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1. Read the text and answer the questions choosing the right option.
Beware of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out
important information that should be included, he can create a false impression.
For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar
ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred tickets, and
only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser! He didn’t say anything that was false, but he deliberately
omitted important information. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are
just as dishonest.
Unfortunately candidates in political campaigns often use this tactic. A political campaign, like politics, has
its foundation in persuasion; their goal is to motivate the masses to stand behind a particular message or
group of messages.
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false claims so they try to mislead
you with the truth. An ad might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend the Aspirin Pills to cure nose
pimples.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Aspirin
Corporation. This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the
truth can lie as well.
People (10) ___ of having a personal means of communication for a long time. In the late 1960s, the idea
(11) ___ so far in the future that it (12) ___ in the science fiction series. Since the 1980s, however, mobiles
(13) ____ a part of everyday life. Although they initially (14) ___ as a status symbol for successful business
people, mobile use had spread to include practically everyone in the developed world, old and young alike.
10. a) have been dreaming b) will have dreamt c) are dreaming d) dream
11. a) had seemed b) seemed c) would seem d) were seeming
12. a) was included b) included c) had included d) was including
13. a) became b) have become c) would become d) becoming
14. a) were seen b) saw c) have seen d) have been seen
I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me, that my former headmaster, Mr. Page, (15)
__ next week. To mark the occasion, a present will be sent to him by his old and new pupils of the school.
All those who (16) ___ towards the gift will sign their names in a large album. It is interesting to mention
that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page (17) ___ for a total of forty years.
15. a) retires b) would retire c) will be retiring d) was retiring
16. a) had contributed b) will contribute c) has contributed d) were contributing
17. a) will have taught b) will be teaching c) is teaching d) had taught
3. Fill in the blanks with the word form that best fits each space.
Robert Edwards was blinded in an automobile accident nine years ago. He was also (18) ____ deaf because
of old age. Last week, he was walking near his home when a thunderstorm approached. He hid under a tree
and was struck by (19) _____. He was knocked to the ground and woke up later he clearly understood that
he could see and hear again. Doctors confirm that he has regained his sight and hearing apparently from the
flash of lightning, but they are (20) ____ to explain the (21) _____. One of the doctors has offered the only
(22) ______ explanation. Another trauma was needed to restore Edward’s sight.
18. a) part b) partial c) impartiality d) partially
19. a) lightening b) lights c) lightly d) lightness
20. a) able b) ability c) unable d) enable
21. a) occurrence b) occur c) occurring d) occurred
22. a) possibility b) possible c) possibly d) impossibility
6. Fill in each gap with an appropriate word from the list below (two odd variants are given).
43. Napoleon III of France was _______ for the invention of the butter substitute known as margarine. He
was looking for a cheap alternative to butter for the poorer people of society, and for his army and navy. So
he _______ up a prize competition to see who would come up with the best solution.
There was only one entry into this competition, from a man called Meges Mouries. He had spent
over two years experimenting, and finally found an acceptable butter substitute made from milk and various
animal fats. It tasted quite _______ , and spread well on bread, but it was pure white. Despite its colour,
Meges Mouries’ invention was awarded the prize. Yellow colouring was added to it at a later date.
Margarine soon went into mass production and was exported all over the world. In Britain it was
called 'Butterine', until protests from farmers led to that name being made illegal. Farmers in America were
not happy about the new arrival on the market either. They _______ to the yellow colouring, saying that it
made it resemble butter so closely that it could deceive consumers.
In effect, Napoleon III's competition is still going on. The ultimate _______ of every margarine
manufacturer is to produce a product that is impossible to distinguish from butter. And they keep trying.
54. The sentence ‘They have a slight, vague anxiety about everything’ means
a) they worry greatly about everything b) they don’t worry about anything
c) they have an indistinct feeling of anxiety about everything d) they feel strong anxiety about everything
58. The author thinks that the most common type of phobia is
a) microphobia b) agoraphobia c) zoophobia d) claustrophobia
73. 1. After the school-leaving party a surprise was being planned by the boys.
2. Komitas is regarded as the founder of Modern Armenian classical music.
3. Can we make this salad without vinegar?
4. The car had stopped by the police.
5. Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th US president.
76. 1. Proper nouns are individual names given to persons and things.
2. Numerous inventions were made by Leonardo da Vinci.
3. This beautiful flower vase is made of crystal.
4. The injured passengers had been taking care of.
5. Kennedy was fatally shot by a sniper while traveling with his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor Connally
with his wife Nellie, in a presidential motorcade.
14. Match the beginning and the end of the sentences.
77. 1. before it was too late.
A. If she’d studied harder for the test, 2. she would have got a better mark.
B. I shouldn’t have asked Rick for help 3. because I think they are right.
C. He wouldn’t drive so fast if 4. he knew that the policeman was there.
D. I should listen to my parents 5. and wrote Tim an e-mail apologizing for what I said.
6. as I knew he was busy studying for his exams.