Albion 2022

Wojewódzki Konkurs Języka Angielskiego

Klasy 7-8, pierwszy etap (45 min)
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imię __________________ nazwisko __________________ klasa ___ szkoła __________________

Exercise I
Put the verbs in brackets in an appropriate form.

1. Who _________________________ (tell) you about the results of the competition?

2. She _________________________ (not live) in this town since she got married in 2012.
3. They closed their books the moment I _________________________ (open) the door.
4. _________________________ we _________________________ (have) lunch in the office or at a restaurant?
5. The parcel _________________________ (deliver). It's here, by the door.
6. I _________________________ (start) revising for the exam if I _________________________ (be) you.
7. This time next month we _________________________ (lie) on the beach relaxing and sunbathing.
8. Let’s all calm down and _________________________ (not shout) so much!
9. We _________________________ (go) to the park unless it _________________________ (rain).
10. I wish you _________________________ (stop) calling me after midnight.
11. I _________________________ (join) your basketball team earlier if I _________________________ (know) you
have such a good coach. Practising with my team was a waste of time.
12. We _________________________ (think) about how to solve the task, while they
__________________________ (talk) about the party next Friday.
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Exercise II
Choose a), b), or c) to complete the sentences.

1. If you break your arm, you must have it ______ properly.

a) bandaged b) plastered c) pasted
2. I’d rather ______ for a walk.
a) go b) went c) to go
3. He looks ___________.
a) smart b) smartly c) beautifully
4. Tolkien and Lewis used to live and meet in:
a) Cambridge b) London c) Oxford
5. I would suggest ________ an essay now.
a) writing b) to write c) write
 6. I have too ________ time to go shopping.
a) less b) little c) much
7. I wonder ______ she likes the project.
a) do b) that c) if
8. I've _______ doing this exercise for ages.
a) be b) being c) been
9. Anna Shirley, ______ had ginger hair, was an orphan.
a) that b) who c) which
10. This news came to me out of the _________.
a) black b) blue c) grey
11. We haven't met each other ________ 2017.
a) from b) for c) since
12. The most well-known Fringe Festival takes place in ____________.
a) Canterbury b) London c) Edinburgh
13. ____ more you study, the wiser you become
a) The b) If c) When
14. Next year we're going to spend our holiday in the ______ of nowhere!
a) heart b) middle c) centre
15. Once in a ________ moon.
a) yellow b) silver c) blue

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Exercise III
Choose a), b), or c) to complete the sentences.

It was a beautiful 1. __________. Sylvia was waking her 2.__________up. "Peter, you 3. __________ get up, or you'll be
late." "No, Mum, I am not going to school today. I'm absolutely 4. __________up." "Why, what’s the matter?" "Look, 5.
__________ the children 6. __________me, and 7. __________ the teachers 8. ___________me. So I 9. __________not
going today." "Peter you are the 10. __________. You have to go!" 

1. a) morning b) evening c) Saturday

2. a) husband b) son c) brother
3. a) have to b) mustn't c) need
4. a) worn b) fed c) torn
5. a) some b) the c) all
6. a) love b) hate c) underestimate
7. a) some b) the c) all
8. a) love b) hate c) disapprove
9. a) am able b) simply c) 'd rather
10. a) boss b) alien c) head teacher
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Exercise IV
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one, using no more than six words, including the
word given. Do not change the word given.
1. Peter admires his father. (UP)
Peter __________________________________________________ his father.
2. I am responsible for this company. (CHARGE)
I am __________________________________________________ this company.
3. Shall I bring these books to school? (ME)
__________________________________________________ bring these books to school?
4. The police have recently caught a dangerous criminal. (BEEN)
Recently, a __________________________________________________ by the police.
5. Even though it was raining, we went for a trip. (OF)
We went for a trip, __________________________________________________ rain.
6. I am sure he is not at home, because all the lights are off. (BE)
He __________________________________________________ at home, because all the lights are off.
7. I like beef rather than fish. (TO)
I __________________________________________________ fish.
8. During the trip, I saw that great monument. (WAS)
While __________________________________________________, I saw that great monument.
9. I have never been to the USA before. (FAR)
__________________________________________________ I have never visited the USA.
10. The film was so boring that I fell asleep. (SUCH)
It was __________________________________________________ film that I fell asleep.

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Exercise V
Replace each gap with a phrasal verb from the box, in the correct form.

bring catch get on look run

look up pick up put off clear up try on
up up with forward to out of

1. If I were you, I’d try to ______________ your future in-laws.

2. One downside of on-line shopping for clothes is that you can't _________ things _____.
3. Could you _________ me ___ from the airport? I really dislike taking taxis.
4. He was _______________ by his aunt and uncle after his parents died.
5. Don’t guess the meaning of an unknown word. ________ it _____ in a dictionary.
6. My mum always _________________ our family holidays.
7. If you don’t ____________ your room, I'm going to throw your stuff away.
8. We have to stop at the next service station, as we've almost ____________ petrol.
9. Unfortunately, we must ______ our meeting ____, as the majority of club members are ill with flu.
10. Bill still hasn’t _____________ with the school material after his month in hospital.

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Exercise VI
Complete the crossword.

Across Down
4. This year Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 1. The sun was shining b______ in the sky
Platinum… 2. A ______ person is somebody who cannot see
6. To faint (two words) anything
9. Third form of the verb to forgive 3. Queen Elizabeth has ruled for_____ years now
11. Absolutely lovely 5. Second form of the verb to break
12. Take care of (e.g., a child) (two words) 7. The national flag of the United Kingdom (two
words)
8. The plural of wife
10. Second and third form of the verb to sell
11. When you're tired and weak and dizzy this is
how you feel

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