B. Complete the following conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

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1 GRAMMAR A. Fill in the blanks using Prepositions. If no preposition is necessary, put a dash (-). 1. I m going to the hospital for a check-up next Friday. 2. We always have a big party New Year s Day. 3. I hate the fact that I will be working Sunday morning. 4. I don t usually work the weekend. 5. The school cafeteria always gets crowded lunchtime and it s really hard to find a seat. 6. The vast majority of people in cities live flats. 7. Brian and I were born the same day! What a coincidence! 8. Where can we meet, Mr Ted? My office is 11, Valero Street. We can meet this afternoon. 9. My brother is 30 but he doesn t live with us anymore. He moved Limassol 3 years ago. 10. Even though I work in London, I always visit my family Easter. 10 marks B. Complete the following conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. If we (leave) for the cinema now, we.. (be) right on time! Come on! Hurry up! 2. If they.. (cause) the accident, they. (pay) for everything. Thank God they weren t involved! 3. If I (have) a lot of money, I..(buy) a new car for myself. Pity I m broke! 4. They. (help) you if you..(let) them. I m sure they ll be glad to give you a hand. 5. I (come) if you. (ask) me to come. So, why didn t you? 6. If we.. (play) better we.. (not/lose) the game. We should have practised more. Never mind. Next time!

2 7. If people (drink) too much they. (be) sick. 8. Unless you. (do) your best, you. (not pass) your exams. So, get down to work! I m sure you can do it! 9. If you (stop) smoking, you. (live) longer. I m glad you are thinking about quitting! 10. If I. (see) him at the party I (apologise) to him. Such a shame he didn t come! 20 marks C. Convert the phrases below into reported speech. 1. I saw Phil at the shop yesterday, said John. 2. My uncle is going to fix the fence as soon as he can, said Robert. 3. I want the project finished by tomorrow, the teacher said. 4. I have not seen him since the day before yesterday, my friend said. 5. Where do you come from? my new classmates asked me. 6. How long does it take you to get to work every morning? my boss wanted to know. 7. Do you know what time it is? a stranger asked me. 8. Can you lend me some money for a new coat? I asked my mother. 9. I ll do the washing up as soon as I can, I told my sister. 10. Would you like some more fish? the waiter asked. 20 marks

3 D. Convert the following into passive voice. 1. Someone broke into my garage yesterday and stole some tools. 2. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet. 3. We have told him not to create any more problems. 4. You must lock this door every time you use this room. 5. The management does not allow smoking in the restaurant. 6. Someone will meet you at the airport. 7. I had warned him never to talk to my girlfriend again. 8. We invited two hundred people to our wedding. 9. You must not touch this button while the engine is working. 10. This machine attaches the lids to the tins, automatically. 20 marks E. Choose the right answer: 1. I by the time mum comes home. a) will finish b) will have finished 2. I my doctor tomorrow. The appointment is at 4:00. a) am meeting b) meet 3. He was sitting on the ground and he was out of breath! He! a) had been running b) was running 4. Do you want to come over tonight at 9:00? Sorry, I studying. a) will have been b) will be 5. He 3 exams last June. a) failed b) has failed 6. The Headmaster entered the room while we a test. a) were writing b) had written

4 7. You eat so much food! You fat! a) shall get b) are going to get 8. I m renovating my house, so I at my aunt s place this week. a) stay b) am staying 9. By the time I got to the restaurant they. a) had already eaten b) have already eaten 10. By 2018, Jane will studying in France for 6 years! a) have been b) be 30 marks TOTAL: 100 marks WRITING

5 Choose one of the following topics and write an essay on it. Your essay should be about 200 words. 1. You have been asked by the editor of your school magazine to write an article giving your views on the following topic: People have become overly dependent on technology. 2. Write an essay which starts with the following sentence: It had never crossed my mind that I would have to make such a difficult decision. 100 marks

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7 LANGUAGE & LITERATURE Extract from The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini 1 Lore had it that my father once wrestled a bear, a claim he never denied. If the story had been about anyone else, it would have been dismissed as exaggeration, which in my country was almost a national affliction. But no-one ever doubted the veracity of any story about my father. He was a towering force of nature; when all six foot of him thundered into the room, people behaved like sunflowers turning towards the sun. With me, Amir, as the glaring exception, my father moulded the world around him to his liking. He was also a man whose word was always respected. 2 My mother had died giving birth to me and the truth was that I always felt my father hated me a little. And why not? Had I not killed his beloved wife? The least I could do was to turn out a little more like him. Was having a son who preferred poetry to sport what my father had envisaged? I was a pathetic, blundering liability to my football team, always unwittingly obstructing the other team members. When it became abundantly clear that I hadn t inherited a shred of my father s athletic talents, he settled for trying to turn me into a passionate spectator. I faked interest for as long as I could, but my father sensed my lack of genuine interest and resigned himself to the bleak fact that his son was never going either to play or to watch football. 3 Every winter, each district held a kite-fighting tournament, the winner of which was the child whose kite was the last one flying. This tournament was undeniably the highlight of the cold season. During the contest, participants tried to cut the strings of all their opponents kites. On the day of any tournament, the streets filled with kite fighters, jerking and pulling on their strings, squinting up at the sky, trying to gain position to cut an opponent s string. I used tobuild my own kite from bamboo, glue and paper. Then came the crucial part: I had to make my own string a long, sharp, and colourful line. It was at one of these tournaments that I sensed my opportunity to make my father love me. 4 Already streets and rooftops were jammed with spectators, including my father. I held my kite high over my head, like an Olympic athlete showing off his gold medal, and tossed it into the air. Within a minute it was rocketing into the sky, making a sound like a bird flapping its wings. At least two dozen kites already hung in the

8 sky, like roaming paper sharks. Within an hour the number doubled; soon the cutting started and the first of the defeated kites whirled out of control and fell from the sky like a shooting star. Soon, kites were coming down all over the place. I sliced a bright yellow kite, the string also cutting a gash on my index finger. Within another hour, the number of kites flying dwindled from maybe fifty to a dozen. By late afternoon, shadows started to lengthen. We were down to six kites and mine was still flying. With each defeated kite, hope grew in my heart. 5 My eyes kept returning to a blue kite which had been wreaking havoc for the last hour. Then what had seemed like a fantasy that morning had suddenly become feasible; there was just me and the owner of the blue kite left. The tension in the air was as taut as the glass string I was tugging with my bloody hands. People were stamping their feet, clapping, whistling, chanting. All I saw was the blue kite. All I smelled was victory. A gust of wind enabled me to loop my kite on top of the blue one, the owner of which desperately tried to maneuver it away. I loosened my grip on the string, and saw the blue kite falling from the sky. Perhaps now I had achieved the redemption I had craved all my life. 6 It happened just the way I d hoped. My father had already returned to his study and I stepped tentatively in. His head turned and a smile played on his lips. I put my kite down happily and walked into his thick hairy arms. I buried my face in the warmth of his chest and wept. My father held me close to him, rocking back and forth. Answer ALL questions: From paragraph 1 (1) What story was told about Amir s father?... [1]

9 (2) What impression did Amir s father give? How did people behave towards him as a result? [2] From paragraph 2 (3) Give two reasons why, according to Amir, his father hated him. (i) (ii)......[2] (4) In what way do Amir s qualities contrast those of his father? Use evidence from the passage to justify your answer.... [2] (5) Pick out and write down the single word which tells you that eventually Amir s father realised that his son would never be interested in football.... [1]

10 From paragraph 3 (6) How was the winner of the kite-fighting competition decided?... [2] (7) What single feature of the kite s string was crucial in winning the competition? [1] From paragraph 4 (8) Why do you think Amir felt like an Olympic athlete showing off his gold medal even before the tournament began?... [1] (9) Find another simile in this paragraph and explain what the writer means by it.... [2] From paragraph 5 (10) How does Amir feel at the start of the tournament? Explain in your own words his feelings just before he won it....[3]

11 (11) Why do you think Amir s hands were bloody?... [1] From paragraph 6 (12) Why does Amir weep at the end of the story?......[2] Total: 100 Marks

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