G R A M M A R Read the text below and think of a word which best fits each space 1 15. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). INTUITION Sometimes you just know things about people the first time you see them for example that you want to be friends (0) with them or that you don t trust them. But perhaps this kind of intuition isn t as hard to explain (1) it may seem. For instance, everybody gives out body language signals (2) the time. The (3) you hold your body, head and arms tells people about your mood. If you hold your arms tightly at your sides (4) fold them across your chest, people will generally feel that you (5) being defensive. Holding your head on one side shows interest in the other person, while (6) relaxed, open posture indicates that you are self-confident. All this affects (7) we feel about someone. Also, a stranger may remind you of a previous meeting (8) someone. This may be because of (9) as simple as the fact that he or she is physically similar to someone who treated you well or badly. But your reaction doesn t (10) to be the result of the memory of a person you previously met your feelings about the stranger could (11) influenced by a smell in the air that brings to mind a place (12) you were, happy, satisfied and looked after well (13) child. Since even a single word can bring back a memory (14) that, you may never realise it is happening. Well, to know more about intuition, (15) a common knowledge (nobody teaches you regularly at school), you may easily access countless internet articles and documentaries. 0 with 8 1 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 Total /15pts
VOCABULARY Read the text below and decide which word or phrase A, B, C or D best fits each space. Write the letter in the space provided. Intelligence test School exams are, (0) B speaking, the first kind of tests we take. They find out how much knowledge we have (1). But do they really show how intelligent we are? After all, isn t a fact that some people who are very successful academically don t have any (2) sense? Intelligence is the speed (3) which we can understand and react to new situations and it is usually tested by logic puzzles. Although scientists are now preparing (4) computer technology that will be able to read our brains, for the present tests are still the most popular ways of measuring intelligence. A person s IQ is their intelligence (5) it is measured by a special test. The most common IQ tests are run by Mensa, an organisation that was founded in England in 1946. By 1976 it (6) 1,300 members worldwide, largely in the US. People taking the tests are judged in (7) to an average score of 100, and those who score over 148 are entitled to join Mensa. This (8) at 2% of the population. Anyone from the age of six can take the tests. All the questions are straightforward and most people can answer them if (9) enough time. But that s the problem the whole (10) of the tests is that they are against the clock. 0/ A/ mainly B/ generally C/ widely D/ usually 1. A/ fetched B/ gained C/ attached D/ caught 2. A/ natural B/ bright C/ sharp D/ common 3. A/ on B/ to C/ in D/ at 4. A/ advanced B/ forward C/ ahead D/ upper 5. A/ how B/ that C/ as D/ so 6. A/ held B/ had C/ kept D/ belonged 7. A/ concern B/ relation C/ regard D/ association 8. A/ adds up B/ turns to C/ comes up D/ works out 9. A/ allowed B/ spared C/ let D/ provided 10. A/ reason B/ point C/ matter D/question Total /10
READING COMPREHENSION (1) Read the four texts A, B, C and D carefully. Then answer the tasks in parts I, II and III. Text A Thursday morning 9.00 am Dear Javier, Thanks for the card. I m glad you had a good week away. I ve been helping make the costumes for the cottage play, The Wild Wood. Hard work, but there have been three of us and it s good fun. Anyway, here s your ticket. Don t worry about paying me. The ticket prices are cheap and it s my treat! You know how to get there, don t you? How about going out for a coffee, or something, after the show? It s over at ten-thirty, so I ll meet you in the car park then. You can email me or get me on my mobile. See you soon, Monika Text B Highsmith College International Drama Group presents The Wild Wood by Conrad Webster A play of mystery and romance in three acts Act 1 Beside the lake Piano: Andrea de Ventura Act 2 In the wood Clarinet: Joanna Czepel Interval Coffee & cake Costumes: M. Strasser, Act 3 Back at home C. Wininger, S. Burri Cast: Jago Robert Petak Leila Julia Hofer The Lake Spirit... So-Young Park The Wolf. Isil Gunal Mr. Cottle. Sergio Santos Mrs. Cottle.. Cheryl Leung The Historian.. Wilson Chow All other parts played by students in Class 5 Text C The Wild Wood Saturday 14 November 7.30 pm Row F 15 Highsmith College Drama Hall Adult 8.00 Child 4.00 (behind Main Department Building, up steps, turn left) Parking available in Car Park 3
Text D Express and Echo READING COMPREHENSION (2) Drama and Cinema Saturday Night in the Woods! By our Drama Critic, Ronald Gerrard I wasn t sure what to expect when I sat down to watch The Wild Wood with two hundred other members of the audience on Saturday night. All the actors were foreign students and the play is not a well-known one. However, I m so glad I did go. The costumes, the lighting, the whole production, was superb. The cast of twenty were all from the International Department of the local college and were very original and dynamic. Special mention should be made of the actors who played Jago and Leila they were first class. My only (slight) complaint was that the jazz, which the two gifted musicians played throughout, was a bit loud at times. Task I. What kind of text is each one? Write the letter A, B, C or D in the space provided. 1. ticket 3. programme 2. review 4. letter Total 2/ Task II. Read the text again and find out the information you need. Write the letter A, B, C or D in the space provided. 5. Which text gives directions? 6. Which text gives a personal opinion? 7. Which text is from a newspaper? 8. Which text is informal? Total 2/ Task III. Which text gives you the answer for the following questions? Write the letter A, B, C or D in the space provided. 9. Where could you leave your vehicles? 10. Who wrote the play? 11. Where was Javier s seat? 12. Approximately how many people watched the play? 13. How could Javier contact Monika? 14. Who played the main characters? 15. When did the play finish? 16. What kind of play is it? 17. What date was the play on? 18. Where did the play take place? 19. What type of music accompanied the play? 20. What kind of refreshments were there? Total 6/
LISTENING You will hear a man talking about attending a surprise party. Answer the questions 1 5 with YES or NO. 0. Did the man s friend find out about the party? NO 1. Was the party for someone s birthday? 2. Did the man feel happy about what he was wearing? 3. Was there a professional photographer at the party? 4. Was this the first surprise party the man had attended? 5. Did the man go to the party with his girlfriend? Autori: Mgr. Edita Mareková Recenzent: PaedDr. Anna Brisudová Korektor: Marja Juhola, M. A. Olympiáda v anglickom jazyku krajské kolo Vydal: IUVENTA Slovenský inštitút mládeže, Bratislava 2014 Total /5