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ACTIVATE B1
JUNIORS V

Name: _____________________________________________________

FINAL EXAM 2016 Total: 80 marks

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  Listening
Mark has just finished high school and has to choose a career. He’s looking for
some tips online. He’s just found part of a radio programme about careers. Listen
and choose the correct option. Look at the example (0).

0) Dr Grey has a. never been on the radio programme before.

b. been on the radio programme only once.
c. been on the radio programme a lot of times.

1) Dr Grey will a. talk about his latest book.

b. talk about some questions he received in his last conference.
c. answer some questions from the audience.

2) The radio presenter asks Dr Grey for some advice about a person who

a. doesn’t know what kind of work she would like to do in the future.
b. would like to change careers.
c. would like to quit her job.

3) Dr Grey’ advice for April is a. not to take career tests.

b. not to panic if she has to change careers.
c. to choose a career, finish it and get a degree.

4) The radio presenter a. took a career test many years ago but didn’t find it useful.
b. always knew she wanted to become a journalist.
c. needed a career change and made it.

5) Dr Grey says that before choosing a career people should

a. think of their personality type and abilities.

b. think of how many years they will spend studying.
c. only identify what things they are good at.

6) Dr Grey recommends people to
a. choose a career based on how good the salaries are.
b. find out as many details as they can about the career they
like.
c. do research on other people’s opinions about the career they
would like to choose.

12 marks

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  Reading
Mark has been reading about people who decided to change careers. Read part of
an article he’s found and do the exercises below, please.

CHANGE, CHANGE, CHANGE

Admit it: there are days when you find yourself at the office daydreaming about an entirely
different career. You’re not alone. In fact, according to a recent survey, nine out of ten Britons
have found themselves thinking of changing careers. Although people have changed careers
since the beginning of time, it’s become more and more common among millennials - those who
were born towards the end of the 20th century and are now in their late twenties or thirties.

Meet three of these millennials who decided to take the plunge and change their careers.

Nikki M. Lee, 32, had a successful career of over 12 years in IT until one day
she realised the work she was doing wasn’t helping the world become a
better place. She says her biggest challenge was moving out of her comfort
zone, having to learn something new on a daily basis, and having the
courage to follow her dreams. She now encourages people to have a clear
vision of what career they want and what they want from it.

Jeff Lear was 37 years old when he decided to quit his job at an
advertising company and set up his own business with a friend. He
says the biggest challenge was to start being his own boss and
sharing everything with his partner. He kept a ‘day job’ for a while,
managing events related to software businesses, until he was able
to see his new company make a profit. He says having that other job
made him feel more confident in case his new job wasn’t as
successful as he expected. He says that new things can always be
scary. He advises other people to research thoroughly their next
move to avoid any surprises, and make sure that the next move will be something that will provide
them with the income they need.

Kate McKeon, 31, went from management consultant to teacher in her

early 30s, and is now making another transition as founder of a mobile
educational game company. She says she had to struggle for the first two
years because everything was new to her and she had to learn lots of
things on the go. She admits having days in which she was really worried
and regretted her decision, but she says that the only solution was to keep
reminding herself of why she had made such a choice. Her top advice for
people in a similar situation is to keep their goals in mind at all times and to
remind themselves over and over again what it is about the new field or job that energises them.
She also mentions that having a support system from your loved ones proves to be very useful,
especially when dealing with colossal changes such as this one.

Adapted from http://www.skilledup.com/articles/6-people-switched-careers-30s

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 A) Read the text again and choose the correct option. Write N for Nikki, J for Jeff or
K for Kate. You can use the options more than once. There is more than one
correct answer for some of the questions. Look at the example (0).

Who…

0) …decided to start a company with a friend? _J_

1) …says getting help from friends and family is very important? ___
2) …decided to get into education? ___
3) …recommends people to choose a job that will pay well? ___
4) …recommends people to identify exactly what they want to get out of their new job? ___ / ___
5) …mentions the many new things they had to learn because of their new job? ___ / ___
6) …mentions being afraid of their decision? ___ / ___

9 marks

B) The following phrases are highlighted in the article. Choose the correct
explanation of their meaning according to the text. Look at the example (0).

0) daydream a. spend time thinking about something pleasant, especially when

you should be doing something more serious
b. fall asleep during the day
c. have negative thoughts before going to bed

1) take the plunge a. finally do something important, difficult or dangerous, after thinking
about it
b. take a very easy decision
c. decide to go on a long trip

2) on a daily basis a. every day

b. every two days
c. once a week

3) thoroughly a. not paying a lot of attention

b. very carefully, so that nothing is missed
c. very quickly

4) struggle a. decide not to do something

b. do something that you find very easy
c. try hard to do something that you find very difficult

5) colossal a. very small

b. very big or important
c. not important at all

5 marks

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 Grammar
Mark is writing an email to a friend. Read part of that email and choose the correct
option. Look at the example (0).

Hi Annie,

I hope you 0) _are_ fine. Thanks for your last email. Sorry it’s taken me 1) _______ long
to reply.

I think I saw you sitting by yourself in the park some days ago but I was late for an
interview so I didn’t stop to say hello. I’m sure it 2) _______ you because you were
wearing that pink hat you love so much! I 3) _______ really busy over the last few
weeks. I still don’t know what university I’ll go to and it’s making me really anxious. Do
you remember that university I 4) _______ before we finished school? I was very happy
about it, but I didn’t pass the entrance test. It’s really bad news, 5) _______ ?

You told me you 6) ______ go to law school, right? Can you tell me more about it? If I
7)_______ that test, I wouldn’t have even considered it, but I guess I can give it a try!

Oh, just in case, I’m 8) _______ tomorrow, so I might not be able to reply soon. The
technician said it’d take a couple of weeks.

0) a. are b. is c. were d. has been

1) a. very b. so c. such d. such a
2) a. must have been b. could have been c. must be d. have been
3) a. am b. have been c. been d. had been
4) a. will have visited b. visit c. have visited d. had visited
5) a. it isn’t b. is it c. isn’t it d. it is
6) a. would b. had c. were d. are going
7) a. haven’t failed b. hadn’t failed c. didn’t fail d. don’t fail
8) a. repaired my computer b. having repaired my c. repairing my d. having my
computer computer computer repaired

8 marks

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 Annie was writing an email to Mark but she started having problems with her
computer, too. These are some of the things she was writing in her email. Match
the sentence halves in A with those ones in B. Be careful, there are extra options.
Look at the example (0).

A B
0) What have you been… a. …doing?

1) By the time you come back from your trip I’m sure b. …to take that decision very quickly either.
you will…

2) I wasn’t able… c. …information on how to choose a career too.

3) My dad gave… d. …written for people just like you!

4) It has several… e. …tips on how to choose a career too.

5) I don’t mind… f. …me a brochure about universities. I can lend

it to you if you want.

6) Check the webpage I’m sharing with you, it was… g. …have decided what to study.

h. …getting together to talk about law school.

i. …decided what to study.

j. …wrote for people just like you!

0) __a__ 1) ____ 2) _____ 3) _____ 4) _____ 5) _____ 6) _____

12 marks

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 Vocabulary
Let’s do something different now!

A) Match the words in the box to the correct definitions. Be careful, there are extra
words. Look at the example (0).

Prison fine accommodation hilarious visible blizzard

flood assertive astonished sonic fortnight

0) An institution where people are kept as punishment for committing a crime. _prison_

1) An amount of money that you have to pay because you have

broken the law. _________

2) A large amount of water that covers an area that was dry before. _________

3) Relating to sound or sound waves. _________

4) Behaving in a confident way in which you are quick to express

your opinions and feelings. _________

5) Extremely funny. _________

6) A period of two weeks. _________

7) A place for someone to stay, live or work in. _________

7 marks

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B) Choose the correct option to fill in the spaces. Look at the example (0).

0) I’m a bit _under_ pressure at the moment because I’m studying for a lot of exams.

a. over b. in c. on d. under

1) I’m really keen ________ yoga. It really relaxes me.

a. on b. in c. for d. about

2) I don’t know how you can ________ her. She’s always so rude!

a. put up b. take up c. put off d. put up with

3) You should go to bed now. We’ll ________ early in the morning tomorrow.

a. turn into b. catch up on c. sort out d. set off

4) I don’t know how she does it, she’s always so ________ about everything. I can’t do it,
I get stressed very easily!

a. big-head b. laid-back c. extrovert d. gossip

5) You’re ________ wet! I told you to take an umbrella with you!

a. raining b. boiling c. soaking d. freezing

6) You should always ________ sightseeing when you’re in a new country.

a. take b. have c. book d. go

7) I’m afraid we’ve ________ petrol so we’ll have to wait until somebody can help us.

a. build up b. run out of c. run out d. put us off

7 marks

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  Writing. Choose either A or B. Write between 100 and 120 words.
A) Mark likes going to concerts. Do you remember the first one you went to? Write an article about
it and we’ll publish it in the next issue of The Dickens Times.
Don’t forget to include:
• whose concert it was, when and where it took place
• a short description of the concert (how long it was, the atmosphere there, the people who
were there, etc.)
• how you felt before, during and after the concert

B) Do you use social networks? You’ve been discussing why people use social networks in your
class and your teacher has asked you to write an essay discussing the following statement:
Social networks can ruin relationships

Don’t forget to include

• an introduction to the topic of social networks
• if you agree or disagree with the statement and why
• your final conclusions about this topic.

20 marks

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