✿ Reading (9 and 2)

Test 9.
What's in a name?

Born Mary Ann Evans in 1819, George Eliot is (0) rightfully (right) considered one of the more influential writers ever to have come out of England. Despite her strict, very orthodox (16) bringing (bring) Eliot matured into a writer who proved herself to be far ahead of her times, both (17) in art (art) and in her personal life. The ideas reflected (18) on theme (theme) in her novels pertaining to the role of women in society shocked many, even those who were seen as enlightened.
Growing up, Eliot lived a culturally starved existence. At an early age she fell under the dubious tutelage of the very pious Rev John Jones, who (19) enforced (enforce) the staunch beliefs that had been instilled in her from birth. Eliot’s relationship with the (20) progressive (progress) intellectuals, Charles and Caroline Bray, resulted in her (21) awareness (awake), and caused her to distance herself from the narrow ideas which she had held up to that point. The intellectual (22) rebellion (rebel) opened a wide …. Between herself and her (23) religious (religion) devout father, Under the patronage of the Bray couple, Eliot had the opportunity to compile a (24) translation (translate) of “Life of Jesus” by Strauss. This commissioned work was to bi the only (25) literal (literature) piece that would ever appear bearing Eliot’s real name.

BRIEF:
The ideas reflected on theme in her novels pertaining to the role of women in society shocked many, even those who were seen as enlightened.This commissioned work was to bi the only literal piece that would ever appear bearing Eliot’s real name.

Test 2.
School’s out for summer

Organized excursions are one of the ways that summer school programmers create a relaxed and fun atmosphere for their students, (0) but escape from the classroom for a day is not an excuse to stop learning.
As well as (1) it is a great way to see Britain and to learn more about British life and culture, excursions can have a valuable role to (2)……………… in language learning as they give learners the opportunity to put (3) into practice what they have learnt in the classroom. Excursions can (4) be from visits to famous towns and cities to the thousands of sites of historical interest around the country. Museums, art galleries and theme parks ate other options. (5) Actually, it is the responsibility of the school to ensure that learners are properly prepared for their trips (6) when still in the classroom. Teachers should introduce the excursion as a discussion topic, provide background information (7) on the place of interest or instruct students to carry (8) out their own research. New vocabulary and key words can be explained and learners can prepare questions to ask (9) when they get to their destination. Once (10) out of the classroom, many learners find it easier to relax and, as a result, become articulate. They are helped by the (11) staffs that at most tourist attractions there are staff who are used talking to learners and will make the effort to understand their English. (12) After returning to the classroom, teachers can set (13) set off a variety of extension exercises such as giving a mini-presentation (14) on an aspect of the trip or making a poster or an information leaflet to advertise the place (15) known.

BRIEF:
Organized excursions are one of the ways that summer school programmers create a relaxed and fun atmosphere for their students, but escape from the classroom for a day is not an excuse to stop learning.Excursions can be from visits to famous towns and cities to the thousands of sites of historical interest around the country.After returning to the classroom, teachers can set set off a variety of extension exercises such as giving a mini-presentation on an aspect of the trip or making a poster or an information leaflet to advertise the place known.