State Exam Test Variant A

Grammar
1: Complete the sentence choosing best variant of phrasal verbs.

1.Don't smoke in the forest. Fires_____________ easily at this time of the year.
a) carried away b) break out c) keep up d)put up with
2. I __________________ seeing my friends again.
look forward to b) called off c) wait for d) look to
3.I'm afraid; we have ___________ of apple juice. Will an orange juice do?
a) run away b) run out c) run down d) run off
4 Your website has helped me a lot __________ the good work.
a) put up b) keep on c) keep up d) put in
5. A friend of mine has __________ her wedding.
a) called off b) call up c) call out d) call of
6. His mother can't ______________ his terrible behavior anymore.
a) put on with b) put away c) get on with d) put up with
7.As an excuse for being late, she___________ a whole story.
a) carried away b) made up c) made on d) carried on
8. I got ___________ by his enthusiasm.
a) made on b) made up c) carried away d) carried on Mark __/8

2: Complete the sentences with the correct verb option.

1. The employees brought up this issue during the meeting.
This issue ________________ by the employees during the meeting.
a) has been brought up b) is brought up c) was brought up d) is being brought up
2. The professor told him not to talk in class.
He ________________ by the professor not to talk in class.
a) has been told b) was told c) was being told d) are told
3. They say that women are smarter than men.
Women ________________ to be smarter than men.
a) were being said b) were said c) are said d) has been said
4. Mike’s planning application _____________ by the council.
a) has been turned down b)has turned down
c) was turned down d) had been turned down
5. The allegation ______________________by the police.
a) are being looked into b)will be looked into c) has been looked into
6. The complaint ____________________________ by the director at the meeting yesterday.
a) has been brought up b) was being brought up
c)was brought up d) had been brought up
7 Who __________________ (eat) the biscuits? There’s only one left!
a) has being eaten b) has eaten c) has been ate d) have been eaten
8. If I continue my diet I … 10 kilos by the end of the year.
a) will have lost b) lost c) will be losing d) lose
9. I __________________ (hope) to have a word with you about the timetable. Are you free now?
a) have been hoping b) have hoped c) have been hoped d) have being hoped
10. I __________________ (go out) too much lately and I __________________ (not get) enough
sleep.
a)’ve gone out, haven’t been getting c)’ve being gone out, haven’t gotten
b) ‘ve been going out, haven’t been getting d) ‘ve been going out, haven’t gotten
11. By the end of the semester I … all these books.
a) will have read b) will read c) have reading d) have read
12. But I knew that he …. it yet.
a) didn’t read b) hadn’t read c) don’t read d) haven’t read

State Exam Test 1/ 11C Grammar & Vocabulary GA

 13. Do you think many people __________________ from home in ten years’ time? (work)
a) will be working b) will work c) are going to work d) are working
14. I __________________ (take) the English test today. What time __________________ (finish)?
a) will take , it finishes b) ‘m taking, does it finish
c) ‘m taking, will it finish d) take, does it finish
Mark: ___/14

3. Complete the Conditional Sentences with the correct form (Type I, II or III).
1. If I _________ stronger, I'd help you carry the piano.
a) am b) will be c) were d) would be
2. If we'd seen you, we _______________________.
a)stopped b)would have stopped c) had stopped d) would stop
3. If we ____________ him tomorrow, we'll say hello.
a)meet b) will meet c) met d) would meet
4. He would have repaired the car himself if he ______________ the tools.
a) has will have c) had d) had had
5. If you drop the vase, it _____________ .
a) will break b) breaks c) had broken d) would break
6. If I hadn't studied, I __________________ the exam.
a) do not pass b) will not pass c) would not pass d) would not have passed
Mark: ___/5

Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are two more words than you need.
circumspect acquire overbearing disorientated setback administer uplifting hindsight
ingrained recall reminisce an opinion trait pronounce unnerved

1. With ____________ I think we can say that we definitely made the wrong decision.
2. It’s always difficult to change habits that have been ____________ since childhood.
3. I’ve always loved listening to my grandmother ____________ about her life in the 1950s.
4. I have an appalling sense of direction and always get ____________ when I’m in a new town.
5. People often need counselling after a ____________ event such as a bad car crash.
6. Since coming back from America I’ve ___________ a taste for peanut butter sandwiches!
7. The nurses are trained to ___________ drugs to patients on the ward.
8. Having been found guilty of the crime, Jonas will hear the judge ___________ sentence next
week.
9. The writer’s ___________ mother had a great influence on her childhood
10. I love ___________ songs that make me feel good
11. No one voiced ____________ or disagreed with the proposal so the meeting finished in good
time.
Mark: ___/11
2. Word Formation: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the
box.
1.An Oscar for best film is a really ____________ award. prestige
2. There has been wide ___________of the government’s reaction to the crisis. condemn
3. I find ___________ from Imperial to metric almost impossible without a calculator. Convert
4. Today white Bengal tigers can only be seen in ____________ . capture
5. Beth looks fantastic these days. She’s undergone a complete ___________ since she transform
left her old job. tolerate
6. There isn’t a lot of ___________ in society for people who refuse to work. determine
7. She showed great ___________ and after six attempts, she passed the test.
Mark: ___/5
State Exam Test 1/ 11C Grammar & Vocabulary GA
Reading
6. Read the text. Complete the text with sentences A–F. There is one sentence you do not need.
When should we start competing?
Alfie Kohn, the American lecturer, wrote ‘Competition is to self-esteem what sugar is to teeth.’ How
right was his assessment of the competitive world we inhabit today? Is competition, as many believe,
a vital element of life and therefore something to be prepared for from as early an age as possible? Or
is encouraging youngsters to compete simply setting many up to fail and creating a situation where
loss of confidence is inevitable with all the consequences that brings? It is certainly a debate that is
engaging everyone from educators and government to parents and the children themselves.
On the one hand there are those who maintain that competition comes into every aspect of our lives.
[1 _________] For proponents of this idea it is essential for children to be exposed to the trials and
tribulations and occasional joys of competing in all areas of school life. [2 _________] In answer to
critics who suggest that weaker performers may feel inferior it is argued that rewards can be given as
encouragement or in less demanding categories such as punctuality. Critics would reply that children
know full well when they’re being patronised.
Competitive sports in schools is another hotly debated subject. [3 _________] They say ‘someone
has to come last’. But do they? Is it really a good thing for that child’s development to be seen to fail
time after time? [4 _________] But then we find ourselves considering another thorny issue – that of
the pushy parent who hopes to achieve his or her lifelong ambition through the child.
[5 _________] The children can play, but no league tables can be compiled, and there are no trophies
or medals given out. The aim of this move was to protect children from pushy parents and aggressive
coaches on the sidelines, from bullying and from peer pressure.
There is no doubt that we live in a very competitive world and children must at some time learn to be
able to make their way through it. However, perhaps school is a time for learning to co-operate rather
than to compete. That will all come later.

A We all know the misery of the child who always comes last at sports day.
B There will always be winners and losers and we have to be prepared for the fight.
C Some parents approve unconditionally of this.
D Recently, competitive football for children under eight years old was banned.
E At least with after-school sports children are given the choice of whether they wish to compete or
not.
F The rewards system in schools that gives stars and merits for good performance is a part of this
and claims to spur children on to great achievements.
Mark: ___/10

State Exam Test 1/ 11C Grammar & Vocabulary GA

Listening Test:
You are going to hear Sara talking to her friend John, about his holiday travel plans. Ar the
sentences True or False.

1. You don’t need a visa to visit Russia. T F

2. Bulgaria and Romania are Schengen countries T F
3.John and David had planned to go to Bulgaria and Romania. T F
4. You can travel on all high-speed trains with InterRail T F
5.High speed train ticket can almost cost the same as plane tickets. T F
6. John and David won’t hitchhike. T F

Mark: ___/12

Writing Task:
Write a discursive essay with the title: ‘What do you think are the advantages and
disadvantages of being the youngest child in a family?’ Use the writing guide to help you.
Write 200–250 words.
Paragraph 1: Introduction.
Paragraph 2: Talk about the advantages.
Paragraph 3: Talk about the disadvantages.
Paragraph 4: Conclusion.

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Mark: ___/10

Total: Reaing , writing , vocabulary and Grammar: ___/75

Speaking test (10)
Fluency- 2
Use of English-3
Pronunciation-1
Discourse markers-2
Vocabulary-2

Total: ___/85

State Exam Test 1/ 11C Grammar & Vocabulary GA