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MOCK EXAM 6 BASIC ENGLISH 2 PART 1. Read the text. For questions 1−5 choose the correct answer a, b, or c. 0 is the example. Taxi! When we think of London transport, we often remember the large, red, double-decker buses or the smart, black, London taxi cabs.The famous black cab will probably soon be as common on the streets of Beijing, China as it is in London. Geely Automobile Holding, an important Chinese car manufacturer has been working with its British partner, Manganese Bronze Holdings, to produce and sell the taxis in China since the 2008 Olympic Games. At a large manufacturing area in the suburbs of Shanghai, workers are now busy producing the TX4 models which have already been sold to businesses and private owners across China. Before 2008 most of the Chinese population had only ever seen a black taxi in old Alfred Hitchcock films, but 30 cabs were put on the streets of Beijing during the Olympics and they soon became popular with the local residents. The General Manager of the Geely company said that many customers were rich people buying a taxi for family or friends as an unusual present. Driving a cab on the Beijing streets certainly does catch people’s attention. But apart from selling to private owners and hotels, the company has also talked to the government and to taxi operators in order to expand the sales of black cabs all over the country.The aim is to sell between 3,000 and 5,000 taxis annually by 2012.The Shanghai-made London cab costs between 198,000 and 228,000 Yuan which is almost a third less than it costs in Britain.The Chinese and British companies were also planning to export to another 50 countries around the world, really putting the black cab on the global map. 0 Where can you find the London taxi cab? a

only in London

b

only in China

c

in London and China

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How long have London taxis been made in China?

a

since a British company sold them to China

b

since the Olympic Games in 2008

c

since a Chinese company bought the British taxi company

2

Who has bought the taxis?

a

companies and individual people

b

the Chinese government

c

people who live in Shanghai

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How did the Chinese first know about the London taxis?

a

they had seen them in Beijing

b

they had seen them in old movies

c

they had seen them in books about London

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Why do some rich people buy the taxi in China?

a

because they are cheap

b

because they are a different type of present

c

because everyone wants to have one

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What do the Geely company plan to do in the future?

a

sell the taxi all over China

b

sell the taxi to the government

c

sell the taxi to hotels

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PART 2- MIXED TENSE ACTIVITY. Fill in the gaps with the correct verb tense of the verbs in brackets. Number 0 is the example:

CO2 coral alert Marine biologists 0. are becoming ( BECOME) more and more worried about the increasing levels of carbon dioxide and its effect on our seas and marine life. Coral reefs 1.....................(BE) particularly affected and many could disappear in the near future. Speaking at a conference at The Royal Society of London, David Attenborough, who 2......................(MADE) some of the greatest environmental films and documentaries in the last century, 3.......................( AGREE) with biologists, and 4......................( SAY) that this could

have

catastrophic

effects

on

seas,

oceans,

and

the

people

who

5..........................(DEPEND) on them. Coral reefs maintain a quarter of all marine life . They also 6...................( PROTECT ) beaches and coast areas from storms. David Attenborough said that coral reefs 7..........................( BE) the most beautiful and spectacular places on the planet. He 8............( ADD) that the world 9.....................( HAVE) a ‘moral responsibility’ 10........................( PROTECT) these precious areas for future generations.

PART 3. Read the information about flying and match the questions A−G with paragraphs 1−5. There is one question you don’t need to use. C is the example. A Do take your headset off if they talk to you B Don’t ask for another drink just after you’ve eaten C Don’t ask for help with your bag

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D Do fasten your seatbelt when the sign is on E Don’t ask them to take your tray F Do be quiet during the safety demonstration G Don’t complain about the food

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The dos and don’ts of air travel (or how to get on with the cabin crew) 0 If it’s too heavy, that’s your fault. Why didn’t you check it in? 1 OK, you’ve seen it a hundred times before, then just sit quietly and read. Don’t talk, or laugh, or make fun of the crew. If they tell you off in front of everyone else, you’ll look very stupid. 2 The crew didn’t cook it! What’s more, there’s not much they can do about it 10,000 metres up in the air. 3 Apart from anything else it’s rude to keep it on. But also you can hear what they say and they don’t have to shout. 4 They’ve given you a drink and a meal. They’ve taken away the trays. possibly for the third or fourth time that day. They are tired. They want something to eat themselves. Just wait 15−20 minutes before you ask for one. 5 The sign is always on for a reason: you're close to take off or landing, or the weather is bad. Travellers who have been in a really bad storm or hit a really big air pocket always obey the sign. PART 4-MULTIPLE CHOICE CLOZE. Read the following text and then decide which of the words ( A, B, C or D) bests fits each gap. The activity begins with an example(0). A FAMOUS CIRCUS

The circus du Soleil, began 0………………….. Montreal, Canada. It was started 1……………………. the Canadian Guy Laliberté in 1984. When he left college, Laliberté travelled around Europe and earned money 2…………………. music in the streets. Not long after he returned home, he started Cirque with 3……………….. friend, Daniel Gauthier. During the 1990s , Cirque grew quickly. It now does shows 4………….. over the world and the number of people working for it has grown from 73 to 5…………. than 3,500.The Cirque does not have any animals, but 6……………. is music and dance and each show tells a story. 7………………...show, which is called Varian , is about a man who could fly. The show

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starts with him falling from the sky and tells the story of how he 8………. to learn to fly again. The show 9……………… amazing and all the family 10…………… enjoy it.

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KEYS PART 1 0c 1b 2a 3b 4b 5a PART 2 0. are becoming 1. are 2. has made 3. agreed 4. said 5. depend 6. protect 7. are 8. added 9. had 10. to protect PART 3 A3 B4 C example D5 E is the extra sentence F1 G2

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