Prueba de suficiencia de Inglés Nivel 1 E.M.

T Name:
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1) Listening comprehension.
Listen and mark True or False for these sentences.
1- A billion people used Facebook in one day.
2- The boss of Facebook said it was not a big achievement.
3- One in seven people used Facebook last Monday.
4- It is the beginning of connecting the whole world.
5- Facebook started in 2008. /5
2) Reading comprehension. Read the text and do the activities below.

Elon Musk, the world's richest person, bought Twitter for $44 billion. On April the 4th, he bought 9 per cent of
Twitter for $2.6 billion. Twitter's value then went up by 27 percent. Musk wanted the whole company, but the
company said no. However, on April the 25th, the company said yes.
Musk is number seven on the list of Twitter's most-followed people, with 84 million followers. Former U.S.
President Barack Obama is top, with 131 million followers.

Mr Musk wants more free speech on Twitter. He aims to remove spam bots. These tweet false information to
people. They also spread conspiracy theories about vaccinations and other things.
Mr Musk wants to introduce new ideas. Many people are asking if Musk will let former U.S. President Donald
Trump use Twitter again. He was banned in 2021. Human rights groups say a more open Twitter could mean more
hate speech.
Source: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com
a) Answer the following questions.

1- Who is Elon Musk?

2- What did he buy?

3- Who is the most followed person on Twitter?

4- What does Mr. Musk want to do on Twitter?

5- What do Human rights groups think? /10

 b) Mark True, False or Don’t know. Give the evidence.

1- Twitter's value went up by 27 percent.

2- Mr. Musk doesn’t want more free speech on Twitter.

3- Spam bots tweet true information to people.

4- Mr. Musk wants to introduce new ideas.

5- Donald Trump was banned from Twitter in 2021. /5

C) Find the following items in the text.

1- 2 verbs.

2- 1 adjective.

3- 2 nouns. /5

3- Vocabulary.

a) Fill in the gaps with the correct word.

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b) Match the words to the definitions.

1- Billion a) The importance, worth, or usefulness of something.

 2- Value b) an adherent or devotee of a particular person, cause, or activity.

3- Company c) The number equivalent to the product of a thousand and a million

4- Speech d) A commercial business

5- Follower e) The communication or expression of thoughts in spoken word /5

4- Writing.

a) Write 5 advantages and 5 disadvantages of Social Media.

Advantages Disadvantages

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b) Finish these sentences.

1- Elon Musk________________________________________________________________________

2- Twitter___________________________________________________________________________

3- Social Media_______________________________________________________________________

4- On the one hand___________________________________________________________________

5- On the other hand__________________________________________________________________ /5

c) Write a for and against essay on Social Media in around 120 words. /25