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TEENS FOUR FINAL EXAM Paper 2 (L)

Time allowed: 2 hs
SECTION A: Reading Comprehension
Read the text below and mark the statements true (T) or false (F).

Brainpower
Your brain is like a sleeping giant. During recent years, research has shown the brain is much
more intelligent than we ever imagined. Even the commonly-heard statement that, on average, we use
only ten per cent of our brain may well be wrong. It now seems that we use even less than one per
cent, which means that an enormous amount of our brain can still be developed.
A good example of what the brain is capable of is a man called ‘S’. He was famous for having a
perfect memory. If you asked him what had happened to him on a particular day fifteen years before,
he could not only tell you but would pause for a moment and then ask, ‘At what time?’ His extraordinary
ability was studied for many years by a psychologist who finally concluded that, at a very early age, S’s
brain had the power to remember every detail about his life. Apart from that, S was like any other
human being.
Another example is a young man called Dario Donatelli. He recently graduated from a university
in Pittsburgh, where he specialised in techniques for remembering numbers. He describes himself as
quite normal, stating, ‘My memory is just like anyone else’s. There are probably hundreds of thousands
of people whose memories could work faster than mine if they had the same interest in numbers as I
have.’ He has broken the world record for memorizing the largest amount of numbers. He recently
memorized a number of seventy-three digits. When asked how he did this, he replied, ‘I group the
numbers into pairs, threes or fours, and I link them with something I am familiar with, for example, my
brother’s age, a date of birth, a month of the year, etc.’ However, realistically, could we all do the
same?
The important thing to remember is that our brain actually improves with time and practice. The
more we do to encourage it to learn, the more successful it will be. So, perhaps the best advice might
be to take a trip to the local library or bookshop, buy a book about something that has always interested
us but which we know very little about and remember to read it regularly. You will see how quickly we
can train our minds to learn something completely new and different. We may be surprised by what we
can achieve!
(Adapted from New Matrix Intermediate SB, Oxford)

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1. We might be using less than 1% of our brain. T/F only
2. ‘S’ was famous for his memory. T/F
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3. According to Dario, anyone can do what he does. T/F
4. Dario can remember 100 numbers at any one time. T/F 2nd

5. We can improve our brain power if we read anything new. T/F

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SECTION B: Language in Use
I. Choose the most suitable alternative. R

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1. Mark offered to pick Pam ______ when she arrived at the airport. only
a) after b) for c) up
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2. This film is so _______ I have already fallen asleep twice and it hasn’t finished yet.
a) bored b) boring c) exciting
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3. The builders are used ______ a break at midday.
a) to take b) taking c) to taking
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4. I _____ to be home by ten; my mum said so.

a) have b) must c) can R

5. We avoid ______ in the city centre at the weekend.

a) drive b) to drive c) driving
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Hello, my name’s Sarah. I’m an archaeologist’s assistant and I (1) _______________ AACI use
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(work) at a Roman fort for two weeks. I (2) _______________ (always/ be) interested in 1st

archaeology, so when I (3) ________________ (see) the job advertisement in the 2nd

newspaper I applied immediately. I was lucky because I (4) ________________ (offer) the
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job. So now I (5) _________________ (spend) most of the day surrounded by dust and
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dirt! Why (6) ___________________ (I / like) my job? Well, it (7)_________________

(bring) the past to life. Before doing this job I (8) _________________ (not know) it was so

interesting. In the future, I hope (9) _________________ (continue) working here and also

in new projects. I like to think that this time next year I (10) _________________ (work)

somewhere very special!

(Adapted from Matrix Intermediate - Oxford)

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

1. He speaks very good French. Did he live in France? USE

He speaks very good French._______________________________________________ in France?

2. “What name can I give to this mouse?” asked Walt Disney. HE

Walt Disney asked________________________________________________________________.

3. “I have not read anything for the test,” Jane said to us. TOLD

Jane __________________________________________________________ anything for the test.

4. Someone has repaired our teacher’s car. REPAIRED

Our teacher_____________________________________________________________________.

5. I didn’t get a taxi because I didn’t have enough money. MORE

I would have got a taxi if ___________________________________________________________.

6. You can’t smoke here. ALLOWED

You________________________________________________________________________here.

7. It’s not necessary to shout. I can hear you. HAVE

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8. Gemma has won the lottery. She lives next door. WHO
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Gemma, ________________________________________________________________________.
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9. A professional decorated our house. BY

Our house______________________________________________________________________. 3rd

10. There is a big chance I’ll be late. LIKELY R

I ______________________________________________________________________________.
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:
I didn’t see him again.
Write your story.
2. Here’s part of an e-mail you have received from a friend.
My parents are going to give me a computer for my birthday. I always use the computer to surf the net.
Do you have a computer? What do you use it for? How often do you use it? Do you use any other
technological devices?
Write an email, answering the questions.

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