My country 1–5: Vocabulary and Grammar Test A2

Name: ___________________________________________

Vocabulary
1 Complete the text with the words below. There is one word that you do not need.
width height length depth distance area

Zhrebchevo Dam is a big reservoir on the river Tundzha in central Bulgaria. It was built in 1965 over
the territory of three villages: Zhrebchevo, Zapalnya and Dolno Panicherevo. The total
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_____________ of the reservoir is 25 km2, which makes it the fourth largest in the country. It’s
long, but it isn’t very wide: its 2_____________ is about 15 km, and its average 3_____________ is
1.5 km. The 4_____________ of the water changes depending on the time of year. In spring, there is
a lot of water, but in summer the reservoir is quite shallow. Zhrebchevo Dam is a popular place for
birdwatching, fishing and camping. The 5_____________ from Zhrebchevo to big towns like Sliven
and Stara Zagora is just over 40 km, and Nova Zagora is only 15 km away. A lot of tourists come to
see the ruins of the St Ivan Rilski Church. There are also ruins of an old Roman fortress near the dam
wall.
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2 Complete the sentences with weather idioms containing the words in brackets.
1 We usually walk to school, but we took the bus today because it was ________________ (cats).
2 I feel a bit ________________ (weather) so I won’t go out tonight. I’ll stay in and watch TV.
3 It’s going to be all right. Every cloud ________________ (lining)!
4 He suddenly came into the room with a ________________ (thunder). He was very angry!
5 I know you’re worried about this, but I think this is just a ________________ (teacup).

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3 Complete the sentences with nouns formed from the adjectives in italics.
1 Maria has been absent from school for a week. What is the reason for her ________________?
2 The travellers gazed in ________________ at the majestic beauty of the Rila Mountain. The
view was awesome!
3 I felt really anxious about the journey. My ________________ was such that I couldn’t sleep at
all that night.
4 He was eager to leave the camp. He couldn’t hide his ________________ to get back home.
5 This is a splendid photo of the valley. I took it early in the morning, when the sun was rising in all
its ________________ over the hills.

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4 Complete the sentences with one of the verbs below and the correct prepositions. There is
one verb that you do not need.
sign look come get put run

1 Are you ____________ ______ ______ the summer holidays?

2 We’ve ____________ ______ ______ milk. Could you go to the supermarket and buy some?
3 He’s so rude! I don’t know why she ____________ ______ ______ such behaviour.
4 I’ve ____________ ______ ______ evening classes at the local language centre.
5 Did you ____________ ______ ______ the idea to organise a charity football match?

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5 Choose the correct words.

1 John Atanasoff is famous ____________ inventing the first digital computer.
a in b about c for
2 Despite the storm, the sailors had no intention ____________ changing their plans.
a of b to c on
3 Ancient sailors used the stars to guide them at sea, but nowadays we rely ____________
computers to do all the calculations.
a from b on c about
4 The Bulgarian chemist Dimitar Paskov succeeded ____________ developing a medicine called
Nivalin, which is used to treat memory problems.
a to b in c from
5 The German polyglot Georg Sauerwein had a real flair ____________ languages. He learnt to
speak 75 languages, including Bulgarian!
a against b of c for

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Grammar
6 Choose the correct words.
1 He hurt his knee so he can / couldn’t / won’t be able to play in the match tomorrow.
2 Our hotel room was very noisy, so we can’t / couldn’t / won’t be able to sleep at all last night.
3 My sister can / could / will be able to play the piano very well. She practises every day.
4 They can’t / couldn’t / won’t be able to swim when they were ten years old.
5 I hope that I can / could / will be able to speak fluently by the end of the year.

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7 Complete the sentences with or, but, so, either and neither.
1 We can go skiing ____________ we can try snowboarding – whichever you prefer.
2 ____________ Stanislav nor Georgi knew the answer.
3 They wanted to go hiking, ____________ they couldn’t because the weather was bad.
4 He didn’t have an umbrella, ____________ he got extremely wet.
5 We can go to ____________ Greece or Croatia for our summer holiday.

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8 Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the
words in brackets.
1 The teacher gave us permission to leave early.
The teacher ___________________________________________ early. (let)
2 Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?
___________________________________________ to the cinema tonight? (would)
3 I’m not going to argue with him about this. It’s pointless.
It’s ___________________________________________ with him about this. (use)
4 Whatever I do, I always feel anxious before an exam.
I ___________________________________________ before an exam. (can’t help)
5 Before you buy something online, it’s useful to read the reviews other users wrote.
Before you buy something online, ___________________________________________ the
reviews other users wrote. (worth)

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9 Complete the sentences with reflexive pronouns.

1 I don’t need your help. I’ll do it ________________.
2 The boy fell over and hurt ________________.
3 Did you enjoy ________________ at the party, Ivaylo?
4 Anna and Iva are going to Italy this summer, so they’re teaching ________________ Italian.
5 Eleonora was sitting in the corner of the room, all by ________________.

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10 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs below.
experiment discover be move develop

The microbiologist Stamen Grigorov was born in the village of Studen Izvor, Tran region, in 1878.
He went to schools in Tran and Sofia before 1_____________ to France and later Switzerland to
study biology and medicine. Stamen Grigorov is famous for 2_____________ Lactobacillus
bulgaricus, one of the bacteria used for the production of yoghurt. However, this was not his only
achievement. In 1906, he succeeded in 3_____________ a tuberculosis vaccine. He achieved this by
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_____________ with penicillin fungi. Despite 5_____________ offered positions in many European
universities, Stamen Grigorov chose to return to Bulgaria. He worked as a doctor in the hospital in
Tran, which was later named after him.
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