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NAME:_____________________________SURNAME:______________________________
SENIOR TWO 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).

Dangerous jobs
"The world's most dangerous jobs" is a series that shows how some workers around the world put their lives in
danger every day. You can see pilots, war journalists, fishermen, taxi drivers or construction engineers. Let's
follow two brave people with hard jobs:
JAMES
Cleaning windows isn't an easy job but for James, it can be a life or death task. James is an extreme
window cleaner and cleans tall office buildings up to 30 floors high. Not everyone can do this job. You don't
need to be Spiderman but you mustn't be scared of heights. James had to have special training and he uses a
lot of safety equipment. He looks like a mountain climber, not a window cleaner! Strong winds or rain can be
very dangerous when you're on the outside of a skyscraper. James regularly checks the weather and his
equipment. He knows that if he falls, he'll die.
MALEE
Training wild animals is never boring. Malee knows that - she's a crocodile trainer in a zoo in Thailand.
Her job is to train crocodiles in shows for tourists. Personality is important if you want to be an animal trainer.
You must be patient - and very brave. Malee didn't have to take any exams for this job, but she has to know a
lot about crocodiles. She also has to know how to react quickly! Every day Malee risks her life to entertain
tourists. In the show she puts her arm in the mouth of a crocodile or lies with her head in its mouth. The
crocodiles are 4-5 metres long and their teeth are enormous.
(Adapted from "Dangerous jobs" in Beyond A2+, Macmillan, 2014)

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1) The series is about British workers only. T/F only

2) James doesn't clean buildings higher than thirteen floors. T/F 1st
3) James usually pays attention to the weather. T/F
4) Malee didn't study to be a crocodile trainer. T/F 2nd
5) Malee entertains tourists once a week. T/F
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SECTION B: Language in Use R

I - Choose the correct alternative:

Nanuk is a mechanic - he repairs snowmobiles in Taloyoak in Canada, near the Arctic. He 1) ___
cars because there aren't many in the Arctic. The temperature is sometimes -25°C in Taloyoak, but
Neanuk loves 2) ___ there because the people are really friendly. 3) ___ only three mechanics in
Taloyoak, so he can make a lot of money and go on long summer holidays. Of course Nanuk is 4)
___ in winter than in summer. At the moment it's winter, so he 5) ___ got much free time.
(Adapted from "Welcome to Taloyoak" in Insights 1, Macmillan, 2010)

1) a) hardly ever repairs b) repairs hardly ever c) hardly ever repaired

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4) a) busier b) busiest c) busy
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5) a) isn't b) haven't c) hasn't
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II - Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
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My passion is music. I play traditional Irish folk music. I've played the guitar since I was a only

boy. But when I 1) __________ (travel) around Ireland five years ago, I met a lot of local musicians 1st
and I loved their music. So when I came back home, I 2) __________ (buy) a violin.
Five years ago, I 3) __________ (not know) that the violin was so different from the guitar... 2nd

You have to 4) __________ (practise) regularly and be patient. Apart from patience, you need to
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have a good ear and a good sense of rhythm. Traditional Irish music is dance music, so the rhythm
5) __________ (have) to be very strong. R
What I 6) __________ (like) most about Irish music is that when you know some of the
traditional melodies, it's easy to play with other people. I 7) __________ (meet) a group of friends
in a pub once a week and we play together and have a drink. Now I 8) __________ (wait) for my
friends in the pub, and I can see a lot of people here today because it's a national holiday.
Tomorrow we 9) __________ (celebrate) one of our friend's birthday, so we'll probably play Irish
music too.
The best thing about our meetings is that anyone can join in. It's not necessary to be an
expert. That's good for me: if I have a bad day and make lots of mistakes, nobody 10) __________
(get) angry!
(Adapted from "Writing about an interest" in New Framework Workbook 2, Richmond Publishng, 2008)

III -Write questions about the underlined information.

Mr Wilson is at a bookshop. AACI use
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Mr Wilson: Excuse me, 0) How much is this book _________________ ?
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Assistant: It's £100, but you can have a discount. 1) _______________________________________?

Mr Wilson: I'm a history teacher. 2nd

Assistant: Oh, I'd love to study history. 2) ________________________________________________?

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Mr Wilson: I studied at Toronto University.

Assistant: And 3) ___________________________________________________________________? R

Mr Wilson: I studied six years. I had to work at the same time.

Assistant: I see... 4) _________________________________________________________________?

Mr Wilson: Yes, I do. I teach in a secondary school and I'm starting a new course for adults next week.

Assistant: That sounds interesting. 5) ___________________________________________________?

Mr Wilson: Yes, it is in the evening. At 7.30.

SECTION C: Writing
Write a paragraph of about 50 words on ONE of the following:
1) Imagine you are a university student and you had a part-time job last summer. Write an email to a
friend telling him / her about your job. Say where you worked, what you did and why you liked / didn't
like it.
2) Your friends and you have a blog where you write you holiday experiences. Imagine you're on
holiday now. Write a paragraph for the blog. Say where you are, what you are doing and your plans
for the following days.
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