EASTER TEST 2021/2022

AVALIAÇÃO DA PÁSCOA 2021/2022

Name: Teacher…………………..

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Section A For questions 1- 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A,
B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example (0)
POLAR BEARS
Polar bears are in (0)
__C__ of dying out. Since 1979, the ice cap at the Artic Circle
where the polar bears live has (1)
_____ in size by about 30 per cent. The
temperature in the Artic has slowly been rising and this is (2)
_____ the sea ice to
melt, endangering the polar bears’ home.
The polar bears’ main (3)
_____ of food are the different types of seal found in the
Artic. They catch them by waiting next to the air holes the seals have (4)
_____ in
the ice. (5)
_____ the bears are very strong swimmers, they could never catch seals
in the water. This means that the bears really do rely on the ice to hunt.
Polar bears also need sea ice to travel. They can (6)
_____ a huge territory and
often swim from one part to another. They have been (7)
_____ to swim up to
100km, but when there is less ice, they may have to swim further and this can (8)

_____ fatal to the bears.

0 A threat B risk C danger D warning
1. A cut B reduced C shortened D lost
2. A resulting B turning C causing D creating
3. A sources B means C origins D materials
4. A placed B set C brought D made
5. A Even B Although C As D Despite
6. A pass B extend C cover D spread
7. A learnt B noticed C known D experienced
8. A prove B happen C come D end

Section B Gerund or to-infinitive? Put the verb in the correct form

Example: I enjoy dancing. (dance)
1. I learnt _______________ (swim) when I was five years old.
2. Where’s Bill? He promised _______________ (be) here on time.
3. The weather was so nice, so I suggested _______________ (go) for a walk by
the river.
4. Gary was very angry and refused _______________ (speak) to me.
5. Have you finished _______________ (clean) the kitchen?
6. Where’s Anna? I need _______________ (ask) her something.

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 Section C You are going to read a review of a book about ornithology – the
study of birds. Six sentences have been removed from the article.
Choose from the sentences A – G the one which fits each gap 1-6.
There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.

THE WISDOM OF BIRDS BY TIM BIRKHEAD

REVIEW BY STEPHEN MOSS
You wait for one history of ornithology to come along and a whole flock appears over the
horizon. 1 However, in the past few years a clutch of scientists, journalists,
taxonomists and birders have turned their attention to this fascinating and complex topic.

One of the most exciting things about the study of birds is that it is not yet complete.
Writing almost a century ago, the German-American ornithologist Paul Bartsch drew
attention to our ignorance about many aspects of bird behaviour: “There are still many
unsolved problems about bird life. Little, too, is known about the laws of migration, and
much less about the final disposition of the untold thousands which are annually
produced.” 2 For, despite great progress, modern bird studies often give rise to new
and even more complex inquiries.

Tim Birkhead is well qualified to examine the ways successive generations have tried to
answer the fundamental questions about birds. A professor at the University of Sheffield,
he specializes in two very different disciplines: the study of animal behaviour and the
history of science. 3 In it, he ranges from Aristotle to modern scientists such as Peter
Berthold, whose migration studies have revealed much about how birds migrate round the
world.

He is clearly passionate, not just about the birds themselves, but also about the people
who have studied them, and the works they have produced. So, The Wisdom of Birds is
lavishly illustrated with examples of bird art, including many from the early works of
ornithology. 4 _

If the book has a hero, it is an unlikely but deserving one. Birkhead begins and ends with a
challenge to his colleagues: who is the greatest ever ornithologist? 5 But Birkhead’s
own is an often neglected seventeenth-century Englishman, John Ray. He launched the
revolutionary concept of studying living birds in the field, rather than dead ones in a
museum.

6 John Ray travels through time to be the guest of honour at an International

Ornithological Congress. As Birkhead says, “He would be amazed by how much we know
and, of course, by how much more there still is to learn about birds. “This is a fitting
ending to a book that is one of the most entertaining, informative and enthusiastic
accounts of ornithology, and of the many different ways in which we have observed,
studied and wondered about birds.

A. These two interests come together in The Wisdom of Birds.

B. The Wisdom of Birds concludes with a striking image.
C. Much the same could be said today.
D. Some of them come in for particular criticism in the book.
E. These, and the fine production of the book itself, add immensely to the
reader’s satisfaction.

F. The subject was neglected for decades.

G. The names they come up with are strong contenders.
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Section D Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning as the first
one, using the word in bold. Do not change the word given. You
must use between two and five words, including the word given.

Example: Everyone expects that the Olympic champion will win the next race, too.
EXPECTED
The Olympic champion is expected to win the next race, too.

1. “I’ll take you to the station if you’re ready,” my brother said.

My brother said he’d take me to the station _______________________ ready. LONG
2. My bike needs repairing again.
I’ll have to _________________________ again. GET
3. The firm said profits had fallen on account of the recession.
The firm blamed ____________________________________ the recession. FALL
4. Sigourney regretted spending so much in the shops.
Sigourney ________________________________ less in the shops. WISHED
5. People believe that poem was written about these beautiful hills.
That poem __________________________ written about these beautiful hills. HAVE
6. Without your help, I wouldn’t have finished the job.
I wouldn’t have finished the job _____________________________ your help. BEEN

Section E Rewrite the following sentences in the Passive.

Example 1: The police caught the burglar immediately.

The burglar was caught immediately.
Example 2: The people think the murderer is a woman.
It is thought that the murderer is a woman.

1. They are going to fire many workers.

___________________________________________________________
2. They pay him a good salary.
___________________________________________________________
3. They will give the workers some compensation.
___________________________________________________________
4. They haven’t given me the promotion I was expecting.
___________________________________________________________
5. He sent his curriculum to many companies.
___________________________________________________________
6. They welcomed the new employee with a party.
___________________________________________________________
7. People say the government should promote youth employment.
It _________________________________________________________
8. They think they haven’t been doing enough.
It _________________________________________________________

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Section F Rewrite the following as second or third conditional sentences.

Example: She isn’t able to walk faster because her shoes have such high heels.
She would be able to walk faster if her shoes didn’t have such
high heels.

1. The restaurant was full, so we couldn’t get a table.

_____________________________ if _______________________________.
2. I don’t have a Facebook account, so I won’t read your posts.
If ____________________________________________________________.
3. They didn’t have a good goalkeeper, so they lost the game.
If ____________________________________________________________.
4. I didn’t know you were in hospital, so I didn’t visit you.
If ____________________________________________________________.
5. I’m too busy to go to the pub.
_____________________________ if _______________________________.
6. She doesn’t like reading, so I won’t offer her a book.
If ____________________________________________________________ .

Section G VOCABULARY – Match the words and definitions.

critic desperate horrified editor bewildered stunned

commentator devastated freelance journalist thrilled

1. _______________ very surprised and unable to move or react

2. _______________ a person who describes a sports events while it’s happening
on TV or radio

3. _______________ very excited

4. _______________ a person who writes about the good/ bad qualities of books,
Concerts and films

5. _______________ with little hope, and ready to do anything to improve the

situation

6. _______________ a person who writes articles for different papers and is not
employed by any one paper

7. _______________ extremely upset

8. _______________ extremely shocked or disgusted
9. _______________ a person in charge of a newspaper or magazine, and decides
what should be in it

10. _______________ extremely confused

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