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SENIOR SIX FINAL EXAM Time allowed: 2h 30m
SECTION A: Reading Comprehension
Read the text and decide if the sentences are true or false. Circle T (true) or F (false).

Emotional Intelligence
Imagine three children. The first is top of the class but has few friends. The second is artistic and does
well in her other lessons but easily loses interest and is rather lazy. The third child puts in twice as
much work to get the same results, but has a sunny personality and works brilliantly in groups. Which
child do you think has the best chance of succeeding in life?
Most of us would automatically choose the third child. We know that to do well in the adult world you
must work hard - but you must also be a pleasure to work hard with. Academic intelligence alone is not
going to get you very far. Character matters, too. But until recently most experts studying intelligence
believed that it was impossible to measure, and so ignored it.
Now, however, psychologists have identified several types of emotional intelligence. One is ‘emotional
management’, or being in charge of your own emotions. This includes the ability to cheer yourself up
after a big setback, pull yourself out of a depression, or even to stop, relax and go out for a walk when
you’ve lost your temper. Although we like to think of anger as a way of getting rid of strong emotions,
psychologists have found that expressing anger increases it. If, by contrast, you have a cooling-off
period, that’s exactly what happens.
Another kind of emotional intelligence is how good you are at delaying rewards. A remarkable
experiment to show the links between this skill and life success was carried out by a psychologist at
Stanford University in California. In stage one he put a series of four-year-olds in a room with a
researcher. The researcher would say he was leaving the room and tell the children that they could
have two sweets if they could wait until he came back, but only one if they couldn’t wait the required 20
minutes. Some couldn’t, while others could.
Twelve to fourteen years later, the team tracked the children down. It found that the ones who had
been able to wait were far more socially skilled and independent than the ones who had settled for an
instant reward: as adolescents, the latter still had trouble postponing pleasures. They tended to be
more argumentative, had low opinions of themselves and dealt badly with stress.
The last two kinds of emotional intelligence involve other people. The first of these ‘people skills’ is
empathy - the ability to imagine and share another person’s feelings as if they were your own. If you
are good at reading your own feelings, then you are likely to be good at reading other people’s. If you
can’t, your chances of success in life are limited.
The last type of emotional intelligence builds on self-management skills as well as empathy. It's about
handling relationships without being taken over by them. People who are highly intelligent emotionally
make personal connections easily and are good at taking the heat out of explosive situations. These
are hard skills to measure, but if you have ever talked your way out of a difficult situation, you'll know
how important they are.
Adapted from: Knockout First Certificate

1. The three children in the opening paragraph achieve good marks at school. T F
2. The author believes that academic intelligence is the key to success. T F
3. Only lately have psychologists been studying emotional intelligence. T F
4. A good emotional manager has greater control over his feelings and moods. T F AACI use
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5. The best way to overcome your anger is to express it openly for a considerable period of time. T F
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6. The experiment at Stanford tested the children’s obedience to social rules. T F
7. The children who got two sweets grew up to be more autonomous teenagers with better T F
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8. Individuals who lack empathy can’t perceive or understand other people’s feelings. T F
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10. It is not easy to tell how much of these skills an individual possesses. T F
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I. Read the passage below. Choose the correct option for each gap and write it in the box.
Running
Running is one of the cheapest and most effective forms of exercise. When you first take up the sport,
it is important (1) ___ up your strength slowly. You should, (2) ___, plan to go out for at least thirty
minutes, running for a minute and walking for a minute. If this seems like a long time, you should try
(3)___ with a partner as this will help you to keep going.
It is a good idea to run on grass rather (4) ___ hard surfaces (5) ___ you can avoid injury to your joints.
You need to wear clothes that are (6) ___ waterproof and light weight and you should be careful about
your choice of footwear. This is because the right kind of shoes are absolutely essential for running.
Always buy them from a shop (7) ___ there’s lots of variety, and insist (8) ___ the staff’s advice to help
you choose the right shoe. Don't be influenced by brand names, but look for shoes that make you
(9)___ comfortable. You should allow a centimeter between the tip of your big toe and the end of the
shoe. The average shoe is good for 200-300 miles, so you are (10) ___ to buy a new pair regularly.
Adapted from FCE Practice Tests Plus

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4 ___ A. that B. than C. then D. on
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8 ___ A. to get B. of getting C. in getting D. on getting
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9 ___ A. to feel B. feeling C. feel D. felt
10 ___ A. allowed B. unlikely C. supposed D. made

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. Use modals if necessary.
A Shocking Burglary
My wife and I (1)_______________ (live) in a small flat in the city centre for almost ten years, and last
night, for the first time, our home (2)_______________ (break into).
We returned home after (3)_______________ (have) a wonderful wedding anniversary meal to
discover that someone (4)_______________ (empty) our flat! From jewellery to family photographs, all
our possessions were gone.
Neither my wife nor I (5)_______________ (believe) it. If we (6)_______________ (live) in a bad area AACI use
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this (7)_______________ (not/be) so shocking, but we live in such a nice, safe neighbourhood; we
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never expected burglary to be a problem.
The police promised (8)_______________ (do) everything they could. They believe that the criminals 2nd

(9)_______________ (monitor) our activities for some time before the break-in so that they knew when
we were away. 3rd

Over the next few days, police officers (10)_______________ (drive) around the neighbourhood in
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case there is suspicious activity.
Adapted from Wishes B2 Test Booklet

III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word in brackets. You mustn’t change the word given.
1. You must pay the entrance fee at reception. REQUIRED
You _______________________________________________________________ at the reception.
2. ‘If you don’t give me a free ticket, I won’t go to the disco’, Joey said to Andrea. REFUSED
Joey __________________________________________________________________ a free ticket.
3. I sprained my ankle last week. That’s why I can’t play football. ABLE
If I ___________________________________________________________________ play football.
4. I’m sure Sandra was nervous before they announced the competition winner. HAVE
Sandra ________________________________________________________________ announced.
5. Model Heidi Klum’s TV show has become an amazing success. WHOSE
Heidi Klum is _____________________________________________________ an amazing success.
6. It annoys me when you smoke inside the house. WISH
I _________________________________________________________________ inside the house.
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You ___________________________________________ putting your jeans in the washing machine. 1st

8. I like listening to jazz music. I enjoy playing it too. ALSO

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9. There was too much salt in the dish. We couldn’t eat it! THAT
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The dish ________________________________________________________________________ .
10. I went to bed early because I didn’t want to be tired in the morning. ORDER R
I went to bed early ____________________________________________________ in the morning.

SECTION C: Writing
I. You must write between 150-180 words on the following:
You have decided to enter a short story competition. The rules say that the narrative must begin or end
with the following words:
“If I had given up when things got difficult, I wouldn’t have achieved such great things.”
Write your narrative.
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II. You must write between 150-180 words on ONE of the following:

a) You have been discussing the topic of work in the English class, and now your teacher has
asked you to write a for and against essay about the following question: “It is a good idea for
teenagers to do volunteer work. Do you agree?” Write your essay, giving arguments for and
against this statement as well as your own opinion on the topic.

b) An important magazine has organised a competition called “Film Adaptations”. The rules of the
competition say that readers must submit a review of a movie which is based on a book,
including a brief plot summary as well as their opinion on the different elements in the film. The
winning reviews will be featured on a special number of the magazine.

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