Mock exam for 12th grade

8/16/2019 Mock exam for 12th grade

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Mock exam

1. Read the text below. Are the sentences 1-5 Right A or Wrong B? If there is not enough

information to answer Right or Wrong, choose oesn!t sa" #. $ar% A,B,# on "our exam

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Shoppers are hypocrticial about buying environmentally friendly good, according to a report

which has found consumers are more concerned about impressing the neighbours than saving

the planet. While consumers are more likely to „go green” on the high street where they can

be seen making altruistic choices, the privacy of online shopping brings out an entirely

different behaviour. When people are not watched by their peers they are more willing to shun

the ethical products in favour of comfort and convenience, the raport says.he habit has been studied by !ladas "riskevicius, of the #niversity of Minnesota, who

found ecofriendly shopping decisions are not always motivated by a social concern. $e picks

out the oyota %rius car as a prime example. &elebrities including 'eonardo (i &aprio and

&ameron (ia) have been photographed behind the wheel of a %rius, despite being well able to

afford a more powerful and expensive car, sending the message that they are concerned for

the environment. „When you publicly display your environmentally firendly nature, you send

the signal that you care”, said the report. he study also showed that peope were often more

willing to buy green products when they were the most expensive option, because it showed

they could afford to be caring.

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. Shoppers want to buy only environmentally friendly products.

- ight /. Wrong & (oesn0t say

1. &onsumers go green in order to keep up with their neighbours.

-. ight / Wrong & (oesn0t say

2. 3nline shopping offers people a wide range of products to choose from.

- ight / Wrong & (oesn0t say

4. &elebrities are not interested in the environment.

-. ight / Wrong & (oesn0t say

5. %eople show their concern for the environment in public.

-. ight /. Wrong & (oesn0t say

). Read the text below. *or +uestions 1-1', chose the answer A,B,# or which "ou

thing fits best according to the text. ' (


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hey seemed to be an endagered species, relics of an era of delicacy and refinement

doomed to extinction in the modern world. /ut now the „geisha”, the traditional female

entertainers of 6apan, have found new 7ob opportunities through the internet. "eish houses

in the ancient capital 8yoto are floureshing once more after going online to recruit a new

generation of apprentices.

"eish numbers have been in decline since before the Second World War, and recently it

has become more and more difficult to recruit the maiko, or apprentice geisha, who spend

at least five years studying the arts of music, dance and witty conversation. 9n the mid

:th century, the „flower and willow world” of 8yoto0s riverside teahouse was home to

about .;;; maiko and geiko, as fully ow there are =; maiko in training and teahouses are turning applicants away. 9n the old

days, the geisha houses were a means for poor families to ensure a livelihood for

daughters whom they could no longer support or marry off. 'ater, maiko were recruited

locally by word of mouth. >owadays girls hear about it through the internet from all over

6apan. he website of the 9chi "eisha $ouse includes photographs of young maiko in their

white make?up and a web log by an =?year?old named Mame, describing her daily life.

(espite the allure of their white make?up and ex


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/ut as well as online recruiting, the rise in maiko numbers is connected with a revived

interest among young 6apanese in traditional customs. 3n summer evenings, the streets of

6apan0s cities are filled with women and men dressed in yukata, lightweight cotoon

kimonos. 6apanese food and native drinks such as sake and shochu spirit are competing

once again with foreign food, beer and wisky. „9t0s cool to be 6apanese again, and this is

part of the trend. - lot of girls these days don0t want to work for boring companies. 9f

you0re a maiko, people pay a lot of money to see you and talk to youB you get to meet

movie stars, and wherever you go people are taking your picture. 9t0s a pretty good life”,

said %eter Macintosh, a &anadian who organi)e) geisha evenings for foreign visitors to

8yoto.

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. he geisha

-. are relics of a distant past.

/. -re revered by the 6apanese.

&. -re beautiful female dancers.

(. -re part of the 6apanese traditional culture.

1. "eisha houses in 8yoto

-. hire geisha through the internet

/. have all gone bankrupt because of the financial crisis.

&. @mploy geisha through employment agencies.

(. $ave been shut down by the government

2. Maiko

-. are fully?


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(. he geisha set up their own blogs.

5. "eisha houses

-. paid no taxes to the local authorities.

/. Cound wealthy husbands for young women from poor families.

&. Supported poor women and children

(. 3ffered a good alternative for young women from needy families.

A. he apprentice geisha are recruited

-. by word of mouth

/. through internet websites

&. only by recommendation.

(. -fter a thorough examination.

D. - life of a maiko

-. is full of glamour

/. is not easy as it seems.

&. 9s very rewarding

(. 9s a life of luxury

=. rainee geisha

-. sleep until midday

/. don0t attend parties

&. take up special courses

(. don0t learn any foreign languages

:. he increase in the maiko number is due to

-. a period of economic prosperity

/. a comeback to 6apanese customs.

&. - fad among 6apanese teenagers.

(. @fficient government educational policy

;. -ccording to %eter Macintosh

-. being 6apanese is in fashion once more


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/. "irls want to work for fashion companies

&. Maiko don0t talk to strangers

(. 3rgani)ing geisha evenings in profitable.

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9nclude information about what you usually do in the morningFafternoonFevening, and about

how you feel at the end of the day. Write your answer in =;?;; words.

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