PRE-INTERMIDIATE 1 Twenty-four American astronauts ___

VARIANT 1 2 During the time between 1969 and 1972 ___

READING 3 According to experts, these days ___
TEXT 4 Very few people today ___
Men on the moon 5 Astronaut Jack Swigert ___
What is your biggest ambition? For some young men in the 1960s, it was to 6 Astronaut Pete Conrad ___
become an astronaut and walk on the moon. But what do you wish for if you have 7 NASA selected astronauts ___
already walked on the moon? Very few people have ever been able to ask 8 If astronauts make a mistake in space, ___
themselves that question. 9 All the moon astronauts ___
Reaching the moon was perhaps humankind’s greatest achievement. On 20 July A) who had a chance to walk on another planet.
1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person in recorded history to set foot on B) we would not be able to travel to the moon.
another planet. Many believed at the time that many similar successes were just C) only said one word when he arrived on the moon.
around the corner. They turned out to be wrong. D) arrived there on 20 July 1969.
Altogether, 24 astronauts have travelled to the moon, and only half of them have E) who would be able to work in difficult conditions.
had a chance to step outside. All of them were American. All of them were men. F) remember the names of the moon astronauts.
And they all visited the moon in a brief interval from 1969 to 1972. Since then, G) returned from their expeditions safely.
nobody has travelled there. Some engineers claim today it would take us another H) have made a journey to the moon.
ten to fifteen years to do that again. Now ask yourself this: how many I) took part in an unsuccessful trip to the moon.
moonwalkers could you name? People remember the names of pop stars, J) they risk death.
presidents, even racing car drivers long after they disappeared from the public K) there were several expeditions to the moon.
eye. But very few of us could name a handful of people that walked on the moon. Task 2 Match the following definitions (10-13) with the underlined words or
What kind of people were they? One of them, Jack Swigert, whose only trip to the phrases from the text.
moon was the near-disaster of Apollo 13, once said it was not surprising FOR EXAMPLE: (0) all the people in the world humankind
astronauts never said anything interesting about the most momentous experience 10 appearing in newspapers or the media __________
in their lives. For example, when Pete Conrad, commander of Apollo 12, stepped 11 a period of history when an important event or events took place ____
on the moon, he didn’t make a speech. He only said, ‘Whoopee!’ 12 in the very near future __________
Astronauts were strong people: psychologically as well as physically. They were 13 amazing __________
selected by NASA for their ability to survive in extreme conditions. They were USE OF ENGLISH
usually patient, focused and very calm. They were not poets or artists, they were Choose the correct option (A, B or C).
Air Force pilots. But they could never have achieved what they did if they had 14 What time … you … the party last Saturday?
been less determined. They all knew that if they made just one mistake, they A) have … left
could die at any moment. They all came home safely. And now, when the era of B) did … leave
the space shuttle ends with the return of the Atlantis on the 42nd anniversary of C) were … left
the first moon landing, we can all remember their achievement, which was just 15 Do you think it … rain tomorrow?
one small step for them, but one giant step for humankind. A) must
Task 1 Read the article. Match sentence beginnings (1–9) with endings (A–K). B) will
There is one extra ending. C) should
FOR EXAMPLE: (0) The first astronaut who walked on the moon D . 16… Dacia cars … in Romania?
A) Are … making C) hadn't ate
B) Do they … make 26 Did you get .....well with your cousins when you were a kid?
C) Are … made A) on
17 Last year I decided … back to my hometown. B) off
A) moving C) over
B) that I moved 27 Can you check the post … we’re on holiday?
C) to move A) until
18 What’s your brother like? B) during
A) Playing computer games. C) while
B) A cup of coffee and some mineral water. 28 Summer in Italy is … summer in England.
C) Friendly but a bit shy. A) the warmest than
19 Three million people … the park since it opened in 1993. B) warmer than
A) have been visiting C) more warm than
B) have visited 29 ‘What are you doing this evening?’ ‘I don’t know. Maybe I… go to a restaurant.’
C) were visiting A) must
20 Is there ..petrol in the car? B) will
A) a C) am going to
B) any 30 I have …very close friends. Two or three.
C) some A) a little
21 I didn’t know why he sent me those flowers, but now I ….. B) a few
A) understand C) a lot of
B) am understanding LEGAL ENGLISH
C) had understood Task 1
22 Sally was fed up with …….every weekend, so she quit her job. Fill in the gaps (31 - 37) with the corresponding words (A – G).
A) to work There are a lot of institutions of 31______ in Ukraine.
B) work National University «Odesa Academy of Law» is a center of 32 _______education,
C) working culture and science. It is well known not only in our country but also abroad.
23 Were you .... TV when I called? Academician S.V. Kivalov inspired the 33 ________ of the University in 1997 on
A) watch the basis of Law Institute of Odesa National University named after I.I. Mechnikov.
B) watching The establishment has developed rapidly since then. From the outset, the best 34
C) watched _____ lectured here. In 2000, the University got the national status and became
24 When we were kids, we .... to wear school uniforms. known as National University “Odesa Academy of Law”.
A) didn’t have According to the State Accreditation Commission of the Ministry of Education and
B) hadn't Science of Ukraine, the University trains 35_______ in the highest - IV - level of
C) haven't accreditation. It is a long course – five years of hard and constant studies: lectures,
25 He was really hungry because he .... since breakfast. seminars, practical classes and test periods. The 36_____ lasts for 10 months and
A) wasn't eating there are 37_______ twice a year: in winter and summer.
B) hadn’t eaten A) higher education
B) scholars K) enabled
C) specialists L) quash
D) legal M) decision
E) academic year VARIANT 2
F) foundation READING
G) vacations TEXT
Task 2 Half a century in the UK
Fill in the gaps (38 - 50) with the corresponding words (A – M). 1 ___What was life like in Britain in the 1960s? Many would say it was simpler,
A disciplinary or 38____________________ body can have the characteristics of a quieter, and safer. It seems to me that in every generation, people look back and
“tribunal” within the autonomous meaning of Article 6, even if it is not termed a say things were better when they were young. But that’s because they felt better
“tribunal” or 39 “________________” in the domestic system. In the Court’s case because they were younger! Being a 20-something, with all our dreams still
law a tribunal is characterized in the 40_____________ sense of the term by its 41 possible, is different from being grown up with responsibilities: children, elderly
____________________, that is to say, determining matters within its parents, a home to pay for, money to make … in other words, your life changes, as
42______________ on the basis of rules of law and after 43________________ well as the world around you. But what has actually changed in the last 50 years?
conducted in a prescribed manner. It must also satisfy a series of further 2 ___The 1960s was the time when the technological wonders we nowadays take
44_______________ – independence, in particular of the 45____________; for granted started to become more common. By the end of the decade, nearly all
impartiality; duration of its members’ terms of office; guarantees afforded by its homes had a television set. Programmes were still made in black and white, not
procedure. colour. They started at five in the afternoon on weekdays, and they finished at
Conferring the prosecution and punishment of minor “criminal”46 ____________ midnight. People didn’t have mp3 players or CDs – they listened to music on the
on administrative authorities is not inconsistent with the Convention provided radio. Small, portable transistor radios were starting to replace the huge radio sets
that the person concerned is 47__________________ to take any of the 1950s – which were bigger than most televisions are today. Nobody had
48______________ thus made against him before a tribunal that does offer the personal computers. In the 1960s, the early computers were enormous, and only
guarantees of Article. Therefore, decisions taken by administrative authorities, scientists with special training could use them.
which do not themselves, satisfy the requirements of Article 6 § 1 of the 3 ___Shopping was different, too. Many people bought all their groceries in local
Convention must be subject to subsequent 49 ___________ by a “judicial body shops. Supermarkets were a new idea in the 1960s, and although they were
that has full jurisdiction”. The defining characteristics of such a body include the becoming popular, less than half of the population used them. A lot of people
power to 50___________ in all respects, on questions of fact and law, the decision made their own clothes. There were fashion shops in big cities, of course, but
of the body below. people didn’t spend the weekend shopping like they do now: perhaps they went
A) Court to a football game or did some gardening.
B) requirements 4 ___Travelling abroad on holiday was becoming more popular, but most British
C) substantive families spent their holidays in the UK – in places like Blackpool or the West
D) competence Country.
E) administrative 5 ___Fewer people owned cars, but there were still enormous traffic jams on
F) proceedings roads, especially during the summer holidays. The government had just started
G) offences building motorways, so people usually had to use older, narrower roads to travel
H) judicial function long distances. But trains were more frequent and a lot cheaper than they are
I) executive today. British Rail was famous around the world for its service.
J) review So, what do you think – was life better in the 1960s or was it simply different?
Task 1 Read the article. Match the headings (A–F) with the paragraphs (1-5). There C) should
is one extra heading. 15 Last month he decided … back to his hometown.
A) People’s shopping habits A) moving
B ) New discoveries today B) that I moved
C ) Every generation is nostalgic C) to move
D) Transport in the 1960s 16 … Skoda cars … in Italy?
E ) Technology and leisure A) Are … making
F ) Taking a break B) Do they … make
Task 2 Read the article again. Complete each statement (6-12) with the choices C) Are … made
(A-G). 17 What time … you … the party last Sunday?
FOR EXAMPLE: (0) The author thinks people saw the 1960s differently because A) have … left
they were ______H. B) did … leave
6 Most families at the end of the 1960s owned a ______ . C) were … left
7 You could only watch TV programmes from ______ o’clock on working days. 18 What’s your sister like?
8 Radios in the 1950s were ______ than in the 1960s. A) Reading fashion magazines.
9 Scientists were the only people who used ______ . B) A cup of coffee and some mineral water.
10 Some people went shopping for ______ , but others made their own. C) Friendly but a bit shy.
11 Most British families didn’t spend their holidays in ______ . 19 Two million people … the park since it opened in the1990s.
12 There were fewer car owners in the 1960s, but ______ were still a problem on A) have been visiting
the roads. B) have visited
A) Tv set C) were visiting
B) bigger 20 I didn’t know why he was so upset, but now I … .
C) five A) understand
D) computers B) am understanding
E) clothes C) had understood
F) traffic jams 21 Dubai is quite a lot hotter … Madrid.
G) foreign countries A) from
H) younger B) than
Task 3 Read the article and choose the correct answer (A, B or C). C) of
13 According to the author, why do people see their youth differently? 22 Kelly was fed up with … long hours, so she quit her job.
A) There was more technology to enjoy. A) to work
B) They didn’t have the same responsibilities they have today. B) work
C) They feel life is getting faster and more complicated all the time. C) working
USE OF ENGLISH 23 He was really hungry because he … since lunch.
Choose the correct option (A, B or C). A) wasn't eating
14 Do you think she … call tomorrow? B) hadn’t eaten
A) must C) hadn't ate
B) will 24 When I was a kid, I … do the washing-up.
A) didn’t have Moreover, they participate in 39 ______of Ukraine laws. Students do research
B) hadn't work and gain 40_______.
C) haven't A) post-graduate
25 Were you … radio when he came? B) enrolled
A) listen C) qualified
B) listening D) research departments
C) listened E) instructions
26 Can you feed the cat … we’re on holiday? F) up to date
A) until G) working out
B) during H) professional skills
C) while I) law
27 Have you looked … the word in the dictionary? J) advanced
A) up Task 2 Fill in the gaps (41 - 50) with the corresponding words (A - J).
B) off A responsible mission in a rule of law state is entrusted to 41 _______ that must
C) over become truly independent. High demands are made of judges’ professional and
28 What are you doing this evening?’ ‘I don’t know. Maybe I… go to the cinema.’ personal 42_________. A judge should always be a person with a sharpened
A) can 43______, a broad horizon, a person of high 44______qualities.
B) will The role of lawyers is rapidly growing in our 45______. They are needed in
C) am going to ministries, at enterprises, cooperatives to say nothing of law-enforcement
29 What do you like doing? agencies that 46______ of the interests of Ukraine, the rights and interests of our
A) Tall and thin. citizens and on guard of public 47______. Lawyers and legal advisers should be
B) I’m a student. able to 48____ qualified consultancy.
C) Chatting with friends online. A rule of law state is based on the 49______: law is equally binding on all people
30 She speaks good Spanish, but only…French. and all persons are equal before the 50______.
A) a few A) courts
B) a little B) society C) qualities D) order
C) a lot of E) sense of justice F) stand on guard G) moral
LEGAL ENGLISH H) provide
Task 1 Fill in the gaps (31- 40) with the corresponding words (A – J). I) law
National University «Odesa Academy of Law» gives students an opportunity to J) principles
choose higher and 31_________ educational programs. It is known for its high VARIANT 3
level of teaching: the education is provided by 32______ specialists, professors READING
and doctors. The 33 _________ are given in Russian, Ukrainian and English. Young TEXT
people from the whole Ukraine can be 34________ as students. Blade Runner
National University is a center of 35 _______ science and legal training in Ukraine. 1_______ Oscar Pistorius is a South African athlete. He was born in Johannesburg
The top 36 _______of the University enable to keep research and teaching in 1986, as the middle child of a family with Italian roots. His grandmother had
37_______. Professors of the Faculty do detailed research in the field of 38_____. emigrated to Kenya from Italy. Pistorius lost both his legs below the knee when he
was only 11 months old.
2 _______ Despite his disability, he has been very active in sports all his life. He Task 2 Read the article again and for the questions (7-13) choose the best
took up running after a rugby accident in 2004. In the same year he finished third answer (A, B or C).
in the 100 metres, and won the 200 metres with a new world record at the 7 As a teenager, Pistorius …
Paralympic Games in Athens. The following year he won both the 100 and 200 A) did many sports before taking up running.
metre events at the World Cup, and broke his own world record. In 2006, he won B) lost both his legs below the knee.
the 100 and 200 metres and also came first in the 400-metre event at the World C) won rugby competitions for disabled athletes.
Championships. In 2007, he became the first sportsperson in history to set the 8 At the Paralympic Games in Athens he …
world record for all three distances. During his career, Pistorius has broken his A) won two running events.
own world records more than 30 times! B) broke a world record.
3 ________ Pistorius usually competes with athletes who still have one C) set the new world record in the 100 metres.
functioning leg, while he has to wear artificial limbs, whose special shape earned 9 He became the first athlete ever to …
him the nickname, ‘Blade Runner’. A) hold the world record in the 100, 200 and 400 metres at the same time.
4 ________ His lifelong ambition, however, has been to compete with able-bodied B) break more than 30 different world records.
athletes. He took part in his first international event in 2007, but the International C) compete with athletes with a less serious disability than his own.
Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) banned him from competing a year 10 The IAAF banned him from competing with able-bodied athletes …
later. Scientific tests in Germany showed that his artificial legs gave him ‘an unfair A) because they felt he had an unfair disadvantage among them.
advantage’. B) because he took part in an international competition in 2007.
5 __________ He successfully challenged that decision when further tests in C) after the results of tests in Germany.
Houston, Texas proved that he also had disadvantages which the first tests 11 He was allowed to enter the qualifying events for the Beijing Olympics when …
ignored. The IAAF allowed him to try for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, but A) tests in Texas showed he had disadvantages the IAAF didn’t consider.
his times were not good enough then. He did, however, enter the Beijing B) because the IAAF realized his times would not be good enough.
Paralympic Games, and became the first runner ever to win gold in all three short- C) he won three gold medals at the Paralympic Games.
distance races. 12 His proud moment came in 2011 …
6 _________ 2011 was a turning point for Pistorius: he successfully qualified for A) when he was given a medal by the President of his country.
the 2011 World Championships and the 2012 London Olympic Games in the 400 B) when he dreamed of winning a gold medal at the Olympics.
metres. He said in an interview after the qualifying race, ‘I have dreamed for such C) after he qualified for the World Championships and the Olympics.
a long time of competing in major championship and this is a very proud moment 13 Which full Olympic Games did Pistorius qualify for?
in my life.’ A) Athens
Task 1 Read the article. Match the headings (A – G) with the paragraphs (1 - 6). B) London
There is one extra heading. C) He has never qualified for Olympic Games, but he has competed in the
A) Achievements in disabled competitions Paralympic Games.
B) A difficult start in life USE OF ENGLISH
C) Winning the right to race Choose the correct option (A, B or C).
D) The first Olympic victory 14 When… you first … surfing ?
E) Disadvantaged even among disabled athletes A) have … gone
F) The end of his greatest ambition? B) did … go
G) On his way to the Olympics at last C) were … going
15 I am thinking of ….. for a job.
A) apply C) while
B) to apply 25 When I was a kid, I ….. train a lot to win competitions.
C) applying A) had to
16 How many questions…Google… every day? B) can
A) does … asked C) must
B) has … asked 26 He was really hungry because he ….. since breakfast.
C) is … asked A) wasn't eating
17 What’s your father like? B) hadn’t eaten
A) Racing. C) hadn't ate
B) A cup of coffee and some mineral water. 27 ‘Are you doing anything interesting this weekend?’ ‘Of course. I…stay with my
C) Friendly and responsible. old school friend.’
18 The 12h Duke … in Chatsworth since 2006. A) can
A) lived B) am going to
B) has lived C) will
C) was living 28 I have …very close friends. Two or three.
19 Aberdeen is quite a lot … Bristol. A) a little
A) colder of B) a few
B) colder than C) a lot of
C) colder 29 You are so pale. I think you_____see the doctor?
20 I am 74! I ….. you. A) should
A) don’t believe B) can
B) am not believing C) have to
C) don’t believing 30 We’d like …English classes twice a week.
21 Come in and take …your coat. A) having
A) off B) to have
B) out C) have
C) over LEGAL ENGLISH
22 What do you like doing? Task 1
A) Small and fat. Fill in the gaps (31 - 40) with the corresponding words (A – J).
B) I’m a lawyer. The concept of “law” as used in Article 7 corresponds to that 31_____________ in
C) Going out with my friends. other Convention articles, covering both 32_________________ and case-law, and
23 Were you …. dinner when he called? comprises qualitative requirements, notably those of accessibility and
A) have 33______________. It obviously also embraces not only judicial
B) having 34_______________, but also statutes and enactments of lower rank than
C) had statutes. The Court must have regard to the domestic law “as a whole” and to the
24 He broke the plate…he was doing the washing-up. way it was 35_____________ at the material time.
A) until On the other hand, State practice 36_____________ with the rules of the written
B) during law in force and which emptied of its substance the legislation on which it was
supposed to be based cannot be considered as “law” within the meaning of Article H) jurisprudence
7 (the border-policing practice of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in I) foreign scholars
flagrant 37_________________ of its own legal system and the J) Criminal
38______________; also the practice of eliminating opponents of the communist VARIANT 4
regime by means of 39________________ imposed after trials conducted in READING
flagrant breach of the 40 ________________and constitution of former Text
Czechoslovakia. The Great Famine
A) law-making The year of 1845 changed the history of Ireland forever. The weather was good so
B) incompatible people were expecting a good potato crop that year. What they didn’t know was
C) domestic legislation that a new form of potato disease had been brought into Europe.
D) foreseeability The disease first appeared in America two years earlier, then it arrived via cargo
E) set out ships into France and finally reached the Isle of Wight and Ireland. It turned
F) applied potatoes into a black, rotten mess, which nobody could eat. More than half of the
G) death penalties year’s crop was destroyed.
H) breach Irish people depended on potatoes for their survival. Most people owned very
I) fundamental right small areas of land, and they grew potatoes instead of grain because a farmer
J) legislation could produce three times as much food on the same plot of land. A single acre of
Task 2 potatoes yielded enough food for a family for a year. Each family grew only what
Fill in the gaps (41-50) with the corresponding words (A-J). they needed as they didn’t have anywhere to store potatoes over the winter.
National University Odessa Academy of Law provides 41________________ and is There was famine all over the country. People went hungry without any food to
the leading higher educational institution of 42___________in Ukraine. According eat for days. Then in 1846, the potato crop was devastated once again. The
to the State Accreditation Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of harvest in 1847 was also very poor. Three years without potatoes led to enormous
Ukraine, the University 43_________ in the highest - IV - level of accreditation. problems for Ireland.
Our University teaches almost in all 44_____________: Constitutional Law, The British government, which ruled Ireland at the time, first did very little to help
45__________ Law, Family Law, Maritime Law, International Law, etc. Today the the people in need. In fact, during the crisis, British landlords continued exporting
best domestic and 46______________ give lectures at the University. food from the country simply because they could get a better price abroad.
Many graduates of the University became well-known lawyers not only in our Eventually, in 1847 the government decided to do something about Ireland. They
country but also abroad. Here students can gain 47______, which fit them set up soup kitchens to give free food to people who needed it the most. They also
48_______________. Studying at our University gives a solid background in all initiated work programmes to help people make money so they could buy food for
spheres of law and prepares for practical work. The 49 _______ use their their families. But it was too little, too late.
knowledge in 50_______________. Between 1845 and 1855, more than 700,000 Irish people died from starvation.
A) legal education After the famine, an estimated 2 million people left the country. Some people
B) for a better career started new lives in Britain’s industrial cities, for example Glasgow, London and
C) areas of legal practice Liverpool. Others went to the USA. The population of Ireland dropped by more
D) faculty graduates than a quarter.
E) trains specialists The Great Famine, as they called the hunger crisis, transformed Irish culture and
F) professional skills had a
G) courts of law
big effect on the Gaelic language. The crisis was worst in the west of Ireland, B) that I moved
where most Gaelic speakers lived. Families who decided to emigrate no longer had C) to move
any use for Gaelic in their new countries, and future generations of Irish 16 … Skoda cars … in Italy?
immigrants didn’t learn the language at all. Today only a small minority of Irish A) Are … making
people speak Gaelic as their first language. B) Do they … make
But many historians believe it was also the Great Famine that led to the nationalist C) Are … made
movements which finally brought about Ireland’s independence from Britain in 17 What time … you … the party last Sunday?
1921. A) have … left
Task 1 Read the article. For the statements (1-9) choose true (T), false (F) or not B) did … leave
given (NG). C) were … left
FOR EXAMPLE: (0)The potato crop in 1845 was better than people expected. F 18 What’s your sister like?
1 The disease appeared in America in 1843. ___ A) Reading fashion magazines.
2 Farmers produced enough potatoes for their families, but not enough for B) A cup of coffee and some mineral water.
difficult times. ___ C) Friendly but a bit shy.
3 1847 was the third year when Ireland had problems with the potato crop. ___ 19 Two million people … the museum since it opened in the 1970s.
4 In the 1840s the landlords in Ireland were British. ___ A) have been visiting
5 The British government bought food for Ireland from other countries during the B) have visited
crisis. ___ C) were visiting
6 Work programmes started in 1847 to help people make money for food. ___ 20 I didn’t know why he was so excited, but now I …….. .
7 A lot of Irish people moved to England, Scotland and the USA after the Famine. A) understand
___ B) am understanding
8 Before the Famine, people only spoke English in the west of Ireland. ___ C) had understood
9 Later generations of Irish immigrants learned Gaelic as their first language. ___ 21 Dubai is quite a lot … than Madrid.
Task 2 Match the following definitions (10-13) with the underlined words or A) hottest
phrases from the text. B) hotter
FOR EXAMPLE: (0)continuing living survival C) more hot
10 finally, in the end ________ 22 Kelly was fed up with…..long hours, so she quit her job.
11 started ________ A) to work
12 suffering or dying from lack of food ________ B) work
13 produced, provided ________ C) working
USE OF ENGLISH 23 He was really happy because he ....her for ages.
Choose the correct option (A, B or C). A) wasn't seeing
14 You are free in this country. You … say what you like. B) hadn’t seen
A) have to C) hadn't saw
B) should 24 Were you ….. the decision of the problem when he came?
C) can A) discuss
15 Last month he decided … back to his hometown. B) discussing
A) moving C) discussed
25 Can you water plants … we’re on holiday? A) belonged
A) until B) Government
B) during C) expropriation
C) while D) non-pecuniary
26 We have run …of milk. E) submitted
A) out F) value
B) off G) applicant
C) over H) adequate
27 What are you doing this evening?’ ‘Nothing much I think I…watch a DVD or I) based
order a pizza.’ J) domestic
A) can K) suffered
B) will Task 2
C) am going to Fill in the gaps (42 - 50) with the corresponding words (A – I).
28 What do you like doing? National University is a center of advanced science and 42_________in Ukraine.
A) Funny and kind. The top research departments of the University enable to 43___________and
B) I’m a scientist. teaching up to date. Professors of the Faculty do detailed research in the field of
C) Chatting with friends online. 44____. Moreover, they 45________ in working out of Ukraine laws. Students do
29 … he … to work on Saturdays? research work and gain 46 _________.
A) Does … have There are 3 institutes and 12 faculties at the University, which 47_____more than
B) Is … have 15,000 students.
C) Does … has The University’s reputation stays with its graduates; and their achievements, in
30 She speaks good Spanish, but only…French. turn, glorify it. Many 48_______ of the University became well-known lawyers not
A) a few only in our country but also abroad. Studying at our University gives a solid
B) a little background in all spheres of law and 49_________ for practical work. The
C) a lot of University is very popular among the 50________for entry. We feel proud of our
LEGAL ENGLISH University.
Task 1 A) legal training
Fill in the gaps (31 - 41) with the corresponding words (A – K). B) law
The Government claimed that the first 31 __________could not claim C) keep research
compensation for the plot of land since it had never 32__________to him. D) graduates
The Government further 33 ____________ that the amount of compensation E) prepares
claimed for the house was excessive and that it should be calculated 34 F) applicants
____________on the 35 __________of the house at the time of its 36 G) participate in
____________. H) professional skills
Lastly, the 37 _________________ submitted that the amount of AMD 54,494,000 I) enroll
that the first applicant had already received in the 38 VARIANT 5
________________proceedings was 39 ___________compensation for any READING
pecuniary and 40 ___________ damage that he may have 41_________________. TEXT
Famous Couple 11 have enough money to pay for __________ 12 a journey made by a performer
Tom Turner and Mary Parker are one of Britain’s most famous young couples. He __________ 13 love and respect (someone) deeply __________
wrote his first book when he was fifteen and since then he has written five more. USE OF ENGLISH
She became famous two years ago when her first album, Care, was number one Choose the correct option (A, B or C).
for three months. 14 Last month he decided … back to his hometown.
Tom: We’ve been together for four years. It has been the happiest years in my life. A) moving
When we met, I was working in a bar and Mary was in her last year at college. She B) that I moved
came into the bar with some friends and it was love at first sight. C) to move
Mary: I adore him – I haven’t looked at another man since that day. I’m pleased 15 … Skoda cars … in Italy?
we met then – before we became famous. We have a normal life together A) Are … making
because we met when we had nothing. We’ve got money now and we’re famous B) Do they … make
but we haven’t changed. Not at all. C) Are … made
Tom: We got married and moved to this flat two months after we met. We can 16 What time … you … the party last Sunday?
afford something bigger now but we haven’t got enough time to find another one. A) have … left
Also, we’ve spent a lot of time on this place: I’ve painted the walls and built the B) did … leave
bookcases. Mary’s has made a beautiful little garden on the balcony. She is keen C) were … left
on flowers gardening. 17 What’s your sister like?
Mary: Some things have changed since we both became famous – we are both A) Reading fashion magazines.
very busy but we spend as much time together as possible. When I usually take a B) A cup of coffee and some mineral water.
tour, Tom comes with me and writes his books in the hotel bedroom. It was his C) Friendly but a bit shy.
decision and I really appreciate it. 18 Two million people … the park since it opened in the1990s.
Tom: I trust Mary one hundred per cent but I hate being away from her so I’m A) have been visiting
happy to fly all over the world with my laptop. She feels my support and inspires B) have visited
me. C) were visiting
Task 1 Read the article. For the statements (1-10) choose true (T) or false (F). 19 I didn’t know why he was so happy, but now I … .
1 Tom is a singer and Mary is a writer. __ A) understand
2 They met while Mary was studying. __ B) am understanding
3 They were both famous when they met. __ C) had understood
4 They are different people now they are famous. _ 20 Dubai is quite a lot … Madrid.
5 They moved into their flat a month after they met. __ A) hot than
6 They are going to buy a bigger flat. __ B) hotter than
7 Mary made the balcony into a small garden. __ C) more hotter
8 When Mary goes on tour, Tom goes with her. __ 21 Kelly was fed up with …… for him every night, so they broke up.
9 Tom writes his books in hotel rooms. __ A) to wait
10 He’d prefer to stay at home than fly all over the world. ___ B) wait
Task 2 Match the following definitions (11-13) with the underlined words or C) waiting
phrases from the text. 22 He was really happy because he … the “A” before.
FOR EXAMPLE: (0) an area that is joined to the outside wall of a building balcony A) wasn't getting
B) hadn’t got National University Odessa Academy of Law provides 31________________ and is
C) hadn't get the leading higher educational institution of 32___________ in Ukraine. Our
23 When I was younger, I … save up anything, because I always had my pocket University teaches almost in all 33_____________: Constitutional Law, Criminal
money.. Law, Family Law, Maritime Law, International Law, etc. It is known for its high level
A) didn’t have to of teaching: the education is provided by 34____specialists, professors and
B) hadn't to doctors. Today the best domestic and 35______________ give lectures at the
C) haven't to University. Here students can gain 36______, which fit them for a better career.
24 Can you feed the parrot… we’re away? The 37 _______ use their knowledge in 38_____________. Studying at our
A) until University gives a solid background in all spheres of law and prepares for practical
B) during work. The University is very popular among the 39__________for entry.
C) while A) legal education
25 Were you …….. exercises when he came? B) qualified
A) do C) areas of legal practice
B) doing D) faculty graduates
C) did E) jurisprudence
26 Have you looked …...the new word in the dictionary? F) skills
A) up G) courts of law
B) off H) applicants
C) over I) foreign scholars
27 What are you doingtonight?’ ‘I don’t know. Maybe I… go to the theatre.’ Task 2
A) can Fill in the gaps (40 - 50) with the corresponding words (A – K).
B) will Lawyers work to assure the principle of 40______ under law to the people of the
C) am going to state. A lawyer is both an advisor and an 41______. As an advisor, a lawyer
28 I’d like … English with a native speaker . informs clients about legal matters or 42 _____ persons, businesses, and the
A) studying government in such matters as contracts and commercial transactions. As an
B) to study advocate, a lawyer acts for the client in 43_______. A lawyer also advocates on
C) study behalf of clients in resolving 44_______ out of court. Lawyers’ work can include
29 You are free in this country. You … say what you like. 45______ or prosecuting those accused of committing a crime. Lawyers research
A) have to legal issues, 46______, wills and other documents.
B) should Some lawyers specialize in advising corporations working as in-house counsel.
C) can They also act for the company in court if a dispute arises. Usually, lawyers
30 Can I have …water, please?. concentrate on a certain practice area: taxation or 47______ property, some
A) a practice public interest law, for example working to protect the environment.
B) some Some lawyers may be appointed or elected to 48______ judges. Judges preside in
C) any the courtroom. They resolve disputes and give the judgments. Lawyers also work
LEGAL ENGLISH for various 49______ and organizations. Legal careers also include teaching
Task 1 50______and research.
Fill in the gaps (31 - 39) with the corresponding words (A – I). A) equal justice
B) represents
C) disputes
D) draft contracts
E) advocate
F) intellectual
G) government agencies
H) serve as
I) law
J) defending
K) court
INTERMIDIATE
VARIANT 1
READING
TEXT
In between worlds: culture shock
Although going to live in a foreign country can be an exciting adventure, it’s
sometimes difficult experience. Everything is new and different: big things like the
language and culture, and smaller things like where to buy bus tickets or if you can
go shopping on a Sunday. Feeling a bit out of control can make you feel helpless,
confused, and frustrated.
There are usually several stages that you have to go through before you can feel at
home your new environment. After the initial excitement of arriving, reality can
make you feel angry and impatient. You may even blame your new home for this.
Then, as you begin understand and appreciate your new world better, you start to
feel less uncomfortable, and eventually you settle in. Not everyone goes through
all these stages – and some people don’t spend long enough in the new culture to
go through them.
The Honeymoon stage: First, the differences between the old and new culture are
seen in romantic light, everything seems exciting and wonderful, and the move
just feels like extended holiday abroad. You might love tasting new dishes, enjoy
the different pace of life and cultural customs, even the way people dress
differently.
The Negotiation stage: It may take a few frustrating days, weeks, or months to
accept all the differences between the old and new culture. Some people start to
miss food the way it prepared ‘back home’, others find the locals’ different habits
annoying or their lifestyle too fast or slow.
The Acceptance stage: A few more weeks or months, and you get used to the new
culture and develop your everyday routine. By this point, you don’t think of your
‘new culture’ negatively or positively, because it no longer feels like a new culture.
You just get on with your life. This is now your home.
The Reverse Culture Shock stage: Ironically, when you return to your own culture,
you may go through the same experience in reverse, and find that you no longer
feel completely home in the country you were born in.
Some people will give up trying to feel at home in their new country and return
home sooner than they planned. Others get so used to the new world that they
choose to stay there permanently because they can no longer live anywhere else.
Task 1 Read the article. Match sentence beginnings (1–9) with endings ( A–K).
There is one extra ending. FOR EXAMPLE: (0) 1 E Living in another country
1 __ Sometimes people feel confused and frustrated when they
2__ The first feeling most people experience in a new country
3 __ People who feel angry and impatient in the new culture sometimes
4__ The stages are not experienced by everyone ,as
5__Differences in the Honeymoon stage between the old and new culture
6__When people go through the Negotiation stage, they slowly
7__When people start getting used to the new culture, they
8__Some people experienced a reverse culture shock
9__ When people fail to get used to living in their new country, they
A) sometimes go back home before they intended to.
B) when they go back to their old country.
C) is excitement.
D) must move there permanently as it’s their home.
E) is exciting, but sometimes difficult.
F) blame their new country.
G) feel they are not in control.
H) get used to the differences in tastes, customs and lifestyles.
I) are seen with positive feelings.
J) some only stay there for a short time.
K) begin to find a routine for their normal lives.
Task 2 Match the following definitions (10-13) with the underlined words or
phrases from the text.
FOR EXAMPLE : (0) an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience adventure
10 at the beginning ________
11 to enjoy or understand the value of ________
12 longer, increased ________
13 the usual order or way that you do things ________
USE OF ENGLISH
Choose the correct option (A, B or C). 23 My friend promised he … me in a week.
14 Some birds … to warm countries in the winter. A) will visit
A) flies B) would visit
B) are flying C) would be visiting
C) fly 24 Tom asked Jane, “ How do you like living here?”
15 Why … she … that funny hat? A) Tom asked Jane how did she like living there.
A) is …wearing B) Tom asked Jane how she liked living there.
B) have … worn C) Tom asked Jane how had she liked living there.
C) are … wearing 25 All wanted to know what … to Bill.
16 We’ve sold … . A) has happened
A) all B) will happen
B) all things C) had happened
C) everything 26 Have a sandwich. Thanks, but I … .
17 I didn’t ring him because I … his number. A) have already eaten
A) has forgot B) have already eated
B) was forgetting C) has eaten already
C) had forgotten 27 If you … earlier, I could … you the news myself.
18 Children, you … play anywhere near the railway line. A) had phoned … have given
A) mustn’t B) phone … give
B) don’t have to C) phoned … have given
C) shouldn’t 28 Mike invited me to his party, but I wasn’t allowed … .
19 - I’ve booked the tickets but I can’t collect them. A) go
- It’s OK, I’m going into town so … them. B) to go
A) I’m collecting C) going
B) I is collecting 29 I can’t find my key. I think I … it.
C) I could collect A) have lost
20 … sort of food do you like? B) losted
A) Whose C) lost
B) What 30 I don’t drink … coffee. It gives me … headaches.
C) Which A) -, -
21 I want … more careful with your homework in the future. B) a, -
A) you be C) the, a
B) you to be LEGAL ENGLISH
C) that you are Task 1
22 If you cook, I … up. Fill in the gaps (31 - 37) with the corresponding words (A-G).
A) will wash National University Odessa Academy of Law is interested in academic mobility
B) would wash focused on development of international relations, knowledge triangle
C) would have washed 31_____________________, and services for students. The University would like
to expand 32_______________ in the area of public and municipal administration Convention must be subject to subsequent 49 ___________ by a “judicial body
and suggest a partnership in the following areas: development of high education that has full jurisdiction”. The defining characteristics of such a body include the
system organized in three levels - Bachelor, Master and Doctor studies – according power to 50___________ in all respects, on questions of fact and law, the decision
to the Bologna process; realization of joint science research projects; development of the body below.
of the teaching materials for the Master and PhD program and A) Court
33_________________ of the new curriculum; organization of training courses for B) requirements
young faculty members and development of joint courses in Ukraine and Europe. C) case law
National University is a center of advanced science and 34_________ in Ukraine. D) competence
Today the best domestic and 35______________ give lectures at the University. E) administrative
The top research departments of the University enable to keep research and F) proceedings
teaching up to date. Professors of the Faculty do detailed research in G) offences
36__________. Moreover, they participate in working out of Ukrainian laws. H) judicial function
Students do research work and gain 37__________. I) executive
A) legal training J) review
B) the international cooperation K) provided that
C) implementation L) quash
D) education-research-innovation M) decision
E) professional skills VARIANT 2
F) the field of law READING
G) foreign scholars TEXT
Task 2 European destinations
Fill in the gaps (38-50) with the corresponding words (A-M). A Healed by the water: Budapest, Hungary
A disciplinary or 38____________________ body can have the characteristics of a Budapest has got more than 100 thermal springs and some 50 swimming pools
“tribunal” within the autonomous meaning of Article 6, even if it is not termed a and medicinal spas, and the city boasts a tradition of bathing which began before
“tribunal” or 39“________________” in the domestic system. In the Court’s Roman times. Just relax and spend your days soaking in thermal pools, sharing a
40_____________ a tribunal is characterized in the substantive sense of the term steam bath with locals playing chess, or get health treatments, including massages
by its 41 ____________________, that is to say, determining matters within its from trained professionals. Budapest guaranteed to make you feel healthy again!
42______________ on the basis of rules of law and after 43________________ B Nights out on the party island: Ibiza, Spain
conducted in a prescribed manner. It must also satisfy a series of further Thousands of young people make the annual pilgrimage to the island in search of
44_______________ – independence, in particular of the 45____________; nights on dancefloors and days on its splendid beaches. The 24-hour party lifestyle
impartiality; duration of its members’ terms of office; guarantees afforded by its is still the main attraction, but there are some historic towns, rugged landscapes
procedure. and sandy beaches to explore as well.
Conferring the prosecution and punishment of minor “criminal”46 ____________ C Camping in the New Forest: Holmsley, England
on administrative authorities is not inconsistent with the Convention The perfect campsite for a family holiday, with lots of space for children to play.
47__________________ the person concerned is enabled to take any Easily accessible by car. Well-equipped facilities make your camping holiday
48______________ thus made against him before a tribunal that does offer the relaxing. Peace and quiet and a safe environment for children And the seaside and
guarantees of Article. Therefore, decisions taken by administrative authorities, other places of interest are only a short drive away.
which do not themselves, satisfy the requirements of Article 6 § 1 of the D Just you and the stars to guide you: Soria, Spain
If you like the idea of a cycling holiday exploring the beautiful, unspoilt Spanish 7 The Holmsley campsite is not fat by car from the sea
region Soria, but you enjoy being independent, there are holiday plans which 8 The Soria region of Spain has been spoilt by tourism
allow you to set your own pace. Your cycle rides can be as challenging or as laid- 9 You can pay a company in Soria to transport luggage to your hotel
back as you want them to Cycle on your own or with friends. Carry your own Task 3 Match the following definitions (10-13) with the underlined words or
rucksack, or arrange luggage transfers with local tour companies for your nightly phrases from the text.
stop-overs. FOR EXAMPLE: (0) . has something it can be proud of boasts
E A traditional village life: Cyprus 10 a long journey to visit an important place ___
Immerse your family in the traditional way of life in Cyprus: morning coffee in a 11 with a lot of rocks and not many plants ___
local taverna, gardens with olive trees, and no tourists around. Live like the locals 12 beautiful; has not been changed or built on ___
in a rented cottage, take walks in the countryside, even do a bit of gardening if 13 to involve yourself completely in something ___
that’s what you like – and relax. An unforgettable holiday experience for all USE OF ENGLISH
members of the family. Airport transfers arranged on request. Choose the correct option (A, B or C).
F Seven days, seven wonders: Italy 14 Our cousins … us very often.
Explore the rich cultural heritage of Italy with a seven-day, seven-city package tour A) don’t visit
– with knowledgeable English-speaking guides telling you all you need to know B) isn’t visiting
about these centres of European civilization. Venice, Milan, Bologna, Florence, C) doesn’t visit
Verona, Rome, and Naples. Italy in a nutshell. 15 There’s a pub in … town.
G Speeding down the river: Slovenia A) all
Do you enjoy an active holiday? Are you brave enough? Try white-water rafting on B) everyone
the fast-running mountain rivers of Slovenia. The perfect setting to test how fit C) every
you are. Full training and assistance is provided to allow you to enjoy an 16 Ann said, “Sue has been my best friend since childhood”.
unforgettable adventure. A) Ann said Sue had been her best friend since childhood”.
Task 1 Match each holiday (A-G) with the corresponding person (1-5). B) Ann said Sue was her best friend since childhood”.
1 Stephanie likes art and history. She can’t speak a foreign language. She would C) Ann said Sue had been my friend since childhood”.
like to see more of the world. _____ 17 Have you got plans for the weekend?
2 Nick likes to be active. He is quite fit. The only sport he is not good at is … golf with Chris.
swimming. _____ A) I play
3 Angela and Jim are looking for a relaxing holiday with their children. They can’t B)I’m playing
drive. _____ C) I’ll play
4 Lisa and a group of friends want to do something fun abroad. She’d prefer to do 18 I’m looking forward … to Sydney next year.
something sporty. _____ A) to going
5 Mark has a stressful job. He would like a relaxing holiday abroad that is very B) go
different from his everyday life. _____ C) to go
Task 2 Read the text again. For the questions (6-9) choose true (T), false (F) or not 19 I … very angry if you forgot my birthday.
given A) would be
( NG) . B) will be
FOR EXAMPLE: (0) In Roman times, bathing was popular in Budapest. T C) would have been
6 Young people mainly go to Ibiza to explore historic towns and rugged landscapes 20 They … the film because they had seen it before.
A) hadn’t watched C) should
B) didn’t watch 30 We didn’t expect the restaurant … so expensive.
C) didn’t watched A) will be
21 I don’t drink … coffee. It gives me … headaches. B) would be
A) -, - C) would have been
B) a, - LEGAL ENGLISH
C) the, a Task 1 Fill in the gaps (31 - 40) with the corresponding words (A-J).
22 … they always late for meetings? Since Odessa 31_________ legal science 32______ a special place. Odessa was
A) Do chosen as the most 33 ___________ to establish a privileged educational
B) Are institution – a 34__________ that was 35 ________Duke de Richelieu who had
C) Is made a 36 ________ to the development of this region. Being a 37_______ Abbot
23 Frank said to us that he … that man before. Charles Nikole was appointed as a 38______. Many outstanding scientists and
A) has never seen academics taught at the lyceum in different years. The subjects taught at law
B) would never seen department included Latin, History of Jurisprudence, Russian Law and Practical
C) had never seen Justice, Philosophy, History, Statistics etc.
24 Our local football team will never succeed in … the championship. The students were happy to be taught by 39 _________ at the lyceum in different
A) winning years.
B) win In 1861, the Richelieu lyceum was transformed into Novorossiysk University under
C) to win 40_______.It was for the first time that the graduates of law department of
25 If you … any help, let me know and I … and help you straight away. Richelieu lyceum received standardized state badges and certificates of higher
A) needs … came education.
B) will need … come A) reputable educator
C) need … will come B) suitable place
26 They … their relatives for two years. C) the Imperial Decree
A) hasn’t seen D) headmaster
B) haven’t seen E) lyceum
C) didn’t see F) valuable contribution
27 At this very moment the injured … to hospital. G) foundation
A) are being taken H) named after
B) is being taken I) outstanding scientists and academics
C) is taken J) occupies
28 What … when your computer crashed ? Task 2 Fill in the gaps (41 - 50) with the corresponding words (A-J).
A) did you write A “reasonable 41 ____________” that a criminal offence has been committed
B) were you writing presupposes the existence of 42_____________ or information which would
C) was you writing satisfy an 43 ______________ observer that the person concerned may have
29 Lisa, you … give us a call if you’re going to be late home. committed an offence …
A) must What may be regarded as “reasonable” will however depend upon all the
B) have to 44________________ of the cases. In the context of terrorism, though Contracting
States cannot be required to establish the reasonableness of the suspicion
grounding the 45 ______________ of a suspected terrorist by disclosing
confidential sources of information … Uncorroborated hearsay 46
______________ of an anonymous 47__________ was held not to be sufficient to
found “reasonable suspicion” of the applicant being involved in
48________________ activities. By contrast, 49____________________
statements dating back to a number of years and later withdrawn by the suspects
did not remove the existence of a reasonable suspicion against the
50______________. Furthermore, it did not have an effect on the lawfulness of
the arrest warrant.
A) arrest B) facts
C) suspicion D) circumstances E) informant F) objective G) evidence H) mafia-
related I) applicant J) incriminating
VARIANT 3
READING
TEXT
An Olympic blog
What an Olympics!
Posted by Helen Nolan on 10 September, 2012 at 21:25
It’s all over! I’ve been writing my blog from London every day during the Olympics
and Paralympics and this is my final post to look back on a wonderful couple of
months. Here some of the things that were the most memorable for me:
The Opening Ceremony
This set the scene for the Games with an amazing show featuring music, dancing,
historical figures, fireworks and British humour. A huge number of volunteers
practised for months make everything perfect. The best moment was when the
old lady in Buckingham Palace turned round and showed that she was neither a
lookalike nor an actor but Her Majesty Queen. The next best bit was when she
jumped out of a helicopter with James Bond (although I think that actually was an
actor!).
Team GB
I was very proud of our team as we kept on winning medals and finished in third
position the medal table, which is truly a great result for Great Britain. There were
so many incredible sportsmen and women. The ones that stand out for me are Mo
Farah, the Somalian-born Londoner who won the 10,000 and 5,000 metres with
the whole stadium going crazy, Jessica Ennis, the popular super-athlete from
Sheffield who won the heptathlon, and Nicola Adams who won the first female
boxing medal in Olympic history for Britain.
The Olympic Stadium crowd
Although the crowd cheered on the British, there was lots of support for athletes
of other nationalities too like the wonderful Usain Bolt, from Jamaica, who won
the 100 and metres sprint to become the fastest man alive. There was also Oscar
Pistorius of South Africa who was the first disabled person to compete in the
Olympics. He went on to win two gold medals and a silver in the Paralympics.
New sports
I have really enjoyed being able to watch sports which are not normally shown on
television. Before the Olympics I didn’t expect to love watching judo or find myself
screaming at television during a game of wheelchair tennis, but I really got into
them. I didn’t know anything about goalball before the Paralympics but it became
one of my favourite sports.
The organisation and the atmosphere
It took seven years of planning and 70,000 volunteers to make everything go well.
Many people have said that the organisation was not as perfect as that of the
Beijing Games, there was a much better atmosphere which spread out through
the whole city. The volunteers were always friendly and helpful and Londoners
even began talking to each other, visitors, on the underground trains!
Task 1 Read Read the article again and for the questions (1- 6) choose the best
answer (A, B or C).
1 How long did the Olympics and Paralympics last?
A) a couple of months B) two weeks C) seven years
2 What does the blogger think was the best thing during the opening ceremony?
A) the British humour B) the volunteers C) the Queen's appearance
3 How does the blogger feel about the British athletes' performance? A)
disappointed B) surprised C) proud
4 Which of these British athletes was born in a foreign country? A) Jessica Ennis B)
Mo Farah C) Nicola Adams 5 Which athlete competed in both the Olympics and
Paralympics? A) Usain Bolt B) Oscar Pistorius C) Mo Farah 6 How did the London
Olympics compare to the Beijing Olympics, according to the blogger? A) It was
better organised, but the atmosphere wasn't as good B) It was very similar C) It
was not as well organised, but there was a better atmosphere
Task 2 Read the article. Match the sportsperson (7-11) with his/her sporting
achievement (A-E).
7 Jessica Ennis________
8 Mo Farah________ 9 Nicola Adams________ 10 Usain Bolt________ 11 Oscar
Pistorius________
A) became the first British woman to win a boxing medal in the Olympics. B) won a C) all
gold medal in the heptathlon. C) became the first disabled person to compete in 21 Many people … wearing a uniform.
the Olympics. A) aren’t like
D) won gold in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres. E) won both the 100 and 200 metres B) don’t liking
sprint. C) don’t like
Task 3 Match the following definitions (12-13) with the underlined words or 22 He didn’t know how the cat … 100 kilometres to its old home.
phrases from the text. FOR EXAMPLE: (0) . a formal and public event a ceremony A) had walked
12 a person who does work without being paid for it ________ 13 a piece of gold, B) has walked
silver or bronze which is given to a competition winner ________ C) were walking
USE OF ENGLISH 23 I … this person since I first met her.
Choose the correct option (A, B or C). A) am disliking
14 Wear your boots. It … . B) have disliked
A) snows C) have been disliking
B) are snowing 24 I’m interested in … more about gardening.
C) is snowing A) to find out
15 Jim’s father told him, “ Be quiet, please!” B) finding out
A) Jim’s father told him was quiet C) find out
B) Jim’s father told him be quiet, please 25 The staff room … at the moment.
C) Jim’s father told him to be quiet A) is being redecorated
16 I don’t drink … coffee. It gives me … headaches. B) is redecorated
A) -, - C) is redecorate
B) a, - 26 If I’d … they were coming to stay, I … have bought more food.
C) the, a A) known… would
17 I … lend you £10, I’ve only got £5. B) know… will
A)’m not allowed to C) knew… would
B) can’t 27 My father let me … driving lessons when I was seventeen.
C) mustn’t A) have
18 … sort of food do you like? B) to have
A)Whose C) having
B) What 28 Are you going to the bank?
C) Which Yes, … there to talk to the manager.
19 They … together for three years. A) I’ll go
A) are working B) I’m going
B) work C) I go
C) have been working 29 You … come in. Take a seat please.
20 Doesn’t … know the capital of Italy is Rome? A) may
A) we all B) must
B) everybody C) has to
30 If you … at night, the fare is cheaper.
A) will travel
B) travel
C) had travelled
LEGAL ENGLISH
Task 1
Fill in the gaps (31 - 40) with the corresponding words (A-J).
The concept of “law” (“droit” in the French version) as used in Article 7
corresponds to that 31_____________ in other Convention articles, covering both
domestic legislation and 32_________________, and comprises qualitative
requirements, notably those of 33______________and foreseeability . It obviously
also embraces not only judicial 34_______________ but also statutes and
enactments of lower rank than statutes. The Court must have regard to the
35_____________ “as a whole” and to the way it was applied at the material time.
On the other hand, State practice incompatible with the rules of the written law
36_____________ and which emptied of its substance the legislation on which it
was supposed to be based cannot be considered as “law” within the meaning of
Article 7 (the border-policing practice of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in
37_________________ of its own legal system and the 38______________; also
the practice of eliminating opponents of the communist regime by means of death
penalties 39________________ after trials conducted in flagrant breach of the 40
________________and constitution of former Czechoslovakia.
A) law-making
B) in force
C) case-law
D) accessibility
E) set out
F) domestic law
G) imposed
H) flagrant breach
I) fundamental right
J) legislation
Task 2
Fill in the gaps (41 - 50) with the corresponding words (A-J).
National University Odessa Academy of Law provides 41________________ and is
the leading higher educational institution of 42___________________in Ukraine.
It is well known not only in our country but also abroad. Young people from the
whole Ukraine can be enrolled as students. The 43_________year lasts for 10
months and there are vacations twice a year: in winter and summer. Our
University teaches almost in all 44_____________: Constitutional Law,
45__________ Law, Family Law, Maritime Law, International Law, etc. It is known
for its high level of teaching: the education is provided by 46________specialists,
professors and doctors.Today the best domestic and 47______________ give
lectures at the University. Moreover, they 48_______________ working out of
Ukrainian laws. Here students can learn skills, which 49___________________a
better career. The 50 _______ use their knowledge in courts of law.
A) legal education
B) fit them for
C) areas of legal practice
D) graduates
E) academic
F) qualified
G) participate in
H) jurisprudence
I) foreign scholars
J) Criminal
VARIANT 4
READING
TEXT
Love and Hate in Chapel Lane
The black motorbike rolled rapidly over the railway crossing and disappeared from
view. Harriet Wilkins ran and ran after it, screaming and yelling at the youngsters
to stop. She kept running until she ran out of breath and had to stop, sweating and
weeping in desperation. stared at the railway crossing. Helplessness stung in her
throat. ‘The police,’ she thought suddenly, ‘I should call the police!’ She reached
into her pocket for her mobile. ‘I’m thinking straight,’ she realized. ‘What am I
going to tell them? That my Juliet fell in love? She’s 19 now. She doesn’t need my
permission to get married.’ Harriet felt defeated. Totally defeated.
She found it unbelievable that she’d lost her cherished daughter to the man her
family loathed most in the world. ‘Why a Jackson?’ The Wilkins’ could never see
eye to eye with Jacksons. Their warring families had been living next door to each
other and had hated each other for so long that no one could remember how their
feud had started. But none of them wanted to give up fighting.
On one occasion, a Wilkins – it was Harriet’s father-in-law, actually
– even broke into the Jacksons’ house to steal their new stereo. As he was
standing in other family’s living room in the pitch-black darkness, he changed his
mind. He went out way he’d come in, through the kitchen window that had been A) might
left open. The Jacksons were sleeping upstairs – they never noticed a thing. ‘I felt B) can’t
so angry with myself,’ Harriet’s father-in-law said later. ‘I should have gone C) won’t
through with it. If they’d been in my place, they wouldn’t have hesitated.’ 15 “ Did you take physics in high school?” Paula asked.
The two young people met only three months ago at a fancy-dress party at the A) Paula asked me if I took physics in high school.
local college. Despite her parents’ opposition to the relationship, Juliet Wilkins B) Paula asked had I taken physics in high school.
started seeing Ronnie Jackson regularly. When her mother heard the terrible news C) Paula asked me if I had taken physics in high school.
and tried to confront Juliet about it, she just said she was in love. Harriet told 16 … one do you want – the red one or the blue one?
Juliet that she didn’t know what love was, said, ‘Sure, Ronnie’s good-looking and A) Which
always well-dressed, but he’s so badly-behaved, rude. He’s not good enough for B) Whose
you – and he’s a Jackson!’ C) What
‘Juliet used to be such a good girl, so responsible and mature,’ Harriet thought 17 All wanted to know what … to Bill.
now. ‘She a good future ahead of her. She could have married any man she A) has happened
wanted. I can’t believe would run away with him. It’s completely out of character. B) will happen
I’m sure she’ll never find happiness now!’ C) had happened
Task 1 Read the article. For the questions (1-9) choose true (T), false (F) or not 18 Ann … for her purse for half an hour.
given (NG). A) was searching
FOR EXAMPLE:(0) The young people stopped the motorbike before the railway B) has been searching
crossing T C) searches
1 When the motorbike disappeared from view, Harriet rang the police___ 19 I … on the first day of the month.
2 Juliet didn’t need her parents’ permission to get married. ____ A) am pay
3 Both families have forgotten the reason they could not get on.____ B) am paid
4 Harriet’s father-in-law was a Jackson ____ C) is paid
5 Harriet’s father-in-law once stole something the Jackson owned___ 20 You … come to the party if you don’t want to.
6 The Jacksons were at home when their neighbor broke into their house___ A) don’t have to
7 The lovers met three months ago at a party at Juliet’s parents’ house ___ B) mustn’t
8 Juliet started going out with Ronnie against her parents’ wishes ___ C) can’t
9 Juliet’s mother really liked Ronnie despite the feud between their families___ 21 Renata is really good at … .
Task 2 Match the following definitions (10-13) with the underlined words or A) to cook
phrases from the text. B) cooking
FOR EXAMPLE: (0) the feeling of being are unable to do anything helplessness C) cook
10 the feeling of having lost a fight ________ 22 I would love … you that you are right – but I am afraid you are wrong!
11 loved very much and protected (adj) ________ A) telling
12 hated passionately (v) ________ B) to tell
13 strong disagreement with someone ________ C) tell
USE OF ENGLISH 23 All my life I’ve always wanted to .... to fly.
Choose the correct option (A, B or C). A) can
14 I … go to the cinema. I haven’t decided. B) be able
C) able 37____________, the Government submitted that the amount of AMD 54,494,000
24 Nobody’s seen Mike .... . that the first applicant had already received in the 38____________proceedings
A) a week was 39____________compensation for any pecuniary and 40 ___________
B) for last week damage that he may have 41____________.
C) since last week A) belonged
25 If you .... in my position, would you do the same for me? B) lastly
A) are C) expropriation
B) were D) non-pecuniary
C) had E) submitted
26 I really have no idea what .... for a living. F) value
A) he does G) applicant
B) does he do H) adequate
C) does he I) excessive
27 … you … when the phone rang? J) domestic
A) Are … sleeping K) suffered
B) Did … sleep Task 2
C) Were … sleeping Fill in the gaps (42 - 50) with the corresponding words (A-I).
28 When I was a child, I … fishing with my grandfather. National University is a center of advanced science and 42____________in
A) use to went Ukraine. The top research departments of the University enable to
B) used to go 43____________and teaching up to date. Professors of the Faculty do detailed
C) was going research in the field of 44____________. Moreover, they
29 You … go home before it’s too late! 45____________working out of Ukraine laws. Students do research work and gain
A) should 46____________.
B) would There are 3 institutes and 12 faculties at the University, which
C) might 47____________more than 15,000 students.
30 Why … me when they were staying in London? The University’s reputation stays with its graduates; and their achievements, in
A) didn’t they visit turn, glorify it.
B) weren’t they visiting Many 48____________of the University became well-known lawyers not only in
C) weren’t they visit our country but also abroad. Today, the best domestic and 49____________give
LEGAL ENGLISH lectures at the faculties.
Task 1 Studying at our University gives a solid background in all spheres of law and
Fill in the gaps (31 - 41) with the corresponding words (A-K). prepares for practical work. The University is very popular among the
The Government claimed that the first 31____________could not claim 50____________for entry. We feel proud of our University.
compensation for the plot of land since it had never 32____________to him. A) legal training
The Government further 33 ____________that the amount of compensation B) law
claimed for the house was 34____________and that it should be calculated based C) keep research
on the 35____________of the house at the time of its 36____________. D) graduates
E) foreign scholars
F) applicants court that Mr Cortez and Ms Thorne divorced just six months after the wedding
G) participate in and suggested that the current court case was a complete waste of time.
H) professional skills The case continues.
I) enroll Task 1 Read the article. Match the questions (1-4) to the answers (A-F) .There
VARIANT 5 are two extra answers.
READING 1 When did the court case start? _____________
TEXT 2 How many number one hits has Amber Thorne had until now? _____________
Pop goes the till - $2.2 million and counting 3 Who attended the couple’s wedding? _____________
Pop singer Amber Thorne, 23, was in court again today arguing that photographs 4 What was Amber Thorne’s reason for accepting $2 million for their photos?
of wedding a year ago to Mr Rodrigo Cortez, 66, were published illegally and ____________
against their express wishes by US magazine Snap! The court case, which started a A) a month ago
month ago in the State of Florida, has already cost in excess of $2.2 million in legal B) twelve
fees. C) two years ago
Amber Thorne was discovered in Miami by Mexican-born billionaire Cortez at the D) 200 close friends, including international celebrities
age of as an amateur dancer, and was propelled to stardom by her number one hit E) She wanted to share her happiest day with her fans
single (the first twelve so far) titled Old Enough To Know Better. Cortez financed F) Ms Caroline Silvestri
Thorne’s solo career secured a recording deal for her with US media company Task 2 Read the article again and complete the statements (5 – 9). Choose the
Swinger. The couple became romantically involved two years ago, and despite correct answer (A,B or C).
their best efforts to keep their plans secret, their wedding preparations were in 5 Pop star Amber Thorne has a court case ______ .
the news continuously for several months. A) against Mr Rodrigo Cortez.
The current court battle began when Ms Thorne married Mr Cortez, who had B) over the publication of her wedding photographs.
made his fortune in the construction trade, in a lavish ceremony attended by some C) against the State of Florida.
200 close friends, including international celebrities, on Mr Cortez’s private island 6 Amber Thorne was ___ when she met Rodrigo Cortez.
in the Caribbean. At the time of their wedding, which involved a half-hour A) living in Mexico
fireworks display, the couple were paid $2 million another magazine for their B) a pop star with a number one hit single
official wedding photographs. However, Snap! published informal photographs C) a 19-year-old dancer in Miami
that were taken by one of the couple’s guests. 7 The couple’s wedding plans______ .
Speaking in court, Ms Thorne said that the photographs in question showed her A) appeared frequently in the news.
relaxing with her personal guests and that the wedding was a private occasion. B) started two years ago.
When she was asked why she and Mr Cortez had accepted $2 million for the C) were kept secret.
formal photographs taken at the same ceremony, she replied, ‘I think my fans 8 Rodrigo Cortez became rich______ .
wanted to share my happiest day with me. For these fans, those photographs will A) as the head of a media company called Swinger.
forever remain a valuable treasure.’ B)when he discovered Amber Thorne.
The US magazine’s editor, Ms Caroline Silvestri, agreed that the photographs C) from the construction business.
showed bride and groom at an all-night party and admitted that Snap! had 9 Snap! published photos______ .
published them without permission. Ms Silvestri apologized if this had hurt the A) bought from another magazine.
feelings of the couple, but she argued that they lived their life in the public eye, B) and paid $2 million to the couple for them.
and that their wedding was therefore news, not private event. She reminded the C) taken by one of the wedding guests.
Task 3 Match the following definitions (10-13) with the underlined words or 21 ‘Look! That’s our teacher, Mr Furst, over there.’ ‘It .... be him. He died last
phrases from the text. FOR EXAMPLE: (0) clearly and definitely stated intentions year.’
express wishes A) mustn’t
10 made quickly very famous ________ B) doesn’t have to
11 fell in love with each other ________ C) can’t
12 a personal event ________ 22 .... you pass me that box, please?
13 often appearing in the media ________ A) Will
USE OF ENGLISH B) Shall
Choose the correct option (A,B or C). C) Might
14 How long have you … your wife? 23 ‘We went to Kylie’s party last night.’ ‘Did you? .... like?’
A) knew A) How was it
B) known B) What was it
C) knowed C) What it was
15 … Mini cars … in Oxford? 24 Everything that I .... at the moment is right here in this room.
A) Do … they make A) own
B) Do … make B) ’m owning
С) Are … made C) ’m owned
16 Do you want to go …? 25 In my childhood, a monument .... where the supermarket is now.
A) swim A) used to stand
B) swimming B) would stand
C) to swim C) used to standing
17 If they invite us, … to the party. 26 When I arrived at the park, everybody … home.
A) we’ll go A) had went
B) we are going B) had gone
C) we would go C) have gone
18 She … working here for five years. 27 If we had more money, we … buy a new house.
A) is A) would
B) has been B) had
C) has C) did
19 What do you like doing? 28 … picture do you like best? Mine or Emma’s ?
A) Tall and thin A) What
B) I’m a student B) Whose
C) Watching TV C) Which
20 Last night I met someone …. changed my life forever. 29 Our granny said to us, “I can’t find my gloves.”
A) which A) Our granny said to us she couldn’t find her gloves.
B) that B) Our granny said to us she couldn’t found her gloves.
C) who C) Our granny said to us she couldn’t found my gloves.
30 … sky is very grey today.
A) the Uncorroborated hearsay evidence of an anonymous 46____________ was held
B) a not to be sufficient to found “reasonable suspicion” of the applicant being
C) - involved in mafia-related 47____________. By contrast, 48____________
LEGAL ENGLISH statements dating back to a number of years and later withdrawn by the suspects
Task 1 did not remove the existence of a reasonable suspicion against the
Fill in the gaps (31 - 39) with the corresponding words (A-I). 49____________. Furthermore, it did not have an effect on the lawfulness of the
We are moving to the creation of a 31______ state. This movement is arrest 50____________. A) committed B) arrest C) facts D) suspicion E)
accompanied by a cardinal updating of all basic 32 _______. Radical changes take circumstances F) informant G) objective H) activities I) applicant J) warrant K)
place in the entire 33 _______ mechanism of Ukraine in the work of the courts, incriminating
the prosecutor’s office, legal profession, arbitration, police and 34_______. These
changes are to become an important step towards the 35 ________. Who should
translate the 36 _____ into reality. Special responsibility belongs to those who are
in the legal profession: judges, lawyers, 37_______, prosecutors.
A responsible mission in a rule of law state is entrusted to courts that must
become truly independent. High demands are made of judges’ professional and
personal qualities. A judge should always be a person with a sharpened sense of
38_____, a broad horizon, a person of high 39 ______ qualities.
A) branches of legislation
B) law-governed
C) correctional labour
D) justice
E) rule of law state
F) moral
G) investigators
H) legal reform
I) law-enforcement
Task 2
Fill in the gaps (40 - 50) with the corresponding words (A-K).
A “reasonable 40____________” that a criminal offence has been
41____________ presupposes the existence of 42____________ or information
which would satisfy an 43_____________ observer that the person concerned
may have committed an offence …
What may be regarded as “reasonable” will however depend upon all the
44____________ of the cases.
In the context of terrorism, though Contracting States cannot be required to
establish the reasonableness of the suspicion grounding the 45____________ of a
suspected terrorist by disclosing confidential sources of information …