GATEWAY 2 WEBSITE PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2 Paper 2 Reference Units 8-15 Section A Reading and summary Section B Language use 1 Verb passage present simple; past simple; past continuous; present perfect; past passive; 1st conditional 2 Cloze passage sentence connectors, prepositions, relative pronouns, conjunctions, determiners Section C Reference skills Information on a contents page
Practice examination 2 Paper 2 SECTION A Read the following passage and then answer the questions which follow. Disaster in space 1 Christa McAuliffe was a teacher. She taught at Concord High School in the USA. Christa liked teaching, but there was something else she wanted to do. She wanted to travel in space. 2 In 1984, Christa heard that the Space Centre was planning to send a teacher on the next mission on the space shuttle. She sent her application to the Space Centre. She hoped that she would be chosen. 3 From the 11,500 applicants, Christa was chosen. She was chosen because she was an excellent teacher who always made her lessons interesting. She was a good communicator who could teach people about space travel. While in space, she was going to teach two lessons about how people lived in space and how the shuttle worked. Back on Earth, people would be able to watch Christa teach these lessons on television and learn more about space travel. 4 The launch date for the shuttle, Challenger, was Tuesday 28th January, 1986. Millions of people were watching on television. A large crowd of people were at the launch site too. They cheered loudly when Christa and six astronauts entered the space shuttle. Christa's two children (Caroline, aged 6 and Scott, aged 9), her husband and her parents felt very proud as they watched Christa begin her great adventure. 5 At 11.29 am the countdown to lift-off began. The crowd listened to the countdown. Six seconds before lift-off, the main engines started up. They became a fierce roar. Three seconds later came the blast of the two solid-fuel rocket boosters. The noise was deafening. Next, huge clouds of steam and smoke surrounded Challenger. Finally, at 11.38 am, there was lift-off. Challenger rose above the Earth on a bed of fire. The watching crowd cheered.
6 However, 35 seconds into the flight, things started to go wrong. A small orange flame flickered. It should not have been there. It grew, and then just 73 seconds after lift-off, and 13 km above the sea, hundreds of tonnes of liquid fuel ignited in a huge fireball. Then the space shuttle exploded. 7 On the grandstand the crowd watched silently as pieces of wreckage fell into the sea. They were in shock. The mission had gone dreadfully wrong and Christa and the rest of the crew were dead. 8 Today, many years after the Challenger space shuttle tragedy, Christa McAuliffe and the crew have not been forgotten. People will always remember this terrible disaster. From paragraphs 1 and 2 1 (a) What was Christa McAuliffe's job? (b) In which country did Christa live? (c) What did Christa want to do? (d) What was the Space Centre planning to do? From paragraph 3 2 (a) How many people applied to go on the space mission? (b) What are two phrases which explain why Christa was selected to go on the space mission? (3 words) (3 words) [2] (c) Which two lessons was Christa planning to teach in space? Write your answers A, B, C or D in the boxes. A How to grow plants in space. B How the crew lived in the space shuttle.
C How the space shuttle flew. D What it is like on the moon. + From paragraph 4 3 (a) What was the name of the space shuttle? (b) Altogether, how many people were travelling on this mission? (c) Based on the information in paragraph 4, how old do you think Christa was? Write your answer A, B, C or D in the box. A 18 B 22 C 37 D 56 From paragraphs 5 and 6 4 Complete this table with information from the passage. Count down for lift-off Time Action 11.29.00 am 11.37.54 am 11.37.57 am 11.38.00 am 11.38.35 am 11.39.13 am The space shuttle. [3] From paragraphs 7 and 8 5 (a) Why did the crowd watch silently? (b) What happened to the people on board Challenger? (c) Why do you think people remember this disaster?
6 From the whole passage There are six words printed in bold in the passage. Choose the phrases/sentences from the box that have a similar meaning to each one and write their numbers in the spaces provided. mission (line 8) proud (line 21) applicants (line 11) ignited (line 37) launch (line 17) wreckage (line 39) 1 beginning of a journey for a spacecraft 2 the broken parts of something that has been destroyed 3 an important job that you are sent somewhere to do 4 began to burn 5 pleased that you or someone else has done well 6 people who apply for something 7 Outline what happened to the space shuttle from the start of the countdown to lift off. Take your information from paragraph 5, reprinted below. Write not more than 50 words starting with the following words: At 11.29 am... [3] [ ] At 11.29 am the countdown to lift-off began. [ ] The crowd listened to the countdown. [ ] Six seconds before lift-off the main engines started up. [ ] They became a fierce roar. [ ] Three seconds later came the blast of the two solid-fuel rocket boosters. [ ] The noise was deafening. [ ] Next, huge clouds of steam and smoke surrounded Challenger. [ ] Finally, at 11.38 am, there was lift-off. [ ] Challenger rose above the Earth on a bed of fire. [ ] The watching crowd cheered. At 11.29 am [10]
SECTION B 1 Read Jovan's story about his experience as a refugee. Then write the correct form of each verb given in brackets. My name is Jovan and I live in Canada. My family (1) Canada from Kosovo a few years ago. I (2) (move) to (live) here for three years now. Many families like mine (3) war. It was not safe for us to stay there. We (4) Canada from Kosovo. At first we (5) refugee camp. (force) to leave Kosovo because of the (not, go) straight to (be) refugees and we stayed in a Today, I (6) (like) living in Canada. However it wasn't easy for me at first. When I began school I (7) (be) very nervous. I remember my first day at school. As I was walking to school with my mother I felt as if all the students (8) (stare) at me. I didn't think they wanted me in their school. Luckily I was wrong. The Canadian students were all very friendly and helpful. The war in Kosovo (9) now (end). I still miss my family and friends who live there. If I ever go back to Kosovo, I (10) (visit) them. [5] 2 Read the following passage about a sea disaster. Then fill each blank with ONE suitable word. The sinking of the Titanic was one of the world's worst sea disasters. (1), on 21 December 1987, there was an even worse sea disaster. It happened in the Tablas Strait, (2) the Philippines. A passenger ferry called the Dõna Paz was carrying thousands of people from the island of Leyte (3) Manila. It collided with an oil tanker (4) was carrying 8,800 barrels of oil. (5) the two vehicles collided, the oil caught fire. (6) fire quickly spread through both ships. (7) was no time to launch the lifeboats. The people (8) were trapped on board had to jump into the sea. Unfortunately, the sea was covered with burning oil (9) was full of many hungry sharks, so most people died. Official records say that 1,565 people died, (10) the ferry was overcrowded and more than 4,000 died. some people say that [5]
SECTION C Here is the contents page of a book called Great Explorers. Refer to this information to answer the questions which follow. GREAT EXPLORERS Contents Introduction 2 1 Marco Polo Journeys to China 6 2 Ferdinand Magellan First voyage around the world 11 3 Francisco de Orellana Discovering the Amazon rainforest 16 4 Burke and Wills Across the Australian desert 22 5 Roald Amunsden Polar explorer 28 6 Hillary and Tenzing To the top of the world 35 7 Neil Armstrong First man on the moon 40 Glossary 46 Index 48 1 Here are some extracts from the book Great Explorers. In which section of the book would you find each extract? Write your answers A, B or C in the boxes. (a) aborigines charts dog-sled the original people living in Australia maps of the sea a sled pulled by dogs to transport people and supplies across snow and ice A The introduction B The glossary C The index
(b) Aborigines 24, 26 Amunsden, Roald 28-34 goes to Antarctic 29 expedition to south pole 29-30 dies in plane crash 34 Armstrong Neil 40-45 A The introduction B The glossary C The index (c) Most of us are fascinated by the stories of great explorers. We like to read about their courage as they faced challenges on their dangerous adventures... A The introduction B The glossary C The index 2 (a) Which explorer can you read about on page 15? (b) How many pages are there in the chapter about Marco Polo? 3 Name the explorers who: (a) died from heat and thirst. and (b) explored very cold places., and
Practice examination 2 Paper 2 ANSWER KEY SECTION A 1 (a) Christa was a teacher (b) USA (c) Travel in space (d) Send a teacher on the next mission in space. 2 (a) 11,500 applicants (b) an excellent teacher a good communicator (c) B + C 3 (a) Challenger (b) 7 (c) C 4 Count down for lift-off Time Action 11.29.00 am Countdown for lift-off began. 11.37.54 am The main engines started up. 11.37.57 am Blast from the rocket boosters. 11.38.00 am Lift-off 11.38.35 am An orange flame flickered./things started to go wrong. 11.39.13 am The space shuttle exploded. 5 (a) They were in shock (b) They died. (c) Sample answers They saw it happen on television. Christa was a teacher, not an astronaut. 6 mission 3 proud 5 applicants 6 ignited 4 launch 1 wreckage 2
7 Sample answer At 11.29 am the countdown to lift-off began. Six seconds before lift-off the main engines started up. Three seconds later came the blast of the two solid-fuel rocket boosters. Next huge clouds of steam and smoke surrounded Challenger. Finally at 11.38 am, there was lift-off. Challenger rose above the Earth on a bed of fire. [48 words] SECTION B 1 My name is Jovan and I live in Canada. My family (1) moved to Canada from Kosovo a few years ago. I (2) have lived here for three years now. Many families like mine (3) were force to leave Kosovo because of the war. It was not safe for us to stay there. We (4) didn't go straight to Canada from Kosovo. At first we (5) were refugees and we stayed in a refugee camp. Today, I (6) like living in Canada. However it wasn't easy for me at first. When I began school I (7) was very nervous. I remember my first day at school. As I was walking to school with my mother I felt as if all the students (8) were staring at me. I didn't think they wanted me in their school. Luckily I was wrong. The Canadian students were all very friendly and helpful. The war in Kosovo (9) has now ended. I still miss my family and friends who live there. If I ever go back to Kosovo I (10) will visit them. 2 The sinking of the Titanic was one of the world's worst sea disasters. (1) However, on 21 December 1987, there was an even worse sea disaster. It happened in the Tablas Strait, (2) in the Philippines. A passenger ferry called the Dõna Paz was carrying thousands of people from the island of Leyte (3) to Manila. It collided with an oil tanker (4) which was carrying 8,800 barrels of oil. (5) When the two vehicles collided, the oil caught fire. (6) The fire quickly spread through both ships. (7) There was no time to launch the lifeboats. The people (8) who were trapped on board had to jump into the sea. Unfortunately, the sea was covered with burning oil (9) and was full of many hungry sharks, so most people died. Official records say that 1,565 people died, (10) but some people say that the ferry was overcrowded and more than 4,000 died. SECTION C 1 (a) B (b) C (c) A 2 (a) Ferdinand Magellan (b) 5 pages 3 (a) Burke and Wills (b) Amunsden, Hillary and Tenzing