English Olympiad Grade 9 Test 2

Advanced Language Practice units 16-24

Task 1. Think of a word which collocates with the preposition to complete each sentence. (10p)
0 Dr Porter is a heart and lungs consultant who specialises in heart transplants.
1 That supermarket once ____________ me £5 too much for my shopping.
2 George really ____________ me of my old Uncle Charlie – they are so similar.
3 His anxieties all ____________ from his childhood upbringing.
4 I’m not very ____________ on football, to be honest.
5 Sorry, I think I must have picked up the wrong briefcase by ____________ .
6 That guy is arrogant beyond ____________ .
7 Spring is late this year; the flowers still haven’t ____________ out yet.
8 I’m sorry to ____________ you down, but I can’t meet next week’s deadline.
9 This old table ____________ up too much space; let’s get rid of it.
10 The anaesthetic should ____________ off after a couple of hours.

Task 2. Complete each sentence with a suitable phrase of three words containing the word in
capital letters. (10p)

0 His argument doesn’t really stand up to close examination. STAND

1 By midday the whole city ______________________________ Juventus supporters. PACKED
2 Farmer Bond and Farmer Carter are ______________________________ who owns the land
down by the river. DISPUTE
3 My mum was always very good ______________________________ problems. DEALING
4 Don’t get me wrong; I’m all ______________________________ this plan for a new road.
FAVOUR
5 I don’t want to pressurise you. You’re ______________________________ sign this contract.
OBLIGATION
6 ______________________________ your 25 years of service, we would like to present you with a
gold watch. RECOGNITION
7 Lulu’s only thirteen: we can’t leave her ______________________________ the baby for too
long. CHARGE
8 Carol is staying with me as she’s ______________________________ her husband. FALLEN
9 I don’t think I can ______________________________ this dental appointment – I’m just too
nervous about it. GO
10 ______________________________ yourself – don’t let this boy bully you. STICK

Task 3. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in bold, and so that the meaning stays
the same (10p).

0 In my country all adults are obliged to vote.

obligatory
In my country voting is obligatory for all adults.
1 I won’t stand for rudeness in this school.
students
I won’t allow _________________________________________ in this school.
2 I can’t eat my food with all this talk about being sick.
putting
All this talk about being sick ________________________________________ my food.
3 I should draw your attention to the fact that Lynn is no longer responsible for overseas sales.
point
Can I just _________________________________________ Lynn is no longer responsible for
overseas sales.
4 Don’t worry, I will do the ironing, but not just yet.
done
Don’t worry, I will _________________________________________ , but not just yet.
5 I went to see a financial adviser as I was thinking I might change my insurance policies.
view
I went to see a financial adviser ______________________________________ possibly changing
my insurance policies.
6 My tennis is distinctly rusty; I simply don’t have the time to practise any more.
practice
My tennis is distinctly rusty; I’m really _______________________________ , you know.
7 Prisoners here are regularly visited by their families to boost their morale.
basis
Prisoners here get family visits _______________________________________ to boost their
morale.
8 Roger is eligible for early retirement.
entitled
Roger _________________________________________ take early retirement.
9 ‘Great to hear about your new job, Sue – congratulations!’ said Mike.
congratulated
Mike ___________________________________________ getting her new job.
10 I really like the idea of going to Sri Lanka – let’s do it!
appeals
The idea of going to Sri Lanka _____________________________________ – let’s do it!

Task 4. Put each phrasal verb from the box in the appropriate place in the text (10p).

As Mrs Davis was talking on the phone, a white van (0) drew up outside her house. She (1)
_____________ her phone call. ‘Can’t talk now, Maggie, the decorators are here… yes, we’re having our
kitchen (2) _____________ .’ With that, she put the phone down and showed the workmen in. ‘We’ve
(3) _____________ a little problem with the paint, Mrs Davis,’ said the taller of the two men. The
Highland Blue you chose in the catalogue has been discontinued, so we’ve had to (4) _____________
the nearest colour, Royal Blue.’

Mrs Davis looked troubled. ‘Don’t worry, Mrs D,’ said the other workman. ‘We can (5) _____________
a little bit of the Royal Blue on your walls, and then if you don’t like it we can always go over it with
something else later.’ He opened the tin, and Mrs Davis frowned. ‘It’s a bit lighter than you wanted, but
it’ll (6) _____________ you, I promise,’ said the smaller workman. ‘Hmmm, I don’t know,’ said Mrs
Davis, ‘I’ve rather (7) _____________ the idea of blue now. Perhaps we can leave the painting ’till my
husband gets home. He may be able to (8) _____________ this colour, but it’s not what we imagined.’

‘Anway, you’ll love the bench top we’ve got,’ said the little one.
This marble base will (9) _____________ a much stronger work surface than the conventional materials,
and it’s much more durable. It’ll (10) _____________ a lot of banging and cutting.’ We’ll do that today,
and leave the painting till later.’

Headway Advanced units 4-6

Task 1 (10p). Task 2 (8p).

Task 3 (6p).
Grammar units 16-48
Task 1 – 12p

Task 2 – 19 points (sometimes there are 2 possible options: if one is chosen only or only one is correct
out of two – you receive 0.5 point out of 1 point)
Vocabulary units 1-17
Task 1 – 12 points

Task 2 – 4 points

Task 3 – 6 points