АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК (1)
Questions 1-8
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text?
Tick (√) TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
or FALSE if the statement disagrees with the information.
Levi's Blue Jeans
Levi Strauss was born in Germany in the mid 1800's and emigrated to the United States as a young man. He lived in New York City and learned the dry-goods business for several years. In 1853 he took his knowledge and his dreams to San Francisco (California., USA.) His dream to succeed came true over the next 20 years as he became a very successful businessman.
Many of Levi Strauss' customers were cowboys and miners. They needed clothing that was strong and durable. Strauss found a special fabric from France that was comfortable and lasted a long time. It was called "serge de Nimes," which was later shortened to the word denim.
Another man named Jacob Davis bought large amounts of the denim fabric from Levi Strauss. He was a tailor who made pants for hard-working men. One of his customers was continually tearing the pockets off his pants. So Jacob Davis decided to put rivets on certain parts of the pants to make them stronger. The customer loved the new pants so much that he told all his friends, and soon Jacob Davis was busy making lots of pants with rivets.
Jacob Davis soon realized that using rivets was a great business idea, and he didn't want anybody to steal that idea. He decided that he would need to get a patent. But being a poor tailor, he didn't have enough money to pay for the patent. After thinking it over, he went to the businessman Levi Strauss and told him his idea. He said, "If you agree to pay for the patent, we will share the profits from the riveted pants." Levi Strauss did agree, and the new riveted pant business was called Levi Strauss and Company. Today Levi's jeans are more popular than ever, and Levi's name continues to live on.
1. Levi Strauss was born in 1853.
True
False
2. Levi Strauss wanted to become a great businessman.
True
False
3. Levi Strauss sewed pants in his business.
True
False
4. Jacob Davis sewed pants in his business.
True
False
5. Jacob David used denim to make pants.
True
False
6. Jacob Davis put rivets in pants because they looked good.
True
False
7. Levi Strauss didn't want to pay for Jacob Davis' patent.
True
False
8. Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis became business partners.
True
False
Questions 9-15
Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (9-15). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.
About the Christmas TreeDownsizing seems to start with big trees
THIS is the tale of the incredible shrinking Christmas tree. 9______
They'll want to know why Grandma's Christmas tree, fully decorated, is plucked from a shoebox and sits on the living room mantle instead of the floor.
I don't want to come across as a killjoy. But I do understand now why my parents lost their enthusiasm for Christmas trees.
10 ______
When I went home, I wanted to see everything just the way it had been through my childhood years.
In those days my dad had strong opinions about Christmas trees, as he did about nearly everything. 11______It had to be fresh, and he wouldn't pay more than $10.
So with three excited kids in tow, he would drive from lot to lot, all over the Kanawha Valley if necessary. The tree had to be cheap, but it also had to be nicely shaped. 12______
Finally back at home again, we would delight in opening the musty storage boxes and pulling out the familiar ornaments, some dating back to our parents' childhoods.
My parents would let us decorate as we pleased until it was time for the icicles. We kids would be out of patience by this time and inclined to hang the shimmering strands in clumps. 13______
The effect would be marvelous. He was right as usual.
Then we grew up and discovered that my parents weren't all that interested in continuing the tree ritual.
We saw this as lack of interest in Christmas. After all, where would the presents go?
Surely they weren't going to stop buying us presents!
14______
Something that is loads of fun to do with excited little ones eventually becomes, well, a chore. 15______
A / The candles were always considered to be very important.
B / It was always a challenging search.
C / Now my own children are grown, and I understand.
D / And a big chore at that, if all the rituals are maintained.
E / As a young adult, I was irritated by this.
F / He wouldn't buy a tree more than a week before Dec. 25.
G / Dad insisted they go on the branches one by one and hang straight down.
H / It's a story for the grandchildren I may have someday.
Questions 16-30
For Questions 16-30, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. Circle the correct answer.
Choosing a job
One of the most difficult decisions is choosing what to do for a (16)______. For example, do you want to follow a definite (17)______, and (18) ______a low (19) ______at the beginning, but have good (20) ______in a company that trains its (21) ______? Or are you more interested in taking any kind of work, because you need a/an (22) ______? You may have to (23) ______the fact that a good (24) ______can be difficult to find. In that case, why not take a (25) ______one? You will gain some useful (26) ______Remember that even if you have the right (27) ______, you may have to (28) ______lots of application forms before you are asked to (29) ______an interview. But don't worry if you don't know what you want to (30) ______exactly. You'll enjoy finding out!
16. / A. salary / B. living / C. employee / D. work17. / A. company / B. training / C. business / D. career
18. / A. earn. / B. gain / C. win / D. take
19. / A. money / B. profit / C. cheque / D. salary
20. / A. hopes / B. prospects / C. futures / D. promotions
21. / A. employees / B. crew / C. staff / D. persons
22. / A. money / B. cash / C. account / D. income
23. / A. face up with / B. go over / C. come up with / D. call off
24. / A. work / B. labour / C. job / D. seat
25 / A. temporary / B. overtime / C. profitable / D. short
26. / A. experiences / B. experienced / C. experience / D. experiencing
27. / A. qualifications / B. exams / C. letters / D. degrees
28. / A. fall through / B. get on / C. turn down / D. fill in
29. / A. be / B. attend / C. make / D. advertise
30. / A. work / B. job / C. do / D. employ
Questions 31-60
For Questions 31-60, read the sentences below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. Circle the correct answer.
31. I’d like to go back to the point ______during the last meeting.
A. raising / C. raisedB. arising / D. arised
32. We should learn more about our ______.
A. opposites / C. competitorsB. productors / D. competents
33. Don’t ______until tomorrow what can be done today.
A. put of / C. put upB. put off / D. put by
34. As a salesman, the more goods you sell, the more ______you make.
A. commission / C. feeB. price / D. rate
35. The research was ______by a group of scientists from Moscow.
A. carried about / C. carried outB. carried forward / D. carried up
36. Income tax is ______to your annual income.
A. associated / C. relatedB. based / D. dependent
37. How are we going to ______with them?
A. attract / C. getB. communicate / D. reach
38. With the ______in car use in the 50s and 60s, the bicycle went into decline.
A. rise / C. heightB. lift / D. climb
39. Nowadays for city journeys a bicycle can be up to five ______faster than a car – and it is easier to find a parking space!
A. ways / C. hoursB. times / D. ages
40. It was not until 1885 that something truly ______a modern bicycle came onto the market.
A. looking / C. appearingB. resembling / D. seeming
41. All members of the Armed Forces are required to ______allegiance to the President.
A. announce / C. confessB. certify / D. swear
42. She ______late for the exam.
B. turned up / D. turned out
43. You just need to buy some new shoes as these are ______.
A. broken down / C. used upB. gone off / D. worn out
44. I am afraid my speech may have ______you as to our company’s aims.
A. miscalculated / C. mistakenB. misled / D. misunderstood
45. When we are at school, we quite often have to learn poems ______.
A. by ear / C. by heartB. by eye / D. by mouth
46. My music teacher has been teaching music for years, even though she hasn’t got ______.
A. examinations / C. experimentB. experience / D. qualifications
47. No one is so ______as the person who has no wish to learn.
A. ignorant / C. simpleB. sensible / D. useless
48. When I had a sore throat, it was very difficult to ______.
A. bite / C. digestB. chew / D. swallow
49. This book gives a brief ______of the history of the Hermitage and also provides details of its art collection.
A. article / C. referenceB. outline / D. research
50. Be careful with this vase as it is ______.
A. invaluable / C. valuelessB. priceless / D. worthy
51. They went ______business shortly after their children had left home and got married.
A. out / C. intoB. in / D. on
52. He mumbled throughout his speech so I could ______understand a single word.
A. really / C. hardlyB. fully / D. hard
53 The room was good, the bed was comfortable and the service was excellent but the hotel food left a lot to be ______.
A. required / C. demandedB. desired / D. included
54. The president stated in the press conference that the ______situation was very serious.
A. economical / C. economicB. economy / D. economist
55. I was totally ______of the increased taxes.
A. unknowing / C. incredulousB. unclear / D. unaware
56. What would you say to a member of your staff who always ______his work in late?
A. delivered / C. producedB. handed / D. completed
57. In order to survive in this business you must adopt a ______stance.
A. competition / C. competitorB. competing / D. competitive
58. This sport centre has largely been ______by money that has come from the national lottery.
A. founded / C. finedB. found / D. funded
59. Most of the money ...... was donated to charity.
A. raised / C. risenB. gathered / D. found
60. The ______of living has risen drastically in the last six months.
A. expenditure / C. costB. expense / D. price
Questions 61-75
For Questions 61-70, read the sentences below and decide which answer A, B, C, D or E best fits each space. Circle the correct answer.
61. …………., but I'd guess he must be about sixty.
A) My husband will phone the tour company and ask the price of the trip to Egypt
B) I don't remember how much the shop assistant told us those jeans cost
C) I don't know exactly how old Tim's father is
D) Frank weighed himself and was horrified to see he is eight kilos
E) Tom may be heavier than you, but don't forget that he is also taller
62. …….., most citizens of the sultanate actually live in poverty.
A) Since the Sultan of Brunei is one of the wealthiest people in the world
B) Considering that the largest concentration of urban population is in Brunei's capital, Bandar Seri Begawan
C) Because Brunei earns billions of dollars a year from petroleum exports
D) When Queen Elizabeth paid an official visit to the Sultan of Brunei in ear1y1998
E) Although the average income in Brunei is among the world's highest
63. The cost of living in Alaska is extremely high, ……… .
A) as the price of petrol there is surprisingly low
B) whereas Eskimos live in ice houses called igloos
C) due to the fact that only about 500,000 people live there
D) unless you really enjoy extremely cold weather and snow
E) because nearly everything has to be imported
64. Are you aware that we will have been waiting here for four straight hours ……..?
A) if we had toured around the city instead of coming here so early
B) what time exactly is the plane going to take off
C) since they last made an announcement about the fate of our flight
D) as soon as they arrived in Spain at 3p.m.
E) by the time the plane leaves at eight, after a two-hour delay
65. ………, Barbara was appointed to district manager.
A) Unless she displayed considerable talent in her job
B) Due to her dedication to her work
C) As she has just been promised by the director
D) No wonder she just couldn’t believe her eyes
E) In spite of her managerial skills she gained at university