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Term Paper (1st semester) I.Reading

1Read the text below and put the sentences (AE) in the gaps (14). There is one extra sentence.
A With time, literature started to play an important role in popularizing vampires. B He based his story on the life of a fifteen-century Valachian ruler, Vlad IV Dracula, who was known for exceptional cruelty and criminal actions. C One of the most successful films about Dracula came out in 1992. D Later, vampires became part of mass culture. E In the Middle Ages, there were many folk legends about vampires, but places like Transylvania and Serbia seemed like the end of the world to the people of Western Europe at the time.

Vampires fact or fiction? Everybody has heard stories about vampires. The word vampire is of Slavic origin, as the legend originated centuries ago in south-eastern Europe, in Transylvania and Serbia. 1 _____ Since the inhabitants of Germany, France and England did not know much about these distant lands, they listened with fear and amazement to the strange tales told by merchants and travellers. 2 _____ Many romantic authors in the early nineteenth century wrote novels about foggy mountains, terrifying creatures, distant castles and their mysterious inhabitants. In 1897, Bram Stoker wrote a book about Dracula, the most famous vampire of all time. 3 _____ Stokers tale was set in Transylvania, in Count Draculas castle, and in nineteenthcentury London. However, Dracula was not a historical novel. It was a romance, a story about an unhappy vampire who fell in love with Mina, a beautiful girl who reminded Dracula of the wife he had lost years ago. In the twentieth century, Stokers book was the source of inspiration for film makers who started to make new versions of the original story. 4 _____ This film, by Francis Ford Coppola, with Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder, became a box office hit it shows that every generation wants to discover vampires for themselves. (adapted from The World of English) 12

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II.Use of English
1 Rewrite the following sentences with used to/didnt use to or would/wouldnt. In some cases both used to and would are possible. (3p)
0 My father often worked overtime when he was younger. _ My father used to work overtime when he was younger_______________.

1 Robert didnt smoke before but now he smokes like a chimney. __________________________________________________________________________ . 2 We lived near the mountains, and sometimes our elder brother took us climbing. __________________________________________________________________________ . 3 In the 1980s only a small number of people knew how to use the Internet, now its very different.

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__________________________________________________________________________ .

2 Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect. (7p)
0 We ___went___ (go) to France just after the school ended. 1 She _______________________ (not know) anything about love until she met Henry. 2 I couldnt answer the phone because I ________________________ (have) a shower. 3 I _______________ (find out) that my sister was in love with a fifty-year-old history professor. 4 Margaret overslept that morning because she ____________ (forget) to set her alarm clock. 5 When I _____________ (see) her for the first time she _________________ (wear) a white dress and black high-heeled shoes. 6 They ______________ (get) married two months after they announced their engagement. 7 We arrived at the station late. The train _________________ (leave) five minutes before.

3 Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple, the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect. (7p)
0 We regularly ___meet___ (meet) to play the guitar together. 1 I _______________________ (visit) three natural history museums so far. 2 We _______________________ (move) to a bigger flat. Could you help us transport our furniture? 3 I cant make a cake because Tom ________________________ (forget) to buy eggs. 4 You shouldnt wear this old-fashioned hat, you __________________ (need) a new one. 5 The crime rate in New York _________________ (go down) in the past ten years. 6 Professor Brown is an expert on Greek philosophy. At the moment he ______________ (write) an article on the life of Socrates. 7 It _________________________ (not snow) here a lot at this time of year.

4 Underline the correct alternative in each sentence. (6p)

0 I feel /am feeling that I understand the process very well. 1 Id prefer to make/making an appointment now. 2 I dont think/am not thinking you should invite him to your wedding. 3 Shed love to help/helping you but she is very busy at the moment. 4 I cant stand to wait/waiting for latecomers. 5 My brother hates to wear/wearing formal clothes. 6 You look/are looking absolutely terrific today!

5 Choose the types of stories and films from the box to complete the definitions. There are more expressions in the box than you need. (4p) (4 points) autobiography, cartoon, horror story, ghost story, thriller, science fiction, spy story, western, travel story
0 An __autobiography__ is a story of a persons life, written by that person. 1 A _________________ is a book or film about life in the west of the USA. 2 A _________________ is a film in which characters and scenes are drawn. 3 A _________________ is a book or film about a crime. 4 A _________________ story or film is about events in the future or other worlds.

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6 Complete the sentences with appropriate words. The first letter of each word is provided. (5 points)
1 Somebody who is i_____________ can think of ideas or things which are different and interesting, and sometimes do not exist in real life. 2 The story was so complicated that it was difficult to follow the p____________ . 3 I am a______________ convinced that Mary hasnt broken the window. 4 When his last relationship ended, Tom wanted to find another girl and quickly f__________ in love again. 5 Something not interesting is b__________ .

7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. (6 points)
1 He is a ____ (success) writer. 2 He talked about his friends accident with great ___________ (sad). 3 Bad grades at school have a __________________ (disaster) effect on her motivation. 4 My sister is a very ____________ (ambition) student. She always wants to be the best. 5 My grandfather got a medal for his ___________ (brave) during World War II. 6 Ana has great ____________ (difficult) in understanding her Italian friend.

8 Read the text below and use one word to fit each space. (10 points)
I am a good mixer, so I tend to (0) ___make___ friends quite easily and have a lot of people around. Many of them are very interesting, but nobody really compares with Alice. She is fifty-three years old and still very active. She cant (1) _____________ leading a boring life and (2) ______________ up a new activity every year. She has already tried diving and bungee (3) ______________ and now she is very much (4) ______________ car racing. But one of her greatest dreams is to get into The Guinness Book of Records for spending the longest time on a (5) _______________ island. I seriously doubt if she will ever succeed because she is a very sociable person and needs people to live.

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III. Writing
Write a letter (100150 words) to a friend about the most unusual adventure youve had. Describe the event and when it took place. Say how the weather was and who was with you. Explain what happened and how you and other people reacted. Explain why you will never forget that event. 30 Total

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KEYS:

I Reading 12 p
1 E 2 A 3 B 4 C ; D extra

II Use of English 48p

1 (1 point each) 1 Robert didnt use to smoke before; 2 our elder brother used to/would take us climbing; 3 only a small number of people used to know how to use

2 (1 point each) 1 hadnt known; 2 was having; 3 found out; 4 had forgotten; 5 saw, was
wearing; 6 got; 7 had left 3 (1 point each) 1 have visited; 2 are moving; 3 has forgotten; 4 need; 5 has gone down; 6 is writing; 7 doesnt snow 4 (1 point each) 1 to make; 2 dont think; 3 to help; 4 waiting; 5 wearing; 6 look 5 1 western; 2 cartoon; 3 thriller; 4 science fiction

6 1 imaginative; 2 plot; 3 absolutely; 4 fall; 5 boring 7 1 sadness; 2 disastrous; 3 ambitious; 4 bravery; 5 difficulty 8 (1 point each) 1 stand; 2 takes; 3 jumping; 4 into; 5 desert III. Writing 30p
Describe the event and when it took place. Say how the weather was and who was with you. Explain what happened and how you and other people reacted. Explain why you will never forget that event.

task achievement & original input 10p relevance of ideas to topic 4p - organization 6p - organization / layout 3p - cohesion and coherence 2p - length constraint 1p - language accuracy and variety 6p - correct use of grammar structures 5p - accurate spelling and punctuation 1p - register and vocabulary 4p - appropriate register and vocabulary 1p

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-range of vocabulary 3p

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