TEST ONE

Many European nations wanted to have Empires. Between 1870 and 1914 much of Africa was colonised by European countries. This led to several arguments between European nations. For example the Germans and French argued about Morocco in 1906 and 1911.
In 1870-71 the German army attacked France. The Germans won this short war. As a ‘prize’ they took the regions of Alsace and Lorraine from France. The Germans claimed that they were rightfully German, the majority of people living here were French however. The French were very upset by this and wanted the land back. They were also fearful of the Germans attacking again.
The consequences of the Franco-German war (the war between France and Germany) were that France became suspicious and mistrustful of the Germans. They made sure that they had a large army and lots of defences to stop invasions. This in turn kept the Germans suspicious of the intentions of the French.
The German emperor Willhelm II had a dream of being an imperial ruler. He set his sights on having an Empire to match that of the British. To do this he would need to have a large and powerful navy. In 1900 Willhelm decided to put this dream into practice. He ordered the construction of several large and powerful boats. The British saw this as a threat and responded by building a ‘Dreadnought’. This was a fast and very dangerous boat. In turn the Germans started building this type of boat. A race started to have the largest navy. This race led to tension between Germany and the British.
Franz Ferdinand was the crown prince of the Austrian empire. In 1914 he and his wife went on a visit to Serbia, a country that Austria had a strong influence over. Several Serbian nationalists, who wanted independence from Austria, decided that they would try to kill the prince. On 28th June 1914 they succeeded. His death led to the Austrian government making very strong demands on Serbia. Russia, keen to gain influence in Serbia, supported the Serbs. Days later the First World War had begun with the Germans declaring war on Russia.
COMPREHENSION
1-READ THE TEXT AND DECIDE IF THE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE. JUSTIFY.
a-Germany had friendly relations with France. a-…………………………………………………………
b-Germany did not want to have colonies.b-………………………………………………………………
c-The crown prince visited Serbia alone.c-……………………………………………………………..
2-READ THE TEXT AGAIN AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
a-What led to several arguments between European nations?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
b-What was the dream of Willhelm II?
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
c-Who accompanied Franz Ferdinand on his visit to Serbia?
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
3-JOIN THE WORDS ON THE LEFT TO THOSE ON THE RIGHT TO FORM COLLOCATIONS.
1-powerful a-Germany 1-………………………………
2-anti-racist b-laws 2-…………………………….
c-navy
4-WHAT DO THESE WORDS REFER TO?
a-this a-……………………….
b-He b-……………………..
c-he c-………………………..
LANGUAGE
1-CHANGE THESE SENTENCES FROM ACTIVE VOICE TO PASSIVE VOICE.
a-The postman delivers the mail everyday.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
b-That lady saw the man trying to open the window.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
c-Someone attacked the policeman from behind.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2-FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORDS FROM THE LIST.
(who,whose,whom,which,what,where,when)
a-The man …………….is driving the car is my friend.
b-………………..they told you about me is completely wrong.
c-He spent all the money ……………..I gave him.
3-PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE RIGHT TENSE.
a-Last year many people (come)……………to visit this beautiful area.
b-She (not say)…………….anything when they came to arrest her.
c-What you (eat)……………… for lunch on Fridays?