Olvasott szöveg értése

In the following text about job interviews, the questions have been removed. Your task is to match the questions to the answers. Write the letters of the questions (A-H) next to the appropriate numbers (1-5). There are two extra questions that you do not need. Write the letters in the white boxes as in the example (0).

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Read this article about Sweden and then read the half sentences following it. Your task is to match the half sentences based on what the article says. Write the letters (A-L) in the white boxes next to the numbers (6-12) as in the example. There are three extra letters you will not need.

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In this article about the British Museum some sentences have been left out. Your task is to reconstruct the text by filling in the gaps from the list. Write the letters (A-M) in the white boxes next to the numbers (13-20) as in the example (0). There are three extra sentences you will not need.

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Read this article about climate change and then read the statements (21-29) following it. Your task is to decide whether the statements are true or not. Mark a statement A if it is true according to the article. Mark it B if it is false according to the article. Mark it C if there is not enough information in the text to decide if the sentence is true or not. An example has been given for you.

A = TRUE
B = FALSE
C = THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY

The report warns that global warming might reach 3°C.

A = TRUE
B = FALSE
C = THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY

It is still just possible to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

A = TRUE
B = FALSE
C = THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY

Politicians believe that a more realistic 2°C target should be set.

A = TRUE
B = FALSE
C = THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY

Minor changes in energy use, transport and agriculture will not solve the problem.

A = TRUE
B = FALSE
C = THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY

The report was published after three years of negotiations between scientists and politicians.

A = TRUE
B = FALSE
C = THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY

Scientists use very strong language in the report, calling politicians idiots.

A = TRUE
B = FALSE
C = THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY

If the 1.5°C limit is exceeded, the earth could become uninhabitable.

A = TRUE
B = FALSE
C = THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY

The scale of the problem is such that individuals can do nothing about it

A = TRUE B = FALSE C = THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY

Unless immediate steps are taken, it will cost about 2.5% of the world's GDP to stay within the 1.5°C limit.

Nyelvhelyesség

You are going to read an article about the famous painting The Scream by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944). Some words are missing from the text. Use the words in brackets to form the words that fit in the gaps (1-9). Then write the appropriate form of these words on the dotted lines after the text. There might be cases when you do not have to change the word in brackets. Use only one word for each gap. There is an example (0) at the beginning.

Edvard Munch, one of the first (0) __expressionists___ (expression), painted several versions of The Scream
in 1893. The painting was part of his "Frieze of Life" series, in which (1) (sick), death,
fear, love and melancholy are central themes.
According to Munch, the (2) (inspire) for his painting was drawn from a past event.
The Scream was a result of the (3) (anxious) and fear he felt on a day while walking
with two friends. The (4) (peace) atmosphere, which he had hoped to enjoy, was
suddenly interrupted by (5) (change) in the sky, caused by the setting sun.
"Suddenly the sky turned blood red. I paused, feeling (6) (exhaust), and leaned on the
fence. There was blood and tongues of fire above the city. My friends walked on and I stood
there (7) (tremble) with fear. And I heard an infinite scream passing through nature,"
said Munch.
Astronomers believe the red sky was caused by a (8) (volcano) eruption half a world
away. Donald Olson, a physics and astronomy professor at Texas State University, and his
colleagues determined that debris (9) (throw) into the atmosphere by the great eruption
at the island of Krakatoa, in modern Indonesia, created bright red twilights in Europe from
November 1883 to February 1884.
The painting has even inspired Hollywood: the mask of Ghostface – a character in the horror
series Scream – is based on it.

You are going to read an article about an Italian bank manager who stole from the rich to give to the poor. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options for each gap (10-17) in the text.

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for

them for

them to

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Because

Although

Even if

When

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accepted

admitted

allowed

agreed

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considering

willing

having

going

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he had done

did he do

has he done

he would have done

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Since

But

Despite

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to be sent

being sent

to send

sending

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off

with

You are going to read an article about the world’s oldest undamaged shipwreck. Some words are missing from the text. Your task is to write the missing words on the dotted lines (18-25) after the text. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example (0) at the beginning.

Archaeologists have found the world’s oldest undamaged shipwreck (0) ___at___ the bottom of
the Black Sea, where (18) appears to have lain undisturbed for more than 2,400 years.
The five-metre vessel, thought to be ancient Greek, (19) discovered with its mast and
rowing benches all present and correct just over a mile below the surface. A lack
(20) oxygen at that depth preserved it, the researchers said.
“A ship surviving undamaged from the classical world, lying in over 2km of water, is something
I would never (21) believed possible,” said Professor Jon Adams, the principal
investigator with the team that made the find. “This will change our understanding of
shipbuilding and seafaring in the ancient world.” The team reportedly said they intended to
leave the vessel (22) it was found. They added that a small piece had been carbon
dated and the results “confirmed it as the oldest intact shipwreck known to mankind”.
Researchers believe that the ship is similar to a type of trading ship that has previously
(23) seen only on the side of items of ancient Greek pottery such as the ‘Siren Vase’.
The vase dates from about the same period and shows a ship like that with Odysseus tied to the
mast (24) resist the sirens’ songs.
The ship was among more than 60 shipwrecks found by the international team of archaeologists
and scientists, (25) has been on a three-year mission to explore the Black Sea to gain
a greater understanding of the impact of prehistoric sea-level changes.

You are going to read an anecdote about Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870). In most lines there is one word that should not be there. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. Read the text and then copy the extra word in the space provided after each line. Some lines are correct. Indicate these lines with OK. The task begins with two examples (0).

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Hallott szöveg értése

In this section you can hear the history of the ancient Olympics Games. Your task will be to mark the correct answer. First you will have some time to look at the task and then what plays the entire recording in one piece. You will then hear the recording again, but this time it will play the text in shorter sections to have enough time for description your answers.