English

Miss Rodriguez
3rd year Advanced

FINAL EXAM

NAME: ______________________________________________________________ DATE: ____________________

I. READING

1. Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Mark the correct letter A, B or C on your answer sheet.
(2.5pts)

1
The college secretary will post students
To: All students
From: College Secretary
their essays on Friday.
Monday 6 May Students may hand in their essays after
Can I remind you that all essays are Friday if they can prove illness.
due this Friday. No late work will be Unless your essay is due by Friday, you do
accepted unless accompanied by a not need to reply.
doctor’s letter.

2 BEN, Why not bring your new Kim suggests

game tonight – we can use my meeting at the football match.
brother’s PC. I’m playing football going to Ben’s house later.
until 7:00 call me any time after playing on his brother’s computer.
that,
Kim
3
John can deliver the sofa if the time is
FREE SOFA convenient.
(Owner moving back to New Anyone wanting this sofa must pick it up
York) Must have transport – this week.
collect from John any evening Call John with advice on how he can
this week. Phone 452611 to transport his sofa.
agree the hour.

4
Take one tablet three Take the tablets regularly until the bottle is
empty.
times a day after Take one tablet every day until they are
meals. Finish the finished.
Take three tablets after meals until you
prescription. feel better.

5
The hire charge covers all the costs
BOAT HIRE including fuel and insurance.
except insurance.
Insurance included gas
apart from fuel.
extra no hidden charges
2. Read this telephone message about travelling around a city and fill in the missing prepositions. (4.5pts)

Hi Leon; Toby here. I'm really pleased you're coming to our new house next week. The quickest way
here is (6)____ train to the city center, which takes an hour and is usually (7)____ time. Then you can
get (8)____ the number 64 bus to Edge Hill, then you can get off the bus (9)____ the stadium. From
there it's about fifteen minutes (10)____foot. Or, if you don't feel like walking, you could jump
(11)____a taxi and ask the driver to take you to the new flats in Valley Road. When you get
(12)____(13)____the taxi, you'll see the main entrance in (14)____ of you. See you soon!
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3rd year Advanced

3. Read the text and questions below. For each question, mask the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
(5pts)

International Climate Champions

The International Climate Champions (ICC) project began in 2007. It gives young people of school age a
chance to speak publicly on climate change and to encourage action to reduce its effects. Each country
involved selects three teenagers to be Climate Champions, who take part in local and international activities.

Climate Champion Irene Sanna lives on the Italian island of Sardinia. Irene is interested in solar energy, and
also believes that Sardinia should use the waves around its coast to produce electricity. That would reduce
the need to import oil and gas for lighting, heating and cooking. “Energy conservation is our future. We must
make plans to save our coast, which still has no pollution. We must protect the animals, birds and fish in
danger from global warming. And we must recycle.'

Chinese student Ding Yinghan is the Beijing Climate Champion. Ding feels it is unfair to say that just one
country-his own-is causing climate change. He says the air pollution that leads to global warming comes from
many parts of the world, including poorer countries that are now growing more quickly. He believes the only
way to prevent the situation getting even worse is for rich and poor countries to work together.

Sophia Angelis, a junior student in Lake Arrowhead, California, is a US Champion. She's against young people's
general lack of interest in politics and feels they need to discuss the problems that really matter to their
generation. She has written about the need for action on world poverty and her articles have been published
in her local newspaper. Sophia strongly believes that climate change is an important issue for her generation.
For her, changes in the way teenagers behave are an important way of influencing choices that are made by
parents.

In 2008, the Climate Champions attended the International Conference of Environment Ministers in the
Japanese city of Kobe. At present, 13 countries are involved in the ICC, and more countries are expected to
join soon.

15. What is the writer's main purpose in this text?

A. to give details about how to become a Climate 18. Sophia thinks that young people should
Champion A. publish their own newspapers.
B. to explain why the Earth's climate is changing B. change older people's habits.
so quickly C. follow the example of their parents.
C. to say what some people are doing about D. avoid talking about politics.
climate change
D. to tell readers what they can do to prevent 19. What would one of these Climate Champions
climate change say to a friend?
A. It's great being a Champion! I'm the only one
16. What does Irene say about the sea? from our country, but we all want to do
A. The water near the island is now dirty. something about climate change.
B. Many types of fish have disappeared. B. I've made speeches about climate change and
C. There is oil and gas under the water. met Champions from the 12 other countries. I've
D. It can provide power for the island. even been to a meeting in Japan!
C. We are the Champions! There are already three
17. What does Ding believe about climate of us from every country in the world, and we
change? have a lot to say about climate change.
A. It is certain to get much worse. D. I work with other Champions, telling the world
B. Air pollution does not cause it. about the dangers of climate change. Some of us
C. It is wrong to blame China for it. are teenagers, but people really listen to us!
D. It is caused only by rich countries.

4. Now, answer: Think about the future climate in your country. Which parts of it will most feel the effects of
climate change and in what ways? (2)
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3rd year Advanced

5. Read the following text and answer the questions. (10 pts)

WHAT HAS SCIENCE DONE FOR YOU LATELY?

If you think science doesn't matter much to you, think again. Science affects us all, every day of the year, from the
moment we wake up, all day long, and through the night. Your digital alarm clock, the weather report, the bus you
get on, your decision to eat a baked potato instead of fries, your cell phone, the antibiotics that treat your sore
throat, the clean water that comes from your faucet, and the light that you turn off at the end of the day have all
been brought to you courtesy of science. The modern world would not be modern at all without the understandings
and technology enabled by science.
No way to use electricity. From Ben Franklin's studies of static and lightning in the 1700s, to Alessandro Volta's first
battery, to the key discovery of the relationship between electricity and magnetism, science has steadily built up our
understanding of electricity, which today carries our voices over telephone lines, brings entertainment to our
televisions, and keeps the lights on.
No modern agriculture. Science has transformed the way we eat today. In the 1940s, biologists began developing
high-yield varieties of corn, wheat, and rice, which, when paired with new fertilizers and pesticides developed by
chemists, dramatically increased the amount of food that could be harvested from a single field, ushering in the
Green Revolution. These science-based technologies triggered striking changes in agriculture, massively increasing the
amount of food available to feed the world and simultaneously transforming the economic structure of agricultural
practices.
No modern medicine. In the late 1700s, Edward Jenner first convincingly showed that vaccination worked. In the
1800s, scientists and doctors established the theory that many diseases are caused by germs. And in the 1920s, a
biologist discovered the first antibiotic. From the eradication of smallpox, to the prevention of nutritional deficiencies,
to successful treatments for once deadly infections, the impact of modern medicine on global health has been
powerful. In fact, without science, many people alive today would have instead died of diseases that are now easily
treated.
Scientific knowledge can improve the quality of life at many different levels — from the routine workings of our
everyday lives to global issues. Science informs public policy and personal decisions on energy, conservation,
agriculture, health, transportation, communication, defense, economics, leisure, and exploration. It's almost
impossible to overstate how many aspects of modern life are impacted by scientific knowledge.
Now answer:
20. What changes have there been in science recently?
21. How has agriculture transformed?
22. What has medicine given to humanity?
23. What ways has electricity been used for?
24. What has science done for you lately?

II. USE OF ENGLISH

For questions 25-29, read the sentences below. Choose the best alternative to complete the text. (5 pts)

BRIAN: Diane Grant? I (25) ___ you for ages!

DIANE: Brian? How (26) ___? a) were you b) have you been c) are you
BRIAN: Pretty good. Tell me. You have really changed
DIANE: Oh, well I have already (27)___ some weight. And my hair is longer than before.
BRIAN: Well you look great. How are you?
DIANE: (28) ___. I got married about three years ago. I have two kids now.
BRIAN: That’s terrific!
DIANE: Thanks you! What about you? (29) ___ have kids?
BRIAN: Not yet. I’m getting married in some years.
DIANE: Oh. It’s too late. I must be going! 25. a) didn’t see b) don’t see c) haven’t seen
BRIAN: Ok see you soon! Bye 26. a) were you b) have you been c) are you
27. a) lose b) lost c) forget
28. a) I’m really well b) you are excellent c) he is terrible.
29. a) will you b) do you c) did you
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3rd year Advanced

III. LISTENING
You are going to listen to two conversations where people are telling jokes. Describe both jokes. (3pts)

IV. WRITING

1. You can’t go to sports practice after school. Write a note to your coach. (3 pts)
In your note you should:
 apologize
 say why
 suggest another time you could do the practice

Write 35–45 words on your answer sheet.

2. Write an answer to one of the questions in this part. (5)

Write your answer in about 100 words on your answer sheet.

a. This is part of a letter you receive from a friend

Now write a letter, answering your friend’s questions.

Write your letter on your answer sheet.

b. Your English teacher has asked you to write a story.

Your story must begin with this sentence: I WAS IN CLASS WHEN MY CELL PHONE RANG.
Write your story on your answer sheet.

Total score: 40 points