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MAŁOPOLSKI KONKURS JĘZYKA ANGIELSKIEGO DLA

GIMNAZJALISTÓW

ETAP SZKOLNY – 12 LISTOPADA 2008

Drogi Gimnazjalisto!

Zanim przystąpisz do rozwiązywania testu, wpisz swoje imię i nazwisko, nazwę szkoły

oraz imię i nazwisko nauczyciela przygotowującego Cię do konkursu na oddzielnie
przygotowanej kartce.
Test, który masz przed sobą, zawiera siedem zadań od A do G. Przeczytaj bardzo uważnie
polecenia i przykłady do zadań. Zwróć uwagę na to, że w zadaniach C, D, E, G wymagana
jest całkowita poprawność ortograficzna. Należy pisać czytelnie, gdyż nieczytelność liter
dyskwalifikuje odpowiedź. Można używać drukowanych liter. Akceptowane są skrócone
formy czasowników.
Zadanie A sprawdza rozumienie tekstu czytanego.
Zadania od B do E obejmują zagadnienia gramatyczne. Zadanie F sprawdza słownictwo.
Zadanie G sprawdza znajomość funkcji językowych. Jeżeli jeszcze nie wyłączyłeś telefonu
komórkowego, to zrób to teraz.

Czas przeznaczony na rozwiązanie testu: 75 min.

Oto maksymalna liczba punktów, jaką możesz uzyskać za każde zadanie:

ZADANIE

PUNKTACJA

WYNIK

ZADANIE A

10

ZADANIE B

10

ZADANIE C

10

ZADANIE D

20

ZADANIE E

20

ZADANIE F

10

ZADANIE G

10

RAZEM

90

Sprawdził:

Poprawił:

GOOD LUCK!

kod ucznia

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CZĘŚĆ I
ZADANIE A - ROZUMIENIE TEKSTU CZYTANEGO
Przeczytaj poniższy tekst. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, najbardziej zgodną
z treścią tekstu. Zaznacz jedną z czterech możliwości, zakreślając literę A, B, C lub D.
2 punkty za każdą poprawną odpowiedź = 10 pkt.

SIGN LANGUAGES

(adapted from ‘Anglorama’ No. 2, 2001 (14))

Have you ever wondered what the gestures commonly used in your native
country might mean in other parts of the world? If you’d like to learn a few
facts, read on.

Probably the most famous example of how gestures may be different comes from

Bulgaria. In this country if you want to signal “yes”, you shake your head as if you were
saying “no”. Again, if you want to say “no”, you nod your head in a gesture that for every
other European means “yes”. Confusing, isn’t it?

This is because we treat gestures as a form of communication understandable for

everyone everywhere. Some gestures are indeed universal: when you arrive on a certain
tropical island and a crowd of beautiful ladies / handsome guys put lots of flowers on you,
it’s a clear sign that they like you. On the other hand, when a stranger snarls at you and shows
his fists you get the message that you should be anywhere else but with him. The point is that
many gestures are not common to different cultures. They are based very often on a local
culture and that culture is characteristic and differs from others.

We know that in Bulgaria expressing “yes” and “no” is reversed to the way we know it

here. In Greece, to signal “no”, just lift your eyebrows upward. In Saudi Arabia, you have to
exercise even more to show “no”: move your head backwards and click your tongue. In Japan,
you will not see the “no” gesture. The Japanese find it difficult to answer with a definite “no”.
What they say instead is “I don’t know” or “I don’t understand”, and wave a hand in front of
their face. Similar confusion may be caused when you are invited to a dinner party in a
foreign country. What is normal to you may be funny or offensive to your host. Be careful
how much you eat. In Egypt, it is polite to leave something on your plate. It is compliment to
your host. In Guatemala however, you should eat everything to show you liked the meal very
much.

Watch out for offensive gestures. Sometimes you may not be aware that what you do

is not correct. And this could lead to many problems. For example, do not offer your left hand
when meeting any Arabic people. This is a great offence and insult. The left hand is used to
do the dirty jobs in life. Or it may happen that somebody wants to offend you, but you don’t
realise it. You may be surprised how offensive it is to show somebody the soles of your shoes
in Turkey. This is because it is the part of your ‘clothes’ that are usually dirty. A closed fist is
not a nice gesture in Pakistan. Avoid the OK gesture (thumb and forefinger forming a circle).
This is ‘nice one’ gesture for us but is very offensive in Greece, Spain or Paraguay. Why?
Because in these cultures it symbolises the part of the body on which people sit.

If you meet people of different nationalities remember that they communicate not only

with the spoken language. A gesture or intonation may replace words. Gestures are like
foreign languages – you have to learn them to use them. For that reason, try to remember that
what is obvious to you may not be for the person you are “talking” to. Even people smiling
may not show happiness – in some countries people smile when they are sad. Luckily, our
foreign friends usually realise we use incorrect gestures not because we want to be rude but
because we don’t fully understand cultural differences.

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1. In Bulgaria:

a) you wouldn’t shake your head if you wanted to disagree
b) you wouldn’t shake your head if you wanted to agree
c) you wouldn’t nod your head if your opinion was different
d) you would nod your head if your opinion was the same

2. Gestures are sometimes misunderstood because:

a) they are used in an aggressive way by some people
b) their meaning is clear only to the inhabitants of some tropical islands
c) they are not a common form of communication
d) their meaning might be known only locally

3. If you wave your hand in front of your face in Japan, you express:

a) slight disagreement
b) a lack of understanding
c) strong disapproval
d) total disbelief

4. In some parts of the world it is very insulting to:

a) greet somebody with your left hand
b) show somebody your dirty shoes
c) show somebody the palm of your hand
d) form a geometrical figure with your middle and little fingers

5. Foreigners normally show understanding if we don’t use gestures correctly because

they know:

a) our knowledge of foreign languages is imperfect
b) it takes a long time to learn different meanings of gestures
c) we have no intention of being impolite
d) we experience culture shock when visiting a foreign country

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CZĘŚĆ II – GRAMATYKA
ZADANIE B – Zakreśl poprawną formę.
1 punkt za każdą poprawną odpowiedź = 10 pkt.

Przykład:

Maggie has gone/has been /has arrived to Spain twice this year and
she’s flying there again next month.

Odpowiedź: HAS BEEN

1. Are you aware of/about/with the dangers involved in going on a solo round-the-world
trip?

2. The police made the criminals to drop/drop/dropped their guns.
3. Kate’s parents are going to buy her a dog so that she hasn’t/ won’t / may not feel

lonely.
4. This is the hotel in which/ where/ that we stayed last summer.
5. Mark said that he had last seen her the day ago/ the day before/ the day earlier.

6. Take a mobile phone in case somebody might need/ will need/ needs to contact

you.

7. When Anna and Oliver spotted themselves/ each other/ every other in the crowd of

shoppers, they went to a café for a long chat.

8. I was very upset about my car this morning. When I turned the key in the ignition, it

just hadn’t started/ wouldn’t start/ hasn’t started.

9. I saw a very nice watch in a catalogue and placed an order for it by/ on/ with phone.

10. When we were walking along the road, we realized we have been/ were being/
would have been followed by two suspicious-looking men.

ZADANIE C – Podaj poprawną formę słów umieszczonych w nawiasach.
1 punkt za każdą poprawną odpowiedź = 10 pkt.

Przykład:

We regret ………………………………. (inform) you that your application for
the scholarship has been rejected.

Odpowiedź: TO INFORM

1. She’ll give you a ring as soon as she ……………….. (find) out her exam results.

2. Mark’s career as a musician is far …………………………………….. (promising)

than his brother’s.

3. You’d better ……………….. (stop) being so naughty! People are watching us!
4. It’s time you ……………….(start) looking for a proper job.
5. He doesn’t play football even half as ……………….. (good) as his brother.
6. I don’t like being ……………….. (rush).
7. When everybody ……………………………………(have) dinner, suddenly there was

a loud knock on the door.

8. He lives on the …………………… (twelve) floor of a high-rise building.
9. When I looked at her puffy red eyes, I immediately knew she …………………………

(fail) her exam.

10. If I had known those facts at that time, I ………………………………………(not/ask)

anyone for help then!

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ZADANIE D – Zadaj pytania o informację zawartą w podkreślonej części poniższych zdań.
Wymagana poprawność ortograficzna!

2 punkty za każdą poprawną odpowiedź = 20 pkt.

Przykład:

The students have been waiting for the school trip.

Odpowiedź: WHAT HAVE THE STUDENTS BEEN WAITING FOR?

1. As a teenager, I always followed my parents’ advice.

………………………………………………………………………….

2. Knowledge of languages is very important.

………………………………………………………………………………
3. They had a burglar alarm installed in order to feel safe.

…………………………………………………………………………..….
4. He was questioned by the police.

………………………………………………………………………………
5. Peter looks exactly like his twin brother.

……………………………………………………………………………….
6. Our class is expected to organize a school dance competition.

……………………………………………………………………………..
7. I take little sugar in my coffee.

…………………………………………………………………………..….
8. He shouldn’t have lied to her .

……………………………………………………………………………….
9. Our English coursebook consists of fifteen units.

………………………………………………………………………………
10. My aunt will have her house redecorated next month.

………………………………………………………………………………

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ZADANIE E - Uzupełnij drugie zdanie tak, aby znaczyło to samo, co pierwsze,
wykorzystując podany wyraz. Użyj od trzech do sześciu wyrazów. Nie zmieniaj formy
podanego wyrazu. Wymagana poprawność ortograficzna!
2 punkty za każdą poprawną odpowiedź = 20 pkt.

Przykład: It was wrong of Anna to cheat on her boyfriend.

ought

Anna ……………………………………………... on her boyfriend.

Odpowiedź: OUGHTN’T TO HAVE CHEATED

1. Where’s the railway station, please?

is

Could you tell me ………………………….………………….…... ?

2. The police think someone else committed the crime.

by

The police think ……………………………………………. someone else.

3. Working long hours was a problem for me at first but I don’t mind it now.

used I’ve …………………………….. working long hours.

4. I’m sure Anna left her dog in front of the store.

left

Anna ……………………………… her dog in front of the store.

5. She asked me to sign that document.

mind ‘………………………… this document?,’ she said.

6. ‘You shouldn’t make any rash decisions about your future,’ said Mary.

advised Mary …………………………………… make any rash decisions about my future.

7. We haven’t got separate rooms so we argue all the time.

we

If we had separate rooms, …………………………. all the time.

8. It’s possible that she won’t accept our offer.

not

She ……………………………………………….…………. our offer.

9. I was so upset that I couldn’t think reasonably.

to

I was …………………………………………..………… think reasonably.

10. People think he is a terribly selfish person.

thought He ……………………………..…………………… a terribly selfish person.

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CZĘŚĆ III – SŁOWNICTWO
ZADANIE F – Zakreśl opcję, która najlepiej pasuje do podanego zdania.
1 punkt za każdą poprawną odpowiedź = 10 pkt.

Przykład: When they were kids, the twin brothers used to argue all the time but they haven’t
had a …………………. for ages now.
a) row

b) raw

c) argument

d) quarrelled

Odpowiedź: a) row

1. Pat and Liz are best friends. They ……………. a lot in common.
a) take
b) have
c) possess
d) own

2. When Kim’s mother became …………….. ill, she had to stay in hospital for a few

weeks.

a) seriously
b) dramatically
c) strongly
d) sadly

3. I can always count on my parents. They are …………….. and have never let me

down.

a) effective
b) organized
c) engaged
d) reliable

4. I’d rather the school subjects I don’t like were optional than ………………. .
a) permanent
b) compulsory
c) forced
d) determined

5. You forgot to lock the door and the house got burgled. It’s all your ………..
a) guilt
b) blame
c) fault
d) error

6. Her house is joined to another house on one side. She lives in a ……………….
a) skyscraper
b) cottage
c) bungalow
d) semi-detached house

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7. As people get older,………….. appear on their faces.
a) freckles
b) moles
c) wrinkles
d) stripes

8. Transport is provided free of ……… .
a) payment
b) money
c) cost
d) charge

9. He is shy and often ……………. eye contact.
a) escapes
b) prevents
c) runs away
d) avoids

10. My mother always…….. me to lock the door before I go out.
a) reminds
b) memorises
c) remembers
d) repeats

ZADANIE G - Uzupełnij luki w poniższych zdaniach jednym słowem. Skróty np. isn’t, aren’t
są traktowane jako 1 słowo.
1 punkt za każdą poprawną odpowiedź = 10 pkt.

Przykład:
A: ……….. would you like to pay?
B: By credit card.

Odpowiedź: HOW

1.
A: Could I speak to Anna, please?
B: She’s not here at the moment. Shall I …….. a message?

2.
A: May I use your mobile phone?
B: Sure, go ………. .

3.
A: Is it all right if I borrow your laptop?
B: I’d rather you ………. . I’m going to use it soon.

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A: Why ………. we go away this weekend?
B: Sounds great!

5.
A: I think summer holidays should be a month longer.
B: I …………. what you mean, but what would you do with so much time on your hands?

6. (in a shop)
A: Can I help you?
B: No, thanks! I’m just …………

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A: Would you like another piece of cake?
B: No, thank you, I’m ……….

8.
A: Could I have another biscuit?
B: Sure, help ……..

9.
A: I’m sorry, but I can’t go to the cinema with you tonight.
B: What a ………….! How about next week then?

10.
A: I met Brad Pitt in the street the other day.
B: ……… you really?

That’s the end of the test.

The test has been written by the teachers of Syllabus Language School – Kraków.