TEXT 1 — THE END OF TV?
I keep reading articles that argue the TV is dead. According to this view, people are spending far more time using the Internet for their entertainment and for information. As a result, they argue the TV is becoming less and less important in our lives. The time we spend watching videos online is certainly increasing but I don't think this is a reason to believe we should be saying goodbye to the television.
The TV is still a very popular way a lot of us get our entertainment at home. It offers us the chance to see top musical artists, great films and documentaries and sometimes, thanks to important live events, it has the power to bring the whole country and all ages together in a way the Internet never could. How often do thousands or even millions of friends or families sit down at the same time to watch something together online?
Some people argue that the TV offers a poor quality of programmes on the many channels we now have. It is certainly true that many of the channels do nothing more than repeat old shows or offer cheap, low quality programmes. However, I would argue that a lot of content on the Internet isn't particularly great. At least TV shows have professional people checking the quality of shows, which a lot of content on the web doesn't.
I agree that it is easy to keep up-to-date with the latest news on the Internet, even though much of it is not true or certainly can't be trusted. I enjoy sitting down to the news on TV in the evening, knowing that I am more likely to believe the information than the things I read online. Anybody can post information on the Internet and a lot of it is opinion rather than fact.
So I don't think we should be so quick to say goodbye to the TV. In fact, I think it has many more years left in it! I certainly won't be swapping my TV for the latest laptop and will continue to enjoy relaxing in front of it in the evenings.
(Adapted from https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/)
1. READING COMPREHENSION (2 POINTS — 0.5 each). Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text.
1. The writer agrees with the idea that the internet is replacing TV.
2. TV can attract huge audiences for live events.
3. The author thinks TV news is more reliable than online news.
4. TV will disappear soon.
2. LEXICON (1 POINT — 0.25 each). Find words/phrases that mean the same as:
1. Debate, discuss
2. Growing, rising
3. Believed
4. Exchanging, substituting
3. PHONETICS (1 POINT — 0.25 each).
1. How is the 'e' pronounced in 'result'? /e/, /i:/ or /ɪ/?
2. Is the final '-s' pronounced /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/ in 'thanks'?
3. How is the 'ou' pronounced in 'country'? /æ/, /ʌ/ or /ə/?
4. How is the 'th' pronounced in 'nothing'? /ð/ or /θ/?

USE OF ENGLISH (3 POINTS — 0.5 each). Choose SIX sentences and rewrite them starting with the words given. Only the first six will be corrected.
1. The barber cut my hair yesterday. → I ___
2. We haven't tasted this kind of food before. → It ___
3. You must send these letters this afternoon. → These letters ___
4. "When will you be travelling to London?", Jane asked me. → Jane asked ___
5. The exhibition was so nice that I visited it three times. → It was ___
6. You won't pass the exam unless you work harder. → If ___
7. It's four years since you came to live here. → You have ___
8. The house has just been rebuilt. My grandparents used to live there. → The house ___
9. "I am very sorry I was not very helpful yesterday", he said to me. → He apologized ___
10. Somebody promised us two tickets for the concert. → We ___
11. He is not allowed to smoke on the underground. → He ___
12. Jane studied medicine. Her son goes to the same school as mine. → Jane, ___

Write ONE of these two compositions (3 POINTS). Your composition must have at least 125 words.
OPTION 1: Could you live without internet? Give your opinion.
OPTION 2: The advantages and disadvantages of being a youtuber.