- •1. Decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each space
- •2. Underline the correct item.
- •3. Choose between ‘lie’, ‘lay’, ‘lain’, ‘laid’, ‘lied’.
- •4. Make the story complete by filling in the correct word from the list.
- •5. Show your knowledge of Great Britain. Choose the right answer.
- •6. Fill in the preposition.
- •7. Choose the most suitable word.
- •8. Complete the following dialogue using the words and phrases below:
- •10. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •1. Insert the right preposition where necessary.
- •2. Choose a word from the box to put into each gap.
- •3. Choose the best alternative.
- •4. Decide which answer (a, b, or c) best fits each space.
- •5. Translate into English.
- •1. Fill in the gaps with the correct words from the box.
- •2. Choose the right prepositions
- •3. Use the words given in capitals at the end of the lines to form the words that fit in space in these lines.
- •4. Decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each space.
- •5. Translate from Russian into English:
- •1. Fill in the gaps with the necessary prepositions
- •2. Read the text below. Use the word at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
- •3. Fill in the blanks using a suitable derivative of the words given below.
- •4. Put each of the following words in its place in the passage below
- •5. Put each of the following words in its place in the sentences below.
- •7. Replace the expressions in bold with a word or expression from the box which has the same meaning.
- •1. Complete each sentence with a word from the box.
- •4. Chose the right word from the list for each proverb.
- •5. Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passages below.
- •Cover Letter
- •6. Match a first sentence (1-5) with a second (a-e) to make short exchanges.
- •7. Complete the following dialogue using the words and phrases below it.
- •8. Translate into English.
3. Use the words given in capitals at the end of the lines to form the words that fit in space in these lines.
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A survey of internet leaders, activists, and analysts shows that a majority agree with . . . that by 2020: A low-cost global network will be thriving and creating new opportunities in a ‘flattening’ world. Humans will remain in charge of technology, even as more activity is automated and ’smart agents’..... However, a . . . 42% of survey respondents were pessimistic about human’s ability to control the technology in the future. This significant majority agreed that dangers and . . . will grow beyond our ability to stay in charge of technology. This was one of the major surprises in the survey. Virtual . . . will be compelling enough to enhance worker productivity and also spawn new addiction problems. Tech ‘refuseniks’ will . . . as a cultural group characterized by their choice to live off the network. Some will do this as a benign way to . . . information overload, while others will commit acts of violence and terror against technology-inspired change. People will wittingly and unwittingly disclose more about themselves, gaining some benefits in the process even as they lose some ….
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English will be a universal language of global . . . , but other languages will not be displaced. Indeed, many felt other languages such as Mandarin, would grow in . . . .
predict
proliferation
signify
depend
real
emergence
limitation
private
communicate
prominent
4. Decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each space.
Right from the early journalistic efforts of world’s first newspaper ‘Acta Diurna’ (Daily Events) of (1)… Rome to present day Press or better called Media has come a long (2)…. Undoubtedly Media or the profession of Journalism has played an important role for any (3)…. With due course, this role has explicitly expanded into (4)… areas. Many changes have found their (5)… in this profession but still it remains as the ‘best profession in world’.
Back in 18th century the press came to be known as “Fourth Estate”. The term (6)… in Britain. It meant to suggest that the press was a (7)… in society and government equal to the three (8)… ”estates” of the time – the nobility, the clergy, and the commoners. Today the term is still (9)… and implies that the press plays a special role in any system of (10)…. However the role varies from country to country and place to place. A journalist is so, primarily because of his (11)… and that inkling in him of being the ‘Prime Mover’ of his society. So what is that makes media have such a latent power, enough even to wage a war without real arms? One of the weapons (12)… is that usually comes to the rescue of a journalist is his Pen. (13)… the power of pen can never be so manifest but it is effective and rather (14)… of all the weapons.
Having said that, Journalists as prime movers of society and communicators of respective medium can put the social milieu on movers or shakers (15)… the fact that Media is watched, scrutinized and believed upon. So this means a lot depends (16)… media. It should have been absolutely a (17)… institution with everything being sieved and scrutinized so as not to delude the innocent audience. Media knowingly or unknowingly is but responsible (18)… all the vibrations in our society.
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old |
aged |
ancient |
old-fashioned |
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2. |
route |
way |
road |
path |
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3. |
society |
group |
organization |
circle |
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variable |
variety |
vary |
various |
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area |
situation |
place |
location |
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original |
originated |
origin |
originator |
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7. |
force |
energy |
strong |
powerful |
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8. |
acknowledge |
recollected |
recalled |
recognized |
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signify |
significance |
significant |
sign |
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10. |
govern |
government |
governor |
governmental |
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conscience |
conscientious |
consciousness |
consciously |
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certain |
doubtful |
questionable |
undoubtedly |
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so that |
in order |
while |
though |
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14. |
powerful |
more powerful |
most powerful |
as powerful as |
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because of |
since |
for |
as |
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for |
at |
upon |
from |
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rely on |
reliable |
reliability |
reliably |
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of |
with |
at |
for |