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MINI TEST 1 (KEY)

A. PHONETICS
Choose the word which has the different stress pattern.
1.A. debut B. pronoun C. fulfill D. proper
2.A. magnetic B. penetrate C. refusal D. unpleasant
3.A. hypocrisy B. miniature C. paralysis D. predestined
4.A. weightlifting B. circumstance C. biogas D.
commencement
5.A. architecture B. manufacture C. influential D.
manifesto
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
those of the others.
6.A. marble B. particular C. participate D. spark
7.A. simplify B. envy C. lifestyle D. psychology
8.A. champagne B. change C. challenge D. teacher
9.A. bough B. freight C. weigh D. cough
10.A. imitate B. expectation C. fathom D. nature

B. LEXICO GRAMMAR
Choose the best options
1. The state of Florida was hit by a hurricane that did serious __________
A. damage B. destruction C. collapse D. spoilage
2. The company refused to offer him the job because of his untidy ______
A. sight B. view C. presence D. appearance
3. The storm is moving slowly ________
A. eastward B. eastwards C. towards the east D. All are correct
4. People become less ________ to new ideas as they grow older.
A. receptive B. available C. hospitable D. attractive
5. The papers were easy to find because the files were _______ organized.
A. progressively B. intimately C. ironically D. meticulously
6. Our flat was decorated in _________ combination of many different colours.
A. tasteful B. sweet C. delicious D. tasty
7. Rumors going round, Mr. Anderson is ___________ Vice President.
A. in the proximity of
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B. in line for
C. in adjacent to
D. in view of
8. Recently, the company has received a ________ of complaints because of their
poor products.
A. pack B. barrage C. pool D. bank
9. People in financial difficulties sometimes fall _______ to unscrupulous money
lenders.
A. prey B. fool C. scapegoat D. sacrifice
10. Bella has just hooked ___ ___ Andy after divorcing her husband 2 years ago.
A. on / with B. up / with C. on / - D. on / about
11. It was almost impossible for me to make a decision so I ______ a coin.
A. tossed B. threw C. hurled D. cast
12. His abstinence _____ alcohol lasted only 2 months.
A. from B. of C. with D. off
13. The wallpaper was very old and ________ the walls.
A. came of B. came over C. came about D. teared off
14. He passed the exam by the skin of his ______
A. tooth B. teeth C. fingers D. ears
15. Students should avoid learning ________
A. parrot-style
B.in a parrot way
C.parrot-fashion
D. in a parrot-fashion way.

C. READING COMPREHENSION
Simply being bilingual doesn’t qualify someone to interpret. Interpreting is not
only a mechanical process of converting one sentence in language A into the
same sentence in language B. Rather, it’s a complex art in which thoughts and
idioms that have no obvious counterparts from tongue to tongue – or words that
have several meanings must be quickly transformed in such a way that the
massage is clearly and accurately expressed to the listener.
At one international conference, an American speaker said, “You can’t make a silk
purse out of a sow’s ear”, which meant nothing to the Spanish audience. The
interpretion was, “A monkey in a silk dress is still a monkey” – an idiom the Spanish
understood and that expressed the same idea.
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There are 2 kinds of interprets, simultaneous and consecutive. The former,
sitting in a separated booth, usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to
listeners wearing headphones, interpreting what a foreign language speaker says –
actually a sentence behind. Consecutive interpreters are the ones most
international negotiations use. They are employed for smaller meetings without
sound booths and headphones. Consecutive interpretation also requires two-
person teams. A foreign speaker says his piece while the interpreter, using a
special shorthand, takes notes and during a pause, tells the client what was said.
1. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To explain the scope of interpreting
B. To diferentiate between simultaneous and consecutive interprets.
C. To state the qualifications of an interpreter.
D. To point out the importance of an interpreter.
2. The author implies that most people have the opinion that the skill of
interpreting is _________.
A. simpler than it really is B. very complex and demanding
C. highly valued and admired D. based on principles of business
3. The example “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear” is used to
________________.
A. show the differences in language A and language B
B. stress the importance of word for word translation
C. emphasize the need for translation of the meaning of what is said
D. point out the difference in attributes of animals in English and Spanish.
4. A precondition of being a translator is ______________.
A. being a linguist
B. being bilingual
C. being able to use high-tech equipment
D. working well with people
5. Which of the following would a consecutive interpreter be used for?
A. A business transaction between 2 foreign speakers.
B. A large meeting of many nations
C. A translation of a foreign book
D. An interpretation of a major literary work.
6. What would a simultaneous interpreter be most in need of?
A. A dictionary or phrase book
B. Advanced technical style in writing
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C. Headphones and a booth
D. Shorthand skills and a notepad
7. What is a difference mentioned between a simultaneous interpreter and
consecutive interpreter?
A. The money they are paid B. The size of group with whom they work
C. Their proficiency in the language D. The type of dictionary they
use
8. The word “converting” is closet in meaning to _____________.
A. understanding B. changing C. reading D. concluding
9. The phrase “ the former” refers to __________
A. simultaneous interpreters B. the booth
C. consecutive interpreters D. the conference
10. The word “rather” is closet in meaning to _________.
A. on the contrary B. as a result C. in brief D. in general

D. WRITING
Word Form
Today, no (1.self-respect) ___self-respecting_____ newspaper is complete
without its comic strips. The comic strip had humble (2.begin)
___beginnings_____ . It was first introduced in order to attract people to buy and
read a Sunday newspaper, and has since become closely associated with
newspaper. The comic strip comprises a series of (3.picture) ____pictorial_____
panels that make use of a (4.combine) ____combination______ of cartoons and
words to tell a story. The characters’ speech is depicted in “bubbles”, and as its
name suggests, the comic strip looks like a strip.
(5.Practice) _____Practically______ everyone has been a follower of comics at
some time or other in his or her life. The first comic strip in America was “Yellow
Kid” created at the end of the 19th century. One of the most successful comic strips
ever is “Peanuts” by the late Charles Schulz.His (6.create)____creation______
features an ordinary schoolboy named Charlie Brown and his dog, Snoopy. Charles
Schulz worked single-handedly to complete each strip every day until the time of
his death, (7.like) ___unlike______ some other strips that may have an entire team
working on them. His death was a great loss to the comic strip world.
Comic strip artists work within the (8.constrain)___constraints______ of the
medium. As an artistic form, comic strips have some very tight limits, for instance,
they have to conform to the dimension allocated to them in the newspapers.
However, it appears that having to make their point succinctly within these
unchanging limits does not restrict the (9.imagine)___imagination______ of its
creators. In fact, the range of subjects is very wide; anything from family life to
office (10.political) ___politics_______ becomes material for these artists. Because
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newspaper comic strips run regularly and frequently, they are perfect means for
artists to communicate about all sorts of current issues.

Sentence Transformation
1. He bought a new jacket without having planned to. ( SPUR)
He bought a new jacket on the spur of the moment.
2. This plant often gets attacked by insects. (PRONE)
This plant is prone to being attacked by insects.
3. Do you mind if I watch you while you paint? (OBJECTION)
Do you have any objection to my watching you while you paint?
4. They weren’t getting anywhere until John had a bright idea. (CAME)
They were getting nowhere until / but then / then John came up with a bright idea.
5. The young actress was very nervous before the audition. (BUTTERFLIES)
The young actress had butterflies in her stomach before the audition.

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