Name: ..

Mark:

READING

(20 points)

Read the text. Then complete the sentences. (5 x 2 = 10 points)

Until now, you have probably used your mobile
phone to chat with your friends, send and receive
text messages, listen to music and take
photographs. But did you know that a mobile
phone is as informative as an encyclopedia? All
you need to do is ask a question about a specific
topic and an answer is sent to you by text
message.
This new mobile phone service is called
Cellphedia. The name is a combination of cell
(mobile) phone and Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a free
online encyclopedia. People all over the world write
the information and send it to the website. Now,
with Cellphedia, you can create a personal
encyclopedia that you can take with you
everywhere.
So how does Cellphedia work? First, you must
register your mobile phone on the Cellphedia
website. Then you choose the topics that interest
you most: for example, architecture, music or
technology. When you send in a question on one
of those topics, other members who have chosen
the same topic get a text message with that
question. These questions and answers also
appear on the Cellphedia website, so all registered
users can read them. This means many people
share their knowledge with other people they dont
even know. One student says, Cellphedia is the
most amazing thing. I get answers faster than on
my computer and its easier to use than a regular
website.

1. Wikipedia gets its information .................................................................................................... .

2. Cellphedia is a personal encyclopedia because ........................................................................... .
3. You can ask questions about ....................................................................................................... .
4. The Cellphedia website is used to ............................................................................................... .
5. Even if you dont know someone, you ........................................................................................ .

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Answer the questions. (5 x 2 = 10 points)

1. What can your mobile phone do now that it couldnt do before?
..........................................................................................................................................................
2. What is the connection between Cellphedia and Wikipedia?
..........................................................................................................................................................
3. What does a mobile phone owner do first if he or she wants to join Cellphedia?
..........................................................................................................................................................
4. What have all registered members got access to?
..........................................................................................................................................................
5. What makes Cellphedia better than regular websites?
..........................................................................................................................................................

VOCABULARY

(20 points)

Complete the sentences. (5 x 2 = 10 points)

1. My parents were d . . . . . . . . when I won a medal at sports day.
2. Its not polite to i . . . . . people when you see them.
3. You should s . . . . the biscuits with everyone.
4. Jennie is u . . . . because her dog has just died.
5. I like to h . . . o . . with my friends at the swimming pool.

Circle the INCORRECT answer. (5 x 2 = 10 points)

1. I like entertaining / depressing / amusing films because they make me smile.
2. Pete explained / apologised / announced that he was going to study biology at college.
3. I cant come right now. Its inconvenient / impossible / impressive.
4. Its been so hot this summer because of global warming / recycling / a heatwave.
5. My neighbour has just written a novel / poem / label about her first love.

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GRAMMAR

(30 points)

Complete the sentences using the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives
below. There are more adjectives than you need. (6 x 1 = 6 points)
funny old bad comfortable expensive good hot short happy
1. Its it was yesterday. We dont need to wear our coats today.
2. Shes player in the team. I dont know how she reaches the basket.
3. He is cyclist in the race. Im sure he will win.
4. The car she sold was the car she bought, so she made some money.
5. The situation is we thought. What can we do?
6. Today Kim looks than yesterday. Its good to see her smile again.

Complete the sentences using the words below and too or not ... enough.
(4 x 2 = 8 points)
1. This game is boring. (easy)
Its ............................................................................................ .
2. Lets turn on the lights. (light)
Its ............................................................................................ .
3. Im not used to the noise of a big city. (noisy)
Its ............................................................................................ .
4. Should I turn down the music? (loud)
Is it ........................................................................................... ?

Circle the correct answers to complete the letter to a youth magazine.

(10 x 1 = 10 points)
My 14-year-old daughter often 1 gets up / get up / is getting up in the middle of the night
to answer her mobile phone, 2 who / which / where is on her bed. I 3 has told / have told /
told her many times to turn it off, but she is afraid she 4 are missing / will miss / is missing
a message. Now she is tired all the time. Her teacher 5 was calling / were calling / called
last week to complain that she falls asleep in lessons. I dont understand what 6 happens /
are happening / is happening. Last night, she 7 were talking / was talking / talked on the
phone at midnight. She said that she 8 has to / had to / must talk to her best friend 9 now /
then / tomorrow. It couldnt wait. How 10 I can help / can I help / I could help her
understand that sleep is more important than a phone call?

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Correct the mistakes. (6 x 1 = 6 points)

1. He is the better football player in the team.
.................................................................................................................
2. You shouldnt not go out alone in the dark.
.................................................................................................................
3. London is the city who I want to live.
.................................................................................................................
4. I wouldnt take my dog to the park if it rains tomorrow.
.................................................................................................................
5. Are milk sold in this shop?
.................................................................................................................
6. Paul has visited us last week.
.................................................................................................................

WRITING

(10 points)

Read the fact file. Then write Simons description.

Present:

small dog

Who it was from:

Simons parents

Who received it:

Simon

The receivers
reaction:

very happy

Other
information:

lived in small flat / couldnt have dog /

moved to house with garden

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