E X E R C I S E 2: Choose the correct answer according to the passage. 1. From the information given in the passage, we learn that Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ... .
A) used passages from the original "Faustbuch"
B) introduced a main female character into the Faust legend
C) entitled his book "Faustbuch"
D) became very popular after he wrote about the Faust legend
E) was rumoured to have an agreement with Satan
2. The author states that Thomas Wlann A) wrote the best modern version of the Faust legend
B) is the last author to write about the Faust legend
C) completely changed the main theme of the legend
D) added only a few passages of his own to the original work
E) wrote about a person called Dr. Johannes Faust, who lived in recent times
3. Although the Faust stories are many and varied, the passage makes it clear that A) the basis for all of them is a legend which is entirely fiction
B) there is no doubt that the original book was written by Doctor Johannes Faust himself
C) there was almost certainly a real man by that name in the 16th century, who performed
magic tricks
D) the original Dr. Johannes Faust was actually a man of good reputation and a qualified doctor
E) the actual details of the life of this physician, alchemist and magician have come down to the
present
E X E R C I S E 3: Complete the sentences by selecting words from Column B in EXERCISE 1. 1. I only had a/an of Kate at the party, so I didn't really notice what she
was wearing.
2. In Christianity and Islam is generally thought of as a place where
immoral people burn in eternal fires after death.
3. He claims he can contact people's dead relatives for them and he charges a fee for his
services. Lots of people pay him money, but I think he is a complete
who preys on vulnerable members of society grieving for their loved ones.
4. The lady who is head of the department in which I will be working is '. to
be a strict manager to work for. All the members of her staff that I have spoken to so far have
confirmed that she expects quite a lot from her employees.
5. In the last few years, mobile phone shops have everywhere. There
doesn't seem to be a street without one these days.
