This is a film about Natalie, a young girl who works as a policewoman. Natalie lives with her sister. One day, her sister disappears at a festival and Natalie decides to find her sister by herself. There are funny moments that make you burst out laughing.

: "Sister" is a (a)   about a policewoman named Natalie and her search for her missing sister

This thriller is by director Kadri Kõusaar. It takes place in a small town in Estonia. Someone shot her son, and nobody knows who did it. His mother tries to find out the truth. She talks to people in the town and learns surprising secrets about them.  

Question 17: "Mother" is a thriller about a woman who tries to find out who….

(a)  

APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD

This animated film is set in Paris in 1941. When her family suddenly disappears, April with her clever cat begins an exciting journey to find her family. Along the way, April meets new friends and discovers amazing things. This film is a fun story for everyone.

Question 19: April's family suddenly disappears. On the way to (a)   she meets new friends and discovers amazing things.

Parasite This film is about a poor family who finds a way to work for a rich family. The film shows the differences between rich and poor people and what they will do to have better lives. It is an emotional story with many surprising moments.

Question 20: "Parasite" is an….. about the differences between rich and poor people and their effort for better lives.

(a)  

Stanislaw Witkiewicz (1885-1939) was a Polish artist. Many people like Witkiewicz's paintings of people's faces, but I prefer his paintings of nature and landscapes. I like the painting of the Hinczow Lakes in the Tatra mountains because of the green fields and blue water.

Question 16: Stanislaw Witkiewicz was a Polish artist. He painted………….., and nature and landscapes.

(a)  

Japanese art is famous for landscape paintings. You can often see the sea and sky, and mountains and trees. Andõ Hiroshige worked in the nineteenth century and he's one of Japan's most famous artists. He printed and sold thousands of beautiful prints in his lifetime.

Question 17: Andō Hiroshige was a…….. artist and you can often see the sea and sky, and mountains and trees in his paintings.

(a)  

Beatriz Milhazes is a Brazilian artist from Rio de Janeiro. She's famous for her colourful paintings of flowers and interesting shapes. She also makes sculptures with different types of natural and man-made materials. Personally, I like all her work, though I prefer her paintings.

Question 18: Beatriz Milhazes is a Brazilian artist who paints and……………...with natural and man-made materials.

(a)  

Vincent van Gogh made eleven paintings of sunflowers. They were his favourite paintings because he loved the colour yellow. I prefer his other paintings, but many people love the sunflower paintings. Nowadays, you see them on cards, postcards and T-shirts.

Question 19: Many people love Vincent van Gogh’s ………………., which you can see on cards, postcards and T-shirts nowadays.

(a)  

Adrian Seymour makes films about nature and animals. This year he is going to Honduras to make a film about the rainforest. He's going in the summer to film wildlife and then he's going back to his office in the autumn to finish making the film.

Question 20: Adrian Seymour is going to ……………….in the rainforest in Honduras and going back to his office to finish the film.

(a)  

Some scientists are trying to create robots that can do everyday tasks. They've made robots that can clean homes or help in factories, but there are still many things robots can't do. For example, they can't cook a meal like humans can.

Question 16: Scientists have made robots that clean homes and help in factories, but robots (a)   everything, like cooking..

Many scientists are trying to solve the problem of transport on our busy roads. They've made self-driving cars, but so far they haven't been able to move a human from one place to another without transport. This is called 'teleporting' and scientists don't understand this difficult area of science yet.

Question 17: Many scientists have had solutions to transport problems, but they (a)   able to teleport.

In the past, robots were only simple machines and people mainly used them in factories. Now scientists have developed robots that can do different things. There are now robots that work in factories, in houses, in restaurants or in shops. They can work as waiters, cleaners or shop assistants.

Question 18: In the past, robots were simple and worked in factories. Now they (a)   different places and do different jobs.

Some scientists have tried to make objects invisible, but it hasn't worked very well. The car in the photograph has cameras on one side and it shows the images on the other side. But, as you can see, the wheels aren't invisible.

Question 19: Some scientists have tried to make objects invisible by putting (a)   ..one  side and showing images on the other side.

Fill in the blank with TWO or THREE words from the text. In the world of space travel, scientists have made a lot of progress. However, there is still much to learn. For example, scientists are working on a way to send humans to Mars, but it's really difficult. The spacecraft to take humans there is still a long way to complete.

Question 10: Space scientists have made a lot of progress, but they haven't been able to (a)   Mars yet.

Michael Phelps is a retired Olympic swimmer. When he was training, he trained 365 days a year and he had the same training routine every day. Phelps has won 23 Olympic gold medals and 28 Olympic medals in total. That's more than any other person in history.

Question 15: Michael Phelps had the same daily (a)   all year and won the most Olympic medals in history.

Nelson Dellis has won the USA Memory Championship five times. A few years ago, he studied memory techniques and he practiced for hours and hours and hours every day. Since then, he's won many competitions and he has taught his techniques to people all over the USA.

Question 16: The USA memory champion Nelson Dellis learned (a)   and practiced a lot. Now, he teaches others across the USA.

Most people can make something into a habit after 66 days of routine and repetition. Stopping a bad habit can take up to 254 days. The 'situation' is important for a habit, so if you want to stop a bad habit, change the situation and start a new routine.

Question 17: Forming a new habit can take 66 days, but (a)   one can take more days with a new routine.

There are bad habits. For example, imagine someone works in an office. Every day he goes with his colleagues to a café and buys coffee and cake. It's fun, so he does it again and again. Soon its a habit and hes spending more money, drinking too much caffeine, and eating too many calories.

Question 18: Going to a café every day can become a (a)   This means spending more money, drinking and eating too much.

Nelson Dellis can listen to the names of 99 people, look at their faces, and memorize every one of them. He can also hear 300 different numbers and then repeat them. Because of his special memory, Nelson has won the USA Memory Championship five times.

Question 19: Nelson Dellis, the five-time USA memory champion, (a)   99 names and faces, and recall 300 numbers.