Lesson 9 Check your progress <br><br>1 Read the extracts from the newspaper articles and fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb. <br><br>А<br><br>An Irish schooJ.girl who a few months ago (I) (to design) ... a computer code for sending secret messages via the Internet and e-mail (2) (to win) ... the European Young Scientists' competition in Salonika. Greece, Sarah Flannery, 17, from Cork, (3) (to be) ... on work training in Dublin when she <br>(4) (to invent) ,.. a code that is up to 30 times faster than RSA, the current data protection code.<br><br>В<br><br>One of the youngest children to pass an A level is being prevented from going on to a degree course because his parents cannot (5) (to afford) ... the fees. <br>Samuel Solomi (6) (to be accepted) ... for an Open University degree course in mathematics. But he (7) (to have to) ... forego the opportunity unless a sponsor (8) (to come fOlward) ... before the end ofthe year. Now ten. Samuel (9) (to be) '.. by far the youngest person to enrol at the university, but the ?450 <br>fee is more than the family can afford, Samuel's father, Andreas, (10) (to be) ... disabled.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Points _/10 <br><br>2 Read the story and choose the word which best completes each sentence. <br><br>One Example of an English Grammar School Code of Dress <br><br>My school, was an old established Grammar School founded (1) in/ at the 16 th century. The school was very proud (2) by / of its history and traditions. There was also pride in the idea that just because it (3) were/ was an old school it was a good school, certainly a beller school (4) then /than others in nearby towns and other suburbs of London. This idea was certainly supported (5) by/with a lot of the parents, who, to a large extent, were what would be called middle class. It was this pride that created the (6) code / way of dress. What we (7) have / had to wear was, looking back, rather strange.<br><br>(It is also strange to you, the Russian reader, that I (8) have / had not mentioned yet, the oddest thing at my school -there were NO GIRLS!) <br><br>Our (9) uniform / form was a dark (navy) blue blazer with a badge on the top left pocket, grey trousers and a tie with dark and light blue stripes, The shirt was not (10) prohibited / allowed to be white, There were rules (11) with / about shoe colour to be black, Generally, our dress code obliged us (12) to wear / to carry reasonable clothes. Thus, (13) both / and very narrow and very wide trousers were (14) not permitted / forbidden.<br>&nbsp;<br>The cap really was even a (15) much/ such more important piece of headgear, Almost (16 ) the / an only purpose of this item was identification, It was made of the same blue as the (17) blazer /trousers, had the school badge in the front and ,t was thus easy to spot a schoolboy from this school (18) at / in some distance.<br>&nbsp;<br>There were rules about hair (19) stile / style which were specified, as I remember, but this was the start of rock 'n' roll so it was only beginning to be a problem. <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Points_/19 <br><br>3. Look at the nouns in the left column and form an adjective. <br><br>карт<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Points_/12 <br><br>4 Read the instructions the headmaster gives the students before an educational trip to London. <br><br>. Fill in the gaps, using words and expressions from the box.<br>. Some may be used more than once.<br>&nbsp;<br>"( 1)... I have your attention, please? That is the first thing I (2)... make clear to you. If you miss some information, you (3)... not know the time or place we are meeting - please. pay careful attention, We (4)... be travelling by train to London and (5),.. be uSing public transport there, so you (6),.. pay attention to my instructions or those of any other teachers. We have booked seats on the train in one carriage and we (7)... only use those places, None of you will be (8)... to leave that carriage during the journey so bring a packed lunch with you. Under no circumstances (9)... you drink alcohol! Anyone caught drinking will be sent home immediately, and his or her parents will have to pay the cost of the extra fare for the accompanying teacher.<br>&nbsp;<br>You will be (10),.. to go shopping on Saturday morning in Oxford Street, but you will not be (11)... out of the hotel withoutthe permission of one ofthe teachers, If you are given permission, you (12)... return in time, Finally, try to make sure that you do not give anyone any reason to remember us apart from for your high standards of behaviour." <br><br>карт<br><br>5 Change the expression in italics to one from the box. <br><br>My friend was not allowed to take exams - he appeared there in torn jeans! His whole future career was endangered because of the incident. The school administration found his looks improper. They said he might draw other students away from doing well in exams, Would you believe it? <br><br>карт<br><br>6 Unjumble some pieces of good advice on how to succeed in learning English. <br><br>1&nbsp; get fed up / Don't look up / every new word / you'll soon / in the dictionary <br>2 get used to / Try to / listemng / at natural speed / speech <br>3 every opportunity / in class / English / Use / to practise <br>4 to write / what you want / before starting / Think about / to say <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Points_ / 4<br><br><br>карт<br><br><br><br><br>