11th form regular

Test nº4 – answer key

I 1F  2G  3A  4B  5C  6D  7E  8H.  2.1.migrants; 2.2. Billy;  2.3. brother;  2.4. parents;  2.5. Senegal.  3.1. The elusive dream of African migrants consists of the paradisiacal idea they have of Europe. Europe is, for them, a place of all opportunities. They dream of belonging to its consumer society. It is elusive, as Europe no longer corresponds to their stereotype. 3.2. The African emigrants have an optimitic and affirmative idea of the European continent. There they will have access to all the benefits  only developed countries can offer. 3.3. No, they aren’t. “I was struck by how little they really knew before setting off about the hardships of the trip”.  3.4. According to the author, the remittances seem to be important (at least they represent relatively high percentages of the countries’ income), although it is not clear whether these remittances outweigh or not all the social problems caused by the mass exoduses. 4.1. …don’t seem to be enough to buy the “luxuries” found in Europe. 4.2. …whether the money from emigrant remittances overweigh the problems caused by the mass emigration. 4.3. … are more likely to emigrate and be welcomed in European countries. 5.1. The builders have built the house in a very short time. 5.2. People usually buy paintings cheap and sell them at exorbitant prices.  5.3. …who this bag was brought by.  5.4. Younger teenagers read books more often than older teenagers. 5.5. Portugal is said to have one of the best soccer teams in the world.  5.6. America is considered to be the rightful home of great scientists.  5.7.  Students are often suspected (by the teachers) to spend more time playing than working.  5.8. the little girl was reported to have been killed. 6.1. better and better.  6.2. easier and easier.  6.3. more and more expensive. 6.4. strickter and stricter.  6.5. The better I know the immigrants, the better I understand their aims. 6.6. The more important the man is, the more problems he has.  6.7. The ssoner you discover it, the better (it is).  Composition.