ENGLESKI JEZIK VIII RAZRED REGIONALNA SMOTRA 2014.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST for 8th GRADERS REGIONAL COMPETITION 2014

I Choose the best answer- a, b, c or d.

Only one answer is completely correct!

1. I usually don't eat _____ cheese, but _____ cheese you bought yesterday was delicious.

a) a/ the b) x/ the
c) the/ the d) x/ x

2. I am right, _____ I? It's _____ than we expected.

a) am/ furthest b) aren't / further

c) am/ further d) aren't/ more far

3. There were more than ____________ people at the concert.

a) two thousands b) two thousand

c) thousand d) two thousand of

4. It's very important to know some __________ language nowadays.

a) foreign b) strange
c) abroad d) other country

5. Oh, my goodness! Your room is awfully ________.

a) mess b) in mess
c) messy d) in a messy
6. The book consists _____ three different stories. Which one does you like _____?

a) from/ the best b) of/the best

c) from/more d) of/most

7. I like sitting _____ _____ Sun and reading.

a) in/ x b) in/ the

c) on/ the d) on/x

8. You know Tom! He's an old friend of _____.

a) my b) myself
c) mine d) me

9. Jack, _____ sister is a cheerleader, gave me the _____ for the match.

a) who's/ tickets b) whose/ cards

c) which/ tickets d) whose/ tickets

10. Take the odd word out (the word that does not belong to the group):

a) plate b) spoon
c) salt d) fork

11. Circle the word that does not rhyme with the other three:

a) meet b) meat
c) great d) greet

12. You _____ run away if the police stop you! Stay where you are!

a) don't have to b) must

c) needn't d) mustn't
13. If you don't know the word, why don't you _____ it _____ in a dictionary?

a) look...at b) take...out
c) look...up d) find... out

II Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense and form to get the right meaning:

1. I (not work) _______________ on Thursdays. It’s my day off.

2. Sorry, you can't talk to him! He (go out) _______________.
3. I (send) _______________ him several messages last week, but he (not reply)
________________ to any yet.
4. He (run) _______________ when he (slip) _______________ and (break) _______________ his
leg.
5. A: (you, ever, travel) _______________ abroad?
B: Yes, I __________. I (visit) _______________ Spain last summer.

6. Don’t be afraid! I know he (not reject) _______________ you if you (ask) _______________ him
nicely.
7. We don’t know many people here, so we are rather lonely. If we (have) _______________ more
friends, we (never, be) _______________ alone.

8. Watch out! You (bump) _______________ into that tree.

9. A: Have you got any plans for tomorrow?
B: Yes, I (play) _______________ tennis with Stanley. We've already agreed to meet.
10. Listen! The wind (blow) _______________ hard today! It (not be) _______________ usually this
strong.
11. We (hear) _______________ some strange noise last night. We immediately (run)
_______________ to our parents to tell them that.
III Add un-, dis-, im- to these adjectives and then complete the sentences with them.

possible, polite, lucky, honest, tidy

1. He thinks he is very ________; the teacher always asks him when he's not ready.
2. Her sister is not nice at all; everybody thinks she's _______________ even very rude.
3. My brother is so _______________. He leaves his clothes all over his bedroom floor.
4. She lies to her friends and cheats. She is _______________. I can’t trust her with anything.
5. It's _______________ to understand him; he whispers and you can't hear him.

IV Use the right form of the word in brackets to get the proper meaning:

1. That shop sells (cheap) ______________things than in the centre, but they have (good)
__________ quality products in the town.
2. He is afraid of (fly) _______________. He would like (travel) _______________ by bus.
3. He speaks German (well) __________ than I do.
4. We saw three (mouse) _______________ hiding in these (bush) _______________
5. The (compete) _______________ will be held in July.
6. The (invent) _______________ of Google is one of the best ever.
7. His (popular) _______________ is amazing. Everybody wants to spend some time with him.
8. (Happy) _______________ is the most important thing in life.
9. Thank you very much, indeed! Your advice was very (use) _______________.