1. Escola E. B. 2, 3 de Lamaçães
Test of English
8th Form (level 4) / Class: 3
Name:____________________________________________________________Nr:____
Date:___________Mark:___________________Teacher´s signature:_____________
Read the following text carefully.
An eco city
A truck drives into the site of an "eco-city" which is now under construction near the port city of
Tianjin in northeastern China in September 2010. For now, the ambitious eco-city covering 30
square kilometres (11.6 square miles) of non-arable salt pans and former fishing villages has more
cranes than wind turbines and will not be finished for at least another decade.
Plans for dozens of other low-carbon "eco-cities" and towns are springing up around the country,
as developers rush to cash in on the green movement and government authorities seek to attract
foreign investors to their regions.
China recently carried out low-carbon technology pilot projects in five provinces and eight
municipalities, with the aim of rolling them out nationwide, said the country's chief climate change
official, Xie Zhenhua.
"We hope that through our concerted efforts, we can work out incentives and policy measures
that support upgrading of technologies and changing people's consumption patterns," Xie told
reporters this week.
Goh insists the Tianjin development will not be another Dongtan , the construction of the first
stage is under way, with the first batch of apartments on sale and residents due to start moving in
as early as next year.
"We are far from the Dongtan example but we have got over the masterplan stage and are
executing it now," he said.
When AFP visited the sprawling site, several buildings were under construction, some streets had
been paved and marked, trees planted and wind-solar powered street lights erected.
But it is a long way from the miniaturised model on display in the exhibition hall, which shows
hundreds of high-rise buildings surrounded by 1,500 hectares of parks and wetlands, broken up by
crystal-clear waterways.
Online, 2011.02.13
I.Find in the text the words/ expressions that mean the same as the following
1 _ location ___________
4 _ get profit ___________
2 _ earlier ___________
3 _ appearing ___________
5 _ try to __________ 6 _ arrange __________
I. A _ Say what the following words refer to in the text.
1. which (l. 1) __________
2. them (l.10) _____________
3. We (l.12) _______________
4. it (l. 19) _____________
I.B – Find evidence in the text for the following sentences.
1. The town was used for the production of salt before.
2. The town will take more than 10 years to build.
I. C- Say wheteher the following words are British English (BE) or American English (AE).

2. 1. lorry_________
2. van ____________3. litter _______ 4. garbage __________
II_ Answer the questions about the text.
1. How can they transform cities in eco cities?
2. Why is it important to convince people to change their consumption habits?
3. Why did they plant trees and erect wind-solar powered street lights?
4. What would you change in your city?
III. Fill in the gaps with the simple past/ present perfect or present perfect appropriately.
in the reported speech.
1. “We ___________________ (concert) efforts to work out incentives and policy measures,"
Xie told reporters this week.
2. “We ______________ (just/ get over) the masterplan stage and are executing it now," he said.
3. “We_______________ (build) eco houses here since last August. We _________( build) these
streets last week.
4. Our workers _______________ (plant) trees and __________(erect) wind-solar powered
street lights for some months now” , the engineer.
5. Every detail _____________(be) discussed and thoroughly planned.
III.A _ Make sentences usint the present perfect, present perfect continouous or simple past
accordingly.
1. Susan/ visit / an eco city/ last month
2. You / ever/ hear/ about eco houses/?
3. I/work/ on an eco-friendly house/ project since 2010.
IV_ Rewrite the following sentences using the passive voice.
1. China recently carried out low-carbon technology pilot projects in five provinces
2. They work out incentives and policy measures.
3. They are planning cycle paths and parks for people to make picnics.
4. They designed a good public transport system for everyone.
V _Chose ONE of the following themes to write about. (At least 100 words)
A _ Imagine you had the chance to choose to live in the country or in the city. Which would you
choose? Why?
B_ What can we do to make our cities a better place to live in?
Good Work.
Your teacher,
Maria Manuela da Silva Peixoto