PAŃSTWOWA WYŻSZA SZKOŁA ZAWODOWA W ELBLĄGU
INSTYTUT PEDAGOGICZNO-JĘZYKOWY
JĘZYK ANGIELSKI
CODE
June 2002 Written Entrance Examination NUMBER
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Section 1 - Reading comprehension - 10 marks
Section 2 - Writing - 20 marks
Section 3 - Cloze test - 35 marks
Section 4 - Transformations - 15 marks
Section 5 - Gap-filling - 15 marks
Section 6 - Verb forms - 25 marks
Section 7 - Guided translation - 30 marks
SECTION 1 - Reading comprehension. (10 marks)
Read the following text and then choose from the list (A - M) given below the best phrase to fill each of the spaces. Some of the suggested answers do not fit at all.
Among the many factors (1) …… sleep is known to be of extreme importance. Sleeping less than six and a half hours a night, (2) ……, is not good for you, warned the American National Sleep Foundation recently. With supreme irony, the warning came just as people in the US, in the interest of daylight saving, were about to put their clocks forward one hour, (3) …… . The Foundation's latest research, (4) ……, shows that eight hours' sleep is optimal for good health. The problem is that these days, some people seem to regard sleep as slothful and unproductive, a view encouraged by innovations like the Internet, (5) ……, long after other sources of information are asleep.
Actually, one could go further back in time and blame the invention of the light bulb, (6) …… . People slept on average nine hours a night before the arrival of electricity, (7) …… . For sleep is not equivalent to switching off your computer. In sleep important things still happen, things (8)……
Sleep reduces the body's metabolic rate by up to 20%, representing a great saving in energy, and the amount of oxygen (9) …… also falls dramatically, as does our body temperature to a lesser extent. And during sleep the body releases growth hormone, (10) …… .
A/ which has been considered to be a standard
B/ which is hardly why we are worn out
C/ which probably means they were a good deal happier
D/ which is why children need plenty of sleep
E/ which can even lead to major disasters
F/ which allows users unlimited access
G/ which we use in the first part of the night
H/ which has just been carried out
I/ which we need in order to fall asleep
J/ which effectively eliminated darkness
K/ which are thought to be restorative and conserving
L/ which always deprives them of some sleep
M/ which contribute to our well-being
SECTION 2 - Writing. (20 marks)
In 200 - 250 words discuss the following statement:
Happiness lies in the person and not in his surroundings.
SECTION 3 - Cloze test. (35 marks)
TEXT A
Read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each gap. Circle the letter.
On his fifty-fifth birthday the President decided to (1)…… some prisoners of the same age as a gesture of goodwill. Not too many, but one, (2)……, from each of the twenty or thirty (3) …… prisons in the small state. They would have to be carefully selected so (4) ……. not to give trouble once they were out, men perhaps who had been so long in prison (5)…… they had (6) …… to have any real contact with the outside world. (7)…… of them was to be informed in (8) …… of his impending liberty.
Mario was (9)…… astonished when he was called to the Governor's office one morning and (10) …… he was to be set free next day. He had spent almost three quarters of his life in jail, working out a life (11) …… for (12) …… a policeman to death. He was a dull-witted man with no relations living and no friends (13) …… his prison mates.
The following morning was clear and bright. Mario was given no opportunity to (14) …… goodbye to anyone, but a guard escorted him to the prison gates and wished him godspeed. Alone, he set (15) …… up the long white road leading to the town. The traffic, the incessant (16) ……, the absence of the secure prison walls terrified him. Presently he sat down by the (17) …… of the road to think a little. After he had thought for a long time, (18) …… his brain worked slowly, he came to a decision. He remained where he was, waiting patiently until at last he saw a police car approaching. When it was near enough, he darted out into the road, (19) …… it to stop with a squeal of brakes. He had with him a little knife which he had been allowed to use to (20) …… some wooden figures of the Nativity for the prison chapel. When the young police officer got out of the car demanding to know what was wrong, Mario pierced his skull just behind the right ear.
1. a/ release b/ let out c/ unlock d/ get out
2. a/ tell b/speak c/ say d/ assume
3. a/ overstaffed b/ overstuffed c/ overcramped d/ overcrowded
4. a/ as b/ that c/ they d/ ought
5. a/ and b/ because c/ that d/ where
6. a/ ceased b/ stopped c/ resumed d/ started
7. a/ All b/ Neither c/ Every d/ None
8. a/ ahead b/ front c/ advance d/ spite
9. a/ therefore b/ moreover c/ however d/ furthermore
10. a/ said b/ spoken c/ told d/ asked
11. a/ sentence b/ punishment c/ verdict d/ judgement
12. a/ pinching b/ tickling c/ stabbing d/ killing
13. a/ apart b/ except c/ without d/ despite
14. a/ tell b/ speak c/ talk d/ say
15. a/ away b/ off c/ back d/ through
16. a/ voice b/ silence c/ noise d/ quiet
17. a/ side b/ edge c/ line d/ border
18. a/ although b/ because of c/ for d/ owing to
19. a/ making b/ having c/ obliging d/ ordering
20. a/ cut b/ carve c/ sculpture d/ chop
TEXT B
Fill each of the blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space
It was raining over the city of Salzburg. A church clock (1) ……………………. the hour of six.
A young man walked slowly along the wet pavement with his raincoat collar turned up over his ears and his (2)………………. thrust deep into his pockets. He came to a (3)………………… in front of each window and watched its contents with a wholly false (4) ……………………….
Two policemen strolled behind him along the street (5)…………………….. making any pretence
(6)……………… studying the windows. They knew that the young man knew he was being (7)
………………………. When he stopped at a shop window, they simply (8) …………………. down to a relaxed halt until he moved on.
The young man stopped a little longer outside the bookshop. So (9)……………………… the policemen and one of them took out a packet of cigarettes offering it to his (10) …………………..
The young man watched them out of the (11)…………………….. of his eye and seeing their heads (12)…………………….. as they lit their cigarettes under the rain, walked quickly into the Zipfer Bierhaus next door. The policemen (13)……………………… their cigarettes and began to run. They ran lightly, swiftly (14)……………………….. athletes and soon reached the entrance of the bierhaus. `It's all right', said the senior, stopping and looking at the sign over the door. `What (15)
……………………… in has to come out. We'll just wait for him.'
SECTION 4 - Transformations. (15 marks)
For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the words given in capital letters; do NOT change the words in any way.
1. The architect has drawn plans for the extension to Stephen's house. HAD
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. The meat was so rotten that it had to be thrown away. SUCH
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. `Why don't you put a better lock on the door, Barry?' said Tom. SUGGESTED
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. I advise you to put the money in the bank. HAD
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Peter regrets not going to university when he left school. WISHES
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. You must have a special invitation if a guide doesn't accompany you. UNLESS
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. Immediately after his arrival things went wrong. THAN
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves. THOUGHT
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
9. Many people are out of work because many factories have closed down. RESULTED
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. Although the noise was deafening, the lecturer continued his speech. SPITE
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
11. He threw a glass at me and broke it. IF
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
12. They saw the old lady take the money from your desk. SEEN
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
13. `Don't leave the dictionary here.' said the librarian. OBJECTED
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
14. My elder sister doesn't like riding a bicycle as much as swimming. PREFERS
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
15. She doesn't treat the students so badly as she did in the past. USE
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
SECTION 5 - Gap-filling. (15 marks)
Fill each of the blanks with a suitable word or phrase.
1. I think they should ……………………………………………………………….. long ago.
2. I'd rather ………………………………………………………………… last week.
3. Had I better…………………………….…. or do you think………………………………….?
4. Only if………………………………nicely, ……………………………………………help you.
5. What prevented you…………………………………………………………………..……...?
6. I wasn't used………………………………………………………..when I was a child.
7. The thief was on the point…………………………….when ……………………………………
8. Why do you treat him as though………………………………………………. ……………..
9. Would you mind………………………………………………………………………………….?
10. It's time the children……………………………………………………………………………….
11. I'm sorry I'm so late. You must…………………………………………………………for ages.
12. More and………………………………………………………………………………nowadays.
13. It's not worth……………………………………………………………….. She won't help.
14. My sister denied…………………………………………………………………………………..
15. We needn't………………………………………………………… It was a waste of time.
SECTION 6 - Verb forms. (25 marks)
Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable tense (active or passive), an infinitive or -ing form.
1. In 1905, Maria Curie (give) ..............................(1) birth to her daughter Eve, who later (write) ........................(2) her mother's biography. The family idyll (shatter) ...............................(3) in 1906, when Pierre (kill).................................(4) in a traffic accident (run down).................................(5) by a horse-drawn wagon as he (cross).............................. (6) the road in heavy rain. For a year after Pierre's death she (keep).......................... (7) a kind of mourning journal in which she (continue + confide) (8/9) ..............................…………………. in him. The girls' grandfather (become) .............................(10) very important to them. Without his cheerfulness, their childhood (smother)....................………….........(11) by grief.
Writing to a friend in 1907, Maria admitted that her life (upset)......................…...........(12) in such a way that it (never put)....................…............. (13) right again. The sadness (lift).......................…... (14) briefly when she (fall)......………............... (15) in love with a close colleague Paul, who (have) ................................ (16) marital problems then. When his wife made the liaison public, Maria (attack)......................………(17) as home breaker, as a foreign woman who (desecrate) ...............…….........(18) traditional family values. As she (grow)...........................(19) older, the scandal (forget)......…………......…. (20) and her fame (shine)............................... (21) uncontested.
In May 1934, Maria (diagnose)..............…..........…… (22) with TB. Whether or not this (cause) (23) ....................………...... by radiation, it was certain that she (die)....................……...... (24) Her temperature (rise)......................…….(25) on July 3, and Marie (tell).......…................. (26) her daughter that the pure air of The Savoy mountains (cure).............................……. (27) her. Unfortunately, she (die).....…................ (28) the following morning and (bury).....………...................(29) with Pierre at Sceaux.
2. Cecil Fisher, the jeweller, (charge) ………………………… (30) yesterday with being in possession of stolen property. The police (allege) ………………………. (31) that most of Lady
Clarence's jewellery, (steal) ……………………. (32) by burglars a month ago, (find) (33) …………………………… in his shop.
3. It's midnight - and my husband (not arrive) …………………………. (34) home! I (begin + feel)…………………………… (35/36) very worried. He (say) ……………………... (37) this morning that he (be) …………………………. (38) home for dinner as usual.
4. The man who (escape)………………………. (39) last night from Dartmoor Prison (capture)
…………………………… (40). He (shoot) ………………………. (41) two guards dead as he
(make)………………………. (42) his getaway, and (wound)………………………… (43) two others at the time he (catch) ………………………… (44). It (suspect) ………………………(45)
that the gun he (use)………………………... (46) (bring)………………………… (47) to him by
recent visitor.
5. I (drive)…………………… (48) my father's Rolls-Royce yesterday. I (never believe) (49)
……………………………. it (happen) …………………………….. (50)
SECTION 7 - Guided translation (30 marks)
Translate the following Polish sentences into English by filling in the gaps. Portions of the translation have been done for you. The words given in brackets should be used in their appropriate form.
1. Już drugi raz porwano nasz samolot i muszę powiedzieć, że zaczyna to działać mi na nerwy.
It ............................................…...............................................................................…...............
my nerves.
2. Ona wiecznie ogląda teleturnieje i opery mydlane, co doprowadza mnie to do szału.
She ................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................... crazy.
3. Kiedy zobaczyłem jak krowa mojego sąsiada lata nad moim ogrodem, zrozumiałem, że w
naszym świecie coś się zmieniło.
When I .............................................................................................................garden, I .................
…………………………………………………………………………………. world.
4. Teraz twoje kanapki smakują lepiej. Dlaczego nigdy dotąd nie używałeś pieprzu?
Now ................................................................................... Why .....................................................
......................................................................?
5. Ani politycy ani naukowcy nie wiedzieli, że nie ma sensu próbować ukrywać prawdy przed
społeczeństwem. Wszyscy od dawna znali wyniki eksperymentu.
........................................................................................... point .....................................................
.............................................. society. Everybody ...........................................................................
6. Zawsze były problemy z naszą kuchenką. Obawiam się, że kiedyś może wybuchnąć.
............................................................................................. cooker. I'm afraid ..............................
…………………………………………….. day.
7. Pracuję tu dużo dłużej niż on. Nic dziwnego, że zarabiam dwa razy tyle co on.
I ........................................................................................ No .........................................................
..............................................
8. Znam ją od dzieciństwa. Nie mogła zrobić tego, o co ją podejrzewasz.
I ................................................................................... She .............................................................
...................................................................................................................
9. Zachowuje się, jak gdyby była słynną gwiazdą, a tak naprawdę jest zwyczajną dziewczyną z
amerykańskiej prowincji.
She ................................................................................................... and ........................................
.................................................................…………………...... province.
10. Im dłużej żyjemy, tym bardziej uświadamiamy sobie, że czas upływa bardzo szybko.
........................................................................................................................... that .......................
.....................................................................................................
11. Ciekawe, jak wyglądałby dziś świat, gdyby nie wynaleziono samochodu.
I .......................................................................................................... if .........................................
................................................................
12. Nie czekajmy, aż on wróci. Przejdźmy do omówienia następnej sprawy.
......................................................................................... back. ....................... go .........................
.......................................................................... issue.
KEY
SECTION 1 READING COMPREHENSION (1 point each)
1 M
2 A
3. L
4. H
5. F
6. J
7. C
8. K
9. G
10. D
NOT NEEDED: B, E, I
SECTION THREE - CLOZE (1 point each)
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. C
9. A
10. C
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. D
15. B
16. C
17. A
18. C
19. C
20. B
TEST B
1. struck, showed
2. hands
3. stop, halt
4. interest
5. without, not
6. at
7. followed, watched, observed
8. slowed
9. did
10. partner, colleague (not friend)
11. corner
12. bend
13. threw, dropped
14. like
15. goes
SECTION 4 - Transformation (1 point for each)
1. Stephen has had the plans for the extension to his house drawn.
2. It was such rotten meat that it had to be…..
3. Tom suggested (that) Barry (should) put…….
4. You had better put…….
5. Peter wishes he had gone to…………..
6. Unless a guide accompanies you, you must have………
7. No sooner had he arrived than things went…/ He had no sooner arrived than……
8. All dogs are thought to have evolved from wolves.
9. The closing down of the factories resulted in many people being out of…/
Many people being out of work resulted from the closure of the factories
10. In spite of (the fact that the noise was) deafening (noise), the lecture…..
11. If he hadn't thrown ….it wouldn't have broken/ he wouldn't have broken it
12.The old lady was seen to take……
13. the librarian objected to my leaving…..there.
14.She prefers swimming to riding….
15. She didn't use to treat the students so well.
SECTION 5 - Gap Filling (1 each)
1. …..have done ……
2. have done……./somebody had done…………
3. do smth. ………I should………..
4. ……you ask me….., will I
5. (from) doing……
6. …..to doing………
7. …of doing…………., when smth happened
8.smbd. + past (was/were)/ past perfect
9.(not) doing
10. did/should do
11. have been waiting…..
12. more………….present continuous ( think yourself)
13. asking her….
14. doing/having done
15. ……..have done…
SECTION 6 ( 0,5 point each)
1. gave, 2.wrote, 3. was shattered, 4. was killed, 5. (being) run down 6. was crossing, 7. kept, 8/9. continued to confide/confiding, 10. became, 11. would have been smothered
12. had been upset 13. would never be put 14. lifted 15. fell 16. was having 17. was attacked 18. had desecrated 19. grew 20. was forgotten 21. shone 22. was diagnosed 23. had been caused 24. would die 25. rose 26. told 27. would cure 28. died 29. was buried
30. was charged 31. alleged 32. stolen 33. had been found 34. hasn't arrived 35/36 am beginning to feel 37. said 38. would be 39 escaped 40. has been captured 41. shot 42 was making 43. wounded 44. was caught 45. is suspected 46. used 47. had been brought 48. drove/was driving 49. had never believed 50. would happen
SECTION 7
1. It's the second time our [plane has been hijacked and I must say that it's beginning to get on my nerves (2)
2. She is always watching game shows/quizzes and soap operas, which makes /drives me crazy (2)
3. When I saw my neighbour's cow flying over my garden, I understood that something had
changed in the world. (2)
4. Now your sandwiches taste better. Why have you never used pepper before. (2)
5. Neither the politicians nor the scientists knew that there was no point in hiding the truth from the society. Everybody had known the results of the experiment for a long time. (3)
6. There have always been problems with our cooker. I'm afraid it may/might blow up. (2)
7. I have been working here longer than he (has). No wonder I earn twice as much as he (does) (2)
8. I have known her since childhood. She can't/ couldn't have done what you suspect her of. (3)
9. She behaves as though she was/were a famous star, and actually/in fact she is an ordinary girl from an American province. (3)
10. The longer we live, the more we realize that time passes very fast/quickly. (2)
11. I wonder what the world would look like today if the car hadn't been invented. (2)
12. Don't let's/ Let's not wait till he comes /for him to come back. Let's go on to discuss the next issue. (3)
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