Scientists cloned a sheep in 1996. They gave her the name of Dolly. Her birth caused a sensation around the world because it was the first time that scientists had cloned an animal from another adult animal. Her death in 2003 opened the discussion about the moral problems of cloning.
In addition, scientists wanted to do more research to discover if Dolly had died early because she was a clone. Normally sheep live for about eleven or twelve years, but Dolly was only six when she died. Did that mean that she was already six when she was born? Interestingly, the sheep the scientists used to clone Dolly was six, so perhaps Dolly had the same genetic age?
Dolly had four healthy lambs, but scientists discovered that Dolly suffered from arthritis in her legs. A virus caused her main illness. However, we don’t know for certain whether cloning always creates naturally unhealthy animals. There are scientists who want to experiment more in order to learn the truth.
Cloning may become a way to save animals which are in danger of extinction. It might also be possible to re-create animals which no longer exist. So don’t be surprised when you see a dinosaur the next time that you go to the zoo!
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40 Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100
End-of-term test 1
Listening
1 Listen to the conversation between Julie and Matt. Then answer the questions. (10 marks)
Who are the people in the photo? Julie and Matt’s parents
1 How old is the photo?
_______________________________________ 2 What did their dad’s hair use to be like?
_______________________________________ 3 Who was holding the ‘walkman’ gadget?
_______________________________________ 4 When did their parents meet?
_______________________________________ 5 How often do their parents argue?
_______________________________________
Vocabulary
2 Choose the correct words. (10 marks) get / have / become married to someone 1 give / put / check in your bags at the airport 2 go / get / have the bus to school
3 stay / be / get on well with someone 4 stop / turn / close off your TV
5 make / get / have an argument with someone 6 do / go / cut down on sugar
7 set / travel / start off for Paris early this morning 8 take / put / get up a new sport
9 see / get / group together with friends to chat 10 go / play / do exercise
3 Write the words for the definitions. (10 marks) something a person invents (noun): an invention 1 something you use to protect your skin from the
sun in hot weather (noun): s_______________ 2 something a person discovers (noun):
a d_______________
3 very tiring (adjective): e_______________ 4 get music from the internet (verb):
d_______________
5 something you can use to hurt people, like a gun or a bomb (noun): w_______________
Language focus
4 Change the tense of He speaks to her and write sentences. (12 marks)
(used to /
) He used to speak to her. 1 (used to /
) _________________________________ 2 (past perfect / ?) _________________________________ 3 (past simple /
) _________________________________ 4 (past continuous / ?) _________________________________ 5 (present perfect /
) _________________________________ 6 (present perfect continuous /
)_________________________________
5 Complete the sentences with the correct words. (18 marks)
He wants to talk to you. You should call him. (should / might / can’t)
1 He’s with me right now, so he ______________ be in New York! (might / can’t / could)
2 You’ve all got coffees. This last one
______________ be mine. (could / must / should) 3 I ______________ say my name when I was one.
(can / could / ’ll be able to)
4 Jan has _____________ left. (just / still / yet) 5 I move to Paris next month. You ______________
visit me, if you like. (must / ’ll be able to / ’ll) 6 I ______________ wear a school uniform – it’s the
school rules. (should / have to / might) 7 I ______________ call you later – it depends.
(must / may / can)
8 I’ve known them ______________ we were children. (for / since / already)
9 That looks bad – you ______________ see a doctor. (could / ’ll be able to / should)
6 Complete the sentences. There is one extra verb form you do not need. (10 marks)
are going to be had been have been is opening opens will be
End-of-term test 1
1 I think that people ______________ richer in the future.
2 My parents ______________ teachers since they left university. They’re still teaching now. 3 We ______________ to the shop before he
arrived.
4 The museum ______________ at 10 a.m. tomorrow, and at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
5 They ran a marathon today. It was exhausting! They ______________ tired tonight.
Reading
7 Read the text. Then write true or false. Correct the false sentences. (10 marks)
Dolly was not born naturally. true
1 At first, nobody was interested in Dolly.
___________________________________________ 2 Dolly had a shorter life than other sheep.
___________________________________________ 3 Dolly did not become a mother.
___________________________________________ 4 Dolly was not a healthy animal.
__________________________________________ 5 We will never see dinosaurs again.
__________________________________________
Communication
8 Match questions 1–6 with replies a–f. Then complete the replies. (10 marks)
1 ‘What happened then?’ e 2 ‘Did you have a good time?’ ___ 3 ‘Do you fancy coming?’ ___ 4 ‘When did you last see her?’ ___ 5 ‘What do you think of these?’ ___ 6 ‘Is there anything I can do for you?’ ___ a ‘I’d __ __ __ __ to. What time?’
b ‘Yes, I __ __ __. It was amazing!’
c ‘__ __ __ you give me some information?’ d ‘I __ __ __’__ really decide, but I suppose that
one’s nicer.’
e ‘After that we all left.’
f ‘It was about two days __ __ __.’
Writing
9 Write an email to a friend about your week. Use the ideas below to help you. (10 marks)
Paragraph 1: What did you do last weekend? Paragraph 2: What other interesting things have you done this week?
Paragraph 3: What are you going to do this weekend?
Paragraph 4: When are you going to phone your friend?
DOLLY THE SHEEP
Scientists cloned a sheep in 1996. They gave her the name of Dolly. Her birth caused a sensation around the world because it was the first time that scientists had cloned an animal from another adult animal. Her death in 2003 opened the discussion about the moral problems of cloning.
In addition, scientists wanted to do more research to discover if Dolly had died early because she was a clone. Normally sheep live for about eleven or twelve years, but Dolly was only six when she died. Did that mean that she was already six when she was born? Interestingly, the sheep the scientists used to clone Dolly was six, so perhaps Dolly had the same genetic age?
Dolly had four healthy lambs, but scientists discovered that Dolly suffered from arthritis in her legs. A virus caused her main illness. However, we don’t know for certain whether cloning always creates naturally unhealthy animals. There are scientists who want to experiment more in order to learn the truth. Cloning may become a way to save animals which are in danger of extinction. In January 2009 scientists from the Centre of Food Technology and Research of Aragon, in northern Spain, announced the cloning of the Pyrenean ibex. Unfortunately, the cloned ibex died shortly after its birth. It might also be possible to re-create animals which no longer exist. So don’t be surprised when you see a dinosaur the next time you go to the zoo!
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40 Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100