Cito 2017 vmbo tekst 7

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Read text 7 from the 2017 exam and answer the following questions.

11. Why did Aly sign up for a course in Pilates?

1. She felt rather pressured into doing so.
2. She realised she needed to lose some weight.
3. She thought it might do her a lot of good.

Q 11

1 CHATTING TO ANNA, our postmistress, I remarked on how fit she was looking. “It’s Pilates,” she said. “It’s marvellous!” She told me about the energetic Louise who was running courses in a neighbouring village, and that thanks to her, Anna now looked good and felt great. I immediately signed up for a course of seven lessons. 

12. Geef van elke van de volgende beweringen aan of deze wel of niet in overeenstemming is met alinea 2 en 3.

Kies ‘wel’ of ‘niet’ in de uitwerkbijlage.

12.1 Aly had zin om met de Pilates-lessen te beginnen.

1. wel
2. niet

Q12.1

2 The sessions ran weekly, on Thursdays, and as the first one

approached, my excitement grew. 

12.2 Aly’s auto werd bedolven onder takken van een boom.

1. wel
2. niet

Q12.2

 2 (regel 2) I dug out my tracksuit and some trainers, packed my towel and water bottle into a wicker basket, and set off. Almost at once my headlights lit up a mass of branches over the road.

12.3 Aly is een hulpvaardige buurvrouw.

1. wel
2. niet

Q12.3

3 (regel 3) Looking for a black pig on a dark night in winter is not to be recommended – we discovered tree stumps, black plastic bags and a startled badger, but absolutely no pigs. I gave Kay a comforting mug of coffee and accompanied her home. 

12.4 Ed was boos dat er een varken in zijn kroeg zat.

1. wel
2. niet

Q 12.4

 3 (regel 7) Her phone was ringing: it was Ed, the owner of our local pub. “I believe the black pig in our bar is yours. She’s very popular, and the takings have been excellent, but I’d like to close up now, and she’s not showing any signs of leaving.”

13. Kies bij __13__ in alinea 4 het juiste antwoord uit de gegeven
mogelijkheden.

1. As a matter of fact,
2. But then
3. That’s why
4. What’s more,

Q 13

 4 By the fourth Thursday I was totally ready for Pilates. (13) But then, Teazle, my favourite sheep, chose that night to lamb. I think she was happy I was there, and she certainly appreciated the post-lambing meal I prepared for her after she had produced her charming twins. 

14. Which of the following can be concluded about Aly from paragraph 5?

1. She has invited her Pilates group to come and visit her at home.
2. She has trouble admitting she dislikes doing the Pilates exercises.
3. She needs to practise more if she wants to get into shape.
4. She will probably miss most of the next Pilates course as well.

Q 14

5 “I’m longing for next week’s lesson!” I told Louise on the way out. “Aly, that was the last one – it was a course of five!” Ah. Five lessons, not seven. “It starts again in the summer,” added Louise, encouragingly. I signed up, of course. But summer is the season of spontaneous barbecues with friends, of long horse rides in the golden evening light, of hay-making against the clock. 

15. How can the text as a whole be characterised?

1. As a critical description of life in a small English village.
2. As a lighthearted account of a project that failed completely.
3. As an objective report about the writer’s personal frustrations.
4. As a touching story about setbacks and how to overcome them.