EGRI DOBÓ ISTVÁN GIMNÁZIUM Angol nyelvi levelezős verseny 2017/ FORDULÓ

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1 1. FORDULÓ I. Your task is to match the sentences. Then write the letters on the answer sheet, please. 1. What is Mark like? 2. When are you leaving for Hawaii? 3. Will you download that new antivirus program for me? 4. Do you like your coffee? 5. Why don t you buy that black dress? It looks good on you. 6. Why do you like scuba-diving? a. Of course. I ll do it when I get home tonight. b. It s expensive and I don t have enough money on me. c. He s outgoing and he s got a good sense of humour. d. I think it s exciting. e. As soon as possible. f. Yes, of course. It s just too hot for me to drink right now. II. Your task is to complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capitals. 1. This book is about the of New Zealand and its history. EXPLORE 2. After the of our grandparents we had dinner. ARRIVE 3. Don t you think Kathy s has improved a lot? APPEAR 4. Tony is a driver. I think he will have an accident. CARE 5. Mark, I must say there s been a great in your writing. IMPROVE 6. We live in a very neighbourhood. PEACE 7. We ll have a about the new project in ten minutes. DISCUSS 1

2 III. Your task is to circle the correct words. 1. This shirt is a bit tight / baggy. Maybe I need a bigger one. 2. Are you interested in / with cooking? 3. The horror film was very frightened / frightening and my brother didn't like it. 4. Wendy didn't want to change her hair much, so she just told the hairdresser to give her a ponytail / trim. 5. Did you receive / provide a birthday card from your aunt Linda? 6. My football team trains / manages every Wednesday after school. 7. I saw the lightning but I didn't hear any storm / thunder. IV. Your task is to complete the sentences with the words in the box. compose skyscraper exhausted disturb foreign cool 1. Did you the music for this song? 2. This has 110 floors. 3. Have you ever been to a country? 4. If the food's too hot, leave it to. 5. Don't your father now. He's trying to get some sleep. 6. When I got home from my trip, I was. V. Your task is to read the chatroom page and write T for True or F for False next to the sentences below. Then write the letters on the answer sheet, please. Toby Hey, Oscar. What are you doing online? Don't you have karate? Oscar I'm not into it any more. It s a bit boring. I want to try something more exciting, like snowboarding. You used to go snowboarding, right? What's it like? Toby Well, it isn't as easy as skiing, but it's more fun than skateboarding. Do you know how to skateboard? Oscar Of course, I used to spend hours at the skatepark with my friends. I wasn't as good as some of them but I could do quite a few tricks. Toby Great. Listen, I know a good place in the mountains. I took my cousin there a few years ago and taught him how it's done. We could go together some time. I can show you a few tricks. Oscar Brilliant! Do I need to have lessons by a professional first? Toby Don't worry about that. You can rely on me. Just get some ski clothes to be warm. There's a good shop in the shopping centre. It's cheaper than the ones in the city centre. Oscar Great. I'm getting really excited now. Toby Me too. 2

3 1. Oscar is interested in taking up an extreme sport. 2. Oscar was better at skateboarding than his friends. 3. Toby taught his cousin how to skateboard. 4. Oscar needs to spend money on his new activity. VI. Your task is to fill the gaps with the correct prepositions. Sometimes, there is no preposition required - in these cases, just write a 'X' in the space. 1. My son works a firm that makes coffee machines and they are sold in Europe. 2. Your grandma is continually complaining that you do not write to her. Just a quick will make her feel very glad. 3. She was not expected to fall love with her new boss! Now they are getting married! 4. She wants you to look this picture very carefully. What do you think about it? 5. My daughter married a millionaire afew months ago. 6. Now she works his accountant to be together all the time. 7. My family arrived in New York 8 o'clock in the morning. 8. We stayed at the airport three hours before the next flight flying to Las Vegas. 9. I would prefer to play table-tennis with my sister tomorrow but it depends our timetable. 10. If you lend some money Jenny, be careful with her. She always forgets everything. 11. Opposite the post office, you will find a good fast-food restaurant to eat out. 3

4 VII. Your task is to fill the gaps with the correct tense. Every summer our family (1) (go) on a short trip in Hungary. Last year we (2) (go) to Hollóháza. My mum (3) (be) very excited. She (4) (be) always excited on a family trips as all the family is together. But why? We (5) (not understand) that. I (6) (take) lots of photos of the sights with my cell phone. "Why (7) you (not take) photos of the factory, too?" my sister (8) (ask) me. But I (9) (not want) to take photos of it. I (10) (want) to take photos of all my family. They (11) (have) a good time together and (12) (laugh) a lot. "What (13) you (do) there? Come to me!" our grandmum (14) (shout). We (15) (find) a nice place for a picnic. But nobody (16) (eat), only we (17) (have) something to drink. It (18) (be) a great day there, and we (19) (have) a lot of fun. 4

5 VIII. Your task is to fill in the missing words. Four of them are to be used twice. hide, put, have, walk, let, damaged, plug, use, examine, touch, replaced, unplug, contact, apply, make sure, cause Safety Tips Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. However, improper use can result in electrical shocks or fires. Caution: Please read and observe all warnings and instructions contained in this pamphlet. Keep this pamphlet for reference. 1. After unpacking any electrical appliance, (1).. it carefully to (2) it isn't damaged. If it seems damaged, do not (3) it in. (4) the store or (5).. it repaired. 2. If the electrical cord is (6).. in any way, do not (7). it. (8). it repaired or (9) Do not (10).. an electrical appliance near water. Never (11) an electrical appliance with wet hands. Before cleaning (12). the appliance. Do not (13).. liquid cleaners directly to the appliance. Use a damp cloth. 4. Do not (14). too many appliances into the same wall outlet. This can (15).. a fire or an electric shock. 5. Do not (16).. anything on top of an electrical cord. Do not put an appliance in a place where people will (17). on the cord. Never (18) an electrical cord under a rug. 6. If you have a television, never (19). the antenna (20).. another electrical appliance, such as a metal lamp. 5

6 IX. Your task is to decide which words belong to the spaces. Circle your answers on the answer sheet. The first Elizabeth to be queen 1. England lived in the time of William Shakespeare, 2. five hundred years ago. Her father was Henry the 3., a king who was famous 4. he had six wives. Not all 5. the same time of course! Elizabeth s mother was Anne Boleyn, a beautiful and intelligent woman 6. she could not give the king a son, so Henry took another wife. For many years Elizabeth s life was in danger because 7. the political and religious problems of the time. However, she 8. queen, and was queen of England for over forty years. 1. at, for, of 2. almost, in, quite 3. eight, eighth, eighty 4. why, for, because 5. at, with, in 6. although, despite, but 7. of, were, in 8. made, became, did X. Your task is to find the solutions for the following riddles. 1. Which part of the city called London is in the country named Brazil? 2. Which word that has got only five letters and has six left when you take two ones away? 3. What can be always found in the middle of March? 4. What begins with a P ends with an E and has got hundreds of letters in it? 5. I m pretty tall when I m young and I m short when I m getting older. What am I? 6. If I drink, I die. If I eat, I am fine. What am I? 7. They always come out at nights without being called for them, and are lost during the day without being stolen. What are they? 6