TEST SHINES 3- FINAL

A1). Complete each sentence so that it means the same as the previous one. (15 points)

1 “How long have you been learning English?” the teacher asked me.
The teacher asked me how ................................................................
2 My sister goes to bed later than my brother.
My brother .........................................................................................
3 Judy started working with us eight years ago.
Judy has .............................................................................................
4 The film wasn’t very interesting, but I’d like to see it again.
Although ............................................................................................
5 It must be difficult to learn Chinese.
It can’t ................................................................................................
6 They’ll take the tourists on a sightseeing tour.
The tourists .........................................................................................
7 Pollution is killing many animals.
Many animals .....................................................................................
8 “I’m going to call the police,” Tom said to me.
Tom told .............................................................................................
9 I think you should take more exercise.
If I .......................................................................................................
10 I’d like to travel round the world but I don’t have enough money.
If I .......................................................................................................
11 He went back home in order to get his jacket.
He went back home so.........................................................................
12 It won’t be necessary for people to learn to write.
People won’t .......................................................................................
13 I plan to finish the book before the end of the week.
By the end ...........................................................................................
14 Somebody does Holly’s homework for her.
Holly has .............................................................................................
15 I didn’t write to you because I didn’t have your address.
If I ........................................................................................................

A2). Complete the sentences with the correct answer. (5 points)

1 She hasn’t got a car, ............?

A does she B has she C hasn’t she
2 I offered ............ her, but she wanted to try on her own.
A to help B help C helping
3 She’s been waiting ............ five o’clock.
A since B for C from
4 Did you enjoy ............ at the party?
A you B yourself C by yourself

B1). Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word. (10 points)

1 ..............., we didn’t have time to go sightseeing. FORTUNE

2 She’s still ...............; she’s been looking for a job for ages. EMPLOY
3 When he saw the wreck he knew he had made an incredible ............. . DISCOVER
4 Musical ............... was provided in the evening. ENTERTAIN
5 The mystery is still ...............; nobody knows exactly what happened. EXPLAIN
6 He might come, but it is highly ............... that he will bring his girlfriend. LIKELY
7 Don’t touch that mushroom! I think it is …………………. POISON
8 We ............... go away at weekends, but we’re usually at home. OCCASION
9 There has been a lot of ............... recently about pollution of the sea. DISCUSS
10 He is very ............... of the young journalist. SUSPICION

B2). Complete the sentences with one word. (15 points)

1 Turtles don’t have babies; they l................. eggs.

2 The scuba divers are e................. a shipwreck near those rocks.
3 She never loses her t.................; she keeps calm whatever happens.
4 Stop m................. about and come over here to help me.
5 I can’t c................. on my work when you play that music so loud.
6 This problem is too c................. — I can’t solve it.
7 I love your new earrings. When did you have your ears p.................?
8 Ricky Martin isn’t just a good singer, but also a t................. actor.
9 This chair is very u.................; it’s given me a bad back.
10 They’re t.................. an exam at school tomorrow.
11 Don’t believe him! He’s only p................. to be in trouble.
12 Someone has s................. fire to the computer lab! Call the fire brigade!
13 Unicorns never existed; they’re just m................. creatures.
14 Don’t tell anyone else about this; it’s a s................. between you and me.
15 I need to take some t................. off work to relax a little.

D). Reading
Read this magazine article and do the exercises that follow.
The future of computers
1 It is becoming more and more difficult to imagine what our life would be like without
computers. They have become essential everywhere: air travel depends on them, the publication of
books and magazines depends on them, most communication systems cannot function without them.
Computer chips even control your fridge, ___________________ (A).
2 Computers can already recognise people’s voices, fingerprints and even eyes. They can make
calculations a million times faster than the human brain. They can store vast amounts of information
and “remember” it within seconds. They can read out texts for people with eyesight problems.
_____________________ (B) They can produce films, music and artwork. They can play chess and
defeat human chess champions.
3 Still, computers are not able to think creatively and cannot feel. They depend on human
programmers and, although they can evaluate information according to logical rules, these rules have to
be programmed into them. No computer is capable of having an original thought,
______________________________ (C).
4 However, the processing power of computers is doubling every 12 months. In thirty years’
time, an average home computer will be as powerful as 1,000 human brains. This will give people the
opportunity to use computers to do more and more of the jobs that only humans can do at present and
might mean an easier life for all of us. On the other hand, it is highly likely that by then,
___________________________ (D). The machines of the future will be able to think and feel just as
humans do: they will be able to feel happy or sad and to express their thoughts and feelings whenever
they want to.
5 People will be able to scan their brains into computers so that the machines of the future
______________________ (E) but not human bodies. And it is possible that they will feel the need for
a body and, as a result, become sad and depressed. There is no knowing what they might choose to do
then, but we can only hope it will be for the best.

D1). Match these headings with the paragraphs of the article: (5 points)

a Computers in the future

b Worries about the future
c What computers can already do
d Computers are everywhere
e What computers cannot do yet

D2). Now put each of these phrases in the right place in the article. (5 points)

1 but most human beings make millions of such thoughts in their lifetime.
2 They can talk.
3 will actually have human brains,
3 computers will have become fully conscious.
5 television, microwave oven, lift and air conditioner.

E). Writing (35 points)

Write a short article for a magazine about the future of Earth. Use these notes to help you:
1 the situation now – pollution; animals in danger; global warming
2 what life on Earth will be like in 100 years’ time if we go on like this
3 what we should do
Write about 100 words.