Egri Dobó István Gimnázium 2018. 8. OSZTÁLYOSOK ANGOL NYELVI VERSENYE 1. forduló I. Find the logical ending for each of the sentence beginnings on the left and construct Rebecca s life. Then write the letters on the answer sheet. 1. Rebecca was born a. was a boy at her secondary school. 2. She grew up b. in her early thirties. 3. Her first boyfriend c. on a farm with lots of animals. 4. She went out with him d. when she was in her late twenties. 5. She went to university e. in a small local hospital in 1978. 6. She fell in love f. for six months. 7. They got married g. just after the baby was born. 8. She had a baby h. with another student doing medicine. 9. Her father retired i. when she left school. II. Complete this postcard that John sent to his family while he was on holiday. You may need a word or phrase in each space. Then write the words on the answer sheet. Hi everyone, I ve been in Paris for almost a week now and I m having a (1). I spent the first few days (2) - The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and all the usual tourist attractions. Most places are absolutely (3) with tourists (it s the time of the year I suppose) so yesterday I decided to have (4) round the shops and I bought a few (5). Today I ve been to a couple of very interesting art (6). I got (7) on my way back to the hotel but it didn t matter because I discovered a really fascinating (8) with lots of little stalls selling just about everything from apples to antiques. I ate in the hotel the first night but usually I (9) and have dinner in a restaurant the food is fantastic. I m afraid I ve (10) a lot of money, but it s a great place and I ve (11) lots of photographs so you ll be able to see for yourself when I get back home on the 24 th. See you then, John 1
III. How do you say these numbers in English? Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. 462 2. 2,345 3. 6.75 4. 3 1/3 5. 1,250,000 6. 47% 7. 10 September 8. 602 8477 (phone number) 9. In 1876 10. July 3 IV. What object is being described in each of these sentences? Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. It s got a point at one end that s the end you use to write with. 2. It s greyish on the outside, pink on the inside, it swims and you eat it. 3. The shape is rectangular and it s usually green. There are lots of other lines on it, and people play on it. 4. It s a reddish-orange in colour, quite long and usually pointed at one end, and you eat it. 5. At certain times of the month it s completely round; at other times, it s closer to a semi-circle but not quite. 6. It can look pale blue, more often dark blue, and sometimes a greenish blue. It really depends where it is and whether the sun is shining on it. 7. It s oval-shaped, white or beige or light brown in colour, hard on the outside, and you eat it usually when it is cooked. 8. The bottom part is triangular, and at the top there is another bit in the shape of a semi-circle. You put things especially clothes on the triangular part and hang them using the semi-circular part. 2
V. Read the text and write the name of the job next to each sentence. Odd Jobs You think you have a bad job, don t you? Read about these jobs and then you might think again about how bad your job actually is. A Fortune Cookie Writer sits all day typing on little pieces of paper. How boring! A Cheese Sprayer has to spray butter or cheese on popcorn. No thanks! A Snake Milker actually has to take the poison from snakes. Try to do it without the snake biting you. Ouch! The job of a Furniture Tester is not that bad actually. You just have to sit on different furniture to see if it s comfortable. That s more like it! The job of a Dog Food Tester is pretty much what it sounds like. You have to try different kinds of dog food to see what it tastes like. Disgusting! Do you know what happens to the golf balls that go in the water, when you re playing golf? There are actually Golf Ball Divers who have to go and get them out. How fun! Now, your job isn t so bad, is it? 1. This job is quite dangerous.. 2. This job has to do with getting back something which ended up in the wrong place.. 3. For this job you have to work at a desk.. 4. In this job you just have to sit down.. 3
VI. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. Write your answers on the answer sheet. VII. The Brawns (1) (send) my books next week. They ve promised it. I am pretty tired as I (2) (run) all day long to be ready for the competition. Both of them (3). (leave) the classroom before Ross returned to ask them about the incident. Michael (4) (be) quite sick since we last (5).. (see) each other. Who (6).. (have) breakfast for the first time in your family in the mornings? What time (7).. (the Flight 1011, leave) to London tonight? This unfriendly waiter (8). (pour) the soup on me all the time. Shakespeare (9). (write) a lot of plays. Why (10)..(you, lie) on the floor instead of the sofa next to you? I won t go out now as it (11) (rain) and I (12). (not have) an umbrella on me at the moment. (13).. (you, be) here before? - Yes, I (14).. (spend) my holiday here the previous year. - (15).. (you, have) a nice time here? No, unfortunately it (16) (never, stop) raining at all. Choose the correct form with or without the. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. All the children / All children are curious about what to get as Christmas presents from their loving parents. 2. If you want to read some sensational news, subscribe to the Sun / to Sun. 3. Tomorrow there will be a job fair at school / at the school. 4. If you commit a crime, you have to go to the prison / to prison. 5. Life / The life is hard. 6. Death / The death of his grandparents made him really sad. 7. Danube / The Danube divides the capital of Hungary into two parts. 8. I believe that all babies / all the babies in this nursery school are so cute. 9. The homeless / Homeless need help. VIII. Your task is to choose the correct one. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. He at the least convenient time. a) always phones b) has been always phoning c) is always phoning d) always is phoning 2. Here.. the men in black. a. are coming b. come c. comes d. have come 3. We usually stay at home in the evenings but tonight we out with some friends of ours. a. will go b. have been going 4
c. are going d. go 4. Ronaldo. but the goalkeeper.. his shot. a. is shooting / saves b. is shooting / is saving c. shoots / saves d. has shot / saves 5. John and his wife hard all last week to get ready. a. were working b. worked c. was working d. had been working 6. anything on Friday evening? a. Do you do b. Are you doing c. Will you do d. Do you plan to do 7. If you had got up earlier, you. missed the flight. a. could have b. would have c. shouldn t have d. wouldn t have 8. We had better. him. a. not to disturb b. didn t disturb c. not disturb d. wouldn t disturb 9. Have you met.? a. the Browns b. the Browns c. Browns d. the Brown s 10... we go,.we get there. a. The fastest / the earliest b. Fast / soon c. Faster / earlier d. The faster / the sooner 5