Neil Armstrong School

Quality Education for life

2016, year in which our institutional goals will be consolidated for students to achieve excellence.

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PART 1: READING AND VOCABULARY (25 QUESTIONS)

Questions 1-5
Read the text and questions below.
For each question, mark the correct letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Games for Change
Have you ever played World of Warcraft or Counter-Strike? For many, playing video games is a
favorite pastime. Parents worry that these games may be too violent and may negatively affect
their children. However, a group of video game creators believe that video games can help
educate people about real-world tragedies. These video game designers and other
humanitarians recently met in New York City for the 3rd annual Games for Change conference.
Although there is violence in the games that these humanitarians create, the violence reflected
is caused by real-life situations such as racism or war. For example, in the game Darfur is
Dying, the player takes on the role of a Sudanese refugee traveling to a well to get water while
avoiding the deadly militia terrorizing the country. This game sheds light on the bloody civil war
being played out in Sudan. Darfur is Dying has been downloaded more than 750,000 times and
continues to grow in popularity. Another game tackling real-world problems is Peace Maker. In
this adventure game, players can choose to be either the Israeli Prime Minister or the
Palestinian President. The object of this game is to promote a peaceful resolution for the volatile
situation between Israel and Palestine.
In only two years, attendance at the Games for Change conference has grown from 40 activists
in attendance in 2004 to 250 this year. These humanitarians are excited to use this form of
media to spread awareness of problems in the world. Through their games, they create hope for
a better future and a better world.

1
The game designers mentioned above want to _____.
.
(A)
develop games that would teach people about the world

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(B)educate children on how to end violence in their own lives

(C
negatively affect the youth of America
)
(D
start up a conference to stop the war in Darfur
)
2.What is the main difference between regular games and the games mentioned above?
(A)The quality of the graphics is far superior in regular games.
(B)Downloads take twice as much time for the new games.
(C
The violence in regular games isn't as bloody.
)
(D
The violence in the new games is based on real-life scenarios.
)
3.Which of the following wouldn't be a title of a Games for Change video game?
(A)Fighting Famine
(B)Football Fantasy 2008
(C
Bring Peace to the Middle East
)
(D
Eliminating Terrorism
)
4. Which statement reflects the truth of video games?
(A) video games reflect real life situations
(B) video games partially show the war between Israel and Palestine
(C)video games affect real life situations
(D) video games develop wars in real life.
5.The attendance at the Game for Change has grown in past two years
(A) to 80 activists
(B) to 40 activists
(C) to 20 activists
(D) 100 activists

Questions 6-10
Look at the text in each question.
What does it say?
Mark the letter A, B or C.
6.
Tomorrow night my husband
A. and I will have a romantic dinner
B.
C.

They are going out

It is likely that they will have a picnic
They will eat dinner at home

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7.
A

8.

I need to stop eating carbs!

.eat or drink less of something for health

reasons
B. avoid eating vegetables
C. eating and drinking is so delicious

This yogurth tastes funny. It

must have gone off.

9.

A.Its means it is of a different flavor

B. It means the package is glass
C.It means the products date expired

Remember to heat up before

eating it

A. You have to close the container

B. make food hot before you eat it
C. make it cold before you can it

I love eating pizza and ice

cream every day!!

A. You eat healthy food every day

B. You live on eating unhealthy food
C. You dont eat unhealthy food

10.

Questions 11- 15
Complete the sentence with the
corresponding adverb or adjective.
11. My cousin helped me paint the walls. Hes done it very ________________ . (nice)
12. Mum always dresses ________________. (beautiful)
13. He felt ________________ so he stayed at home. (sick)
14. The doctor said that that the wound looked very ________________. (bad)
15. Have you been to the cinema ________________? (late)
Questions 16-25

Read the text and put the corresponding word from the box in the spaces.

electronic
upload
digital technology
recording music
singers
download

RECORDING STUDIOS

accessible
Apps

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____________ (16) studios have been for a long time. However, they have changed greatly
the
last 50 years and especially recently, as ____________________ (17) has more people to
record ___________ (18) in their own homes. Nowadays, it very little to develop good
recordings and ____________19) them to the internet, and a larger amount of studios have
closed down because of this. For instance, we have recently seen that most people have starter
to ____________ (20) music through musical _____________ (21). Nowadays, all cell phones
offer a variety of Apps that are chargeable or free. It all depends on the model of the
_________________________ (22) _____________ device.

Some people have said that music has been more _______________ (23) to people and is less
expensive. However, not all ________________ (24) agree with this modern era and have been
forced to become resourceful and have even started to upload their own music ___________
(25), like YOUTUBE.

PART 2: WRITING AND GRAMMAR USE (25 QUESTIONS)

Questions 26-28
Complete the chart about the reading plan book Creeping Man.
Describe one of the storys character

What is the story about?

Where does the story take place?

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Questions 29- 33
Write who/that/which in the blanks.
29. I met a woman who can speak six languages.
30. Whats the name of the man _____________ lives next door?
31. Whats the name of the river _____________ goes through the town?
32. Everybody _____________ went to the party enjoyed it very much.
33. Do you know anybody _____________ wants to buy a car?
Questions 34-38
Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets in past simple or present perfect.
34. She loves Paris. She ..................... (be) there many times.
35. Bill ....................... (work) in that company for 3 years. (He still works there).
36. They ....................... (go) to London on holiday last summer.
37. I ....................... (read) that book. Its good.
38. His parents ....................... (be) here yesterday.
Questions 39-43
Put in can / cant / could / couldnt. If none is possible, use be able to in the
sentences.
39. _________________ you swim when you were 10?
40. We _________________ get to the meeting on time yesterday because the
train was delayed by one hour.
41. He _________________ arrive at the party on time, even after missing the
train, so he was very pleased.
42. Hes amazing, he _________________ speak 5 languages including Chinese.
43. I _________________ drive a car until I was 34, then I moved to the
countryside so I had to learn.
Questions 44-48
Put in will or be going to:
44. A: We dont have any bread.
B: I know. I __________________ get some from the shop.
45. A: We dont have any bread.
B: Really? I __________________ get some from the shop then.
46. A: Why do you need to borrow my suitcase?
B: I __________________ visit my mother in Scotland next month.
47. A: Im really cold.
B: I __________________ turn the heating on.

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48. A: Are you going to Johns party tonight?

B: Yes. Are you going too? I __________________ give you a lift.
Questions 49 and 50
Write two sentences using managed to.
49. I _____________________________________
50. I _____________________________________
ANSWER SHEET
Write your answer A,B,C or D
1
11
21
31
41

2
12
22
32
41

3
13
23
33
43

4
14
24
34
44

5
15
25
35
45

6
16
26
36
46

7
17
27
37
47

8
18
28
38
48

9
19
29
39
sentenc
e

10
20
30
40
sentenc
e

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