ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. EXAM UNIT 4.

NAME: DATE:
1 Choose the correct answers. (4 points)
1. We often shop in the market, where we get a range / service of different products.
2. The accommodation / scenery in this part of the country is still unspoilt.
3. You can check in / board to your hotel at midday.
4. People can reach the new shopping centre easily because of its central attraction / location.
5. Going up the Eiffel Tower is a must / bargain if you are in Paris.
6. Sandra likes to go off / wander around all the old streets in the town.
7. They took their belongings / weekend break and left the hotel.
8. Customers show their self-esteem / satisfaction by coming back to the same shop.

2 Complete the text with the words below. Make any necessary changes. (8 points)
day trip • identify • go sightseeing • variety • prisoners • in advance • guided tour • chilling

A Thames Cruise

When you are in London, you can (1) .............................. on the Thames. Take a (2) .............................. and see
London from another perspective. There are a (3) .............................. of river tours available to suit all tastes. You
will see landmarks like the Tower of London, where famous (4) .............................. were held. Later, you may wish to
take a (5) .............................. of the Tower and hear the (6) .............................. stories of famous people who were
killed there. The cruise passes other famous landmarks, which you will be able to (7) .............................. . You don’t
need to book (8) .............................. as tours depart every hour, every day of the week.

3 Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. (4
points)

An Unusual Robbery

An incident in Mainz, Germany, led to the (1) ......... of a man after he had (2) ......... foot in a bank armed with a
water pistol and a potato peeler. Police say that the man, who was (3) ......... as 52-year-old Walter Schoegl, had a
stocking over his head. He was waving the potato peeler and asking for cash. He had to (4) ......... without anything
as the bank teller told him that they had run out of money. Police did not have to do an (5) ......... since he was
caught by the (6) ......... about five minutes later, still wearing the stocking on his head. There’s no (7) ......... that he
was the criminal. Do you think he (8) ......... a sentence in the local jail?
1. A arrest B catch C proof D reference
2. A put B set C entered D walked
3. A named B referred C identified D called
4. A be B go C run D take
5. A examination B exploration C analysis D investigation
6. A youth B guards C inmates D watchmen
7. A indecision B uncertainty C problem D doubt
8. A served B gave C did D made

4 Replace the words in bold with words or phrases below. (4 points)

Dedicated • released • goes along with • former • lifelike • gained experience
1. The statue looked so real that we thought it was a person. ............................................
2. The last manager of the company retired a year ago. ............................................
3. Tom learned more in his field when he worked abroad. ............................................
4. The court found the prisoner not guilty and had him freed. ............................................
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. EXAM UNIT 4.
NAME: DATE:
5 Choose the correct answers. (4 points)
1. I wore the sweater who / which my mum bought me in Rome.
2. There’s nothing which / that you can do to help.
3. Playing the piano is an activity whose / which demands talent and skill.
4. On the day which / when we saw Angela, she was visiting her aunt.
5. Ask whichever / whoever you want; the answer will be the same.
6. They drove to Paris, what / which is easy to reach, via the Channel Tunnel.
7. Our teacher, whose / which daughter attends our school, will be retiring next year.
8. This is the platform which / where you can catch the train to London.

6 Complete the text with the correct relative pronouns. (7 points)

When I was 15 years old, I looked for a summer job. As I greatly admire my older brother, (1) ..............................
had got his first job at 15, I was determined to do the same. First, I went to the local shops, (2) ..............................
I was certain I would find a job. However, I was mistaken. One of the shop managers
(3)..............................interviewed me suggested I come back the following summer, (4) .............................. I’d
have a better chance. I had no better luck
in the restaurants, (5) .............................. no one was interested in a waiter (6) .............................. only
experience was setting the table at home. Then my luck changed. Our neighbour, (7) .............................. was
going on holiday, needed someone to walk his dog and I got the job.

7 Rewrite the sentences using a relative pronoun and a relative clause. Make any
necessary changes. There may be more than one correct answer. (5 points)
1. We invited a lot of people to the wedding. They were family or friends.
.........................................................................................................................................
2. The house was destroyed in the flood. Its owner was away at the time.
.........................................................................................................................................
3. Larry told me about this new shop. He often buys second-hand books there.
.........................................................................................................................................
4. The flight to Berlin costs €80. It is three hours long.
.........................................................................................................................................
5. Lynn has qualified as a biologist. Her studies took a long time.
.........................................................................................................................................

8 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the
word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given. (4 points)
1. The Beatles’ songs changed modern music. WHOSE
The Beatles were a group ............................................................ modern music.
2. We rented a boat but I don’t remember what the place was called. NAME
I don’t remember the ............................................................ we rented a boat.
3. All the students handed in their homework except for Paul ............................................................ . ONLY
Paul ............................................................ didn’t hand in his homework.
4. Peter told me that he was enjoying his new job very much. WHICH
Peter told me about ............................................................ was enjoying very much.
 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. EXAM UNIT 4.
NAME: DATE:
LISTENING (20 points)
05 You will hear a student called Joe talking to his class about Vatican City. For questions
1-10, complete the sentences with
a word or a short phrase.
Vatican City
Most of the inhabitants of the Vatican are (1) ............................................. .
Joe found it surprising that the Vatican is (2) ............................................. state.

For centuries, (3) ............................................. controlled large parts of what is now Italy.
Joe mentions that Vatican (4) ............................................. are bought by many tourists.
Joe was amused to find instructions on a cash machine in (5 ............................................. .
Joe says that the Swiss Guard is considered to be the (6) ............................................. army in the world.
Joe uses the word (7) “.............................................” to describe the uniforms worn by the Swiss Guard.
Joe explains that the defence of the Vatican is actually the responsibility of (8) ............................................. .

Joe compares St Peter’s Basilica with the American (9) ............................................. to give an idea of its size.
It takes about (10) ............................................. to get to the top of the basilica and back.
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. EXAM UNIT 4.
NAME: DATE:
WRITING (20 points)
Read the task below. Write your article in 140-170 words.
You have seen the following announcement in an
English-language magazine for schools.

WRITERS WANTED!

We are looking for articles about

famous tourist attractions.
Have you visited a famous tourist
attraction in your country or abroad?
Tell us about it – describe the place
and explain why it is famous.

Write your article.

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. EXAM UNIT 4.
NAME: DATE:
READING (20 points)
You are going to read a magazine article about the city of Venice, in Italy. Five
sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-F the one
which fits each gap (1-5). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.

Venice Under Water

Sophia Armando watches the water creep up the legs of the showcases in her jewellery shop. She sighs as
she locks up once again. A few hours later, when the water recedes, business will go on again as it has for
nearly a century in her family business on one of Venice’s picturesque canals.
“Back in the 50s, my grandfather used to tell me that the shop got flooded from time to time. But the
situation is getting worse. Venice was flooded by high water nearly 100 times last year.” Sophia is
philosophical about the acqua alta, sudden surges of high water caused by winds and high tides. “What can
we do?” she asks. “Our lovely city thrives on water. That’s what makes it so special.” For the millions of
people who flock to Venice every year, the canals are a major tourist attraction. 1 However, she is
less confident about the future. “I try not to think about it too much,” she says.
Venetians, like Sophia, have got used to the acqua alta and often regard it as nothing more than an
inconvenience. No one is dying, they say. With the inventiveness born of necessity, they find solutions.
2 According to Sophia, the tourists don’t seem unduly concerned either. “Venice is still a popular
tourist attraction,” she says. “Unless the floods are really bad, the tourists just take to the temporary
pavements like everyone else, or wear rubber boots to walk around the city. And the gondoliers are busier
than ever.”
However, the water does more than just give pedestrians wet feet. Ground floors are damp and mouldy, and
many residents have been forced to move their belongings upstairs. 3 The Venetians of past centuries
built with stone foundations that can withstand salt water, but above the water level they used soft, porous
brick, which is now slowly disintegrating as the salt penetrates it again and again.
Someone has to worry about the future of the city. “That’s the job of the authorities,” says Sophia. Fierce
battles are being fought over a two-billion-dollar project for underwater barriers that could be raised when
necessary to hold back the acqua alta. The underwater barrier project was inspired by the example of the
Netherlands, which remains dry despite being entirely below sea level. The Dutch have built huge barriers
with mobile gates which swing shut, holding back the sea whenever it becomes stormy enough to cause
floods. 4 Construction is already underway but opposition to the plan continues, mainly on the part
of environmentalists, who fear it will damage the lagoon’s fragile ecosystem.
“There’s no doubt that they’d better do something about it soon,” says Sophia. “I’d hate to think that there
might be no family business here for my great-grandchildren, and that’s assuming they’ll still be here.”
5 The situation has been recognised as critical. The thought that the beautiful city of Venice might
one day disappear under the water is too awful to contemplate, not only for Venetians but for the world.

A The plan for Venice is much more elegant, consisting of mobile gates placed entirely
underwater at three entrances to Venice’s lagoon – a grandiose, expensive and complex idea
that has never been tried before.
B These archaeological digs have shown that Venice is sinking at a phenomenal rate.
C As soon as water starts seeping up through the drains, raised wooden walkways are speedily
erected, and life
goes on as before.
D Even this will prove only a temporary solution, as the floods are eating away at the buildings
themselves.
E An image of the city inevitably brings to mind gondoliers rowing along the waterways in their
narrow boats – one that is not likely to change in Sophia’s lifetime.
F Venice has lost over half its population and fewer than 70,000 people live there.