Part 1 Test 2 2016 Level A Name / Last Name _____________________ Date _________

1. Read the text and answer the questions choosing the right answer.
1. What is the American Dream? President Franklin Roosevelt explained the
2. American Dream as freedom of speech and freedom of religion. For the early
3. immigrants the American Dream was a better life not with material goods, but by
4. freedom.
5. Norman Rockwell was a famous artist during the 1930’s. Rockwell drew
6. pictures of the American dream during his time. His art of the American dream
7. consisted of families having a great time, or of a happily married couple.
8. Before World War II the American Dream was happiness with a family or a
9. loved one. The ending of the war caused the American Dream to change.
10. Now the American Dream is to become rich. Everyone’s dream is to become just
11. like Bill Gates. People no longer do their work because they enjoy it. They do their
12. work because of the money.
13. A perfect example of this is baseball. When Major League Baseball first started
14. the players did it because they loved the game and loved playing in front of the
15. huge audiences. They got paid low wages but still played the game because they
16. loved it. Major League players these days complain because they’re not getting paid
17. enough when they are making millions of dollars a year.
18. Many American kids set their goal to become a baseball player so that they can
19. earn millions of dollars too. Americans who hope to use their popularity and luck
20. for hard work are likely to fail at achieving the American Dream. While those who
21. find work they love to do and work hard to do it will continue to find their
22. American Dream.

1. The main idea of the text is that the American dream

a) has changed over time. b) has brought freedom.
c) has lost its popularity. d) has found its goal.

2. The word huge in line 15 is synonymous to

a) endless b) enormous c) numerous d) hopeless

3. The pronoun they in line 15 stands for

a) players b) audiences c) wages d) games

4. It is stated in Paragraph 4 (lines 10-12) that people do their work for

a) enjoyment b) pleasure c) money d) popularity

5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

a) Everyone’s dream is to be like Bill Gates.
b) Franklin Roosevelt was the President of the USA.
c) Major League Baseball team played because they loved the game.
d) Americans don’t work hard to find their dream.

2 Choose the right option.

Since computers first (6)__________ to the public in the early 1980’s, technology (7)__________a great deal.
The first computers (8)__________ simple machines designed for important tasks. Times have changed and
computers (9)__________ powerful machines. Programmers created a large selection of useful programs which
do everything from teaching foreign languages to bookkeeping. We still (10)__________video games, but
today’s games are faster, more exciting. In short, the simple individual machines of the past
(11)__________into an international World Wide Web of knowledge.

6. a) had introduced b) were introduced c) have introduced d) introduced

7. a) would have changed b) have been changed c) has changed d) change
8. a) have been b) were c) would be d) was been
9. a) became b) had become c) would become d) have become
10. a) are playing b) have played c) were played d) are being played
11. a) have developed b) is developing c) would develop d) were developing
When I reached Victoria Station, I (12)__________ straight to the Lost Property Office. But the suitcase I had
lost (13)__________. The original train in which I (14)__________had now gone back to London Bridge
Station. I (15)__________ because the lost suitcase contained important papers which I needed the next day.
While I (16)__________home, I felt very depressed because I (17)__________ the whole evening looking
unsuccessfully for my suitcase.

12. a) went b) have gone c) will go d) was gone

13. a) didn’t find b) was not found c) have not been found d)wouldn’t have found
14. a) had been travelling b) have been travelling c) have travelled d) would travel
15. a) was upset b) have been upset c) will be upset d) had been upset
16. a) would travel b) was travelling c) had travelled d) am travelling
17. a) had wasted b) was wasted c) would waste d) was wasting

3 Fill in the blanks with the word form that best fits each space.
Mountaineering is an almost unique sport as the climber is in competition with nature itself rather than with
other humans. For this reason it is an extremely dangerous activity. Nature does not follow any rules or
(18) __________ , and can often play very (19) __________ . Professional mountaineers are quite aware of the
risks involved in their sport. Although they are (20) __________ spirits at heart, they have a full understanding
of the vital safety measures (21) __________ to keep them alive, and never knowingly put themselves in
needless danger. On the other hand, they say that the sense of (22) __________ at the end of the climb is
directly proportional to the risks involved.

18. a) regulate b) regulators c) regulations d) regulating

19. a) fairly b) unfair c) fairness d) unfairly
20. a) adventure b) adventurously c) adventurous d) adventurer
21. a) necessarily b) necessary c) necessitate d) necessaries
22. a) achievable b) achiever c) achievement d) achieved

4 Choose the appropriate option.

23. “Why does the detective want to meet you today as soon as possible?”
“Surprisingly enough, I am the only person who saw the money __________ last night”.
a) to steal b) been stolen c) being stolen d) stealing
24. “Mike, help me to decide which book to buy- “English Tales” or “Christmas Tales.”
“Of the two, I think the last one is__________.”
a) a nice one b) nicer c) the nicer d) the nicest
25. “Hi Nick, I hear you were in New York, did you like it?”
“ __________ all the cities I have visited, I like New York the best!”
a) For b) From c) In d) Of
26. “Have you got any plans for the weekend?” “What about __________ in the lake?”
a) go swimming b) swimming c) doing a swim d) to swim
27. “I was hoping that you’d wear your new dress. It’s much __________.”
“But this one is more comfortable for hot weather.”
a) pretty b) more prettier c) most prettiest d) prettier
28. “What time does the bus leave for the airport?”
“I don’t know. It __________leave every half an hour, but I think the schedule’s been changed.”
a) is used to b) used to c) get used to d) uses to
29. “No sooner __________ everyone started to gossip about her.” “That’s typical!”
a) had Maria left than b) did Maria leave when c) had Maria left when d) Maria had left then
30. “Would you like to go to the zoo or to the circus?” “__________ to the circus.”
a) I’d prefer to go b) I’d rather to go c) I’d better to go d) I’d rather went
31. “My hat is the same colour __________ yours.” “Yes, but the style is quite different.”
a) as b) like c) unlike d) than
32. “Did they go to James’s party last Saturday?” “Yes, it was a great mistake. No one enjoyed ________.”
a) himself b) itself c) themselves d) them
33. Nobody likes talking to Bill because he is fond of giving __________ .
a) a useless advice b) useless advices c) useless advice d) some useless advices
34. __________, London is one of the most interesting and oldest cities in the world.
a) In my mind b) For my mind c) In my opinion d) By my opinion
35. “Doing __________ a lot of work!” “You’d better start working on your paper now.”
a) research need b) researches need c) researches needs d) research needs
36. “Your project __________ the committee.” “ That’s good news.”
a) highly interesting b) high interested c) highly interested d) interested high
37. He always insists __________ for everything when we go out for dinner.
a) on the paying b) for paying c) on paying d) to pay
38. “My brother doesn’t like our Math class.” “__________.”
a) So do I b) Neither do I c) So I do d) Nor I do

6 Fill in each gap with an appropriate word from the list below (two odd variants are given).
43. The _____ of the custom of April Foolery remains unknown but it seems to resemble a particular festival of
ancient Rome and most reference books suggest that it _____ in Europe. Some people feel that the foolery is
related to the spring weather, when nature mocks us with sudden changes from warm sunshine to _____ rain;
and, of course, April also marks the arrival of the cuckoo - the acknowledged symbol of the gullible. Naturally,
superior pranksters would _____ from telephoning a zoo with messages for Mrs C.Lion or Mr L.E.Fant, but
such tricks abound in the classroom, and most teachers have endured trials of _____ blackboards and invisible
chalk. Many unsuspected apprentices, too, will have been sent out to buy „elbow grease‟ or „pigeon’s milk‟.

1.source 2.soaped 3.born 4.originated 5.held 6.keep 7.stormy

7 Choose the correctly formulated questions.

44. 1. Do you know what time the plane takes off?
2. Please help me download this program, will you?
3. How long had been you waiting for Ken when he arrived?
4. You ought to apologize to them, shouldn’t you?
5. Who did he go to South America with?

45. 1. What do you think is Steven an interesting or a dull speaker?

2. How long do you think it will take them to study the case?
3. He’d changed greatly after the accident, hadn’t he?
4. They had little time to carry out the experiment, hadn’t they?
5. Was it very difficult for you to translate the article?

46. 1. Who does usually shopping do in your family?

2. Would you like to stay with us or would you like to go out with them?
3. Linda has to brush up her French, doesn’t she?
4. Can you guess where I’m going to spend my vacation?
5. He’s got used to living in cold climate, doesn’t he?

47. 1. We had a terrible weekend, didn’t we?

2. Do you remember since when have they worked for this corporation?
3. What do you think they will do next?
4. Your sister’s fond of historical novels, doesn’t she?
5. I suppose it was difficult for you to translate that poem, wasn’t it?

8. Match the words and their definitions.

48. 1) good in quality or performance; able to be trusted

A) Flexible 2) not likely to move or change
B) Reliable 3) always behaving or occurring in the way expected
C) Predictable 4) able to make changes or deal with a situation that is changing
D) Authentic 5) of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine

49. 1) pay someone money because they have suffered damage, loss, injury, etc.
A) Convert 2) be the cause of (a problem or difficulty)
B) Compensate 3) keep (something) from happening
C) Prevent 4) change the form, character, or function of something
D) Invent 5) make up; produce or design something that has not existed before
50. 1) a person who drives a vehicle
A) Pedestrian 2) a person who rides a bicycle
B) Driver 3) a person who goes for long walks in the country for pleasure
C) Hiker 4) a person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle
D) Cyclist 5) a person who rides a horse

Level B
9. Read the text and answer the questions choosing the right answer.
1. Harvard University, today recognized as part of the top echelon of
2. the world’s universities, came from very inauspicious and humble
3. beginnings.
4. This oldest of American universities was founded in 1636, just
5. sixteen years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth. Included in the
6. Puritan emigrants to the Massachusetts colony during this period were
7. more than 100 graduates of England’s prestigious Oxford and
8. Cambridge universities, and these university graduates in the New World
9. were determined that their sons would have the same educational
10. opportunities that they themselves had had.
11. Because of this support in the colony for an institution of higher
12. learning, the General Court of Massachusetts appropriated 400 pounds
13. for a college in October of 1636 and early the following year decided
14. on a parcel of land for the school; this land was in an area called
15. Newetowne, which was later renamed Cambridge after its English
16. cousin and is the site of the present-day university.
17. When a young minister named John Harvard, who came from the
18. neighboring town of Charlestowne, died from tuberculosis in 1638, he
19. willed half of his estate of 1700 pounds to the fledgling college. In
20. spite of the fact that only half of the bequest was actually paid, the
21. General Court named the college after the minister in appreciation for
22. what he had done.
23. The amount of the bequest may not have been large, particularly by
24. today’s standards, but it was more than the General Court had found it
25. necessary to appropriate in order to open the college.
26. Henry Dunster was appointed the first president of Harvard in
27. 1640, and it should be noted that in addition to serving as president, he
28. was also the entire faculty, with an entering freshman class of four
29. students. Although the staff did expand somewhat, for the first century
30. of its existence the entire teaching staff consisted of the president and
31. three or four tutors.

51. The main idea of this text is that

a) Harvard is one of the world’s most prestigious universities.
b) what is today a great university started out small
c) John Harvard was key to the development of a great university
d) Harvard University developed under the auspices of the General Court of Massachusetts

52. The text indicates that Harvard is

a) one of the oldest universities in the world. b) the oldest university in the world.
c) one of the oldest universities in America d) the oldest university in America.

53. The pronoun they in line10 refers to

a) Oxford and Cambridge universities b) university graduates
c) sons d) educational opportunities

54.The expression English cousin in line 15 refers to

a) a city b) a relative c) a person d) a court

55. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about John Harvard?

a) What he died of. b) Where he came from.
c) Where he was buried. d) How much he bequeathed to Harvard.

57. The word somewhat in line 29 could best be replaced by

a) back and forth b) to and fro c) side by side d) more or less

56. The text implies that

a) Henry Dunster was an ineffective president
b) someone else really served as president of Harvard before Henry Dunster
c) Henry Dunster spent much of his time as president managing the Harvard faculty.
d) the position of president of Harvard was not merely an administrative position in the early years.

58. Where in the text is it indicated how much money Minister Harvard was really responsible for giving to the
university?
a) Lines 3-7 b) Lines 7-11 c) Lines 12-15 d) Lines 17-22

59. It can be inferred from the text that the Puritans who traveled to the Massachusetts colony were
a) rather well educated b) rather rich
c) rather supportive of the English government d) rather undemocratic

60. The word pounds in line 12 is probably

a) types of books b) college students c) units of money d) school campuses

10 Choose the right option.

61. The fur traders are sure there would be more unemployment and less choice for fashion industry because of
__________.
a) their opponents have banned fur trade campaign b) their opponents’ fur trade banning campaign
c) their opponents are against fur trading d) their opponents had banned fur trade campaign
62. The teacher suggested that her students __________ experiences in Europe.
a) write a composition on their b) to write composition about the
c) wrote some compositions of his or her d) had written any compositions for his
63. Travelling by sea can be much more fascinating __________.
a) as long as you are seasick b) providing that you are seasick
c) even though you are seasick d) unless you are seasick
64. __________ , but he had also predicted the danger that the nearby two villages could face.
a) Not only did the Polish scientist study the active volcano
b) Provided the Polish scientist studied the active volcano
c) Not only the Polish scientist would study the active volcano
d) Only the Polish scientist did not study the active volcano

12 Fit the missing sentences into the gaps of the following texts.
66. _______________. When we arrived in the town we didn’t know that there was a celebration going on. In
the streets there were many people. Almost everyone was wearing unusual clothes. They had masks on their
faces. Some of them looked like characters from cartoons. ______________. We followed them into a big park
where a band was playing really exciting music. _________________. We didn’t feel that we were tourists
anymore because everyone around us was so friendly. We really enjoyed being in this happy atmosphere.
_________________. Inside, someone served us with delicious ice-cold drinks. There was lots of mouth-
watering food on the tables. When it began to get dark, the music stopped and suddenly we heard an enormous
bang. _________________. I had never seen anything like it before. The noise, the brilliant patterns and the
bright colours against the night sky were all incredible. The whole day was wonderful. I’ll never forget it.

1) Others looked like famous people from the past.

2) After a while we felt quite thirsty and went into a large white tent.
3) The crowd started to dance and we joined in.
4) They could see we were foreigners and took no notice of us.
5) Last summer we spent a fortnight in a small town in Spain.
6) It was the start of the fireworks display.
7) After a while we felt that something extraordinary was going to happen.
14. Choose the correctly formulated Passive constructions.
72. 1. Millions of dollars’ worth of damage caused by a storm last night.
2. The new product is supposed to come out soon.
3. I must get my dad to buy me a new computer.
4. The delegation was impressed by the places of interest in Paris.
5. Carrots are given to young children as a substitute for snacks high in sugar.

73. 1. Many people had rescued from the floods by fire-fighters.

2. Is English spoken in many countries all around the world?
3. Life’s a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
4. Father’s shirt is being ironed by my younger sister.
5. The Amazon Rainforest gets its life from the majestic Amazon River.

74. 1. The roads were blocked by fallen trees.

2. Instead of buying a new car, have your old one repaired.
3. Will be these documents taken to the head office next Monday?
4. Very little is needed to make a happy life.
5. Compounds found only in pomegranates are shown to benefit the blood vessels.

75. 1. The cyclist was hit by a trailer truck.

2. A policeman stopped Tom for speeding.
3. The work should do by yourself to achieve good results.
4. How much money is being transferred to you?
5. The paint bucket had to be hung on the top of the ladder while working.

76. 1. The non-fiction novel had written by a young author.

2. We were shown the way to Trafalgar Square.
3. The car had driven at a very high speed.
4. Yesterday morning the workers were paid the wages.
5. The museum was founded by a wax sculptor Marie Tussaud.
14. Match the beginning and the end of the sentences.
77. 1. which took place in the town central square on
A. Presently the detectives will be questioning the Sunday.
man 2. in connection with last night's robbery.
B. They will have rebuilt the theatre building 3. by the end of the coming year.
C. Susan dared not utter a word to defend herself 4. being well aware that she would lose her job.
D. The children will be 5. enjoying their holidays in summer.
6. lecture at 11:30 on Tuesday.
78. 1. with their jeans and T-shirts.
A. In Sweden the winters are very cold, 2. so children and teenagers are more casual than their
B. The sari has its own distinctive style parents.
C. Young people in my country are casual 3. and they are open all day.
D. You can find many pubs in Dublin 4. so overcoats and ski jackets are very common.
5. depending on which part of India it comes from.
6. because many people wear western style clothes.
79. 1. to sharing a room at the hostel.
A. It turned out that we used to 2. treating like a child.
B. Will she ever get used to 3. to be very slim when she was young.
C. His mother used 4. the strict regulations at the office?
D. Were your colleagues used 5. attend the same music school.
6. to the boss’s ignorant attitude?
80. 1. drawn specially for them.
A. This is a non-smoking area, 2. while he thought about his latest case.
B. Sherlock Holmes enjoyed smoking his pipe 3. the writer brought Holmes back to life.
C. When A.C. Doyle didn’t feel like writing any more 4. so you can’t smoke here.
detective stories, 5. he decided to kill his heroes.
D. Under the pressure from his readers, 6. she moves to her country house.