Test II

I.

1. Which part of the text does each statement refer to?

#1. The issues of war and peace, as well as treaty conclusions and territorial claims are within the competence of the Queen. (…)

#2. Gradually the Queen’s powers are becoming rather limited, though she does perform many duties. (…)

#3. Head of State is empowered to pardon the wrongly convicted of grave offences. (…)

#4. To become a regent, the person following the line of succession shall attain 18 years of age. (…)

#5. The Church of England is considered to be under the influence of the Queen. (…)

1. As a result of a long process of change during which the monarchy's absolute power has been gradually reduced, custom now dictates that the Queen follows ministerial advice.

2. Within this framework she performs a range of important duties, such as summoning, proroguing and dissolving Parliament and giving Royal Assent to legislation passed by the UK Parliament, the Scottish Parliament or the Northern Ireland Assembly.

3. The Queen formally appoints important office holders, including the Prime Minister and other government ministers, judges, officers in the armed forces, governors, diplomats, bishops and some other senior clergy of the Church of England.

4. In instances where people have been wrongly convicted of crimes, she is involved in pardoning them. She also confers peerages, knighthoods and other honours.

5. In international affairs the Queen, as Head of State, has the power to declare war and make peace, to recognise foreign states, to conclude treaties and to take over or give up territory.

6. The law states that a regent has to be appointed to perform the royal functions if the monarch is totally incapacitated. The regency follows the line of succession, provided that the person concerned has reached the age of 18.

1.2. Complete the sentences :

#1. Governments must (…)

1). … be allowed to introduce, change and abrogate laws.

2). … have allowed to introduce, change and abrogate laws.

3). … to allow to introduce, change and abrogate laws.

#2. The defendant refused to answer the prosecutor’s questions (…)

1). … because he was afraid it would incriminate him.

2). … for fear that they will incriminate him.

3). … because he was afraid that his answers would incriminate him.

#3. Having finished lunch, (…)

1). … the case has been discussed again by participants.

2). … a bunch of participants had discussed the case.

3). … the participants began discussing the case.

#4. The spy (…)

1). … sentenced to life imprisonment.

2). … has sentenced to life imprisonment.

3). … was sentenced to life imprisonment.

#5. A number of bystanders watched the robbers (…)

1). … to speed off in a getaway car.

2). … speed off in a getaway car.

3) … sped off in a getaway car.

II.

2.1. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate grammar form :

#1. Before (…) their passage through Parliament, a bill is to be thoroughly analysed by the drafters.

1) begins; 2) beginning; 3) began;

#2. The state officials stated that proposals for a new constitution in Australia (…) under discussion recently.

1) are; 2) have been; 3) had been.

#3. Once the bill (…) both Houses, it goes to a Conference Committee.

1) has passed; 2) would pass; 3) will be passed.

#4. The judge (…) the sentence, told Kelly that the public needed protection from him.

1) passed; 2) passing; 3) would pass.

#5. A convicted person is presumed innocent until (…) guilty.

1) proves; 2) was proved; 3) proved.