EFL State Competition for 7th Grade Primary School Students

12th May 2018

Time limit 60 minutes Student’s CODE : _______________________

USE OF ENGLISH Total points: ______ /70

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form:

Pizza

Pizza, as we (1) _________________ (know) it today, (oven-baked flatbread covered with tomato
sauce) (2) _________________ (originate) in 18th. century Naples, Italy. Food historians (3)
_________________ (agree) that there (4) _________________ (be) oven-baked flatbread dishes in
many Mediterranean countries long time ago, but it (5) _________________ (be) in Naples that
people first (6) _________________ (introduce) flatbread with tomatoes and modern pizza was
born!

The story of how people (7) _________________ (add) tomatoes to flatbread is an interesting one.
When tomatoes first (8) _________________ (arrive) in Europe during the 16th.century people (9)
_________________ (believe) that tomatoes (10) _________________ (not be) edible and (11)
_________________ (refuse) to eat them. Sometime in the 1700s, though, the inventive (and most
probably starving) poor citizens of Naples (12) _________________ (try) adding the “deadly”fruit to
their food. They (13) ______________________________ (not just discover) that tomatoes (14)
_________________ (not be) poisonous; they (15) _________________ (learn) they (16)
_________________ (taste) extremely good on flatbread!

Today, pizza is popular all around the globe. The people of Naples (17) _________________ (feel)
very proud of their world-famous dish. They also (18) _________________ (take) it extremely
seriously! Many Neapolitans (19) _________________ (consider) that there are two “real”pizzas-the
Marinara and the Margherita. In fact, many pizza restaurant in Naples (20) _________________
(serve) only these two pizzas, and no other.

1 point for each correct answer _____/ 20

II. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs from the box. There are two extra
verbs:

travel / want / walk / get / arrive / spend / begin / buy / feel

/ visit / manage / hurt

Dear Paola,

Thank you for your entertaining letter, which (1)______________________ yesterday. I

(2)______________________ to feel much better now although my leg still (3)_________________
if I (4)______________________ too far. Last weekend I (5)______________________ some friends
who (6)______________________ their summer vacation just up the road from here. They’re very
nice-I hope you’ll meet them when you come next month. I’m very pleased you
(7)______________________ to find that book about the Indian music. I have some CDs you can
borrow in case you (8)______________________ to.
I must stop now because I (9)______________________ rather tired.
Please write again and send me some books. This is a lovely place but you know me I
(10)______________________ bored very quickly!
Love,
Ann
1 point for each correct answer_____/ 10

III. Complete these letters. Write ONE word for each gap 1-11.

A:
Dear Luigi,
Help! I (1) _________ cooking dinner for my dad’s birthday tomorrow and I want to make a nice
meal. (2) _________ you think (3) _________ any ideas?
I hope you and your family (4) _________ well.
Thanks,
Philip

B:
Hi Philip,
I think I have the perfect dinner. You (5) _________ to slice a kilo (6) _________ chicken and put (7)
_________ cheese inside. Then, boil pasta in tomato soup and remember (8) _________ stir it all the
time. Of all my recipes, this is (9) _________ easiest!
I’m sure this (10) _________ impress the family. Good luck and call me if you have (11) _________
problems.
Take care,
Luigi

C:
Dear Tom,
I’d like to drop a line or two about Casa Bonita restaurant in Colorado. It claims to be (12) _________
largest restaurant (13) _________ America and 1,100 customers (14) _________ eat there. The
inside of the restaurant looks (15) _________ a Mexican village (16) _________ night surrounded by
waterfalls, palm trees and huts.The food is delicious and (17) _________ are so many great Mexican
dishes to choose (18) _________.
With so many attractions to see, an evening (19) _________ at Casa Bonita offers (20) _________
fun than most restaurants and it’s definitely a place worth visiting!
Take care,
Maya
1 point for each correct answer _____/ 20

IV. Circle the correct answer:

1. My dad never goes to work _________ foot.

a) by b) on c) at
2. A: That’s $25, please.
B: a) Single, please. b) Hello. Can I help you? c) Here you are.
3. Helen has to do all the _________ around the house.
a) features b) chores c) appliances
4. Snakebites can sometimes be _________ if you don’t make it to the hospital in time.
a) innocent b) poisonous c) fatal
 5. The Burj Khalifa is _________ building in the world.
a) the most tallest b) tallest c) the tallest
6. I always _________ my bed in the morning.
a) lay b) do c) make
7. Could you _________ me a favour, please?
a) take b) do c) make
8. _________ people travelled from England to America in 1620 by boat?
a) Why b) How many c) How
9. He tried hard to _________ her love.
a) win b) fall in c) lead
10. Make sure you _________ these rules.
a) take b) follow c) care
11. Yesterday wasn’t as _________ today.
a) hotter than b) hot c) hot as
12. Can I have _________ juice, please?
a) some b) any c) many

1/2 point for each correct answer_____/ 6

V. Choose from the words in the box to complete the text. There are 4 extra words

top / part / like / myths / entertain / need / discovered / stage / pool /

hide / create / best / long / moveable / adventure / shows / special / started

Dancing Puppets on Water

Puppet ________________ (1) all over the world ________________ (2) both children and adults
and are an important ________________ (3) of many countries’ traditions. But there is no other
show quite ________________ (4) the Vietnamese Water Puppet Theatre. As the puppets act out
________________ (5) , legends and tales of everyday life, they appear to dance on a stage full of
water!
Vietnamese Water Puppet Theatre has a very ________________ (6) history. It started around a
thousand years ago when farmers ________________ (7) that flooded rice fields made a perfect
________________ (8) for puppet shows. The flooded rice fields were perfect because they could
________________ (9) the puppets’strings and bamboo rods under the water. Over the years, the
puppet shows became more popular and there were competitions for the ________________ (10)
one.
Nowadays, audiences don’t ________________ (11) to go to rice fields to see a performance. There
are ________________ (12) stages and buildings that have tanks specially designed for water
puppets. The surface of the water in these tanks is more than just a stage for the puppets. Hidden
behind a bamboo wall, the puppeteers can ________________ (13) splashes and waves that add to
the excitement, just like ________________ (14) effects in the latest Hollywood blockbuster!
1 point for each correct answer _____/ 14