“Vasil Karagyozov” Foreign Language School, Yambol; School Year: 2023/2024; Variant B

Entry Test – English – 11th grade; Name: ______________________________, Grade: ______, №: ______
Listening
Ex. 1 Listen and complete the sentences with a short word or phrase. _____/8p.
1. British illusionist Derren Brown didn’t think that luck was a _______________, but he wanted to test his theory.
2. Film-maker Dawn O’Porter helped him to create a _______________ about a lucky statue in a small English
town.
3. Most people said they’d heard about it because they didn’t want to seem _______________.
4. People began to visit the statue and they were _______________ for good luck.
5. Slowly, the _______________ of the town began to change.
6. Local butcher Wayne Stansfield strongly believed that he would always be _______________.
7. Derren Brown’s admission that the lucky dog was a hoax came _______________ to people who’d believed in
it.
8. Amazingly, the town’s _______________ continued, even after they knew the truth.
Reading
Ex. 2 Read texts A–C and match them with the questions. Each text can be matched more than once.
_____/8p.
Movies that fail to move
A No Country for Old Men
Despite the Coen brothers’ four Academy Awards, I found the ending of this 2007 movie disappointing. The movie
is a kind of cat-and-mouse tale, where Vietnam veteran Llewelyn Moss is the mouse, and hitman Anton Chigurh
the cat. Finding a case containing two million pounds in a field in Texas, Moss flees with the money, and Chigurh
is hired by its owners to recover it. Chigurh finishes off everyone standing between him and Moss, using his
trademark coin flip to decide the victim’s fate. The tension mounts as Chigurh nears his prey, but just when it
appears that the two are set to clash, Moss is killed by someone else – off-screen. For me, the greatness of this
movies lies in the journey, not the destination.
B The Hurt Locker
Kathryn Bigelow’s 2008 movie is awesome – at least, for the first hour or so. When the lights go down, the
audience is transported to the battle-scarred streets of Baghdad, where a bomb disposal squad is at work defusing
an explosive device. At the start, the movie is a rollercoaster ride, with the tension rising and falling as the bombs
are deactivated – or not. Later, however, it suddenly becomes clear that, although the bombs are getting bigger, the
action is repeating itself. Towards the end, one soldier gets injured, another shows signs of mental stress and their
leader goes home on leave until he can return to do the same all over again. What we seem to have here is a
depiction of a conflict zone rather the exploration of a plot line.
C Up in the Air
Jason Reitman’s 2009 satirical movie about corporate ‘downsizer’ Ryan Bingham is certainly a lot of fun at the
start. Bingham – played by George Clooney – is employed by a Human Resources consultancy to travel the country
firing people. Enter Alex, a beautiful executive in the same league as Bingham, and a new colleague, Natalie,
whose innovative idea for remote firing via webcam threatens Bingham’s very existence. The movie falls apart,
however, when Bingham discovers that Alex isn’t the woman he thought she was. From this point on, the audience
is talked through the action rather than feeling it. We discover that Bingham gives Natalie a glowing reference to
help her get a new job, but Alex gets no further mention. Bingham himself is last seen dropping his luggage in front
of the destination board of an airport, which could mean anything, really.
Which text mentions a movie in which …
1. the story is about a war? _____
2. the story appears to be going nowhere? _____
3. the suspense increases with every moment? _____
4 one character is deceived by another? _____
5. the audience doesn’t witness a vital moment? _____
6. the ending is narrated rather than represented visually? _____
7 viewers find themselves in the middle of the action in the opening scene?
8. the relationship the characters have is described by using a metaphor? _____
Grammar and Vocabulary
Ex. 3 Choose the correct words to complete the text. _____/8p.
I was excited when I saw an advert for a work and travel abroad scheme 1_____ on my language school website. I
went to the open day advertised, 2_____ was held at a local hotel. My application was processed on the spot, and
they soon contacted me with two possible placements – one as a swimming coach in Durham, England, and the
other in a restaurant in Tropic Utah, USA. I 3_____ checked the places out before replying, but I jumped at the
chance of going to America. It wasn’t until I arrived that I realised that Tropic was a tiny settlement two hours from
the nearest town – Cedar City. I was gutted. I 4 _____to have fun in the States, but here I was flipping burgers at a
diner in the middle of nowhere. Initially I considered 5_____ the agency to change my placement. But at the
6_____ I’m glad I didn’t. I made some good friends, and had a surprisingly good time hanging out with them. And
nearby Bryce Canyon is beautiful, and really 7_____ seeing. So there was an upside to my experience. Having said
that, I’d certainly recommend checking out any placement before signing 8_____ for it.

1 A) that posts B) posted C) to post D) which is posted

2 A) it B) where C) their D) which
3 A) may have B) can’t have C) must have D) should have
4 A) want B) had wanted C) was wanted D) would want
5 A) to suggest B) I request C) begging D) they propose
6 A) last B) end of the day C) end of it D) final
7 A) worth B) necessary C) great D) important
8 A) up B) in C) out D) off
Ex. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets._____/5p.
1. It’s more ___________ (economy) to buy food in bulk.
2. Never ___________ (estimate) the opposition in a match – that’s the quickest way to a defeat.
3. My grandfather was a generous man and inclined to make grand, ___________ (altruism) gestures.
4. Mick is a very ___________ (imagine) child and has produced some wonderful stories in class.
5. After we’ve made a few ___________ (modify) to the design we’ll send it back to you.
Ex. 5 Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. _____/7p.
1. Could you introduce us to the director?
I wonder ________________________________________________________________________________
2. It’s terrible – we owe so much money!
If only we _______________________________________________________________________________
3. I want to see Ingrid and then I will leave.

I ________________________________ before _________________________________________________

4. They say hot lemon is one of the best remedies for sore throats.
Hot lemon _______________________________________________________________________________
5. You weren’t paying attention so you didn’t hear the announcement.
If you ___________________________________________________________________________________
6. ‘Why don’t you like computer games?’ Jane asked Tom.
Jane asked Tom ___________________________________________________________________________
7. The restaurant cannot accept animals under any circumstances.
Under ___________________________________________________________________________________
Ex. 6 Complete the sentences with the correct words._____/8p.
1 _______ violence is a growing problem in times of unemployment.
A) Domestic B) Economic C) Global D) Local
2 They found out that all their movements _______ by CCTV cameras.
A) were being monitored B) were monitoring C) have monitored D) have been monitoring
3 Have you read the new _______? It was written by his ex-wife.
A) gossip B) biography C) autobiography D) report
4 Have you found all of the missing _______?
A) remain B) equipment C) outskirts D) debris
5 There will be a bonus paid to all managers _______ they meet their targets.
A) unless B) provided C) as long D) except
6 Last Tuesday for the first time, scientists _______ communicate with a patient in a deep coma.
A) could B) were able C) managed to D) succeeded in
7 It’s OK to speak your mind, but why are you so _______?
A) focused B) assertive C) confrontational D) courteous
8 My foot got _______ in a hole and I couldn’t get it out.
A) ran over B) stuck C) locked out D) squeezed

Excellent (6) – 40p. – 44p.

Very Good (5) – 33p. – 39p.
Good (4) – 26p. – 32p.
Satisfactory (3) – 22p. – 25p.
Poor (2) – 0p. – 21p.
Total score: _____/44p.; Mark: __________________________