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YEAR 6

A. Read the following text and answer the questions below: British or American, the language is basically the same, and its global

stature is backed up by massive English-language training programmes, an

international business that in textbooks, language courses, tape cassettes,

video programmes and computerized instruction – is worth hundreds of

millions of pounds or dollars to the economies of the US and the UK. The

English language is now one of Britain’s most reliable exports. In the ironic

words of the novelist Malcolm Bradbury, it is an ideal British product,

‘needing no workers and no work, no assembly lines and no assembly, no

spare parts and very little servicing, it is used for the most intimate and

the most public services everywhere. We call it the English language ...‘Dr

Robert Burchfield, former Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, has

remarked that ‘any literate, educated person on the face of the globe is

deprived if he does not know English’.

The first level of the global sway of English is to be found in those

countries, formerly British colonies, in which English as a second language

has become accepted as a fact of cultural life that cannot be washed away.

In Nigeria, it is an official language; in Zambia, it is recognized as one of

the state languages; in Singapore, it is the major language of government,

the legal system and education.

1. What does the author say about English language teaching?

a) it is profitable

b) it is dying

c) it is not widely spread

d) it is a back business

e) it teaches economy

2. What is the difference between the English language and

traditional industry?

a) It does not produce

b) It does not need people

c) They do not need tools

d) It has small needs but gives a lot

e) Needs and products are the same

3. What can you say about Dr. R. Burchfield?

a) he dislikes non-British people

b) he wrote a dictionary

c) people who are sick do not know him

d) he is a strong supporter of English teaching

e) he dislikes stupid people

4. The English Language………

a) is taught in the UK and USA countries.

b) is not a good source of money for UK and USA.

c) is spoken by former colonies lately.

d) is expensive to learn.

e) is exported abroad.

5. The English Language……….

a) has been accepted in the British colonies as common.

b) has become obsolete in the British colonies.

c) is an official language in Zambia and Singapore.

d) is dirty in the British colonies.

e) is always the second language in a row.

6. “The global sway of English” is closest in meaning to:

a) coming and going

b) a controlling influence

c) the playfulness of language

d) the disappearance of language

e) people’s desire to be silent

7. What can you say about Malcolm Bradbury?

a) He is an ironic guy.

b) He worked for the OED.

c) He wrote the OED.

d) He is an ideal British product.

e) He is a novelist.

B. Find a word or phrase in the text which, in context, is

similar in meaning to:

8. Essentially: …………….. .

a) global b) massive c) basically d) backed up e) mainly

9. That can be trusted: ………….. .

a) worth b) reliable c) ideal d) intimate e) backed up

10. supported:………………………..

a) reliable b) trusted c) backed up

d) intimate e) worth

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C. Complete the sentences with the best word from the ones

below:

11. She went out……………the rain.

a) in spite b) despite c) although

d) even e) even if

12.……………….she didn’t like it, I enjoyed it a lot.

a) Though b) Although c) Even

d) Despite of c) In spite of

13. If I …..….you, I would tell him straight away.

a) would be b) were c) had been

d) am e) will be

14. If you…....yellow and blue, you get green.

a) will mix b) would mix c) would have mixed

d) mix e) will be missing

15. Wait here……….I get back.

a) until b) why c) whereas d) meanwhile e) then

16. …….. I was tired, I managed to finish the work.

a) However b) But c) Although d) Yet e) For

17. If you have a lot of work to do, you are as busy as a …………..

a) bat b) beaver c) bull d) dog e) bee

18. They caught the thief …….handed.

a) green b) blue c) red d) white e) purple

19. A school magazine is running a competition for the best article on the

importance English Language has in today’s world. Write an article for

that school magazine expressing your opinion on the topic. Use about

150–180 words.

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