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SENIOR ONE FINAL EXAM Paper 1

Time allowed: 1h.15’ (+ List: 1h. 30’)
SECTION A: Reading Comprehension

Read the text and circle the correct option, true (T) or false (F).
The Bermuda Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle is a small part of the Atlantic Ocean between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico.
A lot of people think that there's something very strange about this place. Between 1940 and 1990,
fifty ships disappeared while sailing through the 'triangle.' In 1945, five American planes disappeared
there. When another plane went to look for them, it never came back. We don't know what really
happened to the planes and ships, but people give different reasons for their disappearance:
 Perhaps they disappeared because of stormy weather in the Bermuda Triangle. It's true that
there are lots of big storms in the area.
 In 1945, the commander of the five planes probably became confused in bad weather and they
went in the wrong direction. When they did not have any petrol, they crashed into the sea.
 Some people say that mysterious UFOs came from another planet, and they took the ships
and boats away with them.
 Another strange idea is that there are 'holes' in our world. Some people say that the ships and
planes disappeared into one of these holes and went to another world.
Scientists are sure there's a good reason for the disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle - but people
love mysteries, and there's still a lot of interest in this part of the Atlantic.
(Adapted from "The mystery of the Bermuda Triangle" in English in Mind, Workbook Starter, CUP, 2004) AACI use
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1) The Bermuda Triangle is a country. T/F 1st

2) Fifty ships disappeared in 1990. T/F
3) Six planes disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. T/F 2nd
4) There is usually bad weather in the Bermuda Triangle. T/F

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5) People are not interested in the Bermuda Triangle now. T/F
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SECTION B: Language in Use
I. Complete the text below with the correct option. The first one has been done for you.
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Dear Sally,
How 0) are you? I'm here in Switzerland with 1) _________ family. We are all having a great time. 1st
At this moment, it 2) _________!

Every morning I wake up, get dressed and 3) _________ to the hotel restaurant to eat breakfast. Then, 2nd
we go skiing in the Swiss mountains. At one o'clock, we go back to 4) _________ hotel for lunch and we
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sometimes 5) _________ gym or yoga in the afternoon.
Yesterday my parents 6) _________ out for coffee. It 7) _________ sunny, so my sister and I walked
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around the city and explored the different shops, museums and restaurants. There 8)_________ a lot of
people in the shops so we 9) _________ buy anything.
Right now, I'm sitting in a café - I love 10) _________ hot chocolate!
Well, that's all for now. I'm going shopping because I want to buy some souvenirs.
See you in a few days.
Love,
Tina (Adapted from "A letter about your holiday" in Spark 1 Workbook, Express Publishing, 2010)
0 are is was were

1 me my I their
2 snows snowed snow is snowing
3 going goes go went
4 our we his it
5 does do did doing
6 go went goes are going
7 is were was are
8 are was is were
9 did didn't don't do
10 drink drinks drinking are drinking
II. Write questions about the underlined information.
Harry and Greta meet at work at lunchtime.
Harry: Hi, there! 0) ____ How are you ___________ ?

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Harry: I'm OK, but tell me about your holidays, 1) ____________________________________? 1st
Greta: I came back on Friday.

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Harry: And 2) ________________________________________________________________?

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Greta: I went to Ushuaia in Argentina.
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Greta: Yes, I did. It was a fantastic holiday! 4) _______________________________________?
Harry: Yes, I can ski, but it's very expensive.... Hey, 5) ________________________________?
Greta: Oh, it's 2 o'clock. Time to go back to work.
III. Tell us something about yourself. Use full sentences.

1) Did you go to bed late last night?
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3) Where do you have breakfast?
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4) Do you make your dinner?

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5) Write a sentence about your mornings.

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SECTION C: Writing
Write about 40 words on ONE of the following:
a) Imagine you went to a concert last week. Write an email to a friend and tell him / her about the
concert. Say what the concert was, where it was and why you liked / didn't like it.
b) A famous shop has a blog and is asking people to write about the things they always have in their
bags. Write a paragraph for the blog. Say what things you always have in your bag, which of these
things is the most useful and why it is useful.
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SENIOR ONE FINAL EXAM Paper 1

SECTION A: Reading Comprehension

The Bermuda Triangle

1) The Bermuda Triangle is a country. T/F 1st

4) There is usually bad weather in the Bermuda Triangle. T/F

At this moment, it 2) _________!

0 are is was were

II. Write questions about the underlined information.

Harry and Greta meet at work at lunchtime.

Harry: Hi, there! 0) ____ How are you ___________ ?

Greta: I came back on Friday.

Harry: And 2) ________________________________________________________________?

Harry: That's great! 3) _________________________________________________________? R

Greta: Yes, I did. It was a fantastic holiday! 4) _______________________________________?

Greta: Oh, it's 2 o'clock. Time to go back to work.

III. Tell us something about yourself. Use full sentences.

4) Do you make your dinner?

5) Write a sentence about your mornings.

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Harry: Hi, there! 0) How are you _______ ?