 05:33 PM

Thank you ! (*) I
Camilla 11-30-2011, 04:33 PM

I've been resisting the Kindle for a long time, now it seems I am living in the past. A kindle is an electronic book that can hold over 1000 titles. On my way to work I often see my fellow commuters reading from these mini computers whilst I struggle to turn
the pages of my heavy 800 page book! However, one of my favourite things in my room is my overflowing bookshelf, and I would hate for that to be empty! Read this article about the Kindle and then complete the gaps with the correct past tense verbs.
Camilla 11-30-2011, 04:36 PM

Missing Words
Announced
Imagined
Launched
Shifted
Opened
Exceeded
Kindle e-books outsell print versions for first time ever

Sales of digital e-books have outstripped real books for the first time, according to Amazon.
Four years after the launch of electronic novels, the firm _1_ it has sold 105 e-books for every 100 printed books over the past six weeks.
While e-book sales have previously outsold hardback books, never before have they _2_ sales of all books, in both hardback and paperback forms.
The books can be read on a range of electronic devices - from Kindles to computers, iPods, iPhones, iPads and BlackBerrys.
Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of the publisher *said it was a shock that sales had taken hold of the market so quickly.
He said: 'Customers are now choosing Kindle books more often than print books.
'We had high hopes that this would happen eventually, but we never _3_ it would happen this quickly - we've been selling print books for 15 years and Kindle books for less than four years.'
A novel idea: One e-reader can hold thousands of books2011 appears, so far, to have been a crucial year for e-book sales. Since January Amazon has _4_ more than three times as many Kindle books as it did in the same period last year.
The figures, which are for its U.S. website, are not just limited to cases where both formats are available - they include printed books for which there is no electronic edition.
Free e-books have also not been taken into account, for the sake of fairness.
Outside the U.S., figures are also massively on the rise.
In the U.K., where Amazon's Kindle store_5_ only a year ago, e-books now outsell hardbacks at a ratio of two-to-one.
Amazon began selling hardcover and paperback books in July 1995.
Twelve years later it _6_ e-books and by July 2010 Kindle book sales had surpassed sales of hardbacks.
Six months later Kindle books began outselling paperbacks and now the format is more popular than all text books put together.
The Kindle bookstore offers more than 950,000 books for sale as well as more than 1.8 million free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books.
Decadence 12-01-2011, 03:25 AM

1. announced * * 2. exceeded * * 3. imagined * * 4. shifted * * 5. opened * * 6. launched
Camilla 12-01-2011, 03:29 AM

WELL DONE,DEAR! EXCELLENT!(lo) (L)
Camilla 12-01-2011, 03:37 AM

What's the best perk of flying first class?
Perk: Advantage or extra benefit.
Do you ever wish you could enjoy your flight in first class bliss? I know I certainly do. Apparently, first class flights will soon be even better than ever.
Read the article below and then put the vocabulary in the correct gap.
Good luck and Bon voyage!
Missing WordsEconomy
Luxury
Gourmet
Perks
Enhancing
Relax
New Perk of Flying First ClassFrom CBC News
As if flying first class weren't already enough of a _1_, American Airlines has upped the ante by announcing it will equip premium passengers with Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablets for their personal entertainment enjoyment.
The 6,000 tablets will allow first-class travelers on certain U.S. flights to _2_ comfortably in their wide, reclining seats while enjoying what the airline calls the most "modern and innovative in-flight entertainment experience."
Samsung describes its tab - the world's thinnest - as having an "ultra-slim, lightweight design, a brilliant 10-inch touchscreen and array of applications _3_ the in-flight entertainment experience."
As for those in _4_ and business class, it seems that tapping at the screen on the back of the seat in front you will be de rigueur until further notice.
But the Samsung tab is just the latest in a string of _5_ that makes flying first class the most enjoyable way to fly the friendly skies. The wide seats, more legroom, _6_ menu, real glassware and cutlery, special check-in and bonus mileage points are all
fantastic - or so we hear - but are they worth paying a premium price for?
Useful Vocabularyto up the ante - to increase the quality of something. This was orginally a term used in gambling.
to tap - to touch gently usually with your fingers. "She tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to move out of the way."
de rigueur - required by fashion or custom. A fashionable thing to do.
Decadence 12-17-2011, 06:25 AM

1. luxury * * *2. relax * * *3. enhancing * * *4. economy * * *5. perks * * 6. gourment
Camilla 12-17-2011, 04:39 PM

(Y) (Y) (Y) (Y) (Y) MY CONGRATULATIONS!
YOUR SCORE IS 100%.
Camilla 12-17-2011, 04:49 PM

Thomas Jefferson disliked the deference in the early American buildings to the architecture of Georgian England, which served as a constant reminder of monarchial tyranny and the bloody years of the War of Independence. He aspired to a more timeless
architecture, based at 5 first on his favored Renaissance styles, which in turn were based on the architecture of ancient Rome.What made Jefferson’s buildings especially American was the way they were integrated into the landscape. His beloved home,
Monticello, 10 was pushed into a hilltop so that its spreading service wings would not obstruct the sweeping panorama of the Blue Ridge Mountains visible from the house. The building became a part of the hill and made possible views of tilled lowlands to the
east and a rugged wilderness that stretched to the west.
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All of Jefferson’s buildings were created with a clear view to utility and with a special relationship to the landscape. He favored grassy terraces with views if possible to the mountains. But his buildings also showed his idealism, to serve as examples of good
architecture, 20 which usually meant the architecture of classical antiquity, which was for him the architecture of a republic.
Camilla 12-17-2011, 04:51 PM

1. What is the purpose of the passage?
(A) To show how American architecture has been based on English architecture.(B) To introduce various types of American architecture.(C) To explain how republican architecture came into existence.(D) To describe Thomas Jefferson’s taste in architecture.
2. In what way were Jefferson’s buildings very American? (A) They were built on mountains.(B) They were a reminder of the War of Independence.(C) They blended with the natural environment.
3. What was NOT true about Jefferson’s buildings? (A) They were very practical.(B) They were copies of English architecture.(C) They were a part of the landscape.(D) They often had lawn terraces.
4. What does the author feel Jefferson considered a good architect? (A) Someone who followed his own ideals.(B) Someone who designed mainly public buildings.(C) Someone who only copied classical architecture.(D) Someone who cared more for beauty
than practicality.
5. What is the tone of the passage? (A) Against Jefferson’s style.(B) Critical of his love of classical architecture.(C) Regretful he did not follow the style of the English.(D) Neutral.(D) They were loved by Americans as homes.
Decadence 01-13-2012, 09:34 PM

1. c ? * * 2. c * *3. b * * 4.a * * 5.d * * * Though the text doesn`t seem difficult, I doubt nearly all my answers *-)
Camilla 01-14-2012, 02:11 AM

I AGREE WITH YOU,,MY DEAR.
Notress 01-23-2012, 12:20 AM

Hello dear members of the group. I would like to ask you a favour. I have an article in English that must be translated into Russian. Can anyone of you give me a helping hand with this..I speak Russian, but I am not as good as you...and I need an accurate
translation. Thank you in advance(F)
Notress 01-23-2012, 12:20 AM

here is the article
Notress 01-23-2012, 12:21 AM

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Camilla 01-23-2012, 04:09 PM

ELLIS ISLAND.
I was driving down ninth avenue
As the sky was getting dark
Didn't have nothing else to do
So I kept on riding to battery park
As I stept out in the damp and misty night
As the fog was rolling in
Man said 'last boat leaving tonight
Is the boat for Ellis Island
As my feet touched the solid ground
I felt a chill run down my spine
I could almost hear the sound
Of thousand pushing through the lines
Mothers and bewildered wives
That sailed across the raging sea
Others running for their lives
To the land of opportunity
Down on Ellis Island
'What is this strange paradise ?'
They must have wondered
Through the cries ands moans
After all their sacrificed
Their faith, their families, friends and homes
Then on the separation stairs
They were counted out or counted in
Frozen while the inspector stared
Me I only stumbled in
Just to wander around that empty hall
Where someone else's fate had been
Decided in no time at all
Cases filled with hats and clothes
And the belonging of those
Who journeyed far
They're stange reminders I supose
Of where we're from and who we are
But as the boat pulled off shore
I could see the fog was lifting
And lights I'd never seen before
Were shining down on Ellis Island
Shining down on Ellis Island.
*********************************************
1. The scene takes place in New york * Italy * Eire

* 2. The scene takes place in falls * Winter * Holiday
* 3. The singer is speaking about Emmigrants * Visitors * Immigrants
* 4. Ellis Island is a place where the immigrants were considered stupid ; treated like cattle; regarded as dangerous people
* 5. For the immigrants America is An old world; The last chance; A land with awful conditions
* 6. When they arrived the immigrants were Disappointed * Exicted * Happy
* 7. In Ellis island they haven't time to sympathise; be bad; talk
* 8. Strange paradise means that They are in the american dream *America is a cornucopia; .Everything had to be done
* 9. they are all sad because they have left everything * they no have money at all * they must restart again
* 10. the condition of travel were really good * appalling * just like heaven
Notress 01-23-2012, 06:28 PM

Thank you very much Rita.:-) (F) (F) (F)
Camilla 01-23-2012, 07:08 PM

SILVIA, SHE IS RIMMA, NOT RITA.
Camilla 02-24-2012, 03:37 PM

;-)
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2. *a)alike * b)different * c)big * d)closed

3. * a)door * b)doors * c)people * d)signals

2. a)alike b)different * c)big * d)closed

5. a)immediately b)usually * c)sometimes * d)frequently

7. a)criminal's b)king's * c)lady's * d)tiger's