January Surplus Exercises - January 2015

January Surplus Exercises January                            2015 newsbrowsing.blogspot.hu

Women at Work

The Dry-Stone Waller

For questions 1-10 read the text below. Use the root of the words given with relevant number to form a word that fits the space.

1.                  DISTINCT-..........................................

2.                  PRECISE-............................................

3.                  HAND-..................................................

4.                  DECIDE-..............................................

5.                  TENACIOUS-......................................

6.                  INITIAL-.............................................

7.                  MATURE-...........................................

8.                  PHYSICS-.............................................

9.                  DREAD-...............................................

10.              GRADE-...............................................

The Dry-Stone Waller

The following phrases are from the text. Put them in Hungarian.

1.                  Miles of limestone walls criss-cross the fields, weathered barns pepper the landscape-..................................................................................................................................

2.                  I longed for a job where I could make more of a lasting impact by creating something tangible-.....................................................................................................................................

3.                  Nothing to write home about-..................................................................................................

4.                  to get terrible pins and needles in my hands-.........................................................................

5.                  As a born and bred country girl-............................................................................................

The Thatcher

Read the following text and decide what prepositions are missing from gaps 1-10.

1./        2./        3./        4./        5./        6./        7./        8./        9./        10./

The Thatcher

The following phrases are from the text. Put them in Hungarian.

1.                  With more than 20 years' experience under her belt -..........................................................

2.                  These sounds trigger a feeling of timelessness and a connection with previous thatchers-...................................................................................................................................

3.                  She welcomed being part of an artisan tradition, a small cog in the line of craftspeople who have tended one roof-.......................................................................................................

4.                  She decided to branch out on her own-..................................................................................

5.                  The work takes its toll physically-...........................................................................................

The Saddler

For questions 1-10 read the text below. Use the verb given with relevant number to form a verbal structure that fits the space.

1.                  (can) transform-.................................................................

2.                  involve-................................................................................

3.                  prepare-...............................................................................

4.                  do-........................................................................................

5.                  go-........................................................................................

6.                  impress-...............................................................................

7.                  produce-..............................................................................

8.                  buy-......................................................................................

9.                  stack-...................................................................................

10.              be-........................................................................................

Cold Water Swimming Championships

You are going to read  an article about Cold Water Swimming Championships. Answer the questions connected to the text.

1.                  What is Tooting Bec Lido famed for?

2.                  Why is this championship held bi-annually?

3.                  How is cold water swimming supposed to improve your health?

4.                  What special rules make this competition a real challenge?

5.                  What are the hazards of the freezing cold water if one is not precautious enough?

6.                  What types of races/categories are included in the Championship?

7.                  How can you get back to the normal track after the competition?

8.                  What are the prizes for the winners?