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NAME: ____________________________SURNAME:_______________________________
SENIOR THREE FINAL EXAM Paper 1
Time allowed: 1h.15’ (+ List: 1h. 30’)
SECTION A: Reading Comprehension
Read the text and circle the correct option, true (T) or false (F).

No past or future
When you first meet John Forbes at a party, you probably think he is shy. If you start talking about
one of his favourite subjects – politics, science fiction or computer games – you often find him interesting
and amusing. If you meet him again the following night, you will probably think he is rude or arrogant
because he won't recognise you, your name or the conversation from the previous night. However, John
isn't rude or arrogant; he suffers from a rare brain disorder that stops him remembering everyday events.
In John's world there is no past or future. He has difficulty remembering a telephone conversation
from a moment earlier. He cannot find his way around town and rarely goes to places he doesn't know. If he
does, he takes a map, detailed notes of the route and the reason for the journey.
On the other hand, his factual memory is good. He was successful at school and can remember
dates from his history lessons, but then cannot remember that his sister left college a year ago.
Although John would like to get a job and learn to drive for example, this is another big problem. He
will see a warning sign, forget it, and fail to take the necessary action. As for work, his parents encouraged
him to get a job. They let him apply for jobs without mentioning his memory problems. However, on one
occasion he got a job in a glass factory... Fortunately, he did not have an accident. 'If you don't remember
to keep your hand away from a piece of machinery, you can be badly hurt,' says his father, Mike.
John spends a lot of his time at home, playing computer games and watching TV news reports, at
regular intervals so he can remember the information. When you ask John how he feels about his life, he
has a practical attitude. As he says, 'I live for the moment - I don't think about tomorrow.'
(Adapted from “The man with no past” in going for Gold Intermediate, Pearson Longman, 2003)

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1) John Forbes is not interested in politics. T/F only

2) People usually think John is arrogant when they first meet him. T/F 1st
3) John cannot use a map. T/F
4) John has forgotten everything he studied at school. T/F 2nd

5) Mike thinks working can be dangerous for John. T/F

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SECTION B: Language in Use

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I - Choose the word that best fits the blank.
I was born in Wilson Creek. I have 1) ___ returned to my hometown after an absence of 10 years. So many things
have changed around here. A new shopping mall 2) ___ just across from my old school. There is a baseball
stadium which was 3) ___. They have now added a new stand where probably a thousand people could sit. The
biggest changes have taken place in the downtown area. They have pedestrianised the centre and you can't drive
there anymore. A fountain has been built and 4) ___ wooden seats have also been added. I don’t mind 5) ___ and
it looks very nice. 6) ___, there are lots of people who are not happy with these changes. A man 7) ___ me he
would like to meet his old classmates in the school canteen but the bus leaves him six blocks from the school.
There’s now a public library too. There used 8) ___ a great park there but they have cut down all the trees! The
library now has a large green area in front of it but it's not as beautiful 9) ___ when the park was there. Another
improvement is the number of new restaurants that have opened in Wilson Creek. A Chinese and an Italian
restaurant have opened in the town centre and a Mexican restaurant has opened near my home. If my friends are
free this evening, we 10) ___ dinner there. (Adapted from http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/reading/3r3-changes-in-town.php)

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2 a) has been built b) has built c) built only

3 a) small enough b) too small c) smallest

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4 a) a little b) some c) any
5 a) walk b) to walk c) walking
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6 a) Although b) However c) But
7 a) told b) said c) asked
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10 a) would have b) have c) will have
II - Read the passage below and put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

I'm Steve and I 1) __________ (be) a motor mechanic for twenty years. One cold winter day five AACI use
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years ago I received a call to assist a motorist – his car 2) __________ (break) down and was stuck in
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snow. As I 3) __________ (drive) to the place where the motorist was stranded, I noticed that the
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snow was getting heavier. When I 4) __________(call), I was sure I knew where the motorist was. But

when I got there, I 5) __________ (can) see a car nowhere. I tried to call my office, but my mobile's 3rd

battery was dead. I got out of the car and started looking for some sign of the motorist. I looked down
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and saw some footprints in the snow. I began following them...

(Adapted from https://elt.oup.com/student/result/engupp/a_grammar/unit02/2c?cc=gb&selLanguage=en)

III - Complete the dialogue. Use the word(s) in brackets.

Rose is talking to her friend Peggy.

Rose: Tell me about your grandparents’ party. How long have they been married?

Peggy: 1) ___________________________________________________________ . (FIFTY)

Rose: Fifty years? So it was a big party, 2) _________ ? (IT)

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Rose: What did you eat? 1st

Peggy: Eat? 3) __________________________________________________ . (ANYTHING)

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Rose: Didn’t you? Why?

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Peggy: Because there 4) __________________________________ for everyone. (ENOUGH)
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Rose: Oh, dear! 5) ____________________________________________________? (HOW)

Peggy: There were about one hundred people, I think.

SECTION C: Writing
Write about 70 words on ONE of the following:
a) You haven’t seen your friend Lucy for three years. Write an email to her and tell her about
your family, your job and your future plans.

b) You started doing a sport last week. Write an article for a local blog. Say which sport you
did, where you did it and why you liked / didn’t like it.

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