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UNIVERZITET U BEOGRADU
FILOLOŠKI FAKULTET
Savremeni engleski jezik P-3 (nivo B2)
JANUAR 2011
Ime i prezime ______Br indeksa ______
VOCABULARY SECTION
I Choose the correct answer:
1. The cost of ______has risen due to the ______situation.
a) life/ economic b) living/ economical c) life/ economical d) living/ economic
2. Boss, could I have two days ______to visit my ______mother?
a) away/ ill b) off/ sick c) out/ ill d) off/ sore
3. We found a(n) ______to carry the man, whose leg was badly ______.
a) bandage/ bruised b) stretcher/fractured c) ambulance/damaged d) carriage/bent
4. The robbers who held ______the bank did not know that a police car was hidden ______sight behind the building all along.
a) off/ off b) down/ from c) up/ from d) up/ out
5. I hoped the insurer would be found ______for damages, but the judge dismissed the ______.
a) liable/ case b) guilty/ trial c) payable/ court d) innocent/ courtroom
6. Jim put his ______in it when he asked Brenda if she was married or ______.
a) foot/ single b) nose/ spinster c) thumb/ divorced d) toe/ widow
7. My manager had to face _____ to the fact that I handed in my ______.
a) through/ dismissal b) up/ notice c) in/ compliments d) up/ sack
8. I will be very ______if you could ______me a couple of pounds.
a) greedy/ borrow b) grateful/ borrow c) greedy/ lend d) grateful/ lend
9. My plan to surprise Jane fell ______when she said that my cake was too ______.
a) through/ fattening b) out/ fatty c) down/ fat d) over/ raw
10. If the company means to ______profit, it will have to raise the employees’ ______.
a) gain/ wages b) earn/ salaries c) make/ prospects d) win/ incomes
II Complete the sentences using the most suitable word related to the word in brackets:
- Helen had always dreamed of becoming an UNBELIEVABLY (BELIEF) wealthy woman, and imagined living in a LUXURIOUS(LUXURY) house.
- She had some SAVINGS (SAVE) and a small life insurance, but her EARNINGS (EARN) were extremely low.
- There was no LIKELIHOOD (LIKELY) of her finding better EMPLOYMENT (EMPLOY).
- Her antique shop was not very PROFITABLE (PROFIT), until the day she noticed an old PAINTING (PAINT) in the back room.
- She had thought it was WORTHLESS (WORTH), but as she brushed away the dust, she saw the SIGNATURE (SIGN) at the bottom. It said: “Renoir”!
UNIVERZITET U BEOGRADU
FILOLOŠKI FAKULTET
Savremeni engleski jezik P-3 (nivo B2)
JANUAR 2011
Ime i prezime ______Br indeksa ______
GRAMMAR SECTION
I Choose the correct answer:
1. By the time you ______this message, I ______for Australia.
a) have received/ will have left b) will receive/ will be leaving c) will have received/ will have left d) will receive/ will have been left
2. The salaries ought to ______last year but that did not occur.
a) be raised b) have raised c) have been raised d) rise
3. I will write back ______I run out of paper.
a) as long as b) should c) if d) unless
4. It’s raining cats and dogs. Thank God I ______out this morning.
a) need not have gone b) did not need to go c) can’t have gone d) may not have gone
5. You ______better leave now.
a) would b) had c) ought to d) were
6. Were he ______found, he ______stand trial.
a) to be/ would have to b) to have been/ will have to c) to be/ would have had to d) to be/ will have to
7. Paul ______the Smiths if he ______where they were staying at the time.
a) would have visited / had known b) would visit/ knew
c) will visit/ knows d) visits/ knows
8. The famous actress is known ______Kenneth Brannah last year and now she lives alone in a house in west Hampstead.
a) to divorce b) to have divorced c) to be divorcing d) to have been divorcing
9. The readers queued up ______by the author.
a) to have signed their books b) to sign their books c) to have their books signed
d) that their books be signed
10. The house needs ______before the guests ______.
a) being cleaned/ will arrive b) cleaning/ will arrive c) to be cleaned/ arriving d) cleaning/ arrive.
II Complete the second sentence so that it has as similar a meaning as possible to the first sentence:
1. They will have finished the book by the end of June.
The book will have been finished by the end of June.
2. I finished my thesis owing to my wife’s help.
Had it not been for my wife’s help, I would not have finished my thesis..
3. My sister is probably watching television at the moment. (use a modal verb)
My sister may/ could/ might be watching television at the moment..
4. If you happen to see John, give him my regards.
Should you see John, give him my regards.
5. The photographer is taking my picture tomorrow. (use causative)
I am having my picture taken tomorrow.
READING COMPREHENSION
Thirty-five years ago Malcolm Burwell was a successful young actor appearing in a number of series on British television. He was lucky, he’d made it to the top quite quickly and had plenty of work. Hollywood directors had even begun to suggest that he might like to think of making his fortune across the Atlantic. But two things made Malcolm think twice about these offers. He didn’t want to move his young family to the USA, and a mystery illness was beginning to throw his whole future into doubt.
Malcolm had a problem with his voice. It began to grow steadily weaker and weaker until hospital treatment became necessary. Before this finally took effect, however, he found he could hardly talk. As he remembers, ‘When you are in danger of losing something central to your career, it makes you think very hard. I have to say I learnt a lot from that experience.’
‘My voice recovered, but it taught me the importance of getting the best out of what you’ve got. As it got better and stronger, I started doing things like public readings of poetry and pieces of literature, just to use it professionally again.’ This turned out to be the start of a whole new direction for his career. So popular have these readings become, that Malcolm is now extremely familiar to people as the voice on a number of readings of best-selling books which have been recorded on to tape. Instantly recognisable, his voice is now a much sought-after commodity.
Malcolm first approached publishers with the idea of selling books on tape all those years ago. At first, they said that only blind people listened to books on tape. But times were changing and when he did eventually convince one of them to try it, instant success followed. Now the market for such tapes in Britain is worth £25 million a year.
Although Malcolm continues to work in television and theatre, it is his readings of literature that have really made his name. When he is recording, Malcolm uses his voice to give an impression of the different characters. ‘I don’t try to convince the audience that I am an 11-old-boy at one moment and his grandfather the next.’ He says, but I use my voice to try and make the listener believe that I’ve already got a story to tell them rather than just a book to read out.’
Malcolm carefully does his homework on any book he has agreed to record, although he knows that some actors do not. He tells the story of one well-known British actor whose enthusiastic producer commented on what a great thriller it was they were about to record. ‘Is it?’ said the actor, opening the book for the first time. ‘Oh good.’ All very well, says Malcolm, until you discover on page two hundred that the character you’ve given a Scottish accent to is supposed to come from Wales!
Choose the correct answer:
1. ‘This’ in paragraph 2 refers to
a) the treatment he received
b) the effects of losing his voice
c) the hospital he went to
d) the weakness of his voice
2. How did Malcolm’s illness affect his career:
a) He could no longer do certain types of work
b) He had to be very careful when using his voice.
c) It made him appreciate his voice more.
d) It forced him to look for new areas of work.
3. How did publishers react initially to the idea of books on tape:
a) They thought the market was limited.
b) They thought nobody would buy them.
c) They were keen to open up a new market.
d) They realized it was a good idea.
4. When recording, Malcolm is keen to convince his listeners that
a) different people are reading the story.
b) he is actually telling them a story.
c) the events are really happening.
d) they are sitting in the theatre.
5. Malcolm relates the story about the other actor in order to show how
a) good he is.
b) difficult the job is.
c) important it is to prepare.
d) different approaches can work.
Ask questions related to the underlined words and phrases:
6. Malcolm carefully does his homework on any book he has agreed to record.
______.
7. Times were changing.
______.
Find synonyms or synonymous expressions for the following words and expressions:
8. a) worked his way to the most successful position in his profession (paragraph 1)
made it to the top
b) continuously (paragraph 2) steadily
9. a) wanted by a lot of people but difficult to get (paragraph 3) sought-after
b) made him known (paragraph 5) made his name
10. a) written version (paragraph 6) book
b) personage (paragraph 6) character