FINAL TEST
WRITING
Bài 1.
Refer to the table and bar chart on the left. Complete the sentences with words from
the box. You will need to use some words more than once.
Big cheap economical expensive fast slow
a. Cost per kilometre: €0.40.
The cheapest form of transport is the bus.
b. Average journey time: (before) 28 minutes; (after) 23 minutes.
The bus is …………………form of transport.
c. Cost per kilometre: €0.50.
The tram is ……………… than the bus.
d. Average journey time: (before) 22 minutes; (after) 16 minutes.
The tram is……………………….than the bus.
e. Cost per kilometre: €1.80.
……………………..way of getting around the city is by taxi.
f. Average journey time: (before) 9 minutes; (after) 12 minutes.
Taxis are ……………………… way of getting around the city.
g. Average journey time: (before) 10 minutes; (after) 15 minutes.
Cars have seen……………….increase in journey times.
h. Average journey times: (before) 28 / 22 minutes; (after) 23 / 16 minutes.
Journeys by bus and tram are ………………….. than by car or taxi.
Bài 2: Look at the Writing task below, then do the exercises which follow it.
The graph below shows how much money a city council gave to book clubs over a
four-year period.
Are these sentences True or False? Underline your answers.
1. The graph shows how much money a city council received from book clubs in
the city.
2. The graph also shows how many book club members there were in the city.
3. The graph covers a period of time that began and ended in the past.
4. Over the four-year period, there was a steady rise in the amount of money that
was given.
5. Over the same period, the number of book club members fluctuated.
6. Generally, there was a downward trend in the number of book club members.
Bài 3:
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The plans below show the ground floor of a library in 2001 and how it was
redeveloped in 2009.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.