PRE-INTERMEDIATE – FINAL SAMPLE EXAM PAPER

Sample
LISTEN TO A WOMAN TALKING ABOUT HER WORK AS A PILOT. FOR QUESTIONS 1–5, CHOOSE
THE BEST ANSWER, A, B OR C.
Olivia had her first flying lessons _____.
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A when she was a child B after she left university C while studying for her degree
Olivia got the job she does now _____.
2 A by responding to an advert B thanks to people her flying instructor knew
C after doing lots of interview practice with her parents
Olivia regularly communicated with the Senior First Officer _____.
3
A by phone B in person C via the internet
Olivia’s job as First Officer involves _____.
4
A planning flight times B doing some paperwork C making decisions about the crew
Olivia says that, in particular, she enjoys _____.
5
A working with her colleagues B admiring the various views C chatting to the passengers
LISTEN AGAIN. FOR QUESTIONS 6–10, DECIDE IF THE STATEMENT IS TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F).
6 Olivia had to do some tests in order to get her job as a pilot. _____
7 Olivia stayed in the same location when she began working for the airline. _____
8 Olivia explains that pilots are automatically promoted after a period of time. _____
9 Both pilots check the outside of the plane before a flight. _____
10 Olivia is happy to get up early for her job. _____
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION
Mars One is an amazing project that is sending a group of people to live on the planet Mars. The first four
11 astronauts will leave (leave) Earth in April 2024 to start the 210-day journey to the Red Planet. They
11___________ (not see) their family and friends again because the trip is only one way. Everybody
knows that the journey 12 _____________(be) dangerous and the astronauts 13 _________________
12 (not arrive) on Mars safely.
11 A not might see B won’t see C might not see
13 12 A will be B won’t be C might be
13 A not might arrive B won’t arrive C might not arrive
Not all schools around the world are the same. At the Brooklyn Free School in New York City, things are
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quite different. Students 14__________ choose the classes they go to and they 15__________ go to any
if they don’t want to! The students 16__________ make the rules instead of the teachers. And their
15 parents 17__________ pay for lessons if they don’t have enough money!
14 A can't B can C mustn't
16 15 A haven't to B don’t have to C must
16 A can B must C don’t have to
17 17 A have to B can C don’t have to
Rosalita ____________________ the children tomorrow because she’s on holiday. She won’t need a
18 babysitter.
A isn't able to take care of B can't take care of C can take care of
My boyfriend ____________________ a map, but he won’t admit that!
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A can't read B can read C read
Computers ____________________ what people think.
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A can understand B can't understand C are able to understand
You ____________ your driving test if you prepare well.
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A will pass B pass C won’t pass
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Those people have worked ____ ten years.
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A since B for
Our neighbour has had his car _____ 2010.
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A since B for
If you don't do some exercise, you ____________ fat.
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A will get B won’t get C get
I’m sure ____________ great when I buy this iPhone!
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A I feel B I won’t feel C I’ll feel
I might not go to the park if it ____________________ a lot.
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A rain B rains C will rain
They ____________________ exhausted if they walk all the way from the bus station.
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A will be B would be C are
You ____________________ on time if you didn’t go to bed soon.
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A won't wake up B wouldn't wake up C don't wake up
If he ____________________ the house near the beach, he would buy it.
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A liked B likes C will like
Don’t worry – people ____________________ loudly if they like your performance.
30
A will clap B would clap C clap
Last week my teacher warned me _________ late for the lesson.
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A not being B not to be C not be to D not be
Andy doesn’t have time ________ me any help with my project.
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A to give B giving C to giving D give
I’m really good at __________.
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A to swim B to swimming C swim D swimming
Computers ____________________ be as small and light as they are now, early computers were larger
34 and heavier.
A used to B use to C didn't use to D did used to
Long before the days of email, people ____________________ write letters and send them to friends or
35 relatives on the other side of the world.
A used to B use to C didn't use to D did used to
I’d like to buy ____________ smart to wear on my trip.
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A anything B something C everything
There’s ____________ more delicious to eat than Chinese noodles.
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A nothing B everything C anything
It ____________________ to Asians during the nineteenth century.
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A is introduce B was introduced C introduced D introduce
Dough ____________________ by mixing small amount of water with the flour.
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A is prepared B is prepare C prepared D to be prepare
He liked the new idea and this is how electric car ____________________.
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A will be invented B was invented C invented D invent
Desert Travels
I checked my mobile phone and then looked towards the dirt path lit by our car lights. ‘It should be to our
left,’ I said. We were passing through a small village, trying to reach the place I’d entered on my phone’s
Global Positioning System (GPS).
Within minutes, we spotted what we were looking for. My companion stopped the vehicle. We looked into
the night as our eyes got used to the dark and the view. We’d arrived at the start of our adventure. The
plan was straightforward: leave the car and carry enough food and water in our backpacks to last a few
days, and set out across the desert until we reached the road.
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And we’d chosen to do all this at the time of a full moon, which meant we could start our journey and walk
mainly in the cool of the night. However, we wouldn’t set off on our desert adventure just yet. We put up
the tent that we’d picked up while buying food at a local shop before setting off. The tent wouldn’t protect
us from wind or rain, but it wasn’t complicated to put together, didn’t weigh much and cost less than a CD.
Most importantly, it gave us somewhere to get a few hours’ rest.
We got up under the moonlight, lifted our backpacks and walked across some rough ground towards the
sand. Our route was easy – we simply had to go east. We recorded how far we’d gone on my phone’s
GPS, and checked our progress by counting the dunes – the great hills of sand that rose up like
mountains across the desert. My GPS told me exactly how many there would be in total. Although it was
still the early hours of the morning it was already hot, but we could just about handle it. After the night had
passed, and as the sun moved higher in the sky, the heat became more unkind. There was no wind and
no shade, but we carried on.
It is tiring to walk uphill; to do so with a heavy backpack is harder still, and walking on sand makes the
whole experience almost impossible. I knew I had to save my energy, and even though I’d carefully
planned what to take on the trip, at that point in time I was sure I’d got it wrong. I was glad, however, that
I’d taken along two walking sticks.
These sticks actually served several purposes. As mid-morning approached, we stopped at the first tree
we saw. We used it, my walking sticks and an old sheet to give us some shelter from the sun, resting as
we waited for the cruel heat of the day to pass. It was only day one, and I already felt a strange mixture of
excitement and exhaustion.
READ THE BLOG. WHICH TWO OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE ABOUT THE
WRITER’S DESERT TRIP?
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
41 A He planned to do some of the journey alone.
B He would cross part of the desert in a car.
C He wasn’t able to carry all the food and drinks that he needed.
42 D He was going make the journey across the desert on foot.
E He had carefully planned when to make the trip.
WHICH TWO OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OF THE TENT THE WRITER
BOUGHT?
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
43 A It was inexpensive.
B It was easy for him to put up.
C It was the second time it would be used.
44 D It was difficult to carry because of its weight.
E It could offer protection from all kinds of weather.
DO THE STATEMENTS AGREE WITH THE VIEWS OF THE WRITER IN THE READING PASSAGE?
DECIDE IF THE SENTENCES ARE TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F). IF THERE IS NO INFORMATION ABOUT
THIS, CHOOSE ‘NOT GIVEN’ (NG).
45 He was confused about which direction to take. _____
46 The landscape helped the writer to understand how far he had walked. _____
47 He was able to deal with the early-morning heat. _____
48 He found walking on sand challenging. _____
49 He regretted taking his walking sticks. _____
50 He took a break of four hours from walking. _____
Writing
You and your friends participated in a cookery competition and you took the first place. Write an email to
your friend about this competition, how you won it and your feelings.