PILOT EXAM 2020 ( 76 POINTS)
Form 12
Name ___________________________
Surname ________________________
Form ___________________________
Date ____________________________
Listening. ( 7 points)
LONDON FIGHTS WITH TRAFFIC CONGESTION
Traffic congestion causes a lot of problems in big cities nowadays. Listen to one of the
solutions how to fight them. Follow the notes and fill in the missing information. You
must explain what the numbers mentioned in the text refer to.
2003 - the year London changed the previous toll system
13 km - the size of the congestion zone area in central London
174 - 1) ____
688 - 2) ____
203 - the number of places where surveillance cameras are installed
15 dollars - 3) ____
200 - the number of places in the zone where you can pay the toll
10,000 - the number of places in Britain where toll can be paid
10 p.m. - 4) ____
4 dollars - 5) ____
180 dollars - the amount of the "congestion toll" if it is paid only after midnight
20% - 6) ____
5% - the percentage of drop in number of travel times within the zone
2.2 billion dollars - 7) ___
10 years - the period of time during which London hopes to earn this money
Reading. ( 10 points)
Read the text and do the task. Some parts of the text are missing. Find the most
appropriate part for each gap. Write the appropriate letter in the gap. Note that there are
more parts than gaps.
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN - ARCTIC EXPLORER AND BLUNDERER
Franklin wanted to find the North-West Passage - a route through the Arctic which
Europeans believed led to the riches of the Far East. On May 19th, 1845, Franklin's two
ships, the Erebus and the Terror, left London with 133 of Her Majesty's finest men.
(1) __ He had to be rescued by a group of local Inuit. Franklin, despite his
misadventures, became an instant hero- just the kind of man to lead a final victorious
expedition to find this elusive sea route.
It was a time in history when European nations travelled the world building empires.
All such expeditions served to demonstrate the superiority of the 'civilized' western powers
over untamed territories and the `primitive' people who lived there. (2) __
The Inuit had lived in the Arctic for centuries with little fuss and a lot more success.
They wore the warm skins of animals, made waterproof parkas from the guts of seals and
learnt how to hunt by watching polar bears stalk their prey. (3) __ Franklin believed he had
nothing to learn from the Inuit. On each trip he insisted his men wear leather boots which, in
the Arctic, froze men's feet. (4) __
(5) __ Many expeditions went out looking but so many searches failed that in March
1854 Franklin and his men were declared officially dead. (6) __
Rae had met a group of Inuit who had told him about a camp on King William Island
used by a group of white men some years before. (7) __ Rae realized how these men had tried
to stay alive. They had eaten their dead.
(8) __
Four years later, two explorers searching King William Island discovered a note in a
pile of stones. It told them that soon after reaching Arctic waters the ships had become stuck
in ice and, after two years, Franklin had died. (9) __ In 1995 researchers in Canada examined
remains discovered at the abandoned camps. They found that 400 bones found at Erebus Bay
on King William Island, 90 showed knife marks. (10) __
A Then, two months later, the explorer John Rae returned from the Arctic with a story the
country did not want to hear.
B People were horrified. Then they were angry. How could civilized British Christian
officers do such a thing? People said that the Inuit must have eaten Franklin and his men,
and then lied to Rae who had believed them.
C Meanwhile, in the 150 years since the disappearance of the Franklin expedition, John
Franklin has lost all credibility as a hero, and the Inuit have become respected.
D There he found the remains of Franklin's men: human bones were scattered in the snow, in
the traces of a nearby fire and, most darkly of all, in an old rusting kettle.
E They worked to live in harmony with the environment. The Europeans came to conquer it.
F When Franklin left London the second time, no one believed this hero could fail. Nearly
five years of silence passed before people began to suspect there might he a problem.
G Their conclusions were the same as Rae's. The romantic view of the Franklin story died
under the harsh scrutiny of science.
H This great adventurer had been to the Arctic before, between 1819 and 1822. Then he had
built a camp, Fort Enterprise, on a particular hill because it gave such a stunning view of the
landscape -and soon afterwards found himself cut off from food and water by howling
storms and driving snow.
I He also refused to bring dogs and sledges to speed across the ice insisting that animals
should not do work that men could do.
J Evidence of this was sometimes completely absent. In 1922 the American film-maker
Robert Faherty released 'Nanook of the North' - a documentary which emphasized the
primitive culture of the Inuit but failed to mention that during filming its star, Nanook (an
Inuit) fixed the director's camera.
K The men were left, waiting for the ice to melt, until April 1848 when they decided to risk
a long walk south to Canada. None of them made it. The fate of Franklin and his men had
little to do with the Inuit.
Language use. ( 44 points)
Task 1. (12 points)
THE BEST STUDENTS
Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an
example at the beginning (0).
According to most professors, mature students are (0) _ ideal_ students because they are
hardworking and become actively (1) _____ in all aspects of the learning process.
The majority of mature students have a poor educational background but they (2) _____ to do
exceptionally well at tertiary level. (3) _____ many of them have a mortgage, a job and
children to (4) _____ , they are always present at seminars and lectures and always hand (5)
_____ essays on time. They like studying and writing essays and they enjoy the class
discussions that take place. Consequently, they (6) _____ excellent results. In fact, as they
have (7) _____ many of life's pleasures, they are content with their lives and this has a
positive (8) _____ on their attitude, making them (9) _____ to learn.
On the other hand, despite their enthusiasm and commitment, mature students (10) _____
from anxiety. The fact that they have made many sacrifices to get into university puts extra
pressure on them to succeed.
(11) _____ , completing a degree gives mature students a sense of achievement, boosts their
confidence and (12) _____ their job prospects.
0. A first B ideal C special D best D best
1. A included B related C involved D combined
2. A able B succeed C manage D capable
3. A Although B Despite C However D In spite of
4. A grow B develop C rise D raise
5. A in B over C out D up
6. A fulfil B achieve C reach D earn
7. A known B experienced C found out D recognised
8. A effect B affect C conclusion D consequence
9. A eager B anxious C interested D impatient
10. A tolerate B resist C suffer D complain
11. A Likewise B Furthermore C Nevertheless D Otherwise
12. A creates B improves C progresses D advances
Task 2. (10 points)
LIBRARIES
Fill each of the numbered gaps in the following passage with the most appropriate word
from the wordbank. Use only one word in each space. Write the appropriate letter in the
gap. The task begins with an example (0). Note that there are more words than gaps.
As gateways to knowledge and culture, libraries (0) I a fundamental role in society. The
resources and services which they (1) ___ bring opportunities for learning, support literacy
and (2) ____ , as well as help to shape the new ideas and perspectives that are central to an
(3) _____ and innovative society. They also help ensure an authentic record of knowledge (4)
____ and accumulated by past (5) _____. In a world (6) _____ libraries, it would be difficult
to advance research or preserve the world’s cumulative knowledge and heritage.
Libraries represent different things to different people – from a place where mothers can take
their (7) _____ to read their first stories, and students can study, to a service
(8) _____ anyone to borrow a book, (9) ____ the Internet or do research. Quite simply,
libraries are synonymous with education and offer countless learning opportunities that can
(10) ______ economic, social and cultural development.
A provide B with C toddlers D without E education F access G boost
H created I play J generations K allowing L educated
Task 3. (10 points)
Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word
that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
DESERT ANIMALS
Deserts are not (0) UNINHABITED places as many people believe. Although 0. INHABIT
the daytime air temperature may reach a(n) (1) __________ 58° C and the surface 1. BEAR
temperature 77° C, many animals live in these conditions. Their (2) ____________ 2. SURVIVE
however, is (3) __________ on them being able to get the water they need. 3. DEPEND
(4) __________ of desert animals has revealed a lot about the strategies 4. OBSERVE
they employ to achieve this. (5) __________ have found that beetles, for example, get 5. RESEARCH
their daily (6) __________ of water after waiting for the moisture from fog to 6. REQUIRE
condense on their bodies and drip down into their mouth.
Larger desert animals have come up with another (7) __________ to the problem of
7. SOLVE
8. CREATE
finding a source of water. For example, (8) _______________ like hares or rats get
9. CONSIDER
their supply by eating (9) ______________ amounts of desert vegetation, which
contains the water they require. 10. SOME
However extreme the conditions may be, desert animals (10) ________________
manage to obtain water.
Task 4. (12 points)
TV RATINGS
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in
each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
As you settle (0) down_ in front of your television, have you (1) ________ wondered how
TV ratings are calculated? Don't worry, we're not (2) _______ watched while we're in front
of the TV. It’s the Audience Research Board (ARB) that works (3) _______ the ratings for
each programme. To (4) _____ this, the board appoints researchers whose task is to choose
from a sample of viewers, who receive a small payment for (5) _____ cooperation. To gather
the required information, the researchers connect the viewer’s TV set and video recorder to
electronic meters which record when these appliances are turned on and off and what is being
viewed.
There is a difference (6) _____ counting TV programmes and those recorded on video. To
count the latter, the day, time and channel are imprinted by the electronic meter. (7) _____ ,
only when the video is watched does the programme recorder on the meter become activated.
It sounds complicated but the ARB need to separate live recordings (8) _____ taped ones.
(9) _____ problem is the number of viewers in one household. If there is (10) _____ than one
viewer, then the household is given a special remote control.
Finally, (11) _____ all the figures are collected, they are compared to the TV guides and (12)
_____ the end the national viewing figures are calculated.
Writing. ( 15 points)
E-mail. You should spend about 25 minutes on this task. Write between 100 – 120 words.
You have decided to enter a competition in which you can win a free online course. Write a
letter to Mrs Taylor, one of the organizers.
In your e-mail:
• state why you are writing, name the course;
• explain why the course is important to you;
• describe how you will share the knowledge you will get.
Content- 3 points
Organisation-3 points
Grammar-3 points
Vocabulary- 3 points
Orthography- 3 points
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