Example:
0 V
00 about
Flying the slow way
0 The day of my journey to Geneva was very foggy
00 and I was afraid about the flight might be cancelled.
36 When I rang the airport, they told me I should be check
37 in at the normal time. On the way to there in a taxi the
38 fog seemed to be getting thicker but as we arrived I saw
39 a plane landing, which it cheered me up. There were
40 a lots of people in the departure lounge at first but
41 more and more of them disappeared as their flights
42 were called. After an hour in there were only about six
43 of us left and then we had heard the words I’d been
44 dreading: ‘We are regret to announce the cancellation
45 of Flight 267 to Geneva.’ Naturally, we all demanded
46 to know if what was going to happen to us and, in the
47 end, the airline put us on a plane to Dublin. From there
48 we were caught a flight to Paris, where we had to travel
49 to a different terminal by the bus before finally boarding
50 a plane for Geneva. We arrived, exhausted, five hours late.
Task 2. Items 51–60 (20 points)
For items 51–60, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
First sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use from three to
Five words. Please mind both grammar and spelling. There is an example at the
Beginning (0).
Example: 0. The pool isn’t deep enough to swim in.
Too
The pool ……………………. swim in.
0 is too shallow to
51. Owing to her poor exam results, she missed the chance to go to university.
Robbed
Her poor exam results………………the chance to go to university.
52. The thieves stole jewellery and paintings worth over £25,000.
Away
The thieves ………..jewellery and paintings worth over £25,000.
53. I’ve just noticed that the car has almost run out of petrol.
Hardly
I’ve noticed that………………………………… left in the car.
54. As I didn't know the name for it in Greek, I just pointed.
Say
Not ……………………………….in Greek, I just pointed.
55. The ladies wore evening dresses, but it wasn't necessary.
Worn
The ladies ………………………………..evening dresses.
56. The coffee machine stopped working right in the middle of the lunch break.
Down
The coffee machine …………. in the middle of the lunch break.
57. My father often played the piano when we were young.
Used
My father ……………….. the piano when we were young.
58. It is reported that he is now recovering in hospital.
Recovery
He is reported …………….. in hospital now.
59. He lost his job because he couldn’t do what was required.
Inability
He lost his job because………………………. what was required.
60. What’s confusing you so much?
Lot
What is it that’s ……….….of confusion?
Task 3. Items 61–65 (5 points)
For items 61–65, match the spoken informal words 61–65 to their neutral definitions
A–J. There are some extra definitions which do not match.
Informal English Neutral Equivalents
| Informal English | Neutral Equivalents |
| 61.We just hit it off. | A)to pay more money than needed |
| 62.I got ripped off by the taxi driver coming from the airport. | B)to argue |
| 63.That guy in black pinched my watch. | C)a cent |
| 64.I need to go out and let my hair down. | D)to show off |
| 65.It only cost a quid. | E)to travel by getting a free ride from the driver of a passing car |
| F)to relax | |
| G)a pound | |
| H)to like each other at once | |
| I)to steal sth. | |
| J)to glance at sth. |
Task 4. Items 66–75 (10 points)
| For items 66–75, match the items 66–75 to the phenomena A–M. There are some extra phenomena which do not match. | |
| 66.Andrew Lloyd Webber | A)The Nobel Prize Winner for Literature (1954). His wartime experiences formed the basis for his novel A Farewell to Arms (1929). |
| 67.The Grapes of Wrath | B)His idea of government was one “of the people, by the people, for the people”. |
| 68.Ernest Hemingway | C)The British novel about the destructive and passionate love between two children, who grew up on the same farm. |
| 69.Chaucer | D)One of the biggest horse-race meetings in the UK famous for its spectators wearing their best hats. |
| 70.Abraham Lincoln | E) He wrote either in Latin or in Modern English. He wasknighted by King James I in 1603. |
| 71.Royal Ascot | F)An early gold prospector during the Gold Rush. |
| 72.The Plymouth Plantation | G)His longest-running musical is Cats. |
| 73.Wuthering Heights | H)It is a well preserved example of a typical late 18th century town house with the original furniture and fittings. |
| 74.Martin Luther King | I)The novel about poor Midwestern farmers in the 1930s. |
| 75.Francis Bacon | J)It recreates one of the places where the Pilgrims lived when they arrived in America. |
| K)A US route used in the 19th century by pioneers travelling west in horse-drawn covered wagons to settle new lands. | |
| L)He wrote in Middle English. He became a member of the royal court of Edward III in 1367. | |
| M)The Nobel Peace Prize Winner (1964). He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent struggle. |