Міністерство освіти і науки, молоді та спорту України

Київський національний лінгвістичний університет

КОНТРОЛЬНА РОБОТА

з першої іноземної мови

за ІІ курс (ІІІ семестр)

спеціальність „Переклад”(англійська мова)

заочного відділення факультету перекладачів

Укладач:

викладач Дятел О.Г.

Затверджено на

засіданні кафедри

Протокол 1

від 27.08.13.

Зав. кафедри

доц. Яценко Л. М.

Київ 2013

Module Test № 1

Topics: “Mass Media, Theatre, Medicine”

for "English as First Foreign Language"

for Major 6.030500 "Translation"

for the students of the second year

Reading.

Task 1 Read the article, choose the best answer for each item

Smokers Under 18 in Iowa Now Outlaws

By Don Terry “New York Times Service”

Des Moines – Young smokers beware: On Monday it became illegal in Iowa for anyone under 18 to smoke a cigarette.

If caught smoking, chewing or even possessing tobacco by the police, an under aged offender could be fined as much as 100, yanked off the street or out of the shopping mall and taken home in the backseat of a squad car.

The law is part of the state’s campaign to reduce tobacco use greatly among all lowans by 2000. The police are charged with enforcing the law, but some are skeptical. On their crowded list of priorities, the measure shares a spot with the neighbor’s cat stuck in a tree.

“We’re too busy to enforce a law like that”, Sergeant Gail Dunn of the Des Moines Police Department said with a sigh.

Michael J. Coverdale of the Iowa Department of Public Health has heard the grumbling, and his terse response is, “The law is the law”.

But for the first year or so, Mr. Coverdale said, he thinks the police will simply inform under aged smokers about the law and confiscate their cigarettes.

“I doubt the police would actually arrest a juvenile for smoking”, he said. “But they certainly will have the opinion to”.

Forty-four states have laws – rarely enforced – that bar selling cigarettes to minors from possessing tobacco, said Tim Hensley of the Centers for Disease Control’s office on Smoking and Health, in Atlanta.

“But I’m not aware of any other state that actually says they are prohibited from smoking”, he said.

The grown-ups in Des Moines say the new law is for the “kids’ own good”, because, after all, Mr. Coverdale said, “cigarettes are often a gateway to other drugs that are illegal”.

The kids are not so sure.

It’s stupid”, declared Wendi Spuehler, 17, who smokes a half-pack of cigarettes a day. I’m supposed to be an American; I’m supposed to be able to do whatever I want. If I choose to ruin my lungs, it’s my choice and not the cops’ ”.

Some police officers in Iowa are not too keen about the law, either.

In Davenport, Lieutenant Michael C. Hammes said he doubted that the measure would “scare very many kids” away from cigarettes.

I started smoking when I was 13”, he said. “My parents didn’t scare me from smoking. And I feared my father more than I feared the police, and he couldn’t stop me”.

The tobacco industry, which has been under attack in the courts over liability in smokers’ deaths, has no argument with the law. Even the Tobacco Institute, an industry lobby group in Washington, supports it.

1. This article is mainly about

1. smoking

2. a new smoking law in Iowa

3. teenagers

2. With the new law, the state of Iowa hopes to

1. arrest many teenagers

2. collect fines

3. reduce tobacco use

3. Unlike laws in other states in the United States, the Iowa law

1. bars the selling of cigarettes to minors

2. bars police from arresting minors for smoking

3. prohibits minors from smoking

4. Some officials worry that the new law

1. cannot be enforced

2. will cause many teenagers to become violent

3. will result in many teenagers going to jail

5. Similar laws against smoking in other states

1. are very effective

2. are rarely enforced

3. reduce the death rate from smoking

Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar

Task 1

Lay stress-tone marks and draw tonogrammes to the following sentences according to the types of scales given in brackets.

1. What a pretty little orchard! (The Scandent Scale)

2. Are you doing anything special tonight? (The Stepping Scale)

3. You’ve hardly been in Germany a month! (The Sliding Scale)

4. I wonder if they know about our arrival. (The Level Scale)

Task 2

Read the sentences. Choose a suitable type of nuclear tone for each sentence to express the meaning given in brackets. Write (a)-(g) for the variant you’ve chosen.

1. Can you believe it? (impressed)

2. – What’s wrong with you? – Wrong with me? (repeating the given message)

3. Avoid stress as much as possible. (final, serious, firm, weighty)

4. – How are the children? – Johnny’s fine, but Ruth has caught a cold. (showing contrast)

5. Stop smoking and drinking. (self-satisfied, challenging)

6. You ought to go to hospital with your pneumonia! (personally concerned, involved)

7. Is she supposed to stay with me tonight? (polite, interested)

8. Calm down! (warning)

   1. Low Rise;

   2. Low Fall;

   3. Fall-Rise;

   4. Rise-Fall;

   5. High Rise;

   6. High Fall;

   7. Level Tone.

Task 3

Choose the right answer.

1. Did you see that __________ about wildlife in Africa on television last week?

a) documentary b) history c) slapstick d) soap opera

2. All three TV channels place great _________ on sporting events.

a) accent b) emphasis c) attention d) vision

3. We hope to bring you further news of this in our next _________ at midnight.

a) article b) bulletin c) episode d) piece

4. National TV board has recommended _________ to present news without any emotions.

a) foreign correspondents b) editors c) newsreaders d) talking heads

5. TVP Channel One tries to __________ for all tastes.

a) cater b) furnish c)regard d) suit

6. We are interrupting this programme for a news ___________

a) alarm b) alert c) flash d)signal

7. The programme was so successful that a __________ series is being made.

a) after-effect b) backup c) by-product d) follow-up

8. There are several TV ___________ in Poland, and all of them allow advertising.

a)broadcasts b) canals c) channels d) screens

9. Violent programmes on TV may have a bad __________ on children.

a) control b) influence c) power d) pressure

Task 4

Find the word in each line which is different.

1. pamphlet 2. obituary 3. delete 4. sub-editor 5. axe 6. libel 7. scoop 8. statute 9. ordeal

issue flyer download columnist clash contempt exclusive authority leave

booklet editorial install browse remove fraud deadline charter quit

brochure classified ads downdate bookseller cut security sensation decree resign

Task 5

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the topical vocabulary making any necessary changes.

restriction publicity legitimate emphasis copyright overseas subscription baffle objective poll

1. The newscaster informed the public that this disorder was a rare skin problem that has …………… doctors for years.

2. Her behaviour during the filming attracted a lot of free …………………… .

3. It was made clear that the country faces ……………. on the use of water for irrigating crops.

4. The Scots proclaimed James Stuart as the …………….. heir of the British throne.

5. Today the Ukraine’s president has greeted a large number of …………… visitors.

6. “The principal ……. of the department is to identify market opportunities”, - the journalist reported.

7. According to a ……… conducted last week 75% of the public support the Prime Minister.

8. The new publication “On money” is availed only by ……. .

9. If you own a ………. on something, it is your intellectual property, and other people must pay you to broadcast, publish, or perform it.

10. The main …… should be put on quality rather than quantity.

Task 6.

Complete the sentences with words from the box choosing appropriate ones among the suggested (some words are odd)

Screen version scenery interval footlights stuntmen sketch wings disjointed cast costumes audience ovation burst out dressing room dress rehearsal

1. Before the glare of ____________ and smoke, Angela started to sing.

2. Tom stared at his wife from the ____________ while she was performing his new song.

3. Spectators are not allowed to enter the ____________unless actors give their permission.

4. The success of this production is due to a greater extent to the ____________.

5. The film is excellent but the ____________ leaves a lot to be desired.

6. She got a standing ____________ for her performance of Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet”.

7. There was no sound in the ____________, everybody tried to catch the expression of her big eyes.

8. During the ____________ we had a lively talk and drank coffee with sponge cakes.

9. This actor is known to be brave and risky, he has never resorted to the help of ____________ in his films.

10. During the ____________ she was quite relaxed but she felt a bit ill at ease on the first night.

Task 7

Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.

theatre /n/	to begin a new activity
cast /v/	the effect produced in the mind by an experience
villain /n/	to be as good or important as someone or something else
troupe /n/	a building or place with a stage where plays and shows are performed
retrospective /n/	the main bad character in a story
footlights /n/	an actor who learns a part in a play so that they can act the part if the usual actor is ill
kick off /v/	one of several levels or layers that rise up one above the other
ham /n/	to choose which people will act particular parts in a film, play
wings /n/	a group of singers, actors working together
impression /n/	someone who introduces the people who are performing in a television programme, theatre show etc
understudy /n/	a show of the work of artist, actor, that includes examples of all the kinds of work they have done
rival /v/	a person who performs with too much false emotion
compere /n/	a row of lights along the front of the stage in a theatre
tier /n/	the parts at either side of a stage where actors are hidden from people who are watching them

Task 8

Complete the sentences with prepositions.

1. The president’s speech made a profound impact ____ everyone.

2. The stage in a theatre is usually raised several feet ___ the floor.

3. ___ graduating from university, he decided to start his own business.

4. As the son loved his father very much, he decided to devote his career to him by following ___ his father’s footsteps and becoming a doctor.

5. Our farm land is adjacent ___ the nearby forest.

6. The program of the performance is ___ sale in the foyer.

7. She accused me ___ causing the accident.

8. As it is always difficult to get tickets for the first night in a theatre, one should book them ____ advance.

9. We decided to reserve tickets ___ my name for they may be bought by someone else.

10. There was a large queue ____ the box-office, so we decided to book tickets via the Internet.

Task 9.

Choose the most suitable word or phrase in bold type in each sentence.

a) There were ten people waiting in the doctor's office/surgery/ward.

b) After I ate the shellfish I experienced/fell/happened ill.

c) George's cut arm took over a week to cure/heal/look after.

d) David fell down the steps and twisted his ankle/heel/toe.

e) Everyone admired Lucy because she was tall and skinny/slim/thin.

f) I've been digging the garden and now my back aches/pains/injures.

g) Whenever I travel by boat I start feeling hurt/sick/sore.

h) The doctor can't say what is wrong with you until she cures/examines/recovers you.

Task 10.

Insert the words from the box into each gap. Change the original word if necessary.

cause increase reduce alleviate provide deduce release recover deaden hurt

1. This medicine is used to __________ the pain after the operation.

2. Try to ___________ the amount of fat in your diet, it is harmful for your stomach.

3. She __________ herself when she jumped off the bus and fell over.

4. After a few days spent in hospital, he began to __________ from a heart attack.

5. I __________ that she was married by the ring on her finger.

6. Adrenalin is __________ in moments of danger, stress or nervous exhaustion.

7. The pain __________ steadily until I could think of nothing else.

8. We’re hoping the enquiry will __________an explanation for the accident.

9. This medicine is used to __________ cold symptoms.

10. This disease __________ his face to swell, he couldn’t even speak and eat for two days.

Task 11.

Choose from the variants (a, b, c, or d) provided the one which best fits the context

1. After delivering his lecture in a cold auditorium the professor lost his ……… .

a) eyesight b) voice c) appetite d) ear

2. Angela sprained her …………… falling in the skating rink.

a) neck b) finger c) wrist d) toe

3. The doctor asked to put the patient’s hand in …………… .

a) cement b) glue c) plaster d) caffeine

4. Last time I visited my dentist, I had three ………… filled.

a) cavities b) paddings c) refills d) recharges

5. Every spring when trees bloom Kate suffers from ………….

a) dysentery b) stroke c) cholera d) hay fever

6. Indulging in drinking cocktails Lorna suffers from …………. .

a) quinsy b) hangover c) abscess d) cold

7. People trying to give up smoking frequently experience ………… symptoms.

a) renewal b) tough c) heavy d) withdrawal

8. Julia was lucky to remain alive after a terrible car accident. But now she does not remember her relatives and friends. She’s suffering from …………. .

a) amnesia b) insomnia c) headache d) abscess

9. If you can’t make injections, you’d better ask a …………. to do it.

a) nanny b) nurse c) mistress d) sister

10. Leading a regular life provides positive health ………… .

a) benefits b) profits c) earnings d) income