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 11THCANTONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETITION
Primary Schools

Sarajevo, 16 April 2012

Code: _________

INSTRUCTIONS

The test has three sections:

- Grammar - 60 questions (60 points)
- Vocabulary - 30 questions (30 points)
- Reading - 10 questions (10 points)
TOTAL: 100 questions (100 points)

♥ The time allowed: 100 minutes

♥ Read the questions carefully
♥ Answer the questions on the Answer Sheet
♥ Do not write anything on the Test set
♥ For each question choose only one answer (the best alternative)
♥ Do the Answer Sheet as in the example below:

Example: We _________________ a test now.

A do B have done C are doing D to do

GRAMMAR SECTION

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Read the questions carefully and
choose the correct answer. 6. The electricity ____ off for a couple of hours
this morning but it's on again now.
1. Most new babies ___ a lot during
the day. a) was
b) has been
a) were sleeping
c) had been
b) sleep
d) were
c) are sleeping
d) sleeps
7. After the party, ____ the guests was given
2. A: What does your brother do? a present.
B: He works for a ____ office furnitures.
a) every of
a) company, which makes b) any of
b) company that makes c) each of
c) company makes d) each
d) company making
8. I wouldn't mention Martin to Jane, if ___you.
3. A: Do you understand what to do? She's still angry with him.
B: I think so. I've got ____ idea, thanks.
a) I'm
a) a pretty good b) I were
b) pretty good c) I'd been
c) pretty a good d) I was
d) fairly a good
9. Welcome, every one.
4. Phil ____ for dinner for her birthday There is a plenty to eat and drink
next week. so please help ____ .
He's booked a table in a very nice restaurant.
a) each other
a) takes Anna out b) somebody
b) is going to take Anna out c) everybody
c) was going to take Anna out d) yourselves
d) were going to take Anna out
10. Hello, Isabel!
5. A: Do you want to come and see Natalie in What are you doing in the office?
her band on Saturday? Joe told me you ____ on holiday
B: I want to see her, but she ____ with them this week.
this Saturday.
She's gone away for a few days.
a) are
a) doesn't play b) had been
b) won't play c) were
c) isn't playing d) was
d) don't play

11. People ____ throw plastic bags into the sea.

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 a) shouldn't b) look up on
b) had better not c) look up
c) had better not to d) look up at
d) should
18. Dan stayed very calm, ____ Andrew
12. I don't think James ____ what other people was shouting at him.
think of him.
a) despite
a) takes care of b) even though
b) look after c) in spite of
c) cares about d) though
d) looks after
19. A: Who's that man ____ the long coat?
13. A: What's the name of this singer? B: His name is Charles.
B: I don't know. He's a doctor.
____ last week, but now I can't remember.
a) wears
a) I told it b) that wearing
b) I was told it c) which wears
c) It told me d) wearing
d) It was told
20. If you ____some breakfast before you left
14. A: This salad tastes wonderful! home, you wouldn't get so hungry later.
B: Thank you. It's very easy ____ .
a) had
a) making b) have
b) for making c) will have
c) to make d) would have
d) make
21. A: What were you doing when the phone __?
15. The level of pollution _____ in our local river B: I ______ television.
so there are more fish in it now.
a) rang/ was watching
a) falls b) ringed/ was watching
b) fell c) has rung/ watched
c) are falling d) rang/ have watched
d) is falling
22. Manchester is a big city in ____ England.
16. Why ____ some plants for our flat?
a) nothern of
a) we don't get b) north of
b) don't we get c) the north of
c) don't get we d) the nothern of
d) do we get

23. I don't usually like staying at ___ hotels,

17. If you ____ the stars you realise just how but last summer we spent ___ few days
small the world is. at ___ very nice hotel near ___ sea.

a) look in a) _ / a / a / the

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 b) a / a / - / the c) both
c) a / - / the / - d) neither
d) the / a / a/ the
30. Where _____?
24. I offered to pay for the meal last night, Do you want a lift?
but Jack said ____ for it.
a) are you going
a) he's paying b) do you go
b) he would pay c) did you go
c) he'll pay d) were you going
d) he pays
31. Don't worry.
25. Passengers ____ talk to the driver while I will do ____ you asked.
he or she is driving.
a) like
a) do not have to b) as if
b) must not c) as
c) could not d) so
d) can't
32. He drives _____ .
26. Jim couldn't read what the teacher had His driving is _____ than mine.
written ____ the page.
a) badly/ more badly
a) in the bottom of b) badly/ more worse
b) at the bottom c) bad/ worse
c) in the bottom d) badly/ worse
d) at the bottom of
33. A: I don't know anyone here, apart Jamie.
27. _____ the exibition will attract thousands of B: _______ .
people.
a) So do I
a) It is expected to be b) So I do
b) It was expected that c) Neither I do
c) It is expected that d) Neither do I
d) It was expected
34. A: ______ have you had your computer?
28. Our neighbour called us because he felt ill. B: Just a few months.
When we went into his flat, we found him Sally gave me her old one.
_____ on the floor.
a) When
a) lie b) How long
b) lies c) How long is it
c) to lie d) How long it is
d) lying

35. _____ children do not attend school

29. A: Have you decided where to go on holiday? can be sent to prison.
B: Not yet. I think ____ Greece or Turkey,
but I'm not sure. a) Parents whose
b) Parents which
a) either of c) Whose
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 42. My dentist ______ clean my teeth more
36. If you eat less and exercise more, carefully.
_____ weight.
a) said me to
a) you're losing b) told to me
b) you lose c) said that
c) you won't lose d) told me to
d) you would lose
43. What _____ you do if you saw a road
37. I can't afford to buy a new television. accident?
They are _____ .
a) will
a) expensive enough b) would
b) still expensive c) do
c) too expensive d) won't
d) enough expensive
44. When Laura was a student, she ____ most of
38. I didn't agree with Brian but I didn't dare her studying at night.
____ with him in front of everyone.
a) used to do
a) arguing b) were doing
b) to argue c) was used to doing
c) to arguing d) use to do
d) argue to
45. Kirsty has started a course where you go,
39. Nowadays many infectious diseases _____ ______ ?
by antibiotics.
a) don't you
a) are cured b) has she
b) were cured c) hasn't she
c) cure d) hasn't he
d) was cured
46. There was a lot of noise from the disco every
40. Tom spent a lot of time working on his bike night, but ____ this we thought our hotel was
but he ____ repair it. very good.
So he had to ask Greg to help him.
a) although
a) managed to b) despite the fact that
b) was able to c) though
c) were able to d) in spite of
d) couldn't

47. So far five companies _________ to our

questionnaire.
41. Because of the delays, the train didn't
_____ London until 10 o'clock. a) replied
b) have been replying
a) get to c) have replied
b) get in d) has replied
c) get at
d) get into 48. Take two of these tablets ____ four hours
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 a) can
a) every b) must
b) each c) might
c) all d) mustn't
d) all about
55. I asked Dan to meet at 5.00 yesterday but he
49. James had lunch with ____ he hadn't seen said he ____ leave work early that day.
since they were at school together.
a) was able to
a) a friend which b) can't
b) a friend who c) hadn't been able to
c) a friend whose d) couldn't
d) a friend whome
56. There seem to be very ____ people in this
50. A: What are your plans for tomorrow area who are without telephones, so I
evening? expected to get a new phone quickly.
B: ______ a film.
a) little
a) We're going to see b) few
b) We see c) a few
c) We 'll see d) less
d) They're going to see
57. ____ borrowed from the library must be
51. A: You look really _____ . returned on time.
B: I am. I have nothing to do.
a) All books
a) boring b) All of books
b) bored c) Every books
c) so boring d) Each books
d) boringly
58. I ______ to Mr Johnson before the meeting
52. Do you want ____ you from the station this began.
evening?
a) spoke
a) that we collect b) was speaking
b) we to collect c) had spoken
c) to collect d) have spoken
d) us to collect

59. Carol is ___ economist.

53. Jack is really ill. She used to work in ___ investment
He must ____ to hospital immediately. department of ___ Lloyds bank.
Now she works for ___ American bank in
a) take ____ United States.
b) be taken
c) was taken a) a / the / - / an / a
d) have been taken b) an / the / - / an / the
c) the / an / the / an / -
54. If the museum was nearer the town centre, d) an / - / - / an / the
more people _____ visit it.

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 60. Which of the following is correct?

a) knives / wifes / foot / tomatoes

b) knives / wives / feet / tomatoes
c) knives / wives / feet / tomatos
d) knifes / wives / feet / tomatoes

This is the end of Grammar Section.

Now do the next section ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

VOCABULARY SECTION

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence:

1. Are you looking forward __________ on

holiday?

a) going
b) to go
c) to going
d) that you go

2. A: Is it OK if I __ the last of the

toothpaste?
B: Yes, I'll get some more this afternoon.
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 a) lost
a) get away with b) rid
b) run out of c) cleared
c) use up d) taken
d) out of
9. She _____ at me and then turned away.
3. I am not very good _____ repairing shoes.
a) noticed
a) in b) glanced
b) for c) regarded
c) at d) responded
d) about
10. His ____ is a famous actress.
4. Nobody believed John at first but he ______
to be right. a) son
b) uncle
a) worked out c) grandfather
b) came out d) aunt
c) found out
d) turned out 11. Can you ____ for me, please?
It's over there on the floor.
5. You can always rely on Sheila.
She'll never _____ . a) pick that pen up
b) use that pen up
a) put you up c) look that pen up
b) let you down d) put that pen up
c) see you off
d) take you up
12. On a world-wide ___, forests help to slow
6. If someone ____ in the street and said down the effect of global warming.
„I love you“ what would you do?
a) scale
a) saw you off b) size
b) came up to you c) range
c) found out about you d) area
d) find out about you

13. Tamara has set her _____ on becoming a

ballet-dancer.

a) heart
7. Can you wait thirty seconds while I _____ b) brain
into the Post Office for some stamps? c) head
d) feet
a) breeze
b) break 14. The history of teddy bear goes back no_____
c) pop than 1903.
d) go
a) further
8. There's a lot of rubbish in the garden. I b) older
need to get ____ of it. c) greater
d) more
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 22. Andrew prefers Cola _____.
15. Helen is very ____ . She doesn’t go out a lot.
a) to lemonade
a) bored b) than lemonade
b) confident c) for lemonade
c) angry d) in lemonade
d) shy
23. Yesterday I ____ my son's trousers.
16. We are getting married _____ March.
a) sewed
a) in b) sew
b) on c) sawed
c) at d) sow
d) by
24. I _____ the table for supper.
17. He said he had seen her the ____ night.
a) laid
a) last b) led
b) before c) layd
c) previous d) lied
d) earlier
25. I don't like _____ music.
18. Thanks for the meal! It was _____ .
a) contradictory
a) delighted b) comprehensive
b) delicious c) contemporary
c) disgusting d) content
d) distasteful
26. I often ____ money from my parents.
19. Coal is still _____ in Britain.
a) borrow
a) manufactured b) lend
b) mined c) save
c) grown d) cash
d) built

27. Sorry, I can't repay you this week.

I'm completely _____ .
20. _____ to popular belief, Pluto is not a
planet. a) broken
b) broke
a) Compared c) destroyed
b) Conversely d) dead
c) Contrary
d) Opposite 28. If you are ____ with this test,
perhaps you should attempt an easier one.
21. We went by car and the children went
___ foot. a) stumbling
b) struggling
a) with c) stressed
b) to d) straining
c) by
d) on
29. His job so tiring that he felt absolutely ___ .
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 a) scattered
b) sharpened
c) shattered
d) scrabbled

30. It is _____ to drive a car over 115 km/h in

the UK.

a) unlegal
b) dislegal
c) illegal
d) legaless

This is the end of Vocabulary Section.

Now do the next section ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ .

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READING COMPREHENSION

Read the text below and choose the correct alternative A, B, C, or D.

Thirty five years ago, Malcolm Burwell was a very successful young actor appearing in a number of series on British
television. Ha was lucky, he'd made it to the top quite quickly and had plenty of work. Hollywood directors had even
begun to suggest that he might like to think of making his fortune across the Atlantic. But two things made Malcolm
think twice about these offers. He didn't want to move his young family to the USA, and a mystery illness was
beginning to throw his whole future into doubt.

Malcolm had a problem with his voice. It began to grow steadily weaker and weaker until hospital treatment became
necessary. Before this finally took effect, however, he found he could hardly talk. As he remembers, 'When you are in
danger of losing something central to your career, it makes you think very hard. I have to say I learnt a lot from the
experience.'

'My voice recovered, but it taught me the importance of getting the best out of what you've got. As it got better and
stronger, I started doing things like public readings of poetry and pieces of literature, just to use it professionally
again.' This turned out to be the start of a whole new direction for his career. These readings have become so popular,
that Malcolm is now extremely familiar to people as the voice on a number of readings of best-selling books which
have been recorded on to tape. Instantly recognisable, his voice is now a much sought-after commodity.

Malcolm first approached publishers with the idea of selling books on tape all those years ago. At first, they said that
only blind people listened to books on tape. But times were changing and when he did eventually convince one of
them to try it, instant success followed. Now the market for such tapes in Britain is worth £25 million a year.

Although Malcolm continues to work in television and theatre, it is his readings of literature that have really made his
name. When he is recording Malcolm uses his voice to give an impression of the different characters. 'I don't try to
convince the audience that I am an 11-year-old boy at one moment and his grandfather the next, ' he says, 'but I use
my voice to try and make the listener believe that I've really got a story to tell them rather than just a book to read
out.'

Malcolm carefully does his homework on any book he has agreed to record, although he knows that some actors do
not. He tells the story of one well-known British actor whose enthusiastic producer commented on what a great thriller
it was they were about to record. 'Is it?' said the actor, opening the script for the first time. 'Oh good.' All very well,
says Malcolm, until you discover on page two hundred that the character you've given a Scottish accent to is
supposed to come from Wales!

1. Malcolm decided to start a new direction in his career because

a) he wasn't successful as an actor.
b) he thought that he would become more familiar to the public.
c) he knew that public readings would be more interesting to him.
d) he became aware that a mystery illness was beginning to throw his future into doubt.

2. Why was he suggested to go to the USA?

a) He was in poor health.
b) Couples with young families living in Britain were very poor.
c) There wasn't enough work for him in Britain.
d) His work was highly regarded by art experts.

3. What does 'this' (line 8) refer to?

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 a) the treatment he received
b) the effects of losing his voice
c) the hospital he went to
d) the weakness of his voice

4. After Malcolm's career had taken a new turn,

a) his health problem became worse.
b) his new work became popular and his ideas were proved right.
c) he couldn't get used to all those changes.
d) he realised it was the biggest mistake of his life.

5. What does 'sought-after' (line 16) mean?

a) makes a lot of money
b) everyone knows it
c) it cannot be copied
d) everyone wants it

6. How did publishers react initially to the idea of books on tape?

a) They claimed that only blind people listened to books on tape
b) They thought nobody would buy them.
c) They were keen to open up a new market.
d) They expected these approaches would produce instant success.

7. How did Malcolm's illness affect his career?

a) He could no longer do any previous types of work.
b) He could no longer use his voice professionally.
c) It taught him the importance of getting the best out of his voice.
d) He never recovered, so his future career remained uncertain.

8. When recording, Malcolm is keen to convince his listeners that

a) different people are reading the story.
b) he is actually telling them a story.
c) the events are really happening.
d) they are sitting in the theatre.

9. Malcolm relates the story about the other actor in order to show that
a) he is very successful.
b) his job is difficult.
c) it is very important to prepare.
d) different approaches can work.
10. According to the article, which sentence is true ?
a) Malcolm gave up working in television and theatre when he started public readings.
b) It was difficult for Malcolm to decide whether to go to the USA or not because
his family opposed it.
c) It was some time before Malcolm managed to convince one of the publishers to start
selling books on tape.
d) Malcolm's public readings of poetry and literature are intended only for blind people.
This is the end of test.
Good luck!

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