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READING
II
WRITING THROUGH READING
1. Write a short argumentative text (around 100 words) about the pros and cons of the internet
in a teenager’s life.
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III
LANGUAGE USE
A. Choose a word or an expression from the box to complete the following text.
You can reach out to billions of people across the world, buy products directly from people
in countries you can’t really place on a map.
You have free access to a._______________________ libraries of books, videos, and audio
recordings on every topic. 300 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every day.
You can work b._______________________, from home, on vacation.
Personally, my wife and I met online, while she was studying in my home country. We relied
on the internet to keep in touch for 6 years of long distance (and using the internet to buy
cheap flights to visit each other), and bought her c._______________________ from the same
jeweller who made her engagement ring, by d._______________________.
Now, I use the internet to keep in touch with my family back home, and work for my
e._______________________ back in my home country.
I’m not saying that relationships have never worked out long distance before the internet, or
people have never worked remotely without the internet, but it’s the f._____________________ of
the net that makes it seem so ordinary now.
https://www.quora.com/How-powerful-is-the-Internet (accessed in February 2018)
3. A renowned company, __________________ name I can’t remember now, sued some employers
for felony.
5. Steve Jobs, __________________ name everyone knows, has left a priceless legacy.
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C. Rewrite the following sentences beginning with IF.
1. I don’t know anything about social media so I am not able to talk about its pros and cons.
If___________________________________________________________________________
2. You are always online. That’s why you don’t concentrate at school.
If___________________________________________________________________________
If___________________________________________________________________________
4. People with more than 5000 friends on Facebook are asked to put ads on their pages.
If___________________________________________________________________________
5. When you post something on Instagram, all your friends see it immediately.
If___________________________________________________________________________
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Answer key
I. READING (65 p) III. LANGUAGE USE (100 p)
A. (38 p) A. (65 p)
1. but also international news. a. countless; b. remotely; c. wedding ring; d. email; e. employer;
2. people who you haven’t met for a long time. f. power
3. you can study online.
B. (56 p)
B. (37 p)
1. who; 2. which/that; 3. whose; 4. where; 5. whose
1. “You can also buy shoes, talk to a friend...” (line 7)
2. “... reconnecting with old forgotten classmates or relatives...”
C. (58 p)
(line 14)
1. If I knew something about social media, I would be able to
3. “Long gone are the days when privacy meant locking the
talk about its pros and cons.
front door...” (lines 25-26)
2. If you weren’t always online, you would concentrate at
school.
C. (45 p)
3. If I had bought a smartphone, I would have received your
1. I would stress the importance of social media.
iMessage.
2. You can be in touch with anyone.
4. If you have more than 5000 friends on Facebook, you are
3. at your own rhythm and convenience
asked/will be asked to put ads on your pages.
4. at any time of the day or night
5. If you post something on Instagram, all your friends can
see it.
II. WRITING THROUGH READING (35 p)
Open answer.
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