MOCK EXAM 2020

Level: TEENS 6 (B2)

Apellido y Nombre:……………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..

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1) 20 2) 10 3) 10 4) 10 5) 10 6) 10 7) 10 8) 20 TOTAL
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LISTENING (20)
 READING

2)READ the article and CHOOSE the correct answers below.(10)

Social networking sites (SNSs) are not new. In fact, they were first introduced to the world in the late 90s, but then
abandoned because they were thought to be too 'advanced'. However, since the beginning of the new millennium,
social networking has become a steadily growing phenomenon with people of all ages worldwide creating their own
pages on sites like Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. In chis day and age, it is almost impossible to lose touch with what
is going on - unless of course you want to!

The truth is that people who do not subscribe to SNSs are becoming a minority. Most SNSs allow users to create a
personal profile detailing their age, social status and any other information they may like to add. These users can then
link up with people who have similar profiles, if they want. New friends are not necessarily made through SNSs but
they do present a different way of keeping

up with developments in friends' lives. To some extent, since SNSs have become so widespread, communication with
peers has taken on a new form. Rather than hearing a voice, or seeing a face, communication is concentrated around
the computer or hand-held device.

Cyber communication is not really strange in this day and age, but there is something slightly egocentric about creating
a personal web page. To do this, you must feel that your page will be visited by lots of people because they are
interested in you, and also that people will be checking in regularly to see what is happening in your life. Somehow,
through SNSs, each individual life can be turned into a kind of mini soap opera, which is broadcast for a select few.

Consequently, today's teenagers are pushed into an era where new experiences and 'achievements' are what it is all
about. When you see that someone has posted a remark about a fantastic new experience you automatically feel that
you have to make your page more interesting and, in fact, from a social point of view, social networking becomes a
way of comparing people' s successes and in a way, indirectly boasting about them; which inevitably pushes people to
new extremes. Good or bad? Who can say? Surely any comparison is ·good for competition. But it can also work in a
negative way.

Regardless of the implications of SNSs, the benefits of linking the world up like this are numerous. On a very superficial
level, among friends, information about life can simply be posted on your web page and within minutes, everyone is
'in the loop'. It just takes a few taps on a keyboard. Recently, a friend gave birth to a little girl. Rather than phoning
around, which is time-consuming and costly, her husband posted up photos of the baby with a simple announcement.
Precious time and energy was saved. On a more important level, think what can be done for medicine with this kind
of networking. What better way to ensure that medica! advances become worldwide knowledge than by having one
networked site where doctors everywhere can access information.
 1 When did social networking sites first start gaining popularity?
A at the beginning of the new century.
B in the 90s.
C just before the new millennium.
D in the year 2000.

2 What does the writer say about changes in communication?

A People use the telephone less.
B People tend to keep in touch electronically
C People who use SNSs are a minority..
D People only communicate with those who have a similar profile.

3 In paragraph 3, what does the writer imply about people who use social networking sites?
A They have more interesting lives.
B They believe that people will want to read
about them.
C They enjoy soap operas.
D They have a lot of friends.

4 Why does the author think this is an era of 'achievement'?

A because social networking is all about showing what interesting things you have done
B because life is very competitive
C because people weren't as extreme in the past
D because everyone wants to be successful.

5 why did the husband post a notice about the birth on a social networking site?
A because it was easier than phoning
B because phoning was too expensive
C because he didn't have any time
D because his wife wanted him to

3) Circle the correct option.

1 If I could / can participate in the Olympic Games, I would be really proud.

2 If you really want to succeed in competitive sports, you need to/ would need to train
really hard.

3 Sean will win the race if he kept up / keeps up this speed.

4 When Kerry competes/ competed in tennis tournaments, she gets really aggressive.

5 The spectators will go / would go wild if Real Madrid score another goal.
4) Read and decide which answer best fits the gaps (10)

The thatcher

Jerry Madison was a thatcher. He made special roofs of straw - a very skilled job. He (1) ..................... his job
well and had a good reputation. There weren't many thatched roofs left in England. Because of this, people
often asked him to work on buildings in small (2) .................. ... towns. These places were lovely, but often
far from (3) ... . ....... He didn't really mind, however.

(4) .. . ........... the month of February, Jerry moved to a small town on the south-west coast of England. Jerry
knew the town well because he (5) ................... spend family holidays there as a child. February wasn't a
good month for thatching. The weather was terrible and Jerry wasn't used (6) ..................... in the freezing
cold. But (7) .................... thatcher had to take work as often as possible.

Jerry knocked at the door of a(n) (8) ..................... looking cottage. The paint was coming off the walls and
he (9) ..................... a hole in the thatched roof. A woman was standing at the kitchen window (10)
..................... the washing-up, but she didn't move to open the door. lnstead, a (11) .......... ..... girl pulled
open the door. 'Are you here to (12) ..................... our roof?' she asked. 'You see, the rain is coming in.' Jerry
smiled.

1 A was doing B used to do C did D had done

2 A history B ancient C old D historical
3 A hometown B local C home D house
4 A While B During C Since D On
5 A used B would C did D was used to
6 A to work B to working C working D work
7 Aa B the C this D one
8 A modern B unimpressive C lively D green
9 A was seeing B did see C could see D can see
10 A making B tidying C loading D doing
11 A curly B curly-haired C curled D curly hair
12 A do up B do in C do over D make up
5) Match A question (1-7) with a response (a-j) Not all responses are used.(10)

1 Why did Mike break off his diet?

2 What are you chopping up?

a Some onions. Do you want to help?

3 Where did you come across Gordon? b Are you joking? That will never happen!.

c Yes, let's do that. 1 don't want to cook.

4 Do you think the price of food will come down?
d He doesn't like fruit and vegetables much..

e l've lost weight and it's too big now.?

5 What did you cut down on when you were
f He was eating at the new French restaurant..
dieting?
g lt's the fish. Yuk!

6 Shall we eat out tonight? h Mainly sweets and junk food..

i It was a bit slow at the beginning but the it was very good.
7 Has something in the fridge gone off?
j No, I only have vegetables

8 Why are you taking in that skirt?

1 ___ 2 ____ 3___ 4 ____ 5 ____ 6 ____ 7 _____ 8 _____

6) Rewrite the sentences in the passive form

1 ‘Don't touch the computers!
__________________________________________________________________ .
2 ‘We have to replace the modem.
_____________________________________________________________________ .
3 Can they fix the problem?
__________________________________________________________________ .
4 ‘I remember that you told me the answer
____________________________________________________________________ .
5 I expect you to inform me.
____________________________________________________________________
7) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given.

1. We don't clean the computer monitors every day.

are
The computer monitors __________________ every day.

2. Don't tell Tina what to do, she doesn't like it.

being
Tina __________________ what to do.

3. l'm sure we can deliver the air conditioning unit tomorrow.

be
l'm sure the air conditioning unit __________________ tomorrow.

4. I ordered the new software three days ago.

was
The __________________ three days ago.

5. We had to replace the old electrical system.

to
The old electrical system _________________ _

WRITING

8) Choose ONE of the following options. Write your text in 100 to 120 words.(20)
OPTION A

Young people shouldn't use so much modern technology because it makes them lazy.'

Write an essay discussing the arguments for and against this statement and give your opinion.

OPTION B

• You recently carried out a student survey on the school trips offered by your school as part of a social
studies project. Write a report summarising the two main opinions mentioned in the survey and
suggest how improvements could be made.