www.newsbrowsing.blogspot.hu January
2015
Magic on the Moors
For questions 1-15 read the text below. Use the root of
the words given with relevant number to form a word that fits the space.
1.
EXPLODE-explosive
2.
BEAUTY-beauty
3.
DWELL-dwellers
4.
LARGE-largely
5.
POPULATE-population
6.
CONSERVE-conservation
7.
DISTINGUISH-distinguishable
8.
WHITE-whiteness
9.
REGARD-regardless
10.
ECOLOGY-ecologist
11.
BEAUTY-beautifully
12.
LONG-lengthen
13.
MOBILE-immobility
14.
REMARK-remarkably
15.
ADOPT-adoptive
Wolves in Britain-Should we welcome them back?
Read the following text and decide which of the
prepositions a-h (some of them can be used more times) is missing from 1-15.
a./ to 1,2,5,10,12,15
b./for 7,9, c./by 3,11 d./in 4 e./of 6 f./from 8 g./at 13 h./
on 14
In the Company of Wolves
For questions 1-15 read the text below. Use the verb given
with relevant number to form a verbal structure that fits the space.
1.
walk-walking
2.
be-has been
3.
howl- howling
4.
hand-rear-were hand-reared
5.
pass-have passed
6.
believe-is believed
7.
have-was having
8.
prepare-preparing
9.
bite-has never been bitten
10.
bring up-brought up
11.
run-to run
12.
rear-rearing
13.
be-has been
14.
result-have resulted
15.
go-went
My Countryside- Esther Freud – the novelist often
escapes to her Suffolk home to walk the coastal paths and swim in the sea
You are going to read a magazine article about Esther
Freud. Some parts of the article have been removed. Choose from the sentence
chunks A-H and match them with the numbers 1-8.
A./ If I was ever bored as a girl, my mother would give me
two options: tidy your room or go for a walk. - 5
B./ I'm so passionate about Suffolk that it often doesn't
occur to me to visit anywhere else. - 8
C./ For the past two years, I've spent as much time
as I possibly can in Suffolk, where I
have a house in Walberswick, near Southwold. - 1
D./ I'm based in London, but the country is where I belong.- 3
E./ Between May and October, I often start my day with a
swim in the sea, having cycled to the beach and caught up with friends before
venturing in.- 2
F./ Walking is still one of my favourite pastimes.- 6
G./ I have embedded my love of the countryside in my own
family.- 7
H./ My mother was a talented gardener and created a
beautiful space everywhere we lived.- 4
Shades of Simplicity
The following phrases are from the text. Put them in
Hungarian.
1.
It had to
be in keeping with its surroundings-összhangban kellett lennie a környezetével
2.
using colour and textures that echoed the beach
and the East Sussex countryside- a színek és textúrák , amiket használtak
visszaadta a tengerpart és kelet Sussex vidékét
3.
The basement was running with damp- az alagsor
nyirkos és dohos volt
4.
Six months of hard graft followed-hat hónap
kemény meló követte
5.
they could both indulge their passion for
cooking again-ismét mindketten kiélhetik szenvedélyüket a főzés területén
6.
In this age of high tech gadgetry its simplicity
is so appealing- A high-tech kütyük korában annak egyszerűsége nagyon vonzó
7.
while the walls and surfaces are decorated with
local beachcombing finds and treasures brought back from their travels- míg a
falakat és felületeket a tengerparton összegyűjtött és az utjaikról visszahozott kincsekkel dekorálták
8.
using samples of his own oil paints – raw
umbers, ochres, Scandinavian blues, dove greys and knocked-back whites – for
reference- a saját olajfestményeiből mintákat használt fel, úgy mint nyers
umbrabarnát,okkert, skandináv kéket, galambszürkét és mosott fehéreket
9.
the three bedrooms and Derek's studio are
flooded with light-fény árasztja el a három hálószobát és Derek studióját
10.
The main bedroom epitomises the air of
simplicity- a fő hálószobát az egyszerűség légköre hatja át
Nincsenek megjegyzések:
Megjegyzés küldése