PART 1. Option 1 [7 POINTS] Written understanding. Read the text 'How Amazon Became a Pandemic Giant' (The Guardian, 18 Nov 2.020).
Question 1: [2 POINTS] Indicate whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE and write down the sentence or the part of the text that justifies your answer. No points will be given if the evidence is not correct.
a) Anna is seldom tired after work.
b) People started ordering a lot more from Amazon when the Pandemic started.
c) People at the warehouse use the blue masks for a few hours.
d) Jeff Bezos owns more than half of Amazon.

Question 2: [2 POINTS] Choose and answer only TWO of the following questions in your own words according to the text.
a) What different things does the text tell us about working conditions at Amazon?
b) How has the Pandemic affected Amazon according to the text?
c) What specific changes has Amazon made due to the Pandemic?

Question 3: [1,5 POINTS] Find words or phrases in the text that correspond to the words given. You only need to have five correct answers to get 1.5 points.
a) Pictures (paragraph 1)
b) Machines (paragraph 2)
c) Workmates (paragraph 2)
d) Often (paragraph 3)
e) To keep a check on (paragraph 3)
f) Workers (paragraph 4)

Question 4: [1,5 POINTS] Choose the correct option – a, b, c or d – for each question and COPY both the letter and the sentence that follows onto your answer sheet.
1. When Anna is at work, …
a) she mainly interacts with machines.
b) she only interacts with other human beings.
c) she receives customers' orders by phone.
d) she monitors social distancing at the warehouse.
2. Anna believed that there were…
a) too many people at the warehouse after the Pandemic started.
b) too few people at the warehouse after the Pandemic started.
c) fewer people at the warehouse after the Pandemic started.
d) not enough people at the warehouse after the Pandemic started.
3. Jeff Bezos said that the period of the year up to July 2.020 had been…
a) similar to previous years for Amazon.
b) quite like previous years for Amazon.
c) far from normal for Amazon.
d) a little unusual for Amazon.

PART 1. Option 2 [7 POINTS] Written understanding. Read the text 'Pompeii Excavation Reveals Almost Perfect Remains of a Master and his Slave' (The Guardian, 21 Nov 2.020).
Question 1: [2 POINTS] Indicate whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE and write down the sentence or the part of the text that justifies your answer.
a) The remains of the two men were found in the city centre.
b) The men are thought to have died during the very first part of the disaster.
c) The charcoal inscription was discovered before the remains of the women and children.
d) The coronavirus pandemic has not stopped the most recent excavation.

Question 2: [2 POINTS] Choose and answer only TWO of the following questions in your own words according to the text.
a) What different things does the text tell us about the two men recently found in Pompeii?
b) What different specific discoveries other than the two men are mentioned in the text?
c) What does the text tell us about the eruption of the Vesuvius?

Question 3: [1,5 POINTS] Find words or phrases in the text that correspond to the words given. You only need to have five correct answers to get 1.5 points.
a) To run away from (paragraph 1)
b) To emphasize (paragraph 1)
c) Place, site (paragraph 2)
d) Additional (paragraph 3)
e) Very interesting (paragraph 3)
f) Originally (paragraph 4)
Question 4: [1,5 POINTS] Choose the correct option for each question and COPY both the letter and the sentence that follows onto your answer sheet.
1. The two men recently discovered are believed to…
a) have been of a similar age but from different social classes.
b) have been of different ages and from different social classes.
c) have been of different ages but from the same social class.
d) have been of a similar age and from the same social class.
2. The charcoal inscription suggests that…
a) the Vesuvius may have erupted a year before archaeologists previously thought.
b) the Vesuvius may have erupted some time before archaeologists previously thought.
c) the Vesuvius erupted at the exact time when archaeologists previously thought.
d) the Vesuvius may have erupted some time after archaeologists previously thought.
3. The remains of…
a) few of the estimated victims have already been found.
b) a few of the estimated victims have already been found.
c) most of the estimated victims have already been found.
d) all of the estimated victims have already been found.

PART 2. [3 POINTS] Written production. Choose ONE of the two options below and write a short essay (120-150 words). Essays up to 200 words won't be penalized.
Option 1: What are the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping?
Option 2: 'Historical sites are of great importance and should be protected at all cost.' Do you agree with this statement? Give reasons to justify your opinion.