Cia 2006 ir 2005 VBE USE OF ENGLISH. Bandziau sprest pati, nes intike situ metu atsakymu neradau, bet lempa gaunas . Ispreskit, kas padoriau mokat anglu...oki? Liksiu amzinai dekinga 2006 VBE T h e t e e n a g e h i g h - f l y e r Rather than study at Oxford or Cambridge, Martin Halstead decided to start up a passenger airline between the two towns. So what is it like to be a teenage high-flyer and own an airline but still live in your parents’ semi-detached house? Reporter: Did you ever have any doubts about yourself or your plan (0) when___ you were starting your business? Martin: I think it would be highly unnatural not to have doubts occasionally. (1) _____________It__________ is always going to be that morning when you wake up and think “What am I doing, I should be (2) ____________at___________ university!”. But you get past that very quickly because the success brings a lot of natural highs. Reporter: What sacrifices have you made in order to commit yourself to making your airline (3) ________such a_______________ big success? Martin: I have had to slow (4) _________________________ dramatically with my flight training, which has been a big sacrifice for me. The whole reason for starting up this airline was so (5) _______________________ I could do what I love most and fly every day. Sadly, that is not really the case and I’m not playing up among the clouds as much as I would like to at the moment, but I’m sure that will change very soon. Reporter: What attracted you to starting a business so early instead of going to university? Martin: My first business came about (6) _______________________ chance because I couldn't afford to fly so I messed around with my computer and then before I knew it I had a marketable product! I never really set out to own an airline (7) _______________________ any business for that matter. Reporter: Have you ever faced any obstacles in setting (8) ____________up___________ your airline because of your age? Martin: At first (9) __________it_____________ was very hard to be taken seriously. I remember a meeting at Edinburgh Airport last year where I walked in (10) ____________and___________ was asked if I was doing a university project. I think too many people live by conventions, but age is just a number and people have to come round to realizing that. Part 2 Rachid Sabitri (0) ___grew up___ (to grow up) in Kent with football on his mind. Life, however, is full of surprises. When one of his classmates fell ill, Sabitri (1) __________________was asked__________ (to ask) by one of the teachers to take his place in a school play. He had to act and sing and he loved it. At the age of 16, he started attending a local drama school, then took some choir classes, did a music theatre course and finally performed in a West End musical. Lately he (2) ___________was offered_________________ (to offer) a chance to appear in Tangier Tattoo, a new show at the Glyndebourne opera theatre. "When I first arrived I was really excited because I (3) _______________have not been_____________ (not to be) to an opera before. All this was new for me. Now I'm really happy to be here," says Sabitri. The young singer is a member of what Glyndebourne producers often (4) ____________________________ (to refer) to as opera's "Missing Audience". At 25, he falls into the 18 to 30 age group that opera has failed to attract through its door. Glyndebourne, which (5) ____________celebrated________________ (to celebrate) its 70th anniversary last year, sees opera in crisis and with its new production it is trying to address the fact that, in order to survive, the genre has to progress. Hopefully, by the end of this month it (6) ____________is going to present________________ (to present) Tangier Tattoo, a new work featuring contemporary themes and a young cast. The new production is a result of research (7) ______________done______________ (to do) by composer John Lunn, who talked to students and young people across Sussex to find out their topics of interest. And today he genuinely (8) ______________believes______________ (to believe) Tangier Tattoo can change attitudes to opera. As Rachid Sabitri says, "I have been infected with enthusiasm and am curious to see the result. But would I be so keen if I (9) _____________would not met____________ (not to meet) the cast and the crew? I'm really intrigued how it's going to turn out. If it can engage me, there is hope it (10) ____________________________ (to do) the same for my mates. They might just like it." Part 3 (0) I prefer not to say anything. rather I ‘d rather not say anything. 1. I cannot wait to meet you. forward I ____________am looking forward to meet__ you. 2. The students must have made the arrangements for the party. must The arrangements for the party ______must have been made of______________________________ the students. 3. I have too little money to go to Africa. afford I ___________________________________ to Africa. 4. Jill runs so fast that nobody can keep up with her. runner Jill _____________is so fast runner_________________________ that nobody can keep up with her. 5. You mustn’t take photos in the museum. allowed You ___________________are not allowed to take______________________ photos in the museum. 6. I regret going to the theatre last week. wish I _____________________wish I hadn’t gone____________________ to the theatre last week. 7. I hate to get up early in the morning. stand I _____________________stand on against getting up____________________ early in the morning. 8. It was very kind of John to pay the rent. which John _____________paid a rent which was____________________________ very kind of him. 9. They think he is telling the truth. is He ______________is thought to be telling___________________________ the truth. 10. Jane asked her boyfriend to fix her laptop. her Jane _________________ _______________________ by her boyfriend. 2005 m. VBE Part 1 S P O R T A N D F I T N E S S The British are very fond (0) of sport, but many people prefer to watch rather (1) ________than_______________ take part. Many go to watch football or cricket at the ground, but many more sit (2) ________at_______________ home and watch sport on TV. Most people today (3) ___________take____________ relatively little general exercise. Over the last 30 or 40 years lifestyles have changed considerably and many people now travel even the shortest distances by car or bus. Lack of exercise combined (4) _____________to__________ eating too many fatty and sugary foods is one of the reasons (5) __________why_____________ people are becoming too fat. Experts are particularly concerned that children spend a lot of their free time watching TV or playing computer games (6) ___________instead____________ of being physically active. In the 1980s and 1990s, however, there has been (7) ___________a_____________ growing interest in fitness among young adults and today many belong to a sports club or do sport (8) __________as____________ their main leisure activity. In Britain most towns have (9) ___________their___________ own amateur football and cricket team, and people also have opportunities to play sports (10) ____________such___________ as tennis and golf. Some people go regularly to a leisure centre where (11) __________there____________ is a hall for playing badminton or squash. Many sports centres arrange classes in aerobics and step. Some people work (12) ___________out___________ regularly at a local gym and do weight training. Others (13) __________become____________ fit by walking or cycling. Many people now go abroad on a skiing holiday each year. Unfortunately, there are very few dry slopes in Britain (14) ____________where____________ they can practise. Membership of a sports club or gym can be expensive and (15) _____________not___________ everyone can afford the subscription. Some companies now provide sports facilities for their employees or contribute (16) ____________to____________ the cost of joining a gym and a swimming pool, (17) __________which______________ is highly appreciated by the employees and their families. Part 2 TEXT A Property Prices in Vilnius Recently, foreign second-home buyers (0) have focused (to focus) on the Old Town of Lithuania's capital, Vilnius. Today the price of an apartment (1) __________stars__________________ (to start) at 2,000 euros per square meter in a prime area. In recent years prices (2) ____________have been rising_______________ (to rise) steadily and analysts expect the trend to continue. There are many reasons for this. First, mortgage rates are low. If they (3) ______________were ________________ (to be) higher, Lithuanians wouldn't be buying property so easily. The situation was different five years ago when almost 60 per cent of all property purchases (4) _______________were made_______________ (to make) in cash. Also, since Lithuania's accession to the European Union in May 2003, foreigners (5) _____________has shown________________ (to show) much more interest in the new member state. Besides, improved air travel has raised interest in the city. Now Lithuanian Airlines flies twice a day from key European cities, and by the end of this month British Airways (6) ______________________________ (to add) regular flights from London. What's more, the Lithuanian currency, the litas, is linked to the euro and the country (7) ______________________________ (to expect) to be among the first of the new EU members to join the euro zone. And currently, a whole new section of the city (8) ______________________________ (to create) on the right bank of the Neris River, where dreary suburbs stood during Soviet times. TEXT B Mark Ryder: Strictly Self-Made Mark Ryder (00) started (to start) his professional career when he was seventeen. Since that time he (9) ____________________________ (to build up) a huge empire of records and over a hundred clubs. It was fifteen years ago that he (10) ____________________________ (to come) to the music business trained only by computer games. “After finishing school I was unemployed and (11) ______________________________ (to earn) some money I was working as a DJ at house parties. At school I had taken a very strong interest in computer games before I (12) ______________________________ (to discover) music. I used to spend hours playing computer games. My father said: “I’ll buy you a computer on condition that you (13) ______________________________ (to do) better at school”. It must have cost him £ 100 and it had 1K of memory; by now it (14) ______________________________ (to become) a piece of junk. But I (15) ______________________________ (to fascinate); I was like a brain surgeon. I would crack into games and then learn what the programmers had written. Before I knew it, I was writing games from scratch. I don't think I (16) ____________________________ (to do) much of it since then. Still I'm sure I wouldn't have achieved much in recording music, if I (17) ______________________________ (not to take apart) a dozen of computers as a teenager.” Part 3 (0) Everybody says that Venice is a very beautiful city. considered Venice is considered to be a very beautiful city. 1. What was the reason she wouldn’t allow her son to buy the book? let Why ____________________________________________________ buy the book? 2. “It’d be better if you went on Tuesday”, travel agent told Jim. advised The travel agent ______________________________________________ on Tuesday. 3. I won't go to that party unless I'm invited. they I won't go to that party if _________________________________________________. 4. The Committee are still discussing the project. still The project ________________________________________________ the Committee. 5. I can’t give you a lift, because my car is being repaired at the moment. my I can’t give you a lift, because I _________________________________________ at the moment. 6. “Why don‘t you ask your colleagues?” I said to him. that I suggested _________________________________________ his colleagues. 7. The film was so funny that we laughed all the time when watching it. help We couldn’t _________________________________________ watched the film. 8. “Did you find the answer to my question?” asked Jim. I Jim asked _________________________________________ the aswer to his question.

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