Mid-term test

(2022, Spring)

Law (B2)

Name:

Task 1
Fill in: scribble, overcast, addition, Palaeontology, eerie, asset, account,
unleashed, Cryptozoology, ranging, awe, viciously in the correct form. There
are two extra words.
1. It was one of those depressing ……. grey winter mornings.
2. “Can you ……. for how the money got into your bag?” asked the police
officer.
3. You can’t help but stand in ……. of such powerful people.
4. The manager said that an experienced secretary would be a welcome …….
to our staff.
5. I am confident that he will be not only real but tremendous ……. to your
company.
6. We discussed various issues ……. from philosophy, politics, science,
economics to pollution.
7. That was one of the most ……. written article I’ve ever read.
8. I’ll just ……. a note to Dad to say we’re going out.
9. Rachel’s arrival on the scene had ……. such passions in him that he could
scarcely control.
10.……. is the study of fossils as a way of getting information about the history
of animals and plants and the structure of rocks.

10 points …….
Task 2
Choose the correct particle
1. There was a notice saying: “Keep off/away/up the grass!” but I paid no
attention to it and as a result was fined.
2. He was walking so fast that I had to run in order to keep up with/on
with/away from him.
3. They let several criminals down/out/in before they served their sentence.
4. Can you pick out/up/on this pen for me, I can’t reach it?
5. There is one girl in my school who everybody picks on/at/out because she
doesn’t wear what everybody else wears – they’re horrible to her.
6. He promised to be on time but let me out/in/down as usual.
7. “Keep away/out/on! It might be dangerous.” he said.
8. I asked him to stop talking but he kept in/on/out talking.”
9. You have to pick out/on/up between these shoes. You can’t buy both.
10.He told me that he would pick me up/on/in at about ten but let me down
and I had to go home on foot.”

10 points …….

Task 3
Complete the sentences with a word derived from the words in bold
1. I think saying that all black people are lazy is a very ……. remark, to be
honest. (RACE)
2. My teacher saying that I’d never amount to anything really ……. my resolve
to prove him wrong. And I did! (STRONG)
3. There’s a lot of ……. with the government at the moment. I think they might
well get kicked out at the next election. (CONTENT)
4. By the angry looks on people’s faces, I would say there was widespread
……. for the proposed changes to the health center’s opening times.
(APPROVE)
5. If one of our nurses has acted ……., you can be assured we will take the
strongest possible actions against him or her. (NEGLECT)
 6. He’s being very ……. about his new girlfriend. Nobody knows who she is.
(SECRET)
7. What strength ……. do these binoculars have? (MAGNIFY)
8. Please keep e-mails short. ……. makes everyone’s lives easier. (BRIEF)
9. I’m a bit of a ……., so I can spend all day agonizing over which choice of
two words to use. (PERFECT)
10.At the ……. of summer, the temperature can reach 50 degrees Celsius.
(HIGH)
10 points …….

Grammar
Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.
1. His passport has just been stolen.
Had
He …………………………………………………………… stolen.
2. It is known that the explosion caused major damage to the building.
Have
The explosion ………………………………………………… major
damage to the building.
3. Do you know why they made Craig stay behind after the lesson?
To
Do you know why ………………………………………………….. behind
after the lesson?
4. His suitcase was carried to the car by the chauffeur.
Had
He ……………………………………………………… to the car.
5. People think that the train-robber escaped.
Is
The train-robber ……………………………………………..escaped
6. They are reopening the theatre tonight.
Is
The theatre ………………………………………………. tonight.
 7. He is going to bring out his new novel.
Be
His new novel ………………………………………………. out.
8. People believe that someone murdered Simpson.
Was
It ……………………………………………………. murdered.
9. Someone has stolen the painting from a private collector’s house.
Had
A private collector ……………………………………………… from his
house.
10.My window was broken during the storm.
Had
I ………………………………………………………. during the storm.
10 points …….

Law
Task 1

Complete the sentences with the correct word from the box. There is one extra
word.

Ventures, Fiduciary, Outlay, Motion, Concern, Proceedings,

Indemnity, Covenant, Proceeds, Insolvency, Proxy

1. The contract contained a restrictive ……. against building on the land.

2. He proposed a ……. to increase the membership fee to $ 500 a year, which
was immediately rejected.
3. The ……. for any loss will be paid as soon as our inspector has completed
his enquiries.
4. The director owes a ……. duty to the company to act with care and skill, or
in other words to act in good faith.
 5. The company simply couldn’t sell its products in sufficient volume and was
driven into …….
6. For an initial ……. of $ 2000 to buy the equipment, you should be earning
up to 500 a month if the product sells well.
7. While winding up the company, the appointed liquidator has to realize the
assets of the company and give the ……. to the creditors.
8. Can I nominate someone as a …….to sign for me?
9. It started slowly, but the company is now a going …….
10.The company’s overseas turnover is expanding with joint ……. being
launched in the Far East.

10 points …….
Task 2

Complete the sentences with the correct preposition

1. You have ……. 12th January to file a response.

2. Please provide me with all the receipts in respect ……. these trips.
3. The shareholders passed the resolution ……. complete agreement.
4. The director had to agree to grant a mortgage to the bank ……. wine factory.
5. We are obliged to add VAT to our charges ……. the rate of 15.5 %.
6. Our company is on the verge of bankruptcy as we cannot pay the
installments ……. the loan, in addition to this, the bank demands full
repayment of the loan.
7. You should ask a lawyer for advice on how to proceed ……. this case.
8. The fact that a person acted pursuant ……. an order of his government, does
not relieve him from responsibility under the international law.
9. Clearly, we need to come to an arrangement that is acceptable ……. both
parties.
10.If you do something ……. the benefit of someone, this means that you act in
that person’s best interests to get the best result for him or her.

10 points …….
Total 60 points …….