FINAL EXAM -DECEMBER 2021- ADVANCED ONE
NAME:…._______________________________
Reading
Read the article. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
Maths genius turns down $1m
In March 2010, unconventional Russian maths genius Grigory Perelman was in the
newspapers for refusing to accept a prize of $1m. The US Clay Mathematics Institute had
awarded the Millennium Prize for his solution to the Poincaré conjecture, posed by French
mathematician Henri Poincaré in 1904. It was considered one of the most important and
difficult problems in mathematics. Perelman posted his solution on the internet in 2002, but it
took the world’s leading mathematicians several years to check it.
This wasn’t the first time Dr Perelman had refused a prestigious prize. In 2006, he turned
down the Fields Medal, regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize, saying, ‘I’m not
interested in money or fame.’
Perelman was born in St Petersburg in 1966. At the age of 16, he won a gold medal, with a
perfect score, at the International Mathematical Olympiad. He was also a talented violinist
and loved opera. He went on to complete a PhD, followed by a distinguished career, which
included posts at several US universities. In 1995, he refused to send a CV when Stanford
University offered him a job, arguing that if they were familiar with his work, it should not be
necessary.
Since 2006, Perelman has given up mathematics and lives a reclusive life in St Petersburg.
Described as the world’s cleverest man, he lives with his mother in a small flat, where
neighbours say he plays table tennis against the wall.
1.Perelman is gifted at maths.
2.The newspapers didn’t think he should accept a million dollar prize.
3.Perelman won the prize for solving a very difficult maths problem.
4.It took him several years to solve the problem on the internet.
5.He refused the Nobel Prize in 2006.
6.Perelman scored 100% at the International Mathematical Olympiad.
7.He wasn’t interested in anything except mathematics.
8.He did a PhD before he went to the USA.
9.At Stanford University, they knew nothing about Perelman’s work.
10.He doesn’t work in mathematics now.
11.He lives alone in St Petersburg.
2-Underline the correct alternative.
1 He hasn’t heard if he’s passed his exam just/yet.
2 They already have/’ve already eaten three cakes. Don’t give them any more.
3 What does/’s the weather like here in summer?
4 She was chosen/chose to swim in the Olympic team.
5 You said/told us you’d be here by six o’clock.
6 My son’s yet/just learnt to drive.
7 If she have/had more free time, she’d be happier.
8 The kidnappers wanted a million dollars for each fugitive / hostage/ flood
9 When she finds out she’s got the job, she ’ll be/was so excited!
10 That boy is always saying/ telling / speaking lies.
11 If he ate/will eat less, he’d lose weight.
12.If you ’ll pay / paid in cash, we’d be able to give you a 10% discount.
13.They don’t / isn’t speak English very well, do / is they?
14.If you drink /´ll drink/ take antibiotics, your cough will get much / bit better.
15.If they knew / had known / know the thruth, they´d have helped us.
16.I get really annoyed/ annoying/ relaxed when he doens`t reply their texts.
17.My new car was less / a little more expensive than I wanted to pay, but it’s a lot of /
much more economical than the old one
3-COMPLETE THE SENTENCES using the appropriate PHRASAL VERBS
1-He used to drink a lot of coffee, but recently he´s gone ……………it- He prefers tea now
2-I met my cousin John last week and he told me he wanted to ………..down in town and start
a new shop and have a family.
3-Children at my school …………on with their teachers and classes are really fun
4-We were born in a small town and we …………..up in a housing state.
5-I always try clothes ………. Before buying them in case they don`t fit me.
4- Match 1–6 with a)–f). 1-…..
1 When I met her, a- if you could choose anywhere? 2……
2 If they travelled in June b- you listen to
3……
3 We wouldn’t be able to buy it c- she didn`t know who I was
4……
4 If you did something wrong, d- they´d have seen snow all over
5…..
5 Where would you live e-you should say sorry.
6……
6 Jane was very nervous f-an apprenticeship in an internet company
g-unless we get a loan from the bank
h-She´d never spoken in public before
5-Choose the correct answers to complete the text: a), b), c) or d).
Last call!
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d you ever missed a plane? I nearly did last summer. I from London to Sydney
and had to change planes in Los Angeles. The plane
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there at 6.30 in the morning and my flight to Sydney was at 9.30. 4 been to
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LA airport before so I walked around I was waiting. Then I had some breakfast in a
coffee shop, read my book and 6 emails on my iPhone.
By 8.15, I 7 rather bored, so I decided to find out which gate my Sydney flight was
leaving 8 . I saw a screen on the wall and went to look at it. 9 my flight on the
screen and saw ‘Last call’ written next to it. I couldn’t believe it! Then I looked at my watch
and 10 that when I’d changed it from British time to LA time I’d made a mistake – it
wasn’t 8.15, it was 9.15. So I ran to the gate as fast as I could and was the last person to
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the plane. How embarrassing!
1.a) Did b) Are c) Was d) Have
2.a) flown b) was flying c) ’m flying d) fly
3.a) arrives b) lands c) ’s landed d) landed
4. a) I’d never b) I’ve ever c) I never d) I’m
5.a) during b) until c) while d) by the time
6.a) checked b) listened c) written d) saw
7.a) seemed b) was feeling c) am d) ‘d been
8.a) to b) at c) from d) in
9.a) I’ve found b) I was looking c) I’d found d) I found
10.a) was realising b) remembered c) realised d) had realised
11.a) get b) get on c) take d) go on
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6- Complete using the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1-If they ……………………….. engaged we could buy them a nice present- (GET)
2-What ………………………………….. if you have a long weekend off? (you- do)
3-What languages were you able ……………..when you were five? (speak)
4-Helen and I ……………………………….each other for ten years (know)
5-If we can arrange everything, we ………………………….. to France on holiday (go)
6-We were finishing the exam when the teacher ………………..: time is up! (say)
7-I …………………………………. If you hadn`t phoned!!! ( get up)
8-How long ……………………………………… in their flat? (live)
9. …………… you ……………… about the accident last week? ( hear)
10.We like an early start, so we always ……………….. every morning ( get up)
7-Rewrite the sentences using the words given so that they have the same
meaning.
1-We don`t know how to paint a portrait. CAN`T
……………………………………………………………
2- They succeded in buying the house, although they couldn`t get the loan. MANAGED
They …………………………………………………………………….
3-We would run and play under the rain with my cousins when we were little kids- USED
We ………………………………………………………………………
4-My girlfriend is in the fashion industry. She lives in Paris WHO
My girlfriend …………………………………………………….
5-The sea isn`t as cold as it was yesterday SLIGHTLY
The sea …………………………………………………………………………..than yesterday
8-WRITING.
Choose ONE of the following to write about.
a) Write an ESSAY about the ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES of smart
phones
b) Write an EMAIL to a friend inviting him/ her to visit your city ( OFFER to stay
in your house- make plans for her visit -suggest what clothes to brink and
how to get =
