I.

1.                  He  … of running the shop on his own.

A) was able                 B) managed                 C) could                      D) was capable

2.                  She was … him when he inherited one million pounds.

A) about leaving           B) about to leave         C) leave                       D) left

3.                  We are travelling … to Spain next year.

A) to abroad                B) in abroad                C) abroad                    D) aboard

4.                  He  … school last week.

A) was absent from      B) was absent for         C) missed                    D) was missed for

5.                  The film we saw yesterday was … fantastic.

A) very                        B) absolutely                C) a very                     D) an absolutely

6.                  I asked him to arrange … for me in London.

A) an accommodation  B) accomodation         C) accommodations     D) accommodation

7.                  They accused him … having stolen the money.

A) with            B) in                            C) of                           D) for

8.                  We were walking … the wood when it started to rain.

A) across                     B) through                   C) thorough                 D) cross

9.                  He gave some wonderful … so I could pass the test without any difficulty.

A) advices                   B) advises                    C) advice                     D) advise

10.              I simply can’t afford … a house in the country.

A) buying myself          B) myself                     C buying                      D) to buy

11.              First we went to a restaurant and … we went to the cinema.

A) after                        B) after it                     C) after that                 D) after then

12.              After I … I will call the office.

A) arrived                    B) have arrived            C) will arrive                D) will have arrived

13.              I’ll see you … Wednesday afternoon.

A) on                           B) in                            C) -                             D) in the

14.              He said he had seen her …  .

A) two weeks ago       B) two weeks before   C) in two weeks’ time  D) before two weeks

15.              She has three daughters and … of them are artists.

A) both                        B) every                      C) all                           D) one

16.              … it was raining, they went walking in the mountains.

A) Despite                   B) In spite                    C) Although                 D) However

Egy kis magyar�zkod�s…

1.                  can do sth = be able to do sth =  be capable of doing sth = k�pes vmire

manage to do sth = succeed in doing sth = siker�l vmit megcsin�lni

2.                  be about to do sth = �pp vmit k�sz�l csin�lni. SOHA NINCS ING-ES ALAK!

3.                  abroad = k�lf�ld�n, k�lf�ldre. Az abroad el�tt csak a from prepoz�ci� fordul el�!

aboard = a fed�lzeten

4.                  be absent from = hi�nyzik vhonnan (ahol k�telez� a megjelen�s)

miss = kihagy (pl bulit, ahol nem k�telez� a megjelen�s), elmulaszt

5.                  Bizonyos mell�knevek fokozhat�ak, m�sok nem. Nem lehet valami “kicsit” vagy “nagyon” fantasztikus (mint ahogy nincs “kicsit” terhes n� sem). A leggyakoribb NEM FOKOZHAT� mell�knevek: amazing, awful, boiling, brilliant, delighted, fantastic, huge, ideal, incredible, perfect, unique. A nem fokozhat� mell�knevek egyik jellemz� hat�roz�ja az absolutely, a fokozhat�k� a very.

6.                  accommodation (�rdemes figyelni a helyes�r�sra!): megsz�ml�lhatatlan f�n�v, teh�t nem �llhat el�tte a/an �s nincs t�bbes sz�ma sem.

7.                  accuse sb of doing sth = v�dol vkit vmivel

8.                  through = kereszt�l (vmiben) (3 dimenzi�, van magass�ga is a dolognak)

across (cross) = �t (vmin rajta) (2 dimenzi�)

thorough = alapos (Teh�t semmi k�ze az el�z� kett�h�z, csak k�nny� �sszekeverni a through-val)

9.                  advise (ige) = tan�csol

advice (megsz�ml�lhatatlan f�n�v) = tan�cs. L�sd: accommodation. Egy, vagy t�bb konkr�t tan�csra a piece of / pieces of advice kifejez�sek haszn�lhat�k

10.              afford to do sth = megenged vmit mag�nak anyagilag. Nem �llhat ut�na myself, yourself, stb, az allow pedig ebben a jelent�sben nem haszn�lhat�.

11.              after that = �s azut�n. A t�bbi verzi� (bele�rtve a sima after-t is) er�sen ker�lend�!

12.              after ut�n nem haszn�lhatunk j�v� id�t. A mondat m�sodik fele j�v� id�ben van, ez�rt az els� tagmondatban nem haszn�lhatunk m�lt id�t, mert �gy “nagyon t�vol esn�nek” id�ben egym�st�l.

13.              this/ tomorrow / yesterday afternoon = ma/ holnap / tegnap d�lut�n;

in the afternoon = d�lut�n (a mikor k�rd�sre v�laszolva)

on Wednesday afternoon = szerd�n d�lut�n; Itt a Wednesday miatt on a prepoz�ci�, mindegy, hogy az afternoon egy�bk�nt in-nel j�r. (Tal�n jegyezd meg �gy, hogy a Wednesday mindenk�ppen nagybet�s, az afternoon pedig kisbet�s, teh�t a nagybet�s sz� nyer. Nekem anno �gy siker�lt...).

14.              ago = ezel�tt; �ltal�ban Simple Past-tal j�r.

before = azel�tt; F�gg� besz�dben felv�ltja az ago-t.

in 2 weeks’ time = k�t h�t m�lva;

15.              both = mindkett�;+ t�bbes sz�m� f�n�v �s ige.

all = mindegyik; H�rom vagy t�bb dologra utal, t�bbes sz�m j�r ut�na is.

every = minden; Egyes sz�m� f�n�v �s ige j�r ut�na.

16.              in spite of = despite = … ellen�re; A k�t szerkezet nem keverend�, az egyik 1, a m�sik 3 sz�b�l �ll! Mindkett� prepoz�ci�, �gy csak f�n�v vagy ing-es alak� ige �llhat ut�na.(In spite of / Despite the rain they went walking…)

although = (ha)b�r; k�t�sz�, ez�rt mell�kmondat �ll ut�na.

however = azonban, de!!! Mint l�that�, eg�szen m�st jelent, mint a fenti h�rom, m�gis rengetegen �sszekeverik vel�k!

Although she is rich, I’m not going to marry her.= B�r (�) gazdag, m�gsem veszem el.

She is rich. However, I’m not going to marry her. =� gazdag. Azonban �n nem veszem el.

KEY

1.D      2.B      3.C      4.A      5.B      6.D      7.C      8.B      9.C      10.D

11.C    12.B    13.A    14.B    15.C    16.C