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1. Read about this traditional wedding, then answer the true/false questions.
Everybody loves a good wedding and I'm no exception. I've been to a load of them in my native Britain
and I must say that I usually have a great time. I've also been to a few abroad, including the Caribbean and Spain,
and most recently (last week in fact) to one in the mountains of Sardinia. No two weddings are ever the same
and I really enjoyed this one for one or two of the differences from those in the UK.
First, the two families spent at least three weeks before the big day preparing all the food, from
wonderful home-made delicacies to simple traditional breads and pastas. In my experience, in the UK that
onerous task is left to the caterers! In the week leading up to the wedding there is a dinner or some form of
celebration every day - training for the stomach I guess. I know that we have the traditional Bachelor party and
Bachelorette party, but this is more family orientated and certainly a little less rowdy. This particular ceremony
was in a beautiful country church and afterwards the couple was driven to the reception in a wonderfully
decorated classic Fiat 500, which was really similar to what happens in the UK, even down to the string of tin
cans trailing behind the car!
The reception itself was also very similar until I realized that the seven tables in the hall each sat sixty
guests (that's four hundred and twenty, for those of you who didn't study Math), an average number for
Sardinia but would be considered a very large wedding where I'm from. The wine flowed, as did the chatter -
the famous Italian exuberance showing itself to the full. There were the five or six courses of wonderful food,
screaming kids running wild, the ceremonial cutting of the cake by the bride and groom - but no speeches! Not
one.
In the UK it's traditional for the father of the bride to propose a toast, followed by the groom and
finishing up with that of the best man. His is meant to be he highlight of the lunch \ dinner, generally having a
good laugh at the groom's expense, but here the groom was spared that particular discomfort.
Instead there was a delightful custom which I'd never seen before, in which six or seven of the male
guests pass round the hall banging trays, drums, pots, pans or basically anything that makes a horrendous noise,
selling pieces of the groom's tie which has been cut into tiny bits. The money raised is then given to the happy(!)
couple to help them set up their new life together. Really nice. Finally the evening saw a lot of traditional
dancing, a little disco dancing and some karaoke. Pretty much the part I like best, and again I wasn't
disappointed. Can't wait for the next one.

1. The writer generally likes weddings.

True
True
False
False 7. The writer found it hard to understand the
2. He didn't particularly enjoy the Sardinian one. speeches.
True True
False False
3. The families helped the caterers to prepare the 8. The staff of the reception hall cut the cake for the
food. guests.
True True
False False
4. There is usually a dinner the night before the 9. There is an auction to sell the groom's tie.
wedding.
True
True
False
False 10. The money from this helps to pay for the
5. The groom meets the bride outside the church. reception.
True True
False False
6. UK wedding receptions are often a lot smaller
than Sardinian ones.
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3. Translate the sentences into Romanian

a. Camerele casei noastre nu sunt mari dar sunt mult mai frumoase decât acestea.
b. Mama mea a cumparat o masina nouă săptamâna trecuta, dar astăzi a avut un accident.
c. Emily a vizitat Australia acum doi ani, dar doreste să se intoarca acolo, deoarece i-au placut cangurii.
d. Nu mai pot să aud galagia care vine de la vecini, deci te rog să mergi sa le spui sa facă liniste!
e. Eu vreau sa devin medic, dar cred ca meseria este prea grea și salariul prea mic.
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4. Choose the correct answers to complete the following short passage.

Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of (1) ---- architectural structures from medieval Europe. It is in the
Italian town of Pisa. Pisa is (2) ---- of the most visited European cities. It is close to other big cities of
Italy, such as Florence and Lucca. Tower of Pisa is 60 meters high and it is a major tourist (3) ---- . It is
located next to the Cathedral of Pisa. Visitors (4) ---- the tilted staircase to upper levels of the tower and
enjoy the spectacular view. Construction on the Leaning Tower of Pisa (5) ---- in 1173 and stopped in 1185
because Pisa had gone to war (6) ---- Florence. The tower was (7) ---- completed in 1319. The landmark
(8) ---- to the public in 2001 and can be entered and climbed for an entrance fee. In 2008, after engineers
removed (9) ---- hundred tons of earth from underneath it and stabilized (10) ---- foundation, the tower
was estimated to remain stable for the next 200 years.

1. more remarkable remarkabler the most remarkable the remarkablest

2. one most each any
3. attraction invitation foundation declaration
4. have to climb mustn't climb can climb needn't climb
5. has begun will begin began begins
6. with under between for
7. quickly abundantly considerately eventually
8. is opened was opened opens has opened
9. several much a little few
10. it's it has its it
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Fill in with the correct word: when, had, very, been ,who, in, by, that, since,so.

A Scottish man is alive today, thanks to a phone call made to 999 his 18-month old German shepherd,
Buddy. It all happened last Wednesday, when Joe Stalnaker, lives alone, collapsed. In a few seconds,
Buddy dialled 999 and barked into the phone in response to the emergency operator's query about the caller
needing assistance.

the police arrived, they found Buddy barking loudly next to Joe, who had a seizure. After
spending two days hospital, Joe is back home recuperating.

While Buddy is a smart dog, he has also trained to do this he was 8-weeks old. Joe
adopted him from Paws with a Cause, helped train Buddy to pick up the phone and dial 999. The phone is
specially programmed that Buddy's teeth hit the buttons neccessary to make contact with the operator.