Olvasott szöveg értése

Read this article about a famous English artist and then read the gapped sentences (1-8) following it. Your task is to fill the gaps with one word only based on the information in the article. The exact word you need may or may not be in the text. Write your answers on the dotted lines as in the example.

0) Rome, from Mount Aventine was painted by .................Turner................... .
1) Very few Turner paintings are still owned .
2) The painting has only been sold in its entire history.
3) In the past decades the have allowed ordinary
people to admire the picture.
4) The money the painting fetches will pay for the maintenance of the Roseberry .
5) The painting has never been yet.
6) Turner made many before completing the picture.
7) It was after the death of Turner's that this
masterpiece was first auctioned.
8) In his will, Turner left many of his paintings to the .

In this article about a famous Hungarian some parts of sentences have been left out. Your task is to reconstruct the text by filling in the gaps (9-16) from the list (A-M) as shown in the example (0). Remember there are three extra phrases you will not need.

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Read this article about a near-fatal incident in a tropical forest and then read the sentences (17-23) following it. Your task is to choose the option that best corresponds to what the text says. Write the letter in the white box next to the number as in the example (0).

17)

He lost his way and found himself on a slope.

Because of the heat George was half naked.

The day was unusually hot

Not knowing the area well, he stuck to the path.

18)

There were, in fact, eight hornets buzzing around him.

He knew that hornets' stings could be fatal.

In no time he saw a giant hornet coming for him.

Halfway up the slope George fell over a tree stump.

19)

He asked George to go inside his hut.

Luckily, the man seemed to grasp the situation at once.

Hearing his cries a man rushed to help George.

George was worried he had received a deadly dose.

20)

The mention of 'watermelons' made the man suspicious.

George thought the man knew some English.

The man misunderstood what George said.

George's slip of the tongue didn't help communication.

21)

George was relieved when he remembered the word for hornets.

George was getting more and more frightened of the man.

The man had heard many similar stories before.

The man listened to George's account incredulously.

22)

VicksVapoRub had absolutely no effect on George.

The forest herbs the man produced eased the pain.

George was sure the man would have an effective remedy.

George thought VicksVapoRub was going to kill him.

23)

Adrian was alerted by George's cry for help.

George was about to reach the hotel when the fits started.

Worried, Adrian was waiting for him in the hotel room.

It was Adrian who saved George's life.

Read this article about two real-life hijacks and a film and then read the statements that follow. Your task is to decide if the statements are true or not according to the article. 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

The Entebbe hijackers gave in without any violence.

A-True
B-False
C-it cannot be decided if it is true or false

The film shoot was just about to finish when the Libyan plane landed.

A-True
B-False
C-it cannot be decided if it is true or false

The plane from Sabha was scheduled to fly non-stop to Tripoli.

A-True
B-False
C-it cannot be decided if it is true or false

The Maltese army had had some previous experience with hijackings before the Friday incident.

A-True
B-False
C-it cannot be decided if it is true or false

In 1976, the plane flew direct from Paris to Entebbe.

A-True
B-False
C-it cannot be decided if it is true or false

The Israeli commandos’ secret flight was not detected because they flew at high altitude.

A-True
B-False
C-it cannot be decided if it is true or false

The leader of the Israeli commandos died during the operation.

Nyelvhelyesség

You are going to read an article about the first solo non-stop flight from New York to Paris. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options for each gap (1-7) in the text.

meanwhile

during

was having

had

had had

would have

to help pay

to help paying

helping to pay

helping pay

be built

being built

built

been built

for

In addition

However

Apart from

Similarly

rather

preferably

even more

more likely

You are going to read an article about what archaeologists have found out about William Shakespeare’s grave with the help of laser scanning technology. Some words are missing from the text. Your task is to write the missing words on the dotted lines (8-15) after the text. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example (0) at the beginning.

More than 250 years after Shakespeare’s death, a story began to circulate that his skull had
(0) ___been____ stolen from his grave in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon by trophy
hunters. For more than a century the tale (8) widely dismissed as a myth, but now, on
the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, archaeologists believe they have found evidence
(9) support the claims.
Using ground-penetrating radar to scan the grave reputed to (10) Shakespeare’s, they
have discovered that the skull is apparently absent from the rest of the skeleton. They also
established that a skull in a church in Beoley, 20 miles away, (11) according to local
legend belonged to the playwright, was in fact that (12) a 77-year-old woman. This
means, they said, that Shakespeare’s skull could still be at large somewhere.
Shakespeare’s grave is not marked with his name, but is covered (13) a stone inscribed
with a curse to ward off anyone planning to move the remains. With the developments of radar
and geophysical techniques, the archaeologists realised they could answer many questions
about what’s beneath those stones (14) having to dig them up. The scan showed
evidence of a “mysterious and significant repair” to the head end of the grave, giving credence
to a story published in Argosy magazine in 1879. According to this, a group of trophy hunters
(15) lifted the stone, dug up the grave and stolen Shakespeare’s skull. The technology
shows half of the grave has not been disturbed. It means Shakespeare’s remains are there.

You are going to read an article about the history of Speakersˈ Corner in Hyde Park, London. Some words are missing from the text. • Use the words in brackets to form the words that fit in the gaps (16-24). 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.

Speakers' Corner has been a traditional site for public (0) ___speeches___ (speak) and debates since
the mid 1800's. Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, George Orwell and other (16) (stand)
figures were known to often use the area to demonstrate free speech. Even today, on a Sunday
morning, it's not (17) (usual) to find crowds gathering at Speakers' Corner to listen to
enthusiasts expounding their views. Anyone can turn up to speak on any subject, as long as the
police consider their speeches (18) (law).
Close to this spot, about 250 years ago, people were still being hanged at the infamous Tyburn
Gallows. Everyone condemned to die at Tyburn could make a final speech. Some confessed,
others emphasized their (19) (innocent). For onlookers, the executions were big social
events. Eventually, the authorities decided the (20) (hang) were too violent and
transferred them to Newgate Prison.
The origins of Speakers' Corner as it is known today go back to 1866, when a meeting of the
Reform League demanding the (21) (extend) of the right to vote was suppressed by
the Government. Marches and protests had long started or terminated their routes at Speakers'
Corner. Finding the park (22) (lock), demonstrators tore up hundreds of yards of
railings to gain access, and three days of rioting followed. The next year, when a crowd of
150,000 refused to obey another government (23) (ban) and marched to Hyde Park,
police and troops did not intervene. The Home Secretary resigned the next day. In the 1872
Parks Regulation Act, through a series of regulations (24) (govern) the conduct of
meetings, the right to meet and speak freely in Hyde Park was established.

You are going to read an article about the origins of cream tea, which is a light afternoon meal. 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 news about an unusual event in the UK school. 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 after a short pause, but this then we will play the text in shorter sections to suffice time to describe the answers.

Task.No.1.

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This week, temperatures all over in Britain are …

over 30 degrees Celsius.

pretty high.

Task.No.1.

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Because of the heat last Tuesday, twenty boys in an East Sussex school …

turned up wearing shorts.

refused to wear their usual PE shorts.

Task.No.1.

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Some of the rebels were …

sent home to change.

put in isolation.

Task.No.1.

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In protest, two days later, the boys turned up …

wearing skirts.

with their parents.

Task.No.1.

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The head teacher said …

she would allow students to wear shorts if the heat continued.

it was only a small minority that protested.

Task.No.1.

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One boy told the BBC that the head teacher had eventually allowed them to wear …

shorts.

skirts.

Task.No.1.

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This isn’t the first time boys in Britain have worn … to protest the heat.

shorts

skirts

In this section, you can hear a psychologist talk about some telltale signs to reveal that someone is lying. It is your job to match the images on the left (A-K) with the signals on the right. Write the letters in the white box. 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 after a short pause, but this then we will play the text in shorter sections to suffice time to describe the answers.

Task.No.2.

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In this section, you can hear an interview with Harrison Ford, who played it character Han Solo in the Star Wars series. It is your responsibility to decide whether the following statements are true, false, or what I don't know because the text doesn't say and mark the correct answer. Check A if the statement is true, check B if the statement is true false and check the letter C if the text does not say so. 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 after a short pause, but this then we will play the text in shorter sections to suffice time to describe the answers.

Task.No.3.

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