Lexical and Grammar Test Olympiad 2022 Form 8
I Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form
(gerund or infinitive). Points 22
1 He hates …… (answer) the phone, and very often just
lets it …. (ring).
2 I prefer …. (drive) to …. (be driven).
3 I advise you …. (start) …. (look) for a flat at
once.
4 I suggest …. (telephone) the hospitals before ….
(ask) the police …. (look) for him.
5 I’m tired …… (explain) to her but she refused ……. (listen)
and continue ………. (cry).
6 Try …. (forget) it; it isn’t worth …. (worry) about.
7 It is usually easier …. (learn) a subject by …
(read) books than by …. (listen) to lectures.
8 It’s not much use…… (have) a bicycle if you don’t know
how … (ride) it.
9 You need … (be) brave … (speak) in public.
10 What do you have … (do) when you are on duty?
II Read the passage and write the appropriate form of
each verb in brackets. Points 9
What do you know about dolphins? The relations between
dolphins and human beings 1…………………long
………………… (surprise) people. These
relations 2………………………….. (last)
for thousands of years. Pictures of dolphins 3……………………… (use) to decorate the
coins of ancient Greeks. Sailors consider the presence of dolphins near ships 4
…………………………… (be) good luck. Now dolphins
5 …………………………………… (train) and they take part in the performances that both
children and grown-ups like. If you 6………………….. (spend) your holiday on the
Black Sea coast you 7……………………… (see) dolphins playing near the shore. They
8……………….. (come) early in the morning and before sunset. No one 9………………………. ever ………………….. (see) a dolphin
attack a human being.
III Use an article if necessary.
Points 23
Personal computers have changed 1….. nature of 2 …… family life in Britain, dominating 3…… conversations
and challenging 4….. television as
5…. most popular form of 6…..
entertainment, according to 7 …. report published today. 8…… report reveals how
9…. family members fight to surf 10….. Internet and how computers have become
more popular as 11 …. conversation topic than 12 …..
relationships, 13…….. hobbies and football. With one in 14 ……. four households
owning 15 ….. computer – more than those with 16 …. satellite television or 17
….. mobile phone-18 …… home computer has replaced 19……. dog as ‘man’s best
friend’. People spend far more time on 20 ……. their computer than on other
domestic activities and it is not only 21 ….. young: 22…… over-60s are more
addicted to 23….. computers than anyone.
IV Fill in prepositions where necessary.
Points 9
1 My parents encourage me …… my studies.
2 The headmaster is respected ….. students and parents
…… their wisdom.
3 I searched …. the Web … the information about this
problem.
4 Many schools need better facilities to carry out
experiments … Physics and Chemistry.
5 Harry Porter is really good … this game.
6 …… the preparation, porridge should be stirred only
in a clockwise direction.
7 We arrived … London early in the morning.
V Circle the
right variant of phrasal verbs. Points 5
1 My granny asked us to look … her cat while she was
away. (for, after, forward, to)
2 Selma hates looking words …. in the dictionary.
(down on, up, for)
3 I’m trying to cut….. on sweets. (for, down, out, up)
4 I will not take …. any more of your time. ( at, out,
up, down)
5 He turned ….. an excellent actor. ( down, out, at,
into)
VI Write down idioms to their definitions.
Points 10
1 Very calm and relaxed, especially in a different
situation.
2 To have many skills and interest and take part in many
activities.
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3 Completely different
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4 Very easy to do.
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5 Similar or almost the same.
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6 Waste money.
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7 Spend less money than before.
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8 Reduce your expenses.
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9 Be very expensive.
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10 Not have enough money.
VII Open the brackets and use the words given in
capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.
Points 9
An
Incredible Vegetable