15. Mintateszt /Second-Year Language Practice Test Sample

Part One – Vocabulary and Grammar

Section A – Circle the correct item

1. The plane circled over the airport until the . :~... was clear.

a) highway b) landing c) runway d) terminal

2. British Airways ..... the departure of Flight 222 to Warsaw.

a) advertise b) advise c) announce d) notice

3. When you get to the airport, your luggage will have to be .....

a) balanced b) estimated c) sealed d) weighed

4. The check . _1………. time at the airport was eight o'clock.

a) by b) in c) out d) up

5. The army claimed that during the invasion there was no ..... of life.

a) death b) killing c) loss d) murder

6. Sergeant Proud can hardly ..... having to accept orders from the colonel who is much younger than himself.

a) bear b) mind c) resist d) suffer

7. The cathedral was very carefully ..... last century.

a) mended b) redone c) replaced d) restored

8. Papermaking began in China and from there it ..... to North Africa and Europe.

a) flew b) flowed c) sprang d) spread

9. I have been tracing my family history and I have discovered that one of my ..... fought on the Polish side in the Battle of Tannenberg in 1410.

a) ancestors b) descendants c) forerunners d) predecessors

10. This book gives a brief ..... of the history of the castle and gives details of the art collection in the main hall.

a) article b) outline c) reference d) research

11. No one was able to explain the ..... of the old custom.

a) beginning b) origin c) reason d) starting point

12. During Queen Elizabeth l's ..... , England's role in the world changed dramatically. a) coronation b) monarchy c) reign d) ruling

13. I can't quite make out the ..... at the bottom of the manuscript. a) subscription b) signal c) signature d) signing

14. The Second World War ..... in 1939.

a) broke off b) broke out c) broke open d) broke up

15. There are some very beautiful ..... glass windows in Canterbury Cathedral.

a) designed b) drawn c) marked d) stained

16. Prof. Ancient is an authority on ..... architecture.

a) antiquarian b) archaic c) mediaeval d) middle-aged

17. The . _ .. _ of the "Anna Maria" is only a few yards from the beach, and we swam out to it yesterday.

a) remains b) rest c) ruin d) wreck

18. The Union Jack is the national _ .... of Great Britain.

a) emblem b) flag c) motto d) standard

19. Archeologists are going to _ .... that site in the hope of finding Roman remains.

a) examine b) excavate c) exhume d) explore

20. Through the centuries of burning heat, the old castle walls had gradually . . . . . and little was left of them now.

a) crumbled b) crumpled c) powdered d) shattered

(Score (1x20): _____ / 20)