ENGLISH 5

Delprov B1

2018
Eng 5

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Can You Explain? _______________
Below there are twelve explanations of words. Read them and decide which
word is explained. Choose the word from the list that best matches the
explanation and write the letter of that word in the appropriate box. There
are many more words than explanations, so you cannot use all the words.

1. ability to contain, absorb, receive, and hold A Apartheid

B Multi-racial

2. Parts or characteristics that are noticeable. C Released

D Arrested

3. understanding the difficulties. E homesick

F Thoughtless

4. Something that has value that can be exchanged for goods or G Migrate
services. Sometimes people use the word “money” instead.
H Life cycle

5. a story told by the person who experienced it I Watermark

K Currency

6. wanting to be home. L appreciate

M drought

7. To move from one region or country to live in another. N Features

P Counterfeit

8. The stages that something goes through over its lifetime. R Distinctive

S testimony

9. of an upper class; distinguished T scenes

U cast

10. a long period of time when there is very little rain or snow W playwright

X aristocratic

11. not very caring. Y atheist

12. Clearly marking a thing as different from others. Z capacity

Points

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GAPFILL
Easter Island
There are a number of words missing. Write ONE word in each gap. The word would
only make sense in the context and fit in grammatically. Remember to check your
spelling.

Easter Island is a small triangle of rock situated

in the Pacific Ocean. It’s about 2,000 miles (1)
___________ the nearest city. Easter Island is
(2) ______________for its statues. Hundreds
of these huge, stone faces can be (3)
_____________all over the island. Who (4)
__________ them? How (5) ___________they move these giant pieces of rock? What
happened (6) ___________the people who (7) ___________ there? Studies show that
people (8) ____________ arrive on the island about 1600 years ago. They had a very
advanced culture. However, the number of people on the island grew and grew (9)
__________it reached about 10,000 people. Soon there were too many people and
there wasn’t (10) ____________food to eat. A terrible war started and (11)
__________of the statues were broken. When western explorers (12) _____________
the island on Easter Day in 1722, the huge rock statues were the only sign that a great
society had (13) ____________ lived there.

SOURCE: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-statues-of-easter-island-11248888/
DATE OF ACCESS: 06/09/2018

Total
Points Spelling points

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13

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READING
There are five short texts in this section. Reach the passages to answer the questions
about each.

Exploring the Arctic

Read the text about a journey to the Arctic on board a ship and answer whether the
sentences below are correct or incorrect.
Bear island. Along the way you'll see
thousands of seabirds and wonderful
scenery, with rivers of ice and huge
cliffs. You will have the chance to see
reindeer, polar bears, and other Arctic
animals. Although we have a timetable,
experience has shown that we may
have to change our direction a little,
depending on the weather and on
which animals appear.
The Arctic is one of the few places in The Northern Star is a very special ship
the world untouched by pollution and our past voyages have been very
where you can see nature at its wildest popular. Our cabins all have the same
and most beautiful. Join our ship the excellent facilities, which include a
Northern Star from 2 to 18 July, for a private bathroom and refrigerator. Our
17-day voyage to the Arctic. During chefs are happy to prepare any food for
the voyage you are able to relax and people on special diets. Choose just
get away from it all. There are no what you want to eat from the wide
parties or film-shows to attend, quizzes variety available from the dining room
to enter, or entertainers to watch. buffet. There is a library, shop, clinic
However, we do have specialists on and plenty of space for relaxation. lf
board who are willing to answer any of you need some exercise, why not go
your questions about the Arctic and jogging every morning around the
who will talk about the animals and decks, or do some swimming in the
birds that you see on the trip. indoor pool.
After setting off from Scotland, we go Prices include economy class air travel
north along the coast of Norway to and 16 nights on board the Northern

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Star, all meals and excursions and all
lectures.
Day 1
Board the Northem Star
Days 2-7
We sail slowly north along the coast of Norway, stopping at places of
interest.
Day 8
Tromsø. You need to get up at sunrise to see the whales as we sail towards
Tromsø. Visit Tromsø to see the Arctic Museum, the cathedral and the
beautiful old wooden houses. In the evening we sail away along the west
coast to Bird Island, which is excellent for bird-watching.
Days 9-10
Bear Island. We arrive here in the early evening and stay overnight. Bear
Island once had an active fishing industry, but today little of this remains.
We will explore the island, looking out for Arctic flowers.
Ice Days 11-16
Spitsbergen. A place of mountains and rivers of ice, it is home to a large
variety of animals.
Day 17
Leave the ship in Spitsbergen and fly to London from Tromsø.

Now answer whether these statements are CORRECT or INCORRECT:

1. This trip is for people who like peace and quiet.
A. Correct B. Incorrect
2. Many different activities are organised on board.
A. Correct B. Incorrect
3. The voyage begins in Scotland.
A. Correct B. Incorrect
4. The ship follows a fixed route.

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A. Correct B. Incorrect
5. There are different types of accommodation.
A. Correct B. Incorrect
6. Passengers serve themselves in the dining room.
A. Correct B. Incorrect
7. Whales can be seen in the morning near Tromsø.
A. Correct B. Incorrect
8. There are some examples of traditional buildings in Tromsø.
A. Correct B. Incorrect
9. The ship stays overnight in Tromsø.
A. Correct B. Incorrect
10. Bear Island used to be a busy fishing centre.
A. Correct B. Incorrect

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Ainsley Harriott
I've always been a bit of an
entertainer and played the
funny man. I was a part-time
comedian for years, so I learned
how to stand in front of
audiences. It made me sure of
myself. I like being liked and I
love making everyone smile.
I've lived in London all my life
and have just moved to a larger house with my wife Clare and our two children, Jimmy
and Madeleine. We spend a lot of time just singing and dancing around the house. I
grew up with music because my dad is the pianist, Chester Harriott - who's still playing,
by the way. My working day is divided between television and writing cook books,
though TV takes most of my time. I spend about five days a fortnight working on the
cooking programmes I appear in. I eat all sorts of things at home but I only buy quality
food. When I'm cooking, I experiment with whatever is in the fridge -- it's good practice
for my TV series.
I'm a football fan and enjoy going to matches, but I'm a home-loving person really. I
don't like going to the pub but we do go out to eat about twice a month. There's nothing
better than a night at home playing with the children. I rarely go to bed before midnight.
Late evening is when fresh thoughts on cooking usually come to me, so I often write
or plan my programmes then. When I eventually get to bed, I have no trouble sleeping.

11. What is the writer's main purpose in writing the text?

A. to describe how he lives
B. to explain how he started in TV
C. to say what makes him laugh
D. to talk about his cooking ideas

12. What should the reader learn about Ainsley from the text?

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 A. He enjoys spending time with his family.
B. He is a very good musician.
C. He is nervous about performing on stage.
D. He likes to plan the family meals.

13. What does the writer say about himself?

A. He enjoys being popular.
B. He is very similar to his father.
C. He loves going out and meeting people.
D. He should go to bed earlier.

14. What does he say about his working life?

A. He gets his best ideas at certain times.
B. He prefers being comedian.
C. He should practice cooking more.
D. He would like to appear less on TV.

15. Which of the following is the best description of the writer?

A. The cook and comedian who takes great care about the way he cooks his food
and enjoys listening to
B. The popular TV comedian who enjoys cooking, watching football, and having
a busy social life.
C. The singing TV cook who likes making jokes, playing with his children, and
having an early night.
D. The TV cook who loves making people laugh, watching football and, above all,
having a happy family

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My Job at a Summer Camp
by Charlie Rose
Every year I work at a summer camp
for kids and I really enjoy seeing the
children do things they never thought
they could do. Nearly all the kids know
how to swim and play table-tennis
before they come, but things like rock
climbing are new experiences for most.
Some of them are very nervous, but
after a bit of encouragement, they agree
to try and they all get to the top in the It’s not just the children who get
end, which makes them feel great. lonely. We get parents who are on the
phone the whole time, asking how their
The kids stay several weeks and some
child is getting on, which is quite
do miss home. You might expect it to
unnecessary. Often their son or
be the really young ones who feel like
daughter will be busy, playing games
that the most but it’s actually the ten-
or doing something else, so we have to
to thirteen-year-olds. We don’t let them
tell parents to ring back another time.
use their mobile phones all the time.
First we tell them they can phone home Some kids arrive dressed in smart,
after lunch. Then when they ask again, designer, new clothes and they
usually after dinner, we say it’s a bit sometimes argue when we tell them to
too late to phone and suggest doing it change into something they won’t
the next day. Most children are fine in mind getting dirty, but before long they
a couple of days and at the end of their realise what we mean.
stay, it’s amazing how many come and
thanks us because they have had a great
time.

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16. What is the writer trying to do in this text?
A describe how children make friends at a summer camp
B suggest how parents should choose a summer camp for children
C explain what it is like for children at a summer camp
D advise children how to behave at a summer camp

17. What does the writer say about rock climbing at the camp?
A Some children already know how to do it.
B Some children prefer to swim or play table-tennis.
C Some children refuse to take part.
D Some children find it more enjoyable than they expected to.

18. What surprises the writer about the children who stay at the camp?
A The youngest ones find it hard to be away from home.
B They complain if they cannot phone their parents.
C They miss meal times with their parents.
D They seem grateful for their experience here.

19. What does the writer think about some parents?

A They should visit their children instead of phoning them.
B They don't need to keep on phoning the camp.
C They shouldn't allow their children to bring phones to camp.
D They need to be reminded to phone their children.

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Look at the sentences below about a girl called Anna and her new school building. Read
the text on the next page to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct,
mark it as A. If it is not correct, mark it as B.

20. Anna’s school is the first one in her country to be made completely of wood.

21. Anna had mixed feelings about seeing the space cleared ready for building the
school.

22. Builders managed to carry on with work on the school despite the weather.

23. there is one room that is kept just for local people to use for meetings.

24. the children find the new changing rooms convenient when they do sports on their
field.

25. the inside of Anna’s school depends on the people and machines in it to be warm.
26. the new school building has great benefits for people who like to sing.

27. the builders wanted to do something traditional for the school when they’d finished
the roof.

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Anna and her new school building

It’s been a very exciting week, as we’ve from all of us inside it – the children, the
just moved into our new school building! teachers and the computers we use. The
It’s an amazing place, as the builders building is so well designed that it holds
have used wood for the whole thing, just all the heat inside – and all the sound too,
like in our old school, but it’s also one of so if we sing inside our classrooms, we
the first in my country designed to can almost believe we’re inside a concert
be really environmentally friendly. hall!
The school took months to build, so we Another thing you’ll notice is that the
saw it all happening. It was really school roof has a tree on top of it! It was
exciting seeing the builders clear the put there by the builders once they’d
space where it would be, although it also finished the roof, because they said it
meant that some lovely open land was the custom in Austria, the country
disappeared. And the noise of the where the roof was made. The electricity
building machines was really loud, for lights and computers comes from a
although the builders often had to stop wind turbine on a hill behind the school.
work because it rained so hard. We all We went with
began to think the building would never our teacher to look at it yesterday, and it
be finished. We have fve classrooms goes round really fast. It’s so big, it can
now, which are enormous – much bigger be seen for miles! We took some pictures
than in our previous school next door, which we’re planning to put on the
which was very old. We share one room website.
with people in the town when they want
Even though we’re already using the
to have meetings and so on. There’s a
school building, there are still some parts
nursery too, a lovely dining room, and
to be added to it – for example, at the
really big changing rooms which we’re
moment we’re putting on a play for
looking forward to using as soon as our
parents to come and see, but we still have
new sports field
to walk back to our old school hall to do
is ready.
it. The replacement will be ready by next
When you come into the school, one of year, though. We’re so pleased with our
the frst things you notice is that there new school, and our teachers say we’ll
aren’t any heaters in the building! all learn much faster now we’re in it!
Instead, the heat for the school comes
END OF READINGS

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Bits of News
Read the following short texts and then show that you have understood by marking the
best alternatives—A, B, C, or D.

1. The rain began early in the morning. It fell as hard drops, one after another. The sky
was full of dark purple clouds. Thunder began as a soft rumble and became louder and
louder. Lightning crashed every few minutes, making the sky a brilliant white.
What is the main idea? Circle the correct
answer.
A. The farms needed the rain.
B. The thunder hurt the people’s ears.
C. Lightning made the sky bright.
D. The storm was very strong.

2. James and his sister, Anna, went to the carnival on Saturday. They rode the merrygo-
round, the roller coaster and the Ferris wheel. James ate popcorn and a hot dog. Anna
drank lemonade and ate an apple. They saw many exciting shows. They were tired
when they went home.
What is the main idea? Circle the correct answer.
A. James and Anna were hungry.
B. James and Anna did many things at the carnival.
C. The merry-go-round was broken.
D. The carnival was on Saturday.

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3. People often refer to taxes in terms of their being much too high. In reality, they are
probably even higher than you think, because in addition to the federal income tax we
are now studying, there are many other Federal, State, and local taxes, including sales
taxes, inheritance taxes, state income taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes,
and others. These are just some of the most obvious ones.
What is the main idea? Circle the correct
answer.
A. Taxes are much too high.
B. We pay more taxes than we may realize.
C. Inheritance taxes and real estate taxes are
unfair.
D. Some taxes are hidden.

4. The fact that electronic computers are now used for data processing has led the
general public to believe that it is a mysterious, complicated science and that the
computers are giant brains. Both of these ideas are false. A computer is basically just a
high-speed adding machine that performs the functions it is told to. If the input data
are varied even a little, the computer is unable
to operate until it is programmed to accept the
variations. The business operations it
performs are impressive only because of the
extremely high speed of manipulation, but
most of these operations have been used for
decades. Unlike man, the computer performs
repetitive calculations without getting tired or
bored.
What is the main idea? Circle the correct answer.
A. A computer is a high-speed adding machine.
B. A computer is a mysterious giant brain.
C. A computer is impressive because of its high speed.
D. A computer is superior to man in many ways.

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5. The Louisiana Purchase proved to be one of the shrewdest business pacts in the entire
history of the United States. The purchase doubled in the area of the country and
provided territory from which fourteen new states were created either wholly or in
part. It also gave us control over the mouth of the Mississippi River and opened up the
way to foreign trade. Prior to the purchase, the waterway had been blocked by the
Spanish, probably with the approval of Napoleon. The land that was bought was rich
in timber, minerals, and natural resources of many kinds. Finally, the cost of the
transaction was unbelievably low; the total of $15 million amounted to about four
cents an acre.
What is the main idea? Circle the correct answer.
A. The Louisiana Purchase was a very good business deal for the U.S.
B. The land bought by the Louisiana Purchase was rich in minerals.
C. The land bought by the Louisiana Purchase was very cheap.
D. Most Americans were very pleased with the purchase.

6. There is a common belief that while the dog

is man’s best friend, the coyote is his worst
enemy. The bad reputation of the coyote
traces back to his fondness for small animals;
he hunts at night and is particularly
destructive to sheep, young pigs, and poultry.
Yet it is sometimes wise to encourage
coyotes. Provided valuable farm animals are
protected, the coyote will often free the
property of other animals, like rabbits, which
are ruinous to crops and certain trees. He is especially beneficial in keeping down the
rodent population. Where coyotes have been allowed to do their work without
molestation, ranchers and fruit growers have found them so valuable that they would
no more shoot them than they would shoot their dogs.
What is the main idea? Circle the correct answer.
A. Under certain conditions the coyote is helpful to man.
B. The coyote is feared because of his fondness for small animals
C. Modern ranchers would no sooner shoot coyotes than they would shoot dogs.
D. The coyote usually prefers rabbits and other rodents to sheep and poultry.

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