Part C: Reading I. Read the following passage and then decide which option A, B, C, or D bests fits each space II. Read the following passage and then answer the questions “Women hold up half the sky”. This is an old Chinese saying. However, research shows that perhaps women do more than the share of “holding up the sky”. Fifty percent of the world’s population are women, but in nearly two-thirds of all working hours, the work is done by women. They do most of the domestic work, for example, cooking and washing clothes. Millions also work outside the home. Women hold forty percent of the world’s jobs. For this work, they earn only 40 to 60 percent as much as men, and of course they earn nothing for their domestic work. In developing countries, where three-fourths of the world’s population live, women produce more than half of the food. In Africa, 80 percent of all agricultural work is done by women. In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman. At 4.45 am she gets up, washes, and eats. It takes her half an hour to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3.00 pm. She collects firewood until 4.00 pm then comes back home. She spends the next hour and a half preparing food to cook. Then she collects water for another hour. From 6.30 to 8.30 she cooks. After dinner, she spends an hour washing the dishes. She goes to bed at 9.30 pm. 1. What is “domestic work”? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Does the average woman earn less than the average man? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Do women do two-thirds of all agricultural work in Africa? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. How long does it take the women to walk to the fields? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Do the women in parts of Africa work hard? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… Part D: Writing I. Arrange the words and phrases given in order to make meaningful sentences 1. hours / boat / got / main / after / traveling / to / island / three / by / the / we //.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. language centre / would like / about / and / interested / your / information / I / learning / some / I / in / am / English //.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. wanted / clearly / the front line / the President / we / so / to see / stood / in / we.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. people / mountain resorts / some rest / hard - working / many / go to / to have / a / after / week.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. the sun / the roof / solar panels / on / of / the energy / installed / a house / from / are / to receive.  ………………………………………………………………………………………………… II. Write an email (80 - 100 words) to your pen friend telling him about your favourite (food, subjects, story and drink Use the following questions as cues: - What is its name? - How often do you ….? - What are the i….? - Why do you like it?