OKRUNO/GRADSKO TAKMIENJE CODE ____________________

15. 04. 2000. TIME: 45 min.

GRAMMAR TEST
I. Circle the correct option
1. Everybody _______ interested in his story.
a) are b) was c) have been d) will
2. I'm almost _______ my father.
a) tall as b) taller c) as tall d) as tall as
3. You ________ to do your homework now.
a) has b) ought c) needn't d) must
4. There isn't ________ truth in what they say.
a) many b) a lot c) much d) no
5. Let's take a walk, ________?
a) shall we b) are we c) don't we d) let us
6. The children read ________.
a) slow b) good c) well d) bad
7. Which socks do you want, the blue or the grey ________?
a) colour b) one c) ones d) cocks
8. ________ Mendoza and Humphries were excellent boxers.
a) Each b) Both of them c) All of them d) Both
9. You shouldn't ________ your coat. It's cold in here.
a) take down b) take off c) take in d) take of

10. A cangaroo is an animal ________ lives in Australia.

a) who b) what c) _____ d) which
A Fill in the blanks with a suitable Reflexive Pronoun
Agroup of friends are at Tom's . Tom brings in some warm biscuits on a tray and says:
Help ___________ to the biscuits. My sister and I really enjoyed ________ baking
them.
B Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the dialogue:
Tom: Whose car is that?
Fred: It's our new ____________ car. Don't you know them? (neighbour)
Tom: It can't be theirs. They have gine on holiday. (they)
Fred: And this car?
Tom: It's our _______________.Don't you remember? (grandma and grandpa)
C Report the dialogue. Use the Present Tense of the verbs in brackets to begin the
sentences:
Jill: Why are you worried, Jane?
Jane: Oh,Jill! My cat ha srun away.
Jill: I'm sorry to hear that.Does your cat often do that?
Jane: No, He has never done that before.
Jill __________________________________________________________ (ask)
Jane_________________________________________________________(reply)
Jill __________________________________________________________ (tell)
She also________________________________________________ (want to know)
Jane ______________________________________________________ (answer)

III Choose one of the verbs given below and fill in each blank with the correct
form/tense of the verb
COME, SAY, RETURN, PAY, BE, TELL, SHARE, DO CHANGE, LIVE, DREAM,
RECEIVE, WORRY, KEEP, GO
Mrs Ramsey, a very wealthy lady, ____________ a flat with her cat Rastus. Rastus, who
_________________ her only pet for many years, is an orderly cat and never
_____________ his daily routine a short walk in the park before his evening meal. One
evening he went out as usual but___________________ home. Mrs Ramsey was so
____________ that she couldn't sleep that night.The next morning a letter
______________ .She _______________ to pay a ransom of $ 1000 if she wanted her cat
back alive and, of course, ___________________ to the police.She ___________ so, and
is very happy now, although she ______________ a lot of money to get her cat back.