ΘΕΜΑ 1. ΚΑΤΑΝΟΗΣΗ ΓΡΑΠΤΟΥ ΛΟΓΟΥ

Read the text and choose the correct option (A, B or C) for items 1-10.

Tilos, the island of white-painted houses, ancient stone terraces and lots of goats has now been famous for being the place that has welcomed refugees escaping the war in Syria. Islanders say their decision to accept a dozen refugee families -around 70 people in total- offers an example to the rest of Greece, where more than 60, 000 refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries stay in camps, waiting to be granted asylum and leave for other EU countries.

Unlike the miserable camps in the rest of Greece, where refugees have nothing to do, those on Tilos are becoming involved into the daily life. Almost all the adults -aside from mothers looking after small children- have found work in hotels and restaurants, shops, the island’s bakery or as daily workers. “The refugees are much happier than they were at first, especially now that they have found jobs. It’s not good to sit around all day doing nothing, you become depressed.” says Spiros Aliferis, a team leader from Solidarity Now, an organization helping refugees. The refugees live in a camp built especially to house them in the middle of LIvadia, the island’s port, a place where trees provide shade and there is plenty of room for the children to run around. The children have started learning Greek and English and will start attending schools in September. “I like the lessons, and playing outside, and having my friends around” said Nour, an eight-year-old Syrian girl, who chose to speak in confident Greek rather than her native Arabic.

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1. The text talks about how

1. Tilos has increased its animal population.
2. Syrian refugees live in camps all over Europe.
3. people of Tilos have helped some Syrian refugees.

2. Who would be most interested in reading this text?

1. The general public.
2. Travellers to Greek islands.
3. Animal scientists.

3. Tilos has become famous for

1. its farm animals.
2. being friendly to refugees.
3. its many refugee camps.

4. Refugees in other camps around Greece want to

1. find a job.
2. move to Tilos.
3. move to another country.

5. Refugees on Tilos

1. have been given jobs.
2. have nothing to do.
3. feel depressed.

6. Small refugee children have

1. no room to play.
2. a lot of room to play.
3. their own rooms.

7. Refugee children

1. will never go to school again.
2. do not wish to go to school.
3. are going to start school soon.

8. Spiros Aliferis suggests that refugees who sit around doing nothing all day

1. might suffer from depression.
2. are happy with their life.
3. do not wish to find a job.

9. In the text, the underlined word “provide” is closest in meaning to

1. give
2. protect
3. cover

10. According to the text, Nour

1. speaks Greek better than Arabic.
2. feels better when speaking in Arabic.
3. prefers to speak in Greek than in Arabic.

ΘΕΜΑ 2α. ΛΕΞΙΚΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΙΚΗ

Fill each gap in sentences 11-20 with the correct word from the box below (A-J). Use each option only once.

1. miserable
2. adults
3. escaped
4. involved
5. shade
6. granted
7. welcomed
8. leader
9. depressed
10. confident

11. Stephen has been training hard all year long so now he feels ____ of winning.
12. Families in this part of the town live in ____ conditions. We must all do something to help them!
13. Children ____ in sports generally have stronger human relationships and a better understanding of people from different backgrounds.
14. Visitors to this college are always warmly ____ by the principal.
15. Mario came to the USA in 2010 but he was ____ a permanent resident status five years ago.
16. She is a natural ____; everyone in the team admires her and follows her instructions.
17. The sun was getting hotter and hotter and there were no trees along the beach to give any ____ so we decided to go back to our hotel room.
18. She became deeply ____ when her husband died but she decided to get medical help and she is feeling much better now.
19. Our lessons are suitable for both children and ____ so whole families can also get on the water and try out canoeing!
20. We got really worried last night when we heard that a lion had ____ from its cage at a nearby zoo.