Exercise 1. Complete the text below by writing the suitable word from the list in each space provided.

There are 20 gaps but 25 words given. se each word once only! The children chattering ... (1) Miss Hughes entered the classroom. Then they stood up as one body and ... (2) in a loud chorus: "Good morning, teacher." Miss Hughes smiled, said good morning too and told the class to sit down .... (3) a glance there seemed to be about thirty-five pupils in the ... (4). The ma ority ... (5) girls. !he noticed several intelligent faces. "ll the pupils were watching her intently, waiting no ... (6) to find out what ... (7) of person she was. "# ... (8) you want to $now my name," she said. %ut before she ... (9) tell them, someone in the class called out, "#t&s Miss Hughes." 'verybody laughed. Miss Hughes laughed too. "(ews ... (10) )uic$ly," she said. "#&m afraid it will ... (11) me longer to learn all your names." Miss Hughes opened the attendance register and called their names in turn. *hen she ... (12) to the last name on the list, +ohn ,oung, she noticed that he had been absent for over a month. "*hat&s the matter with +ohn ,oung-" she as$ed, ... (13) up. "He&s in hospital, Miss Hughes," said a fair-haired girl in the front ... (14). "He&s bro$en his leg." "He slipped on the ice," added one of the boys. "... (15) anyone been to see him in hospital-" Miss Hughes as$ed. (o one replied. #t was ... (16) to start the lesson. "(ow... (17) me see," said Miss Hughes, loo$ing at the timetable. "The first lesson is 'nglish." ".h/ 0lease tell us a story," begged one of the girls. !everal of the pupils repeated this. Miss Hughes smiled. "1ery well," she said. "%ut first of all # want you to write a letter ... (18) +ohn ,oung. *e&ll send the best ones to cheer him up in hospital. "fterwards #&ll tell you a story, if you&re good." They were all writing busily when Miss Hughes slipped out of the classroom to fetch a boo$ which she ... (19) left in the staffroom. !he passed the headmistress in the corridor. ""ny trouble from that class -" the headmistress as$ed. "(ot so far," said Miss Hughes confidently. "They all seem very well ... (20)."

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Exercise 2. Chose the ONE CORRECT answer in the questions below. 1. There ... very good news in the papers today. ! have "! are C! is #! were 2. $i %red& how nice to see you. Can ' get you ... . ! so(ething drin)ing "! so(e drin) C! so(ething drin) #! any co**ees +. There isn,t ... co**ee in the shop. ! anything "! at all C! (uch

#! a lot -. ',ve got ... you can ta)e& i* you li)e. ! any old *urniture "! so(e *urnitures C! so(ething good *urniture #! so(e really good *urniture .. ' don,t want your dictionary and ' don,t want your help ... . ! neither "! either C! too #! as well /. 0assengers ... s(o)e in the departure lounge. 1 ! shouldn,t be allowed to 1"! shouldn,t be allowed 1C! shouldn,t allow to 1#! shouldn,t allow 2. '* only we ... a car. ' a( tired o* waiting *or the bus. 1 ! have 1"! should have 1C! had had 1#! had 3. They ... the parcel a wee) ago& but it didn,t arrive. 1 ! ought have received 1"! (ust have received 1C! ought to have received 1#! would have received 4. 5r %ire(an .... in the 6ahara *ro( 1322 to 1334. 1 ! has wor)ed 1"! has been wor)ing 1C! had been wor)ing 1#! wor)ed 17. The #anube& ... runs through "udapest& is one o* the longest rivers in Europe. 1 ! which 1"! what 1C! that 1#! 8 11. The chic)en ......... twenty eggs yesterday. 1 ! lay 1"! layed 1C! laid 1#! lain 12. ... o* the( were any good.

1 ! Either 1"! "oth 1C! Neither 1#! Each 1+. ' a( sorry ... late. 1 ! *or being 1"! being 1C! on being 1#! to be 1-. ',ve 9ust lost . pounds. ' ... a lot o* sweets. 1 ! used to eating 1"! was used to eat 1C! used to eat 1#! got used to eat 1.. ... surprised (e was the way she said no. 1 ! That 1"! :hat 1C! 't 1#! :hich 1/. :hat will you say i* he ... the question. 1 ! would pop 1"! pops 1C! will pop 1#! was to pop 12. "y the ti(e we ... to the party& all the spirits ... 1 ! got;would have been drun) 1"! get;will have been drun) 1C! will get;will have been drun) 1#! will get; will be drun) 13. ' wish (y parents ... leave (e alone. 1 ! would 1"! (ight 1C! should 1#! will 14. The little boy started to cry when his big brother hit hi( in < sto(ach. 1 ! his 1"! 8 1C! the 1#! a 27. ' thin) ' a( a late& ... = 1 ! don,t ' 1"! won,t '

1C! aren,t ' 1#! wouldn,t ' 21. :hich o* the *ollowing sentences is correct= 1 ! >uc)ily& the police was there in ti(e. 1"! $e needed (y advise. 1C! :ere the police arrived in ti(e= 1#! $as the police(an arrived yet= 22. 't see(s he still ... what he is loo)ing *or. 1 ! haven,t *ound 1"! hadn,t *ound 1C! won,t have *ound 1#! hasn,t *ound 2+. ?e** is ... good at tennis ... (e. 1 ! as ;; as 1"! as ;; than 1C! so ;; as 1#! so ;; li)e 2-. Our plane ... to be at least an hour late. 1 ! is probable 1"! is li)ely 1C! should 1#! (ust have 2.. @ $as he done everything ' as)ed hi( to do= "@ ' ... . 1 ! ' thin) that. 1"! ' would tell so. 1C! ' believe so. 1#! ' hope it. 2/. #on,t worry about the bags& ' ... you. 1 ! will help 1"! will be help 1C! help 1#! a( helping to 22. 6he told (e she ... (ore o* (y boo)s. 1 ! was loo)ing *or reading 1"! loo)ed *orward to reading 1C! was loo)ing *orward to read 1#! was interesting in reading 23. :ould you help (e with this test& you are ... . 1 ! so (uch intelligent 1"! really good in English 1C! such an intelligent girl 1#! so intelligent girl

24. '* she ... you& ... her about it= 1 ! wouldn,t have seen ;; would you have told 1"! hadn,t seen ;; would you have told 1C! hasn,t been seen ;; would you have told 1#! hadn,t seen you ;; will you tell +7. :ould you (ove a bit& please& ' ... see the screen. 1 ! can,t 1"! a( not able to 1C! don,t (anage 1#! won,t succeed to Exercise +. Auided Co(position. Choose one o* the two topics below& and write a letter o* 128 27 lines. 1. Describe a favourite place in your hometown to an English penfriend. Mention why it is special where it is what it is like what you find strange or interesting about it 2. Write a letter to a friend asking for advice about good Christmas presents. Mention who you want to buy the present for how much money you've got what the person's interests are Exercise -. :rite the nu(ber o* the (ost suitable sentence 118/! in the text below. There is one extra sentence which you do not need. :hile ' was wal)ing along the road the other day ' happened to notice a s(all brown leather purse lying on the pave(ent. ' pic)ed it up and opened it to see i* ' could *ind out the owner,s na(e. ................................................. 1 ! 8 a picture o* a wo(an and a young girl about twelve years old& who loo)ed li)e the wo(an,s daughter. ' put the photo8graph bac) and too) the purse to the police station& where........................................................... 1"! "e*ore ' le*t& the sergeant (ade a note o* (y na(e and address in case the owner o* the purse wanted to write and than) (e. That evening ' went to have dinner with an uncle and aunt o* (ine. They had also invited another person& a young wo(an& so that there would be *our people at table The young wo(an,s *ace was *a(iliar& ........................................ 1C!. ' was quite sure that we had not (et be*ore. 'n the course o* conversation& however& the young wo(an happened to re(ar) that she had lost her purse that a*ternoon. ' at once re(e(bered where ' had seen her *ace. 6he was the young girl in the photograph& ..............................................1#! . O* course she was very surprised when ' was able to describe her purse to her. Then ' explained that ' had recognised her *ace *ro( the photograph ' had *ound in the purse.

5y uncle insisted on going round to the police station i((ediately to clai( the purse .............................................&1E! he said that it was a re(ar)able coincidence that ' had *ound not only the purse but also the person who had lost it. 1. but I could not remember where I had seen it 2. I handed it to the sergeant in charge 3. although she was now much older 4. To my great surprise, 5. There was nothing inside it except some small change and a rather old photograph 6. s the police sergeant handed it o!er

Exercise .. Read the text below and answer the questions in English. part *ro( technical ter(s& you should use your own words and only include in*or(ation *ro( the text. dvertising@ ')ea ggressively Aoes *ter Consu(ers ')ea& the 6wedish *urniture chain& is ta)ing the hard sell to new heights in "ritain. 'n the process& the co(pany is 9oining a growing list o* (ar)eters whose (essages to "ritish consu(ers& in a departure *ro( tradition& are beco(ing ever (ore aggressive. 'n television advertise(ents that are being shown in England and 6cotland through the end o* the (onth& ')ea introduces the *urniture 5a*ia 8 three thugs who pay house calls on custo(ers who have never shopped at ')ea stores. 'n one spot& the gangsters visit a (an while he is showering. B:hy have you never been to ')ea& Aeorge= #o you thin) we only do the big *urnitures=B as)s 6ven& one o* the thugs. 'n another& a wo(an co(es ho(e to *ind the gangsters in her )itchen. They suggest she buy so(e chairs. :hile loo)ing through the catalogue& she sees a picture o* her husband sitting on one bound and gagged. The co((ercials end with the tagline BCo(e and see us& or we,ll co(e and see you.B #ubbed Bco((ercialsB by 6t. >u)e,s& an independent agency in >ondon that created the spots& the advertise(ents are *ocused on the 23 percent o* the population that lives within a one8hour drive o* an ')ea store but has never shopped in one. BThe virgins&B said Cic 5irauer& the account director *or 6t. >u)e,s. 'n a brea) with "ritish advertising tradition& long noted *or restraint& such advertise(ents are beco(ing increasingly co((on here& advertising executives say. 'n contrast to the Dnited 6tates& where shoc) ads that used *ear tactics to scare consu(ers into buying products were co((on in the early hal* o* the 27th century& advertising in "ritain& especially when it co(es to television& has always been *ar (ore corseted. :ith the publicly *inanced "ritish "roadcasting Co(pany do(inating "ritish television& Bno one believed that viewers would watch progra(s with co((ercials&B said :inston %letcher& a director o* #>E:& a >ondon agency& and the author o* several boo)s on the advertising industry. 5oreover& the govern(ent too) a harsh stance& li(iting the quantity o* advertising to seven (inutes an hour and setting strict content guidelines. (ong the(& as stated in the 'ndependent Television Co((ission Code& is that Badvertise(ents (ust not without 9usti*iable reason play on *ear.B 0rint (edia (ust contend with a si(ilar rule *ro( the

dvertising 6tandards uthority that requires all advertise(ents to be Blegal& decent& honest and truth*ul. BCo(bined with a "ritish (entality that avoids sales(anship& Badvertise(ents beca(e subtle to the point o* inco(prehensibility&B 5r. %letcher said. Now the (essages are beco(ing sharper. %or ')ea& 6t. >u)e,s reached bac) to (erican ca(paigns *ro( decades ago. B'n the 14+7,s& -7,s and .7,s& shoc) tactics were widely used to scare housewives into buying certain products&B said 6uFanne Ciner& (anaging director o* the dvertising rchives& a photo library based here. 6o(e o* the (ore (e(orable slogans *ro( that era include one *ro( 0al(olive 6oap in the 1427,s that as)ed@ B:ould your husband (arry you again=B The i(plication is& BNot with those dishpan hands. BThen there was one *ro( >isterine circa 14+7 that pro(ulgated a phrase that has haunted unwed wo(en ever since@ B lways a brides(aid& never a bride.B BThe ')ea ads are an ironic ta)e on that tone o* voice&B 5s. 5irauer said. B post(odern twistB on those hac)neyed conventions. 1. :hat is ')ea,s new advertising ca(paign li)e in England and 6cotland= 2. :ho are these ads *ocusing on= +. :hat )ind o* tactics were used at the beginning o* the century= -. :hat rules have been introduced by the authorities on issues such as advertising= .. $ow were housewives scared in the *irst hal* o* the last century= Exercise /. Translate the *ollowing text into $ungarian. The 5yth o* the BNor(alB %a(ily Our cultural (ythology about parenting is that there is Bone right wayB to raise children. 5ost people believe that the best way to raise children is with both a stay8at8ho(e (other 1at least while the )ids are young! and a breadwinner *ather in a long8ter( (arriage that lasts Btill death do us part.B :e have been told that any *a(ily that is di**erent *ro( this nor( has a negative e**ect on youngsters. The (a9ority o* *a(ilies& however& do not *it this (odel. 5ost (others have to& or want to& do so(e wor) outside the houseG about hal* o* all (arriages will end in divorceG and (any (ore people than ever be*ore will choose to have children without getting (arried. New scienti*ic in*or(ation has e(erged in the last 17 years that contradicts the idea that there is one right way. :e now )now that children can thrive in (any di**erent *a(ily *or(s. The scienti*ic evidence shows conclusively that what is i(portant *or the( is the quality o* the relationships they have with the people who care *or the(& rather than the nu(ber& sex& or (arital status o* their caregivers. Nevertheless& per*ectly nor(al *a(ilies that do not *it into the traditional (odel *eel bad and o*ten believe that they providing their o**spring with an in*erior version o* *a(ily li*e. %or these parents& trying to con*or( to the 5yth o* the Nor(al %a(ily o*ten generates guilt& anxiety and stress.