Task 2 Vocabulary : For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. What teenagers do with their money Thirteen-year-olds do not spend as much money as their parents suspect - at least not according to the findings of a __(1)__ survey, Money and Change. The survey __(2)__ three hundred teenagers, 13-17 years old, from __(3)__ Britain.
By the time they __(4)__ their teens, most children see their weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national average of £5.14. Two thirds think they get __(5)__ money, but most expect to have to do something to get it.
Although they have more cash, worry about debt is __(6)__ among teenagers. Therefore, the __(7)__ of children __(8)__ an effort to save for the future. Greater access to cash __(9)__ teenagers does not, however, mean that they are more irresponsible __(10)__ a result. The economic recession seems to have encouraged __(11)__ attitudes to money, even in the case of children at these ages. Instead of wasting what pocket __(12)__ they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds
who took __(13)__ in the survey seem to __(14)__ to the situation by saving more than half __(15)__ their cash.
1. A) late B) recent C) latest D) fresh
2. A) included B) contained C) counted D) enclosed
3. A) entire B) all over C) complete D) the whole
4. A) reach B) get C) make D) arrive
5. A) acceptable B) adequate C) satisfactory D) enough
6. A) gaining B) heightening C) increasing D) building
7. A) most B) maximum C) many D) majority
8. A) make B) do C) have D) try
9. A) among B) through C) between D) along
10. A) like B) as C) for D) in
11. A) aware B) knowing C) helpful D) cautious
12. A) cash B) money C) change D) savings
13. A) part B) place C) share D) piece
14. A) reply B) answer C) respond D) return
15. A) from B) as C) of D) for
Task 3. Reading: Answer the following questions according to the text.It is a mistake to assume that “educational” programs on television are likely to be boring. In fact, as long as these programs are made in a rich and creative manner, there is no doubt that they can and do draw the attention of people, especially young people. Perhaps some of the best examples of successful educational programs are those which deal, for instance, with ancient historical sites, environmental problems, wild life, geography or the strange world at the bottom of the sea.
1. In the passage, the term ‘wild life _____.
A) is used to indicate the behavior of young people.
B) refers to animals, birds and other living beings in nature
C) signifies the living conditions of primitive people
D) means a large unused piece of land
E) refers to prehistorically times
2. Some people seem to think that _____.
A) only those programs concerned with historical and geographical
subjects can be fascinating.
B) television does not give enough importance to the problems of youth
C) educational programs on television are of little interest
D) a lot of money is needed to make a good educational program
E) young people are more interested in educational programs than their elders.
3. In the passage it is emphasized that a good educational program _____.
A) has more influence on people if it is shown on television
B) should in the first place be concerned with history and biology
C) should involve young people and encourage them to study the natural world
D) can contribute a great deal to people’s awareness of environmental problems
E) is one which is made creatively and contains a great deal of interesting material.