Name Class
Technical English Level 4 Test Master
Exit Test
Sections 1 – 5 have a total of 60 marks. Try to answer all questions.
Section 6 (Speaking) has a further 20 marks.
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ECTION1: V
OCABULARY
1 Choose the correct option.
1 If you __________ this material in water, it will dissolve.
a) interact b) immerse c) absorb d) interrupt
2 I’m afraid it seems that the pipe has __________ and that’s what caused the leak.
a) corrupted b) corroded c) counteracted d) corrected
3 The manager __________ off the meeting by asking for our ideas.
a) hit b) sounded c) debated d) kicked
4 The speed of the machine increases by __________ of 0.25 kph.
a) increments b) percentages c) modifications d) transformations
5 The __________ pipe from the container was blocked so the water couldn’t escape and
the room flooded.
a) inlet b) output c) overflow d) down thrust
6 The __________ of the vehicle was excellent: 0-100kph in 3 seconds.
a) deceleration b) speed c) activation d) acceleration
7 When testing some vehicles the drivers have to __________ control of the vehicle
to the computer. That can be quite frightening if you are not used to it.
a) restrain b) relinquish c) regain d) relieve
8 In order to build the bridge, the company had to __________ quite a bit of land from the
sea.
a) disperse b) return c) construct d) reclaim
9 When dealing with oil spills, surface __________ is often the first option.
a) conduction b) containmentc) contraction d) contaminant
10 Are you __________ to use the new system?
a) authorised b) confirmed c) computerised d) clarified
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2 Complete the sentence with a word formed from the word in capitals at the end.
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11 The warning sign indicates that this substance is flammable, so we must handle it
carefully. FLAME
12 The company apologised for any inconveniencecaused by the shutdown of the factory.
CONVENIENT
13 This is a scalablenetwork, so it can be added to all the time. SCALE
14 The job was extremely hazardousas we were working at heights of 250 metres.
HAZARD
15 The linearflaws are always difficult to detect. LINE
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ECTION2: L
ANGUAGE
3 Write the second sentence so that it is similar in meaning to the first sentence. Use the
word given without changing it. Use NO MORE THAN SIX words
16 You give us a discount and then we’ll place an order.
LONG
We’ll place an order as long as you give asa discount.
17 I believe the fire was started deliberately. A petrol can was found at the site.
MUST
The fire must have been starteddeliberately as a petrol can was found at the site.
18 The test facility is in a beautiful location as it lies between two hills.
SITUATED
Situated between two hills, the test facility is in a beautiful location.
19 The door wasn’t locked so the thief got into the room easily.
HAVE
If the room had been locked, the thief wouldn’t have got / wouldn’t have been
able to getinto the room so easily.
20 I became the CEO a year ago.
FOR
I have been the CEO fora year.
21 The prototype was being tested when the accident happened.
WHILE
While the prototype was being tested, the accident happened.
22 The machine can run non-stop for a year.
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CAPACITY
The machine has the capacity to runnon-stop for a year.
23 Even if you don’t agree, we are going ahead with the project.
REGARDLESS
We are going ahead with the project regardless of whether you agreeor not.
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4 Complete the paragraph with ONE word only in each gap.
KT Engineering has recently moved to a new manufacturing facility (24) wheremore
manufacturing capabilities can be added and the offices expanded. The new location
(25) will / can / shouldprovide access to a larger employment base and, (26) beingcloser to the
motorways and airports, will improve our distribution efficiency. (27) asthe new facility is only
20 miles away (28) fromthe previous one, all current employees have remained with the
company. (29) ifthe company hadn’t made the move, it would have been in danger of being
overtaken by its major competitor, who had just set
(30) upa new operation in the area.
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ECTION3: R
EADING
5 Read the text below and complete the notes.
31 depth of magnet underground: 100 m
32 length of magnets: 15 m
33 length of beam tube: 4000+ m / more than 4KM / over 4000m
34 magnet temperature required for repair: room temperature
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How the damage to the LHC was repaired
First, before any repair work could begin, the magnets had to be heated up from their low
temperatures at absolute zero to room temperature. The warm-up process took about a month.
The next step was to isolate the magnets from one other. This was done by opening up the
interconnections between each faulty magnet and its neighbours.
Next, each damaged magnet was lifted up to the surface. The magnets are 15 metres long and
weigh 20–30 tonnes. They had to be raised approximately 100 metres up a shaft to ground level,
while being kept perfectly parallel to the floor.
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The damaged magnets were then inspected at a nearby above-ground site. Following this
check-up, essential repairs were carried out on a total of 205 electrical interconnections.
At the same time, over 4 km of beam tube – the pipe which carries the beam of sub-atomic
particles through the magnets – had to undergo a complete clean-out following the incident.
This was done by pulling a large pad dipped in alcohol along the inside of the tube.
A restraint system was fitted to the magnets to tie them down and prevent them from being
thrown off their supports in future.
Hundreds of helium pressure release valves were also installed around each magnet to prevent
any build-up of pressure in the future.
After repairs, the magnets were taken back to their original locations, and then lowered carefully
into position between their neighbours.
Once the magnets were in place, the electrical cables between them were connected up. The
connections were coated in copper, which was then heated under pressure to solder the parts
together.
Finally, all the magnets were connected up and tested, and the temperature was brought down
again to absolute zero.
As for the future, to prevent such accidents from happening again, the whole meltdown warning
system was given a major upgrade.
Hundreds of new detectors were installed around the magnets to constantly monitor the status of
the interconnections and initiate an automatic shutdown of power to the magnets in case of any
problem.
6 Complete the summary paragraph with words from the box. There are more words than
you need.
fixed/checked/warmed/upgraded/lowered/separated/undertaken/carried/shut down/brought up
Before repair work can start, the magnets have to be (35) warmed. Then they are
(36) separatedand lifted to the surface where they are (37) checkedcarefully and essential
repairs (38) undertaken. The beam tube must be thoroughly cleaned with a pad soaked in
alcohol and then the magnets (39) fixedto their supports so they are not thrown off in future.
Once they have all been reconnected, tested and the temperature (40) loweredagain, they can
be returned to their positions.
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ECTION4: W
RITING
7 You have been asked to write a summary report about the bridge your company has
designed and plans to build across a harbour. Use these notes to help you.
41/42 by road 60Km/3-4 hours depending on time of day
43/44 ferries don’t take vehicles/ vulnerable in typhoon season
45/46 new bridge stylish/visually attractive/add to view
47/48 environmental concerns/marine ecosystem (white dolphins)/pollution/potential chemical
spillage
49/50 solutions: area set aside for dolphins/contingency plan for chemical spillages
HARBOUR BRIDGE – SUMMARY REPORT
41/42 The current journey by road around the harbour is 60Km and can take between three to
four hours, depending on the time of day.
43/44 The ferries which run do not carry any vehicles and also they are vulnerable in the
typhoon season.
45/46 The new bridge we have designed is both stylish and visually attractive and we believe
that it will add the harbour views.
47/48 However, we are aware that there have been some environmental concerns mainly with
the marine ecosystem as this is one of the only places in the world with a white dolphin
population. Furthermore, there are worries about the possibility of chemical spillages.
49/50 As a result of these concerns we have come up with some solutions. Firstly we have put
forward proposals to set aside a special area for the dolphins and we have also created a
contingency plan in the unlikely event that there is a chemical spillage
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ECTION5: L
ISTENING
Track 8
8 Listen to the recording twice and complete the notes. Use NO MORE THAN TWO
words and/or numbers for each gap
ALUMINIUM SMELTING
Method: Electrolysis = (51) chemical reactioncreated by electrical current.
Equipment: Smelting (52) poti.e. huge container.
(53) carbon (block)layer at bottom of container with (54) iron barbelow the
layer.
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Carbon anode suspended from top of container.
Stages: (55) alumina powderput into container from hopper.
Pushed through (56) frozenelectrolyte layer to form (57) hand cruston surface.
Dissolved in molten electrolyte.
Electric current flows through all layers.
Temperature reaches (58) 950ºCelsius.
(59) pure (molten)aluminium sinks to bottom of container.
Aluminium is then (60) tappedand ready for casting
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ECTION6: S
PEAKING
9 Prepare a presentation to your teacher about yourself and the industry you work in *.
Include the following:
- introduce yourself and describe your current job*
- say why you chose this job*
- say what you have been doing for the past 2 years
- explain what particular health and safety procedures are in place in your industry*
- describe a crisis situation which has occurred in your own industry*
- give details of the procedures used to deal with the crisis
- explain what you would have done if you had been involved in the situation
- outline the training you got for your job* or the training you expect to receive in your
industry*
- describe how you think jobs in your industry* will have changed in ten years’ time
- answer a question from your teacher about your talk
* or the technology you are studying
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Your teacher will mark your presentation using the scorecard below. The teacher
circles 1 mark if a student includes the area, and circles 2 marks for communicating it
accurately and effectively. There is a maximum of twenty marks.
The students
- introduced themselves and described their job 1 2
- said why they chose that job 1 2
- said what they had been doing the past 2 years 1 2
- explained health and safety procedures in their industry 1 2
- described a crisis situation in their industry 1 2
- gave details of procedures used to deal with the crisis 1 2
- explained what they would have done in that situation 1 2
- outlined training required for job/or industry 1 2
- described how jobs will have changed in industry 1 2
- answered a question from the teacher 1 2
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