End of year test 2 A
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Grammar
1 Choose the correct options. (4 marks)
John was packed and ready to go on holiday to Italy.
His friends had already left, and he (1) was / will be
meeting them in Rome later that day. He (2) couldn’t /
wouldn’t travel with them the day before because he
had to work. (3) Having felt / Feeling happy about his
trip, he grabbed his bags and left to catch his flight.
He thought everything would be OK (4) unless /
as long as he could find his friends in the city!
2 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of
the verbs in bold. (4 marks)
1 How often ……………………………… , Sarah?
(study)
2 They ……………………………… in the café for
hours when Sean arrived. (sit)
3 Rob interrupted me while I
……………………………… my book. (read)
4 I enjoy ……………………………… online with my
best friends. (chat)
3 Rewrite the sentences using the passive or the
causative as indicated. (4 marks)
1 They built this library over 100 years ago. (passive)
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2 A thief stole Paula’s credit card the other day.
(causative)
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3 The police are handling the investigation. (passive)
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4 Jeff’s uncle is arranging the trip for him. (causative)
..............................................................................
4 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. Two
sentences are correct. (8 marks)
1 Beth’s mum advised her to think about her career.
………………
2 You needn’t wear a suit to the party. It’s a formal
event. ………………
3 This is the park in which my friends and I play
sport. ………………
4 I would go with you if you had asked me to go!
………………
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Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct options. (4 marks)
1 What do you think of personal / social networks like
Facebook and Twitter?
2 Helen came first in the competition / stadium and
won first prize.
3 In our country we have so much freedom / wealth;
there are very few restrictions on what we can say
or how we behave.
4 The company / film director announced that some
employees would lose their jobs.
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
There are two words you don’t need. (4 marks)
for in out over together up
1 Eric regretted dropping ……………… of university,
so he went back the next term.
2 If you’d like, we can get ……………… this
weekend and go to the cinema.
3 If you don’t have enough money for a new outfit
now, you can always save ……………… and get it
later.
4 Can you be quiet? I’m trying to listen ………………
on their conversation!
3 Complete the sentences with suitable adjectives.
(4 marks)
1 Martha is d……………… to get a job with a tech
company. She will stop at nothing!
2 Don’t be so w……………… with the electricity. It’s
expensive to leave the lights on all the time!
3 My uncle is an a………………-s……………… man.
He’s not especially big or small.
4 If you’re feeling n……………… before an interview,
just take a few deep breaths to help you to calm
down.
4 Complete the second sentence so that it has the
same meaning as the first. Use the word in bold.
(8 marks)
1 That was rude! She hung up the phone before I
had finished speaking! (cut)
I can’t believe she just ....................................... !
2 The shop was full of customers and things were a
bit crazy! (hand)
There were a lot of people in the shop and things
began to ............................................................ !
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3 We planned to start our journey at sunrise. (set)
We planned to .............................. on our journey
at sunrise.
4 Thomas is trying to get a job at the bank in his
town. (applying)
Thomas ...................................................... at the
bank in his town.
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Reading
An island paradise?
A The tiny island of Palmerston is in the middle of the
Pacific Ocean. Looking like a holiday paradise with its
white sand and palm trees, it lies amidst clear blue
sea. But Palmerston is not an easy place to get to. It
is tiny and surrounded by rocky coral, and this means
that planes and sea planes can’t land there. It is also
too far from the mainland for helicopters to reach. The
only way to get there is on a nine-day boat journey,
but the Pacific can often be hit by violent tropical
storms. Palmerston is visited by a supply ship twice a
year at most, but sees very few other visitors.
B Palmerston only has 62 inhabitants, and all but
three of these are descended from one Englishman –
the island’s first permanent resident, William Marsters.
In the 1850s, the island was owned by another
Englishman, John Brander, who employed Marsters to
live there, grow palm trees and produce coconut oil for
him. When Brander died, Queen Victoria granted
Marsters ownership of the island.
C The current residents have a church, a school and
houses, but no shop, no transport and only two toilets.
A mobile phone signal can be found – sometimes –
and there is electricity and internet for about two hours
each day. The islanders eat mainly fish and rice, and
the only time money is used is for trading with the
outside world. Essentials are bought and fish is
exported via the supply ship.
D The population of Palmerston has declined from
around 300 in the 1950s and -60s. A third of the
islanders are children, and teenagers are increasingly
leaving the island in order to study, work and get
married. Although, with its beauty and lack of stress,
most residents love the island, one wonders how long
its population will survive there.
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1 Read the text and choose the correct answers.
(6 marks)
1 Which description of Palmerston is correct?
A It is too far from land to be reached by
aeroplane.
B It is accessible by sea, but the journey can be
dangerous.
C It receives several holiday-makers every year.
2 Englishman William Marsters …
A was the first person to live permanently on
Palmerston.
B was the first owner of Palmerston.
C produced coconut oil for Queen Victoria.
3 The current population of Palmerston …
A consists of more children than adults.
B is gradually increasing after a decline in the
1970s.
C is likely to diminish in the future.
2 Read the text again and write true or false for
sentences 1–4. Correct any sentences which are
false. (8 marks)
1 A ship brings supplies to the island approximately
every two months.
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2 Almost everyone who lives on Palmerston is
related to William Marsters.
.............................................................................
3 It is impossible to use a mobile phone on the
island.
.............................................................................
4 The residents of the island buy and sell things from
each other.
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3 Find words and phrases in the text which match
the definitions. (6 marks)
1 in the middle of (paragraph A) ………………
2 a hard, stone-like substance which grows under
the sea (paragraph A) ………………
3 all the time, forever (paragraph B) ………………
4 gave, allowed (paragraph B) ………………
5 necessary items (paragraph C) ………………
6 sold to other countries (paragraph C) ………………
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/ 20 marks 6 What happened when young offenders got in
Writing trouble with the police?
Choose one of the tasks. A They had no idea they had done something
1 ‘Tom couldn't believe his eyes.’ Write a story about wrong.
what Tom found. Say what it was, where he found B They refused to go to court.
it, how it had got there and what happened next. C They had problems understanding why they
Write 100–150 words. were arrested.
2 Write a summary of the reading text ‘An island 7 Out of the people a young offender meets in a
paradise?’, using your own words wherever prison, who might recognize a language problem?
possible. Write 50–60 words. A the guard
B a counsellor
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Listening 8 What problem did the eighteen-year-old man that
 5.18 You are going to listen to a radio interview Janet helped have?
with a language therapist who is working to A He said that the prison staff were ‘difficult’.
improve the lives of young offenders. Read the
B He had a behavioural problem.
questions below, then listen to the interview and
choose the correct answers. C He had a speech problem.
9 What did the prison staff do with this man?
1 What work does Janet Green do?
A They didn’t treat him any differently.
A She identifies behavioural problems in young
B They treated him poorly.
offenders.
C They sent him to see an expert.
B She’s a language teacher.
10 What happened after the man’s problem
C She identifies communication problems in
improved?
young offenders.
A The staff treated him differently.
2 What causes frustration and anger for young
B The staff treated him the same.
offenders with language problems?
C He was released from prison.
A finding a job
B not being able to express themselves properly
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C not knowing about the normal rules in life Speaking
3 What often happened in a young offender’s school
Describe the photo. What are the advantages and
life? disadvantages of team sports? Do you prefer team
A They didn’t speak in class. or individual sports? Why?
B They talked too much in class.
C They never did their homework.
4 How did their bad grades at school affect young
offenders?
A They dropped out of school.
B They blamed the teacher.
C They were disappointed.
5 What problem did teachers think this kind of
student had?
A an attitude problem
B a learning disability
C a speaking problem

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