Fila 74-128

Written
Examination
I
TEST YOUR ENGLISH FOR INTENSIVE AND BILINGUAL CLASSES
TEST I
I. Read the following text. Five sentences have been removed from the
text. Choose from the sentences A-F the one which fits each gap (1-5).
There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.
(5 points)
Kurt Cobain
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Kurt Donald Cobain was the leader of Nirvana band, the one to reshape the
sound of the nineties.
Born on,February, 20 1967, near Seattle, Cobain was a sickly bronchitic
child. His mother was a waitress, his father an auto mechanic and their divorce
made things worse for Cobain. (1) .fb
He was fascinated by the British band Sex Pistols and he tried several times
to form his own band. In 1989 Nirvana was able to record the first album and
step by step they grew more and more successful, until they became overnight
millionaires.
Cobain became a victim of heroin in the early 90's. (2) $ . He soon found
out that he and the term "control" had very little in common. He also worried
that his band had lost the moral principles and it was attracting the wrong kind
of fans.
In February 1992 Cobain married Courtney Love, already pregnant and in
August he received medical treatment for heroine abuse. (3) .4.
During the winter of 1993-1994 Nirvana set off a'*European tour, which
caused him throat problems. Few months later he was rushed to hospital in a
coma.
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On the 5th of April he put a shotgun in his mouth and pulled the trigger,
leaving a suicide note to his wife and the 19 month-old daughter. (5) .. His
death also brought about teenagers committing suicide in US & Australia.
His child, Francis Bean Cobain was born shortly after
It turned him into an anti-social, withdrawn child, becoming for a
certain period of time a living under a bridge homeless.
The reason was his attempt to commit suicide.
He claimed to use it as a shield against the pain of stomach ulcers.
It ended with the words "I love U, I love U!"
He loved both his daughter and his wife very much
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Roxana Boangiu
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Mirela Dincu
Internet Addiction Disorder
Do some people have problems rvith (0) spending
too much time on the Internet? Sure they do.
Sbme people definitely spend a lot of time
uratching TV, working etc, but can lve draw the
conclusion that TV and work (i) ... involves
something pathological? Probably not. Teenagers
spend many hours talking on the phone to people
they see every day. Do we say they are addicted
to the telephone? Of course not. If (2) ...started
defining addiction as social (3) ..., then we would
all be addicted to every social relationship.
Their only problem might be a strong desire to not
want to deal with other problems in their lives.
There's not a big (a) ... among these people and
those who may deal with (5) ..., anxiety or l{r',':
(6) ... problems. Instead of becoming
(7) ..., not feeling like talking to anybody for example,
these kind of people stay online. This would be
the only (8) .... It's not the technology
that is addicting, it's the (9) .. .
And behaviours are easily (10) ... .
II. Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals below the text to
form a word that fits in the space. The words are given in the order
they should be used. There is an example at the beginning. (10 points)
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EII. Read the following sentences. Choose the alternative $\ric\r suits the
meaning best. (15 points)
1. Of course. We meet / are meeting at i2 prn at your place.
2. She said she will I
yo.uld
do her best to impress them.
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4. While rhey w9Jg yalk-ing / watked the dog. a storm started.
5. I was so tiredTe.uur* J had-been studying / lvas studying for a couple of
hours.
6. Ann gra_duated_ / has graduated from college five years ago.
7. We can't corne to a conclusion untii they will announce /;uanounce
the
iatest news.
8. I really wish you wigg /
&
here rrow'
9. The city cer;te-r i5leing. /
iggebuilt
at present
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11. You would have handled the situation much better if you hA_d_pe,id / paid
more attention to it.
12.
-!'m,t9gv_!ng_/
I leave tomorrow morning
13. She apologized for bglng late /to be late and then she entered the room.
14. It was so-h-ot / such a hot that we decided to sunbathe.
15. The cookie.was so swpet / such sweet that she couldn't help eating it.
IV. Read the text below urrA O..iae which answer A, B, C or D best fits
each space. There is an example at the beginning. (10 points)
Perfumes
The word "perfume" (0) B from Latin, "per" meaning "through" and
"fumus" meaning "smoke",
that is nice smell that
(1)
... through the air from
burning incense-
Incense was the first form of perfume, discovered (2)... the Mesopotamians
about 4,000 years ago. It had many uses, embalming the dead with perfume
being only one of them.
Perfumes were also (3) .. . in the tombs of the Egyptian pharaohs and they are
(4) ... mentioned in'the Bible.
(5)...of the perfumes were so (6) ... that 3300 years afterTutankhamen's
death some (7) ...of fragrance could be detected the moment the tomb was
opened. It is (8) ... that the embalming lasted between 40 to 70 days to complete.
Romans celebrated perfumes, (9) ... . They came to apply perfume three
times a day. They perfumed their pet dogs. horses and birds (10) ... released to
spread perfumes from their wings, too. Tables, candlesticks, draperies and
cushions were also perfumed.
Nefertiti surrounded herself with containers with myrrh, flacons filled r,vith
sweet oils and
jars
of unguents. Cleopatra experimented a lot the power of scent.
She met Mark Anthony on a ship with perfume sails and her arrival was
announced by clouds of perfume.
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1. AFlies B Runs
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3. A Located
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7. AFootprints B Fragments
8. A Plain
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V. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.
Use only ONE word in each space. There is an example at the
beginning (0). (10 points)
Titanic
On April 10, 1912,
(0) the Titanic, world's largest ship, left England
(t) ;:ii
her way to New York City. Her passengers were (2) ... blend of the world's
richest people, She was thought (3) ... as the safest ship ever built, so safe (4)
'ti'r,f
she carried only 20 lifeboats
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enough (5) Ji-. carry only half of her 2,20A
passengers and crew. The reason for carrying this number of lifeboats was that
(6)i:,. was considered an unsinkable ship, so they would take them only to save
the survivors of other sinking ships, if any.
In the fourth day of her
journey,
on
\he
night of April 14, Titanic struck
(7)
i*. iceberg. The impact was fatal (8;:,,.:' the water four degre"t,,!:-t"g,y freezing
soon poured through the ship. It was plain that there weren't (9) i.. {ifeboats for
all the passengers and even though all of them were provided life
jackets
it was
clear that some of them wouldn't make it. The biggest ship (10) ... made slowly
slid under the water two hours and forty minutes after the collision.
VI. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines
are correct, and some have a word which shouldn't be there. If a line
is correct, put a tick (r') by the number. If a line has a word which
should not be there, write the word in the space. There is an example
at the beginning
(0). (10 points)
The word Buddha signifies one who is being awake,
meaning woken up to reality. This name has been h,r first
to a man named Siddhartha, born in dhe Nepal 2,500 years
Buddhists dq not consider him to be a god, in fact he didn't
hqt pretend to be one. He was an Enlightened human
leing,
able to "decipher" life in its fhqmost profound way possible.
The story holds that he had a cloistered upbringing but he
soon left from home in search for Truth. He practiced
meditation, even of austerity and, in spite of being at a certain
moment on the point of death, he realized he hadn't been
found Truth yet. That is why he tried some other ways of
reaching it. He sat down under the pipal tree, a large
Indian tree, and swore not to move from that spot until he
won Enlightment. His wish came true after 40 days, when
he finally achieved Enlighment, that is a state of being that
goes above all the earthly things.
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TEST II
There is one extra which you do not need to use. (5 points)
Mahatma Gandhi
(ril;"Generations
to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in
flesh and blood walked upon this earth".
Born October 2,1869 in the Gujarat province of India, Mahandas Karamchad
Gandhi struggled(2). He becams a lawyer after studying law in London and
practiced it from 1893 to 1914 in South Africa, constantly protesting the racism
met there.
Despite the imprisonment and violent treatment he was subjected to, he was
able to develop the practice of non violent passive resistance.{(3) to a certain
extent
justified
by saying that "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind".
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(4) the independence of India from British rule. In this respect he organized
boycotts of British goods, actions which caught world's attention. but what
triggered the name of Mahatma (meaning
Great Soul) was. his^fasting, as a
method of
lrotest. to
tott=
ov$*{,
His wish came true in 1947 when India eventually became an independent
statefi5) he was assassinated in New Delhi.
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for freedom by practicing non violence resistance.
B. He is considered one of the most famous people of India.
*C*
Albert Einstein said when describing Mahatma Gandhi:
4.. Starting 1915, his main target became
E. A year later, on January 30, 1948
B He fought those who would sustain that violent retaliation was
II. Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals next to the text to
form a word that fits in the space. The words are given in the order they
should be used. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points)
Petronas Towers Malaysia
The design of the Towers is based
on patterns in (0) architecture of Islamic
{1) -.. . The squares and circles, as geometric
(0) ARCHTTECT
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(1) INHERIT
\e*\ht,}.A-'rrru t4
figures that (2) ... rhe building symbolizeg\n:rett***gdrrl a*noRACTBR
as the eKperts say, uniiy, harmon,u-, (3) ..
St*Ui{;
(3)
STABLE
(4) RATTONAL and (4) ...
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which represent the principles
4qS&
of Islam. Even tiiough Malaysian motifs such as
timber (5) ... are to be found in the design of the
building its eharaeter remains one of the high-tech
and internationa.i. The buiiding has 88 sloreys,
with a
(6) . . . of 452 meters. There is a sky-bridge
besween leveis 41 and 42,having a (7) ... of 58
rueiers, The Towers were erected in March i996
and the (8) ... of it was completed in early 1997.
At present Tower One is occupied by the
state-orvned
petroleurn (9) ... an Tower Two is*shtrSef{'httg) CORPORATE
partly occupied by Petronas associates, ihe (10) .,.t
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(10) REMAIN
space being let to multinational companies.'
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trII. Read the follorving sentences. Choose the aiternative which suits the
1" Whc ggg-hElding i heid tire press conference at the time of the attack?
?, F{e imrnediately realized how selfish he
hailbe'cpt$_g
/ has become.
3. You wouid have won the competition if you tgg gggbt / fought for it.
4. They
have
he.en rehe.arsiFg ! were rehearsing for ttrree hours norv.
5. I we,s prla;',ing computer games
rvhen
the light gg$t I rvas goingpff"
6. He admitted he is I
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the owner of the ship at that time.
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i'd r'atl:er
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I didn't behave like that yestei'ciay.
8" John lives i is livine in Saa Par-rlo ior the moment.
*" FIe said rre *iilififui*ffinre back the fqllowing day.
,{S.'foda,v a new prodictBAg
h^*Sn:p.k3ggdlwas
released by the company.
I t. I have never been caught red handed.
Niifher-lraye..I.l
So have I.
i2, I consider him to be rny
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/ better student.
i3. You rnustn'f i3-eednLcome hon'le unless you
-,'vant
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14. What
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were you doing lately?
15. They were iaiking on the phone more and more often / much and much
+ften.
tV. Read the text below and decide rvhich anslver A, B, C or D best fits
each space" There is an example at the beginning.
(10 points)
Volcanoes
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l'iulcan,
the Roman gcd (t) .* fire. He was (2) .f
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TFST YOI.IR ENGUSH FOR INTENSIVE AND BIUNGUAL CLASSES
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;lrought to be (3) .\lacksmith, fabricating weapons for the other gods. The
aa;th u'ould shake wheh (4) .!) these weapons.
The i5) ... way to imagine what happens when a volcano erupts is to shake
r bode o'i fizzy drink. The shaking causes pressure. (6)*. you open the bottle
.he pop squirts out. The same things happen when a volqano erupts. The magma
ises in the chimney, mixes with gas creating a (7) .Nlena that goes up,
:r:ioding
rvhen
leaching
the top.
There are (8)
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omens to be considered when a volcano is going to erupt.
Most oi the [ime there are earthquakes before the eruption and gaseous fumes,
suiiur (9)+. that smell really Uai.
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More than half of the world's
voldanoes are to be found in the Facific Ocean.
There is also a circle of volcanoes called The Pacific Ring of Fire.
The first volcano to be recorded is Mount Etna in Sicily, in 475 BC. The
.argest volcano in the (10)
A'is in Hawaii. It is 30,000 feet above the ocean bed
and is 60 miles wide at the base. It is still active.
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V. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space"
Digital Musie Player
\wenty-five
years (0) ago Sony launched the Walkman. It was the beginning
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(t)E. a revolution because most of the teenagers don't travel anywhere (2)\S#A'1
,
pa;r of headphones. The revoiution is still continuing nowadays. It turned (3) nfr,
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a digital revolution, giving Ulrttr (+)lM the digital rnusic pl4yer. Its anival with
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storage capacity allowed thousands of songs to (5) k recorded on one
deviqe and for some people it equaled the storage of an entire music collection
(6)ffi a player.
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Roxana Boangiu, Mirela Dincu
campaign, this product has become the must-have accessory of 2003.
are correct, and some have a word which shouldntt be there. If a line
,;.
is correct, put a tick
()
by the number. If a line has a word which
at the beginning (0). (10 points)
The Roaring Thenties
Great changes have took place in the 1920s in the States. When
talking about the roaring twenties, people usually rememberle$
lawlessness, moral decay and
jazz
parties as seasoned with as
much rp6e alcohol as possible.
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In 192i an Amendment was
ffi
inftoduced to prohibit the
manufacture, sell or transport of alcohol because of the
increasing number of the people abusing it. It was expected
that alcohol's banishment would determine the diminution
of poverty and vice, helping the common man reach{his
aims at the same time. But the reality proved to be/{ifferent,
though. The Canadian border":W proved to be a sieve for liquor
to flow through. More and more clandestine distilleries
appeared, bootlegging making the famous Chicago gangster
Al Capone an overnight millibnaire.
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TEST III
(5 points)
Nefertiti
Nefertiti;i her name meaning the perfect woman has come, was the most
powerful, extremely beautiful and controversial queen of the ancient Egypt. (i)
i:,
from the more than 3,200 year old tomb inscriptions discovered so far.
Some say that she came to Egypt from a foreign land; others say she was of
royal blood.
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(2) that she was the wife of Pharaoh Akhenaton and the stepmother of
TrltankhamenS<ll tried to impose polytheism by force. It seems that this was the
action that brought her so many enemies who eventually took care of her end.
Both her name and her husband's were erased from historical documents, as
Egypt returned to its former religion after their death.
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whether she died by natural causes or she was "helped" seems to be a
natural one. Nobody knows for sure, but the mummy that is believed to be hers
was definitely mutilated few years after her 0eat(15) was meant to prevent her
from "living" in the afterlife.
She and her husband denied monotheism and
The evidence that we have about her come mainly
Archeologists presume that this "treatment "
Having so many enemies, the question
Still, it is not known whether she was the queen of Egypt or not.
What we know for sure is
should be used. There is an example at the beginning
(0). (10 points)
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Feng-Shui
It is an ancient Chinese art dating over 3,000 years
ago which claims that arranging our environment
according to certain (0)
harmonious patterns can
induce a sense of health, balance and (1) ... into
our life. Feng Shui (pronounced Fung Shway)
(0)
HARMONY
rn{1:
(1) HAPPY
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(2) ... means wind andwater, the two elements
we can't live without, and it combines the
concepts of (3) ... designs with the belief that
one's space can play an important role in the
(4) ... and psychological well-being. It uses
elements like minors, plants, colours, and
(5) ... 5'FrrFCb
(3) BEAUTY
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business residents practige the benefits of this
ancient art.
Thousands of years of observation revealed
that a good (6) ... among nature, man and his d$fif!$[ii,9]i
(6)
CONNECT
(7) ... can eliminate problems in different aspects
of our life, including health, family, career, wealth,
(8) ... . Like many Chinese beliefs, Feng Shui has
its own story. It is said that 500 years ago an
emperor was sitting along a river bank when he
observed a turtle climbing ashore. The turtle being
considered the symbol of the Universe, its back,
dome like, represents the sky, the numerous marks
covering its shell represent the planets and
constellations and its belly represents the Earth.
The turtle is also considered the symbol of wisdom,
(9) ..., endurance and longevity.
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STRONG
In Feng Shui, energy is the most important principle and
its (10) ... in order to achieve balance isits goal.
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AL:IERNATE
III. Read the fonowing senten..r.4*niffih suits the
1. If I will have /!Rfg enough money, I will go on a trip.
2. I amnot sure when we-fuisb/ will finish school year.
3. She behaved as if I
{i$'t
/ don't know her.
4. Mary advised me to leary4 / learning as much as possible.
5. It is already known that the plane will land / lands at 12.00 a.m.
6. I will not leave until it will stop / qlgpr raininfl*
7. The new president
!'as-heen_/
was elected this morning.
8. You have done / ilg u great job yesterday.
9. This dress is feeling / feele nice.
10. I would rather you
hdgl!_!g!d
/ haven't told them the news
/esterday.
11. It had been
_ryTr"g/
has been raining for two hours when I eventual$
went out.
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12. Michael had so much fun / so that fun that he didn't want to leave
13. He was so tired ttritfieEil /
lelt
asleep on the couch.
14. She would come to you if_qlu
ts.tuJ
/ knows what you had in mind.
15. Do you have yy lsome questions?
IV. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best flrts
Food Additives
Do E-Numbers sound familiar (0) B you?
Specialists say that artificial colourings and preservatives in both drink (1)
... food determine hyperactivity, behavioural problems and even changes in I
Q.
Doctors at Southampton University have carried a (2) ... on children, controlling
their diet for four weeks.
During the first week the children were (3) ... additive
-
free food. In the
second week half of (4) ... were given daily fruit
juice
containing preservatives
and the other half (5) ... provided the same quantity of natural
juice,
i.e. not
containing additives. The same thing happened in the (6) ... two weeks. The
results were clear. Children who had drunk
juice
without additives were
obviously (7) ... hyperactive and the only possible explanation could be that it
was influenced (8) ... the removal of the preservatives from their
juice.
The doctors conclude: "If that is confirmed by further research (9) ... there
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T;:T:ffitlilT:, *., to (r0) .. . rhese issues is to use unprocessed foods,
as those bought in the rnid-2Oth century. As this is not an easy task, we can at
ieast be aware of those additives approved by the EU. They include colourings,
flavourings, preservatives, sweetener, thickeners, antioxidants and acidity
regulators.
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Salinity Changes in the Ocean
An ilrteresting aspect has
(0) beeu noticed over the past 40 years. Tropical
waters
if ha>
bJcome saltier (2) alAalder while o..un, closer to poles have
become fresher.
fhis
is interpreted (3)
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a sign of global warming. An
acceferytion
@Yrl.this
phenomenon could affect global precipitation structures
(5)ah0is "in chHrge with" the distribution, frequency and severity of floods,
droughts and even storms.
tut.tting glaciers, as (6) h consequence of global warming, represent
Q)Ybn
source of additional fresh water to the NgrthAtlantic. That is (8) \l# cooling of
the region from the.North Pole
1lia4&celerate
the melting pro.t s and thus
would decrease (l0ltq,krowing quantity of salinity in the tropical waters.
(r')
at the beginning
(0). (10 points)
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Arguing is definitely a problem in the most families nowadays.
The cause of our quarrels seems to be discontentment and
gratefulness$,tis thought as being the key to happy f*pily.
Our childr"n i quao"ling canjtop if we teach them
Qlhow
to be content with what they
GDheady have, to d&elop
a spirit of gratefulness. It is already known that generations
tend to take for granted wha@the previous generation could
hardly achieve. That is why people who are advised to let the
others people understand ho(m@ things could go wrong
in order to develop a sense of contentment, thus avoiding some
arguments. We should als@ let the children know how much
we appreciate the little thinls they do for us. They need to be
rewarded, to feel appreciated. This makes them more content
with themselves and more self-confident, thus end quarrels and
have a happy family.
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3 ...
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5 ...
6 .,.
7 ...
8 ...
9 ..,
10 ...
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TEST IV
text. Choose from the sentences A-F the one which fits each
gap (1'5)'
(5 points)
The
6'Philadelphia
Experiment"
ln L943 a U.S. Navy destroyer was made invisible and teleported from
Philadelphia to Virginia in a few minutes,Ql).This is known as "Philadelphia
Experiment".
htZl
military camouflage, that is total radar and optical invisibility. Some
Jti.rc still consider it a rnytrcty.$3) from fiction, especially because the
authorities refuse to offer all the necessary information in order for experts to
come to a conclusion.
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some others going mad, others being halfway embedded in the deck while
tfi6 whole ship was covered from a spherical shape, green fog. A witness
mentions that he saw the ship for a few minutes and then it disappeared again.
t
(5) simply vanishing in the middle of a fight. It seems that the information
'
gathered by the people in charge scared them so much that they decided to shut
down the whole experiment three years later.
'\
Some scientists consider this experiment as the latest development in the
history of
\
Still, there have been some constants provided to the media like a few
men catching fire,
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the actual distance requires about 24 hours
-A*It
is almost an impottibt. task to sort the facts
E. Nobody knows what really happened.
h. Another one mentions that he saw a friend of his
(0). (10 points)
Jealousy
Some (0) scientists have tried out to
i rnil^, rc uit-
(0)
SCIENCE
find out whether
(1) ... is the solution
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d' (1)
JEALOUS
to (2) ... . The arguments
for
and against
, r i
,
(2)
CHEAT
are many. One thing is for sure. Both
C\tu:lnfrfi
men and women experience
jealousy,
it is
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is so dirty.
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him?
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ei* up unlessl
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have
serious
reasons.
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IV.
Read
the
text
below
and
decid_e
which
answer
A, B,
C or D best
fits
each
space.
There
ir
un.*r*pr.
"iin.
ilugi*iog.
(10
points)
Nightmares
Who
hasn't (0)
B
gle or
more
dreams
that
contain
fear?
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cked,
o.r"*
,".ole
ro move
or scream
are
dreams
(3)
a.
whenever
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such
whenever
he is unabf"
to ,ofu"ffi.o
in life.
uations
in
.u..yJuy
lifa
It is already,a (5) S. tn, fact that we dream every night. (6) .2only thing
which blocks dreqm recall is our fear of nightmares. The only solution the
psychologists (7) .!zis the understagrding of the crucial role dreams have in our
life, accepting nightmares as a (8)
ffi
Uut necessary pill which helps us release
our negative emotions. We (9) .15 be happy that we have these nightmares as
natural "pressure-release"
therapy and (10).D.. we learn to decode their message,
we would have a much healthier psyche.
Of course the final target is to get rid of these nightmares, but this can happen
provided we begin to turn them into our own advantage by changing them into
beneficial scenarios and not by ignoring or blocking them.
C done D felt
Cfor Don
6only D few
C manifest D arise
C formidable D involved
C evidence D decision
e
-
O,n'
Coffer D donate
C spicy
Ssalty
Cmustn't
/Dwould
C provided
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beginning
(0). (10 points)
Burj Al-Arab
, r_
Situated (0) in Dubai, Towers of the Arabs is the
tf ft?ftlotel
of the world,
taller
tZi\frn
the Eiffel Tower.and,only 65 metfes shorter than the Empire State
Building, floating on an (3)$.erdit is also (4)+.h{ most expensive hotel, where
the suites may cost up to $15,000 a night.
Not only the sail-shaped structure ma[<es it special, but (t4,t9th. underwater
restaurant, the 9,000 square metres (q'W. gold, granite, crystal and marble usgl
to decorate its interior, its fastest lift ever built (seven metres per (7)C[+{},
leopard-skin furniture and fire-spouting volcanoes.
Most of the clients come (8)r[O3the oil-rich states
lgd
they are waited for at
the airport by either a Rolls noyt" limousine
t+|affi91-t.opi.r.
All suites have
?-inch television screens, faxes and laptop computers.
Shopping there will cost you at least several hundred dollars and the entrance
fqe, in case you want to take a look inside this luxurious hotel will set you (10)
ffi"only"
$55.
(0)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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@ft
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Hoxana Boangiu. Mirela Dincu
(4
at the beginning
(0). (10 points)
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Gladiators
Glidiators were prisoners of
p-]
war, condemned criminals or
slaves who were bought by an owner of the gladiators for the
main purpose of participating in gladiator combats@very
much enjoyed by the mob in Roman times. There were also
professional gladiators who volunteered to take part in the
game_sr{us gaininS poputarity. Condemned criminals
whoQer/committed capital crimes entered the arena without
weapons. Those who didn't commit a capital crime were
trained in special schools, becofng specialists in (6
combat techniques. Theyrverqtut-hlso allowed to use
weapons and they could(t54win their freedom if they were
able to survive three to five years of fights. Even though
they had to fight only to or three times a year, very few of
them survived. All of them had to obey the orders of their
master and therefore were revered for their loyalty and
discipline.
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obv
1 ...
,
3 ...
4...
5 ...
6...
I ...
8 ...
9 ...
10 ...
TEST V
text. Choose from the sentences A..F the one which fits each gap (1-t.
(5 points)
Maintaining Your Target Weight
Experts arb sure about one thing: once you've reached your target rveight and
you start eating
just
the way you used to, you will definitely come back to the
previous shape. It's as simple as that.
This kind of problem can be encountered when using quick-fix dietfil) help
you maintain your target weight, then you are doqqred- That ig why the experts'
advice is to lose weight more gradually. c-bnnahwoeat
)
1Z1the
media according to which we are supposed to be skinnier and skinnier.
This is totally wrong. We should have the weight that makes us feel comfortable,
can be easily sustained, the weighfttl} It is extremely important to keep up a
positive attitude and not to be dissatisfied with our own body and our own
achievements in ten4s of losing weight.
{'<q
no food is forbidden when keeping a diet$J5) it in small amounts or if we
do exaggerate once, the only thing we have to do is take some more exercises the
next day. "All-or-nothing rules" are not to be followed when talking about diets.
that keeps us healthy and optimistic.
The important thing is to eat
If they don't work on the long term, that is if they don't
Nothing is forbidden when keeping a diet.
Very few
people
know that
We should also keep out of the messages sent by
(0). (10 points)
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is considered a branch of
the (0) alternative medicine. It is based on 2,000
^
(0)
AIXERNATE
Yearsof(1)...andresearchesintheFarEast.'.Auttn*.*ini{-t@
It is used both for (2) ... disease and
'
(2)
CURW4?
(3) ... health. Acupuncturists' main target is to
establish balance in ill bodies and to (4) ... treatment
\
\
.
D.
E-t
\
(3) MAINTAIN
iaa4
(4) PERSONALi:{'
I
fo:r each individual. Acupuncture has been practiced
\crflfl?e
":P
r
in China for thousands of years. Its purpose is (5) ... ' (SFMPROVE*t
the overall well-being of the rather than the isolated
, .0 ,!Sy*
treatment of specificiymptoms because their (6) ... is that
bruffl
BELIEVE
our body's health depends on its (7) ... energy moving
(7)
MOTMTE
in a smooth way through many channels beneath the
frn
eh\at\
f
O+f
skin. Our energy is made up of equal quantities of
Yin and Yang and when they are not balanced
anyniore, (8) ... may occur. By inserting fine
needles inside one specific meridian of energy, an
and their task is to recover the balance between
physical, (10) ... and emotional aspects of the individual.
(8)
SICKott
acupuncturist may help our body re-establish
its (9) ... equilibrium. The flow of energy can be raAU.hA.,[
(9) INATURE
disturbed by many factors, like stress, anger, fear,
weather conditions, poor nutrition, infections, etc
Hoxana Boa,ngiu. Mirela Dincu
(10) sPrRtTt[
IlI. Read the following sentences. Choose the alternative which surits the
meaning best.
(15 points)
1. Callie is exhausted because she has run /
lras
begn ruIning for hours.
2. Significant progress
lgs_n-radcJ
has been made in the last century.
3. I have met /petJoe at a party two months ago.
4. I wish I am lWxetaller.
5. Shelley acts as if she owns / owned this company.
6. Yesterday he told me that he will / would
go
to the mountains the
following week.
7. If
I
have / will have time I will write a letter to Paul.
8. Chris would rather you gppgg|/ stop smoking.
9. Unless you don't leave / leave now you won't catch the train.
10. She would have understfid-f,-b explanations if she paid / had paid more
attention.
11. I qas watching / watched cartoons when I heard a strange noise.
12. She remembered that she had seen / saw him the night before.
13. Do you think / Are you tilInffiook the book?
14 If your uncle c.omgs,l| will come with us, we'll go to the cinema.
15. Forget it!
I'!n
qolggigg-lg / won't let you hurt her again.
TEST YOUR ENGLISH FOR INTENSIVE AND BIUNGUAL CLASSES
fV. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits
English Speakers
Reports (0)
A that a third of the people (1)
... rhe planer will be learning
English in the next ten (2) ... thus becoming the "world language". Two billion
people have already learned this language so (3) ... and it is expected that their
number (4) ...
Fue
doubled within a decade. It is also mentioned that French is
declining; German is (5)
... especially in Asia and Chinese, Arabic and Spanish
are also (6) ... to be key international languages . (7) ... there is a drawback to
be noticed. It seems that English speakers tend tci become more "arrogant" in
terms of learning new foreign languages, considering that English is enough, so
what's the use of studying (8) ... more? The authors of the report totally (9) ...
with this preconceived idea and they strongly advise the English learners to
avoid complacency.
Another disadvantage for the native English speakers would be that they are
not motivated anymore to leam a new language since the whole world speaks
(10) ... .The specialists' last warning mention that there might be a backlash
against the global spread of English in the far future and the national languages
tend to reassert.
:i
ii
;i
rt
I
,:
(0)
,Amention
B declare C affirrn
1. tAof B by C near
2. A hours ii years
C days
3. A away B close
@ui
4. A can't
@should
C need
5. Amultiplying B expanding Cdilating
6. Agoing Bwalking Cstrolling
7. A already B for
..C,)still
8.
@
ury B^ no b,b-,
g.
i4irupproue
-@dirugr.r
C dislike
10.
@them \ttremselves
C they
D speak
Don
D weeks
t\remote
lnqiu
D increasing
D trying
D thus
Da
D disappear
D theirs
rn r}szniqeteen meq
rr,
"::::t:;d
(1N d*n.,*,, were
carted to Salem Viltage (Zf$frondemned
to hanging for their belief. Another old
man was
,r,
Vitpt$it.t
for refusing to submit to a trial on witchcraft charges.
It all started (4) !0ft 1688 when a priest's daughter, Betty Parris became
strangely ill. The cause of this may (5)Lr4$heen a combination
qf
epilepsy,
asthma, stress and guilt, but there are some other theories
tO$q94dr$t#hr
ttrey
suspected the imptications of witchcraft of (D4$trish woman. It is no wonder
that people believed the devil was close, considering the fact that the Indian war
was only seventy miles away.
Talk of witchcraft increased when some friends of Betty started (8$P- behave
just
tlre same and when a doctor was called to examine the girls he stated that
their problem might havp beep of supernatural origin. The girls contorted into
grotesque poses, feil (gf4YfiI&frozen postures and accused biting and pinching
sensations. The implications of the witches were already a certainty. The women
themselves admitted they were (10) ... aqd had connections with the devil.
v,\bd^ut
(4
at the beginning
(0). (10 points)
The Chinese Zodiac
When going to'@ China you are very likely to be asked the
following question: "What do you belong to?" and you need to
know that the answer'T belong to Romania" is least expected.
What do the C[rinese actually need to hear is your zodiac sign.
You are
:kindly
expected to belong to one of the
twelve animals r@which are mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon,
snakg.sheep, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, rat and pig.
It'sltoo known that the Chinese zdiac is based on twelve year
Cycles, each year being represented by one of the.pomb animals
mentioned above. Each year6'is different, depending on the
characteristics of the animal which governs that particular year.
Most of the Chinese believe that a person's physical appearance,
personality traits and even the success in life are determined by
the year of birth.
0 the
1 ...
)
3 ...
4 ...
5 ...
6...
7 ...
8 ,..
9 ...
1.0 ...
TEST VI
texL Choose from the sentences A-F the one which fits each gap (1-5).
(Spoints)
Thanksgiving Day
(1) religiotis reasons and settled in Hotland for a few years but soon they
wanted to move on. That is why on September,6, 1620 the Pilgrims sailed for
the New World on a ship called the Mayflower. (2) and decided to settle there.
The first winter there was totally devastating. The cold and snow prevented the
pilgrims from building their own houses. Many of them died, only half of the
Pilgrims survived. (3) weather and they started to recover.
The same spring a very important event took place. A brave Indian entered
their settlement and tried to talk to them.(4) but he and the other Indians also
taught the new comers how to plant the Indian corn aml other crops, which
plants were poisonous and which ones weren't, etc
The harvest in October was successful. They had enough food, fish,
vegetables and fruit to survive the next winter. (5) saving them from demise and
since then the Americans have been celebrating Thanksgiving Day.
A. They eventually arrived at Plymouth
B. The Pilgrims were happy they survived.
C. Spring brought warmer
D.
'
In 1609 the Pilgrims left England for
E. That was the moment they decided to thank God for
,
F. Not only that the Indian talked,
(0). (10 points)
Emotional Intelligence
This iew concept of (0) emotional inteltigence is
defined as the capacity for managing both our (1) ...
and others, motivating ourselves and (2) ...
with emotions in general, not only ours but others,
too. (3) ... have identified four main competences
when talking about emotional (4) ... .
(0)
EMOTTON
(1) FEEL
(2) DEAL
(3)
SCIENCE
(4) TNTELLIGENT
'lr
t The first one is the capacity for understanding our
own (5) ... and weaknesses, the capacity for being
aware of them. That is why it is called Self-(6) ... .
Then they talk about the capacity for managing
them because it is not enough to know yourself,
it is also crucial to be able to use these (7) ...
that you have come to effectively. This capacity
is known as Self-(8) ... .
Thdi third competence refers to comprehending
what others are saying and feeling and
understanding their reasons for acting in a certain
way as well. It is called Social-Awareness. The
last competence, Relationship Management is
"in charge" with (9) ... one's goals and getting
what they want from the others.
Once we acquire these competences at a high
level, we can say that we possess emotional
intelligence, which (10) ... our way to success.
(s)
STRoNc
(6)
AWARE
(7)
C&NCLUPE
(8)
MANAGE
(e) REACT{
(t{})
sHoRT
III. Read the following sentences" Choose the alternative wEaicEt suits the
meaning best.
(15 points)
tr
"
Ben announced us last Wednesday that he became / taad heeomqry ile
manager of his firm.
2. Anew highway is being built / built at the moment.
3. Yesterday a parcel was found / has been found in front of my hor;se.
4. Paula and Mark said they were / are very happy together.
5. My cousin will must / will have to work more to get that scholarship.
6. It is easier / more easy for me to get there on Friday.
7. She mustn't have said / can't have said that, she's too polite.
8. I wish you didn't go lhadn't gone there yesterday.
9. She would rather stayed / stay at home today, she feels so tired.
L0. She advised me not to go swimming as the sea is / was very rorrga.
11. I was reading / read while she was watching TV.
12. Their son was too / so lazy to help them.
13. I'm in trouble. I really need your help / helping.
14. I'm a good tennis piayer but I haven't played / didn't played t?rz\:,s -.:
three years.
i5. She was so tired / too tired that she couldn't waik anymore.
i
Hoxana Boangiu
u
Mirela
Dincu
IV. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits
Colloseum of Rome
In 64 AD a great fire (0) B in Rome, burning the buildings in the area
Colloseum (1).... later occupy. Emperor Vespasian wanted Colloseum to be
(2).... entertaining place. It was
(3).... called Flavian Ampitheatre, after (4)....
builders and ttp name probably changed (5).... a colossal statue of Nero once
stood near this great building. It was opened with 100 days of public events,
including bloody gladiator (6).... when thousands of men and animals were
(7)..... More than 50,000 spectators can seat there in 15 minutes. The Emperor
had his own place in the Colloseum and he was the (8).... one to decide the fate
of defeated gladiators.
From time to time Colloseum was flooded in order for small naval battles to
take (9)...., the floor of it being made of sand and wood. For all its multiple uses
and for many other reasons, Colloseum is'considered a marvel of efficiency and
ergonomics.
Colloseum was used for more than 400 years and it "survived" the
earthquakes and the passing of time quite (10) ....
Aburst out B broke out C turned out D found out
A would B will C shall D should
Aa Bthe Can D-
A initial B secondly C initially D early
Air Bits Cir's Dhis
Abecause of B for C consequently D because
A fights B arguments C punches D hits
A killed B damaged C ruined D destroyed
A individual B only C alone D solitary
A part B turn C place D advantage
A successfully B happily C
joyfully
D profitably
beginning
(0). (10 points)
Harvest Festivals
llan'est festivals were held not
(0)
only by the Americans, but (1) ... by the
ancient Greeks, the Romans and (2) ... Chinese.
The ancient Greeks' polytheism is well known. One (3) ... the goddess they
worshipped was the (4) ... of corn, Demeter. Each autumn, (5) ... the first day
(0)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
of festival, married women had to build shelters made of leaves and plants.
On
the
(6) ... day they fasted and on the third one they offered fruit, pigs, cakes and
corn to the goddess (7) ... gifts.
The Romans' goddess of corn was Ceres, (from (8) ... the word cereal
comes).They held the festival each year and the first fruits of harvest and pigs
were offered to her.
The Chinese celebrated this harvest festival, Chung Ch'ui on the l5th day of
the 8th month, when (9) ... was full moon. They baked round, yellow "moon
cak6s" and.stamped them (10) ... the picture of a rabbit in the middle of it,
because Chinese saw a rabbit on the face of the moon.
are correct, and some have a word which shouldn't be there. tf a line
(r')
by the number. tf a line has a word which
The Parthenon
It is one of the most representative symbols of the Athens. It was 0 the
built to replace two temples of Athena on the Acropolis. One of I ...
these, the remains of which no longer exist, was built at south of 2 ...
the Parthenon. The other one was one the same spot as the 3 ...
Parthenon. The tree main types of columns used in the Greek 4 ,..
Buildings are Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. The Parthenon always 5 ...
combines its elements of the Doric and Ionic orders. Basically 6 ...
it is a Doric temple, it meaning floor plan with low steps on every 7 ..,
side, having a sculptedfieze which borrowed from the Ionic 8 ...
order. Each entrance has six columns in the front of it. The room 9 ...
which houses the cult statue is the larger one. The more smaller L0 ...
was used for treasury.
The Parthenon also has four Ionic columns supporting the roof.
\
TEST VII
(5 points)
The International Space Station
il.
It is the most complex scientific project ever developed.
(1)
scientific help of other 16 states, Canada, Brazil and Russia included.
(2) than the Russian Mir space station, The station will be in an orbit which
permits the launch vehicles of the partners to reach it. (3) globe will be
permanently observed.
(4) discoveries in the domain of medicine, that is helping the scientists
understand the nature of proteins and viruses, leading to the discovery of new
drugs for dealing with cancer, diabetes and immune system disorders. It will also
represent an important step in the development of human space explorations.
This refers to a better understanding of the effects which the exposure to reduced
gravity on human bodies has. (5), bone density, weakening muscles, heart
problems; etc. All these researches plus the simulation of the gravity on the
Moon or Mars will provide useful information for further space explorations.
Research in station's laboratories will lead to
It is the largest project led by the United States, with the technological and
It is four times bigger
It is one of the greatest achievements in history.
Using this space station 85 percent of the
Such effects refer to loss of
fonn a word that fits in the space. The words are given in the order they
(0). (10 points)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E
F.
Dragons
The
(0)
Chinese culture and Dragons are
inextricably linked. Most of the Chinese
consider themselves "the (1) ... of the
dragonn'. According to their (2) ...,
the dragon is a (3) ... of nine animals,
deer, camel, devil and snake being only
(0)
CHINA
(1)
DESCEND
(2)
BELIEVE
(3)
COMBINE
some of them, The dragons are considered
to possess great powers which allowed
them to control rain or floods by (4) ...
the river with their tails, to take people
to celestial places after death, etc. They also (5) ,..
adaptability, (6) ... and
the (7) ... world. All people in China,
the Emperor included bowed before
the image of the dragon even
thou$h Chinese emperors thought they were
the real dragons. The beds they slept in were
called the dragon beds, the throne
-
the dragon
seat and the emperor's dress
-
the dragon robe.
The image of the dragon could be
(8)... on the
Flag of the last feudal dynasty of China, too.
Thus, one cannot talk about China without (9) ...
the (10) ... of the dragon in Chinese Culture.
(4) STRTKE
(s)
SYMBOL
(6) TRANSFORM
(7) NATURE
(8)
SEE
(9)
MENTION
(10) SIGNIFY
III. Read the following sentences. Choose ttre alternative which su,its the
meaning best.
(15 points)
1. By the time Chris got home, his friend had already left / already left.
2. If the weather is / will be fine tomorrow we will go to the seaside.
3. Did you see / have you seen my pen? I can't find it.
4. I could have helped you if you had call,ed / called me yesterday.
5. I can't answer the phone right now. I'm having / have a shower.
6. The new building wasn't finished / hasn't been finished yet.
7. Denis was late for the meeting because no one was telling / had toEd her
about the new plans.
8. The winning project was led / was leacling by the U.S.
9. I haven't seen him for / since a couple of days.
10. There's somebody knocking at the door. It can be / must be Jenny.
11. Oh, not again! You are always frying / always fry the chicken too much.
12. She came / was coming while I was cooking dinner.
13. I am staying / stay with my brother this week.
14. This is the best film I have seen / saw.
15. I can't stand her anymore / no more.
The Fast of Ramadan
The Muslims celebrate Ramadan (0)
C the ninth month of the Muslim
calendar. It is believed that a (1)....
Man was sent from heaven to guide the
people (2)....a
means of Salvation.
(3)....
this month the Muslims fast. It is known as the fast of Ramadan and
(4).... ldits the entire month. Their main target along this month is to focus
on spiritual issues rather (5)... . the earthly ones. It is a time of contemplation and
worship. They also (6)....
certain rules like not drinking, eating or smoking
during the daylight hours. They are (7)....
to do this during the night. So the fast
is (8).... at the end of the day with meal called iftar and prayer. Afterwards they
go visiting their friends or family. It is also common for Muslims to go to
Mosque during this period, praying and (9).. ... .
There are five things that can ruin all their efforts. (10).... are: the telling of
a lie, denouncing someone without him knowing this, greed and a false promise
and slander.
Doing their best not to break all these rules, the Muslims end their fast by
offering gifts to the loved ones, praying and preparing large meals.
A across B at C during D through
A whole B holy C wholly D hole
A as B like C likely D likeness
A through B on C during D rhough
Ashe Bhe Cits D ir
A than' B then C them D to
A make B obey C give in D adhere
A possible B able C allowed D probable
A ready B achieved C finished D perfected
A studying B researching C teaching D examining
A this B those C that Dthese
V. Read the text below and think of the word which trest fits each space.
Heaven and Hell
People (0) have seen planets, stars, the moon and the sun (1) ... thousands of
years now. The ancients' belief was (2) ... gods lived there, among the stars
(3)
... clouds. Scientists believe that the names heaven and hell must have come (4)
FI
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... observing the volcanic actions. It was (5) ... hot inside that they couldn't
sustain life and the ancients probably associated this (6) ... hell. A god of the
underworld (7) ... have dwelled there and all the people (8) ... didn't live a good
life were thrown inside.
People needed these two notions of heaven and (9) ... . They needed to be
punished for their bad deeds and rewarded for their (10)
... ones. This is how life
on Earth could have been improved along the years. This was a system which
allowed human beings follow the right path.
Vf. Reaa the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines
()
The Pyramids
Many of people consider that the pyramids were made or at least 0 of
influenced by the non-earthly beings. One reason to believe it 1 ...
would be that this kind of structure it is not typical for any country 2 ...
or continent. The second thing is that the Pyramids'relationship to 3 ...
Pi and the triangular shape seem to prove it that their builders were 4 ...
been helped in terms of guidance by extraterrestrial beings. It is 5 ...
important to mention the fact that the ancient Egyptians were not 6 ...
familiar with the notion of Pi. Still, at a closer by look we notice 7 ...
that the Egyptians used to a wheel as a measuring device, so it 8 ...
wasn't not necessary for them to know about the Pi, all they 9 ...
needed to know was how to use a wheel to measure. If you have 10
-.
had to build something using a wheel and raw manpower, then
a triangle shape like the Pyramids proves to be the best choice.
TEST VIII
text. choose from the sentences A-F the one which fits each gap(L-S).
(5 points)
The Moon
The Moo.rr has been known since prehistoric
times. (1)
satellite of Earth and the
second brightest object in the sky, after the Sun. It orbits around the Earth once a
month. That is why the period between two successive new moons is 29.5.
It is the only extraterrestrial body ever visited by humans. (2) human beings
on July 20, L969 by Neil Armstrong and the last time was on December L972.It
is the only body from which (3).
The gravitational force between the Moon and the Earth causes very
interesting effects (4). The Moon's gravitational force is stronger on the side of
the Earth nearest to the Moon than on the opposite side. (5) rigid, and
particularly the oceans, it is stretched out along the line towards the Moon. This
effect is much stronger in the ocean than in the solid crust.
A. So little is known about the Moon
B. It is the only natural
C. people brought samples when returning to Earth
D.
"
T[e first time moon was visited by
E.1:i'The one that we all know is the tides
!"
F. Taking into account the fact that the Earth is not
should be used. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points)
Earthquakes
It is definitely one of the most (0)
destructive
phenomena which can affect our planet and people
in general. According to statistics, more than
3 million people were (1) ... in earthquakes in the
last century only. These disaster happen because
(2)
... can predict which regions most likely
to be struck by earthquakes are, but it is (3) ...
for them to predict when (4) ... rhey will occur.
Earthquakes occur whenever two tectonic
(0)
DESTROY
(1)
KrLL
(2)
SCTENCE
(3) POSSTBLE
(4)
EXACT
plates
join.
Our planet is in permanent (5) ...,
most of the times
(6)
... to humans, but
sometimes this (7) ... is so violent that it can
result in what is called an earthquake.
The most (8) ... earthquakes occur when the point
of focus is
just
a few dozen kilometers below the
surface of the earth and the vice versa, the least
destructive are those which have the focus hundreds
of kiltimeters below the surface. Earthquakes can
also occur under the oceans. These kind ofquakes
can cause tidal waves or tsunamis, (9) ...
(10) ... of up to 15 meters.
(s) MovE
(6)
PERCETVE
(7)
JOIN
(8) DEVASTATE
(9) REACH
(10) HrGH
III. Read the following sentences. Choose the alternative which suits the
meaning best. (L5 points)
1. I had eaten / ate that kind of food before, so I knew what it tasted like.
2. The Beast asked the Beauty if she will like / would like to live with him.
3. She told us she has left / had left three months earlier than she expected.
4. I would rather stay / stayed indoors tonight.
5. We'll get there on time provided we will find / find a taxi.
6. Carla had been trying / has been trying to fix the car when the mechanic
arrived.
7. I wish you hadn't mentioned / didn't mention that yesterday.
8. She wanted to know when did the train leave / the train left.
9. What do your parents do / are your parents doing for living?
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11.She asked me whether I liked / did I like chocolate.
12. This isn't my biggest / most big problem now.
13. Be quiet! Can't you see I'm reading / read?
14. There's nothingl can do ior younou.\sus\srr\d,ha.ie to{d f should tell
me earlier.
15. You don't like her, don't you / do you?
lV. Read the tex\\Nts Nr\\r\N.rN\tsussxe\ \R.C
sx B hes' frts
each space. There is an example at the beginning.
(L0 points)
Rainforests
R.ainforests are to
(0) B found in a band arounri the equaior, to
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more
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... in South and Central America, Africa, Asia and Australia,
covering 7%
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the planet's surface.
TEST YOUR ENGLISH FOR INTENSIVE AND BILTNGUAL
CLASSES
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In these areas the'temperatures
are very (3) ..., causing accelerated evaporation
of the (4) .... This is the main cause for frequent rain in the forested areas.
We can talk about two seasons in a tropical rainforest, the dry and the wet
season. There are (5) ... two types of rainforests: tropical and temperate.
They play a very important (6) ... on us. First of all, the plants in the forest
tum carbon dioxide into clear air, (7) ... thus pollution and the greenhouse effect.
(8) ... of all, the animals and the plants in the rainforest represent a (9) ... of
food, shelter,
jobs
and medicines.
Scientists,ivam us that the rainforests continue to disappear although most of the
plants that will cure the (10):..
diseases in the world are to be found in the rainforests
(0)
Ahave Bbe Cdo Dmake
1 Aspecific Bcertain Crealistic Dsure
2. Aaround Bfor Cof Don
3. Aup Bdown Clow Dhigh
4. Afire Bwater Cearth Dair
5. A even B not only C too D also
6. Arole Bpart Cinfluence Dtrick
7. Astruggling Barguing Cfighting Dhaving
8. Asecondly Bfirstly Csecond Dall
9. Abeginning Bspring Coriginator Dsource
10. Abest Bworst Cworse Dbetter
V. Read the text below and think of the word which tiest fits each space.
use only oNE word in each space. There is an example at the
Mecca
Mecca is (0)
a city in saudi Arabia, inhabited (1) ... 1.4 million people. It is
considered the most holy city in Islam. Each Muslim's aim is to get there at (2)
... once in his lifetime.
It is regarded (3) ... the first place created on Earth, the place where the
Ka'ba was built, (4) ... Ka'ba is the centre of Islam, a rectangular building (5)
... of bricks.
It (6) ... the central place on the caravan routes running over the Arabian
Peninsula in Muhammad's time, (7) ... considered a point of crucial importance
even before the first revelation came to (B) ....
Mecca plays two important (9) ...: it is both the final destination of a
compulsory pilgrimage (10) ... a focal point for all Muslims. Most of the people
living in Mecca nowadays are pilgrims who have decided to study Islam in the
centre of their religicus world.
rJ.
are correc! and some have a word which shouldn't be there. If a line
is correct, put a tick (r')
Shaolin Monks
Ths.lrame of shaolin Monks has
just
been connected with 0
just
Discipline, courage and strength for more than 15 centuries ago. 1 ...
The Shaolin Temple was founded in 495 AD and is one of the 2 ...
most famous ancient temples in china. The first monks knew it 3 ...
some martial arts before entering the Temple. They created a set 4 ..,
of 18 fighting techniques which involved in all the body parts, 5 ...
combined with the use of the different weapons. At the beginning 6 ..,
this was only a form of meditation but more later on it turned into 7 ...
a means of self-defense. The first monks are helped the others, 8 ...
who weren't very skilled to improve their techniques and teaching 9 ...
one another they gradually formed the Shaolin school. L0 ...
Nowadays the Shaolin Monks are famous both for their elite
fighting skills and the peaceful way of life because rhey kept on
practicing Kung Fu and defending their Temple as well.
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TEST IX
There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. (5 points)
Machu Picchu
Machu
piittru
was a famous Inca citadel. (1) ... and terraces which make up
a kind of hanging city. There are evidence which lead to the conclusion that
Machu Picchu was a religious complex.
(2) ... containing one hundred burials. 150 out of I73 skeletons recovered
were women. They were also the ones to have the richest graves. (3) ... temple
complex, built for a religious, ritualistic reason.
Scientists also notice that extreme magnetic anomalies are found in this
location. (4) ... those magnetic anomalies and the sensitivity of psychics. One
factor to explain the energies existing there was the presence of granite, a
radioactive rock, from which the temple was built. (5) ... lead to vivid, unusual
states of consciousness like being able to see your physical body, thus
undergoing an out-of-body experience.
A. In I9l2 archeologists found some natural caves
B. Further research proved that there was a clear connection between
C. Too little is known about Machu Picchu.
D. Machu Picchu was, therefore, a women's
E. It still is a complex of stone houses, temples
F. Experiments show that exposure to such radiation zones can
II. Read the text below. Use the words gryen in capitals next to the text to
should to be used. There is an example at the beginning
(0). (10 points)
Harlem
Harlem tends to become a new symbol for the
U.S., another Statue of Liberty.
Harlem has become the
(0) greatest Negro
community of the world. One cannot find such
(1)...
in Europe, Asia or Africa. It is a very
heterogeneous place on Earth, watching (2) ...,
Jew, Italian, Negro people drifting in and out.
(0)
GREAT
(1)
NETGHBOUR
(2)
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It has come to have its own
(3)
..., to be a distinct
part of New York. It is a city within a city.
Harlem may mean (4) ... music, racy dancing,
downtown theatres. It may also mean a Harlem of
monster parades, (5) ... oratory or the figures of
Negro (6) ..., a neighbourhood preoccupied with
pennanent (7) ... to a white world.
It is more than a ghetto, it is a race capital. It has
broulht together the Negro of the South and the
Negro of the North, the African, the West Indian
and the Negro (8) ..., the man from the town and
the man from the countryside, the poet and the artist,
the peasant, the preacher and the (9) .... It is indeed
the Mecca for the (10) ..., the pleasure-seeker, the
curious and the talented of the whole world.
(3) PERSOF{
(4) RACU
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(8) AMERTCA
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III. Read the following sentences. Choose the alternative which suits trG
1. Vince had no idea what great things were / are about to happen.
2.If I had wings I would fly / will fly among the stars.
3. Last year our house was seriously damaged / has been seriously
fn::iri like this movie. so do r / have r.
5. I failed the exam. I should have learned / must have learned harder.
6. She is looking for / has been looking for her purse for half an hou.
7. It usually snows / is usually snowing in December.
8. She admitted she had never seen / never saw him before.
9. What were you doing / have you been doing when I called you?
10. The Earth is moving / moves round the Sun.
11.
-Her
problem was that she hasn't finished / hadn't finished the project
L2.My neighbour takes / is taking his dog for a walk every morning.
13. The police is investigating / are investigating a honifying murden
14. If you will like I like him, you'll share the room.
15. I don't think it's a good idea to have a party now. The baby ir
sleeping / sleeps.
IV. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C on D best fits
(10 ponmts)
A Brief History of London
The Romans aie
(0)
D to have rcund Londinium in 43 AD as a stores depot.
It (1) . .. became secure in (2) ... position as capital of Roman Brita:i: :y ihe end
of the first (3) .. ..
Still its realBxpansion (4) ... in the eleventh century, becoming the seat of the
(5) ... known invader of Britain, William the Conqueror. He was (5) . .. the one
to build the White House, which is the centerpiece of (7) ... Tower of Ldndon.
Many of the g;eat architecturai masterpieces built during that period (8) ...
destroyed in the course of a few days in 1666 when the Great Fii'e of London
wiped (9) ... more than thirteen thousand houses and almost niilery churches,
continuing the series of destruction begun a yeff before by the Grea.t ?l"?-f,\tp.
That is the reason for (10) ... most of the buiidings today were curtt- rn the
eighteenth century, i.e. during the reign of
Queen
Victoria.
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2. Aher Bhis Cits Dit
3. Acentury Bmrllennium Cyear Dweek
4. A got going B inaugurated C set on D begar.
5. Abest Bwell Cbad Dgood
6. Aeven B only C too D also
7. Athe Ba Can D-
8. A are E, have been C were D was
9. Ain Bon Cup Dout
10. A that B which Cwhose Dwhat
V. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits eacl'i space.
Use only ONE word in each space. T'here is an exaxrlptre et th.e
H,inkin Park
Linkin Park founded themselves
(0)
as a group in 2001. Their success was
(l)...
sudden that they didn't even realize when they came (2'; ... be rn the
middle of it. It seemed that they came
(3) ... of nowhere and were
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of (a) ... world.
At (5) .. . it was thought of as a cheesy rap/rock group. The group fou;ri ;ls:if
in the mrddle of a media scandal, the band being assoeiated
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(7) ... taken place in a school in their home state of California.
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For a couple
(8) ... days the lyrics of the song "One Step Closer" were
interpreted on MTV news. But the group stated
(9) ... they went beyond
controversy and they would go on their way in making a great career in music.
The future proved that they had no problem in making their dream
(10) ... true.
ts correct, put a tick
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at the beginning
(0). (10 points)
CaPitol
Three years after Thomas Jefferson has decided that
Washington should be only the capital of the United States of
America in the 1790, the building of the great Capitol started.
By the end of the century, the lawmakers and the most influential
I people had already began to move there.
'
In 1814 the British people burned it the Capitol almost
completely. This demoralized the Americans so much that they
were close to abandoning the whole experiment. Still, the Capitol
was eventually rebuilt from 1817 to 1819.Two much more wings
were added in 1857 and by constructing the well known dome
and the east face six years later, the Capitol came to have the
current icon which is twice as big as the initial building.
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TEST X
I. Read the foltowing text. Five sentences have been removed from the
text. Choose from the sentences A-F the one which fits each
gap (L-5).
(5 points)
Coco Chanel
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Born in 1883, (1)... changed the way women looked, She blended the
features of male and female clothes, (2) ... Even though some might consider
her to be a feminist, she constantly claimed to speak of femininity rather than of
feminism.
(3) ... to be a part of the liberation of women. (4) . . . but also
appropriated sports clothes as part of the new fashion, offering herself as an
example. She herself dressed in mannish clothes. It was obvious that her style
was a result of necessity and defiance, as she couldn't afford the expensive
clothes of the period. That was the reason for which she started creating her own
outfits, using ties, sports
jackets and everyday male clothes, replacing the corset
with casual elegance.
(5) ... her style was simplicity
Still, her clothes were meant
The main word to define
Coco Chanel is considered to be the woman who
She not only adapted the styles and items of clothing that were worn by
men
E. giving birth to a fashion that allowed the wearer to have a feeling of
'hidden luxury' rather than ostentation.
F. She was considered to be both a feminist and a feminine.
form a word that fits in the space. The words are given in the order
they should to be used. There is an example at the beginning
(0) (10
points).
A.
B.
C.
D.
Nike
Nike, pronounced Ni-Key, was the Greek
(0) winged
(1) ... of victory. When Greeks went to battle and
rvon, they used to say "It is nike", meaning
honoured
(2) ... .
Nike of the (3) ... century is the footwear that takes
the greatest athletes of the world to higher levels
of (4) ... .
(0)
WING
(1)
GOD
(2)
CONQUER
(3) TWENTY
(4) ACITIEVE
It started as a small (5) ... outfit, having its
'headquarter' in the trunk of Phil Knight's car. It
looked like a timid (6) ... for a company which was
to become one of the most (7) ... both in footwear
and street wear. In 1988 Nike launched its most (8) ...
advertisement, the 'Just do it" campaign. By (9) ...
people that they should 'Just do it", they are actually
trying to say" Buy our shoes and you will do it." This
mes:sage definitely reached its target because Nike's
(10) ... highly increased as a consequence of this ad
campaign.
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III. Read the following sentences. Choose the alternative which suits the
1. The soup is tasting / tastes really salty.
2. I called you / have called you four times
3. I wish it is / were waffner now.
4. I will definitely call you as soon as I will enter / enter the house.
5. It is said that the treasure was found / has been found a century ago.
6. He suggested to read / reading his new book.
7. I am seeing / see my doctor tomorrow morning.
8. You mustn't / shouldn't step on the grass. It is forbidden.
9. What would you have done if you find / had found the mistake?
10. "I have never done that before." Neither have / did I.
11. That shouldn't / mustn't be your problem. Let her solve it.
12. It's rather late. You should / could be in bed now.
13. It is likely for / likely to her to be given the
job.
14. Money make / makes the world go round.
15. I have never imagined / didn't ever imagine that you could do this to me.
(10 points)
The Houses of Parliament
Also (0) D as the Palace of Westminster, the Houses of Parliament is (1) ...
of the most famous monuments of London, (2) ... the great clock tower,
popularly known as Big Ben.
The (3) ... palace was built by Edward the Confessor in the eleventh century
(4) ... order for him to watch over the buildings of (5) ... abbey. After Henry
VIII (6) ..., the House of Commons moved into this new palace, (7)
beginning its connection with parliament.
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the Jewel Tower are the only relics of the medieval palace. This palace (9) ...
hosted all but two coronations for four centuries. It is also the place where
almost (10) ... royal or famous citizens are honoured.
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Coca Cola is
(0)
the trademark which is recognized ( 1) . . . 94Vo of the world's
population.lt (2) ... first introduced by the pharmacist John Styth Pemberton in
Atlanta, Georgia. According (3) ... statistics, Coca Cola products are served6
more (4) .. .705 million times every day.
It all started (5) ... 1886 when Pemberton prepared a caramel-coloured syrup
with coca leaves and kola nut (6) ... a basis. Then he started canying (7) ... in
a
jug
down the street and sold it (8) ... five cents. Afterwards he associated with
a paftner, combined the syrup with carbonated water. His partner was the (9) ...
to name the new product'Coca Cola'.
Nowadays over 7,000 Coca Cola products are consumed (10) ... second. The
countries to drink the greatest amount of Coca Cola are Mexico and lceland.
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(0). (10 points)
British Tea Drinking Custom
Ariira, 7th Duchess of Bedford, she is considered to be the
one who was initiated the idea of afternoon tea in the early
1800s. Having tea around four or five it was meant to eliminate
the hunger of feeling between lunch and dinner. Soon, this habit
turned into a good reason for social meetings and started to a
custom that is still very popular in Britain nowadays.
Drinking tea has became an important part in the way
people had fun outside the home. By in the middle of the
eighteenth century a dancing night couldn't be ended in a
different way than drinking tea. The entrance to such dancing
s
nights also included tea with bread and with butter. Tea dances
are still popular in Britain today.
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Rephrasing means the transformation of a given sentence into another that
has a similar or close meaning to the original sentence. You are given the
beginning of the transformed sentence.
L.
"Why
Qonl
we send him an e-mail?"
Carln suggested thal we could send him an e-mail.
You should transform the sentence from direct speech (the
exact words
someone said) into indirect speech (retelling exactly what that person said,
without using her/tris actual words).
The most common reporting verbs are say, tell, ask but there are some other
verbs which are also used: demand, offer, suggest, invite, order.
The given example is a suggestion which requires a modal verb
(should
or
could) and the main verb.
Another thing that you have to take into account is the fact that verb tenses
change when transforming a sentence from direct speech into indirect speech.
Present Tense
-
Past Tense
The pronouns, possessive adjectives, adverbs and time expressions change too.
eg
"Iam
talking to my mother now".
She said that she was talking to her mother then/ at that time,
2. "I
always
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fufuwith
my classmates."
She said she always
felt
guilty arter she
fought
with her classmates.
If the reporting verb is at past tense the other verbs should be at past tense, too.
3. The thieves stole the painting despite the improved security system.
The painting was stolen by the thieves despite the improved security system.
You are given the prompt sentence and in the second sentence we notice that
the object of the active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb. The person
who performs the action is introduced by the preposition "by". You can omit
mentioning it when it is a pronoun like one, someone, the noun people because
they are easily understood from the rest of the text. You shouldn't change the
tense of the verb.
eg. People built the monastery in a beautiful area surrounded by trees.
The monastery was built in a beautiful area surrounded by trees.
4. He would prefer to have a salad
for
lunch.
He'd rather have a saladfor lunch.
The two expressions are used to show preference. Mind that I'd rathel is
followed by the short infinitive while I'd prefer is followed by the long infinitive
of the verb.
5. This is the
first
time I have visited. Prague.
I haven't visited Prague before.
You should read the first sentence very carefully to grasp the meaning. The
second sentence is expressed by using Present Perfect-which shows that the
experieribe we are tatking about happened at an indefinite time in the past.
6. John is too young to be appointed prime ministen
John is not old enough to be appointed prime minister.
In this type of exercise you should think of a word or a phrase which has the
same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase from the prompt
sentence.
eg. Nowadays computers aren't as expensive as they were a few years ago.
Nowadays computers are less expensive than a few years ago.
7. "Where is the bus station?"
The passer-by asked me where the bus station was.
When we report questions, we do not follow the normal question order but
the word worder in a statement.
Fill-in exercises consist of a gapped text from where different words are
missing. You are required to complete the text with the necessary words.
You need to follow certain steps to solve this type of exercise. First of all, you
should read through the whole text to get the general idea. Then you have to read
the text again and fiIl in those gaps that you are very sure of. After that, try to
read each sentence very carefully taking into account the surrounding words.
These words help you to work out if the missing word is a noun in the singular
or plural, an adjective, a verb, a pronoun, an article, a numeral, an adverb or a
preposition. Moreover, the meaning of the sentence helps you to decide what
tense the verb is, or if you need a comparative or superlative adjective. On the
other hand, there are verbs which require certain prepositions.
Finally, read the text again to seg if it makes sense.
Word formation exercises consist of a text with 10 gaps, each one
corresponding to a word. At the same time you are given the stems of the
missing words beside the text. You should complete the text by making new
words from the ones given to you by adding suffixes and/ or piefixes.
Compound words may also be needed.
eg. The inhabitanls of the island were very friendly. INTIABIT
Appendix 2
Tips for oral examination
Read the text carefully and underline the key words, i.e. the words you should
refer to while taking your.oral exam.
Read the text as many times as necessary in order for you to fully
comprehendi:the message rendered.
Do not come up with an answer until you have read the whole text.
You iue allowed to start by summarising the text in ONE sentence,
identifying the main idea and staying on it. Then express your OWN viewpoints,
supporting them with relevant arguments. So do not restate the author's point of
view, provide your own on the issue.
You should use formal language when taking an examination. Do not speak
colloquially even if it is an oral examination. Still, your language should be
natural, not too formal.
Use linking devices in order to organise your presentation:
o
Ordering:
firstly,
secondly, thirdly,
finally,
etc.
o
Generalising: usually, generally, etc.
o
Giving examples:
for
instance,
for
example, etc.
o Comparing: in the same.way, etc.
o
Contrasting: but, however, on the one hand. ... on the other hand, etc.
o
Giving reasons: so, that is why, as a result, etc.
o Cointradicting: in
fact,
actually, etc.
SELECTED
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For lntcnrluc And
Blllngucl Glattcr
is an intermediate and upper-intermediate
language practice book
supplies tasks for:
D bilingual classes
contains the following types of exercises:
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rephrasing
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word formation
provides possible subjects for the oral examination,
improving students' speaking skills
suitable for both class use and self-study
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