UNIVSRSITY OF NOVI SAD MY UF PHIIASOFRY DabaRtht OF JsH LANGUAGE ah BhGabJS SAAMINALION IN BNGLISH September, 1993 LIMEAADUES (LAST Katie, FIKST natin) 1 itgap. S1ON Read the following tex! We threaded our way out of the noise anc confusion of the Customs shed into the brilliant sunshine of the quay. around ua the town rose steeply, rows of multi-coloured houses piled hap~ hazerdly, green shutters folded back from their windows, like the winge of a thousand moths, Behind us lay the bay, suooth as e plate, unbelievable blues Larry walked swiftly, with head thrown back and an expr eaion of such regal disdain on his face that one aid not notice his diminutive size, Behind him strolled Leslie, short and stocky, and then Margo, treiling yards of muslin and scent. Nother was dragged unwillingly to the nearest lamp-post by an exuberant Koger, and was forced to stand there, staring into space. Larry chose two magnificently dilepidated horse-drawn cabs, had the luggage in= stalled in one, and seated himself in the second. Then he looked round irritably. Well?” he asked. "hat are we waiting for?" “We're waiting for Nother," expleined Leslie. "Koger's found a. lemp=post." "pear God!" said Larry, and then hoisted himself in the cab and bellowed, "Come on, Mothery come on, Can't the dog wait?" "Coming, dear," called Mother passively and untruthfully, for Roger showed no signs of quitting the post. “Ghat dog's been @ damned nuisance all the wey," said Larry. "Don't be so impatient," said Margo indignantly; “the aog can't help it...." At thie wouent Nother arrived, aud we bec to turn our attention: to the task of getting Koger into the cab, He hec never been in such a vebicle, and treated it with suspicion, sventually we bad to 1ift him bodily and hurl him inside, yelping frantically,-2s and then pile in breathlessly after him and hold him down, The horse, frightened by this activity, broke into a trot, and we ended in a tangled heap on the floor of the cab with koger moaning loudly underneath us. "what en entry," said Larry bitterly. "I had hoped to impression of rracious majesty, and this is what happens arrive in town like a troupe of medieval tumblers." Now choose the correct answer (only one is correct! what does the town appear to be like? a. untidy b. flat ¢. picturescue a. godern what did Mother*s behaviour suggest? a, She wes deliberately waistins, time. b. She was angry with Larry, c. She preferred the dog to her children. 4. She couldnt control the situation, what made the dog panic? a. the noise on the quay b. Larry's shouting ¢. the horse-drawn cad d. the beat of the day Larry was disappointed at the end of the passage becaui a. the cabs were in poor cpndition. b. the family were so slow. c. the arrival looked ridiculous. d. Margo kept arguing. the overall impression of isrry a. tolerant. » self-important, c. undignified. a. unintelligent.IT. vocaBuLaRyY Deer to eat rice, the Chinese have to ...... it a) boil ) cook c) stew 2 are is related to reader as .....- 2 ) playwright is to actor Vp) baker is to customer c) composer is to player 3. John is a light sleeper. He ..- Ya) sleeps with the Lights on J weighs only fifty kilos ) wakes up easily 4. You've offered quite a(n) ...... account of the event. Ya) dislikely b) unlikely “c) nonlikely 5. Green is related to blue as - Ua) clever is to bright vb) Monday is to Tuesday 6) cold is to hot Uv 6. Our daughter works in an office. She is a ... Va) typist “b) type-writer ” Ve) type-write -++.+- translation is the one you do word-for-word. “a) literal b) literary c) literate 8. Father is related to son as reader is to writer wife is to husband cat is to kitten eet (3 ic ee me?’, the operator asked. 10. I've ...... today’s last train. failed missed omitted~ It was not that my uncle did not rise enough; it <3 that troubles came to him at the last moment. The first thing he would do after breakfast be to lose his newspaper. We always knew when Uncle Podger “SER gt anything, —_ the expression of astonished indignation with the occasions, he would regard which, on world in general. = never occurred to my Uncle Podger to say to himself: "I am a old man. I lose everything: I never know where I put anything. I am quite incapable of finding it again for ~a PROGRESS TEST ONE INTERMEDIATE ‘GRAMMAR I Put the vere in brackets in the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous. ; 1, He usually drinks coffee but today b teas /érink/ 2. She all her own clothes. /aake/ 3. She & dress for her friend at the moment. /acke/ 4eIt. very strongly tonight. /slow/ Se I cose ‘that I have seen him before. /think/ 6. I am busy at the moment. I .. 7. Do you know why an apple 8. Look at thet crowd! I wonder what they ...... « to what you say. /listen/ + his keys. /lose/ * + wy sitting room. /redecorate/ seeeeeees down and not up? /fall/ sae for. /nait/ 9. He never ..., 10. He alwess +. II Write an appropriate question for these answers. LsAsTaat... ee seen 7 BI usually est a carrot and drink @ gless of water. 2.AeWoy. soe? BX am hurrying secause I an meeting my mother at four. 3 AsMner6.---s0 200 He comes from Jaoen AMRZ. oeesee B We exe using thie room today because the window in the other room is vroken. 5 Adovenesy, B Only twice @ month. T do not have so auch 6 A.Waat. tine B At nine o'clock. TMMBE G06 coe Be is wather teli exd gocd-Locking. 8 Adiow.cuoh.......2- Re skein ts 2 soo © yoer. Sometimes more. Bo, not al all. Plesse do. LO aie teen ns 3X am sorry I een't,III Complete these sentences, using #ILu or GOING TO, 1. Did you remember to book the seats? Oh, mo. I forgot. I--.-.. + telephone for thea now, 2, Sit down by the fire and I .... make you & cup of tea. 3. T have hot brought any cigarettes because I . + give up smoking. 4, + be 20 tomorrom. 5. why ere you taking that big basket? is + buy a lot of vegetabl 6, T have come out without any money. Never aind! 1 lend you some. 7. I cannot come tonight: I. + visit some friends. Look at those black clouds up there! It ost Paine 9. That boat is full of water. It. seee sink. Andrew is interested in machines so he -. + study engineering. Iv Put the vers in breckete in the correct tense, Past Simple, Past Continuous or Present Perfect. 12g j here since 1970. /live/ some of his music in Majorca. /compose/ seseses bis leg in @ skiing accident lest yeer. /ereak/ he in the wrong direction. /realize, travel/ sss for two weeks. /not smoke/ + school at eight. /leave/ Tolstoy recently. /read/ ++ 8 portrait of his wife. /see, paint/ see just them. /check/ + in Sarajevo. /start/ . his job lest month. /lose/ + ay brother letely? /nect/ + the door before you left the house?/Locks + in France. /begin, 1 2. Chopin -..4+628 er 4. He suddenly ..... 2 So Hesse 6. He. 8. Men I +. 9. Here are your answers. I «. 10. The First forld war . niece wine Bae ce 14. then the war +. you . you + 15. I cannot go out because f «+s. + ay work, /aot finish/ the letter. 1s. + the piano T sss... @ you stbstee anes {plays write/ 17. where is Tos him today. /not see/ lk. /aiss/ ++ a crocodile? /see/ + the bus. Now we will have to sees YOU OVE sees eee @ moon last night? /see/ Sie Sac rosa ss)V Put an appropriate verb into each gap. ‘The verbs are CaN/SE ABLS TO/COULD/aUST/ HAD TO/SHOULD/MUSTN’T/DON’T HAVE TO 1. He was very strong: he 2, The buses were all full; I «.... ski all day and dance all night. get a taxi. seeeeres Use any electrical appliances in their rooms. 3. The guests 4. Farners 5. You «. . take your books away, I do not need them any more. 6. When the fog lifts we | 1 ee + get up early. + see where we are. to the station, I can get a taxi. +. drive 8. The car plunged into the river. The ériver . passengers were drowned. 9. Tell her that she 10, Guests « 11. The swinmer was very tired but he « + get out but the be here by six. I insist on it. leave valuables in the safe. resch the shore before he collapsed. 12. When you go to visit your friends you 13. You ++... rt +er++ take some flowers. smoke he It is forbidden. get up early: ay school is over. 15. If you go to @ dentist with private practice yau \/hia quite 2 lot of money. ° C 16. T ssevereeee 17. You . speak three languages. + talk to another candidates during the exam. 18. You . + help people in need. 19. You « drive fast; there is a speed limit here. 20, If he wanted he . + Meet me at the station. VI Insert a comparative or superlative form of the adjectives. 1. My bd car is 2. tho is. than the old one. man in the world? 3. She is as . her nother 4. Oxford is one of «sees 5. He is. sees universities in Zurope. + than he looks. 6, I moved into a new house lest week. Uy new house is + then the old one 5 Concorde passenger plane in the world. VII Put one suiteble adjective /-ed or -ing/ into each gap. A. Her mother was 60 -..ssse0e 2. This city is +/worrying/worried/ when she came home. + /fescinating/fescinated/; it hes so many places worthvIIT Ix «Tt was sucha .. + /territying/terrified/ experience. «++ Anteresting/interested/ in that book; I couldn’t stop reading. Tae HE Sees 00 . Please stop meking that noise, I find it very /éieturbing/disturbed/ the most . sees / smusing/amused/ si*7 I have ever seen. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct. ten: 1. Tf you . s/arrive/ in time, plea. se/give/ me a ring. 2. If T sieve it with ay family. 3. They +/live/ to ve hundred, I -/celebrate/ +++ /spend/ their summer holiday at the seaside if they foave/ money. /atop/ smoking, I ++ 4.1fT sees /run/ fester. 5. If there « ++ /the Third World War/, it .... seee/oe/ terriple. 6. Tf you . jess /give/ me a ring, I. +++/come/ at seven. Foret 8. You. /ro/ you, T ./do/ much better if you +/esk/ him for help. /ee/ nore polite. 9. Tihs S225 +/see/ Jane thie morning, he /tell/ her the news. 10. He «. /start/ a new policy if he « /ee/ the President of this country. Finish the sentences: 1. If I were tich,+. 2. She will do her best if. 3. They would build up @ new house ifs. 4, If you have never been to London, «. 5. If T were the President of my country,.. In each sentence there is one misteke. Find it and correct it. 1. Traine in Rome are crowdeder than in London. 2. ife have hed this car since five years. 3. I am never boring when I learn English. 4, Tom has studied for three years French. 5. I would like going to Australia. &. Do you want to look to my photos?