examination practice
Home Schooling
A. Read the text below and complete the gaps. Use only one word in each gap.
Home schooling may (1) many children’s dream, but it’s already true for a (2) number
of children around the world. Thousands of children aged six to sixteen in the UK (3) e ducated at home
(4) t heir parents or someone more experienced, like a teacher.
Learning at home has its advantages. For example, children don’t have a strict timetable and they can spend more time
doing subjects that appeal (5) t heir interests. Also, many kids feel that they have more free time to learn
one more foreign language, take (6) a sport and even go (7) their homework
(8) o ften. However, learning at home is not always as easy (9) you might think. Some
children find it difficult (10) c oncentrate at home, as there are so many other things going on. Others
miss being with other people their age and feel lonely.
In conclusion, home schooling may turn (11) t o be a great experience for a child or it may turn
(12) a nightmare. It really all depends on the student’s personality and needs.
B. Read the text and complete the blanks with the correct form of the words in capitals.
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Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Sinan al-Battani al-Harrani
Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Sinan al-Battani al-Harrani was an astronomer, astrologer and mathematician
born around 858 C.E. in Harran. His father, Jabir Ibn San’an al-Battani, who was also a well-known
(1) , gave him his first education.
Battani then moved to Raqqa, which is (2) on the Euphrates River, to continue
his education. He was a very (3) man and made the most of his observations and
mathematical (4) in Raqqa.
He is responsible for a number of important (5) in astronomy. One of his greatest
achievements was determining with remarkable accuracy that the solar year is 365 days, 5 hours,
46 minutes and 24 seconds.
In (6) , he determined the length of the seasons, accurately calculated several orbits
of the moon and planets and also came up with an interesting theory to determine the conditions of
visibility of the new moon.
His most important work is his zig, or set of astronomical tables which greatly influenced European
astronomy.
Without doubt, his (7) to astronomy and trigonometry forever changed the
development of these two sciences. The practical (8) of his theories has further
enhanced our understanding of mathematics and astronomy.
The modern world has honoured him by naming a region of the moon after him.
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