7th YEAR ENGLISH SCHOOL COMPETITION Code ………………………………………………..

A. Reading comprehension Schools of the future Will schools in the future be very different (1)………….. schools today? The way I (2) …………… it, a lot of what we do in schools today will disappear.I believe (3) ……………… pupils will do all their lessons and homework on computers,(4) ………… there will no more heavy books to carry. They will use laptop computers instead (5) ………… books. I (6) ………………there will also be robots to teach and help pupils. (7) …………… this happens, there will also be fewer jobs for teachers. I also predict that in the future some pupils will have videophone screens at home. (8) …………way, they will not need to travelto school to have lessons. No one really knows what the future (9) ………… so we need to be optimistic about it and change with the times. After all, they do say that change can be a good thing.

1. A of B in C from2. A read B think C see 3. A that B those C these4. A because B so C that 5. A for B from C of6. A say B think C know 7. A While B As C If8. A Some B That C Every 9. A holds B has C keeps points : ……… / 18

B. Grammar

I. Present Simple or Present Continuous1. Please, be quiet. I ........................................(study).

2. Jim ...............................( play) football every weekend. 3. She is a good dancer but she ................................(not dance) very often. 4. We .........................................(have) a party tonight. 5. Listen! Somebody ...................................(come). points: ……………./10

II. Underline the correct word1.It's very / a lot more humid today than yesterday. 2.Norway is much / very colder than Mexico.3. I feel very / a bit better today. 4. The city centre is much /many noisier than the countryside. points …………/ 8

III. Fill in who, which or whose1. A camera is an object .................. people use for taking photos.2. That is the girl ................ brother studies in Oxford.3. A waiter is a person .............serves the guests in restaurants.4. A mobile phone is a thing ................... connects distances. 5. This is Mr. Black ................. car is very expensive. Points : ……………../

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IV. Past simple or Past Continuous1. The girl .....................................( ski) when she .................................( break) her leg.2. He ...................................( cut) his finger while he ................................( make) dinner.3. Julie and Tom .......................................(sit) on the bus when it .....................................

(crash). Points :……………/12

V. Past simple or present perfect 1. The Smiths …………………………………….. (be) in Madrid since May.2. My brother ……………………………………..(visit) Cairo in 2003.3. We …………………………………………(stay) in London for over a week now. 4. Yesterday, we ……………………………………(go) on a double-decker bus.5. The town is much nicer since they ……………………………….(improve) the bus

service. Points : …………./ 10

VI. Fill in with already, just ,yet, for , since1. We haven't seen each other ................ Saturday.2. Do not say anything to Mary. I haven't told anyone ........... .3. I have ................. washed the dishes. My hands are still wet.4. He has had this car ........... ten years. 5. Dad has .....................ordered pizza , so mum doesn't need to cook.

points………./5

C. Vocabulary VII. Circle the correct item 1. He has a ..................... routine. He gets up at 7:30 every morning. A free B regular C usually

2. As a full-time writer, she often needs to update her ...................... . A e-mail B life C website

3.I'm in flat 9 .If you need anything, .................. by anytime. A go B drop C fall

4. Remember to sign the ............................. before you leave.A homepage B guestbook C layout

5. I often see them ........................... the gardening. A making B working C doing

6. ................. place in New York City has its own sights and sounds. A All B Some C Each

7. If the lake is ...................... ,you can skate on it. A freezing B frozen C fabulous

8. Jennifer has a regular work ...................... . A review B break C routine

9. Nursing is a very ......................... job. A new B rewarding C shift

10. Take the first ....................... on the right.A corner B turn C turning points : ………………../ 10