8TH CANTONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETITION

Secondary Schools

Sarajevo, 26 April 2010

Code: _________

INSTRUCTIONS

The test has three sections:

- Grammar, 60 questions (60 points)
- Vocabulary, 30 questions (30 points)
- Reading, 10 questions (10 points)
TOTAL: 100 questions (100 points)
♥ The time allowed: 100 minutes
♥ Read the questions carefully
♥ Answer the questions on the Answer Sheet
♥ Do not write anything on the Test set
♥ For each question choose only one answer (the best alternative)
♥ Do the Answer Sheet as in the example below:

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GRAMMAR SECTION
Read the questions carefully and choose the correct answer:

1. On reaching the station, he found that his 8. He _____ on the door for fifteen minutes before
friends_____. his parents finally heard him.
a) had just arrived a) has knocked b) has been knocking
b) have just arrived c) has to knock d) had been knocking
c) are just arriving
d) just arriving 9. The neighbour has a _____ -old baby girl, but
she doesn't cry very much.
2. Pardon me _____ you! Could you help me with a) two weeks b) two week's
this? c) two – week d) two weeks'
a) for bothering b) that I bother
c) to be bothering d) to bother 10. As they grow older, children like to be
independent _____ their parents.
3. Instead _____ , why don't you do a little more a) off b) of c) to d) on
studying?
a) to complain b) complaining 11. They told me _____ about the loss. They would
c) be complaining d) of complaining make it up.
a) not concerned b) do not concern
4. Where would you have gone if you _____ a c) not being concerned d) not to be concerned
choice?
a) would be given b) have been given 12. I asked them _____ waiting for the bus.
c) hd been given d) would have given a) since when they are
b) since when they were
5. It was fortunate that we _____ that big wardrobe c) how long they have been
when we painted the floor. d) how long they had been
a) don't have to move
b) haven't got to move 13. _____ my surprise, they let me stay at the party
c) won't have to move until midnight.
d) didn't have to move a) On b) For c) In d) To

6. They can't have a new house _____ . It's too 14. The two of them agreed _____ a date for the
expensive. wedding.
a) built b) build a) on b) of c) at d) with
c) being built d) building
15. I want you to drink up_____ milk in that glass.
7. At the end of the performance the whole a) all the b) the whole
audience _____ and applauded for several minutes. c) all of d) the whole of
a) rose b) raised
c) was raised d) was risen

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16. John doesn't remember _____ Jill here before. 23. I am sure that Mary and John would have let us
a) to see b) to have seen know, if they _____ to be late.
c) seeing d) to be seeing a) would expect b) have expected
c) had expected d) would have expected
17. I can't give you my dictionary. You will have
to borrow_____. 24. Already _____ a silver medal, the runner
a) somebody else's b) somebody else decided to go for the gold in the next race.
c) somebody other d) some other's a) awarding b) awarded
c) to award d) having awarded
18. Our friends decided to name their daughter
_____ my sister. 25. If only John _____ here with us today!
a) after b) according to Wouldn't that be nice?
c) as d) like a) would be b) has been
c) were d) should be
19. Travel by train is generally not very
comfortable, _____ flying is usually fast and 26. Your room was _____ messy _____ your
pleasant. brother's.
a) whether b) whereas a) not such....as
c) since d) despite b) not that....as
c) neither....nor
20. Tim brought his grandmother _____ flowers d) not quite so....as
_____ a box of chocolates _____.
a) not only...but...either 27. The clown made the audience _____ between
b) not only...but...as well acts.
c) neither... nor...as well a) to laugh b) laugh
d) both ...and...either c) laughed d) laughing

21. _____ from his behaviour, he may run into even 28. This is a very important meeting and John had
greater difficulties. better _____ late.
a) Judged b) To be judged a) be not b) not be
c) Judging d) Being judged c) not to be d) not being

22. Things aren't what they _____ be. 29. If you _____ to choose, which foreign language
Everything has changed, some people think, for the would you have selected?
worse. a) had been allowed
a) were used to b) are used to b) have been allowed
c) get used to d) used to c) would be allowed
d) would have allowed

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30. The chairman of the committee complained that 38. Do you want to wait while the watch _____ ?
too much time _____ in discussing trivialities. a) has been repaired b) is repairing
a) is being taken up b) was being taken up c) was repairing d) is being repaired
c) was taking up d) is taking up
39. He looked out of the window and saw his
31. It's highly unlikely that she _____ much brother _____ the car in front of the house.
progress. She's not very efficient. a) has parked b) to park
a) will have made b) will be made c) parks d) park
c) makes d) has been made
40. That naughty child will stop misbehaving if no
32. Is it true that Mary _____ skiing last winter? notice _____ of him.
a) took up b) put down a) has taken b) would be taken
c) took in d) let out c) is taken d) will be taken

33. I didn't recognize John, although he went right 41 .If that was what he_____ , he _____ my
_____ us. favourite song.
a) pass b) passed c) past d) passing a) sang....wasn't singing
b) sings....doesn't sing
34. She entered the room and _____ her purse on c) is singing....wasn't singing
the seat of a chair. d) was singing....doesn't sing
a) was lying b) lied c) lay d) laid
42. I wished that they _____ . They spoiled
35. So far not one of the cups _____ . You have everything.
been very careful. a) never came b) had never come
a) are broken b) have broken c) would never come d) have never come
c) has been broken d) were broken
43. Her hair looks very nice. She _____ at the
36. Tom said that he _____ home on Sunday, that hairdresser's this morning.
we should expect him. a) must have stopped b) must be stopping
a) might have returned b) might return c) might stop d) might be stopping
c) may have returned d) may be returned
44. Your room is in a terrible mess. _____ better
37. The manager _____ refused to give Dan a raise tidy it up.
_____ he wouldn't grant him a week's leave _____ . a) You've b) You would
a) not only....but....either c) You'd d) You are
b) not only....but....as well
c) neither....nor....as well 45. I saw Mary step off the pavement, _____ the
d) both....and....either road and disappear into the post office.
a) crossing b) cross c) crossed d) to cross

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46.Is your tea _____ ?

a)enough warm for you 54. Something must be done for _____
b) warm enough for you unemployed.
c) enough warm to you a) the b) – c) an d) a
d) warm for you enough
55. _____ rules without examples is useless.
47 She remembered the time when they _____ to a) learning b) learn
sew their school uniforms. c) to learn d) having learned
a) taught b) had taught
c) were being taught d) were teaching 56. I _____ cornflakes every morning, but my sister
isn't.
48. The boy was looking forward to _____ fishing a) am used to eat b) used to eating
with his father. c) am used to eating d) used to eat
a) go b) gone c) going d) be going
57. I'll get there _____ less than an hour.
49. His thumb was broken so he went to a) for b) in c) at d) on
hospital _____ .
a) to set it b) to be setting it 58. _____ Philippines and _____ Marshall Islands
c) to have it set d) has set are in _____ Pacific Ocean.
a) the.... - ....the
50. _____ I study, the more confident I feel. b) - ....the....the
a) The most b) More c) the....the....the
c) The more d) Most d) - .... - ....the

51. Tom arrived at _____ dawn, and left in ______ 59. I don't believe the session _____ again.
evening. a) is going to be cancelled
a) - ....the b) will be cancelled
b) a....the c) will cancel
c) the.... – d) will have been cancelled
d) the....the
60. What's the matter with Jill? She _____ her
52. Sarah is a good friend of ____ , isn't she? manners again.
a) your b) yours c) you d) your's a) forgets b) is forgetting
c) would forget d) is to forget
53. _____ of those girls is your best friend?
a) whose b) which c) who d) whom

This is the end of Grammar Section. Now do the next section.

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VOCABULARY SECTION

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence:

1. I am not all that interested in politics and ............. affairs.

A actual B recent C modern D current

2. After the revolution,the ex-president eventually found a safe ..........in the Far East.
A refuge B sanctuary C haven D asylum

3. Because of the dominance of retail chain-stores, most shopping centres show the same bland
.............and no imagination.
A similarity B likeness C equality D uniformity

4. Kylie's new song ought to do well in the charts-it's got good lyrics and a nice........tune.
A catchy B harmonious C melodious D strident

5. Some intriguing new facts ................ to light during the course of the investigation
A came B broguht C turned D made

6. Conservationists are worried that many potenitally valuable ................... of plants and animals are
threatened with extinction.
A examples B variations C species D brands

7. My dog's being very difficult at the moment; I don't know what the trouble is but he just.................
not eat.
A shall B will C may D has

8. The evidence that carbon dioxide levels are rising is ........................ .

A inevitable B unavoidable C indelible D undeniable

9. The pollution problems in the town have been ........... by mass tourism in the summer months.
A exacerbated B developed C augmented D contributed

10. During the height of the season, tourists arrive in.............. to see Shakespeare's birthplace.
A loads B flocks C shoals D droves

11. You really shouldn't buy that car. I know the engine is fine, but most of the bodywork has
been..................... away by rust
A eaten B dissolved C erased D crumbled

12. The Pyramids are perhaps the most famous of the seven .................of the ancient world.
A structures B spectacles C wonders D constructions

13. I have given up trying to make my sister see sense, and now I'm ............. to the fact that she is
going to marry Jason.
A adapted B resigned C adjusted D accepted

14. They split up on very bad terms abd went through a bitter and .............. divorce.
A acrid B aggravated C aggrieved D acrimonious

15. I am rather suspicious of your brother's sudden concern for your welfare and fear that he may have
.............. motives.
A uderlying B concealed C secondary D ulterior

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16.I showed the painting to an expert who............it at about $ 500.

A costed B estimated C assigned D valued

17.I'd like to buy that glass vase you have in the window – the one with the roses..........on the side.
A inscribed B tattooed C designed D etched

18.According to the opinion polls,over 20% of voters in the .............General Election have yet to make
up their minds.
A forthcoming B future C impending D incumbent

19.He's a fairly pleasant child but he has a strong ............... of stubbornness when he doesn't get his
own way.
A trait B streak C character D mark

20.The room feels very............ now that we're having to store all my brother's furniture.
A cramped B pressed C filled D crowded

21. On reflection,the reviewer realized that he had been ........... unfair in his harsh criticism of the play.
A somewhat B moreover C anywhere D whatever

22.The two children tried as hard as they could to ............. a reconciliation between their parents.
A bring about B bring up C bring in D bring together

23. Anna is a very nervous child and she's very.............. of strangers.

A terrified B frightened C petrified D horrified

24. By the time he had finished work and returned home, he was absolutely ................. .
A exhausted B tired C weary D weak

25. That was one of the best films I have ever seen – it was .............. magnificent.
A very B fairly C quite D extremely

26. All through his life he remained ............ resentful of the way he had been abandoned by his parents
as a child.
A fully B seriously C completely D bitterly

27. The manager was very pleased with her last business trip,which had been a ............. success.
A whole B complete C full D high

28. He decided to go ahead with the new business, although he was ............. aware of the risk.
A most B gravely C seriously D fully

29. On returning home, Peter discovered ........... his horror that the pipes had burst an the entire house
was flooded.
A by B of C at D to

30.The museum guards were shocked to find that the painting on the wall was a copy and the
................... had been stolen.
A first B original C blueprint D genuine

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Reading comprehension
You are going to read an article about a man who makes works of art out of seashells. For
questions 1-10, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the
text.
THE SHELL ARTIST
At the age of 83 Peter Cooke has become a master of his art.
There are still many things that Peter Cooke would
like to try his hand at – paper-making and feather-
work are on his list. For the moment though, he
will stick to the skill that he has been delighted to
perfect over the past ten years: making delicate and
unusual objects out of shells.
´Tell me if I am boring you,´ he says, as he leads
me round his apartment showing me his work.
There is a fine line between being a bore and being
an enthusiast, but Cooke need not worry: he fits
into the latter category, helped both by his charm
and by the beauty of the things he makes.
He points to a pair of shell-covered ornaments
above a fireplace. ´I shan´t be at all bothered if
people don´t buy them because I have got so used
to them, and to me they´re adorable. I never meant
to sell my work commercially. Some friends came
to see me about five years ago and said, ´´You must
have an exhibition – people ought to see these.
We´ll talk to a man who owns an art gallery´´.´ The
result was an exhibition in London, at which 70 per
cent of the objects were sold. His second exhibition
opened at the gallery yesterday. Considering the
enormous prices the pieces command – around
₤2,000 for the ornaments – an empty space above
line 26 the fireplace would seem a small sacrifice for
Cooke to make.
There are 86 pieces in the exhibition, with
prices starting at ₤225 for a shell flower in a crystal
vase. Cooke insists that he has nothing to do with
the prices and is cheerily open about their level: he
claims there is nobody else in the world who
produces work like his, and, as the gallery owner
told him,´Well, you´re going to stop one day and
everybody will want your pieces because there
won´t be any more.´
line 37 ´I do wish, though,´ says Cooke,´that I´d taken this
up a lot earlier, because then I would have been
able to produce really wonderful things – at least
the potential would have been there.
Although the ideas are still there and I´m doing the
best I can now, I´m more limited physically than I
was when I started.´ Still, the work that he has
managed to produce is a long way from the
common shell constructions that can be found in
seaside shops. ´I have a miniature mind,´ he says,
and this has resulted in boxes covered in thousands
of tiny shells, little shaded pictures made from
shells and baskets of astonishingly realistic flowers.
Cooke has created his own method and uses
materials as and when he finds them. He uses the
cardboard sent back with laundered shirts for his
flower bases, a nameless glue bought in bulk from a
sail-maker (´If it runs out, I don´t know what I will
do!´) and washing-up liquid to wash the shells. ´I
have an idea of what I want to do, and it just does
itself,´ he says of his working method, yet the
attention to detail, colour gradations and symmetry
he achieves look far from accidental.
Cooke´s quest for beautiful, and especially
tiny, shells has taken him further than his Norfolk
shore: to France, Thailand, Mexico, South Africa
and the Philippines, to name but a few of the
beaches where he has lain on his stomach and
looked for beauties to bring home. He is insistent
that he only collects dead shells and defends
himself against people who write him letters
accusing him of stripping the world´s beaches.
´When I am collecting shells, I hear people´s great
fat feet crunching them up far faster than I can
collect them; and the ones that are left, the sea
breaks up. I would not dream of collecting shells
with living creatures in them or diving for them, but
once their occupants have left, why should I not
collect them?´ If one bases this argument on the
amount of luggage that can be carried home by one
man, the sum beauty of whose work is often greater line 77
than its natural parts, it becomes very convincing
indeed.

1 What does the reader learn about Peter Cooke in the first paragraph?
A He has produced hand-made objects in different materials.
B He was praised for his shell objects many years ago.
C He hopes to work with other materials in the future.
D He has written about his love of making shell objects.

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2 When looking round his apartment, the writer

A is attracted by Cooke's personality.
B senses that Cooke wants his products to be admired.
C realises he finds Cooke's work boring.
D feels uncertain about giving Cooke his opinion.

3 The 'small sacrifice' in line 26 refers to

A the loss of Cooke's ornaments.
B the display of Cooke's ornaments.
C the cost of keeping Cooke's ornaments.
D the space required to store Cooke's ornaments.

4 When the writer enquires about the cost of his shell objects, Cooke
A cleverly changes the subject.
B defends the prices charged for his work.
C says he has no idea why the level is so high.
D notes that his work will not always be so popular.

5 What does 'this' in line 37 refer to?

A the pieces he makes out of shells
B the conversation with the writer
C his work
D the prices of the shell objects

6 What does Cooke regret about his work?

A He is not as famous as he should be.
B He makes less money than he should make.
C He is less imaginative than he used to be.
D He is not as skillful as he used to be.

7 When talking about the artist's working method, the writer suspects that Cooke
A accepts that he sometimes makes mistakes.
B is unaware of the unique quality his work has.
C underrates his creative contribution.
D undervalues the materials that he uses.

8 Being accused of stripping the world's beaches, Cooke defends himself by saying
A that he only brings home small amounts of shells.
B that he doesn't take shells from the beaches but dives for them in the sea.
C that he collects broken pieces of shells.
D that he only takes dead shells.

9 What does the reader learn about Cooke's shell-collecting activities?

A Not everyone approves of what he does.
B Other methods might make his work easier.
C Other tourists get in the way of his collecting.
D Not all shells are the right size and shape for his work.

10 What does 'it' in line 77 refer to?

A Cooke's luggage
B Cooke's argument
C the beauty of Cooke's work
D the reason for Cooke's trips

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