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1. You wil! hear part of an interview with Lukę Harding, a young student. Complete the sentences 1-10. (lOp)

1.    Lukę says his film studies course is just as................................................................as

traditional courses such as English or History.

2.    Students on the course must have ideas about the films they see which they can ............................................................with proof.

3.    Most of the films studied in the second year are chosen by the

4.    About 20 per cent of the first-year course is...................................................work.

5.    The course includes studying.................................................films like Harry Potter.

6.    Students have to find out about people who have ... in the film world.

7.    Students who don't pass the first year exam have to

8.    In the second year, students have to study a........................................................of

films, including those madę in other languages.

9.    Students have to write, shoot and......................................................a short film.

10.    Lukę says the course has increased his.....................................................................

2.    Read the article and choose the best title from the list below. Circle your answer.(3p)

A.    Uncovering family secrets: do you dare?

B.    The science of genealogy: new developments.

C.    A step-by-step guide to researching your family tree.

3.    Read the article and answer the multiple-choice questions. Circle your answers.(16p)

1)    What is Maria McLeod's first piece of advice to people researching their family tree?

• a) 'Don't expect to find out that you are a member of a royal family/

b)    'Be prepared to find out disturbing things about yourselfi.

c)    'Don't expect to like your relatives in other parts of the world'.

d)    'You may find you have serious health problems you didn't know about/

2)    According to Maria McLeod, which of the following is not a valid reason for researching your family tree?

a)    You think you may have a hereditary illness.

b)    You want to know if any of your ancestors looked like you.

. c) You suspect you may have royal relatives.

d) You think you may have a similar character to your ancestors.

3)    Why might some relatives be reluctant to meet you?

a) You bring back bad memories for them.

b)    You remind them of their young relatives.

c)    They think they might have to tell you family secrets.

d)    They suspect you of having wrong motives.

4)    You might have to accept that your ancestors

a)    Dldn't want to be found out

b)    Weren't like you at all

• c) Were rather unpleasant. d) Did some things that were wrong.

5)    What does Maria McLeod assume that the reader has already done?

a)    Found out about their family ten generations ago.

b)    Considered the three previous generations.

c)    Decided how far back in time they want to go.

d)    Asked their parents about their grandparents and great grandparents.

6)    What does the word 'it' in linę 53 refer to?

a)    How far back you should go in your research

b)    How many people you are descended from

c)    Why doing genealogical research is so complicated

d)    When the tenth generation were a!ive

7)    Why might you think twice about researching your family tree?

a)    You already know about your great-grandparents.

b)    Going back ten generations is too far

c)    You don't have time to do it

d)    You have a lot of relatives.

8)    Maria McLeod has written the article to

a)    Encourage people to research their family history

b)    Put people off researching their family's past

c)    Share an experience of researching the past

d)    Promote instructions on genealogy research.

4. Read the article and find words or phrases that mean the following. (15p)

1)    Resemble (paragraph 1)............................................................

2)    Combination of biological qualities (paragraph 1)...................................

3)    Reason for doing something (paragraph 2)...........................................

4)    Shocking and secret events from the past ( paragraph 2)........................

5)    Without any faults ( paragraph 3)............................................................

6)    Find (paragraph 4)......................................................................................

7)    Searching thoroughly (paragraph 4)......................................................

8)    Very large (paragraph 4)..............................................................................

9)    A point from which you can't continue (paragraph 5)..............................

10)    Unable to stop doing something because you like it so much

(paragraph 5).......................................

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