Final exam 1B (2017–18) GE Final exam 1B (2017–18) GE

Reading (30 marks) Write your answers in the spaces provided. For multiple-choice questions, choose the best answer and
blacken one circle only.
Part 1 (13 marks)
1 Andy is upset because _____________. (2 marks)
Read the following advice column.
A his best friend gave out birthday invitations
B he did not receive a birthday invitation

www.advicefromandy.com/friends C all his friends received a birthday invitation A B C D

D his best friend does not like him any more

Dear Andy … 2 What does ‘that’ in line 6 refer to? (2 marks)

A getting the birthday invitation
1 Dear Andy,
B having a great idea about something
C posting about the problem on social media A B C D
2 My best friend has recently given out invitations for his birthday party,
D talking to the friend privately
but I didn’t get one! Should I post something about it on social media?
3 Use ONE word to complete the blank. (2 marks)
3 Lonely on Lantau Andy thinks ‘Lonely on Lantau’ should have a _____________ talk with his friend.

4 Andy believes it is _____________ that Lonely no Lantau’s best friend is upset with him.
(2 marks)
A true
B false
5 4 Dear Lonely on Lantau,
C impossible A B C D
D possible
5 I’m afraid that is not a great idea. Talk to your friend privately. There may be a simple explanation.
Since you are best friends, it’s possible that he didn’t think you needed an official invitation. He might 5 Which of the following best matches the meaning of ‘assume’ in line 8? (2 marks)
assume you’re coming anyway! Try to explain your feelings to him directly instead of making public A think to be true
statements. However, even if your friend is upset with you for some reason, this will give you a good B strongly hope
10 chance to talk it out together. C believe for no reason A B C D
D want to prevent
6 Andy
6 Match each person to the correct speech bubble. Write the letter of the speech bubble on the line next to
the person given. (3 marks)
A Don’t make things more
complicated than they have
to be.
B What if he doesn’t want to be
friends with me any more?

C Of course I’m inviting you!

Didn’t you get my text message?

i) Lonely on Lantau: __________ ii) Andy: __________ iii) The best friend: __________

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Part 2 (17 marks) Write your answers in the spaces provided. For multiple-choice questions, choose the best answer and
blacken one circle only.
Read the following article.
1 Another possible title for this article is ____________________. (2 marks)
A Drugs in sport
The rise and fall of a cycling star
B Armstrong’s amazing career
C The early life of Lance Armstrong A B C D
1 Lance Armstrong was the most successful Tour de France cyclist in history. That is, until he lost his
D A complicated sports star
titles and medals in an event that rocked the cycling world.
2 Find words in paragraph 2 that can be replaced by the following: (3 marks)
2 Armstrong began competing at age 16. By age 22, he was already a world champion. However, in 1996, i) told ____________________
a doctor informed Armstrong that he had cancer and may not survive. Armstrong’s treatment made him feel ii) working out ____________________
5 weak, but he fought through this difficult time. By 1998, he was back to training, and quickly rose to the top iii) climbed ____________________
of his game.
3 Order the following events of Armstrong’s life. Number the events (1–4). The first one has been done
for you. (3 marks)
3 From 1999 to 2005, no one could catch up with Armstrong. He won seven Tour de France titles in a row, Lance Armstrong’s life
more than anyone in history. People from around the world considered this cancer survivor a role model.
He lost his Tour de France titles. __________
He won the Tour de France for the first time. __________
10 4 Unfortunately, it all changed in 2012, when a test found that Armstrong used drugs to improve his He started cycling competitively. ____1_____
performance during races. Armstrong did not argue against this finding. As a result, he received a ban from
A doctor told him he had cancer. __________
all cycling events.
4 Decide whether the following sentences are True (T), False (F), or the information is Not Given (NG).
(4 marks)
5 The Tour de France has now decided that there is no winner between 1999 and 2005, since other cyclists
T F NG
also took drugs. In addition, the organizers discovered drug use in 2006 and 2010 when winning cyclists
failed drug tests. In both cases, the Tour de France disqualified these cyclists and gave their first-place prize i) Armstrong fought against the findings of the 2012 report.
15 to the second-place competitor. ii) Armstrong could not compete in cycling races any more ever since 2012.

iii) The 2010 Tour de France winner failed a drug test.

6 Can young athletes still consider Armstrong a role model? On one hand, he overcame cancer and fought
for excellence. On the other hand, he cheated his way to success. In any case, his experience started an
important discussion about drug use in sport.
iv) Tests found out that Tour de France cyclists still took drugs after 2012.
5 What is the main idea of paragraph 5? (2 marks)
A Drug use is a major problem in the Tour de France.
B The Tour de France carries out drug tests on some competitors.
C Lance Armstrong deserved to lose his titles from 1999 to 2005. A B C D
D Second-place competitors sometimes end up with a first-place prize.

6 Do you think Armstrong is still a good role model? Explain your answer. (3 marks)
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Part 3 (10 marks)

Grammar (50 marks)
You are the writer of an advice column. You are answering the questions of young people who face teenage
Part 1 (9 marks) problems. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in the box.
You are writing a blog entry about your Christmas traditions. Complete your blog entry by writing the can do go laugh those
correct form of the words in the box. could disappear have these worry
a love seldom the year
from play stare usually I feel self-conscious about my appearance. There are lots of pimples on my chin and cheeks.
I (1) ___________________ to a party next week. I hope that the pimples (2) ___________________ by
then but what if they don’t? (3) _______________ people _______________ at me?
Every year, we have the same Christmas traditions. On Christmas Eve, we (1) ___________________ some Relax! I also struggled with pimples and having low self-esteem. All of (4) ___________________ are very
board games. Mum (2) ___________________ wins because she is really good at games. Dad common problems for teenagers. In fact, you shouldn’t (5) ___________________ about your appearance.
(3) __________ wins because he doesn’t concentrate! After dinner, (4) ___________________ 8.30 p.m. to Your real friends will not care about how you look.
9.30 p.m. we help mum prepare the Christmas feast for the next day. Last (5) ___________________, we
I am worried that I am putting on weight. I don’t want to get changed for PE lessons because I don’t
played Christmas songs and danced in the kitchen while we chopped up food! This Christmas we are going
want people to see my body. (6) ___________________ you give me some advice?
to roast (6) ___________________ turkey for dinner. (7) ___________________ turkey is from my uncle’s
You should (7) ___________________ exercise to lose weight. Try to have a healthy diet. Remember that
farm in China. I’m so excited because I (8) ___________________ eating turkey!
eating too much junk food (8) ___________________ make you put on weight. We are
(9) ___________________ a healthy eating workshop at school next Friday. Why don’t you come? We did
Here is a picture of my dog last Christmas. He some workshops on mental well-being last year, do you remember (10) ___________________? Well, this
(9) ___________________ hungrily at the Christmas dinner! workshop will be similar—interesting and fun!

Part 4 (10 marks)

You are organizing a surprise party for your grandmother. Proofread your email to your relatives.
Underline the mistakes and write down the correct words above them. Insert any missing words with a ^.

Part 2 (11 marks)

You are writing an email to your friends about a cupcake decorating party. Fill in the blanks with the correct
prepositions of time, ‘how many’, ‘some’ and ‘any’, and underline the correct words to complete your email.
Hi everyone!
I’m so excited to tell you that our cupcake decorating party will be (1) _______________ Sunday
(2) _______________ 4 p.m. at my home. I’m planning to make (3) _______________ Easter posters to
decorate the sitting room. Does anyone have (4) _______________ ideas on what to put on the posters?
Alice is making 30 (5) (cupcake/cupcakes) for us to decorate. Thanks Alice! J Katie is bringing some
(6) (icing/icings) to decorate the cupcakes. Sophie is bringing (7) _______________ chocolate eggs. Do we
know (8) _______________ people are coming?
I think it is a good idea to bring some snacks for everyone to eat while they are decorating the cupcakes.
I will buy three or four big (9) (pack/packs) of crisps. That should be enough for everyone! Each person
should bring a (10) (bottle/bottles) of water to drink. To let other classmates know that we are celebrating
Easter, why don’t we bring our decorated cupcakes to school (11) _______________ the morning the day
after. We can ask Ms Lee if we can put them in the fridge at Home Economics Room and enjoy them at
lunchtime!
Let me know what you think!
__________
Dear all,
Hi everyone! As you know, it’s Grandma’s surprise birthday party next Friday. Sadly, she hurt his leg last
weekend, so we need to change the venue of the party. Climb the stairs to the restaurant will be too difficult
for her, so we will have the party either at our house at Uncle Sam’s house. Letting me know which one you
prefer.
Each family is going to bring one dish. Telling me what dish you want to bring. I’m not very good at cook so
I’m going to ask mum to help me! I hope that Uncle Sam is going to make some delicious brownies. Her
brownies are the best in the world!
Unfortunately, Cousin Fred or his wife can’t come to the party because they are visiting friends in Japan.
They wanted to come they couldn’t change our tickets.
I can’t wait to see you all
Sam

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Part 5 (10 marks)

You are chatting online with your Cousin Fred about your grandmother’s party. Complete the conversation
with the correct form of the words in brackets and by putting the words in brackets in the correct order.

You: Hi Fred! What did you do yesterday?

Fred: We decided (1) ______________________ (have) a quiet day yesterday because everyone was so
tired. How was Grandma’s party?

You: It was great, thanks! She had no idea about it. We were all waiting (2) ______________________
(quiet) in our house when she was coming home after shopping. As she stepped into the doorstep,
we shouted, ‘Surprise!’ She was so (3) ______________________ (please)! She didn’t expect
(4) ______________________ (see) us all!

Fred: Oh, that’s fantastic. How was the food?

You: Well, we had (5) __________________ __________________ __________________ (spicy

vegetable delicious) stew for our main course. Mum also baked a (6) __________________
__________________ __________________ (Belgian chocolate huge) cake. We
(7) ______________________ (be) all so full afterwards! I ate too many desserts so I’m going to
eat (8) ______________________ (health) next week!

Fred: I’m sorry that we weren’t there. Did Grandma (9) ______________________ (get) lots of presents?

You: We gave her a tablet as a birthday gift. I think I need to help her with it though as she says it is
(10) ______________________ (confuse) and she doesn’t know how to use it properly!

Fred: That sounds interesting. Talk to you later!

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