THE TOWER OF LONDON Ghosts are said to appear in James's home repeatedly, but he hasn't seen one yet.

"People have died here," says the 15-year-old boy from London. James's father is a guard at the o!er of London, a former "astle, prison, and e#e"ution pla"e that !as built in 1$%% by &illiam the 'on(ueror. )nd his family lives there* oday the o!er serves as a tourist attra"tion as !ell as a home to the guards and their families. he o!er is most famous for the prisoners !ho lost their lives there-and !ho supposedly still appear on the o!er grounds. )t +ust 1%, Lady Jane Grey !as dethroned in 155, after only a nineday reign, and then her head !as "ut off by the ne! (ueen. -n 1./, t!o young prin"es named 0d!ard and 1i"hard mysteriously disappeared. )lmost 2$$ years later bones of t!o "hildren !ere found near the &hite o!er. he o!er of London is not +ust home to ghost stories and bloody legends. here are large birds "alled ravens living there. 3espite loo4ing a bit frightening, the ravens are an important part of the o!er's legends. "-f the ravens leave the o!er," says James, "then the &hite o!er-and the monar"hy-!ill disintegrate." 5ut !hile the ravens are real, James still isn't "onvin"ed ghosts live in the o!er (A) COMPREHENSION (4 points) a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1- ACCORDIN! TO THE INFORMATION !I"EN IN THE TE#T$ USE %OUR OWN WORDS$ 16 &hy does the o!er of London have a reputation for being home to ghosts7 81 point per ans!er6
26 &hat is the "onne"tion bet!een the bones found near the &hite o!er and the t!o young prin"es7

&) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE' (USTIF% %OUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TE#T$ ,6 9ost of the o!er fame is due to its old age. 8$.5 points per ans!er6 .6 :o!adays the o!er is only used as a tourist attra"tion. 56 )""ording to a legend, ravens living in the o!er are related to the monar"hy. %6 James is not "ertain that ghosts really inhabit the o!er. ()) USE OF EN!LISH (* points)
;6 Give one s+non+, for 10P0) 03L< 8adverb6 8line 16 8$.25 points6 /6 =ind in the te#t one opposit- for 0)1L-01 8adverb6 8$.25 points6 >6 Give a noun !ith t.- sa,- /oot as )PP0)1 8verb6 8line 56 8$.25 points6 1$6 =ind in the te#t the !ord !hi"h has the follo!ing definition? 8$.25 points6 "remove a 4ing@(ueen from their position of po!er" 8verb6 116 urn the follo!ing senten"e into /-po/t-0 sp--1.? 8$.5 points6 James said? "People have died here." 126 urn the follo!ing senten"e into the a1ti2- 2oi1-? 8$.5 points6 !o "hildren !ere found near the &hite o!er. 1,6 Join the follo!ing senten"es using an appropriate 3in4-/ 8do not use ):3 or 5A 6. 9a4e "hanges if ne"essary. Lots of tourists visit that old building every year. -t is one of the ma+or attra"tions in London. 8$.5 points6 1.6 !i2- a 56-stion for the underlined !ords? 8$.5 points6 he o!er of London !as built in 1$%%.

(C) PRODUCTION (* points) 156 &rite a "omposition 8/$-1$$ &B13C6 'hoose B:0 of the follo!ing options. Cpe"ify your option. a6 Chould "riminals go to prison7 &hy7 b6 3o you li4e horror stories7 0#plain !hy.