Task I
Reading
Read the text and choose the best answer
(a, b, c or d) to the questions that follow.
A FISH OUT OF WATER
A week earlier I
had no idea that the following Friday morning I’d be about to present my
screenplay for a film to my favourite film director, George Slater. Sitting
alone in the waiting room outside his office, watching the carp safe in their
aquarium playfully chasing each other’s tails, I could hardly believe where I
was. I wish I could say I was loving every minute of it. This was one fish
who was definitely out of water.
How did I find
myself in that situation? Well, it all started when my friend Steve asked me
if I’d like to earn some extra cash helping to serve drinks at a party. He
neglected to tell me that the party was to be at Mr Slater’s house, so I said
no. On the night of the party, Steve phoned me up again, saying that one of
the guys had got ill and they were desperate. He begged me to help him out and
since I was getting nowhere with the screenplay I was trying to write, I
agreed.
Two hours later
I found myself sitting in movie director George Slater’s kitchen telling Mr
Slater himself about the screenplay I had ‘just finished.’ He said he liked
the basic idea but that he was not sure who it was aimed at or whether it would
work. Although he gave me some good suggestions, I went back to serving drinks
feeling disappointed.
The following day, I got a phone call from Mr Slater. At
first I thought it was a friend pretending to be him, so I hung up. When he
called back, I immediately realised my mistake and couldn’t stop apologising.
Mr Slater said he had had second thoughts and would like to read my
screenplay. He had got my number from Steve and he gave me one week to ‘put
the final touches to it.’
From that moment
until the next Friday morning I hardly slept at all. Sitting in the waiting
room, watching the carp watching me, all my doubts about the screenplay came
flooding back and I wondered whether I would not have been better off if I had
actually been able to write on the night of Mr Slater’s party.
(1) What
is the writer trying to do in this text?
a) show
how to get a screenplay accepted.
b) describe
a chance meeting.
c) criticise
the film-making industry.
d) explain
how lucky he had been.
(2) How
did the writer feel while he was waiting?
a) playful
b) happy
c) uncomfortable
d) impatient
(3) Why
did the writer not accept his friend’s first request?
a) He
did not know whose party it was.
b) Steve
owed him some money.
c) He
was too busy working.
d) He
wasn’t feeling well.
(4) How
did the writer feel when he got the second phone call from Mr Slater?
a) Guilty
for having lied about finishing the screenplay.
b) Embarrassed
for not recognising his voice.
c) Worried
about finishing the screenplay.
d) Angry
with Steve.
(5) What
kind of person does the writer seem to be?
a) lazy
b) anxious
c) suspicious
d) confident
Task II English in use
1.Error correction.
In most lines of the following text,
there is one wrong word. It is either
grammatically incorrect or it doesn't fit in with the sense of the text.
For each numbered line 1-13, write the wrong word in the space.
Some lines are correct. Indicate these with
a tick (v). The exercise begins with two examples.
0 Saints
are person believed to be connected in a
special person
00 manner with what is viewed as sacred reality-gods,
spiritual V
1 powers, mythical
realms, and other aspects of the sacred or _______
2 holy. The existence of such persons has been a
widespread ________
3
phenomens throughout the religions of
the world. The religious ________
4
person may have
been various relationships with the sacred: as seer, ________
5
prophet, saviour,
monk, nun, priest, priestess, or another such ________
6
personage. In the
case of each of these, however, a specific
________
7
kind of
relationship to a holy is involved. Seers, for example, ________
8
have a
inspirational vision of the future; prophets proclaim ________
9
a revelation; saviours are entrusted
with effecting redemption, ________
10 liberation, or other salvatory conditions;
monks and nuns lead ________
11 religious live in accordance with ascetic regulations that they ________
12 generally observe as long as they live. Every one of
these ________
13 religious personages may simultaneously being a saint.
________
2. For questions 1-16, read the text below and
decide which answers А,
В,
С
or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning
(0).
Hospice
Hospice is a
0) a or hospital established to 1)... the physical and emotional suffering of the dying. The
2)... life-prolonging measures routinely taken in intensive-care 3)... often
only increased the discomfort and 4)... of
terminally ill patients and 5)... them of the opportunity to die in a 6)... and dignified fashion. In response to
the absence in the medical 7)... of
provisions for the supportive 8)... of this class of patients, the modern
hospice was developed. The hospice 9)... as a sympathetic and reassuring 10)... dedicated to making the last
days of the dying as pleasant as possible. The 11)... of physical pain
is the first priority, and analgesics, tranquilizers, and physical therapy are
used to alleviate physical 12).... Hospices emphasize the prevention, rather
than the mere control, of pain through 13)... monitoring and by the tailoring
of drugs and their dosages to patients'
14)... needs. Patients in hospices receive moral 15)... from loved ones as well
as the staff itself, and a variety of 16)... are used to further their
emotional and spiritual well-being.
0
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A home
|
В house
|
С apartment
|
Dflat
|
1
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A dismiss
|
В relax
|
С relieve
|
D vary
|
2
|
A tough
|
В aggressive
|
С zealous
|
D aggrieved
|
3
|
A elements
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В blocks
|
С units
|
D parts
|
4
|
A lonely
|
В single
|
С remote
|
D isolation
|
5
|
A deprived
|
В bare
|
С lost
|
D despoiled
|
6
|
A neutral
|
В peaceful
|
С restful
|
D smooth
|
7
|
Apian
|
В method
|
С system
|
D pattern
|
8
|
A care
|
В concern
|
С pressure
|
D trouble
|
9
|
A jobs
|
В functions
|
С missions
|
D purposes
|
10
|
A context
|
В conditions
|
С environment
|
D situation
|
11
|
A interdiction
|
В frustration
|
С obstruction
|
D prevention
|
12
|
A hardship
|
В suffering
|
С passion
|
D torture
|
13
|
A keen
|
В guarded
|
С vigilant
|
D sharp
|
14
|
A single
|
В individual
|
С unique
|
D unusual
|
15
|
A blessing
|
В loyalty
|
С comfort
|
D support
|
16
|
A measures
|
В rules
|
С norms
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D types
|
3. Read the sentences below and decide which answer А, В,
С
or D nest fits each blank.
l.
At the station they are usually met by a man from the travel bureau...?
A. are they
B. isn't they
C. are they not
D. aren't they
2. Now he seemed half
as ... as he used to be before his illness.
A. strong
B. stronger
С strongly
D. the strongest
3. At last we found ...
in a big room with large windows.
A. our self
B. our own
C. ourself
D. ourselves
4. Edna isn't in her office. She must... home.
A.
go
B. have gone
C. had
gone
D. has gone
5. The
key will... with the clerk downstairs.
A. leave
B. be leaving
С. be left
D. be leaved
6. If
she approved of the article now I... it to the newspaper.
A. would send
B. should
send
C. would be sent
D. should have sent
7. When
we want to write ... letter, we take ... piece of... paper and
pen.
a. a, —, , — .
B. а, а, а, а
C. а, а, -, а
D. a, the, -, -
8. I'm afraid I ate too much
cake with my tea. You ... it.
A. should not have done it
B. should have done
C. should do
D. should not do
9. I... to go to the cinema a lot, but I
never get the time now.
A. am used to go
B. is
used to go
C. used
to going
D. used to go
10. He'd rather ... tennis than swim.
A. play
B. played
C. had played
D. to play
11. It became ... that he
was lying.
A. clear
B. clearly
C. clearing
D. clearful
12. It tastes nice if you
add ... salt.
A. many
B. few
C. a few
D. a little
13. It was ... interesting meeting.
A. such
B. such a
С so I
D. such an
14.
The police have issued a detailed ... of the missing woman.
A. inscription
B
.
excretion
C. description
D . postscript
15.
It's the first time she ... by the news in her life.
A. was astounded
B. is astounded
С has been astounded D.
is astounding
16.
It was ... than I thought.
A. much so worse
B. much worse
C.
worser
D. the worst
4. Using idioms.
Complete each
sentence with a suitable idiom. Use each only once.
A. as busy as a bee
B. keep an open mind
C. behind someone's back
D. to someone's credit
E. drop a brick
1.
This decision was taken ....
2.
The king,..., opposed the establishment of a military
government.
3.
Yesterday
she was ... papering the walls in her room.
4.
He
... in front of the president by calling her "sir".
5.
I think we should ... on this until we know all
the facts.
5. Word formation.
Complete each sentence with the correct
form of the word given at the end. As you do the exercise think about the kind of word
that is needed in the sentence - verb, noun,
or adjective.
1.
He is the owner of the company, but his deputy is the real
... force behind it. drive
2.
The car's fuel... is very high.
consume
3.
His illness seems to have ... him quite noticeably.
ageing
4.
She is ...to the fur of cats.
allergy
5.
The
opposition leaders were ... on the orders of the dictator. liquidation
6.
Aunt Mary's a real ... . She's totally opposed to women
going out to work. conservatism
7.
It soon became ... when the fire went out.
chill
8.
The
agency offers practical... to people starting their own business guide
9. The colours don't seem to
... with each other at all. harmony
10. This
music is quite ... .
listen
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