Olvasott szöveg értése

In this article about parents going to school some parts of sentences have been left out. Your task is to reconstruct the story by filling in the gaps from the list. Write the letters (A-K) in the white boxes next to the numbers (1-7) as in the example (0). There are two extra letters that you will not need.

A) so we have to go very slowly
B) in order to understand
C) so they can understand
D) to spend eight hours
E) just in time to take the exam
F) who attended a class with his wife
G) so that they can be helpful
H) who decide to take part in the course
I) who left the subject behind K) why they are challenged

0) C
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)

Read this article about a young man and his girlfriend and then read the half sentences that follow the text. Your task is to match the half sentences based on the information in the article. Write the letters (A-H) in the white boxes next to the numbers (8-13) as in the example (0). Remember that there is one extra letter that you will not need.

0) Modern technology A) had carefully planned the event.
8) The app B) was given to her friends.
9) The proposal C) was used to create a message.
10) The letters D) have been informed about the event.
11) A mistake E) had already been used by the young man.
12) Friends F) might make the whole thing much longer.
13) Mr Chudley G) was posted on a community website.
H) were written on a map.

0) C
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)

In the following interview with Chris Guillebeau, the person who has travelled most widely in the world, the questions have been removed. Your task is to match the questions (A-H) and the answers (14-19).

A) Why is travel important? How has it changed you?

B) What’s the best travel advice you can share with us?

C) Where do you call home?

D) Have you ever left your passport at home?

E) Is there a place that draws you back again and again? Why?

F) What do you never leave at home?

G) What are you working on right now?

H) What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen in your travels?

0) C
14)
15)
16)
17)
18)
19)

Read this article about a person who is afraid of nothing and then read the statements following it. Mark a statement A if it is true according to the article. Mark it B if it is false. Mark it C if, on the basis of the article, it cannot be decided if it is true or false.

A:TRUE
B:FALSE
C: it cannot be decided if it is true or false

Her story has already appeared in newspapers in the past.

A:TRUE
B:FALSE
C: it cannot be decided if it is true or false

She hasn’t felt fear since she was a child.

A:TRUE
B:FALSE
C: it cannot be decided if it is true or false

Her father stopped fishing after the catfish incident.

A:TRUE
B:FALSE
C: it cannot be decided if it is true or false

The police had to save her when a man attacked her in a park.

A:TRUE
B:FALSE
C: it cannot be decided if it is true or false

Mary can understand that you are happy if you smile at her.

A:TRUE
B:FALSE
C: it cannot be decided if it is true or false

It is difficult for her to remember faces.

A:TRUE
B:FALSE
C: it cannot be decided if it is true or false

According to her doctor people like Mary experience more bad things than most people.

Nyelvhelyesség

You are going to read an article about what people promise to do in the New Year. Some words are missing from the text. Use the words in brackets to form the words that fit in the gaps (1-8). 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.

0. borrowed
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

You are going to read an article about the world’s largest model railroad. Some words are missing from the text. Your task is to write the missing words on the dotted lines (9-16) after the text. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example (0) at the beginning

The largest model railroad in the world, Northlandz, took 16 years to build.
(0) ____it____ has 100 trains, 400 bridges, and 3,000 miniature buildings.
It began (9) a hobby, but the world’s biggest model railroad is now much more than
that. It features more (10) eight miles of track and 100 trains, as well as almost 400
bridges. Northlandz, in Flemington, New Jersey, is miniature but (11) is anything
but small-scale. The spectacle contains 3,000 buildings in cities and villages, 50,000 trees and
40-foot bridges spanning huge canyons.
The owner and creator is Bruce Williams Zaccagnino, who not (12) built the 52,000
sq ft building in which it is housed but also designed and handcrafted almost all of
(13) remarkably lifelike scenery.
‘There’s nothing like it,’ he said. ‘Visitors come out saying it’s one (14) the
Wonders of the World.’ Bruce loved model trains as a kid but it wasn't until he was married
that he started to build models in his basement. His hobby got so (15) of control that
he then added five extra basements to his home (16) order to house his collection
until he finally raised the money to create Northlandz.

You are going to read an article about British table manners: what you should and should not do when you eat in Great Britain. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options for each gap (17-25) in the text.

17)

doesn't say

doesn't tell

tells

says

18)

because

during

since

while

19)

to be

been

20)

need

could

should

ought

21)

the most

the most of

most

most of

22)

opening

open

to open

opened

25)

the

them

24)

too much

plenty

lot of

too many

23)

you let

let's

to let

letting

Hallott szöveg értése

In this section you will listen to the short biography of Malcolm X, the famous African-American human rights activist. • Your task will be to decide whether the following statements are true, false or we do not know because the text does not say. 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 make your decision about the answers.

TRUE
FALSE C
THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY