NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WORLD CLASS 1

TIME: 60 MINUTES / A

FINAL EXAM: HIGH-INTERMEDIATE 2

NAME : _________________________________________ DATE : _______________

TEACHER : _________________________________________ SHIFT: _______________

READING
A. Read the article. Then indicate whether each statement is true or false. Rewrite false
statements to be true statements. (20p)

Going Green in China

China is growing at a rate faster than any big country has ever grown at before. As it grows, the country is
taking advantage of many opportunities for environmental progress.
New buildings and power plants can incorporate the latest environmentally sound technology. For example,
in the growing city of Rizhao, in Shandong Province, 95 percent of the buildings use solar energy. A large
hotel there has a solar-thermal system that takes the sun’s energy and turns it into hot water for the kitchen
and 102 guest rooms. More than two dozen cities are building or expanding subway and high-speed rail
lines. China is the world leader in the installation of renewable energy technology—its turbines catch the
most wind, and its factories produce the most solar cells. In fact, no other country is investing so heavily
in clean energy.
While these green efforts are great, China is also primarily dependent on coal-fueled growth. China’s rapid
expansion—constructing highways, rail lines, and buildings—requires the use of energy, which means
burning coal, the country’s main energy source.
Energy experts are now trying to determine when emissions will peak and then begin to decline. I talked
with dozens of energy experts, and not one of them predicted emissions would peak before 2030. Is there
anything that could move that 2030 date significantly forward? I asked one expert in charge of a clean-
energy program. "Everyone's looking, and no one is seeing anything," he said.
There are risks involved in letting carbon emissions rise until 2030, but China’s steps toward relying on
green energy will be a major help in the future. Although China’s energy use right now is, like most of the
world’s, not ideal, the Chinese are setting some important models for us to follow.

1. New buildings and power plants often incorporate the latest environmentally sound technology. ( )
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2. No other big country has ever grown as fast as China is growing. ( )
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3. China is the world leader in the installation of renewable energy technology. ( )
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4. Solar and wind energy are the main sources for energy in China today. ( )
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5. Growth is very important for China. ( )
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6. In Rizhao, 95% of the buildings use energy from coal. ( )

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7. Many Chinese cities are improving public transportation. ( )
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8. China uses a lot of coal because it is growing so quickly. ( )
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9. Experts predict that carbon emissions will continue to rise, then peak, and finally decline. ( )
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10. China’s carbon emissions will peak very soon. ( )
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LISTENING
A. Listen to the interview. Then select the answer that best completes the sentence. (20p)
11. The conversation takes place during a ____.
a. news program b. talk show c. science class
12. Spain does not have a lot of ____.
a. sun b. wind c. snow
13. Spain is the ____ largest producer of wind power in the world.
a. second b. third c. fourth
14. The wind turbines in Spain kill between ____ million birds and bats each year.
a. 4 to 8 b. 10 to 12 c. 6 to 18
15. There are about ____ wind turbines in Spain.
a. 18,000 b. 19,000 c. 20,000
16. Henrietta worries that wind turbines will ____ some kinds of birds.
a. reverse b. run out c. eliminate
17. Environmental studies will make sure the turbines are ____ for wildlife.
a. taller b. safer c. slower
18. In Cadiz province, some turbines stopped to allow birds to ____.
a. pass b. nest c. rest
19. Henrietta believes that wind power is a(n) ____ energy source.
a. clean b. economical c. important
20. Henrietta believes that wind turbines and birds ____ share the sky.
a. will b. will not c. can not

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

A. Complete each sentence with the correct future form of the indicated verb. (10p)
Ex: I will return (return) your book next week. (promise)
21. Next Sunday, Nahid ____________________ (meet) us at the recycling plant. ( definite plan).
22. She says that she ____________________ (call) us if she's going to be late. ( promise).
23. I think Nahid ____________________ (be) late as usual. ( prediction)
24. For the next four years, Nahid ____________________(study) environmental law. ( ongoing future action)
25. When she finishes, she ____________________ (be) an environmental lawyer. ( definite plan)

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B. You want to persuade your friend to go on an energy diet. Complete each sentence based
on the prompts. (12p) ( 2 points each one)
Ex: Reduce air pollution
By riding your bike to class, you'll generate less air pollution.
26. Use less plastic
Instead of _________________________________________________________________________.
27. Recycle glass
By _______________________________________________________________________________.
28. Use your car less
Rather than _______________________________________________________________________.
29. Eliminate bottled water
Instead of _________________________________________________________________________.
30. Reduce electricity consumption
By _______________________________________________________________________________.
31. Eat fewer processed foods
Rather than _______________________________________________________________________.
C. Complete each sentence with the appropriate word. (5p)
32. The singer's ____________________ (commercial / hard-core) fans stayed at the concert
despite the rain.
33. The actor briefly ____________________ (launched / made an appearance) at the film awards.
34. Assane's fantastic show had the ____________________ (audience / performance) screaming for
more.
35. I wasn't able to ____________________ (convince / emerge) Jason to sing at my wedding.
36. The oil painter Monet was ____________________ (inspired / launched) by his garden at
Giverny.

D. Complete the sentences with words from the list. (5p)

commercial emerge launch mainstream performance
37. One great song can ____________________ a singer's career.
38. Dancers usually do warm-up exercises before a ____________________.
39. The city's ____________________ center has more than 200 stores.
40. Movie studios try to make movies that will attract a ____________________ audience.
41. Often it takes years of practice for a performer's talent to ____________________.

E. Read the following sentences and write if it is prediction, definitive plans, promise or
ongoing future actions. (10p)
Ex: Tonight I´m seeing a movie with my friends DEFINITE PLANS
42. I’m going to take the TOEFL next Saturday._______________________________________________
43. By 2040, there are going to be over 8 billion people on Earth._________________________________
44. I´ll call you tonight, after I get home. I won´t forget._______________________________________
45. Within ten years, Germany will be using less oil and more renewable sources
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46. At this time tomorrow, I´ll be travelling to Asia.______________________________________

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WRITING
Imagine that yesterday you were in a busy cafe drinking coffee. You noticed that all of the beverages
come in paper cups, with cardboard sleeves, and a plastic lid. You also noticed that there was a place for
trash, but not for recycling. This bothered you because so much recyclable paper and plastic was going
into the trash. Write an e-mail to the café manager describing what you noticed. Try to persuade the
manager to set up containers for recycling paper and plastic. Use the phrases instead of and rather
than in your email. (18p)

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Accuracy ______ Organization ____ Register ______ Spelling _____ Content ________

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HIGH-INTERMEDIATE 2 A
FINAL EXAM
Answer Section

READING
A. Read the article. Then indicate whether each statement is true or false. Rewrite
false statements to be true statements. (20p)
1. T 2. T 3. T
4. F Coal is China’s main energy source.
5. T
6. F In Rizhao, 95% of the buildings use solar energy.
7. T 8. T 9. T
10. F Experts predict that in 2030 or later carbon emission will peak.

LISTENING
A. Listen to the interview. Then select the answer that best completes the sentence.
(20p)
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11. b 12. c 13. b 14. c 15. a 16. c 17. b 18. a 19. c 20. A

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

A. Complete each sentence with the correct future form of the indicated verb. (10p)
21. is going to meet 22. will call 23. is going to be/will be
24. will be studying 25. is going to be

B. You want to persuade your friend to go on an energy diet. Complete each

sentence based on the prompts. (12p)
26-31 Answers will vary

C. Complete each sentence with the appropriate word. (5p)

32. hard-core 33. made an appearance 34. audience 35. convince 36. Inspired

D. Complete the sentences with words from the list. (5p)

37. launch 38. performance 39. commercial 40. mainstream 41. Emerge

E. Answer the questions using future forms. (10p)

42.define plans 43. Predictions 44.promise 45. Ongoing future actions 46. Ongoing future actions

WRITING (18p)
GRAMMAR Range 2P Accuracy 2P Cohesion 2P
VOCABULARY Range 2P Appropiacy 2P
SYNTAX AND TEXT COHISION 2P
ORGANIZATION OF IDEAS AND COHERENCE 2P
STYLE/DISTIGUISHING REGISTER 2P
SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION 2P

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