B2 EXAM 2011 Name: ______________________________
max 60 p.
I. Provide the correct form of a verb. (15)
A famous New York institution (change) ______________________ address last year.
How long (you\study) ______________________ for this test?
If he (take) ______________________ my advice he wouldn't have ended up in prison.
I saw a terrible accident while I (walk) ______________________ on the beach.
I want to go (swim) ______________________ .
If she practiced more she (play) ______________________ more naturally.
I (study) ___________________ for the English test since January and I still have a lot to do.
Yesterday I (watch) ______________________ a great talk show
This is the first time I (fly) ______________________ in a jumbo jet.
Unless it is a nice day we (not\go) ______________________ anywhere.
She apologized for (borrow) ______________________ the book without permission.
Yesterday evening at 11.30 we (dance) ______________________ at the local disco.
She insisted on (stay) ______________________ with him.
We'll send for the doctor if he (feel) ______________________ worse.
She is very good at (solve) ___________________________- the problems.
II. Change into the passive voice (7)
They are modernising the road next to my house.
The road ___________________________________________________________________ .
Chinese invented the print.
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Someone has left his car open.
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They play this song every day in the radio.
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They will send you the parcel next day.
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They suppose she has good chances of being a new manager.
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People believe the only place for investment is Warsaw.
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III. Change into Reported Speech. Be careful about the questions. (10p. 4+3+3)
`My car won't start', exclaimed Mary. `The battery is flat again! Could you possibly give me a push just to start me down the hill?'
`Why don't you sell that car', said Bill.
`Nobody would buy it', said Peter. `What about just putting a match to it?'
`Press button A to start the engine', he said.
`But last time you told me to press button B', I said.
`That was a different type of machine', he explained.
`I've run out of beer, said my friend “Have you got any?”,
`No, but I'll buy some if you want'
`Don't bother, Susanna will bring some when she comes.'
IV. Paraphrase the sentence without changing the meaning. (8)
1.If you study more, you know more.
The more ___________________________________________________________________
2.The film was so good that I want to see it again.
It was such __________________________________________________________________
3. How did Peter's mother react?
Tell me how ________________________________________________________________
4.People suppose he put a cashier into a trance.
He is ______________________________________________________________________
5. It is a pity you didn't tell me.
You should__________________________________________________________________
6. I want you to prepare the report till Tuesday.
I'd rather ___________________________________________________________________
7. I have never been to Brazil.
Never _______________________________________________________________________
8. My favourite composer is Schumann.
It is _________________________________________________________________________
IV Explain in English the underlined expressions. (10)
1.They were wearing outrageous clothes.
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2.She has been practicing a lot before a rehearsal
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3.They aim for the world domination.
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4.Actually, I don't like her
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5.Stress can strongly affect your performance.
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6.Don't touch it! it is contaminated.
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7.Unfortunately those protests will retard the negotiations.
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8.This involves considerable changes.
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9.According to Mrs Langston the Aliens chased her husband yesterday.
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10. The professor tried to encourage his students to work more.
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V Translate into English (10)
Nie jestem pewna co masz na myśli.
Niepotrzebnie jej powiedziałem. Teraz jest na mnie zła.
Gdybyśmy mieli mapę nie zabłądzilibyśmy wczoraj w lesie.
Spróbujmy rozwiązać ten problem razem.
Jestem przekonany, że on musiał tam wcześniej być.
Powiedz mi jak wygląda twoje nowe mieszkanie.
Chciałbym potwierdzić moją rezerwację na piątek
Widziałem ciekawy artykuł o odkryciach naukowych.
Najnowsze badania opinii publicznej mówią że ludzie słuchają coraz więcej muzyki.
Na twoim miejscu porozmawiałbym z nią i przeprosił.
COMPOSITION
1 Traveling broadens the mind or 2 Our Civilization will end up in disaster or 3. Chairs.
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