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Beyond B1

Juniors IV Plus / Adults III

Final Exam 2015

Total: 50 marks

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 You find this piece of news about a man who recovered one of his senses
in your favourite English language website. Read it and do the exercises that
follow.

Blind man describes joy at

seeing wife for first time in a
decade thanks to 'bionic eye'
A blind man from Minnesota has described his joy at seeing his wife for the first time
in a decade after (0)_________
doctors implanted a bionic eye on him.
A video released by the clinic showed Allen Zderads surprise and excitement as he
turned to his wife, Carmen, after he put on sunglasses connected to the implant. It
was just the most wonderful moment, said Mr Zderad, 68, a retired chemist who lost
his sight because of an incurable eye (1)_________.
I turned to where Carmen was sitting and for the first time in 10 years, I could see a
shape.
He raised out his (2)_________ to touch her face and then Carmen and Allen burst
into tears as family and friends cheered and clapped.
Mr Zderads new vision is not normal as he only sees flashes of black and white light
shapes but he is not able to see (3)_________, features or details.
Its like a radar that I have to understand and interpret, he said. But recognising his
wife was no challenge. Its easy, he explained, as shes the most
(4)__________one in the room."
Surgeons explained the implant receives signals from a (5)_________ camera in the
sunglasses via a small video-processing unit.
Although he cant see finer details, such as people's faces, his quality of life has
already dramatically improved. The technology has already allowed him to identify a
knife, fork and plate on the dinner (6)_________ and furniture in his home and of
course to see his wife and others.
Mr Zderad has always suffered sight problems because of his degenerative eye
disease, and began to lose his sight around 20 years ago. For the past 10 years, he
has been almost completely blind, he could only notice (7)_________ light.
Dr Raymond Iezzi Jr, the ophthalmologist who conducted the procedure, said: Its
very unusual for a scientist to see that the results of what weve worked on for years
can help a (8)_________. Thats very special.
Text adapted from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa
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(A) Read the passage and fill in the gaps with words from the box below.
There are many extra words which you do not need to use and an example (0).
doctors
beautiful
colours

table

disease

food

patient
hands

small
bright
8 marks

(B) Read the article again and choose the best option: a, b or c.
There is an example (0) done for you.
0- Allen Zderad
A saw his wife for the first time ever after an operation.
B had an eye implant
C has implanted a bionic eye on a patient.
1- A pair of special sunglasses
A makes the patient who wears it to see clearly.
B made it possible for Carmen to meet Allen.
C works together with an eye implant.
2- Carmen and Allen
A cried when they realized he could see her.
B had an illness which had no cure until now.
C must both wear the special glasses to see each other.
3- Allen
A can identify details after his latest operation.
B found it difficult to recognise his wife after 10 years.
C will have to develop new skills to interpret this new type of vision.
4- Zderads life quality after the eye implant will probably
A be better than it used to be.
B allow him to read.
C not really improve as he cannot see very clearly yet.
5- When Mr. Zderad was about 48 years old he
A went completely blind.
B began to lose his vision.
C had an operation which was not really successful.
6- Dr. Raymond Iezzi Jr
A doesnt like meeting the patients who suffer serious illnesses
B had probably been working on the development of a bionic eye implant for a long
time.
C states his patient will need his wifes help a little more than he did in the past.

6 marks
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(A) Read this interesting article from the BBC website about the sense of
sight in animals and choose the best answer (a d) to fill in the blanks.
Theres an example (0) done for you.

Sight: It is the perception of light.

It allows us to create an image of what the world looks (0)___
C around us. Tiny
amounts of light are picked up by special cells and electrical signals (1)____ to the
brain, where the information is decoded and turned into an image. Every animal sees
a different picture. If we all (2)____ the same, it would be quite boring, wouldnt it?
Each animals eyes are different so the world (3)____ look very different, depending
on which pair of eyes you are viewing it through. Some animals see (4)____ colours
than we can, while others are able to see colours of light that we cannot even imagine.
Some creatures (5)____ to see in better resolution than we can, while others can see
things far too quickly for a human to spot.

We also find out how creatures have come up with a solution to see in places where
there is no light.
Sight is just one way of seeing the world - every animal sees a different picture
Super Senses
Text adapted from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes.

0) a) as
1) a) send
2) a) see
3) a) used to
4) a) fewer
5) a) are able

b) by
b) is sent
b) would see
b) can
b) least
b) should

c) like
c) was sent
c) saw
c) use to
c) most
c) may

d) on
d) are sent
d) have seen
d) able to
d) little
d) used

5 marks
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(B) The following statements have been extracted from the BBC website where
the programme about animal senses is shown. Match the two halves as in the
example (0). There are many extra endings.

0-Animal senses are clearly

a- use to be as good as it is today.

1- Tigers have

b- one photograph to develop.

2- This amazing scene

c- film in the Arctic Circle.

3- If an animal is in danger

d- shown us their sight is better than ours.

4- A few years ago technology didnt

e- was recorded in an African desert.

5- Lets just save the

f- greatest images to show in the programme.

6- I havent

g- I would try to rescue it.

7- These animals

h- used to be as good.

8- Weve just filmed

i- being the kings of the jungle.

9- I wouldnt like to return

j- well make sure it survives.

k- the most amazing animal video ever.
l- shown anybody the documentary.
m- are better than ours.
n- there even if I had the chance.
o- different from human beings senses.

0- ____
o

1- ____

6- ____

2- ____

7- ____

3- ____

8- ____

4- ____

5- ____

9- ____

9 marks
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 You find this vocabulary exercise in English on the web and decide to try
it. Choose the best answer: a, b, c or d to fill in the gaps as in the example (0).
(0) When we travelled to Cairo we lost our _____.
Fortunately, a couple of days later
a
my suitcase appeared!
a) luggage

b) ticket

c) connection

d) fly

(1) My best friend has the coolest _____ table in her living room.
b) woolen

b) fashioned

c) cotton

d) wooden

(2) Our flight takes off at 8pm. Hopefully therell be no _____ as the weathers fine.
a) customers

b) departures

c) delays

d) fares

(3) At the end of the concert the entire _____ clapped for 10 minutes.
a) brass

b) audience

c) conductors

d) venue

(4) He never says please or thank you. Id say hes not polite, on the contrary, hes
quite _____.
a) rude

b) ambitious

c) brave

d) selfish

(5) Keep your _____ just in case you need to exchange the product for something else.
a) purse

b) recipe

c) receipt

d) cashpoint

(6) Lets shop there! Most items are on _____.

a) cash

b) discount

c) sale

d) return

(7) These jeans dont _____ me; Theyre really old fashioned.
a) fit

b) match

c) try on

d) suit

(8) I love this _______________ shirt. It matches my new trousers.

a) hood

b) wood

c) denim

d) sleeve

8 marks
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 Writing tasks. Choose A or B and write about 100 -120 words

(A) Dickens Institute is holding a writing competition. People who decide to participate
must write a short story which begins with the following words:

Although Patrick knew it was a mistake he decided

The winner will get his/her story published in the Dickens Newsletter.
OR
(B) Imagine you have a blog and there you would like to promote the city where you
live so that more tourists come to visit it. Write a blog entry about your city including
its location, approximate population, most popular attractions, places of interest for
young adults and if it is a green city or not and why.
Write your blog entry.

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14 marks

GOOD LUCK!

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