AKADEMIA ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKA IM. JANA KOCHANOWSKIEGO W KIELCACH
ZAKŁAD NEOFILOLOGII
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ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
FULL-TIME COURSE
8thSeptember 2003
B
This examination consists of the following parts:
- written part SCORING
1. Definitions .................................................................... 10 points
2. Multiple Choice Questions............................................... 10 points
3. Cloze............................................................................. 20 points
4. Paraphrasing.................................................................. 20 points
5. Word Building ............................................................... 20 points
6. Translation (Polish to English).......................................... 20 points
7. Reading Comprehension ................................................. 10 points
8. Error Recognition............................................................ 10 points
9. Translation (American English to British English)................ 10 points
10. Phrasal Verbs............................................................... 10 points
11. General Knowledge Component...................................... 10 points
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150 points
- oral part: .............................................................................. 50 points
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Total: 200 points
TIMING: 3 hours. .
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Write only on the answer sheets you are provided with.
1. DEFINITIONS
Choose the correct definition of the words in bold.
NOTE: Only one answer is correct in each case.
EXAMPLE:
0. The doctor has all the patient's details on computer.
a piece of equipment that you speak into to record your voice or make it louder when you are speaking
a piece of electronic equipment which you use to listen to programmes that are broadcast, such as music and news
an electronic machine that can store information and do things with it according to a set of instructions called a program
1. She's very choosy about what she eats and drinks.
a) making a lot of noise
b) difficult to please because you are very exact about what you like
c) fixed and not moving or changing suddenly
2. Vanessa always pouts if she doesn't get what she wants.
a) pushes the lower lip forward to express annoyance
b) moves or hits something with a short sudden movement
c) thinks about problems that might happen
3. Are you telling me you're frightened to speak to her? Don't be so pathetic!
a) socially correct rather than friendly
b) causing a lack of respect, often because unsuccessful or lacking ability
c) difficult to use, do, or deal with
4. We took photographs of the picturesque narrow streets of the old city.
a) attractive in appearance
b) not in use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better
c) having an unpleasant smell
5. The wedding reception was held in a 19th century manor in Yorkshire.
a) a place where meals are prepared and served to customers
b) a large room that is used for dancing
c) a large house in the country with land belonging to it
6. The dog leapt over the gate into the field.
a) made a large jump
b) smelled something by taking air in through its nose
c) looked around carefully in order to find something
7. In my humble opinion we should never have bought the car in the first place.
a) not proud or not believing that you are important
b) not caring about other people or their feelings
c) more important, strong or noticeable than anything else of the same type
8. A cinema was destroyed in north London last night. Police suspect arson.
a) destruction by exploding a bomb inside it
b) a sudden collapse of the building
c) the crime of intentionally starting a fire
9. She had a few cuts and bruises but nothing serious.
a) marks made by scratching
b) a lot of small red spots on skin
c) injuries where the skin has not been broken but is darker in colour
10. A dog lay under the tree, gnawing on a bone.
a) putting it into a hole in the ground and covering it
b) digesting it slowly
c) biting and chewing it repeatedly
2. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the one idiom that best completes the sentence.
EXAMPLE:
0. The suspected murderer has been ............................... for three days now, but the police are doing their best to catch him.
a) on the level b) in the know c) at large d) the tip of the iceberg
1. Someone suggested that we play a party game to break the ................................ .
a) glass b) ice c) china d) dish
2. His younger daughter was a(n) ................................ of his eye.
a) pear b) plum c) apple d) berry
3. 'Where have you been?' ................................ your own business..
a) look b) care for c) mind d) watch
4. She's so thin yet she eats like a (n) ................................
a) elephant b) bull c) giraffe d) horse
5. Crime on housing estates would be more effectively controlled by officers on the ............................. .
a) walk b) beat c) service d) duty
6. They part of the money in the bank for ................................ .
a) day and night b) a rainy day c) late in the day d) day after day
7. I think he's still ................................ with the death of his wife.
a) coming to terms b) coming up against a brick wall c) coming out of the ark d) coming to an end
8. "How did you know they were having an affair?" "I'd seen them out together a couple of times so I just
................................ ."
a) put on airs and graces b) put two and two together c) put in an appearance d) put heat on me
9. What a restaurant - the food was ................................!
a) for anything in the world b) not a care in the world c) not for all the world d) out of this world
10. It is taken ................................. that every child should learn mathematics.
a) for granted b) for the best c) for the better d) for all
3. CLOZE
fill each gap with one suitable word only.
GAS COOKER
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. How nice to see 1) ................... a lot of people in front of me. Well, as you know I am here 2) ................... demonstrate the new de Luxe Gas Cooker. You can see on 3) ................... glance that it is a modern, smart and attractive cooker. And I can tell you, ladies and gentlemen, that the price is a realistic one - this cooker is great value 4) ................... money!
Just let me show you some of 5) ................... attractions: you can see that it is a compact cooker - it does not take 6) ................... a lot of space - and some parts of it can even 7) ................... conveniently folded away.
Let's start at the top . . . The essential plate rack, on which to keep your plates warm 8) ................... cooking. And just below, here, is the grill which, as you 9) ................... see, can be neatly folded away. To open the grill and fold it back again all you need to do 10) ................... to press this lever here which is at the side of the grill on 11) ................... right. The main cooking area below the grill is the hotplate with its four high speed burners.
These burners can be adjusted 12) ................... any cooking rate from a very fast boil right down to a gentle simmer. And at the front of the hotplate you can see the four round taps on the right hand side 13) ................... you use to regulate the size of the flame of the burners. Notice the glass plate on the oven door. You don't need to open the oven door while cooking - just look 14) ................... the glass plate to see how your cooking is getting on. To see more clearly 15) ................... is a light inside the oven. The button to work this is the square 16) ................... over here, just above the oven tap to the left. 17) ................... the button and the light will come on.
And if you want to go out for the day, you can put the oven on automatic. There's nothing 18) ................... coming home to the smell of a meal ready cooked, just waiting to be eaten.
Now I think that's all I have 19) ................... say - would anyone like to ask me some questions? (Yes please has it got a guarantee?) Oh yes indeed, there's certainly a guarantee, it's 20) ................... three-year guarantee.
4. PARAPHRASING
Paraphrase each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it, using the given word. The form of the word may not be changed in any way.
EXAMPLE:
0. I'd like to make a few suggestions.
FORWARD
I`d like to put forward a few suggestions.
1.'I'm terribly sorry I wasn't at the airport to meet you', Anna told James.
APOLOGISED
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2. I just can't remember people's telephone numbers.
USELESS
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3. You look as if you've been working pretty fast!
MUST
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4. We need to check all the accounts very carefully.
CHECKING
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5. David serviced his car thoroughly before he started on the long journey.
HAD
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6. In spite of all our efforts, we failed.
ALTHOUGH
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7. This is the quickest way to get into the centre of the city.
NO
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8. The third time he asked her to marry him, she accepted.
ONLY
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9. Everybody believes that Winston Churchill was an excellent Prime Minister.
IS
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10. The storm is terrible and so we can't go jogging.
BUT
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5. WORD BUILDING
The underlined words in capitals can be used to form a word that completes suitably the meaning of each sentence. Give the proper form of the word.
EXAMPLE:
0. Is there any ............ of hiring a boat? POSSIBLE [possibility]
1. A jazz band provided the _________________ , while people ate and drank under the stars.
ENTERTAIN
2. The company's new model will be going into _________________ early next year. PRODUCE
3. The teacher asked her students to read an article by a leading sports _________________ . JOURNAL
4. The conference room was small so it was _________________ difficult to fit everyone in.
INCREDIBLE
5. Alan is someone who always needs the _________________ of other people. APPROVE
6. The _________________ walls of the castle were over six feet thick. OUT
7. Please return the completed form at your earliest _________________. CONVENIENT
8. The two boys are as _________________ as any two brothers could be. They are really different. LIKE
9. Maddie's a real expert on art, so I feel completely _________________ whenever I talk to her about it.
ADEQUATE
10. Police said his death was _________________ to the attack as he suffered from a brain tumour.
RELATE
11. Chris, you're a nurse, so can I ask your _________________ opinion on bandaging ankles?
PROFESSION
12. We have a strong team and a _________________ chance of winning the game. REASON
13. He took part in the Civil War and was a member of an _________________ resistance movement.
GROUND
14. There is every _________________ that more jobs will be lost later this year. LIKELY
15. I would never like to live in a city of 5 million_________________ . INHABIT
16. He's deeply _________________ and goes to church every day. RELIGION
17. Many Native Americans were killed during the _________________ of the American West by
Europeans in the nineteenth century. SETTLE
18. I _________________ have time to read newspapers but I sometimes manage to read a magazine.
RARE
19. There's a _________________ on the cigarette packet that says 'Tobacco seriously damages health'.
WARN
20. It took me ages to get it right, but it was a _________________ feeling when I did. MARVEL
6. TRANSLATION
translate the following sentences into English. Write words only in the spaces given. Do not be misled by the amount of space in between prompted words. You may not change words already given.
NOTE: The amount of space provided is no indication of how many words should be written in.
EXAMPLE:
0. Gdzie mieszkasz?
Where do you live?
1. żałuję, że nie posłuchałem jego rad. Gdybym wtedy go posłuchał, moja firma by nie zbankrutowała.
I .......................... I .......................his advice. If ....................................................... him my company ..................................................... bankrupt.
2. Powinieneś sprzeciwić się zmuszaniu cię do pracy dwanaście godzin na dobę.
You........................................................... made .................................................................a day.
3. Jeśli o mnie chodzi, wolę spędzać wakacje z dala od dużych kurortów morskich.
As.............................., I ........................................my holidays ............................. seaside resorts .
4. Usunięcie tej usterki nie potrwa długo. Jestem pewien, że nasz mechanik naprawi pańską kamerę do południa.
It ........................................................... fault. I'm .......................................................... by noon.
5. Ledwie zjadłem trzy kanapki, znów poczułem się głodny.
Scarcely ................................................. sandwiches .......................................................... again.
6. Jest dobrą zasadą nie czytać książek w tłumaczeniu, jeśli zna się język oryginału.
It's ......................................................... books ............................................... if you the ....................................................... the original.
7. Jeśli spędziłeś noc w pociągu, to pewnie jesteś zmęczony.
If .............................................................. the train .............................................................tired.
8. To co on powiedział, nie ma znaczenia.
.................................. he said ............................................................................... matter.
9. Mam ją spotkać w tym miesiącu.
I .............................................................................. this month.
10. Nie zdawszy egzaminu, zrezygnował ze studiów.
......................................... the examination ................................................................. .
7. READING
Choose the best option according to the text you will read.
The Times is not an easy paper to read. It would mean little to the two million adults in Britain who cannot even read more popular papers. It would also be difficult to understand for many to whom English is a second language.
Yet even those who read The Times easily and with pleasure might have difficulty with official forms, leaflets and legal agreements.
Ordinary people's lives are governed by forms and notices from the moment their birth is registered until the day they die. Yet many can make no sense of the words on the bits of paper.
It is 33 years since Sir Ernest Gowers wrote a book called Plain Words to guide civil servants in writing clear English. Sadly, officials who are writing now do not seem to have read the book.
They excuse the fact that much of what they write cannot be understood by arguing that complicated schemes must have complicated explanations. They also claim readers would think it an insult to their intelligence to be addressed in simple English.
They think long words and fine phrases make what they have to say seem more important. They do not care very much if customers and clients remain ignorant. Public ignorance makes their job easier.
As a result we have forms that even people who can read well cannot fill in correctly. Important agreements are based on unreadable small print.
Warning notices on dangerous materials are printed so small that few people would read and understand them before an accident, let alone after it.
The legal pressure on businesses to use simpler language has made a difference, even if lawyers and courts themselves still use the language ordinary people cannot read. Companies can now make big profits from simplifying the language of contracts and complicated documents for fees of up to $10,000 for each job.
In Britain an organisation called The Plain English Movement was set up by Martin Cutts and Chrissi Maher. They started by producing a newspaper in Liverpool for adults who had difficulty in reading. Then they ran an advice centre in Salford, simplifying forms and leaflets tor people claiming unemployment and sickness benefits.
The Movement has had some successes. Not least is that simplifying such leaflets to four pages with sentences averaging only 10 words has saved millions of pieces of paper a year.
1. How could Charlie see that his mother's window was dark?
A) He was standing on tiptoe.
B) He had moved to the front of the house.
C) He had gone downstairs to see.
D) He could see her window from his room.
2. Charlie was frightened because
A) he was going to steal a cigarette.
B) the boys at school might laugh at him.
C) he had never smoked a cigarette before.
D) his father was waiting downstairs.
3. How did Charlie feel about his father?
A) He liked him very much.
B) He thought he was unpredictable.
C) He was jealous of him.
D) He felt safe with him.
4. As soon as he went into the shop Charlie
A) switched the light on.
B) felt safer.
C) sat down on the stairs.
D) could see the cigarettes.
5. What did Charlie do when he heard the policeman?
A) He hid under the counter.
B) He tried to get out of the door.
C) He ran back upstairs.
D) He put the cigarettes down.
8. ERROR CORRECTION
Some of the following sentences are correct, but some have a word which should not be there. if a sentence is correct put a tick on the answer sheet. if a sentence has a word which should not be there, write the word on the answer sheet.
EXAMPLE:
0. Thank you for the book which you had sent me for my birthday last week. 0. had
00. Coffee is made from the beans that grow in the coffee bush. 00. √
1. Do you feel like meeting your friends tonight?
2. He is difficult to be understand and talk to.
3. Jack had an accident last week. He was taken to the hospital and operated on.
4. Did they have got a car when they were living in London.
5. I'll give you my phone number in case you will need to contact me.
6. Did you notice anyone to go out after the lunch break?
7. It's high time for us to set out for the trip.
8. It was a great party last night. You ought to have come.
9. The film is being disappointing. I expected it to be much better.
10. Some of people love it when something unexpected happens.
9. TRANSLATION (AMERICAN ENGLISH TO BRITISH ENGLISH)
In each of the following sentences there is an element of American English. Write the British English equivalents on your answer sheet.
EXAMPLE:
0. Open the drapes. [Am.E.]
Open the curtains. [Br.E.]
The zipper on the briefcase was the plastic type.
She wasn't in so I left a message on her answering machine.
The guerrillas are said to be using cellphones to communicate with each other.
He wrapped a bathrobe around himself before answering the door.
According to a new government study, the average public school student cannot perform simple math.
Our hotel room overlooked a pretty little fishing harbor.
In the United States high school students don't come out of school with the kind of skills that they need.
My grandfather was near-sighted and wore glasses.
The airplane landed safely in New Orleans.
The bomb shelter has concrete walls that are three meters thick.
10. PHRASAL VERBS
Choose the one Phrasal Verb that best completes the sentence.
EXAMPLE:
0. He had a bad time in the army but he has ............... .
a) put it down b) put it forth c) put it behind d) put it out
In April, Mr Brown ............... at her flat in Sussex.
a) called for b) called up c) called back d) called at
If you don't have cigarettes, you must simply ............... ?
a) do away b) do without c) do with d) do down
3. You'll never guess the answer - do you ...............?
a) give out b) give off c) give up d) give away
4. My parents ............... at the airport.
a) saw me about b) saw me off c) saw me through d) saw me over
5. They've just ............... on a round-the-world cruise.
a) set off b) set on c) set up d) set back
6. I can't ............... going to the dentist any longer.
a) put down b) put out c) put through d) put off
7. Have you ever thought of ............... acting?
a) taking over b) taking down c) taking up d) taking aback
8. If you don't know what the word means, ............... in a dictionary.
a) look it in b) look it out c) look it into d) look it up
9. "Have you got any milk?" "Sorry, I've ............... ."
a) run away b) run out c) run up d) run behind
10. Wages are failing to ............... inflation.
a) keep under b) keep on at c) keep up with d) keep to
11. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE COMPONENT
Four phrases are printed after each of these incomplete sentences. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
EXAMPLE:
........................ is the capital of Great Britain.
a) Edinburgh b) Cardiff c) London d) Belfast
........................ is a long, narrow and deep lake in the Northern Highlands of Scotland famous for its monster. The monster is thought by some people to be a large animal like a dinosaur that spends most of its time underwater.
Loch Lomond b) Loch Ness c) Lough Neagh d) Lough Ree
2.The English poet and playwright ........................ is often described as the greatest writer in the English language
a) James Joyce b) William Golding c) Percy Bysshe Shelley d) William Shakespeare
3. The Beatles, an internationally famous British group whose members during their most successful period in the 1960s were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, all came from ........................ .
a) Glasgow b) London c) Manchester d) Liverpool
4. ........................ (1925-1992) was an English comedy actor popular from the mid 1950s to the 1980s. His television series, which he wrote himself, consisted mainly of clever visual humour and jokes about sex.
a) Rowan Atkinson b) Benny Hill c) Peter Sellers d) John Cleese
5. ........................ (1766-1843) invented the waterproof coat named after him.
a) Charles Mackintosh b) James watt c) Alexander Fleming d) Richard Burton
6. The USA is a federation of ........................ states.
a) 49 b) 48 c) 50 d) 52
7.In 1863 the 16th US President ........................ issued the Emancipation Proclamation granting freedom to slaves in southern states.
a) George Washington b) Abraham Lincoln c) Franklin D. Roosevelt d) John F. Kennedy
8. ........................ , a city in the desert of Nevada, USA, famous for its very large casinos is known as the entertainment capital of the United States.
a) Las Vegas b) San Francisco c) Yuma d) Los Angeles
9. ........................ is the home and office of the US President, at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC
a) The Kennedy Center b) The Pentagon c) The Capitol d) The White House
10. ........................ (1947 - ) is a US film director and producer. Most of his films have been very successful financially. They include Jaws, ET, the Indiana Jones films, The Color Purple, Jurrasic Park, Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan.
a) Steven Spielberg b) Kevin Kostner c) Francis Ford Coppola d) Martin Scorsese
* THIS IS THE END OF THE TEST*
* THANK YOU*
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