Global test School:National School of Applied Sciences Teacher : Mr.

Bahami
Bahami 2020-2021

Reading comprehension Section 14/40

Base your answers on the text
“The cloud” is a real place. The pictures you post on Instagram, the comments you leave
on Facebook, and the TV shows you stream on Netflix aren’t living in a ball of
condensation in the sky. They live on a massive series of servers – all connected
together in giant warehouses.
In the Swedish capital of Stockholm, these information labyrinths are not only housing
data but helping to warm homes in the city. Computers get hot. Imagine the heat that
your laptop generates, but multiplied across an entire warehouse; thousands of
computers all connected together running non-stop.
How it works: cold water is fed into the data centre, where it’s used to cool the servers
to keep them from overheating. The water, which has been heated by the cooling
process, then runs back out where it is distributed for heating homes in a way that
keeps energy without damaging environment.
Stockholm Data Parks is expecting to produce enough heat to warm 2,500 residential
apartments by 2018, but the long term goal is to meet 10% of the entire heating needs
of Stockholm by 2035-an ambition that ought to be realizable for a country whose
citizens seem to be technology addicted.
BBC, Erin Biba, 13 Oct 2017. Adapted

Explanations of some difficult words:

Condensation: the drops of water that appear on cold windows or other surfaces, as
a result of hot air or steam becoming cool.
Labyrinths: a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost

Task A: According to the passage are the following statements true or false? Justify. ( 4
pts.)

1. The energy which comes out of computers users is clean and sustainable.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Heated waters stop computers from getting too hot.
___________________________________________________________________________
Task B: Circle the correct answer. ( 2 pts)
1. Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. Green internet makes communicate effectively C. Green internet warms
people’s relationships
B. Green internet makes people study effectively D. Green internet warms
people’s home

Task C: ( 4 pts)
1. According to the text, what is “The Cloud”?
a. a real place in the sky
b. a ball containing Facebook, Instagram and Netflix
c. where online data is stored and streamed from
d. a server in a warehouse

2. What do they hope will be possible?

a. to heat residential apartments by 2018 and 10% of Stockholm 17 years later
b. to heat 2500 buildings and 10% of Stockholm
c. generate enough heat to warm 10% of residential apartments by 2035
d. generate enough warmth to heat 2500 residences by 2018 and 10% by 2035

Task D ( 4 pts)
Find in the passage in line 3 a word which is closest to meaning to the word
‘’extremely large’’:_______
Find in the passage in line 10 a word which is closest to meaning to the word
‘’generate’’:___________
Find in the passage in line 12 a word which is closest to meaning to the word
‘’should’’:___________

Grammar Section: 14 pts

Task A: Select the suitable modal verb. You may change the
order and the tense as well. 6 pts

1. When I was in London, I__________________ speak English

quite fluently and confidently with the British.
A. could B. might C. had to
2. As an engineer student at NSAS, I___________ try hard to
polish up my English and French otherwise I will have no
chances to get a well-paid job.

A. must B. should C. can

3. Sara has just bought a new car. What’s more, she lives in a big
apartment. Her family_ ________________be rich.
A. can B. should C. must
4. Look! This movie seems to be a little bit boring. _______we
switch on to another channel?
 5. University students___________ use their smart phones while
taking a test.
A. Shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. can

Task B: Use present or past modal verbs to make four sentences

about the picture below. 4 pts

1.

2.

3.

4.

C. Respond to the picture below. 5 pts

Speaker A: ( Ask for opinion):________________________________

Speaker B: ( Give opinion):__________________________________

Writing Section: 12 pts

Task: A huge number of science students, nowadays, are working
hard to get their English improved as a foreign language.

While some others, are of the belief that French is still much more
important in study and on market. Thus, there may no need to be
perfect at both of them.

Write a paragraph giving your opinion on the topic above. Respect

the layout of the paragraph as well as the main components.