“Do you mind if I used your bike?” "________"A.Yes, you do.
B.Yes, it’s my pleasure.
C.No, you don’t.
D.No, you can use it.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Simply being bilingual doesn’t qualify someone to interpret. Interpreting is not only a mechanical process of converting one sentence in language A into the same sentence in language B. Rather, its a complex art in which thoughts and idioms that have no obvious counterparts from tongue to tongue _ or words that have several meanings must be quickly transformed in such a way that the message is clearly and accurately expressed to the listener.
At one international conference, an American speaker said, “You cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear”, which meant nothing to the Spanish audience. The interpretation was, “A monkey in a silk dress is still a monkey” _ an idiom the Spanish understood and that expressed the same idea.
There are 2 kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and consecutive. The former, sitting in a separated booth, usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to listeners wearing headphones, interpreting what a foreign language speaker says _ actually a sentence behind. Consecutive interpreters are the ones most international negotiations use. They are employed for smaller meetings without sound booths and headphones. Consecutive interpretation also requires two-person teams. A foreign speaker says his piece while the interpreter, using a special shorthand, takes notes and during a pause, tells the client what was said.
Which of the following would a consecutive interpreter be used for?
A.An interpretation of a major literary work.
B.A business transaction between 2 foreign speakers.
C.A large meeting of many nations.
D.A translation of a foreign book.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Simply being bilingual doesn’t qualify someone to interpret. Interpreting is not only a mechanical process of converting one sentence in language A into the same sentence in language B. Rather, its a complex art in which thoughts and idioms that have no obvious counterparts from tongue to tongue _ or words that have several meanings must be quickly transformed in such a way that the message is clearly and accurately expressed to the listener.
At one international conference, an American speaker said, “You cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear”, which meant nothing to the Spanish audience. The interpretation was, “A monkey in a silk dress is still a monkey” _ an idiom the Spanish understood and that expressed the same idea.
There are 2 kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and consecutive. The former, sitting in a separated booth, usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to listeners wearing headphones, interpreting what a foreign language speaker says _ actually a sentence behind. Consecutive interpreters are the ones most international negotiations use. They are employed for smaller meetings without sound booths and headphones. Consecutive interpretation also requires two-person teams. A foreign speaker says his piece while the interpreter, using a special shorthand, takes notes and during a pause, tells the client what was said.
The word “converting” is closest in meaning to…
A.changing
B.concluding
C.understanding
D.reading

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Simply being bilingual doesn’t qualify someone to interpret. Interpreting is not only a mechanical process of converting one sentence in language A into the same sentence in language B. Rather, its a complex art in which thoughts and idioms that have no obvious counterparts from tongue to tongue _ or words that have several meanings must be quickly transformed in such a way that the message is clearly and accurately expressed to the listener.
At one international conference, an American speaker said, “You cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear”, which meant nothing to the Spanish audience. The interpretation was, “A monkey in a silk dress is still a monkey” _ an idiom the Spanish understood and that expressed the same idea.
There are 2 kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and consecutive. The former, sitting in a separated booth, usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to listeners wearing headphones, interpreting what a foreign language speaker says _ actually a sentence behind. Consecutive interpreters are the ones most international negotiations use. They are employed for smaller meetings without sound booths and headphones. Consecutive interpretation also requires two-person teams. A foreign speaker says his piece while the interpreter, using a special shorthand, takes notes and during a pause, tells the client what was said.
The example “You cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear” is used to...
A.point out the difference in attributes of animals in English and Spanish
B.emphasize the need for translation of the meaning of what is said
C.show the differences in language A and language B
D.stress the importance of word for word translation

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Simply being bilingual doesn’t qualify someone to interpret. Interpreting is not only a mechanical process of converting one sentence in language A into the same sentence in language B. Rather, its a complex art in which thoughts and idioms that have no obvious counterparts from tongue to tongue _ or words that have several meanings must be quickly transformed in such a way that the message is clearly and accurately expressed to the listener.
At one international conference, an American speaker said, “You cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear”, which meant nothing to the Spanish audience. The interpretation was, “A monkey in a silk dress is still a monkey” _ an idiom the Spanish understood and that expressed the same idea.
There are 2 kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and consecutive. The former, sitting in a separated booth, usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to listeners wearing headphones, interpreting what a foreign language speaker says _ actually a sentence behind. Consecutive interpreters are the ones most international negotiations use. They are employed for smaller meetings without sound booths and headphones. Consecutive interpretation also requires two-person teams. A foreign speaker says his piece while the interpreter, using a special shorthand, takes notes and during a pause, tells the client what was said.
What is the purpose of the passage?
A.To differentiate between simultaneous and consecutive interpreters.
B.To state the qualifications of an interpreter.
C.To point out the importance of an interpreter.
D.To explain the scope of interpreting.

“A motorbike knocked Ted down.” "_______"A.What is it now?
B.What a motorbike!
C.How terrific!
D.Poor Ted!

The fact that trade links were well-developed at this time _______some plausibility to his opinion.
A.provides
B.supplies
C.lends
D.offers

_______ that all the doors are locked before you leave, will you?
A.Looking
B.Look
C.See
D.Understand

Our last hope would_____ all probability evaporate.
A.on
B.in
C.of
D.for

Beaches were _______as police searched for canisters of toxic waste from thedamaged ship.
A.sealed off
B.cut off
C.washed up
D.kept out