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1 G R A M M A R A. Choose and circle the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each sentence. 1. We have people to our party. a) been inviting b) invited c) been invited d) had invited 2. If Jane had studied harder, she... passed the exams. a) has b) would have c) would have had d) should have 3. I can see Jane s car in the parking lot, so she... be somewhere around here. a) couldn t b) shall c) must d) has to 4. When Jane was a small girl, she... swim very well. a) wasn t able b) wouldn t c) hadn t had to d) couldn t 5. If Jane s team wins tomorrow, she... very happy. a) would be b) is c) will have been d) will be 6. Jane... that she was going to be away this week. a) said me b) spoke c) told me d) talked 7. Tomorrow I am going to... at the hairdresser s. a) have cut my hair b) cut my hair c) have my hair cut d) have had my hair cut 8. In Slovak cities, you have to drive slowly; you... drive faster than 50 kph. a) don t have to b) haven t to c) mustn t d) mustn t to 9. I saw the birds at the exact moment they were settling down... the electric wires. a) at b) onto c) by d) on 10. When I was young, I... every day. a) used to swim b) was swimming c) did swimming d) swim.../10 pts

2 G R A M M A R (continued) B. Rewrite the following sentences so that the 2 nd sentence means the same as the first. Use phrases with by. 11. Two different teachers have marked the tests. The tests 12. Their manager did not have to write the report. The report 13. They have already made the decision. The decision 14. People of all ages can play this game. This game 15. A police car is following that red car. That red car.../5 pts Total Points:.../15pts

3 V O C A B U L A R Y A. Match each word in the box to its definition (1-5). Two words are not used. to clear anxious handsome obnoxious handy to clarify to clean 1. to make something clearer, easier to understand 2. extremely unpleasant, offensive 3. beautiful to look at 4. feeling worried or nervous 5. skilful in using, making or repairing things B. Choose the best answer (a, b, c or d) to complete each sentence.../5pts 6. They were... with his permanent complaints. a) fed up b) filled in c) filled out d) fed by 7. She... her last chance of being promoted. a) took away b) gave away c) took out d) gave off 8. It took the fire fighters many hours to... the fire. a) put up b) die out c) put out d) die up 9. The little boy could not... all the candles on the cake with one breath. a) blow off b) blow up c) blow out d) blow down 10. Are you... a place to stay in Bratislava? a) looking at b) watching for c) watching out d) looking for../5pts Total Points:.../10pts

4 R E A D I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N Read the article below. There are two (2) exercises (on the next page) to do as/after you read. The Mosaic of Spain One of the oldest nation-states in Europe, Spain, hears the echoes in the voices of its ethnically and geographically diverse regions. In the name of national unity, Franco allowed only Castilian to be spoken in public. But at home native speakers nurtured the Galician, Basque and Catalan languages, which along with various Spanish dialects, survived a ban of almost 40 years. Responding to demands for increased local autonomy, the 1978 constitution divided the country into 17 regions with unprecedented power and responsibility. In the most frantically nocturnal city in Spain, Seville, where the natives seem to be genetically indisposed to sleep, the notion of tucking into dinner at an hour normally associated with pyjamas and healthful slumber takes some getting used to. Spain is a nation of paradoxes. It has been unified for 500 years, yet in language, culture, outlook, and geography it could not be more fragmented. Many inhabitants scarcely consider themselves Spanish at all. Tell a Catalan that you are doing an article on Spain, and he will likely reply, with only a hint of irony, Then what brings you to Catalonia? Millions of Spaniards do not speak Spanish as a first language, and a significant few do not speak it at all. In Galicia, most natives speak Galician, a language closer to Portuguese than to Spanish. In Catalonia, the lingua franca is Catalan. And in the Basque Provinces, a small but determined minority speaks a pre- Indo-European tongue, whose origins have bewildered generations of linguistic scholars. Throughout its long history, Spain has been washed over, in whole or in part, by invading hordes of Phoenicians, Celts, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Visigoths, and Moors, and each of them has left something distinctive to one or more regions of the country in architecture, music, culture, gastronomy, outlook, even appearance from the voluptuous, raven-haired natives of Andalusia in the south, to the freckled, Celtic-descendent blonds of Galicia and Asturias in the north. Perhaps no place better captures the confident new mood of Spain, as well as a measure of its divisiveness, than Barcelona, capital of Catalonia. Already one of the most beautiful and vibrant cities in Europe, Barcelona in recent years has seemed intent on becoming the finest urban environment in the world. Upwards of seven billion dollars in government and private money has been lavished on the city in preparation for the Olympic Games. Adapted from National Geographic, April 1992.

5 R E A D I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N (continued) B. Based on what you have read in the article, decide if the following statements are true, false or not clearly stated. T / F / NS 1. There are more than five traditional languages spoken in Spain T / F / NS 2. Spanish dialects died out because their use was prohibited for more than 40 years. T / F / NS 3. As a country, Spain has existed for more than half a millennium. T / F / NS 4. Spain s northern inhabitants differ significantly in appearance from those in the south. T / F / NS 5. Barcelona, as the capital city of Castalia, spent billions of dollars in preparation for the Olympic Games..../5pts B. Complete the statements below using the information you found in the article. 6. The only language which was not restricted under Franco was Different parts of Spain were given more opportunities for self-government in the late seventies by a new is considered to be the most vibrant city in Spain. 9. The strangest language in Spain, spoken by a minority of people in the... Provinces, has an unclear origin is home to many darker Spaniards..../5pts

6 L I S T E N I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N You will hear a report on real-life detectives. Listen and complete the statements below. You will hear the report twice. 1. Research has shown that British detectives spend only (two words) a day with their families. 2. Detectives specializing in the investigation of capital crime in London are members of the (two words). 3. The abbreviation CID stands for (three words). 4. The main subject taught in British detective training school is (two words). 5. American detectives spend only several weeks in school where they mostly learn about self-defence and the basic (three words). Total Points:.../5pts Autor: Mgr. Jozef Medvecký Recenzent: PaedDr. Anna Brisudová Korektúra: Lyn Steyne Vydal: IUVENTA Slovenský inštitút mládeže, Bratislava 2010