(B2) Final Exam Test

LISTENING

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about listening to music. For questions 1-5, choose from the list with letters what each speaker says about listening to music. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

VOCABULARY

Choose the correct option for the gap.

Although the rain has finally stopped, the ground is still very ______.

Choose the correct option for the gap.

Joe is _____ a terrible cold.

Complete the sentence with one word.

India, which enjoys a lot of sunshine, is producing more solar       in an attempt to use less coal.

Choose correct option for the gap.

Last Sunday, we had beef, which had been _____ in the oven.

Choose the correct option for the gap.

Sandra got _____ after eating raw chicken.

Read the definition and complete the music phrase.

The sound that is played in shops and restaurants to create an atmosphere.                 

Choose the correct option for the gap.

Some patients prefer using ___ instead of or alongside standard treatments.

Complete the sentence with one word.

Every year governments hold global         talks to discuss how to slow down climate change.

Put the words in the correct order to make the sentence.

Complete the sentence with one word.

After months of uncertainty, Jane finally found a stable job and felt like she was on the       track to achieving her career goals.

GRAMMAR

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

I was excited because I              [wasn’t going, hadn’t been, didn’t go] to a theme park before.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

He will be late for the performance …................ an extremely long traffic jam.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

Turn on your computer. They               [stream, have streamed, are streaming] the concert right now.

Complete the sentence with the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous form of the verb in brackets.

She ___________________ (direct) 12 films in her career.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

How …................ paper do we use in the office daily?

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

Waking up early is easy. I            [am, get, am getting] used to it.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

She was disappointed that she had …............... a mistake.

Choose the best ending for the sentence.

Don't disturb me tomorrow evening because ..................................... .

Find a noun form to a given word: recover.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

Our train ..................... at ten on Sunday.

USE OF ENGLISH

Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.

Hope is a Ballet Show – a dancer’s life story

Hope in a Ballet Shoe is the (1)          (POWER) autobiography of ballet dancer Michaela DePrince.

Michaela had a strict upbringing in Sierra Leone. There are several (2)              (DESCRIBE) of her early days there which are particularly well-written. A turning point in her life was her adoption by an American couple at the age of four, and her move with them to the USA. At first, she found that all the cultural (3)             (DIFFERENT) were hard to get used to. But she grew to love her new home, and the book shows how love and (4)          (PATIENT) can overcome these difficulties – and help people to achieve their goals. Michaela was absolutely (5)            (DETERMINE) to become a ballet dancer and practised for hours on end. Her family were there for her all the time, supporting her and eventually enabled her to succeed. Michaela is now a world-famous ballerina with the Dutch National Ballet.

I would certainly recommend Hope in a Ballet Shoe to anyone from the age of eleven upwards. It truly is a (6)        (MOVE) story.

READING

Read the text about binge-watching and for questions, choose the correct answers.

Binge-watching

Binge-watching has become a popular way of consuming television and movie content, with streaming services making it easier than ever to marathon entire seasons or movie franchises in a single sitting. With the growing number of original series and the convenience of on-demand viewing, binge-watching has transformed how we watch television and has become a ubiquitous part of popular culture.

This week, we wanted to provide a unique look into the different experiences and perspectives on binge-watching within families. So, we talked to various members of the Evans family to discuss their habits and attitudes towards this trend.

13-year-old Amelia admits to being a huge binge-watcher. She says, ‘For me, it’s an important part of fitting in. My friend Denise isn’t allowed to watch loads of television at home, and that makes joining in conversations really hard’. So now, Denise comes to the Evans house to binge-watch. Amelia admits that she doesn’t do much besides watching films and series. Once keen on ballet, she gave that up years ago and hasn’t picked up anything else since. However, Amelia knows that her grades at school are crucial in determining her ability to continue her TV-viewing habits.

Her mother, Karen, realises that Amelia is getting into a bad habit, but hasn’t done anything about it. ‘If I stopped her, then I would have to cut down on the amount that I watch to set a good example, and to be honest, I don’t want to,’ she says. ‘After a hard day doing work and chores, who doesn’t love chilling out for a few hours with some episodes of a good drama? Besides, it’s not like I could do anything else instead, like join an evening class. I rarely get a chance to sit down before eight o’clock’.

Kyle, aged 17, usually has a video playing in his room. ‘I wouldn’t call myself a binge-watcher, though,’ he says. ‘I’m not one of those people who watch all the latest series as soon as they are released. For me, it’s just background noise while I’m getting on with my hobbies. I just let it play whatever comes up next. I’ve seen all sorts of interesting stuff that I’d never choose for myself. I once saw a guy teaching how to cut up different fish. That was really cool.’

Father, Rob, sees it in financial terms. ‘The monthly fee for streaming services is quite expensive, but in terms of the amount of entertainment we get, it’s good value. And the more you watch, the cheaper it gets. It’s much less than going out to the cinema, and everyone can watch whatever they like. Plus, even though movies or series are often bad, you can just switch to something else. Some of my friends have stopped paying for streaming services recently, saying they’re too expensive. That’s their loss’.

Rob’s mother, Gill, is less enthusiastic, despite once enjoying watching back-to-back episodes of her favourite classic drama while bedridden due to illness. ‘I remember having to wait a whole week for the next episode of that series to come out,’ she says. ‘And months for the next series. You got the excitement of wondering what was going to happen next. Nowadays, you get everything as soon as you want it, not like old-fashioned TV, and I think you lose something as a result’.

Meanwhile, Karen’s brother Kevin is interested in the intelligent design of streaming platforms. ‘They make recommendations based on what you’ve enjoyed, and often the recommendations are right up your street, so I guess that encourages binge-watching. Some people say that this limits what you watch. I’m not sure I agree, though. As a sci-fi fan, live-streaming services have introduced me to some great foreign and low-budget movies and series that I wouldn’t have known about. I’m sure that up-and-coming filmmakers worldwide are benefiting from that promotion.’

Which of the following has resulted from Amelia's binge-watching habit?

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What is Karen’s attitude to watching series on television?

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What does Kyle enjoy watching?

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What does Rob think about streaming services?

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Gill thinks that binge-watching...

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Kevin feels that live streaming platforms...