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NAME ______________________________________ MAT. NO. ______________
2nd Year Exam – JANUARY 2017 - ONE HOUR
Reading comprehension – Open Question -Transformation questions – Verb Forms - Word
formation exercise
THE EDEN PROJECT
The Eden Project, which is a massive environmental centre in Cornwall, England, opened to the general
public in March 2001. Since its opening, it has averaged 1.8 million visitors a year both from Britain and
abroad. Cornwall was chosen for the site because its mild climate, clean air, ample water and southerly
location provided the perfect conditions for the Project.
This consists of two giant dome-like conservatories made up of hexagons – each approximately nine metres
across – and consisting of steel tubes covered with a very strong transparent material, which is guaranteed to
last at least twenty-five years. The two domes plus a further outdoor area recreate the natural environments
of three different climates, or Biomes as they are called, found around the world. The Humid Tropics Biome
recreates the natural environment of the world’s warmest regions. It houses hundreds of trees and other
plants from the jungles of South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Trees like banana trees, rubber trees,
cocoa, teak and mahogany. It is the largest of the three biomes, and the most impressive.
The Warm Temperate Biome is filled with plants from the Mediterranean regions of the world – South
Africa, California and the Mediterranean itself. The third biome is the Roofless Biome. This is an open
outdoor area with varied plant life from the temperate Cornwall area, as well as similar climates in Chile, the
Himalayas, Asia and Australia.
The main purpose of the Eden Project is to show the important relationship between plants, people and
resources. It is intended to educate and involve the general public in the major environment issues of the day,
and show people how we depend on plants and how we can help to manage and conserve them for mutual
survival. Apart from over one hundred thousand plants, there are exhibits to suit almost everyone. You can
study the links between plants and music, plants and health, and plants and sport, for example. And there are
themed events too, from tea-tasting to ‘chocolate’ days.
The Project particularly hopes to interest the fifty-three million people in Britain who are either not
particularly interested in the environment or who feel they are too ‘small’ to bring about any real change,
rather than the three million who are already members of environmental groups, though obviously it
welcomes them as well. If you are thinking of visiting the Project it’s best either to arrive first thing – 9a.m.
– or after 2.30, when things are a little quieter. From research carried out over the past few months it seems
the average stay is between three and four hours. There are about ninety exhibits so just four minutes spent at
each of them would be 360 minutes or six hours. Even then, you will probably wish to return another day to
take it all in!
NAME ______________________________________ MAT. NO. ______________
2nd Year Exam – JANUARY 2017 - ONE HOUR
A) Reading Comprehension
1. Why did they decide to built the Eden Project in Cornwall?
a) Because Cornwall was an ideal location.
b) Because it would be easy for foreign tourists to visit.
c) Because it rains a lot in Cornwall.
2. The third biome is different because
a) it contains plants from Asia and Australia.
b) it isn’t covered.
c) it contains more varied plants.
3. The main aim of the Eden Project is to
a) conserve endangered plant species.
b) study how plants and trees grow.
c) show the connection between plants and people.
4. The Project especially wants to attract people
a) who aren’t particularly interested in environmental issues.
b) who are interested in the environment.
c) who belong to environment groups.
Points___/6
B) Choose ONE QUESTION to answer.
Indicate your choice; Question number_________.
1) Would you be interested in visiting The Eden Project? Explain why or why
not.
2) If you could set up a project to exhibit to the public, what theme would you
be interested in showing?
Write 50-80 words in your own words.
__________________________________________________________________________
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Points ____/4
GO ON TO EXERCISE C
NAME ______________________________________ MAT. NO. ______________
2nd Year Exam – JANUARY, 2017
ONE HOUR
C) 5 key-word transformation questions
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. You must include the word in
bold print . Do not change the word given. Use NO MORE than 5 words including the word given.
Contractions (for example - don’t- count as two words).
Example
0 What type of music do you like best?
FAVOURITE
What IS YOUR FAVOURITE__type of music?
1. You will probably wish to return another day to take it all in!
ORDER
In _ORDER TO /TAKE IT ALL _in, you will probably wish to return another day.
2. We left home early so that we could get to the Eden Project in the morning.
SET
We ___SET OFF /FROM ___________________ home early so that we could get to the
Eden Project in the morning.
3. Yesterday, we went to the Eden Project centre at 11 a.m. and there were massive queues.
WAIT
If we had arrived at 9 in the morning, we probably wouldn’t HAVE HAD/ TO WAIT in
massive queues yesterday.
4.
In March 2021, the Eden Project will be celebrating 20 years since it opened.
OPEN
By 2021, the Eden Project___________ WILL HAVE/ BEEN OPEN ______for 20 years.
5. The school teacher told her class; ‘I promise we’ll have a school trip to the Eden Project
next term.’
PROMISED
The school teacher PROMISED HER CLASS/ THEY WOULD have a school trip to the
Eden Project the following term.
a week __________________________________________________________.
Points ____/10
GO ON TO EXERCISE D
NAME ______________________________________ MAT. NO. ______________
2nd Year Exam – JANUARY, 2017
ONE HOUR
D) Verb forms Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. When necessary, put the adverb
indicated into the correct position.
1. The school kids _______HAD BEEN LOOKING FORWARD ___ (to look forward)
to the school trip for weeks when they finally __GOT___ (to get) to the Eden Project
yesterday.
2.
I ___AM HARDLY EVER__ (hardly ever/to be) interested in the environment, but
this Eden Project ___SOUNDS_____(to sound) interesting. Shall we go?
3. If there ____WERE/WAS___________ (to be) more funds, we __WOULD/COULD
INVEST__ (invest) some money in a similar project in the future, but unfortunately we
don’t have the funds for now.
4. New plants _____HAVE JUST BEEN DELIVERED________________________
(just to deliver) and, at the moment, staff ____ARE CHECKING__________(to
check) them to make sure they are in good condition.
5. Hi! At last! I_____HAVE BEEN TRYING ____ (to try) to get hold of you all day
today! Listen, do you fancy ____GOING________ (to go) to the Eden Project
tomorrow? I have a free ticket for you!
Points ____/10
GO ON TO EXERCISE E)
NAME ______________________________________ MAT. NO. ______________
2nd Year Exam – JANUARY 2017
ONE HOUR
E) Word formation exercise
Read the passage and use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to
form a word that fits grammatically in the numbered gap. The words are already
in order.
PROJECT ORBIS
Example: Seen from the outside, there is nothing (0) unusual
about it.
It looks like any other DC10 aircraft. The (1) ___ is inside, where all the seats
have been taken out and (2)_____ by a fully-equipped operating theatre
with a laser (3)___ area, and a classroom and TV studio.
The idea was conceived by Dr David Paton in the 1970s. His (4) ___
was to bring the (5) _____ skills and expertise in ophthalmology to health
personnel in developing countries, where the high cost of tuition, (6) _____
travel and accommodation prevent the (7)___ of doctors and nurses from
participating in training programmes abroad. Following a (8)_________
by an Orbis surgeon, the host country doctor performs the surgery. Each (9)___
takes 40% longer than it would normally due to the amount of discussion that takes
place and the need for (10)______ to interpret. To date the Orbis Flying Eye
Hospital has visited seventy countries around the world.
Write your answers here
1 ______DIFFERENCE____________________
2 _______REPLACED___________________
3 _________TREATMENT_/Treated_____
4 __________OBJECTIVE________________
5 _________LATEST_________________
6 ________INTERNATIONAL__________________
7 __________MAJORITY________________
8 ______DEMONSTRATION__________________
9 ____OPERATION______________________
10_______TRANSLATORS__________________
Points ____/10
THIS IS THE END OF THE EXAM
(0)
USUAL
(1) DIFFERENT
(2) PLACE
(3) TREAT
(4) OBJECT
(5) LATE
(6) NATIONAL
(7) MAJOR
(8) DEMONSTRATE
(9) OPERATE
(10) TRANSLATE