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1. English has for more than a century and a half been called a world language. Nowadays 2. linguists argue whether it is the world language. The number of people who speak it as their 3. mother tongue has been estimated at between three hundred million and four hundred million. It 4. is recognized as an official language in countries where 1.5 billion people live. In China, the 5. importance attached to learning English is so great that a televised teaching course drew 6. audiences of up to one million. About 80 per cent of the data stored on the world’s computers is 7. believed to be in English. 8. Nowadays insufficient knowledge of English can cause problems in business- particularly if 9. companies wish to trade with the US or other English-speaking nations. However, many new 10. speakers already have some familiarity with English. This is because it has already seeped into 11. other languages. 12. Some nations regard this spread of English as unwelcome for both political and cultural 13. reasons. French authorities have taken official steps to prevent the flow of English words and 14. phrases into their language, a trend estimated at 20000 every year. The use of certain words in 15. official documents has been banned.Others go further and believe that the use of English is a 16. challenge to their individuality and that the non-native language is undermining their national 17. identity. This is why political unrest is often linked to language. In Belgium, for instance, there 18. is conflict between speakers of Flemish (a form of Dutch) and Walloon ( a form of French). 19. Recently there has been a successful campaign for bilingual forms and road-signs in 20. Wales and parents living in Wales have the right to have their children educated wholly in 21. Welsh. In Canada, too, there has been a long-running and at times bitter struggle between 22. English and French, centered on the province of Quebec. Malaysia and the Philippines for 20 23. years have been trying to diminish the importance of English as an official language. Which of the following statements best describes the main idea of the text?
a) English is recognized as an official language in most countries. b) English is taught only to business people. c) The use of English has become a challenge to all the people. d) English has become an international language.
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According to paragraph 1 in China
a) about 1,5 billion people live. b) a great importance is attached to TV programmes. c) English courses drew up to 300 million learners. d) televised English language course drew audiences of about 1 million people.
According to paragraph 2
a) The number of people learning English has grown. b) Not appropriate knowledge of English may cause problems in business. c) Some nations want to trade with the US. d) People believe that the use of English is a challenge to everybody.
The word it in line 10 refers to
a) business b) trade c) the English language d) familiarity
The word estimated in line 14 is NOT synonymous to
a) improved b) calculated c) marked d) evaluated
According to Paragraph 3 French authorities banned the use of English words in the official documents as
a) the use of English was undermining their national identity. b) there had been a campaign for road-signs in Belgium. c) they wanted to hinder the flow of English words into French. d) there was a conflict between these two languages in Belgium.
The word diminish in line 23 can best be replaced by
a) appear b) decrease c) stop d) disappear
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Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to Paragraph 4?
a) There has been a campaign for bilingual forms and road signs in Wales. b) Parents in Wales have a right to have their children educated in Welsh. c) The struggle between English and French has grown in Canada. d) Malaysia and the Philippines have been trying to increase the importance of English as an official language.
In Canada the struggle between English and French has been
a) for bilingual forms. b) long-running and permanently bitter. c) bitter but short . d) long-running and sometimes bitter.
A best title for this text will be
a) Different approaches to English. b) Nations and languages. c) English as language of trade. d) Cultures and languages.
II. ÀÝïñ»É ×Çßï ï³ñµ»ñ³ÏÁ: Choose the right option.
We are all searching for ways to improve our lives. I (11)__________ that life in the future will be much more pleasant than it is today. In the first place, there (12)_________ many improvements in the field of medicine. Scientists are confident that cures for diseases such as cancer and AIDS (13)_____. Therefore, the lives of thousands of people (14)__________. Also, new technological breakthroughs will make our lives easier. Computers (15)_________ to perform more timesaving functions and new inventions will continue to help us carry out daily tasks with ease and comfort.
a) felt b) will feel c) feel d) am feeling
a) will be b) had been c) would have been d) were
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a) will find b) will have found c) will have been found d) have found
a) will be saved b) will save c) will be saving d) will have saved
a) should b) mustn’t c) will be able d) can
Two men (16)_________ along one summer day. Soon it became too hot to go any further and, seeing a large plane tree nearby, they (17) _________ themselves on the ground to rest in its shade. Gazing up into the branches one man said to the other: “What a useless tree this is. It does not have fruit or nuts that we (18) _________eat and we cannot even use its wood for anything.” “Don’t be so ungrateful,” rustled the tree in reply. “I (19)_________ extremely useful to you at this very moment, shielding you from the hot sun. And you call me a good-fornothing!”
a) were walking b) are walking c) have walked d) have been walking
a) throw b) threw c) were throwing d) have thrown
a) can b) need c) are able d) are allowed
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a) was being b) will be c) am being d) has been
The first jeans (20)_________ by Levi Strauss (1829–1902), who was a German immigrant to the USA. Strauss arrived in San Francisco in 1850 just after gold was discovered there. Strauss (21)___________ to make trousers to sell to the gold miners. The first pair was made of tent canvas. Then strong cotton (22)__________ from France. We (23)__________ it ‘denim’ nowadays. The denim was dyed blue with indigo. In 1873 copper rivets were added to the jeans. Strauss wanted to make the pockets stronger, because the miners (24)__________ fill them with pieces of rock. The company still makes Levi’s today.
a) are designed b) have been designed c) were designed d) had designed
a) decides b) has decided c) decided d) was decided
a) was imported b) had been imported c) imported d) had imported
a) are called b) were called c) are calling d) call
a) have to b) used to c) ought d) may
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“Is your dog afraid of me?” “A little. It’s not used to __________.”
a) be petted b) petting c) being petted d) pet
“Could you tell me where my trousers are?” “Haven’t you put __________ in the wardrobe?”
a) it b) them c) they d) its
“I hate cleaning fish.” “If you really do why don’t you __________ at the fishmonger’s?”
a) clean them b) have them cleaned c) have cleaned them d) to have them cleaned
“Is the examination over?” “No, _____ students haven’t been examined yet.”
a) a number of b) the numbers of c) the number of d) some number of
“Why did you refuse to lend Ann money?” “Because I didn’t want to risk __________.”
a) to lose it b) to lose them c) losing it d) losing them
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“Did you watch the film yesterday?” “I don’t watch much television these days. I am _________ for my exams.”
a) very busy to revise b) rather busy for revising c) too busy revising d) busy enough to revise
“Who has been planning the dance?” “Everyone in the club __________.”
a) is b) have c) has d) are
“The _________ of the two was ready to attack the robber when the police arrived.” “Did they really arrive in time?”
a) young b) younger c) youngest d) much young
“This coffee isn’t strong.” “The taste isn’t good __________.”
a) neither b) either c) also d) too
“Do you often go to the cinema?” “Not so much. I hardly ever watch films, _________ at the cinema.”
a) either on TV nor b) neither on the TV nor c) either on TV or d) whether on the TV or
“Did you let Vince_________ the event?” “This time-but never again!”
a) to plan b) plan c) planning d) in planning
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“Do you live far from the Campus?” “No, my house is __________ walk from the College.”
a) five minutes’ b) five minute’s c) five minutes d) five minute
“I can’t stand hot weather!” “__________. Dreadful, isn’t it?”
a) So can’t I b) Neither can I c) So I can’t d) Nor I can
“Do you like living alone?” “Yes, and now I__________ for myself.”
a) used to cook b) used to cooking c) am used to cooking d) am used to cook
“I’ve been accused of stealing money at work.” “You __________ get a lawyer to help you with that.”
a) would rather to b) would better c) had better d) had better to
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