KÖZÉPISKOLAI MEGYEI ANGOL VERSENY 2009

III-IV. KATEGÓRIA

Tanuló neve:................................................... Osztálya:..............Kategória:..............

Iskola:............................................................ Felkészítõ tanára:.................................

III. kategória: megoldandó feladatok: I. - VII

IV. kategória: megoldandó feladatok: I -XII

I. Circle the correct answer:

1. Can I take your coat for you?

a) That’s very kind of you c) No

b) Yes, it’s very cold in here. d) I’d love it.

2.How do you do?

a) Fine, thanks. c) Pleased to meet you

b) Very well, thank you. d) How do you do:

3. Would you like a cup of tea?

a) No thanks, I’ve just had one. c) Yes, I like one

b) No d) I had one yesterday

4. Shall I open the door for you?

a) Yes. It’s locked. c) It’s broken

b) Yes, please. That would help. d) I’ll open it myself if you don’t mind.

5. Would you mind opening the window?

a) Yes. That’s alright c) No, not at all.

b) Can’t you do it yourself? d) That’s very good of you.

6. May I smoke?

a) Smoking is not allowed in here c) No

b) Smoking is bad for your health d)Yes, that’s alright. I don’t mind.

7. Thank you very much for doing that

a) Please c) Thank you

b) You’re welcome d) No, thank you

II. Find the correct words :

1. RATSCOR.-

2. CUBECRUMS

3. PINCASH

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4. HESCOOLCAT

5. RPAGES

6. OTOASTME

7. SIBISCUT

8. NOISNO

9. TAPESIGHT

10. WISHDANCES

III. Underline the correct word in each sentence:

1. Yesterday we spent the day on the beech / beach.

2. We keep our wine in the seller / cellar.

3. I have heard / herd that Bob won the competition.

4. The wind blue / blew so hard that some of the tiles on the roof fell off.

5. This exercise is not very exciting. I’m bored / board

6. We sailed out past the boy / buoy.

7. Barbara’s mother was so upset that she nearly pulled all her hare / hair out.

8. Mike had an accident because the front break / brake of his bike failed.

9. The lady with a crystal ball in her hand knows / nose what the future will bring.

10. George was so greedy that he ate the whole / hole cake himself.

IV. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

1.At a wedding in the UK a bride should have four things with her for luck: something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue...................

2.Each country in the UK has a flower as a symbol. The Scottish have a thistle............

3.The Statue of Liberty was a present from France and is on Ellis Island.....................

4.The UK flag is often called the Union Jack.................

5.Fish and chips is a traditional meal to have as a take-away in Britain. Usually it is eaten with salt and vinegar on it.

V. Find and underline the odd words:

1. office block •penthouse •semidetached house •block of flats

2. settee •couch •sofa •chair

3. biro• ball pen •pencil• paintbrush

4. orange •potato •pea •bean

5. dog •cat •canary• chicken

6. tent •B&B• guest house• hotel

7. bell •lights •brakes •pump

VI. Put the words in the right order to form questions:

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1. mind...would...you...opening...door...the

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2. long...you...have...how...here...lived

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3. buy...you...did...car...where...your...new

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4.double...for...night...one...you...do...have...a...room

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5.information...could...town...some...you...me...give...about...this...please

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6.restaurant...would...to...you...your...this...recommend...friends

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7.worked...you...long...have...here...how

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8.when...the...you...meet...for...did...first...wife...time...your

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9 cinema...night...you...go...to...last...did...the

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10 book...King...new...have...Stephen...read...you...the...by...new

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VII. Put a suitable word into the sentences. The first letters have been given:

1. What do you do in your s...................................time?

2. We ride out of town into the c.............................Sometimes we ride 30 or 40 kilometres. Why don’t you come with us?

3. That sounds a bit too t.............................for me.

4. A bit of exercise helps you keep f.....................

5. I get e...........................exercise walking to school, thanks. What do you do if it rains?

6. Well, there are plenty of indoor l.........................activities .

7. Swimming, t.....................tennis, squash

VIII. Match the names of the animals with the names of their babies:

1. cat a) piglet

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2. dog b) leveret

3. cow c) cub

4. sheep d) goslet

5. bird e) cygnet

6. goose f) puppy

7. swan g) fledgeling

8. rabbit h) kitten

9. tiger i) lamb

10. pig j) calf

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IX. Put the sentences in the correct order to make a dialogue:

a) Does that include breakfast?

b) Fine. If you’d just like to fill this in, I’ll get you your key.

c) Good evening. I’d like a room.

d) And does it have a bath or a shower?

e) Thank you.

f) Yes, Sir, it does. Continental.

g) A double or a single, Sir?

h) Good evening. Can I help you?

i) Yes, that’s fine. How much is it?

j) OK. I’ll take it.

k) Yes, Sir. The lift is over there in the corner.

l) I’d like a double room, please.

m) Yes, OK. Oh, one last question. Is there a lift?

n) It has a shower and a toilet. Is that suitable?

o) Yes, Sir. We have a double on the fourth floor.

p) It’s € 45 per night.

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X. Read the text below , underline and correct the prepositions where necessary:

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Bob has been working on an advertising company since many years. He started on the age of 25 and now in 37 he wants a change. At 12 years he has been waking up over 6:30 by the morning to catch the 7:30 train in order to be in work. Sometimes he had to work for weekends and last year he even worked during New Year’s Eve. He hardly gets any time off at the summer and he never spends enough time with his family. He thinks it’s the time for a new beginning.

XI. Underline the correct word:

1. This homework is difficult but do / make your best to finish it.

2. Waiter, this meat is off. I’d like to do / make a complaint.

3. Could you do / make a favour and lend me five pounds until tomorrow?

4. The coffee machine is broken. We will have to do / make without coffee today.

5. Oh no ! I’ve done / made a mistake and printed it upside down.

XII. Complete the text with the words from the box:

brought ,assassinated, agreement ,time, cotton, abolished ,on, against, disappeared,

keep, slavery, rebellious

The first black slaves were ................... on ships from Africa to America in the early 17-th century. Two hundred years later, the ..............plantations in the Southern states of America depended .........................slavery. But by the 1830s slavery had ......................... in the Northern states, where people were firmly ............................ it. The North and South could not come to an .................., and in 1860 the Southern states left the Union. Abraham Lincoln was President at that ................. In order to ...................... all the states of the Union together, he led the North in the Civil War against the ....................................... South. The North won the war in 1865, and ....................... in all the States was ......................... Lincoln was ............................. five days after the war.

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