WRITTEN EXAM …………….

/ 50
ORAL EXAM ……………./ 50
AVERAGE ……………./ 100
STUDENT’S NAME ………Agustina
Talavera……………………

SENIOR SIX FINAL EXAM

SECTION A: Reading Comprehension.
Read the text and decide if the sentences are true or false. Circle T (true) or F
(false).
Not Your Typical Store
It’s Tuesday afternoon, and I’m in Rheinberg, Germany, visiting the Extra
Future Store. Metro AG, the parent company of the store, is one of Germany’s
biggest retailers and its “store of the future” is attracting a lot of attention
these days – but not for its prices. Instead, people are coming from all over the
world to experience a new way to shop.
The experience is less like shopping in a supermarket and more like playing some
kind of high-tech game. It starts as I enter the store and choose a shopping
cart. First, I swipe my store ID card through a computer on the cart’s handle.
The computer screen comes on, a map of the store appears, and the journey
begins.
As I shop, antennas around the store send information about different specials
to the computer on my cart. Attracted by one of the ads, I select a jar of
olives that are on sale. I hold up the jar to a computer nearby. It displays the
price and also suggests that a certain type of Spanish cheese would be good
with the olives. The map on my cart shows me where to find the cheese. It’s like
the store is helping me to shop.
How does the Extra Future Store make this kind of shopping experience
possible? The answer is radio frequency identification chips (or RFID, for
short). Invented in1969, RFID chips are about the size of a grain of sand. Each
chip has a unique ID number and is attached to a product (e.g. a bottle of
olives). Using a wireless device called “RFID reader,” one can get information
from a chip about a product - for example, its price and location.
This type of technology could mean a more convenient experience for shoppers.
RFID chips will help shoppers find items in a store more quickly - products
that are just right for them. In addition, people won’t have to wait in a long
line to pay. In the supermarket of the future, you will simply walk through a
checkout lane. The RFID-tagged items in your cart will be read by a scanner,
and your credit card or debit card will be charged automatically.
Sounds good, right? Not to consumer activist Jeremy Webber. “Right now, I can
buy something anonymously, especially if I pay with cash,” says Webber. But
today, RFID chips are being put on product packaging. And a growing number of
manufacturers are planning to embed them directly into products. A
chip will be sewn into a pair of shoes, for example, or be built into a shampoo bottle.
“What this means,” explains Webber, “is that if the RFID chip isn’t disabled before you leave
the store, your location could be tracked with an RFID reader. People’s privacy is at
stake.”
Megan Lim, a store manager in Australia, believes that Webber’s concerns are unnecessary.
“Look, there are risks with every kind of new technology, but what about the benefits? If a
store uses the chips, it can track which items are popular, and quickly order more of
these. Stores can save money by ordering fewer of the less popular items. If the store saves
money, then maybe shoppers will pay less for products, too.” Lim pauses, “I think a lot of
people will be willing to give up some of their privacy for that.”
Adapted from World Pass Upper Intermediate (Heinle)

1. People visit the “store of the future” to try out an innovative way of
shopping. T F

2. Shoppers are sent advertisements and product information to their cart

computer. T F

3. Each product has its individual RFID reader. T F

4. You can avoid queueing by shopping in the “store of the future”. T F

5. Megan Lim worries that RFID chips might invade people’s privacy. T F

SECTION B: Language in Use

I. Read the passage below. Choose the correct option for each
gap and write it in the box. Running
Running is one of the cheapest and most effective forms of exercise. When
you first take up the sport, it is important (1) to build___ up your
strength slowly. You should, (2) _interestingly__, plan to go out for at
least thirty minutes, running for a minute and walking for a minute. If
this seems like a long time, you should try (3)_running__ with a partner as
this will help you to keep going.
It is a good idea to run on grass rather (4) _than__ hard surfaces (5) _so
that__ you can avoid injury to your joints. You need to wear clothes that
are (6) _both__ waterproof and light weight and you should be careful
about your choice of footwear. This is because the right kind of shoes are
absolutely essential for running.
Always buy them from a shop (7) _where__ there’s lots of variety, and
insist (8) _on getting__ the staff’s advice to help you choose the right shoe.
Don't be influenced by brand names, but look for shoes that make you
(9)__feel_ comfortable. You should allow a centimeter between the tip of
your big toe and the end of the shoe. The average shoe is good for 200-300
miles, so you are (10) _unlikely__ to buy a new pair regularly.

1 ___ A. to build B. building C. build D. will build

 2 ___ A. however B. despite C. although D. interestingly

3 ___ A. to run B. running C. to running D. run

4 ___ A. that B. than C. then D. on

5 ___ A. so that B. so as to C. for D. so long as

6 ___ A. more B. either C. both D. neither

7 ___ A. which B. that C. what D. where

8 ___ A. to get B. of getting C. in getting D. on getting

9 ___ A. to feel B. feeling C. feel D. felt

10 ___ A. allowed B. unlikely C. supposed D. made

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. Use modals if necessary.
A Shocking Burglary
My wife and I (1)______have been living_________ (live) in a small flat in the city centre
for almost ten years, and last night, for the first time, our home (2)____was broken
into___________ (break into).
We returned home after (3)_____having__________ (have) a wonderful wedding
anniversary meal to discover that someone (4)_____had empied__________ (empty) our
flat! From jewellery to family photographs, all our possessions were gone.
Neither my wife nor I (5)_________couldnt believe______ (believe) it. If we (6)_____had
lived__________ (live) in a bad area this (7)___wouldnt have been____________ (not/be)
so shocking, but we live in such a nice, safe neighbourhood; we never expected burglary to
be a problem.
The police promised (8)_________to do______ (do) everything they could. They believe
that the criminals (9)________had monitored_______ (monitor) our activities for some
time before the break-in so that they knew when we were away.
Over the next few days, police officers (10)______will be driving_________ (drive) around
the neighbourhood in case there is suspicious activity.
Adapted from Wishes B2 Test Booklet

III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word in brackets. You mustn’t change the word given.
1. You must pay the entrance fee at reception. REQUIRED

You ____________are required to pay the entrance

fee___________________________________ at the reception.

2. ‘If you don’t give me a free ticket, I won’t go to the disco’, Joey said to Andrea. REFUSED

Joey ______refused going to the disco unless she gives

him______________________________ a free ticket
3. I sprained my ankle last week. That’s why I can’t play football. ABLE
If I _didnt sprained my ancle, I would be able
to___________________________________ play football.
4. I’m sure Sandra was nervous before they announced the competition winner. HAVE
Sandra must have been nervous before the competition winner
was_____________________ announced.
5. Model Heidi Klum’s TV show has become an amazing success. WHOSE
Heidi Klum is _____a model whose TV show has
become________________________________________________ an amazing success.
6. It annoys me when you smoke inside the house. WISH
I __________wish you wouldn’t
smoke_______________________________________________________ inside the
house.
7. You shouldn't put your jeans in the washing machine without emptying your pockets
first. BETTER
You ______________had better empy your pockets first
before_____________________________putting your jeans in the washing machine.
8. I like listening to jazz music. I enjoy playing it too. ALSO
Not only _I like listening to jazz music but I also enjoy playing
it____________________________________________________________________
___ .
9. There was too much salt in the dish. We couldn’t eat it! THAT
The dish ___was so salty that we couldn’t eat it
_____________________________________________________________________
.
10. I went to bed early because I didn’t want to be tired in the morning. ORDER
I went to bed early ___in order not to be
tired_________________________________________________ in the morning.

SECTION C: Writing
Choose ONE of the following options. You must write between 180 and 230 words
Option A: You have been discussing the topic of work in the English class,
and now your teacher has asked you to write a for and against essay
about the following question: “It is a good idea for teenagers to do volunteer
work. Do you agree?” Write your essay, giving arguments for and against
this statement as well as your own opinion on the topic.

Option B: An important magazine has organised a competition called “Film

Adaptations”. The rules of the competition say that readers must submit a
review of a movie which is based on a book, including a brief plot summary
as well as their opinion on the different elements in the film. The winning
reviews will be featured on a special number of the magazine.

Option C: You have decided to enter a short story competition. The rules say
that the narrative must begin or end with the following words:
“If I had given up when things got difficult, I wouldn’t have
achieved such great things.” Write your narrative.

Option __B_____
After review

The film after is based on a trilogy of books with the same name. It was filmed in 2019 and it

was located in The United Kingdom. However, the film didn’t show a lot of amazing places

because the director didn’t have enough time to make it possible. The cast is awesome

whose main characters are Tessa Young, played by Josephine Langford, and Hardin Scott,

played by Hero Fittness.

This film is about a smart young woman who falls in love with the bad guy, Hardin. They both

studied the same carrear and the met in a party where ahe rejected him. Then, ahe starts to

hang out with him and realized he was a good boy after all. He also realized that she was

special and they decided to be a couple. Althought everything was going well, she found uot

that he had made a bet which he had promised that she would fall in love for him.

This film doesn’t use many elements because it is a love story, that is why they aren’t there. I

would recommend everyone to watch it because it is a beautiful story and has a realistic

ending.