Reading comprehension 2.5 p Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow Clarence “Ducky“ Nash In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the film
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I Reading comprehension (2.5 p)
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow
Clarence “Ducky“ Nash
In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the film maker Walt Disney He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon films for children When Walt Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said “Stop! That’s our duck!”
The duck was the now famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the film The Wise
Little Hen Later that year, he became a famous star after an eight minute Mickey Mouse film The
cinema audiences liked him because he was lazy and greedy, and because he lost his temper very quickly And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews Soon, Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself
In the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s Donald and his friend Mickey, Goofy and Pluto (the very famous characters in Disney cartoons) made hundreds of Disney cartoons He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared – there were no more new cartoon
Clarence Nash died in February, 1985 But today’s children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice
1 Who made Donald Duck film?
2 When was the first Donald Duck film?
3 Why did the cinema audiences like Donald Duck?
4 Name 4 characters in Disney Cartoons
5 Where do today’s children see Donald Duck films?
Part 1: Write the correct forms of the verbs in brackets (2 p)
1 The house is dirty because we (not clean) it for a week
2 She is used to (sleep) late on weekends
3 She knows exactly the way to her friend’s house She (come) there twice
4 Do you mind (travel) such a long way to work everyday?
5 My friends and I often (go) fishing on Sundays
6 The next Tuesday (be) New Year’s Day What are you doing then?
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7 Where’s Mary? She (be) here just some minutes ago
8 They (not ever be) to that town before they met her friend
9 The young (not like) staying at home for hours without talking to their friends
10 Someone must have taken my handbag I clearly remember (leave) it by the window
Part 2: Complete each of the following sentences without changing the original meaning (3 p)
11 The girl is crying She is my friend’s sister
The girl who ………
12 They haven’t watered the plants for a week The plants ………
13 Although he took a taxi, he still came to work late In spite of ………
14 She didn’t pass the exam because she was lazy Because of ………
15 Mary wants to know when Jack went to her house yesterday “When ……….yesterday, Mum?” Mary asks her mother III Writing (2.5 p) You want to apply to go on a holiday study Fill in the form below: _The end _ INTERNATIONAL STUDY HOLIDAYS Westhay University Luxford LX 92 1AR July 26th to August 15th Family name: (IN CAPITAL LETTER) (1)………
First name: (IN CAPITAL LETTER) (2)………
Present address: (3)………
Date of birth (month/ day/ year): (4)………
Nationality: (IN CAPITAL LETTER) (5) ………
Occupation: (IN CAPITAL LETTER) (6) ………
Why are you applying for a holiday study? (7) ………
What languages can you speak? (8) ………
How will you be traveling? (9) ………
Signature: (10) ………