SO Upper-Int. 2nd ed.
EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH – B2
Name: ………...………. Department: ………
Student’s Book No: ………. Date:………..
Teacher: ………..
I. Choose the correct answer a, b, c or d. (10 pts) 1.This restaurant offers two-for-one ______. If you bring your friend, you’ll pay for one person.
a) drill b) will c) real d) deal
2. People say he's so __________________. He never does crazy things.
a) down-to-earth b) spontaneous c) particular d) good laugh 3. We guarantee your place with a $75 non-_______ deposit.
a)back b) refundable c) responsible d) detailed
4. This is a purely ______ issue. It doesn’t concern any other country.
a)industrial b) domestic c) house d) global
5. When they announced the poor exam results, the sense of disappointment _______________ the room.
a) dimmed b) persisted c) pervaded d) dreaded
6. A lot of celebrities ______ some products of famous brands. It’s a well-known marketing strategy.
a) write under b) endorse c) smile at d) reduce
7. Before we launch our product we have to ______ the price.
a)sit b) sat c) set d) suit
8. A wrist radio wasn’t a successful invention. Thus, the ______ for its future looked rather poor.
a)outlook b) breakdown c) downside d) development
9. My grandma always asks me to buy this magazine as it contains her favourite _____ about gardening.
a)addition b) extra c) supply d) supplement
10. Jake comes _________ as a really polite young man.
a) back b) over c)in d) across II. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. (10 pts)
1.Sales figures __________________________ by 12% last year. It’s very bad news for us.
2. My boyfriend is an introvert. He tends to _______ himself to himself.
3. The newspapers gave a very ____________report of the meeting. It wasn’t objective at all.
4. I've got an exam tomorrow and I'm ______________it.
5. My aunt regularly gives money to charity. Her ___________________________ is so admirable.
6. There has to be a/an ___________between quality and quantity if we want to keep prices low.
7. His company is going to ___________________ their latest product soon. He just can’t wait.
8. Small fines won’t act as an effective _______________________ to this type of crime.
9. The film has been criticized a lot for its ____________________. People expected it to be much better.
10. There was a/an _____________moment when she didn't know whether to shake his hand or kiss his cheek.
III. Complete the sentences with ONE word. (10 pts) 1. Kate has had so much energy recently! It seems she’s is _____________________ her prime.
2. Fill ___________________ your details with capital letters.
3. WHO stands ___________________________ World Health Organization.
4. It takes time to adjust ________________________ the new working conditions.
5. In Poland people come _____________ age at the age of 18.
IV. Put the words in brackets into the correct form. (10 pts) 1. When I lived in Italy, we always __________________ (eat) lamb at Easter.
2. I ___________________ (lose) my wallet. Have you seen it anywhere?
biased launch decreased deterrent mediocrity trade-off dreading awkward generosity keep
3. They __________________ (win) the race if the weather conditions had been better.
4. Animal Farm ________________(write) by George Orwell.
5. What time __________________ (the film / begin) this evening?
V. Choose the correct answer a, b, c or d. (10 pts) 1. Do you happen to know________________
a) where she lives b) where does she lives c) where does she live d) where she live 2. She _______________ to this particular government committee.
a) isn’t belonging b) not belongs c) doesn’t belong d) don’t belong 3. I _______________ Kim at the party last weekend. She was wearing a new dress.
a) was seeing b) would see c) saw d) have seen 4. The Browns _______________ for a new house since December. They hope they will find something soon.
a) were looking b) have been looking c) have looked d) look 5. After we ______________ the letter, we went to the post office.
a) write b) were writing c) have written d) had written 6. This time next week I _________________ for my next exam in Maths.
a) will study b) will be studying c) will have studied d) have been studying 7. If someone came in here with a gun, I______________ very frightened.
a) will be b) was c) would be d) had been 8. She spent most of her life travelling in Europe and _______________ Middle East.
a) a b) an c) the d) – 9. Nowadays __________ people have servants in their houses.
a) a little b) little c) much d) few 10. I didn’t study and now I have to retake my exam. I wish I _______________ more.
a) study b) have studied c) studied d) had studied VI. Write questions for the underlined part. (10 pts) 1. My brother has never seen snow.
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2. She walks the dog in the mornings.
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3. She’s going to the Seychelles this summer.
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4. My husband didn't remember to bring his credit card with him on holiday.
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5. She’s interested in taking all kinds of photos.
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VII. Read the text and choose the best answer a, b, c or d. (5 pts)
William Henry Gates III (Bill) was born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington. Bill was the second of three children in an upper-middle class family. He enjoyed playing games with the family and was very competitive. He also loved to read. Bill became bored in public school so his family sent him to Lakeside School, a private school, where he excelled in math and science and did well in drama and English.
Gates became interested in computer programming when he was 13, during the era of giant mainframe computers. His school held a fund-raiser to purchase a teletype terminal so students could use computer time that was donated by General Electric. Using this time, Gates wrote a tic-tac-toe program using BASIC, one of the first computer languages. Later he created a computer version of Risk, a board game he liked in which the goal is world domination. At Lakeside, Bill met Paul Allen, who shared his interest in computers.
Gates and Allen and two other students hacked into a computer belonging to Computer Center Corporation (CCC) to get free computer time but were caught. After a period of probation, they were allowed back in the computer lab when they offered to fix glitches in CCC’s software. At age 17, Gates and Allen were paid
$20,000 for a program called Traf-O-Data that was used to count traffic.
In early 1973, Bill Gates served as a congressional page in the U.S. House of Representatives. He scored 1590 out of 1600 on the SAT and was accepted by Harvard University. Steve Ballmer, who became CEO of
Microsoft after Bill retired, was also a Harvard student. Meanwhile, Paul Allen dropped out of Washington College to work on computers at Honeywell Corporation and convinced Gates to drop out of Harvard and join him in starting a new software company in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They called it Micro-Soft. This was soon changed to Microsoft, and they moved their company to Bellevue, Washington.
In 1980, IBM, one of the largest technology companies of the era, asked Microsoft to write software to run their new personal computer, the IBM PC. Microsoft kept the licensing rights for the operating system (MS- DOS) so that they earned money for every computer sold first by IBM, and later by all the other companies that made PC computers. Microsoft grew quickly from 25 employees in 1978 to over 90,000 today. Over the years, Microsoft developed many new technologies and some of the world’s most popular software and products such as Word and Power Point. Although some have criticized Gates for using questionable business practices, he built Microsoft into one of the largest companies in the world. He has been described as brilliant but childlike, driven, competitive, intense, fun, but lacking in empathy.
Bill Gates is one of the richest men in the world. In 2012, his $61 billion dollars in assets made him the world's second richest man according to Forbes Magazine. In 2006, Gates announced that he would cut back his involvement at Microsoft to spend more time on philanthropy and his foundation. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supports many causes including the quest to eradicate Polio, fighting AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis; providing vaccinations for children; and even reinventing the toilet among many other things.
Adapted from: http://mrnussbaum.com/bill-gates/
1. Bill Gates:
A used to enjoy rivalry.
B was an only child.
C was a toublesome student who often changed schools.
D was not very good at Maths.
2. What happened after Bill had hacked into the CCC computer?
A He met Paul Allen.
B He was forced to pay a fine.
C He wrote a TIC-TAC-TOE program.
D He was eventually allowed to go back to the lab.
3. Which sentence is NOT true?
A Gates didn’t finish Harvard.
B Paul Allen was the CEO after Gates had retired.
C In 1978 Microsoft didn’t employ over 90,000 workers.
D Microsoft moved to Albuquerque.
4. Microsoft earned money every time A IBM built a computer.
B IBM sold a computer running MS-DOS.
C Traf-O-data was used.
D CCC used its software.
5. Microsoft has become one of the biggest companies in the world because:
A Gates’ business ideas were often criticised.
B it developed a numer of widely used software.
C Gates is involved in charity.
D it took on a lot of new workers.
VIII. Read the text below and mark the statements true (T) or false (F): (5 pts) Why do we need to take action against bullying?
Sadly, bullying is really common. In a study of young people in the UK aged 12-20, half of them said they had been bullied. About 1.5 million young people in the UK were bullied last year, and many of these were bullied every day.
People who are bullied are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety. They might lose interest in the activities they enjoy, avoid spending time with other people and not go to classes or school, which has a negative effect on their learning.
What is bullying?
Bullying is not just physical, like hitting or kicking someone, or taking their things without permission. Bullying can also be with words – saying or writing things that are not nice. Another type of bullying is social – choosing not to include someone, embarrassing someone or telling other people not to be friends with them. Bullying can happen at school, on public transport, when you're walking home, online ... in fact, it can happen anywhere. Bullying involves an imbalance of power – one person (or a group of people) that is more powerful than another. Maybe this person has private information or is more popular, or maybe they are physically bigger and stronger.
The roles kids play
Bullying usually involves more people than you think. There are the people who bully and those who are bullied. (It is better not to say ‘the bully’ and ‘the victim’ because that makes it sound like things can’t change.) Sometimes other people help the bully or join in. Then there are the kids that support – they don’t bully anyone directly, but they support the bullying by being an audience. They laugh or encourage the children who are bullying in other ways. This is why it’s important for everyone to work together against bullying. Some children see what is happening and want to help, although they don’t know how. Others may comfort and defend the person being bullied. To stop bullying we need everyone to be brave and take a stand.
How to help
Does your school do anything to prevent bullying? Why don’t you create a student anti-bullying group? This group can do many things. Let the head teacher know how well the school is doing with fighting bullying and give them advice. Choose an anti-bullying slogan for your school, make posters and displays or take over the school’s social media for a week to send out anti-bullying messages.
Bullying is a social problem and it needs a solution from society – in other words, everyone. The next time you see someone being cruel to someone else, take a stand! Don’t laugh or ignore what’s happening – tell an adult as soon as possible and help everyone to realise that bullying is not OK.
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org 1. Bullying can affect people's mental health, social life and progress at school. T / F
2. There are two main types of bullying. T / F
3. Bullying can happen between two people who feel equally powerful. T / F 4. There are many things young people can do to prevent bullying. T / F 5. If you see bullying, the best thing to do is talk to your friends for help. T / F IX. Write a reply to the following e-mail.
Hi John!
I hope you remember me. I have your e-mail address from the last speed flatmating event. I’m Paul and I’m currently studying History. My former roomate graduated in June so I’m looking for a new one. I’m friendly, outgoing and I love parties, but don’t worry I’m also a good student. If you like to share a room with me, please let me know. Write some information about your lifestyle and habits. If you have any questions about the room, just write.
Regards, Tom
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