Bejelentkezés
Rólunk
Tananyagok
Bejelentkezés
0
Olvasott szöveg értése
0
/
0
Pont
0
Tru or false
0
/
9
Pont
0
Missing words
0
/
8
Pont
0
Pairing
0
/
8
Pont
0
Choose the answers
0
/
5
Pont
0
Nyelvhelyesség
0
/
0
Pont
0
Missing words
0
/
9
Pont
0
Choose the most appropriate answer
0
/
8
Pont
0
Missing words
0
/
9
Pont
0
Not an appropriate word
0
/
9
Pont
0
Hallott szöveg értése
0
/
0
Pont
0
Pairing
0
/
6
Pont
0
True or false
0
/
9
Pont
0
Missing words
0
/
9
Pont
A helyes válasz
Olvasott szöveg értése
Read this article about some British parliamentary traditions and then read the statements following it. Your task is to decide if 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
No other person has held the title Lady Usher of the Black Rod before.
C
B
A
Read this article about some British parliamentary traditions and then read the statements following it. Your task is to decide if 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
Sarah Clarke will work in association with the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.
B
A
C
Read this article about some British parliamentary traditions and then read the statements following it. Your task is to decide if 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
Originally, the Black Rod was a member of the king’s advisory council.
A
C
B
Read this article about some British parliamentary traditions and then read the statements following it. Your task is to decide if 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 king’s advisers were known as the Order of the Garter.
B
C
A
Read this article about some British parliamentary traditions and then read the statements following it. Your task is to decide if 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
It is the Black Rod’s task to tell MPs to come to the state opening of parliament.
B
C
A
Read this article about some British parliamentary traditions and then read the statements following it. Your task is to decide if 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 Black Rod is allowed into the House of Commons only after the third knock.
B
C
A
Read this article about some British parliamentary traditions and then read the statements following it. Your task is to decide if 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 Black Rod is sometimes referred to as the Yeoman Usher.
B
A
C
Read this article about some British parliamentary traditions and then read the statements following it. Your task is to decide if 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 Queen’s attention was called to Clarke by her contribution to the 2012 London Olympics.
C
A
B
Read this article about some British parliamentary traditions and then read the statements following it. Your task is to decide if 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
Lord Fowler thought Sarah Clarke was an excellent choice for the post of Black Rod.
A
C
B
Read this part of an interview with an Australian writer and then read the gapped summary. Your task is to fill the gaps (10-17) with one word only based on what the article says. Write your answers on the dotted lines. An example (0) has been given for you.
In this (0)
____interview______
for Kidsreads.com, conducted by Sarah Wood, John Flanagan says that
he started Ranger’s Apprentice in the hope of making his son more interested in
(10)
. Wood met Flanagan shortly after the (11)
of The Icebound
Land. Flanagan says that although (12)
plays a large part in his new book, the
central theme is (13)
. Talking about the characters he says he didn’t want
(14)
to have only a passive role. In the reporter’s opinion in The Burning Bridge,
the previous volume in the (15)
, fights and battles are presented in a particularly
lifelike manner. The writer explains that his familiarity with (16)
comes from
having practised it with his son. He also says his model for life in the Middle Ages had to be
(17)
as there were no records of those times on other continents.
In this article about the effects of social media some parts of sentences have been left out. Your task is to fill the gaps from the list below. Write the letters (A-L) next to the numbers (18-25) as in the example (0). There are two more letters than you need.
18)
19)
20)
21)
22)
23)
24)
25)
Read this article about the future of car driving and then read the sentences (26-30) following it. Your task is to choose the answers that best correspond to what the article says.
26)
Cars
have made industrial civilisation possible.
are essential for people to live a full life
were first produced a hundred years ago.
are likely to lose their central role.
Read this article about the future of car driving and then read the sentences (26-30) following it. Your task is to choose the answers that best correspond to what the article says.
27)
Diesel and petrol cars
will disappear from the UK in 2040.
will be banned from central Oxford after 2030.
can only be bought illegally in the UK.
have been banned from Oxford.
Read this article about the future of car driving and then read the sentences (26-30) following it. Your task is to choose the answers that best correspond to what the article says.
28)
General Motors
is ready to use driverless cars.
plans to introduce driverless taxis.
considers New York a particularly dangerous place.
wants New York to be the first city with driverless taxis.
Read this article about the future of car driving and then read the sentences (26-30) following it. Your task is to choose the answers that best correspond to what the article says.
29)
Younger people seem to
be less interested in driving cars.
dislike shopping centres.
maintain daily contact with family and friends.
be particularly worried about the environmental impact of cars.
Read this article about the future of car driving and then read the sentences (26-30) following it. Your task is to choose the answers that best correspond to what the article says.
30)
Public transport
will become much cheaper.
will replace privately owned cars.
will be better organised than now.
puts less strain on the environment.
Nyelvhelyesség
You are going to read an article about a peculiar reason for living in someone else’s house. 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 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.
Is there such a thing as a free holiday? House-sitting comes pretty close. Even if you are
(0)
___fed___
(feed) up with the Home Alone movies, you’ll remember that the moment a house
is left vacant a pair of (1)
(crime) will try and break into it. And not everyone has a
Macaulay Culkin equivalent they can leave behind as a (2)
(secure) guard. That’s
where the house-sitter comes in. In (3)
(change) for free accommodation,
homeowners hand over their keys to people (4)
(will) to take care of their house while
they’re away.
It’s a great way to have an (5)
(afford) holiday, or to try living somewhere different,
and can be a chance to stay in some wonderful (6)
(resident) properties you’d never
normally be able to rent. It can work (7)
(particular) well for families looking for a
large house to stay in while on holiday, but also suits backpacking students. The homeowner
will usually have a (8)
(prefer) and their choice will also depend on the size of the
property.
In most cases house-sitting is a very informal arrangement, with no money changing hands.
However, sometimes the sitter will get a small fee, especially if they are looking after a property
in an isolated (9)
(local) or have a large number of chores to take care of.
You are going to read an article about the history of Bluetooth. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options for each gap (10-17) in the text.
10)
to be capable
he can
for his ability
as able
You are going to read an article about the history of Bluetooth. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options for each gap (10-17) in the text.
11)
might develop
could develop
have developed
were developing
You are going to read an article about the history of Bluetooth. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options for each gap (10-17) in the text.
12)
One
None
Some
Both
You are going to read an article about the history of Bluetooth. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options for each gap (10-17) in the text.
13)
inspired by
chosen by
reminding of
belonged to
You are going to read an article about the history of Bluetooth. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options for each gap (10-17) in the text.
14)
before
when
so
until
You are going to read an article about the history of Bluetooth. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options for each gap (10-17) in the text.
15)
For this reason
Therefore
Although
However
You are going to read an article about the history of Bluetooth. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options for each gap (10-17) in the text.
16)
so
already
still
yet
You are going to read an article about the history of Bluetooth. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options for each gap (10-17) in the text.
17)
as
at
for
of
You are going to read an article about a “lottery expert”. Some words are missing from the text. • Your task is to write the missing words on the dotted lines (18-26) after the text. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example (0) at the beginning.
We’ve all imagined what we would do (0)
___with_____
all of that money if we won the lottery.
Unfortunately, winning that life-changing sum depends on dumb luck for the vast
(18)
of us. Not for Stefan Mandel – a Romanian economist who, struggling to make
(19)
meet, came up with a brilliant solution (20)
his problems: winning
the lottery.
He spent ages studying mathematical theories, and after years of research, he wrote a “numberpicking algorithm”. With friends, he purchased large blocks of lottery tickets, printed them out
with all (21)
possible combinations his formula recommended – and won the jackpot:
78,783 Romanian lei – nearly £15,000. After (22)
off taxes and other expenses,
Stefan walked away with £3,000. It was enough (23)
start a new life abroad and try
his formula again.
Stefan persuaded investors to put their cash together to build a lotto syndicate and invented a
system where computers filled (24)
tickets automatically. They won 12 lotteries
across Australia and the UK. Later, they won the jackpot in Virginia, US as (25)
.
Unsurprisingly, lottery authorities figured out the scheme, and changed rules to ban computerprinted forms and bulk buying tickets.
Stefan pushed his luck too far after the last win. Unfortunately for him, he didn’t quite
(26)
in setting up a lottery system in Gibraltar and went bankrupt in 1995.
You are going to read an article about a strange job. 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).
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
Hallott szöveg értése
In this section you will hear some jokes. Your task will be to match the titles of the jokes on the right the names of the narrators on the left. First you will have some time to look at the task and then what plays the entire recording in one piece. You can then hear the recording again after a short pause, but this time we will play the text in shorter sections to suffice time to describe the answers.
Task.No.1.
(Click on the link above to hear the text!)
Judith’s joke
CLOSE RELATIVES
Peter's joke
EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING
Ann’s first joke
AGING PROCESS
Ann’s second joke
THE RICH AND THE POOR
Charles’s first joke
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
Charles’s second joke
ELEMENTARY ARITHMETIC
In this section, you may hear a recorded ad which appeared on the Internet. It will be your job to decide the following the statements are true, false, or we do not know because a text does not say and mark the correct answer. If the statement is true, mark A. B if the statement is false and write C if the text is not tell. First, you will have some time to examine the task and then the entire recording is played in one piece. You will then hear the recording after a short pause again, but this time we will play the text shorter sections to allow sufficient time to describe answers.
Task.No.2.
(Click on the link above to hear the text!)
A= TRUE
B= FALSE
C= THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY
The nanny they are looking for must be childless.
B
C
A
In this section, you may hear a recorded ad which appeared on the Internet. It will be your job to decide the following the statements are true, false, or we do not know because a text does not say and mark the correct answer. If the statement is true, mark A. B if the statement is false and write C if the text is not tell. First, you will have some time to examine the task and then the entire recording is played in one piece. You will then hear the recording after a short pause again, but this time we will play the text shorter sections to allow sufficient time to describe answers.
Task.No.2.
(Click on the link above to hear the text!)
A= TRUE
B= FALSE
C= THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY
The family uses a private plane to travel between their four different homes.
C
B
A
In this section, you may hear a recorded ad which appeared on the Internet. It will be your job to decide the following the statements are true, false, or we do not know because a text does not say and mark the correct answer. If the statement is true, mark A. B if the statement is false and write C if the text is not tell. First, you will have some time to examine the task and then the entire recording is played in one piece. You will then hear the recording after a short pause again, but this time we will play the text shorter sections to allow sufficient time to describe answers.
Task.No.2.
(Click on the link above to hear the text!)
A= TRUE
B= FALSE
C= THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY
One of the nanny’s duties will be to take the children to and from school.
B
C
A
In this section, you may hear a recorded ad which appeared on the Internet. It will be your job to decide the following the statements are true, false, or we do not know because a text does not say and mark the correct answer. If the statement is true, mark A. B if the statement is false and write C if the text is not tell. First, you will have some time to examine the task and then the entire recording is played in one piece. You will then hear the recording after a short pause again, but this time we will play the text shorter sections to allow sufficient time to describe answers.
Task.No.2.
(Click on the link above to hear the text!)
A= TRUE
B= FALSE
C= THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY
The nanny can choose not to eat with the children at mealtimes.
B
C
A
In this section, you may hear a recorded ad which appeared on the Internet. It will be your job to decide the following the statements are true, false, or we do not know because a text does not say and mark the correct answer. If the statement is true, mark A. B if the statement is false and write C if the text is not tell. First, you will have some time to examine the task and then the entire recording is played in one piece. You will then hear the recording after a short pause again, but this time we will play the text shorter sections to allow sufficient time to describe answers.
Task.No.2.
(Click on the link above to hear the text!)
A= TRUE
B= FALSE
C= THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY
Holding a minibus driving licence might be a considerable advantage.
A
C
B
In this section, you may hear a recorded ad which appeared on the Internet. It will be your job to decide the following the statements are true, false, or we do not know because a text does not say and mark the correct answer. If the statement is true, mark A. B if the statement is false and write C if the text is not tell. First, you will have some time to examine the task and then the entire recording is played in one piece. You will then hear the recording after a short pause again, but this time we will play the text shorter sections to allow sufficient time to describe answers.
Task.No.2.
(Click on the link above to hear the text!)
A= TRUE
B= FALSE
C= THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY
The nanny will occasionally be asked to leave the house for a while.
A
B
C
In this section, you may hear a recorded ad which appeared on the Internet. It will be your job to decide the following the statements are true, false, or we do not know because a text does not say and mark the correct answer. If the statement is true, mark A. B if the statement is false and write C if the text is not tell. First, you will have some time to examine the task and then the entire recording is played in one piece. You will then hear the recording after a short pause again, but this time we will play the text shorter sections to allow sufficient time to describe answers.
Task.No.2.
(Click on the link above to hear the text!)
A= TRUE
B= FALSE
C= THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY
It’s absolutely necessary that the applicant should have previous experience in self-defence.
A
B
C
In this section, you may hear a recorded ad which appeared on the Internet. It will be your job to decide the following the statements are true, false, or we do not know because a text does not say and mark the correct answer. If the statement is true, mark A. B if the statement is false and write C if the text is not tell. First, you will have some time to examine the task and then the entire recording is played in one piece. You will then hear the recording after a short pause again, but this time we will play the text shorter sections to allow sufficient time to describe answers.
Task.No.2.
(Click on the link above to hear the text!)
A= TRUE
B= FALSE
C= THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY
The successful candidate will get a month’s salary for the two-week trial period.
A
B
C
In this section, you may hear a recorded ad which appeared on the Internet. It will be your job to decide the following the statements are true, false, or we do not know because a text does not say and mark the correct answer. If the statement is true, mark A. B if the statement is false and write C if the text is not tell. First, you will have some time to examine the task and then the entire recording is played in one piece. You will then hear the recording after a short pause again, but this time we will play the text shorter sections to allow sufficient time to describe answers.
Task.No.2.
(Click on the link above to hear the text!)
A= TRUE
B= FALSE
C= THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY
The nanny who takes the job will have to sign an agreement of secrecy.
A
B
C
In this section you will hear an anecdote about a famous high-wire walker who was the first person to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Your task will be to give short answers to the questions below by continuing the sentences we have begun for you. First, you will have some time to look at the task, and then we will play the whole recording in one piece. Then, after a short pause, you will hear the recording again, but this time we will play the text in shorter sections to give you enough time to write down your answers.
Task.No.3.
(Click on the link above to hear the text!)
0. What was Jean François Gravelet?
He was a(n) .….
tightrope walker and acrobat
.…….……....……….……....………
16. How high above Niagara Falls was the tightrope suspended?
It was suspended at
17. Why is 1855 an important year in the history of Blondin’s Niagara crossings?
It was the year when
18. How much were viewers who wanted to watch the 1859 event from a seat charged?
They were charged
19. What did Blondin do after lying down on the rope on his back during the 1859 crossing?
He
20. What was special about Blondin’s following crossings?
That each one was more
21. Once Blondin stopped half-way and did something very unusual. What exactly did he do?
He
22. What did he put into his wheelbarrow when he wheeled it across for the second time in
1860?
A(n)
23. What was the Duke of Newcastle’s reaction to Blondin’s challenge?
He
24. Who was the only person ready to take up Blondin’s challenge?
It was
A foglalkozás befejeződött.
0