Kangaroo test

II. For questions 6-15, read and choose the best answer.

6. There you go. (A)

A) Thank you. B) Where is that? C) Aren’t you coming?

7. When is the birthday party?(C)

A) It’s here. B) Good to know. C) This weekend.

8. Can I help you?(C)

A) Sure, no problem. B) It’s my pleasure. C) I would appreciate it.

9. How much do I owe you?(B)

A) We’ll sort it out tomorrow. B) Till next week. C) Sure.

10. Thanks for stopping by.(C)

A) So do I. B) Same here. C) Any time.

11. I hope Mary will pass the exam.(B)

A) She usually passes it. B) I’m sure she will. C) I hope she hasn’t.

12. Both Jack and I like rock music.(A)

A) So we do. B) Neither do us. C) So do we.

13. Where did you see The New Year?(A)

A) As usual in the open air. B) It’s hard to say. C) I prefer to go there by car.

14. It was .......... a difficult exam, but I think I did OK.(B)

A) quit B) quite C) quiet

15. I can’t come to your party. I have the flu.(B)

A) That’s a great idea. B) I hope you get well soon. C) It’s OK, just be good.

III. Read sentences 16-20. For each space, choose the best answer.

16. If I .......... you, I wouldn’t go out tonight.(A)

A) were B) am C) have been
 17. Neither Tom .......... Sam will be there tomorrow.(B)
A) or B) and C) nor
18. The floors are .......... washed.(B)
A) being B) been C) having

19. It’s not easy to .......... the best choice.(A)

A) make B) take C) decide

20. You are all .......... wonderful friends.(B)

A) such B) so C) very

IV. Read the text. For each space (21-25), choose the best answer.

Gail Gibbons

Gail Gibbons is an American writer and illustrator. When she is asked what it is that
she mostly enjoys doing her answer is almost always “I love learning”. It is her
curiosity and interest (21) .......... art and science that made her (22) .......... her
career. To this day, she has written and illustrated more than 100 books for children.
In all her books she (23) .......... children about the world. The topics she has chosen
are varied; they range from volcanoes to the animal world. Gibbons does a lot of
research before writing a book and in some cases she goes on long trips because she
wants to make sure all information (24).......... exact and she thinks that seeing plants
and animals in their natural habitat will make her articles and illustrations reflect
reality as accurately (25) .......... possible. She sometimes takes the time to visit
schools and talk to students because this way she will know what topics to cover
next.
21.(D-to)
A) at B) by C) in D) to
22. (A-chose)
A) chose B) choose C) choosing D) chosen
23. (A-teaches)
A) teaches B) learns C) says D) predicts
24.(B-are)
A) is B) are C) stay D) remain
25. (D-as)
A) than B) so C) then D) as
V. For questions 26-30, read the text and choose the correct answer.

Ben got a summer job painting white stripes down the middle of the motorway. On
the first day he did a very good job and painted a stripe a mile long. However, on the
second day he only managed to paint half a mile and on the third day he painted
even less.Finally, his boss told him off, “Ben you are slacking off! Each day you paint
less and less.”Ben replied, “You’re right. But each day it takes longer and longer to
walk back to that bucket!”

26. Where was Ben working?(C)

A) On a motorcycle track. B) On a pitch. C) On an important road.
D) On a pavement. E) On a tall building.

27. How long is a mile?(B)

A) 1.6 km B) 1 km C) 0.5 km D) 0.6 km E) 3.6 km

28. Ben’s boss told him off. This means that he ........... .(B)
A) praised Ben B) scolded Ben C) encouraged Ben
D) fired Ben E) disappointed Ben

29. Why did Ben’s boss tell him off? Because ........... .(E)
A) Ben wasted the paint B) Ben was destroying the motorway C) Ben insulted his
boss
D) Ben was very careless E) Ben was not working hard enough

30. Where did Ben need to walk every day?(D)

A) To his friends. B) To his boss. C) To the office.
D) To the container of paint. E) To the car.
VI. For questions 31-50, read and choose the correct answer.

31. Mary drives me crazy! Sheʼs .......... about how difficult her life is.(A)
A) always complains B) will always complain C) always complain
D) always complaining E) complained

32. I want to wash my hair. Is there .......... shampoo left?(E)

A) much B) no C) some D) many E) any

33. Mum went to the travel agenty to .......... a holiday to Italy.(C)

A) rent B) book C) go
D) save E) see

34. During the Stone Age people dwelt in caves. What does dwelt mean?
A) hunted B) grew C) lived D) went E) drew pictures

35. Choose the best answer to complete the proverb: He who laughs .......... laughs
best.(A)
A) last B) firstly C) second D) least E) behind

36. We used to have Sunday picnics in a .......... park.(E)

A) nearby B) nearly C) next D) close E) near

37. The .......... outside the garden says “Private”.(D)

A) phrase B) notice C) signal D) label E) advice

38. Would you prefer your eggs fried or ..........?(B)

A) spilt B) toasted C) broken D) shaken E) poached

39. The two teams decided to .......... a coin to see who would go first.(C)
A) dive B) grab C) toss D) seize E) roll

40. It was very .......... at night and Peter was fast .......... in bed.(B)
A) later/ asleep B) late/ asleep C) lately/ sleepy
D) later/ sleeping E) lately/ asleep

41. My friend Tom always keeps his promises. He’s a very .......... person.(B)
A) sociable B) reliable C) practical D) sensible E) sneaky
42. There’s no light on. They .......... be at home.(A)
A) shouldn’t B) mustn’t C) can’t D) should E) won’t

43. Some people have really bad .......... in clothes.(D)

A) flavour B) sense C) choice D) taste E) eyes

44. Where can you see a soap opera?(C)

A) at the cinema B) at the opera C) on TV D) at a beauty shop E) at a newsstand

45. By the time my parents arrived at the station, the train .......... .(A)
A) left B) has left C) had left D) will have left E) would have left

46. A person who doesn’t hear very well is .......... of hearing.(C)

A) tough B) hard C) bad D) heavy E) difficult

47. The news that her son was injured in the accident .......... a great shock to her.(B)
A) are B) was C) were D) have been E) be

48. She had her apartment broken .......... . The thieves took all her jewellery.(D)
A) through B) out C) into D) up E) down

49. This program needs 10MB of hard-disk .......... .(E)

A) place B) area C) part D) mode E) space

50. Which sentence is false?

A) The River Thames flows through London. B) Cardiff is the capital of Wales.
C) Scotland is in the south of Great Britain. D) Wales is to the west of England.
 Grey Kangoroo

II. Read the text. For questions 6-10, choose the correct answer.

Alice was waiting at a curious croquet-ground for the game to begin. The balls were live hedgehogs, the
mallets live flamingoes, and the soldiers had to double themselves over and stand on their hands and
feet to make the arches. The main difficulty Alice had was in managing her flamingo. She succeeded in
getting its body tucked away under her arm with its legs hanging down, but every time she had got its
neck nicely straightened out, and was going to give the hedgehog a blow with its head, it would twist
itself round and look up in her face, with such a puzzled expression that she could not help but burst out
laughing. When she finally got its head down and was going to try again, she found that the hedgehog
had unrolled itself and was in the act of crawling away. And if this wasn’t enough, all the doubled-over
soldiers kept getting up and walking off . Alice soon came to the conclusion that this was a very difficult
game indeed.

6. What is a mallet?(A)

A) a hammer B) an axe C) a saw D) a lawn-mower E) a shovel

7. The verb would in the text can be replaced with:

A) preferred to B) used to C) wanted to D) desired to E) could

8. The flamingo’s puzzled expression made Alice feel like ........... .

A) crying B) screaming C) giggling D) singing E) joking

9. Who or what would twist itself round?

A) The flamingo. B) The hegdgehog.

C) Both of the animals. D) The mallet. E) The ball.

10. The croquet game proved to be difficult because ........... .

A) Alice didn’t know how to play it B) Alice wasn’t paying attention at all

C) everybody was laughing D) the croquet ground was in a bad condition

III. Read the first sentence. For the second sentence, choose the best answer for each gap (11-15) so
that the meaning stays the same.

11. When it comes to chess, Brian has no competition. When it comes to chess, Brian is .......... .(C)

A) in a group of his own B) in a place if his own C) in a league of his own

12. It was the second time Ann had seen a show on Broadway. Ann .......... on Broadway.(C)

A) had never before seen a show B) had once before seen a show

C) has once before seen a show

13. Thank you for letting me stay at your place for the night. Thank you for .......... for the night.(C)

A) putting me up B) setting me up C) having me up

14. The test was so tough that most candidates failed. .......... that most candidates failed.(A)

A) So tough was the test B) Such tough was the test C) Too tough was the test

15. True friends stick by you in difficult times. True friends stick by you .......... .(B)

A) through tight and narrow B) through thick and thin C) through bad weather

IV. Read the text. For each space (21-30), choose the best answer.

Ray Bans

Many brands of sunglasses have come and gone in the (21) .......... of history but only a few have
positioned (22) .......... as leaders in this segment. Ray Ban is without a (23) .......... a make that owns a
special place in American culture. Many personalities such as pop stars, movie stars, models and even
Presidents have (24) .......... public appearances wearing these iconic accessories. What most people do
not know is that these ideal accessories had a very humble start. They were (25) .......... in 1937 and they
were meant to protect aviators (26) .......... the blinding rays of the sun, but at the same time to make
the wearers look elegant too. The Aviator model is the coolest Ray Ban and it was hugely popular during
the Second World War. Since this very practical beginning, Ray Bans have been (27) .......... popularity in
a gradual way and they have slowly but surely invaded American popular and fashion culture with the
new plastic frame creation, known as “The Ray-Ban Wayfarer”, which was (28) .......... in 1952. Wayfarers
were worn by Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and they reached a different level of fame.
They soon (29) .......... a favourite and were seen on the faces of “everyone that mattered”. They are still
immensely popular nowadays and owning a pair can cost quite a (30) .......... bucks.

21. A) court B) course C) crash D) class

22. A) themselves B) them C) us D) it

23. A) doubt B) trace C) mark D) hesitation

24. A) seen B) spotted C) gone D) made

25. A) found B) done C) founded D) seen

26. A) at B) by C) from D) off

27. A) gaining B) making C) doing D) realising

28. A) replaced B) released C) retold D) reconsidered

29. A) became B) began C) beheld D) believed

30. A) little B) lot C) much D) few