Test of English ("Museology" and "Cultural Studies")

Test of English for students studying for a degree

"Museology" and "Cultural Studies"

Task number 1

She .... us how to get to the gallery where the exhibition was on.

1.said

2.explained

3.told

4.described

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Tim .... some money from Simon to buy some art materials.

1.borrowed

2.lent

3.sent

4.gave

Task number 3

The tickets for the play were not nearly as expensive .......... we thought.

1.as

2.than

3.that

4.so

Task number 4

If you had told me you liked modern art, I .......... given you our invitations to the opening of his exhibition.

1.had

2.would

3.would have

4.have

Task number 5

Let me give you .......... advice. Make sure you know how to do something else apart from acting.

1.an

2.the

3.-

4.some

Setting the number 6

I wish I .......... time to see more exhibitions.

1.could have

2, have

3.had

4.would have

Target number 7

......... He's very talented, he's found it difficult to make a living from his art.

1.Despite

2.In spite of

3.However

4.Although

Task number 8

Is that the artist .......... paintings were so controversial?

1.who's

2.whose

3.who

4.that

Setting the number 9

They are erecting a statue in the town square to .......... the wonderful work done by volunteers during the floods.

1.celebrate

2.commemorate

3.remember

4.recall

Task number 10

The original design was .......... by a team of architects working in close consultation with the gallery director.

1.originated

2.initiated

3.started

4.conceived

Task number 11

Five Olympic rings are a .......... of the five continents.

1.logo

2.sign

3.symbol

4.emblem

Task number 12

Passengers are asked to .......... their cigarettes and to refrain from smoking until they reach the terminal building.

1.douse

2.smother

3.put

4.extinguish

Task number 13

They went on a .......... holiday in South-East Asia.

1.seven weeks'

2.seven week's

3.seven-week

4.seven week

Task number 14

She is wearing a .......... that must have cost millions.

1.diamond's necklace

2.diamond's necklace

3.diamond necklace

4.necklace of diamonds

Task number 15

By the time his youngest daughter is 21, he ......... ..

1.am retiring

2.have retired

3.have been retiring

4.will have retired

Task number 16

Fill in the blanks

What do you think you .......... this time next year?

1.will be doing

2.will do

3.are doing

4.do

Task number 17

Fill in the blanks

.......... reference to your letter of September 17, 2010, I wish to inform you that your application has been accepted.

1.on

2.at

3.by

4. with

Task number 18

Fill in the blanks

Can you tell me the year .......... Australia introduced decimal currency?

1.when

2.which

3.what

4.in which

Task number 19

Fill in the blanks

As far as .........., Family are more important than friends.

1.I concern

2.I'm concerned

3.I've concerned

4.I'm concerning

Task number 20

I do not regret .......... to live in France, but I do miss New Zealand sometimes.

Task number 21

She admitted .......... the anonymous letter.

1.to send

2.that she sends

3. to sending

4. have sent

Task number 22

He wanted to travel and got a job as a .......... with one of the major airlines.

1.flying aide

2.flight assistant

3.flying waiter

4.flight attendant

Task number 23

-Are You going to get a taxi to the airport?

-I Think ..........

1.yes

2.it

3.so

4.to

Task number 24

Select a replica, the most relevant communicative situation

-I Went to London for my holidays last year.

- .......... .

1.I too.

2.I also went.

3.So did I.

4.I did so.

Task number 25

The transport strike resulted .......... complete traffic chaos in the centre of the city.

1.to

2.for

3.on

4.in

Task number 26

Can you imagine .......... in another country?

1.living

2.to live

3.live

4.you live

Task number 27

My parents encouraged .......... a foreign language.

1.me study

2.me to study

3.me studying

4.that I study

Task number 28

They neglected .......... us that the flight would be delayed.

1.inform

2.informing

3.to inform

4.they inform

Task number 29

Remind .......... Maureen a message about the visa.

1.me to send

2.me sending

3.me send

4.that I send

Task number 30

I had not realized Tom was Canadian until he .......... that his parents lived in Ottawa.

1.had mentioned

2. mentioned

3.has mentioned

4.was mentioning

Task number 31

I .......... a lot of things change in this city since I came to live here.

1.saw

2.am seeing

3.see

4.have seen

Task number 32

The president of the local chamber of commerce welcomed us most ......... ..

1.hotly

2.heartedly

3.warmly

4.steamily

Task number 33

He decided to put off his journey .......... the poor weather.

1 because

2.consequently

3.because of

4.in consequence

Task number 34

There are various pros and cons to travelling by boat. .......... it can be much cheaper than air travel, though it can also be less comfortable and less convenient.

1.Although

2.On the one hand,

3.In spite of

4.Despite

Task number 35

I hear they are taking .......... staff at that new hotel opposite the football stadium.

1.to

2.for

3.on

4.at

Task number 36

I do not think you should take it for .......... that you can stay with them when you go to Barcelona

1.given

2.read

3.accepted

4.granted

Task number 37

.......... had I found the departure gate than they announced that there would be a two-hour delay.

1.Hardly

2.No sooner

3.Scarcely

4.Only after

Task number 38

Who .......... you I was there?

1.did tell

2.has told

3.told

4.does tell

Task number 39

Thousands of Internet businesses .......... over the last few years.

1.have been establishing

2.being established

3.have been established

4.been established

Task number 40

.......... even something as apparently simple as a menu can require considerable skill.

1.Translation

2.Translator

3.Translating

4.Translate

Task number 41

.......... that it was stormy to the west, we took waterproof jackets with us.

Task number 42

The .......... officer in our company has a degree in psychology.

Task number 43

The latest .......... figures show that there are fewer jobless people than there have been for the previous year.

Task number 44

She .......... we take a canal trip to see the city from the water.

Task number 45

Do you think the world is due .......... another volcanic eruption?

Task number 46

Journalists have been extremely critical .......... the election procedures.

Task number 47

The local population seem indifferent ......... .the suffering of these poor animals.

Task number 48

People are eligible .......... a pension at the age of 65.

Task number 49

I am a bit anxious .....