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A. NYELVHELYESSÉG
1. Put the verbs in the correct forms. (5p)
1. How long ………………………… (Jake, have) a bath?
For more than 30 minutes. He’d better hurry or he’ll be late for the theatre.
2. This dress ………………………… (look) great on you. You should buy it.
3. It ………………………… (stop) snowing by the time we arrived at the border.
4. While Mr Jones ………………………… (fry) bacon, his hair caught fire.
5. I’ve decided that I ………………………… (take up) drama next year.
2. Rewrite the sentences in the Passive Voice. (5p)
1. They were selling apples near my home all the afternoon.
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2. Who steals puppies?
………………………………………………………………………………………
3. You should keep these CDs.
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4. Do you know the song that they are singing?
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5. Oh, no, somebody has broken my glasses.
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3. Conditional sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (5p)
1. I can’t see a bus. But even if we ………………………… (catch) a bus now, we ……………………… (be)
late.
2. I did German at school. I am sure I ………………………… (get) a better job if I ……………………… (do)
English.
3. We expect Mary to be here soon. If she ………………………… (not arrive) in ten minutes, we
………………………… (phone) her.
4. My brother didn’t do any work. If he ………………………… (work) harder, he could
………………………… (pass) his exams.
5. My grandparents haven’t got a dog. They ………………………… (spend) more time outdoors if they
………………………… (have) one.
4. Rewrite the sentences using modal verbs. (5p)
eg. It is impossible that the tickets are so expensive. ->The tickets can’t be so expensive.
It is impossible that the tickets were so expensive. ->The tickets can’t have been so expensive.

1. It was a mistake that you didn’t leave a message.

………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Perhaps they flew to Rome.
………………………………………………………………………………………
3. I’m sure that Christina knows the city well.
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4. It is possible that Amy didn’t sleep at home last night. /perhaps not/
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5. You’d better use a dictionary.
………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Report what Sheila said to the press. (7p)
1. Last year the directors treated stuntmen badly.’ (1,5p)
She complained ………………………………………………………………………………………
2. ‘No, I haven’t had an argument with Steven Spielberg.’
She denied ………………………………………………………………………………………….…
3. ‘Journalists shouldn’t invent stories like that.’
She advised journalists …………………………………………………………………………….…
4. ‘Do you want me to talk about my next film?’
She asked them ………………………………………………………………………………………
5. ‘Please, show me the photos tomorrow.’ (1,5p)
She asked them ………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Is it an -ing or (to) infinitive form? Underline the correct form in the following sentences. (10p)
1. Robert can’t stand being/to be late for appointments, so I promised picking/to pick him up in time.
2. My mum always makes me tidy/to tidy my room. I wonder why we can’t afford hiring/to hire a maid.
3. Do you remember dancing/to dance on the main square? It was so funny! I suggest doing/to do it again right
now.
4. Laura doesn’t mind helping/to help other students but she refuses giving/to give them her homework to copy.
5. Miss Wade, I regret informing/to inform you that the police have stopped investigating/to investigate into
your husband’s case.
7. Use a causative structure in the following sentences. (5 p)
1. Yesterday Paula didn’t cut her hair herself. She _______________________________________
2. We aren’t cleaning the car ourselves today. We _______________________________________
3. Are you going to build the shed yourself? No, I _______________________________________
4. Has your secretary ever made the sandwiches herself? No, she ______________________________________
5. You’d better write your essay on your own. You’d better not _______________________________________
8. Translate the following sentences from Hungarian into English. (6 p)
1. John Carter, akiről a cikk szól, az egyik legjobb tanárom volt a középiskolában.
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2. Elnézést, de leejtettem a villát, amelyikkel a sütit ettem.
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3. Kérem, mondjon el mindent, amit erről a nőről tud!
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4. Bárcsak, ne vágtam volna el a kötelet!
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5. Bárcsak, lenne itthon tojás!

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6. Én inkább gyalog mennék, ha nem gond.
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B. OLVASOTT SZÖVEG ÉRTÉSE
1. In the following interview with David Copperfield, the famous Magician, the questions have
been removed. Your task is to read the text and match the questions to the answers.
(7p)
• There is one extra question that you do not need.
• An example has been given for you.
0) C ---------------------------------------------------
Well, fortunately, I love what I do, so even with this schedule, I never tire of performing in my chosen profession, the
Art of Magic!
1) --------------------------------------------------
I became interested in magic at an early age. I learned a card trick from my grandfather when I was seven.
2) --------------------------------------------------
Well, when I began doing magic and brought this skill into school, I found out that it was quite an attention-getting
magnet. And, as time went by, it really seemed to catch the eyes of the girls in school!
3) --------------------------------------------------
I would say, "Practice, practice, practice, and never consider anything impossible!"
4) --------------------------------------------------
There really is nothing else I would rather have been. Although I did try my hand as a singer early in my career (when
I was 19) in the hit show MAGIC MAN in Chicago...
5) --------------------------------------------------
Project Magic is what I am most proud of in my career. It is in 1,000 hospitals in over 30 countries around the world.
This is a program that has made the lives of many people a lot better.
6) --------------------------------------------------
I stand on the shoulders of the great magicians of the past and I hope that my contributions will have helped to raise
the Art of Magic even higher.
7) --------------------------------------------------
Magic has certainly made my life very special and allowed me the chance to make many of my dreams a reality
onstage.

A. When did you first become interested in magic?

B. Some people describe you as "the next Houdini", or "the most popular magician of all time". How do you
want to be remembered?
C. You do almost 500 performances a year. Do you ever think of slowing down?
D. I've read that the reason you started in magic was to overcome some difficulties in growing up. Did it help you
make more friends and get a few dates in high school?
E. Which part of your career are you most proud of?
F. Have you ever thought of working in other areas of entertainment?
G. You have a famous illusion of making the Statue of Liberty disappear.
H. Are you planning to do something that might beat that?
I. What advice would you give to beginner magicians?
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J. What has magic offered you in your life?

2. Read this passage on various aspects of cheating, and then read the sentences that follow it.
Your task is to choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to what the article says.
(6p)
Cheating
The Cardsharps, a painting by Caravaggio, is a masterpiece of late 16 th-century art. In the 17th century another famous
painter, Georges de la Tour, also chose cheating at cards as the subject of two of his works. This shows how ingrained
cheating is in our society. Some even say that games in general, and card games in particular, were only invented so
that people could cheat. That’s why card games are so full of words such as knave and tricks.
Cheating in school and university exams is a worldwide phenomenon. In 1995, schools in Nigeria reportedly
insisted that girls remove their underwear before taking exams, because so many had been smuggling in crib sheets. In
1996, an Italian teacher was suspended for passing students answers hidden in salami sandwiches. In some parts of the
world, cheating is almost institutionalised. In 1999, thousands of Bangladeshi students were expelled for demanding
the right to cheat in exams. In the nearby Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, however, exam cheats can be sentenced to
10 years in jail.
Cheating in sports is also widespread. An interesting example is the butterfly stroke in swimming: you could
actually say that it was a result of cheating. In 1933, an American, Henry Myers, used butterfly as a means of legally
evading the intention of the rules in breaststroke races. It took the authorities until 1953 before the laws were sorted
out and butterfly was recognised as a distinct stroke.
Some cheats never get caught, of course, but it is worth quoting the example of one such person. In February this
year, a high school principal in the US State of Colorado received a letter from a 65-year-old grandmother confessing
to having cheated in an English Literature exam 47 years ago. “I know it makes no difference now,” she said, “but
maybe it will keep some students from cheating and help them to be honest – conscience never lets you forget.”

1) The article says that
A) Georges de la Tour was inspired by
Caravaggio’s work.
B) both Caravaggio and Georges de la Tour
enjoyed card games.
C) both Caravaggio and Georges de la Tour
painted people cheating.
D) both Caravaggio and Georges de la Tour liked
to cheat at times.
2) The author of the article quotes the view that
A) many games originated from a wish to cheat.
B) many cards were named after cheats.
C) cheating at cards is difficult to prove.
D) cheating adds to the excitement of the game.
3) Social attitudes to cheating in exams are
A) similar all over the world.
B) less strict in Asia than in Europe.
C) different in different countries.
D) different from what they used to be.
4) An example given in the article shows how the
problem of cheating was once solved by
A) suspending the cheaters.
B) sending the cheaters to prison.
C) using other drastic means than suspension or
jail.
D) changing the regulations.
5) A 65-year-old woman confessed she had cheated
in an exam
A) to warn the principal to be strict with students.
B) to warn students to be strict with themselves.
C) because she wanted to be able to forget the
incident.
D) because she knew her confession would make
no difference now.
6) Overall, the article suggests that
A) cheating is not limited to schools or exams.
B) cheating is more widespread in schools than
elsewhere.
C) people should try and do something about the
problem of cheating.
D) people should learn to live with the problem of
cheating.