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ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST LEVEL B1

NOVEMBER 2010

NAME
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¿HAS
REALIZADO
ALGÚN
CURSO
INTENSIVO
DE
B1?
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¿ES LA PRIMERA VEZ QUE TE PRESENTAS?.........................................
(TOTAL POINTS: 100)

1-Read the following text:
Fourteen year old Miguel Diaz talks about an exciting science projectLast month I got the chance to take part in an underwater research project in an area of
the Gulf of Mexico called the Flower Gardens. A team of professional researchers, led
by the scientist Dr. Matt Phillips, was trying to learn more about the fish and various
creatures that live in this part of the sea. The Flower Gardens are a long way from the
shore and we spent three days on a boat.
Theteam used a piece of underwater equipment called the Remotely Operated Vehicle
(ROV) to collect information. The ROV could measure water depth and temperature
and it also had a camera that sent live film back to the boat. The ROV was great fun. It
was controlled by a computer on the boat, and I was allowed to operate it a few times.
However, the thing that I enjoyed most was diving into thewater. At first, I was quite
frightened –mainly because I couldn’t see land in any direction. But as soon as I jumped
into
the
water,
I
wasn’t
afraid
anymore.
It
was
amazing
to
watch
the
colourful
fish

swimming around and I could see all the way to the Flower Gardens, which are almost
30 metres down.
I will never forget the Flower Gardens. The trip was like aholiday but I also learned
new things about science and research projects. The team was very friendly and
everyone was very happy to explain what they knew about the sea. It was a great
opportunity and it has made me think about my goals in life. The experience will
definitely help me work harder to become a scientist.
1A. Choose the best option (2 points each: total 8 points)
1-What is MiguelDiaz doing in the text?
A- Describing the part he played in a science project
B- Explaining how to apply for a place on a scientific trip
C- Giving advice on understanding difficult areas of science
D- Persuading others to organise their own scientific projects

2- What does Miguel say about the ROV?
A- It was difficult to operate
B- It could only go so far under water
C- It was anexpensive piece of equipment
D- It recorded what was happening under water
3- A Remotely Operated Vehicle is used to:
A- control the computer on the boat
B- dive into the water
C- change the water temperature
D- measure water depth and temperature
4- What was Miguel´s attitude towards diving?
A- His main worry was losing sight of the boat
B- He enjoyed it less than other parts of the trip
C-His feelings changed once he was in the water
D- He was quite disappointed by the variety of fish
1B. Answer the following questions with the information in the text (4 points each.
total 16 points)
1-What did the expedition want to learn more about?

2-What did they use to control the ROV?

3-What does Miguel think about the people in the expedition?

4- How will the experience helpMiguel?

2-Complete the text with one of the options below (1 point each. Total 10 points)
THE FIRST WOMAN SCIENTIST
Hypatia was born in Alexandria, in Egypt, in 370 A.D. For man y centuries she was
(1)……only
woman
scientist
to
have
a
place
in
the
history
books.
Hypatia’s
father
was
director
of
Alexandria
University,
and
he
(2)……sure
his

daughter hadthe best education available. This was unusual, as most women then had
few
(3)……to study.
After
studying
in
Athens
and
Rome,
Hypatia
returned
to
Alexandria
(4)…..she

began
teaching
mathematics.
She
soon
became
famous
(5)……her
knowledge
of
new

ideas.
We
have
no
copies
of
her
books,
(6)…..we
know
that...