Which of these statements about the Tour de France is NOT true? A. You can watch live coverage of the race on the Internet.
B. The Tour de France is the world’s most prestigious road race.
C. Over 200 channels will be broadcasting the race live as it happens. [1]
2. Messages posted on the social media website Twitter are called …?
A. twerps
B. tweets
C. cheeps [1]
3. The cyclist leading the Tour de France race wears …?
A. a green jumper
B. a yellow jersey
C. a blue T-shirt [1]
4. Which of these expressions is the odd one out …?
A. keep an eye on
B. keep your eyes peeled
C. keep an eye out [1]
5. A Segway is …?
A. a motorized vehicle with two wheels
B. a racing bicycle
C. a mountain road [1]
6. A vantage point is …?
A. a point awarded to the winner of each stage of the race
B. a place where contestants can stop to have a break and take refreshments
C. somewhere that offers a good view of the race
2) The young man answered he was happy to answer my questions and asked if my parents had had some illnesses.
4) I answered that my mother had been very unhealthy when she was a child, and she had had problems with her health all her life.
5) The manager asked if my father had been healthy.
6) I answered he had had heart problems.
7) The manager said quietly he was sorry to hear that.
8) He asked how old they had been when they died.
9) I answered they had been still very young and my mother had been thirty-five and my father had been forty.
10) He said he, couldn't give me some life insurance.
11) When the man was leaving the office, another manager came up to him and said I had to be so honest with people and added I had to use my imagination and make something up.