Freshers’ Test Name: _______________________________

2017
I. Read the text on Saint Patrick's Day below and give short answers (max. 3
words). Write them on the given lines.

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in the United States on March 17th. It's neither a public holiday
(we still have work and school) nor a serious holiday. It's just a fun holiday.
Many Irish people have emigrated from Ireland to the United States over the last few
centuries. They brought St. Patrick's Day with them. St. Patrick's Day is a serious religious
holiday in Ireland, but it has been changed quite a bit in America.

Today in America people enjoy St. Patrick's Day by wearing green. In fact, if you don't wear
at least one small green item, school children may pinch you. Probably the most common
symbol for this holiday is the shamrock. Since the shamrock has three leaves, thousands of
years ago St. Patrick (a religious leader) used it to teach the Irish people about the three parts
of God. Today many people wear a shamrock design on St. Patrick's Day because it is
supposed to bring good luck.

On this day many people also enjoy going to a pub and drinking beer. They tell jokes and
have a good time. People who don't come from Ireland like to pretend they are Irish, too.
Some cities hold parades or marathons. It's not a very big holiday, but it can be a fun one for
the people who want to enjoy it. It is a very different kind of celebration from St. Patrick's
Day in Ireland.

1. What day is St. Patrick’s Day celebrated on? ______________________________

2. Do people go to work and school on St. Patrick’s Day?______________________

3. What country did St. Patrick come from?_________________________________

4. What colour do people wear on St Patrick’s Day?__________________________

5. If you don’t wear that colour what do school children do to you?

________________________

6. Wearing a shamrock will bring you _________________________________ .

7. Where do people go to drink beer on St. Patrick’s Day? _____________________

8. In some cities people run in a ___________________ on St. Patrick’s Day.

Mark: _________/ 8 p
Freshers’ Test Name: _______________________________
2017
II. Read the text on Crystal Cruises then decide whether the statements are
TRUE or FALSE. Underline the correct answer: TRUE / FALSE.

Come and sail on a Crystal Cruise ship. We have three ships: The Crystal Queen, The Crystal
Princess, The Crystal Palace. Come and sail in luxury on cruises around the Caribbean Sea for
7 or 14 days. Our seven-day cruise costs $2000 and our two-week cruise is $3500.

A typical one week cruise

 Day One - departure from Miami

 Day Two - free day in Nassau, in The Bahamas
 Day Three - near Haiti
 Day Four - visit Puerto Rico and Antigua
 Day Five - free day in Barbados
 Day Six - free day in Port of Spain, Trinidad
 Day Seven - travel to Caracas, Venezuela
 Day Eight - fly home.

All food and drink is included in the price of your cruise (except for alcoholic drinks). Our
cruise ships all have a casino, a cinema, a five-star restaurant, a theatre, a library and a fully
equipped gymnasium. If you prefer to go on a cruise in another part of the world, we also
organize cruises in the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean.

Our ships carry over 2000 passengers and we have nearly 600 crew members.

So come on board today for the holiday of a lifetime!

Call immediately: 020-4455832

1. Your cruise starts in The Bahamas. TRUE / FALSE

2. You have a free day in Antigua. TRUE / FALSE

3. You can go on a cruise for two weeks. TRUE / FALSE

4. There are three different ships in the Crystal Cruises company. TRUE /FALSE

5. There is a cinema on board each ship. TRUE / FALSE

6. The cruise finishes in a different country. TRUE / FALSE

7. You can keep fit while you are on board the cruise ship. TRUE / FALSE

8. The company only does cruises in the Caribbean. TRUE / FALSE

Mark: _____ / 8 p
Freshers’ Test Name: _______________________________
2017

III. Use the verbs in the brackets in the correct verb tense.

1. They ___________________ in Chicago for 20 years (be).

2. I ___________________ a wonderful film in the cinema last night. (see)
3. The sun ___________________ when the climber reached Mount Everest. (shine)
4. I promise that I ___________________ this secret to anyone (not tell)
5. Unfortunately, just as we got to the airport their plane ___________________ off (take).
6. They ___________________ to the movies only once in a while (go)
7. Sh! Someone ___________________ to our conversation (listen)!
8. I think Bob ___________________ for London this very moment.(leave)
9. This ___________________ an easy quiz so far (be).
10. They ___________________ in an apartment right now because they can’t find a cheap
house. (live)
Mark: _____ / 10 p

IV. Read the text. Find and correct the ten mistakes.

A review of Far from the Madding Crowd

One of my favourite films of last year was the romance drama Far from the Madding
Crowd, starring British actor Carey Mulligan. A film comes from a novel by Thomas
Hardy. It tell the story of Bathsheba Everdene, an independent young woman living in a
farmhouse in rural England. Much men fall in love with the beautiful Bathsheba, but she
refuses marrying any of them and spends most of her time work in the fields and trying to
look after her farm. Eventually she marries a soldier, Frank, played by Tom Sturridge, but
unfortunately he isn’t as nice like he first appears.
Lots of people have compared this film version of a novel with another one made in 1967.
This one is shortest and the plot is more entertaining, but most people think the older film
is more moving. I still think people should see this film. I really enjoyed it and I was cry
through most of the second half.

1 __________________ 6 ___________________
2 __________________ 7 ___________________
3 __________________ 8 ___________________
4 __________________ 9 ___________________
Freshers’ Test Name: _______________________________
2017
5 __________________ 10 __________________
Mark: _____ / 10
Freshers’ Test Name: _______________________________
2017

V. Read the text on Twilight Zone. Fill in the gaps with the correct answers (a-t).
Write the letters (of the correct answers) into the lines next to the numbers
( 1-14). There are 5 extra words you do not need.

It's that dangerous moment that drivers fear most: nodding off at the wheel. Falling asleep at
the wheel causes more than 20 per cent of accidents on dull, monotonous roads such
0…..as…. motorways, according 1……….. a recent medical report.

Typically, these involve running 2…………. the road or into the back of another vehicle, and
are more likely to cause serious injury 3……………… the sleepy driver's failure to brake. Of
course it is a fact that the body's biological clock has a major influence, as these accidents
peak at times 4…………… sleepiness is naturally higher.

Men under 30 are the 5…………….. vulnerable, as they are the drivers most typically out on
the roads 6………….. the early hours. Apparently, they take more risks in driving when
sleepy (it must 7…………. added, however, that alcohol is not a factor here).

In contrast, older people suffer from an early afternoon sleepiness, when they are
8…………… at risk.

The time 9………….. the day was found to be as important as the length of the drive, yet
practical advice to drivers often concentrates more 10……………. the length of the drive
11……………. its timing.

Devices are now 12……… marketed as in-car monitors of driver sleepiness to warn drivers,
but doubts 13…………. being raised about these devices.

What is the advantage of alerting drivers already aware that they are sleepy but
14……………. still persist in driving? What is more, these devices are of unproven reliability
and may simply encourage drivers to take further risks.

A, are E, because I, is M, off Q, than

B, as F, because of J, more N, on R, to
C, any G, being K, most O, some S, when
D, be H, in L, of P, then T, who

Mark: _____ / 14 p

Maximum: 50 points

Total: _____________________