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Leve l: P ost Intermediate P aper: Reading

A. Read the article below.

A.1. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the

sentences A-H the one which fits each gap, and write the letter in the gap. There

are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.

A. In o ne s upe rb s t o ry, The Ma n wi t h t he Twi s t e d L i p, H o lm e s s o lve s ye t

a no t he r ca s e wi t h e a s e .

B. ( Que s t io n: wa s i t re a lly a go o d i de a t o ho ld up t he a nt a s a n e x a m ple o f ho w

t o li ve ? The a nt s ys t e m i s a n e x plo i t a t i ve a ri s t o cra cy ba s e d o n t he unt hi nki ng

t o i l o f m i lli o ns o f wo rke rs a nd t he co m ple t e i na ct i vi t y o f a s i ngle que e n a nd a

ha ndful o f dro ne s .)

C. In t he bo o k “ Ri ght t o be la zy” Pa ul L a fa rgue re m i nds us t ha t Go d, a ft e r

wo rki ng fo r s i x da ys , re s t s fo r a ll e t e rni t y.

D. “ I pro po s e t o ri s e a t e i ght be ca us e t ho ugh t hi s wi ll no t be e a rly i t wi ll be

m uch e a rli e r t ha n I no w ri s e , fo r I o ft e n li e t i ll t wo .”

E. But he wo uld ne ve r f i nd a s o lut i o n.

F. Wha t a di f fe re nt wo rld fro m t he e ve ryda y o ne o f a s s e m bli e s , le s s o ns , t e s t s

a nd t he t hre a t o f puni s hm e nt .

G. Pa re nt s be gi n t he bra i nwa s hing pro ce ss a nd t he n s cho o l wo rks ye t ha rde r t o

i ndo ct ri na t e yo ung pe o ple wi t h t he ne ce s s i t y o f e a rly ri s i ng .

H. F o r o t he rs , e a rly ri s i ng a nd ne ve r- e ndi ng a ct i vi t y a re i ncre di bly re wa rdi ng .

( e x t ra )

I. In hi s yo ut h, t he gre a t po e t o f lo a fi ng , Wa lt Whi t m a n, wo uld a rri ve a t t he

o ff i ce s o f t he ne ws pa pe r whe re he wo rke d a t a ro und 11.30a m , a nd le a ve a t

12.30 fo r a t wo - ho ur lunch bre a k.

The virtue of idleness

It i s a s a d fa ct t ha t fro m e a rly chi ldho o d s o m a ny o f us a re t yra nni ze d by t he

m o ra l m yt h t ha t i t i s ri ght , pro pe r a nd go o d t o wa ke a t t he cra ck o f da wn a nd

i m m e dia tely le a p o ut o f be d i n o rde r t o s e t a bo ut s o m e us e ful wo rk a s qui ckly

a nd che e rfully a s po s s i ble . ( 1) _________________

The cult ure ha s i t s a pho ri s ms a nd s a yi ngs , a nd we ll - m e a ni ng pa re nt s , t e a che rs

a nd gua rdi a ns a re qui ck t o us e t he m t o pri ck t he co ns ci e nce o f t he i dle :

“ The e a rly bi rd ca t che s t he wo rm .” ( Ano nym o us )

“ E a rly t o be d a nd e a rly t o ri s e m a ke s a m a n he a lt hy, we a lt hy a nd wi s e , ”

( Be nja m i n F ra nkli n, 1757)

“ The De vi l wi ll f i nd wo rk fo r i dle ha nds t o do .”

The pro pa ga nda a ga i ns t o ve rs le e pi ng go e s ba ck a ve ry lo ng wa y, m o re t ha n

2,000 ye a rs , t o t he Bi ble . In t he Old Te s t a m e nt ( Pro ve rbs , cha p t e r 6) we re a d:

“ Go t o t he a nt , yo u s lo t hful pe o ple ; co ns i de r he r wa ys , a nd be co m e wi s e :

t ho ugh ha vi ng no gui de , o ve rs e e r, o r rule r, s he pro vi de s he r m e a t i n t he

s um m e r, a nd g a t he rs he r fo o d i n t he ha rve s t .”

( 2) _________________

A fa m o us Chri s ti an pre a ch e r, Jo hn We s le y, who hi m s e lf ro s e e ve ry m o rni ng a t

4a m , wa s fo nd o f pre a chi ng t he di gni t y o f la bo ur. In 1786 he w ro t e a s e rm o n


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ca lle d “ The Dut y a nd Adva nt a ge o f E a rly Ri s i ng” i n whi ch he c la i m e d t ha t lyi ng

i n be d wa s phys i cally unhe a lt hy, co m i ca lly usi ng q ua s i- sci enti fic t e rm s t o dri ve

ho m e hi s a rgum e nt : “ By s o a ki ng s o lo ng be t we e n wa rm s he e t s , t he f le s h

be co m e s s o ft a nd f la bby, a nd t he ne rve s , i n t he m e a nt i m e , be co m e le s s t a ut .”

One we ll- kno wn li t e ra ry f i gure fro m 18t h ce nt ury L o ndo n, Dr . Jo hns o n,

re pe a t e dly cri t i cis ed hi m s e lf fo r hi s la zy wa ys . In hi s di a ry a t t he a ge o f 29 he

wro t e , “ O L o rd, s a ve m e fro m s lo t h.” Twe nt y ye a rs la t e r, t hi ngs ha v e n' t

i m pro ve d, a nd he re s o lve s “ t o ri s e e a rly . N o t la t e r t ha n s i x i f I ca n. ” The

fo llo wi ng ye a r, re a li s ing t ha t he ca nno t ri s e a t s i x , he m a ke s a ne w re s o lut i o n:

( 3) _________________ Alt ho ugh t he m o ra li s i ng t ra di t i o n i s t he o ne m o s t po pula r

wi t h pa re nt s , t e a che rs a nd pre a che rs , t he re i s a co unt e r t ra di t i o n whi ch i s

ke e n t o s i ng t he pra i s e s o f ge t t i ng up la t e . So m e ha ve be e n qui ck t o po i nt o ut

t ha t Go d hi m s e lf s e t a go o d e x a m ple . ( 4) _________________

The re wa s no wo rk i n t he ga rde n o f E de n. Wo rk i s a curs e bro ught o n by

je a lo us y a nd m a t e ri al de s i re. It i s t he je a lo us y o f Ca i n t ha t le a ds Go d t o de cre e

t ha t “ Yo u wi ll e a r n yo ur bre a d by t he s we a t o f yo ur bro w.” If wo rk i s a curs e ,

ho w di d i t be co m e a vi rt ue ? And i f we fe e l we a re be yo nd je a lo us y a nd a de s i re

fo r e ve r m o re m a t e ri a l t hi ngs , why s ho uld we fe e l co nde m ne d t o t o i l i n t hi s

wa y?

F o r s o m e , gre a t ne s s a nd la t e ri s i ng a re na t ura l be dfe llo ws . L a t e ri s i ng i s fo r

t he i nde pe ndent o f m i nd, t he i ndi vi dua l who re fus e s t o be co m e a s la ve t o wo rk,

m o ne y, a m bi ti on. ( 5) _________________ Ano t he r ho ur' s wo rk a ft e r lunch a nd t he n

i t wa s t i m e t o hi t t he t o wn.

The li e - i n - by whi ch I m e a n lyi ng i n be d a wa ke - i s no t a s e lf i s h i ndulge nce but

s o m e t hi ng e s s e nt i a l t o t he a rt o f li vi ng . As t ha t fa m o us f i c t i o na l de t e ct i ve

She rlo ck H o lm e s kne w. Re cli ni ng i n hi s s m o ki ng ja cke t , puff i ng hi s pi pe ,

H o lm e s wo uld s i t a nd po nde r fo r ho urs o n a t ri ck y ca s e . ( 6) _________________ An

i ncre dulo us po li cema n co m ment s : “ I wi s h I kne w ho w yo u re a ch yo ur re s ult s , ”

t o whi ch H o lm e s re pli e s : “ I re a che d t hi s o ne by s i t t i ng upo n f i ve pi llo ws a nd

co ns um i ng a n o unce o f t o ba cco . ”

E ve ry chi ld o bli ge d t o ge t up e a rly fo r s cho o l e ve ry we e kda y kno ws t he jo y o f

i dle ne s s o n t ho s e de li ght ful da ys whe n t he y fa ll i ll . Yo u ca n li e i n be d a ll da y,

a vo i d wo rk a nd be lo o ke d a ft e r. ( 7) _________________ Sudde nly e ve ryo ne i s ve ry

ni ce t o yo u.

Idle ne s s a s a wa s t e o f t i m e i s a da m a gi ng no t i o n put a bo ut by t he e ne m i e s o f

t he i nt e lle ct. The i dle a re pro ne t o t hi nk, a nd t hi nki ng co uld be da nge ro us . The

E ngli s h wri t e r Wi ll Se lf put s i t li ke t hi s : t he Pro t e s t a nt wo rk e t hi c whi ch

de m a nds t ha t pe o ple s ho uldn' t be i dle i s re a lly a t a bo o o n t h i nki ng .

Int ro s pe ction co uld le a d t o t ha t t e rri ble t hi ng: a c le a r i m a ge o f o ur fra gm e nt e d

a nd di s s o na nt wo rld. ( Ar t i c le bas e d o n e xt r ac ts f r om Ho w To Be Id l e by To m Ho dgki ns on)


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B. Read the fol lowing text and complete the exercises below .

B .1. You are going to read a magazine art ic le about crime prevention.

For Quest ions 1-6, choose the correct answer A, B , C or D.

A re ce nt s urve y o f cri m e s t a t i s t i cs s ho ws t ha t we

a re a ll m o re li ke ly t o be burgle d no w t ha n 20 ye a rs

a go a nd t he po li ce a dvi s e e ve ryo ne t o t a ke a fe w

s i m ple pre ca ut i o ns t o pro t e ct t he i r ho m e s .

The f i rs t fa ct i s t ha t burgla rs a nd o t he r i nt rude rs

pre fe r e a s y o ppo rt unit ies , li ke a ho us e whi ch i s ve ry

o bvi o usly e m pt y. Thi s i s m uch le s s o f a cha lle nge t ha n a n o ccupi e d ho us e , a nd

o ne whi ch i s we l l- pro t e ct e d. A burgla r wi ll wo nde r i f i t i s wo rt h t he bo t he r.

The re a re s o m e ge ne ra l t i ps o n ho w t o a vo i d yo ur ho m e be co m i ng a no t he r

cri m e s t a t ist ic . Avo i d le a vi ng s i gns t ha t yo ur ho us e i s e m pt y. Whe n yo u ha ve t o

go o ut , le a ve a t le a s t o ne li ght o n a s we ll a s a ra di o o r t e le vi s i o n, a nd do no t

le a ve a ny curt a i ns wi de o pe n. The s i ght o f yo ur la t e s t m us i c ce nt re o r

co m put e r i s e no ugh t o t e m pt a ny burgla r.

N e ve r le a ve a s pa re ke y i n a co nve ni e nt hi di ng pla ce . The f i rs t pla ce a burgla r

wi ll lo o k i s unde r t he do o rm a t o r i n a f lo we r po t a nd e ve n s o m e whe re m o re

' i m a ginat ive' co uld s o o n be unco ve re d by t he i nt rude r. It i s m uch s a fe r t o le a ve

a ke y wi t h a ne i ghbo ur yo u ca n t rus t . But i f yo ur ho us e i s i n a qui e t , de s o la t e

a re a be a wa re t ha t t hi s wi ll be a burgla r' s dre a m , s o de t e r a ny po t e nt i a l

cri m i nal fro m a ppro a ching yo ur ho us e by f i t t i ng s e curi t y li ght s t o t he o ut s i de

o f yo ur ho us e .

But wha t co uld ha ppe n i f , i n s pi t e o f t he a fo re m ent ioned pre ca uti ons, a burgla r

o r i nt rude r ha s de ci de d t o t a rge t yo ur ho m e ? Wi ndo ws a r e us ua lly t he f i rs t

po i nt o f e nt ry fo r m a ny i nt rude rs . Do wns t a i rs wi ndo ws pro vi de e a s y a cce s s

whi le ups t a i rs wi ndo ws ca n be re a che d wi t h a la dde r o r by c li m bi ng up t he

dra i npi pe . Be fo re go i ng t o be d yo u s ho uld do uble - che ck t ha t a ll wi ndo ws a nd

s hut t e rs a re lo cke d. N o m a t t e r ho w s m a ll yo ur wi ndo ws m a y be , i t i s s urpri s i ng

wha t a na rro w ga p a de t e rm i ned burgla r ca n m a na ge t o ge t t hro ugh. F o r e x t ra

s e curi t y , f i t wi ndo w lo cks t o t he i ns i de o f t he wi ndo w.

Wha t a bo ut e nt ry vi a do o rs ? Yo ur ba ck do o r a nd pa t i o do o r s , whi ch a re e a s i ly

fo rce d o pe n, s ho uld ha ve t o p qua li t y s e curi t y lo cks f i t t e d. E ve n t ho ugh t hi s i s

e x pe ns ive i t wi ll be m o ne y we ll s pe nt . Ins t a ll a burgla r a la rm i f yo u ca n a ffo rd

i t a s a no t he r li ne o f de fe nce a ga i ns t i nt rude rs .

A s o be ri ng fa ct i s t ha t no t a ll i nt rude rs ha ve t o bre a k a nd e nt e r i nt o a

pro pe rt y. Why go t o t he t ro uble o f bre a ki ng i n i f yo u ca n jus t kno ck a nd be

i nvi t e d i n? Be wa re o f bo gus o ff i c i a ls o r wo rkm e n a nd, pa rt i cula rly i f yo u a re

e lde rly, f i t a cha i n a nd a n e ye ho le s o yo u ca n s crut i n ise calle rs a t yo ur le i s ure .

Whe n yo u do ha ve ca lle rs ne ve r le t a nybo dy i nt o yo ur ho m e unle s s yo u a re

a bs o lut e ly s ure t he y a re ge nui ne . As k t o s e e a n i de nt i t y ca rd, fo r e x a m ple .

If yo u a re i n t he fri ght e ni ng po s i t i o n o f wa ki ng i n t he m i ddle o f t he ni ght a n d

t hi nk yo u ca n he a r a n i nt rude r, t he n o n no a cco unt s ho uld yo u a ppro a ch t he

i nt rude r. F a r be t t e r t o t e le pho ne t he po li ce a nd wa i t fo r he lp. (A dapt ed fr o m ht t ps://www.f lo -jo e.c o.uk)


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1 A we ll- pro t e ct e d ho us e

A i s le s s li ke ly t o be burgle d.

B i s re ga rde d a s a cha lle nge by m o s t cri m i na ls .

C i s a lo t o f bo t he r t o m a i nt a i n.

D i s ve ry unli ke ly t o be burgle d.

2 Acco rdi ng t o t he wri t e r, we s ho uld:

A a vo i d le a vi ng o ur ho us e e m pt y.

B o nly go o ut whe n we ha ve t o .

C a lwa ys ke e p t he curt a i ns c lo s e d.

D g i ve t he i m pre s s i o n t ha t o ur ho us e i s o ccupi e d whe n we go o ut .

3 The wri t e r t hi nks t ha t hi di ng a ke y unde r a do o rm a t o r f lo we r po t :

A i s a pre di ct a ble pla ce t o hi de i t .

B i s a us e ful pla ce t o hi de i t .

C i s i m a gi na t i ve .

D i s whe re yo u a lwa ys f i nd a s pa re ke y.

4 Ga i ni ng e nt ry t o a ho us e t hro ugh a s m a ll wi ndo w:

A i s s urpri s i ngly di f f i cult .

B i s no t a s di f f i cult a s pe o ple t hi nk.

C i s le s s li ke ly t o ha ppe n t ha n ga i ni ng e nt ry t hro ugh a do o r.

D i s t ri e d o nly by ve ry de t e rm i ne d burgla rs .

5 Acco rdi ng t o t he wri t e r, wi ndo w lo cks , s e curi ty lo cks a nd burgla r a la rm s :

A co s t a lo t o f m o ne y but a re wo rt h i t .

B a re go o d va lue fo r m o ne y.

C a re lux ury i t e m s .

D a re a bs o lut e ly e s s e nt i a l i t e m s .

6 The wri t e r a rgue s t ha t f i t t i ng a cha i n a nd a n e ye ho le :

A wi ll pre ve nt yo ur ho m e be i ng burgle d.

B a vo i ds yo u ha vi ng t o i nvi t e pe o ple i nt o yo ur ho m e .

C i s o nly ne ce s s a ry fo r e lde rly pe o ple .

D g i ve s yo u t i m e t o che ck i f t he vi s i t o r i s ge nui ne .

B.2. Vocabulary exercise: f ind words or express ions in the text that

match the def ini t ions below.

a. s o m e t hi ng t ha t by i t s na t ure i s a t e s t o r a di f f i cult t hi ng t o a cco m pli s h

b. t o a t t ra ct ( s o m eone) t o do s o m e t hi ng , e s p. s o m e t hi ng unwi s e , wro ng, o r

i m m o ra l

c. e m pt y o f pe o ple , de s e rt e d

d. a pe rs o n who e nt e rs a pla ce s e cre t ly o r i lle ga lly

e. a bre a k o r o pe ni ng

f . ca us i ng a fe e li ng o f t ho ught fulne s s o r wo rry

g. a t o ne ’s co nve ni e nce


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C. Read the passage.

C.1. For Quest ions 1-9, choose the correct answer A, B , C or D. The last

one is a Summary Quest ion , in which you have to t ick the THREE options

you decide to choose .

Smart Energy

( 1) The ne x t fe w de ca de s wi ll s e e gre a t cha nge s i n t he wa y e ne rgy i s s uppli e d

a nd us e d. In s o m e m a jo r o i l pro duci ng na t i o ns , ' pe a k o i l' ha s a lre a dy be e n

re a che d, a nd t he re a re i ncre a si ng fe a rs o f g lo ba l wa rm i ng. Co ns e que nt ly, m a ny

co unt ri es a re fo cus ing on the switch t o a lo w ca rbo n e co no m y. Thi s t ra ns i t i o n

wi ll le a d t o m a jo r cha nge s i n t he s upply a nd us e o f e le ct ri cit y. [A] F i rs t ly , t here

wi ll be a n i ncre a s e i n o ve ra ll de m a nd, a s co ns um e rs s wi t ch fro m o i l a nd ga s t o

e le ct ri c i t y t o po we r t he i r ho m e s a nd ve hi c le s . [B] Se co ndly, t he re wi ll be a n

i ncre a s e i n po we r ge ne ra t ion, no t o nly i n t e rm s o f ho w m uch i s ge ne ra t e d, but

a ls o ho w i t i s ge ne ra t e d, a s t he re i s gro wi ng e le ct ri c i t y ge ne ra t i o n fro m

re ne wa ble source s . [C] To m e e t t he s e cha lle nge s , co unt ri e s a re i nve s t i ng i n

Sm a rt Gri d t e chno lo gy. [D] Thi s s ys t e m a i m s t o pro vi de t he e le ct ri c i t y

i ndus t ry wi t h a be t t e r unde rs t anding o f po we r ge ne ra t i o n a nd de m a nd, a nd t o

us e t hi s i nfo rm a t i o n t o cre a t e a m o re e ff i c i e nt po we r ne t wo rk.

( 2) Sm a rt Gri d t e chno lo gy ba s i ca lly i nvo lve s t he a ppli ca t i o n o f a co m put e r

s ys t e m t o t he e le ct ri ci ty ne t wo rk. The co m put e r s ys t e m ca n be us e d t o co lle ct

i nfo rm a t i o n a bo ut s upply a nd de m a nd a nd i m pro ve

e ngi ne e r' s a bi li t y t o m a na ge t he s ys t e m . Wi t h

be t t e r i nfo rm a t i o n a bo ut e le ct ri c i t y de m a nd, t he

ne t wo rk wi ll be a ble t o i ncre a s e t he a m o unt o f

e le ct ri c i t y de li ve re d pe r uni t ge ne ra t e d, le a di ng t o

po t e nt i a l re duct i o ns i n fue l ne e ds a nd ca rbo n e m i s s i o ns . Mo re o ve r, t he

co m put e r s ys t e m wi ll a s s i s t i n re duci ng o pe ra t i o na l a nd m a i nt e na nce co s t s .

( 3) Sm a rt Gri d t e chno lo gy o ffe rs be ne fi t s t o t he co ns um e r , t o o . The y wi ll be

a ble t o co lle ct re a l - t i m e i nfo rm a t i o n o n t he i r e ne rgy us e fo r e a ch a ppli a nce .

Va ryi ng t a ri f fs t hro ugho ut t he da y wi ll g i ve cus t o m e rs t he i nce nt i ve t o us e

a ppli a nce s a t t i m e s whe n s upply gre a t ly e x ce e ds de m a nd, le a di ng t o gre a t

re duct i o ns i n bi lls . F o r e x a m ple , t he y m a y us e t he i r wa s hi ng m a chi ne s a t

ni ght . Sm a rt m e t e rs ca n a ls o be co nne ct ed t o t he i nt e rne t o r t e le pho ne s ys t e m ,

a llo wi ng cus t o m e rs t o s wi t ch a ppli a nce s o n o r o ff re mote ly . F urt he rm o re , i f

ho us e s a re f i t t e d wi t h t he a ppa ra t us t o ge ne ra t e t he i r o wn po we r, a ppli a nce s

ca n be s e t t o run di re ct ly fro m t he o n - s i t e po we r s o urce , a nd a ny e x ce s s ca n be

s o ld t o t he gri d.

( 4) Wi t h t he s e cha nge s co m e s a ra nge o f cha lle nge s . The f i rs t i nvo lve s

m a na gi ng t he s upply a nd de m a nd. So urce s o f re ne wa ble e ne rgy, s uch a s wi nd,

wa ve a nd s o la r, a re notoriously unpre dicta ble , a nd nucle a r po we r, whi ch i s

a ls o s e t t o i ncre a s e a s na t i o ns s wi t ch t o a lt e rna t i ve e ne rgy s o urce s , i s

i nf le x i ble . Wi t h o i l a nd ga s , i t i s re la t i ve ly s i m ple t o i ncre a s e t he s upply o f

e ne rgy t o m a t ch t he i ncre a s i ng de m a nd duri ng pe a k t i m e s o f t he da y o r ye a r.

Wi t h a lt e rna t i ve s o urce s , t hi s i s fa r m o re di f f i cult , a nd m a y le a d t o bla cko ut s


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o r s ys t e m co lla pse . Po t e nt ial s o lut i ons i nc lude i nve s t i ga t i ng ne w a nd e ff i c i e nt

wa ys t o s t o re e ne rgy a nd e nco ura gi ng co ns umers t o us e e le ct ri c i t y a t of f - pe a k

time s .

( 5) A s e co nd pro ble m i s t he fa ct t ha t m a ny re ne wa ble

po we r ge ne ra t ion s o urces a re lo ca t e d i n re m o t e a re a s , s uch

a s windy upla nds a nd co a s t a l re gi o ns , whe re t he re i s

curre nt ly a la ck o f e le ct ri ca l i nfra s t ruct ure . N e w

i nfra s t ruct ure s t he re fo re m us t be bui lt . Tha nkfully , wi t h

i m pro ve d s m a rt t e chno lo gy, t hi s ca n be do ne m o re

e ff i c i e nt ly by re duci ng t he re i nfo rce m e nt o r co ns t ruct i o n co s t s .

( 6) Alt ho ugh Sm a rt Te chno logy i s s t i ll in its inf a ncy , pi lo t s che me s t o pro m o t e

a nd t e s t i t a re a lre a dy unde rwa y. Co ns um e rs a re curre nt ly t e s t i ng t he ne w

s m a rt m e t e rs whi ch ca n be us e d i n t he i r ho m e s t o m a na ge e le ct ri c i t y us e .

The re a re a ls o a num be r o f de m o ns t r a t i o ns be i ng pla nne d t o s ho w ho w t he

s m a rt t e chno logy co uld pra ct i ca lly wo rk, a nd t ri a ls a re i n pla ce t o t e s t t he ne w

e le ct ri ca l i nfra st ruct ure . It is like ly tha t t e chno lo gy wi ll be a dde d i n ' la ye rs ' ,

s t a rt i ng wi t h ' qui ck wi n' m e t ho ds whi ch wi ll pro vi de i ni t i a l ca rbo n s a vi ngs , t o

be fo llo we d by m o re a dva nce d s ys t e m s a t a la t e r da t e . Ci t i e s a re pri m e

ca ndi da t e s fo r i nve s t m e nt i nt o s m a rt e ne rgy, due t o t he hi gh po pul a t i o n

de ns i t y a nd hi gh e ne rgy us e . It i s he re whe re Sm a rt Te chno lo gy i s li ke ly t o be

pro m o t e d f i rs t , ut i li s i ng a ra nge of s us t a i na ble po we r s o urce s , t ra ns po rt

s o lut i ons a nd a n i nfra s t ructure fo r cha rgi ng e le ct rically po we re d ve hi c le s . The

i nfra s t ructure i s a lre a dy cha ngi ng fa st. By t he ye a r 2050, cha nge s i n t he e ne rgy

s upply wi ll ha ve t ra ns fo rm e d o ur ho m e s , o ur ro a ds a nd o ur be ha vi o ur. (A dapt ed fr o m ht t ps://www.examenglish.co m)

1 Acco rdi ng t o pa ra gra ph 1, wha t ha s ha ppe ne d i n s o m e o i l pro duci ng

co unt ri e s ?

A The y a re unwi lli ng t o s e ll t he i r o i l a ny m o re .

B The y a re no t pro duci ng a s m uch o i l a s t he y us e d t o .

C The s upply o f o i l i s unpre di ct a ble .

D Glo ba l wa rm i ng i s m o re s e ve r he re t ha n i n o t he r co unt ri e s .

2 Whe re i n pa ra gra ph 1 ca n t he fo llo wi ng s e nt e nce be pla ce d? Circle the

option be low.

The re i s a ls o li ke ly m o re e le ct ri c i t y ge ne ra t i o n ce nt re s , a s ho us e ho lds a nd

co m m uni t i e s t a ke up t he o ppo rt uni t y t o i ns t a ll pho t o vo lt a i c ce lls a nd s m a ll

s ca le wi nd t urbi ne s .

[A] [B] [C] [D]

3 Whi ch o f t he fo llo wi ng i s N OT a be ne fi t o f Sm a rt Gri d t e chno lo gy t o

co ns um e rs ?

A It ca n re duce t he i r e le ct ri c i t y bi lls .

B It ca n t e ll t he m ho w m uch e ne rgy e a ch a ppli a nce i s us i ng .

C It ca n a llo w t he m t o t urn a ppli a nce s o n a nd o ff whe n t he y a re no t a t ho m e .

D It ca n re duce t he a m o unt o f e ne rgy ne e de d t o po we r a ppli a nce s .


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4 Acco rdi ng t o pa ra gra ph 4, wha t i s t he pro ble m wi t h us i ng re ne wa ble s o urce s

o f po we r?

A The y do no t pro vi de m uch e ne rgy.

B The y o ft e n ca us e s ys t e m fa i lure a nd bla cko ut s .

C The y do no t s upply a co nt i nuo us f lo w o f e ne rgy.

D The y ca n' t be us e d a t o ff - pe a k t i m e s .

5 In pa ra gra ph 5, wha t ca n be i nfe rre d a bo ut c i t i e s i n t he fut ure ?

A Mo re pe o ple wi ll be li vi ng i n c i t i e s i n t he fut ure t ha n no wa da ys .

B Pe o ple i n c i t i e s wi ll be us i ng ca rs a nd bus e s po we re d by e le ct ri c i t y .

C All bui ldi ngs wi ll ge ne ra t e t he i r o wn e le ct ri c i t y .

D Sm a rt Gri d t e chno lo gy wi ll o nly be a va i la ble i n c i t i e s .

6 The wo rd ' re m o t e ' i n pa ra gra ph 5 c o uld be be s t re pla ce d by:

A i s o la t e d

B cro wde d

C a t t ra ct i ve

D a lo ne

7 The wo rd ' unde rwa y' i n pa ra gra ph 6 i s c lo s e s t i n m e a ni ng t o :

A pe rm a ne nt

B co m ple t e

C be ne fi c i a l

D i n pro gre s s

8 Wha t i s t he m a i n i de a o f t he f i na l pa ra gra ph? ( pa ra gra ph 6) .

A To de s cri be who wi ll be ne fi t fro m Sm a rt Gri d t e chno lo gy f i rs t .

B To o ut li ne t he a dva nt a ge s o f Sm a rt Gri d t e chno lo gy.

C To s um m a ri s e t he m a i n i de a s i n t he pre vi o us pa ra gra phs .

D To de s cri be h o w, whe re a nd whe n Sm a rt Te chno lo gy wi ll be i nt ro duce d.

9 In pa ra gra ph 6, wha t ca n be i nfe rre d a bo ut t he i nt ro duct i o n o f Sm a rt Gri d

Te chno lo gy?

A The t e chno lo gi e s whi ch pro duce m o s t be ne fi t s wi ll be i nt ro duce d f i rs t .

B The che a pe s t t e chno lo gi e s wi ll be i nt ro duce d f i rs t .

C The t e chno lo gi e s whi ch a re m o s t di f f i cult t o put i nt o pla ce wi ll be

i nt ro duce d f i rs t .

D Te chno lo gi ca lly a dva nce d s ys t e m s wi ll be i nt ro duce d f i rs t .

Summa ry Que stion

10- 12 Whi ch TH RE E o f t he a s pe ct s be lo w a re a ns we re d i n t he pa s s a ge ?

A H o w co ns um e rs a re li ke ly t o re s po nd t o Sm a rt Gri d t e chno lo gy.

B The pro ble m s whi ch wi ll ha ve t o be o ve rco m e i n s wi t chi ng t o Sm a rt Gri d

t e chno lo gy.

C The re a s o ns why Sm a rt Gri d t e chno lo gy wi ll be ne e de d i n t he fut ure .

D A co m pa ri s o n be t we e n Sm a rt Gri d t e chno lo gy a nd t he pre s e nt e le ct ri ca l

di s t ri but i o n s ys t e m .

E The wa ys Sm a rt Gri d t e chno lo gy wi ll a ffe ct t he wa y co ns um e rs us e e ne rgy.

F An a na lys i s o f t he co s t s a nd be ne fi t s o f Sm a rt Gri d t e chno lo gy.


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C.2. Explain the fol lowing words /express ions ( in bold and underl ine d

in the text)

a . o n t he s wi t ch _________________________________________________

b . re ne wa ble s o urce s _________________________________________________

c . re m o t e ly _________________________________________________

d . no t o ri ously unpre di ct a ble _________________________________________________

e . o ff- pe a k t i m e s _________________________________________________

f . wi ndy upla nds _________________________________________________

g . i n i t s i nfa ncy _________________________________________________

h . It i s li ke ly t ha t _________________________________________________

i . a ra nge o f _________________________________________________


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Level: Post-Intermediate Paper: English in Use

A. Word formation. Read the text below and use the words given in

capitals at the end of each l ine to form a word that fits in the blank

space.

DREAM MACHI NE

In an ar ea wher e fami l y car s ar e about as _ char ismatic _ CH ARISMA

as fr i dges, Vol kswagen has t aken t he mos t __________ SUCCE SS

car of a l l t i me , t he “Beet le” , back t o t he__________ DRAW

boar d and g i ven i t a __________ l ook . I t s r e t urn FUTURE

pr omi ses t o be one of t he gr eat est comebacks of

a l l t i me . The __________ s ay t he new mode l wi l l pay MANUFACTURE

t r i but e t o t he or i g inal, whi ch epi t omized __________ INDIVIDUAL

and mobi l ity . Emphas is wi l l be put on fue l __________ E FFICIE NT

and l ow emi s sions, t he mai n s e l l ing poi nt be i ng i t s

e co l ogica l __________. The engi ne wi l l s wi t ch off FRIE NDLY

__________ when not be i ng us ed . Due t o go i nt o AUTOMATIC

__________ wi t hin a year , t he car wi l l be ve r y d i ffe r ent PRODUCE

t o t he one t hat s e r ved s o many __________ i n t he pas t . MOTOR

B. Read the text below and circle the option which best fits each space.

Saving Europe’s Woodlands

Hidden in almost every European country there are ancient and

untouched forests. These forests are often 0- ___ in wildlife and are

1- ___ to many endangered species. One example is a small patch of

Scottish forest which 2- ___ a variety of coniferous trees 3- ___ for a

wide range of birds and insects. Although many of the ancient 4- ___

of Europe worshipped trees, there is 5- ___ respect for them today.

the World Wildlife Fund has decided to 6- ___ attention to the

importance of Europe’s ancient woodlands. They are asking for the

remaining forests to be protected by controll ing the trade in wood.

7- ___ governments are being asked to regen erate forests where 8- ___

and manage them in a more nature -friendly way. At present almost a

third of Western Europe is 9- ___ by trees. Unfortunately, many of

these were only 10- ___ recently. This means they can’t support such


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a(n) 11- ___ variety of plant and animal l i fe. If we destroy the

ancient forests, we wil l cause many species to 12- ___ extinct. The

decline of ancient forests began thousands of years ago. Yet, with the

growing awareness of the 13- ___ of ancient woodlands, it is hoped

those remaining wil l be 14- ___ . By the year 2020 the W.W.F. hopes

to have 15- ___ many forest reserves across Europe. It isn’t too late

to do something for our ancient trees.

0- full wealthy prosperous rich

1- house place home shelter

2- contains includes embraces holds

3- capable suitable able plenty

4- humans peoples beings persons

5- small tiny l ittle few

6- draw bring carry move

7- As well as In addition Too Plus

8- necessary important urgent vital

9- loaded packed full covered

10-placed put plotted planted

11-deep wide excessive extreme

12-come end become get

13-value advantage gravity seriousness

14-released endured survived saved

15-done up set up brought on made out

C. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the

first one using the word given. Do not change the given word. You

must use between two and five (2 –5) words including the given word.

1- Suzy didn’t go out until after Paul had arrived. BEFORE

Suzy waited until Paul _____________________________________

2- I’m sure it wasn’t Patrick who did it. HAVE

It _______________________________ who did it.

3- The student could hardly absorb all the new information.

DIFFICULTY

She ___________________________________ all the new information.


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4- We found what the doctor said shocking. WERE

We _____________________________________ said.

5- It wasn’t necessary for you to get a visa to travel to Austra l ia. NEED

You _______________________________________ to visit Australia.

6- The boy had taken an anorak so he wouldn’t get wet. AVOID

The boy had taken an ______________________________________

7- Although she disl ikes pets, she allowed her children to get a dog.

NEVERTHELESS

She ________________________________________ her children to

get a dog.

8- It was not easy for her mother to understand the instructions.

HARDLY

Her mother __________________________________ the instructions.

9- The marathoner couldn’t run fast because of his swollen ankle.

PREVENTED

His swollen ankle ___________________________________________

10- Mark didn’t tel l me it was a secret so I told Maggie. HAVE

If Mark had __________________________ ______________________

D. Read the fol lowing text and fi l l in the blank spaces with words /

phrases from the box. Do not repeat them. There are THREE (3) extra

words.

CA NCELLED – SPINS – SM A LL – R IOT POLICE – SHA R ING – OVER TUR NED –

CELEBR ATION – VA ND A LISED – A CCEPTANCES – OPEN -A CCESS – GA THERING –

STR A NGER S – HITS – GA TECR ASH – R EA LLY – U NA U THOR ISED – FEA TU RING –

TU R NED U P – TEENA GER – CLEA N -UP – VOLU NTEER S – EVENTU ALLY – LEGA L

The Facebook party … that became a riot

How did a quiet 16 t h birthday celebration turn into a full -scale riot? Read and find out what happened when a Dutch teenager made a Facebook error.

It began as a plan for a very normal 16 t h birthday party. Merthe Weusthuis

wanted a quiet 1-__________ with a small group of friends in her family

home in the 2-__________ Dutch town of Haren. Like many teenagers, she

decided to send out invitations via a social network site. But Merthe made

one big mistake: she used 3-__________ settings on Facebook, so i t wasn’ t


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just her friends who could see details of the event, lots of 4-__________

could too.

The number of invitation 5-__________ quickly snowballed into an

avalanche. Not marking the event as ‘private’ meant the electronic

invitation was 6-__________ seen by 240,000 people, of whom 30,000

confirmed online that they planned to attend. To make matters worse, a n

7-__________ campaign was launched to promote the party by means of a

dedicated website and Twitter account, which received hundreds of

thousands of 8-__________. The party became known as ‘Project X Haren ’

after the 2012 American fi lm Project X in which three high school students

throw a birthday party that 9-__________ out of control. Video trailers fo r

Merthe’s party were produced, with scenes from Project X edited in, and

they were posted on YouTube. T -shirts 10-__________ Merthe’s face were

also made, al l without her knowledge or consent.

Even after Merthe’s parents had 11-__________ the party, the publicity

didn’t stop. Local media reported on the forthcoming event and teenagers

12-__________ to have their pictures taken outside the Weusthuis family

home. On the evening the party was to have taken place, about 5,000

teenagers began 13-__________ in Haren, many outside the Weusthuis

house. When it became clear that there was nothing to 14-__________,

violence broke out and 500 15-__________ equipped with helmets, shields

and batons were brought in to control the crowd. Shops in the cen tre of

Haren were 16-__________ and looted, journalists were attacked, cars were

set on fire or 17-__________ and street signs and lamp posts were damaged.

However, Facebook was also involved in the 18-__________ effort in the

days after the riot. A group called ‘Project Clean -X Haren’ was set up to

gather and organise 19-__________ . Another group named ‘Suspect -X

Haren’ was created to help police identify and arrest the rioters by

20-__________ photos and videos of the event.


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Level: Post-Intermediate Paper: Listening

1- You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the

best answer A, B or C. Tick ( √ ) the correct option.

1- You hear a man talking about a part of his home. What part is he describing?

A the balcony

B the living room

C the garden

2- You hear a woman talking about taking care of her home and family. Why did she

need help?

A because her husband joined the army

B because her husband went away for work

C because her husband is very busy at work

3- You overhear a man talking to a receptionist on the phone. Where does the

receptionist work?

A a doctor´s surgery

B a computer company

C a health and fitness club

4- You hear a woman talking to some workers. What are they doing for her?

A moving her furniture

B painting her house

C building walls and stairs

5- You hear a woman leaving a answerphone message about a meeting. Why can´t she be

at the meeting?

A her flight was delayed

B she is feeling unwell

C her car has broken down

6- You hear a woman asking her friend to cancel something for her. What does she want

the friend to cancel?

A the milk delivery

B her dental appointment

C the daily newspaper delivery


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7- You hear a woman and her husband talking about their telephone bill. What´s the

problem?

A they have been sent the wrong bill

B they have been disconnected.

C they have been overcharged.

8- You hear a woman talking to the shopkeeper in a bakery. What does she buy?

A yoghurt

B bread

C cake

2- You will hear five different people talking about a music performance they have been to.

For the statements below, choose from the list (A-F) which applies best to each person.

Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter you do not need to use.

Speaker 1 ____ Speaker 2 ____ Speaker 3____ Speaker 4 ____ Speaker 5 ____

A This person thought the music wasn´t performed well.

B This person hadn´t really expected to enjoy it.

C This person wasn´t able to enjoy the performance.

D This person was disappointed.

E This person knew somebody who was performing.

F This person was celebrating something.


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Think about:

Installing burglar alarms

Build ing fences around the house

Reporting suspicious characters to the police

Keeping an eye on the proper ty

Level: Post-Intermediate Paper: Writing

E-mail writing. Write a suitable text of 210 -240 words:

A friend of yours from Misiones wil l soon settle in Santa Rosa. He has

already bought a house in a residential area in the outskirts of the city and

is worried about the lack of safety in the place. Writ e an e-mail to give

advice on security measures to be taken .

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B. Express your opinion on ONE of the fol lowing topics. Write between 210

and 240 words.

OPTION 1: After your neighbour loses his job, he is home during the day. That's how

he discovers that his teenage son has a small marijuana plantation behind the garage.

The man confronts his son, who, instead of acting repentant, explains to him exactly

how much money he is making from the marijuana and tries to persuade your character

to join in the business.

OPTION 2: Write your response to the following statement taken from a recent

newspaper article: “Technology makes us more alone.” Do you agree or disagree?

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