Municipal Secondary 2 Year Use of English 2014
Municipal Secondary 2 Year Use of English 2014
Municipal Secondary 2 Year Use of English 2014
Language Teachers’ Association of Macedonia ,
Accredited for competitions by the Government of RM
2014
EFL Regional Competitions for 2nd year secondary schools
Part II USE OF ENGLISH
Reading time 60 minutes
Total score: 75 points
CODE _______________
RESULT _______________
Examiner 1: ________________________________ Signature: ______________
Examiner 2: ________________________________ Signature: ______________
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ELTAM, Competition 2 year Secondary School Students – part 2: USE OF ENGLISH | 3rd May 2014
English Language Teachers’ Association of Macedonia ,
Accredited for competitions by the Government of RM
2014
EFL Regional Competitions for 2nd year secondary schools
1. For questions 1‐15, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or
D) best fits each gap.
COULD COMPUTER GAMES BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER ALL?
In Britain, the average young person now (0) more money on games each year than on going to the cinema
or renting videos. But is this (1) …… a bad thing? For years, newspaper reports have been (2) …… that
children who spend too much time playing computer games become unsociable, bad‐tempered, even
violent as a (3) …… But new research, (4) …… out in both Europe and the USA, suggests that the opposite
may be (5) …… Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to (6)
…… certain skills. Researchers claim that this is because the games (7) …… the brain work harder in certain
ways, like (8) …… sounds and movements quickly and identifying what they are. The fact that people play
the games repeatedly, (9) …… that they get a lot of practice in these skills which are therefore (10) …… to
become highly developed.
Social skills may benefit too. Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first‐person shooter games (11) ……
Counterstrike are better than non‐players when it (12) …… to building trust and co‐operation, and that
this (13) …… them to make good friendships and become strong members of their communities. So rather
than (14) …… up computer games, perhaps young people (15) …… to spend more time on them?
ELTAM, Competition 2 year Secondary School Students – part 2: USE OF ENGLISH | 3rd May 2014
English Language Teachers’ Association of Macedonia ,
Accredited for competitions by the Government of RM
2014
EFL Regional Competitions for 2nd year secondary schools
11. A in order to B such as C due to D as well as
2. For questions 16‐30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits
each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
I RESCUE PEOPLE AT SEA
I've been captain of the lifeboat at Portland Bay (0) …… the north of England for over thirty years now. In
my time, I've rescued fishermen with broken‐down boats, swimmers who have (16) …… swept out to sea
and once even a pilot (17) …… helicopter had developed engine failure. That particular rescue was (18)
…… the national TV news! I've always been mad about the sea, and about the lifeboat. My father and his
grandfather before him were both volunteers on the lifeboat, (19) …… I'm the first one in the family to
(20) …… made captain. This means I work full time (21) …… the lifeboat station. The rest of the crew are
volunteers who work in other jobs locally. When the alarm goes, to signal a call‐out, the crew members
must drop whatever they are (22) …… and report for duty immediately ‐ we can be out on the water within
a (23) …… minutes of the alarm sounding. The coastline here can be (24) …… of the worst places in
England. (25) …… the wind's in the east, the waves can be huge ‐ great lumps of water as hard as concrete
‐ and (26) …… are a lot of rocks just beneath the surface of the water, which (27) …… it a dangerous place
for shipping. But the sea feels (28) …… home for me ‐ it's (29) …… I belong, in spite (30) …… its dangers.
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ELTAM, Competition 2 year Secondary School Students – part 2: USE OF ENGLISH | 3rd May 2014
English Language Teachers’ Association of Macedonia ,
Accredited for competitions by the Government of RM
2014
EFL Regional Competitions for 2nd year secondary schools
3. For questions 31‐45, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some
of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line
is correct, put a tick (Ѵ) by the number. Two examples are given at the beginning
(0) and (00).
COUNTRY GIRL IN THE BIG CITY
0 Ѵ As a country girl from the Australian outback now studying at
00 to university in Perth, I am often asked whether I prefer to living in
31 the country or the city. My answer is for always the same: you
32 just can't begin compare things that are totally different. Back home
33 in the tiny settlement of Wooloonga I am often have to help out
34 on our ranch, as grooming the horses or bringing in the sheep. It's
35 70 kilo3metres to the nearest town of any size, and it feels like
36 if our ranch is in the middle of nowhere. I went to a little school
37 in the village nearby, but all my old friends are in the same one
38 position as me now ‐ they've moved on and gone to big cities in
39 search of the jobs and qualifications. I'm studying drama in
40 Perth, so I tend to hang around with a lot of very friendly people.
41 We go to the theatre twice a week to see us the latest performances.
42 It took me a while to get used to all the traffic, and at first people
43 always seemed too be busy to stop and have a chat, but now it
44 feels getting like a second home. But I'm always happy to go
45 back to my first home when the university on vacation comes!
4. Using the words in parentheses, complete the blank spaces 46‐53 below with
the appropriate tenses.
1. When I (46) (turn) __________________ the radio on yesterday, I (47) (hear) __________________a
song that was popular when I was in high school. I (48) (hear, not)_________________ the song in
years, and it (49) (bring) ____________________back some great memories.
2. When Jack (50) (enter) ___________________ the room, I (51) (recognize, not) _______________him
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because he (52) (lose)__________________ so much weight and (53) (grow) __________________a
beard. He looked totally different!
ELTAM, Competition 2 year Secondary School Students – part 2: USE OF ENGLISH | 3rd May 2014
English Language Teachers’ Association of Macedonia ,
Accredited for competitions by the Government of RM
2014
EFL Regional Competitions for 2nd year secondary schools
3. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture
(54) (disappear, virtually) __________________by the time Europeans first (55) (arrive) ____________
__________in the New World.
4. I (56) (visit) __________________ so many beautiful places since I (57) (come) _________________to
Utah. Before moving here, I (58) (hear, never) _________________of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or
Canyonlands.
5. For questions 59‐67, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at
the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
MOUNTAINS MATTER
People have always seen mountains as symbols of long‐lasting (0) strength. STRONG
The media has often focused on _____________(59) mountaineering feats, and on DRAMA
the (60) ______________and endurance of those who climb mountains. Yet a BRAVE
different view of mountains is beginning to emerge.
It is that they are fragile; endangered by (51) ______________and climate change, POLLUTE
made into giant litter bins by uncaring (62)_____________ , easily damaged by TOURISM
(63) ______________ projects, and in many countries harmed by deforestation DEVELOP
linked to population (64) ______________. Also there has been increasing concern GROW
over the quality of life of mountain people, and over the (65) _______________ APPEARANCE
of many of their traditional cultures.
Thankfully the global (66) _______________of such issues has been recognised IMPORTANT
by the United Nations, who declared 2002 the (67) ______________Year of NATIONAL
Mountains, raising awareness of mountains all over the world.
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ELTAM, Competition 2 year Secondary School Students – part 2: USE OF ENGLISH | 3rd May 2014
English Language Teachers’ Association of Macedonia ,
Accredited for competitions by the Government of RM
2014
EFL Regional Competitions for 2nd year secondary schools
6. For questions 68‐75, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word
given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here
is an example (0).
Sample:
Example:
0 Two years ago, Maria started learning German.
for
Maria ………………………………………. two years.
Answer: has been learning German for
68. Although we booked a table, it wasn't necessary as the restaurant was empty.
needn’t
We ……………………………………………. a table because the restaurant was empty.
69. I haven't met as many people as I did on last year's holiday.
fewer
I have ………………………………………………… I did on last year's holiday.
70. Tammy realises that it was wrong to be so rude to the waiter.
been
Tammy realises that………………………………. so rude to the waiter.
71. The bus was supposed to take us to Assisi, but it didn't.
should
The bus …………………………………….. us to Assisi, but it didn't.
72. They hadn't finished building the hotel when the first tourists arrived.
still
They ……………………………. when the first tourists arrived.
73. Tom and Sheila both dislike camping holidays 6
fond
Neither ………………………………………….. ofcamping holidays.
ELTAM, Competition 2 year Secondary School Students – part 2: USE OF ENGLISH | 3rd May 2014
English Language Teachers’ Association of Macedonia ,
Accredited for competitions by the Government of RM
2014
EFL Regional Competitions for 2nd year secondary schools
74. I went to the mountains because I didn't want to be amongst crowds of people.
avoid
I went to the mountains in ……………………………………………….. being amongst crowds of people.
75. The travel agent advised Terri to travel to the island by plane.
should
The agent said ……………………………………… fly to the island.
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