G R A M M A R Complete the story by putting the verbs in brackets into their correct forms. If there is no verb given, fill in the blank with the ONE word that best fits (preposition, pronoun, etc.). When I 1.... (graduate) from Cambridge in 1968, an English friend decided he 2.... (go) to drive 3.... India. His mother 4... (beg) me to go along because, 5.... he was a good driver, he was rather unworldly and she thought if I didn't go with him he 6.... (get) into trouble or die. My parents said that I 7.... (can) go, and then they didn't know where I 8.... (be) for two months. The world was different then; you could get into a car in London and drive across Iran and Afghanistan. The car broke 9... on a deserted road in Iran, and I had 10.... give a local truck driver enough money for him 11.... (pull) us to the next town. The guy 12... did it was very helpful. He took us to where we could get the car 13... (repair), then he got his mates to surround us and take 14... our money. Although we 15.... (laugh) about the experience now, it certainly wasn t very funny at the time.... / 7.5 points (0.5 pt each) Read the text carefully and look at each line. Some of the lines are correct and some have a word which should not be there. If the line has an extra word, write that word on the line provided. If there is no extra word, write C (correct) on the line. 1. We often look up and see the birds on a roof or even cats. Once, 2. Claire was watching on TV when she heard a noise from the roof. 3. She went outside and saw a sheep. It was running 4. to back and forth across the roofs of the row of terraced 5. houses. The neighbours are rang 999 and asked the fire brigade for help. 6. The fire brigade eventually managed to get the sheep down from the roof, 7. saying that it was the most of unusual sheep rescue they had ever made.... / 3.5 pts (0.5pt each)
G R A M M A R (continued) Complete the 2 nd sentence in each set so it means exactly the same as the sentence above it. Use the WORD given below it. 23. I'll just write your phone number down. NOTE I'll just... of your phone number. 24. I don't think she wants us to mention the trip. RATHER I think she... mention the trip. 25. People said he had stolen the money. ACCUSED He... the money. 26. There's nothing you can force me to do, however hard you try. MAKE You cannot..., however hard you try..../4 pts Total points:.../15 pts
V O C A B U L A R Y Complete the article below by putting the WORD at the end of each line into the correct form in the gap in that line. The story Lord of the Flies seems to be a classic story about a group of boys stranded on an island and their (1).... A plane with (2)...public school boys crashes on SURVIVE BRITAIN a deserted island. There are no adults around and the boys have to form a (3)... in order to survive. Ralph becomes the SOCIAL leader thanks to a (4)... of his charisma, natural leadership and (5).... Ralph is often guided by COMBINE RATIO (6)... but intelligent "Piggy", his friend. FEAR Later, the boys turn into a savage tribe lacking any signs of (7).... The major theme of the story is CIVILISE the (8)...of the human community. FRAGILE.../ 4pts (0.5pt each) Choose the correct answer (a, b, c or d) to complete each sentence. Write the letters of your answers in the spaces provided. 9. Can I help you? - No thanks, I'm just.... a/ seeing b/ watching c/ looking d/ shopping 10. You might want to...around and compare prices before you by a Blu-ray player. a/ shop b/ buy c/ search d/ find 11. If you want to exchange any goods, you need to have the.... a/ bill b/ prescription c/ receipt d/ recipe 12. You should drive slowly on this road. There are lots of dangerous...bends. a/ blind b/ sightless c/ unseen d/ unwatchable 13. Pines, firs and spruces are all...trees. a/ deciduous b/ coniferous c/ hardwood d/ needle 14. I hate it when the snow is melting and there is...everywhere. a/ slush b/ frost c/ icicle d/ hoar... / 6pts Total points:... / 10 pts
R E A D I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N Read the article carefully. There are two tasks to do on the next page. HOLIDAY ON ICE At 7pm on a dark November evening, thousands of people are making their way across a vast car park. 1..... They are all here for what is, bizarrely, a global phenomenon: they are here to see Holiday on Ice. Given that most people don't seem to be acquainted with anyone who's ever been, the show's statistics are extraordinary: nearly 300 million people have seen Holiday on Ice since it began in 1943; it is the most popular live entertainment in the world. But what does the production involve? And why are so many people prepared to spend their lives travelling round Europe in caravans in order to appear in it? 2....The backstage atmosphere is an odd mix of gym classes and workplace. A curtained-off section at the back of the arena is laughably referred to as girls' dressing room, but is more accurately described as a corridor, with beige, cracked walls and cheap temporary tables set up along the length of it. Each girl has a small area littered with pots of orange make-up, tubes of mascara and long false eyelashes. As a place to work, it must rank pretty low down the scale: the area round the ice rink is grey and mucky with rows of dirty blue and brown plastic seating and red carpet tiles. 3.... The lights come from a firm in Texas, the people who make the audio system are in California, but Montreal supplies the smoke effects: former British Olympic skater Robin Cousins is now creative director for the company and conducts a vast master class to make sure they're ready for the show's next performance. The next day, as the music blares out from the sound system, the cast start to go through their routines under Cousin's direction. Cousins says, "The aim is to make sure they're all still getting to exactly the right place on the ice at the right time - largely because the banks of lights in the ceiling are set to those places, and if the skaters are all half a metre out they'll be illuminating empty ice. "Our challenge," he continues, "is to produce something they can sell in a number of countries at the same time. My theory is that you can take those things that people want to see and you give it to them, but in the way they expect to see it. 4.... And you have to find music that is challenging to the skater, because they have to do it every night." It may be a job which he took to pay the rent, but you can't doubt his enthusiasm. "The only place you'll see certain skating moves is an ice show, he says, "Because you're not allowed to do them in competition. It's not in the rules. 5.... Cousins knows what he's talking about because he skated for the show himself when he stopped competing - he was financially unable to retire. He learnt the hard way that you can't put on an Olympic performance every night. "I'd be thinking, those people have paid money, now do your stuff, and I suddenly thought, I really can't cope. I'm not enjoying it. The solution, he realised, was to give 75% every night, rather than striving for the sort of twice-a-year excellence which won him medals.
R E A D I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N (continued) There are 5 phrases missing (A-E) from the article. Put the letter of the phrase into the correct gap (1-5) in the article. There is ONE extra phrase. A It's an unimpressive picture, but the show itself is an unquestionable vast, polished global enterprise. B People appreciate the atmosphere of the show and excellence of the performers. C They're not here to see a film, or the ballet, or even the circus. D You try to twist it. E So the ice show world has things to offer which the competitive world just doesn't. F It can't be glamorous, and it's undoubtedly hard work.... / 5 pts Decide whether each of these statements is true (T) or false (F). Circle your answer. T / F 1. Holiday on Ice is a world famous circus. T / F 2. The show s performers don t get very good working conditions. T / F 3. The area around the ice rink is large and impressive. T / F 4. Robin Cousins is responsible for the choreography and the actual program. T / F 5. Cousins used to skate for the show but is retired from skating now..../ 5pts
L I S T E N I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N Listen carefully and decide which of the statements (A, B, C) is true. Circle the letter of your answer. 1. Kate went to the USA because... A her aunt lived there. B she wanted to work there. C she had a boyfriend there. 2. Kate Allen first arrived in America... A more than 10 years ago. B exactly 10 years ago. C less than 10 years ago. 3. When Kate saw her younger cousins had summer jobs... A she knew that they had financial problems. B she was surprised. C she wanted to find a job too. 4. American teenagers look for summer jobs... A to help their parents. B to have extra money for fun and partying. C to save money for their future studies. 5. Before they became famous many celebrities... A delivered pizza. B hid their profiles. C worked as unskilled workers. 6. American teenagers think low-status jobs... A put their potential at risk. B are very attractive and easy to do. C provide them with useful experience. 7. Kate's husband s summer job was... A working in a candy shop. B delivering newspapers. C cleaning his neighbours yards. 8. American parents want their school-age children to have summer job... A because it teaches them many things. B because they don't want to give them pocket money. C because their children spend a lot of time watching TV. 9. Slovak parents don't encourage their children to take up summer jobs... A because they think that s only for poor people. B because they give them enough money. C because their children help them at home. 10. It is good to have a summer job because... A children are kept busy and out of trouble. B children don't argue with parents because of pocket money. C children can learn the value of money and hard work.... / 5pts (0.5pt each)
Autori: Mgr. Viera Chovancová, PhDr. Zuzana Vépyová, PhD. Recenzent: Mgr. Anna Brisudová Korektor: Lyn Steyne Olympiáda v anglickom jazyku Vydal: IUVENTA Slovenský inštitút mládeže, Bratislava 2012