1

Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text I.

The passage “the lure of quick fixes addressing multifaceted processes of change” (L. 29 and 30) could be replaced by the temptation of finding easy solutions for manifold processes of change and this would still keep the paragraph coherent.

2

In the fragment “on becoming director of the American National Security Agency” (R. 9 and 10), the preposition “on” refers to a period when the action is taking place.
3

Judge the following items according to text 5A5AAA.


Mesh topologies differ from others because the failure of the

central element results in the failure of the whole network.

4

On the ideas of the text and the vocabulary used in it, judge the next items.


File formats for Excel, other than that introduced in Excel 2007, generated larger files.
5

Based on the ideas and linguistic aspects of the text above, judge the item below.

In terms of word formation, the adjective “international" (R.27) is a case of affixation, as a prefix and a suffix have been added to the root of the word nation.

6

Judge the following item according to the ideas of the previous text and its linguistic aspects.

In “As long as a student chooses goals" (R. 7 and 8), “as long as" means after a long time.

7

Based on the ideas and linguistic aspects of the text above, judge the item below.

In the fragment “a unique status" (R.25), the use of the article “a" can be explained by the sound of the semivowel at the beginning of “unique".

8

In the text CB3A1AAA,

“state-of-the-art technologies” (l25) are advanced technologies, developed with an artistic touch.
9

Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

The word “genial" (l.15) means unusually intelligent.

10

In text IV, without altering the general meaning of the sentence, "pinpoint" (l.10) could be replaced by (mark right — C — or wrong — E)

determine.