EXN0 3. In Britain some families feel that learning at home is better than going to school. Home schooled children can choose when they want to learn. Does this sound more enjoyable than school? Andrian is a science prodigy and he wants to start university by the age of fourteen. He finds school lessons easier than the ones he expects but making friends is more difficult. At home he can spend more time on his favourite subjects and is preparing to take many of his exams early. Does he ever take a break? “Yes”, he says “ I don’t study subjects I’m not interested in.” Holly’s parents weren’t happy with the local school. So they made a decision to teach her at home. Her favourite is history and she often goes to museums to study. “ I couldn’t do that before,” she says. “ This is more interesting than school was”. Her parents are always happy to help her. Andrian and Holly love learning at home, but some people think that studying at school is more useful because it trains you for adult life. It teaches you to be with people you don’t like, but it can also help you to make friends. Are these things more important than lessons? What do you think? 1. In Britain, people can learn at home or _ . A. at school B. at work C. at the museum D. at break 1. Andria wants to start when he’s 14. A. school B. subjects C. lessons D. university 2. He only studies things that he . A. is interested in B. isn’t happy with C. feel easy D. feel difficult 3. History is Holly’s . A. favourite test B. favourite subject C. boring subject D. only one subject 4. Why do some people think studying at school is _ ? A. more easy B. more useful EXN0 4. London is a big city, but many of the people who live there (1) it as a number of small towns put together. Each district has its own identity and atmosphere and some of parts are even described by their inhabitants as ‘villages’. Much of the centre of the city consists (2) shops and businesses and the majority of people live in the suburbs. A great (3) of them travel to work in the city every day by train, bus, tube or car; this is called commuting. Commuters might spend as much as two hours every morning getting to work and another two hours getting home again. The cost of living in London is (4) than in most other parts of Britain, and many people are paid extra money on the top of their salaries because of this. Millions of visitors come to London every year from all over the world for to see the famous sights, such as Buckingham Palace, where the Queen lives, and many other historic buildings. London is also very famous for its theatres, red buses, and black taxis. Some people find it as a noisy, dirty place (5) it has many large, pleasant parts where everyone can enjoy themselves some peace and quiet. London has many attractions, both for people from overseas and for people from other parts of Britain. 1. A. regard B. feel C. think D. see 2. A. in B. on C. of D. at 3. A. a lot B. lot C. much D. many 4. A. taller B. higher C. bigger D. much 5. A. but B. although C. because D. since