Final Test C 1.

Name: ___________________________________________ 120 minutes

Listening

1  Listen to a radio presenter introducing a programme. Read the statements and decide if
they are true (T) or false (F).
1 The next programme is going to feature a well-known criminal.
2 The presenter thinks an awful lot more people are taking up a particular hobby.
3 Dr Jones believes that more people are able to access libraries and public buildings these days.
4 Dr Jones was pleased to find out that he shares a common ancestor with someone in Detroit.
5 Dr Jones is a fan of the programme that is about to be broadcast.

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2  Listen to three people talking about air travel. Match the speakers with the statements.
There is one extra statement which you do not need.
Speaker 1 _____

Speaker 2 _____
Speaker 3 _____

Speaker 4 _____
Speaker 5 _____

A This person is in conflict with a family member due to his/her opinions.

B This person complains about the level of security in the airport.
C This person has set his/her heart on something.
D This person insists on travelling first class because of the higher luggage allowance.
E This person is willing to pay more to be allowed to get on the plane first.
F This person has decided that he/she will forego his/her travel dreams to avoid flying.

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Grammar
3 Choose the correct option A–D to complete the sentences.
1 He knocked at the back door to avoid __________ by the neighbours.
A seeing B being seen C to be seen D having been seen
2 By this time next year, I hope __________ computer science at university.
A to study B studying C to be studying D it to study
3 The campaign against animal testing was successful, the company decided __________ .
A doing away with B to do away with C do away with it D to do away with it
4 Police said the burglary ___________ while our neighbours were on holiday.
A carried it out B carried out C was carried out D to carry out
5 Our local bus service is terrible. It’s __________ so many times.
A let me down B let down C been let down D letting me down
6 They’ve known each other for years; it would be a shame __________ touch.
A for them to lose B that they lose C for they to lose D for it to lose
7 Do you think your sister will get engaged soon? She ___________ with Kyle for years.
A went out B has been out C had been going out D has been going out

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4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 When I was little, I _________ (love) going to my grandma’s house in the holidays.(habitual
behaviour)
2 This is where the festival __________ (take place) this weekend. As you can see, the flooding
has made it impossible. (future in the past)
3 I was annoyed because I ___________ (wait) for 2 hours when my brother finally turned up.
(perfect tense)
4 They say everyone remembers what they _____________ (do) when they heard about 9/11.
(past tense)
5 ______ Daniel ___________ (use) my laptop again? Someone’s downloaded all these stupid
games. (perfect tense)

6 Can you imagine _________ (grow up) in these slums? Thousands of children live here. (verb
patterns)

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5 Decide which of the sentences are incorrect. Circle I (incorrect) or C (correct). Then correct
the incorrect ones.
1 Melanie helped Dan with his project, even though she didn’t have time to help with. (C/I)
_______________________________________________________________
2 The changes introduced by the new headmistress were unpopular with students. (C/I)
_______________________________________________________________
3 The warmer the sea-temperature, the quickest the icebergs will melt.
________________________________________________________________
4 Had you asked me, I would have lent you the money.
________________________________________________________________
5 He wouldn’t be upset about losing it, if it hasn’t been a present from Ellie.
_________________________________________________________________
6 The necklace that given to me by my mother was stolen in the break-in.
_________________________________________________________________
7 “I didn’t eat the last ice cream.” “Well, somebody has eaten!”
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Vocabulary
6 Complete the sentences with compound words using the missing parts given below (e.g.
well-equipped).
hearted time equipped minded connected friendly sequence
behave weather raising
1 I live in a well- ___________ area. Although we’re not in the city-centre there are buses and
trams every couple of minutes.
2 The museum is trying to attract families with fun, child- _____________ exhibits and activities.
3 I thought I could rely on Lisa in a crisis, but she turned out to be a fair_______________ friend.
4 Granddad entertained us with hair-______________ stories of his youth. He was certainly quite
adventurous in his time!
5 This book is a light-_______________ look at moving to another city, and the challenges that
you might face.
6 The school laboratory was so ill-_____________ that it had to close.
7 The hotel allows guests to bring well-_____________ dogs with them on holiday.
8 The opening _____________ of this film is very violent, but the rest of the film is not so bad.
9 Don’t tell me you forgot your dentist’s appointment again! How can you be so absent-
______________!
10 I love this film! I think it has to be one of my all- ______________ favourites.

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7 Complete the sentences with the correct word A–D.
1 According to my __________ of the incident, it was already snowing when we left the
restaurant.
A reminisce B hindsight C recollection D memorise
2 The flight attendant tried to reassure the passengers, but many of them felt a bit
____________ about the terrible weather conditions.
A thrilled B uneasy C overawed D petrified
3 Stepping into the lobby of the fancy hotel, the man was ______________ aware of the holes in
his shoes.
A painfully B unambiguously C promptly D staunchly
4 Maxwell was doing well with his physiotherapy, but he’s ____________ a few setbacks
recently.
A offered B taken C resolved D suffered
5 The road into the city centre was closed so we had to __________ a detour through the
suburbs.
A have B make D do D go
6 Once your eyes have ___________ to the darkness in the cave, you’ll see the ancient
carvings.
A altered B modified C transformed D adjusted
7 I think you need to sleep on it and decide in the morning. You don’t want to jump _________!
A your guns B the gun C the bombshell D over the hatchet
8 I’ve had this sore throat for days. I can’t seem to _________ it off.
A laugh B take C get D shake
9 He didn’t lose his job because of bad luck or discrimination. He’s just bone ________!
A head B idle C dry D thin
10 I got a real bargain! I got this new phone half price, and 600 free text messages __________ .
A furthermore B as well as C to boot D moreover

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Use of English
8 Complete the sentences with a word or phrase that includes the word in brackets.
1 Jerry’s arguments about testing on animals are just morally _______________. (DEFENCE)
2 The family ____________ between my dad and his brothers is striking. (RESEMBLE)
3 Unlike my brother, who watches all kinds of educational documentaries, for me, TV is just
about ______________. (RELAX)
 4 There are clear _________________ between her situation and mine. (SIMILAR)
5 I recently made contact again with a _____________ friend. We hadn’t seen each other since
kindergarten! (CHILD)
6 Well, I think Amy’s suggestion has a lot ___________ for it, don’t you? (GO)
7 The great thing about the new library is that it has _____________ access, so it really is open
to everyone. (ABLE)
8 Personally, I prefer a building that has style and character to a place that is purely
____________. (FUNCTION)
9 When they announced the award, I was at a loss for words, but _______________ I didn’t
have to make a speech. (FORTUNE)
10 Returning to the point about farming, I think habitat _______________ is a far more serious
problem than many people realise. (DESTROY)

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9 Complete the text by writing one word in each gap.

For questions 1-15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one
word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers in CAPITAL LETT ERS.
Example:

0 WHICH

The future at your fingertips

There is a scene in the film Minority Report in (0) .........Tom Cruise stands in front of a vast
Perspex-like screen housed in the police department's Pre-Crime Unit. He gazes
(1) ..................earnest at the transparent surface, waving his hands across the tablet to swirl
great chunks of text and moving images across the screen to form a storyboard of yet-to-be-
committed crimes. With a simple twist of his finger or a flick of his wrist, pictures expand and
enlarge, words scroll, and whole trains of thought come to tangible fruition (2)
.....................there on the board. The year is 2054.

Yet it seems the era of true touch-screen technology is already here. Indeed, when Apple boss
Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in San Francisco a few years ago, he grandly declared: "We're
reinventing the cell phone."
(3)………………..of the main reasons for Jobs' bold claim was the iPhone's futuristic user
interface - "multi-touch". As demonstrated on stage by Jobs (4) ................multi-touch was
created to make the most of the iPhone's large screen. Unlike most existing smart phones, the
iPhone has only one conventional button – all the rest of the controls appear on the screen,
adapting and morphing around your fingertips as you use the device, almost (5) ……………the
giant tablet in Minority Report.

The demonstration iPhone handset certainly looked like re-invention, but multi-touch, while it
was new for Apple, is ( 6) .................... no means a new technology. The concept has been
around for years, waiting for the hardware side of the equation to get small enough, smart
enough and cheap enough to make it a reality. While it still remains something of a novelty
now, there's a good chance that the (7) .......................years will bring many more computers
and consumer gadgets that depend wholly or (8) .........................on multi-touch concepts
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Reading
10 Read the text. Choose the correct answers.
A family reunion
Can you imagine being re-united with a brother you haven’t seen for years? Would you
recognise him at once or might he have changed beyond all recognition? How will you
behave? How will he respond? These questions were running through the mind of the head
keeper at Longleat Safari Park on a sunny morning in September. He considered the
possibilities: there might be tension, suspicion – even acts of aggression. He had to be
prepared for a bad reaction. For the reunion he was planning was not with his own brother,
but a reunion of two male gorillas, separated as youngsters, now about to be brought together
as adults in the Safari Park’s state-of-the-art gorilla enclosure.
Having been sent to different zoos while the older brother, Kesho, was part of a breeding
programme in London, the two great apes had been apart for 3 years. Kesho’s time in London
had seen him mature and evolve into an adult – a 220kg silverback, and the dominant leader
of his troop. The younger brother, Alf, still only 9, remained a small and playful blackback.
The keepers were not sure if the two primates would remember each other or meet as
strangers. But they need not have worried!
Placed together, the mutual recognition was instantly clear. Temporarily separated by a cage,
the two gorillas touched hands through the bars before launching into a display of brotherly
recognition that surprised even the keepers. The two big apes hugged, shook hands and even
seemed to laugh with delight, as they re-established their old bond almost instantly. The
heart-warming display of sibling attachment was videoed and beamed around the world on
news channels and internet sites.
As they spent time together, it was soon as if they had never been apart, with the adult,
Kesho, tolerating and even taking part in Alf’s games with a playful demeanour rarely seen in
fully mature silverbacks. Had the apes been strangers, their reaction would have been one of
confrontation: the silverback wary and ready to dominate the intruding younger male.
However, gorillas are very social animals with strong family bonds. Research shows that they
are able to recognise each other by the shape of their noses, a feature which does not alter in
the transition to adulthood.

1 The head keeper at Longleat …

a was uptight and aggressive on the morning of the reunion.
b was feeling circumspect at the thought or meeting his brother again after a long
absence.
c had prepared for the reunion with appropriate caution.
d wasn’t sure if the two gorillas were actually genetically related.

2 Unlike his older brother,

a the blackback had changed significantly in appearance and behaviour.
 b Alf had not yet developed the physical characteristics of an adult gorilla.
c Kesho was now fully-grown and had become used to being in charge.
d Alf had altered beyond all recognition.

3 The keepers at the gorilla enclosure

a were disenchanted by the joyful reaction of the gorillas.
b were surprised that the two apes recognised each other.
c were amazed by the obvious affection and enthusiasm of the apes’ reunion.
d started to wonder after a while whether the two apes had any recollection of each
other.

4 Kesho’s behaviour over the next few days

a was more aggressive than the keepers had anticipated.
b was surprisingly light-hearted for a mature gorilla.
c was increasingly dominant towards the younger apes.
d was wary, and it became obvious that the brothers had grown apart.

5 The text describes the gorilla’s responses

a to emphasise the importance of inherited characteristics.
b to record the alterations in behaviour seen in captive gorillas.
c in a way that highlights similarities with human behaviour and emotions.
d to promote the new purpose-built gorilla area at the safari park .

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Writing
11 Write an essay of about 250 words on the topic: "Fashion – art or show business?".
Follow the paragraph plan below:

 Paragraph 1: Introduce the subject, mention both aspects of the question.

 Paragraph 2: Present one side of the argument and give examples.
 Paragraph 3: Present the other side of the argument and give examples.
 Paragraph 4: summarize the topic and draw a personal conclusion.

Make sure your essay contains all the points listed and is written in an
appropriate style.
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