Test Your English: Preparation Guide. Дворжец О.С - 6 стр.

 Part B. Directions:    Questions 31 through 35 are based on the text         33. John Smith
 (Questions 31 – 35)    below.                                                    A was broken and died in 1904.
                        Choose the one best answer to each question on            B was a critic of identity parades.
                        the basis of what is stated or implied in the text.       C looked like Alfred Beck.
                        Mark the answer on your answer sheet.                     D and Alfred Beck questioned how accurate identifications were.

                                                                              34. What title would you give to the story?
      In 1895 a lady was walking along a dimly lit street in London when          A The days of the identity parades are numbered.
she recognized a man who had robbed her of some jewellery a few days              B A sad tale of mistaken identity.
before. She called the police, who arrested the man, who protested his in-        C Mr John Smith, a notorious criminal.
nocence. He said his name was Alfred Beck and he was a Norwegian busi-            D Compensation for robbery.
nessman. The police insisted that he was John Smith, a notorious criminal.
Ten different women picked him out at identity parades as the thief who       35. The word ‘parade’ means in the text:
had robbed them. In court, Beck was sentenced to seven years imprison-            A holiday
ment, but he was still angrily denying that he was guilty. A year after he        B display
was released, he was arrested again following an accusation by three              C movement
women that he had stolen their rings. All the women confidently identified        D procession
Beck as the thief. He was again sent to prison but at this point the police
found the real John Smith, who bore an astonishing resemblance to Beck.                                        Section IV
Beck received £ 5,000 in compensation but died, a broken man, in 1904.
                                                                               Directions:              Find the word (s) that is closest in meaning to
31. Which of the following is not true? The ladies                             (Questions 36 – 40)      the underlined word and mark the answer on
    A identified Alfred Beck as a thief.                                                                your answer sheet.
    B were asked to look at the line of people and pick out the person
       who committed the crime.                                                Example:       0. contrast
    C picked Mr Beck out at identity parades as a thief.                                         A purpose     B choice   C agreement    D difference
    D identified Mr Beck at the scene of the crime – identity parades.         Answer:        0. D

32. Why did the victims of attacks identify Mr Beck as a thief?
    A They took Mr Beck for Mr Smith.
    B The police insisted that he was John Smith, a notorious criminal.       36. surplus
    C They could find nobody else except Mr Beck.                                 A strange          B extra            C main       D rare
    D Mr Beck was guilty though he denied it.
                                                                              37. approximately
                                                                                  A certainly        B never            C about      D faintly

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