Listen to the speakers and choose the best answers. (Score 6) 1 What has the boy bought? A something for his computer B something to wear 2 Why is Martin phoning Angela? A to apologise 3 Why did the boy get bad marks in the test? A because he has a bad memory. C something to read C to complain B to give an invitation 8 because he was ill C because he didn't revise enough B a dog walker C some emergency worker 4 Who rescued the children? A their dog 5 Why is the man complaining A because a programme was on earlier than advertised B because there was a change in the programme C because the camera work wasn't very good 6 Why is the girl late this morning? A because she went to bed too late last night crash B because the roads were busy C because she was in a II. READING out of 7 Read the article from which some sentences have been taken out. Choose the correct sentences A-H to fill the gaps. There is one extra sentence that you do not need. (Score 7) Long distance rescue Most people have heard of the Titanic. It was the largest passenger ship in the world and was launched in 1912, but it hit an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with 1,517 people. (1) It is a very strange tale, but luckily it had a better ending than the story of the original Titanic. Alex Evans works on a lifeboat in Wales and he spends a lot of his time rescuing people from the sea. (2) A few weeks ago, Alex was shopping with his mother when his mobile phone rang. He was surprised to get a signal and answered it. He was even more surprised to hear the voice of his friend Mark Corbett, who was on a motorboat in the Caribbean over 4,000 miles away. (3) He told Alex that the boat was sinking and they needed help! Alex first thought that it was a joke. (4) Then he heard the panic in Mark's voice and realised that it was a real emergency. Mark said that there was a lot of water in the boat and they had lost power (5) He was using the satellite phone and the only number he could remember was Alex's! Alex stayed calm and wrote down the information about where the boat was. (6) _ They sent out planes and three hours later they found Mark's boat and rescued them. (7) Maybe boat owners should avoid calling their boats Titanic in the future! A Then he contacted an international rescue centre. B Mark was with some other men, taking a boat to Grenada C However, he doesn't have a boat himself ☐ D Luckily everyone was OK because of the actions of a good friend 4,000 miles away! E They couldn't use the long-range radio, F This year he was part of a sea rescue that was a little different! G Imagine someone phoning you and saying that they are on the Titanic and it's sinking! H Now another boat with the same name has been in the news because it got into trouble at sea. III. USE OF ENGLISH /out of 35 Task 1 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text. (Score 10) We've just done a project on New Zealand at school and it was really (1) scary/informative. I didn't know much about the country before except that it is made up of two (2) islands/ice caps in the Pacific Ocean. Now I know that it also has some very high (3) beaches/mountains and even some volcanoes. If you've seen the (4) documentary/fantasy film, The Hobbit, you must have seen them! The fictional land of Middle Earth in the film is really New Zealand! I worked with two (5) neighbours/classmates and we got most of our information for the project from (6) manuals/encyclopaedias. We used (7) guidebooks/dictionaries to look up the place names in the Maori language, which was really interesting. I found the Internet really useful because it was easy to (8) turn over/look up useful information. For example, 1 (9) turn up/found out that New Zealand is one of the safest countries in the world. The number of people (10) charged/suspected with crimes is going down all the time. Task 2. Complete the text with the correct form of the words given. (Score 5) Hi Sofia, How are you? I feel a bit (1) (alone) at the moment. It was lovely when you were here, but now (interest) programme on you've gone the house seems very quiet. Last night I watched an (2) TV. It was a (3) global warming are (4) (discuss) about the environment. They talked about how a lot of the effects of (visible). Because of that people don't take it seriously, which is quite (disappoint). I think you would agree with everything the speakers said. (5) Write soon! Love, Georgina : Task 3. Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text. (Score 5) (1) To lose/Losing your mobile phone is always a problem! I can't stand (2) to be/being without mine. 1 (3) lost/had lost my mobile phone a couple of days ago, so I asked my best friend to call me and 1(4) went/had gone all round the house, listening for it! Finally, I heard it in the garden! I (5) dropped/had dropped it in the grass! Task 4. Complete the blog post with a modal verb or have to and these verbs. (Score 5) do give go see work I don't feel very healthy at the moment and I feel tired a lot of the time. My dad thinks 1 (1) doctor but I think the problem is that I have too much school work. We (2) evening and if we don't do it, the teacher (3) homework every the .....us even more. Sometimes I'm doing homework all evening. Luckily we (4) (5) at the weekends. I need them to catch up on my sleep! In fact, I think I'm so tired I to bed now. Task 5. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the text. (Score 10) Today, children in Great Britain (1)....... work. They go to school and (2) which they can use when they are older. Sometimes they have a part-time job in (3) newspapers or wash cars but this is (4) to learn things ...they deliver 'pocket money, which they spend on clothes or hobbies. However, in other parts of the world, children as five are expected to work. The majority of (6) work on farms they look after the animals or pick fruit and vegetables. Other children have to work in (5) (7) factories and the conditions can be very difficult. In Britain it (8) be like this. For example, my grandfather started working when he was fourteen. But things changed. People thought that if children (9) work, they could go to school to learn. Isn't this something that all children (10) be able to do? 1A have to a don't have to c mustri't D must 24 expected Bare expected c were expected p is expected 3A who Bthat 4A for to earn B to earn 5A as young a younger 6A they B them 7A when a who c which D where ceaming Dearn c young D youngest c their p theirs c which D where 8A didn't use a didn't use to c use to Dused to 9A didn't have to a won't have to don't have to o wouldn't have to 10A would B will c should D can IV WRITING Read part of an email from your English friend, and write a reply. Remember to answer all the questions. Write 125-150 words. (Score 10) I want to learn a language. I know you're learning English so perhaps you can tell me about your ur experience. How do you learn English? Why did you start learning English? What do you want to use it for in the future? In your email you should 1) say what activities you do to learn English; 2) give your reasons for learning English; 3) say how you will use English in the future