A) In March 2013, 20 % of the students used the University library.

b) Sigmund Freud is one of the greatest names in medical history.

c) Mario Andretti is a successful Race-car driver.

d) Movies are becoming more and more daring in their subject matter.

4. Rearrange the following words beginning from the most general and ending with the most specific: (1) solar system, (2) planet, (3) continent, (4) galaxy.

a) 1, 2, 3, 4

b) 2, 3, 4, 1

C) 4, 1, 2, 3

d) 3, 2, 1, 4

5. Which of the following relations between a helpful part of the context and unfamiliar words will not help to deduce meanings of these words?

a) contrast

b) cause/consequence

c) general/specific

D) frequency

6. All of these provide linguistic context, EXCEPT for:

a) Title, subtitle

b) References, reviews

C) Diagrams, maps

d) Glossary

7. Which of the following will not help you to predict about the context of a passage?

a) Title, subtitle

B) Deductible concept

c) Your own knowledge of the topic

d) The linguistic context

8. . Which task does not include generalization of the context?

a) Choose the most suitable title of the text

b) Define the main idea of the passage

C) Read the text and answer the question: Who is the founder of the company

Write a review of the film

9. Rearange the expressions of frequency from the most general to the least general: (1) often, (2) always, (3) rarely, (4) sometimes

A) 2, 1, 4, 3

b) 2, 1, 4, 3

c) 3, 4, 2, 1

4, 2, 3, 1

10. Expressions of … cannot be used to make statements with different levels (degrees) of generality.

a) Probability

B) Tranquility

c) Frequency

d) Quantity

11. Choose a statement including an expression of quantity

a) There might be big sale on Christmas.

b) Sometimes people have to lie to their loved ones.

c) It often rains in spring.

D) Few people understand the theory of Big Bang.

12. Choose the most general statement which covers 100 % of cases.

a) Green spiders are dangerous.

B) All insects have no blood.

c) Canadian eagles are the largest birds in North America.

d) Night butterflies are not pretty as day ones.

13. Which expression does not indicate different levels of generality?

a) Likelihood

b) Quantity

c) Probability

D) Forecasting

14. Choose the most specific statement.

a) The Internet has bad effect on people

b) Online advertisements distract people from work

C) Apple Corporation is the most successful computer company of the last decade

d) Crime films may encourage violence

d) 20

15. In the sentence “Control of the contrast of different parts of the negative is achieved by dodging, one type of which is known as burning in” the underlined words refer to each other as the: a) general-specific b) method and purpose c) cause-contrast d) part and whole

16. Which of the sentences is most general one:

a) The mass media are often badly used. b) Newspapers give only sensational news. c) Radio programs are usually superficial too. d) Television has bad effects on people.

17. Arrange the following phrases in the descending order of generality: 1) natural poisonous substances 2) poisonous substances 3) mercury 4) substances

a) 1, 2, 3, 4 b) 4, 2, 1, 3 c) 3, 2, 1, 4 c) 2, 4, 1, 3 d) 4, 2, 3, 1

18. All of these parameters affect the level of generality EXCEPT for:

a) probability b) frequency c) quantity d) quality

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