1-year, 2nd semester 2020-2021 academic year, English Exam Card # 1

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3. Cue card. Describe an occasion when you had to wait a long time for someone or something to arrive.
You should say:
- Who or what you were waiting for
- How long you had wait
- Why you had to wait a long time
And explain how you felt about waiting a long time.
Head of the department: Mirsanov B.M.
1-year, 2^nd semester 2020-2021 academic year, English Exam Card # 19
1. Complete the missing parts Q1-Q7 of the passage with suitable answers A, B,C or D.
On March 17th, many people in the United Sates commemorate St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. New York City, where there are many people of Irish descent, Q1________ the famous St. Patrick’s Day parade. Bands, marches, celebrities (especially Q2________), and bystanders come to participate. Everything turns green on St. Patrick’s Day. A green stripe is painted down the
centre of Fifth Avenue, and the lights on the top of the Empire State Building are turned green, the colour that Q3________ the Irish people. Children and adults Q4________ something green, and shops prepare green food: green bread, green pasta, and green ice cream. People eat corned beef and cabbage, and drink Irish coffee. Irish songs can be heard throughout the day on the radio. In Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday. St. Patrick’s date of birth is estimated to be around the year 389. He died on March 17th, the day when his memory is honored. When Patrick was 16, Irish pirates captured him from his home in England and took him as a slave to Ireland. When he Q5________ up he wanted the Irish people to abandon their worship of idols and to be converted to Christianity. He was able to escape to France and to study to be a priest. After 14 years of study, in
the year 432, the Pope sent him back to Ireland Q6________ a bishop. Patrick travelled all across Ireland and established churches and schools. He was greatly loved by the Irish people. People say that he did extraordinary things; he performed miracles; and one legend says that there are no snakes in Ireland today because St. Patrick Q7________ them out.

Q1.	A) takes	B) holds	C) means	D) names
Q2.	A) politics	B) politicians	C) policies	D) police
Q3.	A) shows	B) has	C) represents	D) is
Q4.	A) dress	B) put	C) take on	D) wear
Q5.	A) made	B) grew	C) gave	D) pulled
Q6.	A) to	B) like	C) from	D) as
Q7.	A) drove	B) kicked	C) pulled	D) put