PART 1 TEST 2 Name/ Last Name __________________________ Date __________
Level A
1. Read the text and answer the questions choosing the right option.
1 Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States,
2 was from a wealthy, well-known family. As a child, he attended private
3 school, had private tutors, and traveled with his parents to Europe. He
4 attended Harvard University, and afterward studied law. At age 39,
5 Roosevelt suddenly developed polio, a disease that left him without the full
6 use of his legs for the rest of his life. Even through the worst of his illness,
7 however, he continued his life in politics. In 1924 he appeared at the
8 Democratic National Convention to nominate Al Smith for president, and
9 eight years after that he himself was nominated for the same office.
10 Roosevelt was elected to the presidency during the Great Depression of
11 the 1930s, at a time when more than 5,000 banks had failed and
12 thousands of people were out of work. Roosevelt took action.
13 First he declared a bank holiday that closed all the banks so that no
14 more could fail; then he reopened the banks little by little with
15 government support. Roosevelt believed in using the full power of
16 government to help what he called the "forgotten people". And it was
17 these workers, the wage earners who felt the strongest affection
18 towards Roosevelt. There were others, however, who felt that
19 Roosevelt's policies were destroying the American system of
20 government, and they opposed him in the same intense way that others
21 admired him.
22 In 1940 the Democrats nominated Roosevelt for an unprecedented
23 third term. No president in American history had ever served three
24 terms, but Roosevelt felt an obligation not to quit while the United
25 States' entry into World War II was looming in the future. He accepted
26 the nomination and went on to an easy victory.
1. What does the text mainly discuss?
a) Political aspects of Roosevelt’s life. b) Problems during the Great Depression.
c) Roosevelt’s upbringing. d) Criticism of Roosevelt’s actions.
2. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the text?
a) Roosevelt was elected during the Great Depression.
b) Roosevelt refused to nominate Al Smith.
c) Roosevelt had difficulty walking during his presidency.
d) Roosevelt supported strong government powers.
3. The phrase little by little in line 14 means that Roosevelt opened
a) the smaller banks first. b) the banks of minimal services.
c) the banks a few at a time. d) the bank for a short time.
4. Where in the text does the author discuss Roosevelt’s response to the Great Depression?
a) lines 1-4 b) lines 5-9 c) lines 10-16 d) lines 18-26
5. It can be concluded from the text that the people who mostly liked Roosevelt best were
a) poor people. b) bankers. c) rich people. d) average workers.
2. Choose the right verb form.
Scientists (6) ___ that organic and non-organic food contain pretty much the same amounts and kinds of
vitamins and other nutrients. This (7) ___ be surprising news for those of us who choose to buy organic food
believing it to be healthier. Researchers from America's Stanford University concluded that there might not
be any extra health benefits to buying organic, thus people might be better off saving their money and
buying non-organic produce. Lead researcher Dr Crystal Smith-Spangle said there (8) ___ no difference in
the vitamin content in fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy products in organically- and conventionally-
produced food. She said the only difference was slightly more phosphorus in the organic products.
Dr Smith-Spangle's review of over 200 different reports on organic food (9) ___ people (10) ___ perhaps
revise their shopping choices, based on the levels of pesticides.
6. a) were revealing b) had revealed c) would reveal d) have revealed
7. a) is to b) might c) has to d) ought to
8. a) will be b) has been c) would be d) was
9. a) had suggested b) will suggest c) would suggest d) suggests
10. a) could b) might c) should d) are able to
Like other products of human ingenuity, pencils (11) ___ be invented. Before the first half of the sixteenth
century, people (12) ___ pens to write with and brushes to paint with. It was also possible to use a metal
stick to make faint marks on paper. However, up to that point no one (13) ___ an easy way to make marks
that (14) ___ . Then, some time before 1565, a large deposit of the chemical, graphite, was found near in
England. Soon, tales of this unusual soft substance had spread to artists around the world, who (15) ___ to
use it to produce works of art.
11. a) had to b) ought c) couldn’t d) shouldn’t
12. a) are used b) used c) were using d) have used
13. a) had been found b) have found c) had found d) would find
14. a) are erased b) are erasing c) have erased d) could be erased
15. a) were eager b) will be eager c) have been eager d) had been eager
Justin (16) ___ currently a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he (17) ___ find a good publisher
when he finishes.
16. a) writes b) had been writing c) was writing d) is writing
17. a) will be able to b) could c) was able to d) could have
3. Fill in the blanks with the word form that best fits each space.
What characterizes almost all Hollywood pictures is their inner (37) ___ . This is compensated for by an
outer impressiveness. Such impressiveness usually takes the form of a true realism. Nothing is spared to
make it look as (38) ___ as possible and all the surface details correct. These efforts help to mask the (39)
___ emptiness of the characterization, and the absurdities of the plots. The houses look like houses; the
streets look like streets; the people look and talk like people; but they are empty of (40) ____ , credibility,
and motivation. In addition to the impressiveness of the settings, there is a use of the camera which at times
seems (41) ___ .
18. a) emptiness b) empty c) emptily d) emptying
19. a) realism b) unreal c) realistic d) really
20. a) essentially b) unessentially c) essentiality d) essential
21. a) human b) humanly c) humanity d) humanities
22. a) magically b) magical c) magician d) magics
4. Choose the appropriate option.
23. “No sooner _____ everyone started to gossip about her.” “That’s typical.”
a) had Maria left than b) did Maria leave when c) had Maria left when d) Maria had left then
24. “My hat is the same colour _____ yours.” “Yes, but the style is different.”
a) as b) like c) unlike d) than
25. _____ Michelangelo began painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
a) at the age of 33 b) at 33 years c) at the age of 33 years d) at the age of 33-year-old
26. The changes in this city have occurred _____ .
a) so fastly b) rapidly c) fastly d) so rapid
27. What a nice photograph! I like it so much!
So do I. Tomorrow I am going _______ .
a) to have enlarged b) to have it enlarge c) to make it enlarged d) to have it enlarged
28. To tell the truth the more I thought about it ________ I liked it. I will vote against it.
a) the more b) the least c) less d) the less
29. Unfortunately, I have never seen Mary _____ . They say she took the first prize at the competition.
a) to dance b) dance c) dances d) is dancing
30. They want their ____ to become a doctor. They don’t even think she can be against it.
a) fifteen years old girl b) fifteen-years girl c) fifteen-year-old girl d) a fifteen-years-aged girl
31. If I leave early in the morning I’ll arrive at about 12 o’clock in the afternoon, it’s about ___ to town.
a) three hour drive b) three hours’ drive c) three hour’s drive d) three hours drive
32. He is very punctual. We hope he won’t keep us ____ .
a) to wait b) wait c) waiting d) to waiting
33. _____ nice weather to go for a walk. It’s really a nice day.
a) such a b) so c) such d) how
34. My boss didn’t ____ .
a) let me go b) to let me go c) let me going d) let me to go
35. He went to school ____ five.
a) at age of b) at the age c) by age of d) at the age of
36. We went by car and the children went ___ foot.
a) to b) in c) with d) on
37. Zora Hurtson first undertook fieldwork in anthropology, but eventually settled into her most cherished
calling, _____.
a) was writing fiction b) that she wrote fiction c) that of fiction writer d) who wrote fiction
38. “I don’t play tennis very well!” “__________.”
a) So don’t I b) Neither do I c) So I don’t d) Nor don’t I
6. Fill in each gap with an appropriate word from the list below (two odd variants are given).
43. During the 18th century, New York City became one of the fast _____ commercial centers of the British
colonies in North America. It subsequently became a center of _____ activities by American patriots. In
1776, American troops were forced to evacuate the city, which remained under British _____ until the end
of the American Revolution. From 1785 to 1790 New York was the seat of the US government. With the
first stock exchange _____ in 1792 New York soon became the nation’s _____ financial and commercial
center.
1.leading 2.found 3.historical 4.founded 5.revolutionary 6.occupation 7.developing
7. Choose the correctly formulated questions.
44. 1. Don’t you think St. Petersburg is a clean city?
2. Can you tell me why do you take English classes?
3. There are a lot of fruit trees in their orchard, aren’t they?
4. He’s been working on this project since last year, hasn’t he?
5. Do you think my pronunciation has improved?
45. 1. Did she feel better after she took a nap?
2. Do you know who invented the telescope?
3. This is the second time you have escaped from classes, isn’t it?
4. Will you come to the nightclub tomorrow or to stay at home?
5. She has to buy an evening dress for the party, doesn’t she?
46.1. What does the first Amendment guarantee?
2. Do you think you can achieve happiness by avoiding negative feelings?
3. He’s to interview a foreign delegation today, hasn’t he?
4. Have you read how many houses did the tornado destroy?
5. What do you think he appreciates in a person most?
47. 1. When did you find out that the bath had overflowed?
2. Do you have any idea who won the scholarship?
3. I think everybody likes ice-cream, don’t they?
4. What should the responsibilities of teachers be?
5. Is this the first time you have won a prize, isn’t it?
8. Match the words and their definitions.
15. 1) social equality
A) Dispute 2) the state existing during the absence of war
B) Peace 3) a fight between large armed forces
C) Treaty 4) a formal agreement between countries
D) Battle 5) an argument or a disagreement
49. 1) careful thought, typically over a period of time
A) Consideration 2) a reason for doing something
B) Motive 3) the action or process of moving or being moved
C) Motion 4) an order given to a person or an animal
D) Command 5) the restriction of an activity, tendency, or phenomenon
50. 1) good in quality or performance; able to be trusted
A) Flexible 2) not likely to move or change
B) Reliable 3) always behaving or occurring in the way expected
C) Predictable 4) able to make changes or deal with a situation that is changing
D) Authentic 5) of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine
Level B
9. Read the text and answer the questions choosing the right option.
1 There are four basic stages that human beings pass through
2 when they enter and live in a new culture. This process is called
3 culture shock which is the way our brain and our personality reacts
4 to the strange new things we encounter when we move from one
5 culture to another. Culture begins with the "honeymoon stage".
6 This is the period of time when we first arrive in which everything
7 about the new culture is strange and exciting.
8 We may be suffering from "jet lag" but we are thrilled to be in the
9 new environment, seeing new sights, eating new kinds of food.
10 The second stage of culture shock can be more difficult. After we have settled
11 down into our new life, working or studying, buying groceries, we
12 can become very tired and begin to miss our homeland and our
13 family, girlfriend/boyfriend, pets. All the little problems seem to be
14 much bigger and more disturbing when you face them in a foreign
15 culture.
16 The third stage is called the "adjustment stage". This is when you
17 realize that things are not so bad in the host culture. You realize
18 that you are becoming stronger by learning to take care of yourself
19 in the new place. Things are still intractable, but you are now a
20 survivor!
21 The fourth stage can be called "at ease at last". Now you feel
22 quite comfortable in your new surroundings. You can cope with
23 most problems that occur. You may still have problems with the
24 language, but you know you are strong enough to deal with them. If
25 you meet someone from your country who has just arrived, you can
26 be the expert on life in the new culture and help them to deal with
27 their culture shock.
51. When does culture shock happen?
a) when you move to a big city b) when you meet foreign people for the first time
c) when you go to live in a foreign culture d) when you reach your teens
52. According to the text how do you feel during the first stage of culture shock?
a) lonely and depressed b) bored and homesick c) happy and excited d) angry and frustrated
53. The word encounter in line 4 means
a) meet b) hesitate c) disgust d) cooperate
54. How could the third stage be described?
a) enthusiasm b) rejection c) anger d) adaptation
55. The word intractable in line 19 may be best replaced by
a) interesting b) difficult c) solvable d) habitual
56. The author stated that the forth stage of cultural shock is
a) tense but positive b) negative and stressful c) relaxed d) full of fear
57. The word cope with in line 22 is most likely
a) create b) estimate c) experience d) manage
58. The text implies that
a) cultural shock starts still in teens b) cultural shock is a psychological process
c) usually adults experience cultural shock d) cultural shock is a process of maturing
59. The best title for the text would be
a) The four basic stages that human beings pass through
b) Suffering from “jet lag” and its consequences
c) Cultural shock and its consequences
d) Problems seem to be much bigger and more disturbing
60. Where in the text does the author give the definition of cultural shock?
a) lines 2-5 b) lines 6-9 c) lines 11-16 d) lines 12-15
10. Choose the right option.
61. The melting point is the temperature ___ a solid changes to a liquid.
a) at which b) when c) unless d) while
62. ___ managed by an independent governor and board of directors, the Bank of Canada is owned by the
Canadian Government.
a) although b) due to c) even d) however
63. It was in 1875 ____ joined the staff of the astronomical observatory at Harvard University.
a) that Anna Winlock b) Anna Winlock, who c) as Anna Winlock d) Anna Winlock
then
64. ________ a lack of time, they couldn’t succeed in choosing the most appropriate subject for their report.
a) because of b) although c) as d) despite of
12. Fit the missing sentences into the gaps of the following texts.
If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, they become weak. _______________. Everybody knows
this, and nobody would think of questioning this fact. Yet there are many people who do not seem to know
much about memory. _______________. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means
that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it regularly. When someone else says that his memory is
poor, it is actually his fault. _______________. The position is exactly the same as that of two people, one
of whom exercises his arms and legs by playing tennis, while the other sits in a chair or a motor-car all day.
_______________. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to
blame, or that he is just unlucky. Few of us realize that it is just his own fault. _______________. But all of
us can, if we have ordinary bodies and brains, improve our strength and our memory by the same means –
practice.
1) So one should use them as little as possible.
2) When you start using them again, they slowly become strong.
3) The reason is that he doesn’t give it enough opportunity to become strong.
4) Not all of us can become extremely strong or extremely clever.
5) He may be accused of deliberately forgetting important things.
6) If a friend complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault.
7) The thing is that memory works in the same way.
13. Choose the correctly formulated Passive constructions.
74. 1. He was shown into a lounge.
2. He finally was enrolled in a management training course.
3. A glass bridge has to build across the river.
4. After the hurricane these houses are repairing.
5. In1980, John Lennon was shot and killed by Mark Chapman, a fan of his.
75. 1. At that time my favourite program was being broadcast on TV.
2. The stolen motorbike is still being looked for.
3. These books and magazines may be taken for a week.
4. No sooner had the boy hung the picture on the wall than it fell down.
5. Madame Tussaud’s museum of wax figures in London is visited by thousands of people annually.
76. 1. Our project was discussed at the last meeting.
2. The houses could not be seen in the dark.
3. The children are silent; they must have fallen asleep.
4. The violent hurricane struck several cities.
5. The name Bruce was given to Lee by a nurse at his birthing hospital.
77. 1. Yesterday a greeting card sent to him.
2. Had many guests invited to your sister’s birthday?
3. The football match ought to have been cancelled.
4. The experiment was carried out by an experienced scientist.
5. The first high-heeled shoes were discovered in a tomb of Tebas in Old Egypt.
1. Who is this wedding hall being decorated by?
2. The teacher was impressed by the student’s answer.
3. This message isn’t to be e-mailed now.
4. The drug was claimed to produce no undesirable side-effects.
5. Julius Caesar, Hannibal, Napoleon, Mussolini, Hitler had born with teeth.
14. Match the beginning and the end of the sentences.
77 1. had left a business card at the bank with his
a) The police found the robber without difficulty as he phone number on it
b) When the man broke into the house, the police 2. by using black ink on the notes instead of green
c) A man who had climbed Mount Everest six times 3. caught as soon as he tried to spend it.
d) An unemployed man who tried to print his own 4. arrested him at once.
money was 5. has attacked the enemy.
6. died at home as a result of a fall.
78 1. it is not far to walk anywhere in the city.
2. a world famous festival held every year in
a) There are no cars and lorries in Venice, but there are Brazil.
b) There is not much to do in this town 3. many water buses on the main canals all day and
c) The town has got a cathedral night.
d) Rio de Janeiro has got some 4. but I still love it here.
5. attractive parks and beautiful beaches.
6. but it hasn’t got a theatre.
79 1. when he was on holiday.
a) Linda was wearing the leather coat 2. which she is determined to purchase on Sunday.
b) A parachute enables a person to jump from an 3. as though he had bought a new iPad.
aircraft 4. she had bought at the mall a few days before.
c) Robert used to wake up very late 5. attached to your body by strings.
d) The parachute consists of a large piece of thin cloth 6. and float safely to the ground.
80 1. to sharing a room at the hostel.
A. It turned out that we used to 2. treating like a child.
B. Will she ever get used to 3. to be very slim when she was young.
C. His mother used 4. the strict regulations at the office?
D. Were your colleagues used 5. attend the same music school.
6. to the boss’s ignorant attitude?
