MOCK TEST
Ekonomija, II god
mr Dragana Čarapić
I Read the text and complete the exercise given below:
Jim Taylor, a sailor from Scotland, won $ 2 million, and blew the money in 77 days. He
withdrew thousands of pounds a day from the bank and handed it to former shipmates and
strangers in the street. On one occasion he handed out $ 150,000 to homeles people in Glasgow
park. Later he said he had no regrets about his wasted fortune.
Anita Cotton was the biggest lottery winner at the time when she won $12 million. It has
taken her years to get used to the changes in her life. 'I couldn't have done it without my family';
she says. 'There were so many lies about me in the press. They said I had dumped my husbad and
children, bought an island in the Indian Ocean and become a drug addict. All wrong.' Her fortune
has been divided among all the members of her family.
Then there is the story of William Church, 37, a cafeteria cook from Blackpool. He won
the National Lottery, but it turned out to be his unluckiest bet. Three weeks after winning, he
dropped dead of a heart atack, brought on by ceaseless hounding from the press, the public , and
relatives, after his $ 3,6 million win was made public.
Are these statements true, false or is there no evidence in the text?
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Jim Taylor invested some of his money in charities.
Anitta Cotton had a great support from her family.
Anitta developed bitter feelings towards media.
William Church didn't make his $3,6 million win public.
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Find synonyms in the text for the following words:
fritter away ________________
abandon __________________
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I Put he verbs in brackets into the correct tense, Present Perfect Simple Tense or Present
Perfect Continuous Tense
1. How many phone calls ___________________ (make) today?
2. Jack is so tired. He _____________________ (exercise) for three hours.
3. How long _________________ she ___________________ (write) that letter?
4. I _______________________ (like) this job ever since the first day I started doing it.
5. He _______________________ (read) in his room for hours. I wonder when he will go out.
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II Make a new sentence from the question in brackets.
1. (Where did you meet your husband?)
I wonder _____________________________________________________
2. (Have you heard the news about Maria?)
Can you tell me ________________________________________________?
3. (What is your favourite pastime?)
I would like to know ____________________________________________
4. (How long have you been reading that novel?)
I wonder _____________________________________________________
5. (Will you accept his business offer?)
I would really like to know ________________________________________________
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III Put the following sentences into the reported speech.
1. Sarah said to me: “I have done a very foolish thing!”
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2. Mary advised Sarah: “Don’t buy that dress. It doesn’t suit you well.”
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3. He wondered: “Where has he put my pencil?”
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4. Peter said to me: “I will go to the cinema tomorrow.”
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5. The psychiatrist wanted to know: “Are you afraid of the spiders?”
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IV Put in the missing prepositions.
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Would you, please, turn ___________ the volume? It’s too loud.
When were you born? _______________ December 10th .
He was shocked when he heard, but after a while he carried on _____________ his old life.
Why is your car parked on the road? We’ve run out _______________ petrol!
I don’t know what’s wrong with her. I haven’t seen her ______________ July.
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V Choose and write in the appropriate form of the multi-word verbs.
get on with
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let down
figure out
put out
turn up
I can’t _______________ this _______________. Do you know what it means?
We’ll keep looking for your keys. They’ll _________________ very soon.
I’ll expect you at 12. Don’t ______________ me ______________, will you?
How do you ____________________ you sister? You seem to be very different.
Please, ________________ your cigarette. This is a non-smoking area.
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VI Match a word in A with the definition in B.
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1. to receive
2. tax
3. prematurely
4.straightforward
5. fondness
6. remarkable
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a) happening before the normal or expected time
b) feeling affection for sb
c) unusual or surprising
d) the money that you have to pay to the government so
that it can pay for public services
e) to get or accept sth that is sent or given to you
f) easy to do or to understand; not complicated
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3. ____________
5. ____________
2. _______________
4. _______________
6. _______________
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VII Correct the mistake and rewrite the sentences.
1. He has lost his passport last week.
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2. I would like to know when did she come home yesterday.
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3. He told her not to lost the book he gave her.
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4. Teenagers are often rude on their parents.
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VIII Translate the following sentences:
1. Moramo smanjiti troškove, uvijek ostanemo bez novca na kraju mjeseca.
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2. Pitam se kako će ona proslaviti rođendan.
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3. B J Cunningham has misunderstood human psychology because smokers know that their habit is
probably going to kill them, but they prefer not to think about it.
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4. Horseshoes are made of iron and the strength of the iron was thought to protect from evil.
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