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IV. Speaking (5 point) 

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“Тасдиқлайман” 
Гулистон давлат университети Филология факультети
“Факултетлараро чет тиллар” кафедраси мудири 
А.Позилов ____________ 
Course 1 Variant 3 
Group: _____ Name: _______________________________________ 
 
I.Listening: 
Listen to Mattie talking about her past life. Complete the text.
(5 
point) 
I (1) ______________________ from 6.00 in the morning until 10.00 at 
night. Sixteen hours in the cotton fields and I only earned $2 a day. I sure hated 
that job but I loved the poems in my head. I really (2) __________________ to 
learn to read and write. When I was sixteen I married Hubert, and soon there 
were six (3) __________________, five sons, then a daughter, Lily. Hubert died 
just before she was born. That was sixty-five years ago. So I looked after my 
family alone. There was no time for learning, but my children, they all (4) 
__________________ to read and write - that was important to me. And when 
did I learn to read and write? I didn’t (5) __________________ until I was 86, 
and now I have three books of poems.
 
II.Reading: 
Complete the text using the words given below.
 (5 point)
weather, bathroom, hurry, jump, window. 
MY DAY OFF 
Sunday is a day when I don't (1) …………………. anywhere. It's my day 
off. I can do anything I like after my week's work. On my days off I wake up 
later than usual. As soon as I wake up, I (2) ……………………. of bed and 
switch on the radio. I like music. I like to do my morning exercises to the 
music. I open the window to air the room and do my morning exercises with 
my (3) ……………………. open. Then I go to the (4) ………………… . 
There I clean my teeth, shave and have a warm shower. It doesn't take me long 
to get ready for breakfast. After breakfast tidy up the room and wash the 
dishes. On my day off I often go to visit my friends or sometimes I prefer to go 
to the country. Today, for instance I want to go to the country as the

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 (5) …………………….. is wonderful. I am fond of sports. So in summer 
on my days off I go for a swim in a river or in a lake. In winter I go skiing or 
skating. In the evenings I often go to the cinema or to the theatre. On the way 
home I usually exchange opinions with my friends on the play or on the film. 
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4. _____________ 5. _____________