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ENGLISH TEST. 1 BACHILLER. June 2.013.

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Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

NO NEED TO PANIC, BUT

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Yellowstone National Park in the United States is an area of spectacular natural beauty, visited
by over three million tourists every year. Most of these visitors dont realise that Yellowstone is
the home of the most destructive natural force in the world a super-volcano waiting to erupt.
If the Yellowstone super-volcano erupted, the heat would kill everything within a radius of 1,000
kilometres. The entire United States would then be covered in a powder made of tiny particles of
rock. This powder would block light from the sun for many years, causing the Earth to get
colder. This would destroy much of the worlds plant life, and people would not have enough to
eat. The human race could come close to extinction.
How likely is all this to happen? Well, experts say that there have already been three supereruptions at Yellowstone and that they occur about every 600,000 years. It has been 640,000
years since the last one so theres a chance it could happen soon.
What exactly is a super-volcano? It forms when liquid rock comes up from the inside of the
Earth and gradually grows into a huge, hot, underground sea. When the pressure becomes too
great, this entire area erupts in a huge explosion thousands of times more powerful than a
normal volcano. Today geologists use special satellite technology to find places on Earth where
a super-volcano is likely to explode. So when the next eruption happens, it probably wont be a
complete surprise.
And by the way, dont count on being safe just because you dont live in North America. There
are super-volcanoes all over the world and eruptions occur about once every 50,000 years.
Unfortunately, the question is not whether another eruption will happen in the future the
question is when.

Answer the questions. (05)

1. Why do experts think that there may soon be another super-eruption at Yellowstone?

2. In what way is a super-volcano different from a normal volcano?

Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)? Find evidence in the text to support
your answers. (025)

...... 1. The effects of a super-volcano are felt for years after it erupts.
_______________________________________________________________
...... 2. It will be impossible to predict the next super-volcano.
___ ____________________________________________________________
...... 3. Yellowstone has got the worlds only super-volcano.
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Complete the sentences. (05)

1. Over three million tourists .

2. People would not have enough to eat because

Find words in the text that mean the same as: (025)

1.
2.
3.
4.

very small (paragraph II)

probable (paragraph III)
slowly (paragraph IV)
rely on (paragraph V)

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5. Make questions for the following answers. (05)

1. ________________________________
It has been 640.000 years since the last eruption.
2. _________________________________
A super volcano forms when liquid rock pushes up from the inside of the Earth.
3. _________________________________
Geologists are using special satellite technology to find places where a super volcano is likely to
explode.
4. ___________________________________
The last explosion took place 74.000 years ago.

Grammar
1) Change into the passive voice. Write all the possibilities.(05)
1. We did a lot of work for school

2. Someone has left it out of the fridge.

3. We are going to send Andy a birthday card.

4. Will they paint the house?

2) Change into the active voice.(05)

1. The letter H isnt pronounced in French.

2. You cant come in. The room is being cleaned.

3. This text hasnt been written by a French person.

4. Who were the keys found by?

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3Combine the two sentences into one using a relative pronoun. Do not use that. Use
brackets where the relative can be omitted.(05)
1. Time of Your Life is a song by Green Day. Its a very popular group.
..............................................................................................
2. This book is about a girl. Her family has got problems.
..............................................................................................
3. Molly wants to be a doctor. She does voluntary work in a hospital.
..............................................................................................
4. This is the place. The accident happened here.
..............................................................................................
5. Ill never forget last Christmas. I met my girlfriend then.
..............................................................................................

4.Choose the correct words to complete the passage. (025)

Last summer I took/ had taken/ am taking a three-week survival course. The purpose of
the course was to teach us how to survive outdoors, where/that/which there are no shops,
no houses and no electricity. I have never slept /never sleep/ had never slept outdoors
before the course, and here I was, learning to make a fire, navigate and find food in the
forest. The part who/ that/ when I liked the most was catching our own fish and cooking
them over a fire. While I did/was doing/have done the course, I realised how much people
depend on modern technology. They are thinking/ thought/think that they cant survive
without it- but they can if they learn how. I did! Ill never forget/I will have forgotten/Im
never going to forget that course- it was the greatest experience I ever have/Ill ever
have/ Ive ever had.
VOCABULARY

1Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below. (025)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

subside
survive
determine
panic
reach
save

Joel .................................. before the exam, but he breathed deeply and soon felt calmer.
Once the noise .................................. , it was quieter.
The doctor .................................. my grandmothers life.
I .................................. school before Jan, because she had a doctors appointment.
Luckily, everyone in the car accident .................................. .
The team was .................................. to win, so they practised hard.

Complete the passage with the correct form of the words below. (025)

come to mind
manage
get hold of
all dressed up
all of a sudden

When I think about our visit to Italy, the first thing that 1. .................................. is the outdoor
wedding celebration we saw in a small village. We were walking in the village square when,
2. .................................. , the church doors opened and hundreds of people ran into the village
square. Everyone was 3. .................................. and looked beautiful. Then, there was music,
and everyone 4. .................................. someone elses hand and started to dance. I
5. .................................. to take some beautiful pictures of that event.

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3.

Complete the dialogues using the correct form of the phrasal verbs below. Some are
used more than once. (025)
go on
look up
turn down
pay off
work out

A: Did you 1. ......................... Justin ......................... when you were in London?

B: We spoke on the phone, but we didnt manage to 2. ......................... a time to meet.
A: I dont mind if you 3. .................................. talking, but the music is too loud.
B: OK, well 4. .................................. it .................................. .
A: Do you know what was 5. .................................. between Mum and Dad this
morning?
B: They were arguing about 6. .................................. their bank debt on time.

Write sentences that say what the speakers want or dont want. (05)

1. Ella, dont stay out late, her father says.

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2. I feel like having pizza, Steve says.
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3. Please close the window, Sam, David says.
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5. Write a sentence with these words/expressions to show that you understand their meaning.
Use a minimum of ten words. (1)

Quite___________________________________________________________
By the time______________________________________________________
To take part______________________________________________________
Because of___________________________________________________________
To get used to ___________________________________________________
To succeed__________________________________________________________
By the end of April _____________________________________________
At this time tomorrow ____________________________________________
To put off _____________________________________________________
Proud ________________________________________________________
6.Write the irregular verbs.(025)
Arise

Sew

Cling

Sink

Forsake

Swell

Lie

Weave

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