ENGLISH TEST

(Duration: 90’)
Student's full name: ……………………………………………………………………..

Section 1. Circle the letter next to the word or phrase which best completes each
sentence (A, B, C or D).
1. It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for ................... .
A. a revision B. a control C. an investiagation D. a check-up
2. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though
we shall have a better ................... .
A. product B. outcome C. amount D. crop
3. When the starter gave the ................... all the competitors in the race began to run
round the track.
A. signal B. warning C. shot D. show
4. ................... from Bill, all the students said they would go
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
5. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to ................... new
procedures to save time and money.
A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore
6. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not .................... your television
set.
A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch
7. The crowd at a football match are often ................. .
A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. excitement
8. I'm very .................... in the information you have given me.
A. concerned B. surprised C. bored D. interested
9. I saw a thief take Peter's wallet so I ran ................... him, but I didn't catch him.
A. into B. after C. over D. near
10. If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to................... the match till Sunday.
A. put off B. cancel C. play D. put
Section 2. Read the passage carefully and answer correctly the questions below.
Renewable energies are sources of clean, inexhaustible and increasingly
competitive energy. They differ from fossil fuels principally in their diversity,
abundance and potential for use anywhere on the planet, but above all in that they
produce neither greenhouse gases – which cause climate change – nor polluting
emissions. Their costs are also falling and at a sustainable rate, whereas the general
cost trend for fossil fuels is in the opposite direction in spite of their present volatility.
Growth in clean energies is unstoppable, as reflected in statistics produced in 2015 by
the International Energy Agency (IEA): they represented nearly half of all new
electricity generation capacity installed in 2014, when they constituted the second
biggest source of electricity worldwide, behind coal.
According to the IEA, world electricity demand will have increased by 70% by
2040 - its share of final energy use rising from 18 to 24% during the same period –
driven mainly by the emerging economies of India, China, Africa, the Middle East and
South-East Asia. Clean energy development is vital for combating climate change and
limiting its most devastating effects. 2014 was the warmest year on record. The
Earth’s temperature has risen by an average 0.85 °C since the end of the 19th Century,
states National Geographic in its special November 2015 issue on climate change.
 Meanwhile, some 1.1 billion inhabitants (17% of the world population) do not
have access to electricity. Equally, 2.7 billion people (38% of the population) use
conventional biomass for cooking, heating and lighting in their homes - at serious risk
to their health. As such, one of the objectives established by the United Nations is
to achieve to access to electricity for everyone by 2030, an ambitious target
considering that, by then, according to the IEA’s estimates, 800 million people will
have no access to an electricity supply if current trends continue.
(Source: Internet)

11. The typical difference between renewable energies and fossil fuels?

12. The importance of developing clean energy?

13. The demand of electricity worldwide is believed to increase by 70% by 2040,

according to IEA, why?

14. What will happen if the ambition of the United Nations to provide electricity to
everyone by 2030 is not established?

15. List sources of energies mentioned in this paragraph.

Section 3. Find mistakes in the following writings and correct them all.
The bicycle is very a cheap and clean way to travel. The first bicycle is made
about one hundred and fifty years old ago. At first, bicycle were expensive. Only poor
people could must buy one. These early bicycles looked very different from the ones
we have today. Later, if bicycles to became cheaper, many people buy one. People
started riding bicycles to work and in their free time. Today, people use spaceships
more than bicycles; cars are much faster and you don't get wet when it rain! But some
people still prefer to drive to work. They say that there are too much cars in town
centres and you can't find anywhere to park!
Section 4. You are interviewed for a fancy job. Answer the following questions of the
interviewers:

- How would you describe yourself in one word?

- Can you name three of your strengths and weaknesses?

- Can you give us a reason someone may not like working with you?

- What do you like best studying in your university?

- How do you define success?