Reading and writing skills

Q1. The writer became a collector of letters because
A) emails are so cheap.
B) the age of letter writing was over.
C) he was interested in famous people.
D) he could answer 200 emails a day.


Q2. The narrator thought the greatest loss from letter writing was the
A) envelopes and postage stamps.
B) texture of paper and fading inks.
C) time for composition.
D) unique signatures.


Q3. As a new collector the priority was to buy
A) a lot of letters.
B) only letters of high quality.
C) on the internet.
D) famous name or royal letters.


Q4. The narrator does not own a Brian Epstein letter because
A) he was not interested in the Beatles’ manager.
B) they are so expensive.
C) he owned signed cards from all four Beatles.
D) Epstein died quite young.


Q5. The narrator especially likes letters from ordinary people because
A) their lives were more important to him.
B) their lives were more interesting.
C) the letters were so old.
D) he feels they connect him to history.


Q6. His more recent buying strategy is to buy
A) fewer, higher quality letters.
B) mostly politicians’ and writers’ letters.
C) nothing for less than ￡ 350.
D) letters in greater numbers.


Q7. The narrator likes collecting as an investment because
A) the value of rare letters will increase over time.
B) normal investments cannot guarantee a profit.
C) he finds an emotional interest in
D) he can enjoy his investment.


WRITING
In some cultures, children are often told that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough. What are advantages/disadvantages of giving this message?
Write at least 250 words.
Head of the department: R. M. Asadov

Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages, Faculty of English Philology and Translation Studies, Department of English Philology, Final Assessment for the 1st year students on

“READING AND WRITING SKILLS”

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