LINGUA INGLESE WIESENMAYER

The type of newspaper that focuses on sensation is called a ____________ . brochure. headline. tabloid. article.

The TV programs about ordinary people filmed in real situations are called ______________ . current affairs. soap operas. reality shows. sitcoms.

The word mass media refers ____ . only to TV and radio. only to the Internet. to TV, radio, newspapers, the Internet. only to newspapers.

In headlines usually the ____________ is used for past events. present simple. past simple. past perfect. past continuous.

What ________ you __________ (do) when I _________ (call) you?. were ___ doing / called. was ___ doing / was calling. did do / called. did ___ do / was calling.

What time ________ you usually get up in the morning?. are. does. is. do.

Ann cannot answer the phone because she _____________ a shower. has. is taken. takes. is taking.

Ron ____ coffee. drink. not drink. doesn't drink. isn't drink.

_________ you __________ to me? I am talking to you!. Do ____ listen. Are ___ listening. Do ___ listening. Are listen.

Susan _____________ (break) a glass while she _______________ (do) the washing up. broke / was doing. was breaking / did. was breaking / was doing. broke / did.

When Penny last _____________ (see) him, he ______________ (look) for a job. was seeing / looked. saw / looked. saw / was looking. seen / was looking.

We ___________ a house in the country. buys. bought. buying. buyed.

I ________ an apple for breakfast. eating. eated. has. ate.

We can go out now. It _________________ anymore. isn't rain. isn't raining. don't rain. doesn't rain.

Yesterday I ____________ to the theatre. didn't went. didn't go. don't went. not goed.

If you ______________ to a channel, you will get an email about the new videos. share. post. update. subscribe.

Alex’s new video got 5,000 _____________ . views. uploads. follows. accounts.

Pam was exhausted. She _______________ all day. has been working. had been working. working. have worked.

We ___________ cleaning the house before our guests arrived. have finished. had finished. were finishing. has finished.

I ______________ for twenty minutes when George finally appeared. has waited. has been waiting. had been waiting. have been waiting.

Tom’s car was dirty. He ____________ it for months. washed. haven't washed. hadn't washed. has washed.

How long ___________ you _______________ ?. has ___ been waiting. have ___ waiting. are ____ waited. have ___ been waiting.

I haven’t seen my sister ____________ Friday. for. to. at. since.

Tommy ____________ his homework yet. haven't finished. hasn't finished. finished. have finished.

How many cakes ________ you ____________ ?. did ____ ate. have ____ ate. have ____ eaten. has ____ eaten.

I ____ to Rome three times. was. have been. am. were.

Which of the following phrases is formal?. It’d be a good idea to…. Say hello to…. Sorry about…. Please accept our apologies….

Which of the following phrases is informal?. I am pleased to inform you…. I’d like to know if…. I am writing about... I would like to apologise for….

A ____________ is a painting of a set of objects that do not move (fruit, flowers etc.). statue. still life. portrait. landscape.

Which of the following is NOT a fiction subgenre?. detective story. thriller. memoir. science fiction.

A person who makes dishes, plates and other objects from clay is called ___________ . an author. a potter. an architect. a sculptor.

____ books are based on real facts and events. Fantasy. Nonfiction. Poetry. Fiction.

She __________ to Paris on Sunday. She has already bought the tickets. will fly. going to fly. flying. is flying.

The bus at 8.30. leaves. is going to leave. will leave. is leaving.

I _____________ my doctor tomorrow morning at 9. I have an appointment. will see. going to see. am seeing. see.

Sally ______ finish her painting this evening. is going to. --. is going. will be.

“I’m tired, and I still have a lot to do.” “Don’t worry. I _____ you.”. am going to help. am helping. 'll help. help.

What _______ you ____________ to do tonight?. are ___ going. will ____ ---. do ____ --. do ___ going.

“It’s so hot in here.” “I ____ the window.”. am opening. open. 'll open. opening.

The shop ____________ at 9 a.m. will open. is opening. was opening. opens.

This time tomorrow I ___________ the Joyce Museum. will be visiting. going to visit. visit. will visit.

The first semester always _______ in September. is going to begin. is beginning. begins. will be beginning.

Once, when the French Minister of Culture was visiting Picasso, the artist accidentally spilled some paint on the Minister’s trousers. Picasso apologised andwanted to pay for them to be cleaned, but the Minister wanted them to be signed by the Maestro. Which of the following statements is true?. The stain had to be removed. The stain was considered as a work of art by the Minister. Picasso spilled the paint on purpose on the Minister’s trousers. The Minister was angry with Picasso.

Sam Wilson sold meat to the army in the early nineteenth century. Since he was a caring employer, people started to call him Uncle Sam. He wrote the letters"US" on the crates, which meant United States, but this abbreviation was not yet common. When a company worker was asked what the letters "US" stood for, hesaid that perhaps they stood for his employer, Uncle Sam. Which of the following statements is true?. Uncle Sam treated his employees well. Sam Wilson wrote letters to the workers of his company. The abbreviation "US" was common in the early nineteenth century. The company worker was right, "US" stands for Uncle Sam.

Theatre tickets can be bought online or at the ______________ . gallery. upper circle. box office. stalls.

The ____________ is responsible for casting the actors. director. performer. dresser. caster.

The music written for a small group of musicians is called _____________ . chamber music. instrumentalist. orchestral music. brass.

The script of a film or a play consists ____________ . soundtracks. dialogues. scores. locations.

These are the things _______ we should always remember. whom. who. that. whose.

I ______________ to the concert if I ___________ somebody to go with. would have gone / have. would go / had had. will go / had. would go / had.

If you ________________ to me, you __________________ that big mistake. listen / will have made. have listened / wouldn’t make. had listened / will make. had listened / wouldn’t have made.

She is the woman _______ helped us _______ we were lost in the city. who / when. that / ---. whom / when. --- / when.

My neighbour, __________ daughter is a famous actress, doesn’t like going to the theatre. whose. which. that. whom.

This is the place __________ I first met my wife. which. where. whom. --.

Don’t forget about the book _______ you wanted to buy!. whose. whom. --. who.

____________ tourism involves the deliberate seeking of risk and danger while doing outdoor activities. Nature based. Sports. Adventure. Ethnic.

Artistic, music and folklore festivals are called ________________ . man-made attractions. event attractions. site attractions. heritage.

The __________, the chapel, and the mosque are places of worship. castle. mansion. fortress. abbey.

The London Eye is a(n) _____________ . music festival. art gallery. theme park. observation wheel.

The _________________ of the travel agency visits the campsite regularly. represent. representations. representer. representative.

The seating __________________ are usually made by the airline. arrangers. arranges. arrangements. arrangings.

______________ means the persistent use of substances as well as the engagement in harmful behaviours. Addiction. Stroke. Bruise. Depression.

____ increases the risks of heart disease and diabetes. Obese. Obesion. Obesity. Obesing.

Any food that has been altered (cut, chopped, heated, cooked, canned) during preparation is called ______________ . superfood. fast food. processed food. sugary food.

I am _____________ than my friend. more taller. more tall. taller. tallest.

I met Chris _______ days ago. a lot. a little. a few. much.

How _________ tickets have you got?. any. few. much. many.

How _________ sugar did you put in my coffee?. any. many. lot of. much.

I haven't got _______ elegant dresses. some. an. any. a.

Would you like ___________ coffee?. a lot. many. any. some.

Is there _________ milk left? No, but we have ________ cream. any / some. some / ---. a / a. some / any.

Steve's car is ____ than mine. much expensive. expensiver. more expensive. most expensive.

Gina is ____ her mother. as beautiful as. as beautiful than. as beautifuller as. more beautifuller than.

That's the ______ thing we can do!. goodest. most good. best. most best.

The _______________ is an artificial body part made to replace a missing arm or leg. pacemaker. surgery. prosthetic. diagnosis.

The small device put inside someone’s ear to help them hear better is called a _____________ . pacemaker. scanner. hearing aid. treatment.

What does “challenging” mean in the context of critical reading?. identifying one’s position. synthetizing ideas. not being afraid of questioning experts. reflecting on previous reading.

The most effective way to develop selective reading skills is to think about the _____________ of reading. revision. length. purpose. presentation.

In academic texts any criticism must be supported by _____________ . questions. evidence. predictions. one's opinion.

Supporting sentences follow the topic sentence, and they ________________ . develop the main idea(s). introduce the main idea(s). summarise the main idea(s). conclude the paragraph.

The ________________ is a sentence which provides an overview of the whole paragraph. It includes many content words. content sentence. supporting sentence. controlling sentence. topic sentence.

Academic reading is also called ______________. It focuses on certain aspects of the text. intensive reading. slow reading. extensive reading. school reading.

The most commonly used speed-reading techniques are: _______________ . critical reading – skimming – intensive reading. surveying – skimming – scanning/searching. surveying – purposeful reading – extensive reading. critical reading – skimming – scanning/searching.

A good paragraph has three specific aspects: _______________ . unity, ambiguity, logical development. ambiguity, coherence, referents. unity, coherence, logical development. coherence, referents, determinants.

Which of the following features should NOT be included in the conclusion of an academic text. definition of terms. practical applications of the work. summary. answer to the question(s).

Which of the following features should NOT be included in the introduction of an academic text. recommendations for future study. definition of terms. background information. attention-grabbing data.

Why should we use the pronoun “one” instead of “I” in academic writing?. because it is less formal. because it refers to an unknown person. because it is more personal. because it creates an objective or neutral tone.

When you make cautious or careful statements in academic writing, you are using _______________ . contractions. tentative language. collocations. informal language.

Perhaps, possibly, probably, may, might, appear(s) to, seem(s) to are examples of ________________ . contraction. tentative language. nominalisation. phrasal verbs.

A _____________ is a graphical representation used to display data that follows a hierarchical model. flowchart. tree diagram. table. pie chart.

In a ______________ the main concept is positioned in the middle, with lines extending radially to link related ideas and sub-topics. spidergram. flowchart. pie chart. tree diagram.

Which is the referencing style where the bracket in the body of the essay includes only the author’s surname and the page number or numbers we refer to. APA. Chicago. Harvard. MLA.

Which of the following is NOT a referencing style?. MLA. MTHL. MHRA. APA.

Which of the following features applies to non-linear note taking?. letters or numbers are used. information is in the order in which it is received. notes go down the page. notes are organised in terms of meaning.

A _____________ illustrates the steps and sequences of a process or workflow. table. flowchart. spidergram. tree diagram.

Which of the following concepts refers to quantitative research?. experiences. word data. percentages. opinions.

Which of the following concepts refers to qualitative research?. numerical data. narrow question. word data. statistics.

In which part of the presentation should the presenter tell a story or an anecdote?. opening. main part. Q&A session. conclusion.

What do you have to consider when you prepare a presentation?. only your audience. only the time frame. audience, purpose of presentation, time frame. only the purpose of the presentation.

Which of the following Celtic languages have survived?. Irish, Welsh, Cornish. Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh. Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, Manx. Irish, Welsh, Manx.

In his Ecclesiastical History of the English People Saint Bede writes that the Germanic tribes that conquered England were the ___________________ . Vikings, Saxons, and Angles. Vikings, Jutes, and Saxons. Jutes, Saxons, and Angles. Cornish, Vikings, and Saxons.

English belongs to the ______________ branch of the Germanic family of languages. West Germanic. South Germanic. North Germanic. East Germanic.

It may be assumed that the first Indo-European language to be spoken in England was __________ . Celtic. Dutch. Viking. Danish.

From about 1000 the name Angelcynn begins to be replaced by _______________ . Englisc. Engla land. Angli. Anglia.

In Old English the verbs have distinctive endings for _____________________ . the persons, numbers, tenses, and moods. the tences only. the numbers only. the moods only.

Which of the following statements is true?. Old English is a synthetic language, while Modern English is analytic. Both Old English and Modern English are synthetic languages. Both Old English and Modern English are analytic languages. Old English is an analytic language, while Modern English is synthetic.

Old English had four main dialects: ___________________ . Northumbrian, Mercian, Manx, and Scottish. Mercian, Cornish, Manx, and Kentish. Mercian, West Saxon, Kentish, and Scottish. Northumbrian, Mercian, West Saxon, and Kentish.

_________________ is called the period of full inflections. Central Middle English. Early Middle English. Modern English. Old English.

In Old English the nouns are inflected for four cases: _________________ . nominative, genitive, ablative, and accusative. vocative, genitive, dative, and accusative. nominative, genitive, dative, and accusative. nominative, genitive, dative, and vocative.

The period from the eighth to the early eleventh century is known as the ________________ . Viking Age. Norman Age. Roman Age. Modern Age.

Cædmon’s Hymn was written in the __________________ period . Late Middle English. Early Middle English. Central Middle English. Old English.

The words candle, noon, palm, and temple came into English from ________________ . Scottish. Norwegian. Dutch. Latin.

The words skin, stake, give, and take came into English from _________________ . Cornish. Cornish. Latin. Scandinavian languages.

Widsith, The Seafarer and The Wanderer are examples of _____________ poetry. Old English. Central Middle English. Early Middle English. Late Middle English.

The records of Parliament are usually in ______________ until 1423. After that they are often in ________________ . Latin / French. Latin / English. English / French. French / English.

In the period before the loss of Normandy there were fewer people who spoke ____________ and more who spoke ____________ . only English / only French. only English / only Latin. only French / only English. English and French / Latin.

The Norman Conquest occurred in ___________ . 1066. 1166. 1666. 1016.

The Statute of Pleading stated that all lawsuits were to be conducted in ____________ . French. Danish. Latin. English.

In the Middle English period the Old English sentence word-order changed into ___________________ . VSO. SOV. SVO. OSV.

In the fourteenth century _________________ all over England. all strong verbs became weak. -en became the standard plural ending in nouns. s became the standard plural ending in nouns. all weak verbs became strong.

The Old English writing system was still in use in the ________________ subperiod. Modern Middle English. Late Middle English. Early Middle English. Central Middle English.

In the Middle English period the dialect of ____________ became the prestige dialect and the written standard for all formal English. Normandy. Cambridge. the clergy. London.

The period from 1250 to 1350 is called _________________ . the Period of Imitation. the Period of Great Individual Writers. the Period of Religious and Secular Literature in English. the Period of Transition.

William Caxton set up the first English press in ___________________ . Cambridge in 1476. Oxford in 1464. Reading in 1464. Westminster in 1476.

The language ____________ was the basis of Standard English in the Middle English period. of the merchants. of the clergy. of documents. of Chaucer.

Troilus and Criseyde was written by _________________ . John Wycliffe. Geoffrey Chaucer. William Langland. Saint Bede.

The Great Vowel Shift refers to a sound change that affected the pronunciation of _____________ . Middle English long vowels. Old English long vowels. Old English short vowels. all vowels of the Middle English period.

Progress, surpass, ticket and tomato were brought into English from _______________ . Arabic. French. Turkish. Spanish.

During the Great Vowel Shift the vowels ______________ . eː] and [oː] became [iː] and [uː]. [eː] and [aː] became [aʊ]. [iː] and [uː] became [eː] and [oː]. [aː] and [iː] became [oʊ].

The Great Vowel Shift refers to changes that affected _________________ . vocabulary. spelling. pronunciation. verb tenses.

Inkhorn terms were ____ . widely used in the thirteenth century. coined from French. borrowed from various disciplines. were invented by purists.

Double comparatives or superlatives, such as more larger or most boldest, ______________ . were typically used in the Old English period. were frequent in Shakespeare’s language. are still used in standard English. were not used by Shakespeare’s contemporaries.

The present form of the personal pronoun was established in the ____________ . sixteenth century. twentieth. fourteenth century. nineteenth.

The pronoun _________________ in the sixteenth century. who came into use as a relative pronoun. thou was the singular of thee. which did not exist. thy was used in court circles.

In the beginning of the modern period ________________ . has been is often used instead of is. all interrogatives were formed with an auxiliary. many verbs developed weak forms. the progressive form was widely used.

In Shakespeare’s language __________________ of third person singular verbs. -eth was the only ending. -‘d was the only ending. -s was the only ending. both -s and -eth were used as the endings.

In Johnson's dictionary the word sock is defined as follows: ______________________ . something put between the foot and shoe. a piece of clothing that covers your foot. a garment for the foot. a covering for the foot.

In his Proposal Swift wrote about _________________ . the imperfections of Johnson’s dictionary. his opposition to an academy. the need to use more fashionable words. the imperfections of contemporary language.

In the eighteenth century the word ascertainment referred to _______________ the English language. the need for standardization and regulation of. the tendency to shorten the words of. the abolishment of grammatical rules of. the need to introduce foreign words into.

Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language was published in ___________ . 1785. 1877. 1855. 1755.

A Proposal for Correcting, Improving, and Ascertaining the English Tongue was written by ______________________ . Samuel Johnson. Noah Webster. the Lord Treasurer of England. Jonathan Swift.

The word coleslaw came into American English from ________________ . Spanish. Dutch. German. French.

Which of the following words is NOT used in the USA?. cookies. elevator. autumn. French fries.

Which of the following words reflects the American English spelling?. favourite. centre. travelling. color.

Moose, raccoon, and skunk are ________________ . plants. animals. verbs. foods.

Which of the following words does NOT come from Native Americans. papoose. wigwam. moccasin. bayou.

The American counterpart of the British autumn is _______________ . fall. anthem. season. dawn.

The use of gotten in place of got as the past participle _______________ . never existed in British English. is a feature of American English. is a feature of contemporary British English. never existed in American English.

I will let you know as soon as Pete ________ home. got. will get. gets. would get.

If I ______________ rich, I would buy a fancy car. am. would be. were. had been.

You ______________ so tired if you hadn’t played video games all night. wasn't. wasn't. won't be. wouldn’t have been.