DEBRECENI NYÁRI EGYETEM Név:

C2.3. TESZT Tanár neve:

1. csoport Pont: 40/
Minősítés:
Megfelelt (24–40) / Nem felelt meg (0-23)

1. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word.

The Steadily Shrinking Boundaries of Press Freedom

Among the (1) __________ which a free press requires are an absence of prior restraints and the
ability to protect the anonymity of informants. The first of (2) __________ is summed (3)
__________ in the Duke of Wellington’s phrase: ‘publish and be damned’. It (4) __________
that while editors may publish whatever they (5) __________, unfettered by prohibitions of (6)
__________ kind, they must afterwards justify (7) __________ in the courts (8) __________ it
is alleged that they have (9) __________ the law by, say, libelling (10) __________, or by
compromising state security, or by breaching copyright or (11) __________ prejudicing (12)
__________ fair trial.
It is (13) __________ a licence (14) __________ irresponsibility, errant editors (15)
__________ their publications can (16) __________ harshly punished. In the United States,
‘publish and be damned’ is the almost invariable rule, and (17) __________ works. By (18)
__________, gagging injunctions of the kind which the Government (19) __________ recently
had imposed on many newspapers and broadcasting organisations, (20) __________ an exercise
in prior restraint.
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2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the sentence printed before it.

1. Very few people are willing to do this job.

Hardly………………………………………………………………………………..………..
2. She likes presenting seminars on self-promotion more than anything else.
What………………. ……………………………………………………………….…………
3. She was never at a loss for words.
At no time………………………………………………………………………..………….....
4. He did not hesitate to write a letter of complaint.
He had……………………………………………………………………………..…………..
5. Unless we use a special crane we cannot move these containers.
Only by……………..…………………………………………………………………….……
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3.Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.

1 ….to becoming Professor of Law at Oxford she spent five years at Harvard.
a) Prior b) Previously c) Before d) Preceding

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 2 He is not …... of taking on such responsibility.
a) competent b) ready c) able d) capable
3 Despite all indications …... the contrary, the island was in fact inhabited.
a) to b) on c) or d) by
4 The bank will lend you money according to your …... .
a) status b) role c) position d) presentation
5 He made money not as a(n) …... in itself but in order to carry out his ideas.
a) purpose b) end c) result d) ambition
6 We’d better eat the bread now. It will be …... by tomorrow.
a) stale b) old c) inedible d) bad
7 He …... guilty to the crime.
a) admitted b) pleaded c) said d) confessed
8 The police officers tried to avoid a(n) …… with the gunman.
a) meeting b) encounter c) confrontation d) attack
9 The police …... him with armed robbery.
a) arrested b) charged c) accused d) penalised
10 Mrs Smith …... four foster children as well as six of her own.
a) educated b) raised c) bore d) brought
11 His main claim to …... is his best-selling first novel.
a) reputation b) fame c) name d) success
12 Everyone was surprised …... how quickly he became successful.
a) to b) at c) with d) on
13 The government introduced unpopular …. to control inflation.
a) steps b) rules c) actions d) measures
14 He had a(n) …... for singing popular songs.
a) talent b) skill c) trick d) ability
15 Several …... came forward to give details of the crime to the police.
a) onlookers b) observers c) witnesses d) passers-by

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