FULL BLAST LEVEL B1+ - FINAL TEST – MODULES 1-12

Final Test: Modules 1-12

VOCABULARY

A. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

1. The Great Wall of China is packed with at all times of the year.

a. spectators b. sightseers c. viewers d. witnesses

2. What made you an interest in Asian art?

a. develop b. produce c. increase d. create

3. Junk e-mail is called .

a. phish b. spam c. icon d. bug

4. activity contributes to a healthy lifestyle.

a. Physical b. Natural c. Pure d. Real

5. In most restaurants here there is an additional for service.

a. charge b. tax c. bill d. receipt

6. Firefighters were called to a cat which was stuck in a tree.

a. protect b. defend c. maintain d. rescue

7. The price of newspapers has again!

a. risen b. raised c. arisen d. raced

8. They told me that the painting was a copy and that it was totally .

a. invaluable b. valuable c. worthless d. priceless

9. I think you should a doctor about that cough.

a. advise b. consult c. recommend d. suggest

10. I want to find a nice top to my green skirt.

a. suit b. fit c. compare d. match

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B. Match the phrasal verbs 1-10 with the meanings a-j. Then complete the sentences
with the correct form of the phrasal verbs.

a. do something you’ve agreed to do

1. get away with b. continue something you have started

2. go through with c. find out what someone is doing

3. hunt out d. finally benefit after some effort

4. check up on e. collect money for some future use

5. be fed up with f. not get caught for a wrongdoing or crime

6. cover up g. fill a space with mess

7. stick with h. hide an action from other people

8. pay off i. search for

j. be tired of something happening for a length of time

9. clutter up

10. save up

1. Stop

the kitchen with your books!

2. I got the job! All that studying has finally !

3. He almost

the burglary but he was caught on a security camera.

4. He tried to

the mistakes he had made by changing the subject.

5. I

with all the noise. I hope they stop soon.

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6. I need to

my passport. I think it’s in Sally’s desk.

7. I’ll just go and

on the boys. They should be asleep by now.

8. Helen wanted to drop Spanish and take French, but in the end she decided to

Spanish.

9. Jeff decided that he would try bungee jumping, but at the last moment he couldn’t

it.

10. She

money to visit her friend in Australia.

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C. Complete the school announcement with the correct form of the words in the box.

vandalism publicity compile eligible underestimate

detention motivated disappointing

Good morning. Firstly, congratulations to Year Ten students on their success in the exams. Many

of you are now (1) for the summer science programme. Sadly, the

other news today is very (2) . The police have reported a case of

(3) downtown, which they tell us was carried out by one of the

students from our school. They have given us a description of the young person and I will be

(4) a list of possible students to give them. I don’t know what

(5) this act. Please come forward and tell me who you are to save

the school and police time and to avoid any further (6) in the

newspapers. Do not (7) our ability to discover who is guilty. Until

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we have found who it is, all students will be kept in (8) after school.

I look forward to hearing from the student who is responsible.

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GRAMMAR

D. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

No matter how simple or complex a dish is, cooking is always science and art on a plate. In big

restaurants, the head chef usually (1) (have) his assistants

(2) (prepare) the materials in advance. For example, they

wash and boil the vegetables, mix sauces for the meat to sit in or prepare things that need to be

frozen first.

What part does science play in this? When vegetables (3)

(leave) in water for too long, they (4) (become) soft and

watery. They (5) (must / take) out in time and put in frozen

water in order (6) (keep) all their crunchiness and vitamins.

Art comes in when the ingredients (7) (place) on the plate in

the right way (8) (create) a scene, a feeling or a memory.

Remember, chefs will assure you there is always a theme to their plates.

People often accuse chefs of (9) (think) too highly of

themselves. They put together a dish as if it were nuclear science. They even tell diners in which

order to eat what is on their plates. Well, can you blame them? If you agree to pay them half a

month’s wage for just a two-person meal, you have given them the right to tell you what

(10) (do).

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E. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and
five words, including the word given.

1. They will announce the results of the raffle this afternoon. be

The results of the raffle

this afternoon.

2. Jane convinced her neighbours to keep an eye on her flat while she was away. got

Jane

an eye on her flat while she was away.

3. If you don’t write down your number for me, I’ll forget it. unless

I’ll forget your number for me.

4. “I’m sorry I was late,” said Tim. apologised

Tim late.

5. The match is probably over by now. have

The match by now.

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F. Choose the word or phrase that produces a grammatically correct sentence.

1. We’ll go to the park, ?

a. do we b. we won’t c. won’t we d. we will

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2. The manager told us we take more than twenty minutes off for a lunch break, or else
we’ll have to work extra time.
a. don’t have to b. mustn’t c. don’t need to d. might

3. I ran all the way to my gate, but realised that because our flight had been delayed.
a. I didn’t need to hurry b. I hadn’t hurried c. I mustn’t hurry d. I needn’t have hurried

4. to take a spare T-shirt with you to school because you’re going to get sweaty riding
your bike all the way there.
a. You’d better b. You should c. You ought d. You must

5. She went for a coffee while her car .

a. be repaired b. was repairing c. was repaired d. was being repaired

6. I’m so glad I Gladys to throw away those awful shoes and buy a new pair.
a. made b. got c. had d. did

7.I try to avoid in the car because it makes me feel sick.

a. to read b. reading c. read d. am reading

8. We’ll go for a walk it’s raining – not much point going out then, is there?
a. if b. in case c. if not d. unless

9. He wishes they a bigger dining room – then it would be easy to have the whole family
over for dinner.
a. had had b. had c. would have d. might have
10. Sandra could easily afford to take some time off from her business, she never does.
a. Although b. Despite c. In spite of d. However

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LISTEN

Look at questions 1-5. Then, listen to a woman speaking on the radio.

1. Why did she buy the apartment?

a. It had been her dream to live on Park Avenue.
b. She needed storage space.
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c. She couldn’t afford a larger house.

d. She doesn’t believe in wasting space.

2. Why do her friends refer to her home as the “lego” apartment?

a. She has used lego bricks in the décor.
b. The flat is the same shape as a lego brick.
c. She pulls down and folds up furniture as she needs it.
d. It is as colourful as if it were made of lego bricks.

3. Why did her friend have a panic attack when she slept over?
a. The friend was scared of staying in such a strange apartment.
b. The friend felt as though she was trapped.
c. The friend could only get privacy in the toilet.
d. The friend felt insecure.

4. What does the speaker say about the bathroom?

a. It is the only spacious area in the apartment.
b. She feels different about it than at first.
c. She would prefer it if it were more private.
d. The shower is too big for it.

5. What does the speaker say about the location of her apartment?
a. There is a gym nearby to go and exercise.
b. She saves time and money on getting around.
c. She is closer to public transportation.
d. Park Avenue real estate is a better investment for the future.

Score 10

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READ

Read the text and answer the questions 1-5.

The TITANIC: fact and fiction

The story of the “unsinkable” Titanic, which met with tragedy when it hit an iceberg on the night of
15th April, 1912 on its disastrous first voyage, is a moving one. Most of our knowledge about it,
however, is not really based on historical data but on rumours and legends created by books, films,
musicals and exhibitions. Fact and fiction are twisted together.

The truth is that the Titanic wasn’t really big news at the time. The Olympic, the Titanic’s sister
ship, had stolen the public interest on its voyage from Southampton to New York just a year earlier,
in 1911. It had the same captain as the Titanic, travelled the same route and had the same
facilities.

The owners and builders of the Titanic never claimed that it was “unsinkable.” In fact, stories of it
being “unsinkable” only appeared after it actually sank. Another example of false information about
the ship is the rumour spread by a passenger that the Mummy of Amen-Ra, which carried a deadly
threat, was travelling in the cargo. Following the disaster, there were many incorrect stories printed
in the press even though the actual mummy was on display at London’s British Museum at the
time.

Despite the exaggerations, nobody can deny that there were many heroes aboard. There were
eyewitness accounts of wealthy Molly Brown comforting survivors and helping fellow passengers
on Lifeboat No. 6 and Rosalie Ida Straus refusing to enter Lifeboat No. 8 as she looked into her
husband’s eyes and famously said, “Where you go, I go.” Accounts of the band playing sweet
music to calm the drowning passengers as the boat sank have proven irresistible to filmmakers,
poets, writers and artists.

Naturally, the wreck holds a great deal of interest for historians, explorers and treasure hunters.
For many years, nobody even knew where the wreck was located until it was found by a French-
American expedition team in 1985. Thanks to the films, interest in the shipwreck has been so great

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that various technologies which were developed specifically to explore the Titanic affect the way
we explore the sea today.

The Titanic disaster has not only led to improvements in the way we explore shipwrecks, but has
also upgraded safety in sea travel. Safety measures directly linked to the sinking were introduced
shortly after the tragedy, such as ensuring that more lifeboats were provided and the better
monitoring of wireless radios.

1. What is true according to the text?

a. Most of the information we have about the Titanic is false.
b. It is impossible to separate the facts from the legends.
c. Most of the information about the disaster is not based on historical facts.
d. The film industry has helped to uncover the truth.

2. The Olympic and the Titanic

a. both sank.
b. made their first voyage the same year.
c. both received a lot of publicity when they sailed.
d. were very similar.

3. What does the story about the Mummy of Amen-Ra show?

a. how facts were incorrectly represented in the press
b. that the public was more interested in rumours than facts
c. that the truth about the mummy will never be known
d. that the mummy was unlucky for the ship

4. According to the text, people like Molly Brown, Rosalie Ida Straus and the musicians of the
Titanic’s band
a. were made heroes thanks to poems, books and films.
b. took the truth about the disaster with them when they died.
c. were eyewitnesses to very heroic actions.
d. are examples of great courage and bravery.

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5. The publicity created by the films about the Titanic

a. has discouraged treasure hunters.
b. has increased interest in other shipwrecks.
c. has benefited sea exploration.
d. has helped to locate the ship.

6. What change took place soon after the Titanic sank?

a. Technology to search for the shipwreck was developed.
b. Sea travel laws were changed for greater safety.
c. Wireless radios were used to monitor ships.
d. The press became more careful when reporting stories.
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WRITE

You see this advertisement in a college magazine.

Crystal Lake International Summer Camp

We need English-speaking volunteers to work during the

months of June through August as general camp counsellors.
Counsellors will spend the whole day with one group of
campers, monitor and participate in group activities, and
generally try to make the summer camp a memorable
experience for campers.
So if you are fun-loving, patient and have a genuine concern

for the development and welfare of young people, apply now!

Write to Emma Austin at Crystal Lake International Summer Camp explaining why you
would be suitable for the job. Write your letter / e-mail. (140 – 190 words)

Score 20

Total Score 100

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