End of year test 2 B
/ 20 marks 4 Read the text. Then rewrite the phrases in bold
Grammar using the passive. (8 marks)
1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of Facebook has come a long way since its invention.
the verbs in the box. (4 marks) Mark Zuckerberg created the social network while
live remember stop not win he was at university. In the beginning, only Harvard
1 If only we ……………………………… to bring our students were using Facebook to share information
cameras on the trip! and keep in touch. Now millions of people access
2 She ……………………………… in Granada for Facebook every day. The site has made Zuckerberg
nearly six months now. a wealthy man. If he decided to cash in on his
3 Many people couldn’t get to work if the metro invention, he could sell his shares for billions of US
……………………………… running. dollars.
4 Your brother has missed a lot of training and so he
Facebook has changed a lot since its invention.
definitely ……………………………… the race
(1) .............................................................................
tomorrow.
while he was at university. At first,
2 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of (2) .............................................................................
the verbs in bold. (4 marks) to share information and keep in touch. Now
1 Michael rushed home ……………………………… (3) .............................................................................
about the event on his blog. (write) every day. Zuckerberg is a wealthy man thanks to the
2 Laura noticed a man ……………………………… a site. If he put it on the market today,
woman’s handbag so she shouted to warn the (4) .............................................................................
woman. (steal) for billions of US dollars.
3 The judge might have given him a lighter sentence
if he ……………………………… angry in court. / 20 marks
(not become)
Vocabulary
4 I wish he ……………………………… more slowly. I 1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of
get, go or send and the words in the box.
can’t understand him! (speak)
(4 marks)
3 Complete the second sentence so that it has the a discount online to prison promoted
same meaning as the first. Use the word in bold.
(4 marks) 1 If you steal something from a shop, you may end
up being ……………………………… .
1 Lisa said Ted copied her answers during the exam.
2 Rebecca has been working hard because she
(accused)
hopes to ……………………………… at work.
Lisa ......................................................................
3 Don’t pay full price for that. Wait for the sales so
............................................................................ .
you can ……………………………… .
2 The cleaner is cleaning the house for me tomorrow
4 Rosa’s books didn’t have the information she
afternoon. (having)
needed, so she ……………………………… to
I ............................................................................
search for it.
............................................................................ .
3 We have to drive for six hours to get to Barcelona. 2 Complete the sentences using the adjectives in
(driven) the box. (4 marks)
.............................................................................. biodegradable focused irresponsible
professional-looking
by the time we get to Barcelona.
4 If you want suspense, you should read this book. 1 There are quite a lot of errors in your work.
(what) Perhaps you weren’t ………………………………
This book ............................................................. enough when you did it.
............................................................................ . 2 You didn’t need to wear a business suit to the
conference. You’re too ………………………………
for such a casual event!
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End of year test 2 B
3 My friend Paul is too ……………………………… . B The inhabitants of Palmerston number only 62,
He never thinks about the consequences of his and all but three of these are descended from one
actions. Englishman, the island’s first permanent resident,
4 A lot of packaging and plastic bags aren’t William Marsters. In the 1850s, the island was owned
……………………………… enough to be by another Englishman, John Brander, who employed
considered environmentally friendly and take years Marsters to live there, grow palm trees and produce
to break down. coconut oil for him. When Brander died, Queen
Victoria granted Marsters ownership of the island.
3 Complete the noun phrases in the sentences.
(4 marks) C The current residents have a church, a school and
1 I’ve just been paid and feel like going shopping. houses, but no shop, no transport and only two toilets.
Let’s indulge in some r……………… A mobile phone signal can be found – sometimes –
t……………… ! and there is electricity and internet for about two hours
2 The judge gave the man a l……………… each day. The islanders’ diet consists mainly of fish
s……………… for the terrible crime he had and rice. Money, which is otherwise unused on the
committed. island, is saved for trading with the outside world.
3 After spending too much time online, Stefan got Essentials are bought and fish is exported via the
help for his i……………… a……………… . supply ship.
4 Gina got a job as a d……………… a………………
D Life on the island is relaxed and peaceful. Crime is
because she likes working with numbers.
almost unheard of, everything is shared, and the
4 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. (8 marks) people are healthy and happy. But the population has
1 I love this outfit – don’t critic it! declined from around 300 in the 1950s and -60s. A
……………………………… third of the islanders are children, and teenagers are
2 The judge sentenced eight years to the defendant. increasingly leaving the island in order to study, work
……………………………… and get married. Although, with its beauty and lack of
3 I’d prefer to live in a welfare colony where stress, most residents love the island, one wonders
healthcare is free. ……………………………… how long its population will survive there.
4 Tracy didn’t have a teacher; she taught how to
1 Read the text and choose the correct answers.
design. ………………………………
(6 marks)
1 Which description of Palmerston is correct?
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Reading A It has good weather all year round and is
surrounded by calm sea.
An island paradise?
B It is too far from land to be reached by
A In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of aeroplane.
miles from anywhere, is the tiny island of Palmerston. C It is accessible by sea, but the journey can be
Looking like a holiday paradise with its white sand and dangerous.
palm trees, it lies amidst clear blue sea. But getting to D It receives several holiday-makers every year.
Palmerston is a challenging experience. The island is 2 Englishman William Marsters …
so tiny and surrounded by rocky coral that it is A discovered Palmerston.
inaccessible to planes and sea planes, and it is too far B was the first person to live permanently on
from the mainland for helicopters to reach. The only Palmerston.
way to get there is on a nine-day boat journey, but the C was the first owner of Palmerston.
Pacific can often be rocked by violent tropical storms, D produced coconut oil for Queen Victoria.
and you can be thousands of miles from rescue.
Palmerston is visited by a supply ship twice a year at
most, but rarely sees many other visitors.
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End of year test 2 B
3 The current population of Palmerston … / 20 marks
A consists of more children than adults.
Listening
B is gradually increasing after a decline in the 5.18 You are going to listen to a radio interview
1970s. with a language therapist who is working to
improve the lives of young offenders. Read the
C is generally unhappy and finds the conditions
questions below, then listen to the interview and
hard. choose the correct answers.
D is likely to diminish in the future.
1 What work does Janet Green do?
2 Read the text again and write true or false for A She identifies behavioural problems in young
sentences 1–4. Explain your answers. (8 marks) offenders.
1 Supplies are transported to the island by ship B She’s a language teacher.
every couple of months. C She identifies communication problems in
.............................................................................. young offenders.
2 Almost the entire population of Palmerston is D She helps young offenders find work.
related to William Marsters. 2 What causes frustration and anger for young
.............................................................................. offenders with language problems?
3 It is impossible to get mobile reception on the A finding a job
island. B not being able to express themselves properly
.............................................................................. C not knowing about the normal rules in life
4 The residents of the island buy and sell things D not having a place to live
amongst themselves. 3 What often happened in a young offender’s school
.............................................................................. life?
3 Find words and phrases in the text which match A They didn’t go to school.
the definitions. (6 marks) B They talked too much in class.
1 in the middle of (paragraph A) C They never did their homework.
……………………………… D They didn’t speak in class.
2 a hard, stone-like substance which grows under 4 How did their bad grades at school affect young
the sea (paragraph A) ……………………………… offenders?
3 all the time, forever (paragraph B) A They dropped out of school.
……………………………… B They blamed the teacher.
4 gave, allowed (paragraph B) C They were disappointed.
……………………………… D They didn’t care.
5 necessary items (paragraph C) 5 What problem did teachers think this kind of
……………………………… student had?
6 sold to other countries (paragraph C) A an attitude problem
……………………………… B a learning disability
C a hearing problem
/ 20 marks D a speaking problem
Writing 6 What happened when young offenders got in
Choose one of the tasks. trouble with the police?
1 ‘Tom couldn't believe his eyes.’ Write a story about A They had no idea they had done something
what Tom found. Say what it was, where he found wrong.
it, how it had got there and what happened next. B They refused to speak to the police officer.
Write 100–150 words. C They refused to go to court.
2 Write a summary of the reading text ‘An island D They had problems understanding why they
paradise?’, using your own words wherever were arrested.
possible. Write 50–60 words.
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End of year test 2 B
7 Out of the people a young offender meets in a
prison, who might recognize a language problem?
A the guard
B an officer
C a counsellor
D a family member
8 What problem did the eighteen-year-old man that
Janet helped have?
A He stole things in prison.
B He said that the prison staff were ‘difficult’.
C He had a behavioural problem.
D He had a speech problem.
9 What did the prison staff do with this man?
A They didn’t treat him any differently.
B They treated him poorly.
C They sent him to see an expert.
D They avoided contact with him.
10 What happened after the man’s problem
improved?
A The staff treated him differently.
B The staff treated him the same.
C He was released from prison.
D He started to help other people.
/ 20 marks
Speaking
Describe the photo. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of team sports? Do you prefer team
or individual sports? Why?
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