Mock Test in English for Engineering V I Fill in the gaps with appropriate words from the box: providers

crashing unexpectedly back-up consumer suppliers grid commissioning subsidies maintaining

The row over . for the UK's new nuclear power stations has deepened after it emerged that the 160m-a-year cost of accommodating the giant reactors on the national electricity . will be borne by all generators, including renewable energy .. The new reactors planned by EDF for Hinkley Point are significantly larger than any existing power stations, meaning the national grid has to pay for extra standby electricity to stop the grid . if one of the reactors . goes offline. National Grid said its decision to charge all generators for the cost was because "increasing costs on larger users could delay the . of large nuclear plants by a number of years". The government is sensitive to the charge that its energy policies are contributing to increases in . bills. On Wednesday it released an analysis which predicted that bills in 2020 would be 166 lower as a result of climate change policies than they would be if the government did nothing. A spokesman for EDF, which is currently in tense negotiations with ministers over the minimum price it will be guaranteed for electricity from the reactors in coming decades, said: "The costs of balancing the system and . reserve have always been proportionally spread or socialised across all those on the system. The maintenance of such a reserve is to the benefit of everyone: customers, generators and .." He added that large offshore windfarms would also benefit from the upgraded grid . system. 10 II Provide the words for the explanations: 1. A power station utilizing the natural flow of water in a river for generating power. 2. Apparatus of the latest technological level 3. The different primary fuels and sources used energy production 4. A company that runs a network system

5. A system of distributing heat in one centralized location, often linked to a power plant. 6. Loss of electrical power to an area 7. An unexpected or uncontrollable event causing damage 3.5 III Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Potronja elektrine energije je u aprilu pala na minimum, a onda poela da raste. 2. Cijena prirodnog gasa je naglo porasla tokom januara, dostigla maksimum u februaru i onda ponovo pala. 3. Cijena elektrine energije je dostigla nivo koji se ne mijenja. 4.5

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Present tense: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.

1. I___________________________(write) the letters, but I cant find the stamps. 2. This car is making very strange noise. ___________________(you), (think) it is all right? 3. I dont feel like going out tonight, I__________________________(work) all day. 4. The market ___________________________(grow) rapidly these days. 5. You cant see Tom now, he _______________________(have) a bath. 5

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Past tense: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Used to.

1. When they reached the station the train _________________________already (leave). 2. She ___________________________(dislike) Tom, but she quite likes him now. 3. My dog ________________________(walk) quietly when Mr Pitts dog attacked him. 4. When I ____________________(return) home I remembered that I had forgotten to buy coffee. 5. I didnt want to meet Jack so when he entered the room I _________________(leave). 5

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Future tense: Future Simple, Present Simple, Present Continuous or Be Going To.

1. The parachutist is going to jump. Soon after he ___________________(jump) his parachute will open. 2. A:Wheres the cat? B: I_______________________(look) for he. 3.The film ___________________________(come) to the local cinema next week. 4.___________________________you to make dinner? (I), (help) 5.Look at those clouds! It________________________________(rain). 5