Student´s name:……………………..
Course at IB:……………………..
INSTITUTO BALSEIRO
LEVEL 6+ TEST
USE OF ENGLISH ____/ 60
PASSIVE VOICE. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using a passive
form.
a) Alexander Bell invented the first telephone in 1876.
The first telephone………………………………………………………………
b) People have used them in private homes and public places since then.
They ………………………………………………………………………………
c) They consider this instrument to be the most important in the history of communication.
This instrument ………………………………………………………………….
d) Nowadays we can use this device to communicate with people on the other side of the world.
Nowadays this device ………………………………………………………….
e) We will certainly develop it further in the future.
It ………………………………………………………………………………….. ____/10
THE THIRD CONDITIONAL. Complete the following sentences using your own ideas.
a) If I had had enough money, ………………………………………………………………………………
b) You´d have never finished on time if, ……………………………………………………………………
c) What would you have doneif, ……………………………………………………………………………
d) If he hadn´t missed the bus, , ………………………………………………………………………………
e) She wouldn´t have lost the competition if , ………………………………………………………………
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REPORTED SPEECH. Complete the reported speech sentences.
a) Last year the president said, “I have plans for a new mission to the moon”.
Last year the president said…………………………………………………………………………………..
b) In 2010, Astronomers said, “The Hubble Telescope has found a new planet”.
In 2010, Astronomers said……………………………………………………………………………………
c) The radio announcer asked, “Are scientists investigating the evidence?”
The radio announcer asked …………………………………………………………………………………
d) China said, “We will visit the moon in the next few years.”
China said ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
e) They told him, “Check the facts before publishing the article.”
They told him ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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EXPRESSING MODALITY. Write 3 intelligent guesses or a piece of opinion based on the evidence given for
every situation described below. Remember to use modals of probability, speculation and advice in the
present and/ or past: can´t – must – could – might – should.
a) He studied hard but he didn´t pass any of his exams.
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b) They have just bought their first car.
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c) She missed the bus and arrived late at school.
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d) I slipped on the ice and had a bad fall. My right wrist hurts a lot.
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e) She went out on Sunday night and slept only 3 hours before going to university.
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LINKING EXPRESSIONS. Join the sentences using the connectors given.
a. We decided to go out. We were really tired after a hard day of work.
Although………………………………………………………………….....................................................
Despite……………………………………………………………………..................................................
b. There is an increase of cars in the street. This means a higher level of pollution.
……………………………………………leads to …………………………..................................................
…………………………………………….because of…………………….....................................................
c. Landfill sites are in use in many areas. Another way to dispose of rubbish should be found.
Even though …………………………………………………………….......................................................
……………………………………. ..................... However, ………………………..................................
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RELATIVE CLAUSES. Join the following sentences using one of the following relative pronouns. You must
use all of them. Make all the necessary changes to produce possible correct sentences. Remember to add
commas when necessary.
WHICH WHOSE THAT WHO WHERE WHEN
a) Joe´s my classmate. He broke my new pencil case.
b) San Martín liberated many countries in America. He died in France in 1850.
c) In this city there are fantastic mountains. You can go trekking and skiing there.
d) This course is run by Professor Jones. It is my favourite course.
e) I will always remember that day. We met then.
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READING ____/20
1. Read the article and number the paragraphs (A - E) in the correct order.
2. Read the text again and decide if the following ideas about the text are true (T) or false (F). Correct
the false statements.
a) The ISS is shared by developed countries.
b) The ISS is only used for scientific purposes.
c) The US and the Soviet Union worked cooperatively on space travel in the early 70´s.
d) The Space Age started in the late 1950´s.
e) At present, space travel is aimed at the race for Mars.
A.
Eight years later, an American finally walked on the moon and during the early seventies the US led the
Soviet Union in the space race. However, space travel was expensive and they needed to cooperate more.
As a result, in 1975 astronauts from both countries flew two spacecrafts and met in space. Afterwards,
one astronaut said that the mission showed that the Soviet Union and America could work together.
B.
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, businessman Dennis Tito paid twenty million dollars and
told the world he loved space as he spent eight days on the ISS. Since then, space tourism has developed
with plans for regular tours and floating hotels.
C. 1
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union sent Sputnik 1 into space and a new age in history began – The
Space Age. The Soviets launched more Sputnik satellites in the fifties and by 1961 they had put the first
man into space.
D.
And what about the next half a century? In 2009, a Russian Space Chief said Russia was planning a nuclear
spaceship for Mars. In 2010, the US president Barack Obama told an audience that by the mid-2030s the
US would send humans to Mars. The race for Mars has already started.
E.
Nearly two decades later, leaders from both countries said they had agreed on plans for a new
international space station (ISS) and by the turn of the century the ISS had started orbiting the Earth.
Nowadays, the ISS is used by scientists from all over the world.
WRITING _____/20
Write a paragraph giving your opinion about ONE of the following topics in about 100 words. Remember to
use different connectors, topic vocabulary and suitable tenses.
1. The environmental impact of alternative sources of energy.
2. The value of a university education.
3. What makes a good life.
4. People can be more creative working at home.
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