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TEENS FOUR FINAL EXAM Paper 1 (L)

Time allowed: 2 hs
SECTION A: Reading Comprehension
Read the text and decide if the sentences are true or false. Circle T (true) or F (false).

A lesson in friendship
Zamir and Nadeem had been great friends since the age of five. They used to go to the same primary school. When
they finished it, they went together to secondary school. That school was a 20 minute walk from their village in a
town on the other side of the river. Every morning, Zamir and Nadeem used to walk there and back together.
They didn’t always see eye to eye. They didn’t use to argue much, but occasionally they had arguments about
school. They were both competitive and wanted to get the best marks in their class. One wet Wednesday afternoon,
they were walking back from school together, as always, but on this occasion Zamir was angry with Nadeem.
Nadeem had got the highest mark in a test that day and he kept on talking about it. Zamir thought Nadeem was only
doing it to make him feel bad. Anger took control of him and finally, in a moment of madness he turned and slapped
Nadeem in the face. Nadeem was shocked at first, but then he picked up a stick and wrote in the sand by the side of
the road: ‘Today my friend Zamir slapped me’.
The pair of friends carried on their way home in silence. The rain kept on falling. As they got closer to the river, a
section of the river bank broke because of the rain and the water carried both boys into the river. Nadeem couldn’t
swim but straight away Zamir was there by his side, pulling him to a safe place. After Nadeem had calmed down, he
took a sharp stone and wrote on a big rock: ‘Today my friend Zamir saved my life’.
Zamir said, ‘Earlier, you wrote in the sand that I hit you, but now, you’ve written on a rock that I saved you. Why?’
Nadeem replied, ‘Writing in the sand disappears quickly, but when friends do good things and show us kindness, we
should always remember it, just as the writing on the rock remains forever.’ When Nadeem had finished speaking,
Zamir put his arm around his shoulder and they continued on their way home.
Adapted from Gateway, Macmillan.

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1. Zamir and Nadeem started their friendship at secondary school. T/F
2. They were always in a good mood. T/F 1st

3. Zamir got angry because he felt that Nadeem was being too proud. T/F
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4. Zamir tried to discuss his differences with Nadeem before he slapped him. T/F
5. Nadeem preferred to remember the worst episodes in their friendship. T/F
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SECTION B: Language in Use

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I. Choose the most suitable alternative.

1. Sue and Tom are very excited ____________ their trip to Europe.
a. about b. for c. with
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2. My cousin’s car has broken ___________. It suddenly stopped working. only

a. into b. down c. up 1st

3. I didn’t expect ______________ you today.
a. to seeing b. seeing c. to see 2nd
4. I cannot recover __________ this flu. I’ve been ill for weeks!
a. with b. from c. to 3rd

5. He will never get used ______________meat again. He’s been a vegan for several years.
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a. to eating b. to eat c. eating
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

I (1)_____________(just/receive) an email from some friends in Russia. They (2)____________(need)

more money as they have spent their entire savings during their last few months there and got into

serious trouble. They (3)_____________(travel) to Moscow last March and they have been buying lots
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of electronic equipment for their family. They (4)_____________(arrest) by the police when they only

couldn’t pay for the hotel room. Now they (5)____________(ask) me if I can (6)_____________(send) 1st

them 2000 dollars. I (7)____________(already/ contact) my parents to see if they have any spare cash,
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but I (8)______________(not think) it will be enough. My friends feel absolutely desperate. If they
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(9)_____________(organize) their finances better before travelling, they wouldn’t have got in this
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terrible situation. I hope they (10)______________(learn) their lesson.

III.Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the original
sentence.

1. Carol will probably finish reading the book before the exam. LIKELY

Carol______________________________________________________________________________

2. Hollywood produces thousands of films every year. BY

Thousands_________________________________________________________________________

3. When my friend was a little girl, she didn’t play video games. USE

My friend _______________________________________________________ when she was a little girl.

4. Pat said, “I’m not coming to the office next week”. FOLLOWING

Pat said___________________________________________________________________________

5. Somebody is going to fix my cell phone screen tomorrow. HAVE

I am______________________________________________________________________________

6. “Did you finish primary school?”, my new teacher asked me. I

My new teacher asked me ____________________________________________________________

7. Mom said I can’t stay late at Kevin’s party. ALLOWED

Mom said _________________________________________________________________________

8. There’s a cafeteria in our school, so it isn’t necessary to bring our own lunch. TO AACI use
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There’s a cafeteria in our school, so we__________________________________________________ 1st

9. Nick didn’t bring his headphones. He didn’t listen to music on the bus. HAVE
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If Nick_____________________________________________________________________________
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10. A new person takes care of my little brother. Her name is Maria. WHO
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Maria_____________________________________________________________________________
SECTION C: Writing

Choose one of the following tasks. Write between 100-120 words.

1. You have decided to enter a short story competition. The competition rules say that your story must
begin or end with the following sentence.

When I opened the enormous door, I couldn’t believe my eyes.

Write your story.

2. Here’s part of an e-mail you have received from a friend.

Hey! How have you been? I’ve got a problem with my little sister. We are travelling together next summer, but
she doesn’t want to spend time with me, we are interested in different things and I think our summer holidays
are going to be very boring. What can I do? Have you ever experienced a similar situation? Have you got any
ideas to help me?

Write an e-mail, answering Sam’s questions.

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