INSTITUTO CAMBRIDGE de Cultura Inglesa – Noviembre-Diciembre 2017

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A B FINAL MARK SET

PART A

WRITE THE WORDS USING THESE CLUES 5 x 0.2 = 1 mark

1 W 1-A machine in your home that records phone messages.

2 E 2- A film that continues the story of an earlier one.

3 I 3-Unfairly preferring one person over another.

4 R 4-Stupid or silly.

5 D 5-Money given in advance as part of a total payment for something.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT OPTION a, b or c TO COMPLETE THE BLANKS 5 x 0.3 = 1.5 marks

1- He’s _____qualified for the job of secretary. He’s an architect. a) over b) under c) pro

2- I’ve met _____ interesting people in my life. a) so b) such an c) so many

3- We’ve finally paid _____ the mortgage. a) out b) off c) in

4- _____ of the twins love sports. a) None b) Both c) Every

5- The film is _____ in London in the 1950s. a) set b) shot c) made

COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION. Choose a suitable expression. There are three 4 x 0.2 = 0.8 mark
extra ones. Write the letter in the blank.

Justin is asking his friend Emma out.

A- I’m sorry, B- How
but I don’t about you?
feel up to Justin: Hi, Emma. 1)____ tonight?

Emma: Nothing much. Why?

C- Have you
got anything on Justin: There’s a new Italian restaurant in the High Street.
D- I 2)____
wouldn’t
mind Emma: 3)____ eating pasta. I’m on a diet.
E- It’s all
the same to me. Justin: OK. Let’s go to Green World and have some salad,
instead. 4)____
F- I thought Emma: That’s great.
we could give it
a try.

G- I’d rather
give it a miss.

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REWRITE THESE SENTENCES Use the words in brackets without changing them 8 x 0.4 = 3.2 marks

1- I’m sure he’s having dinner now. (MUST)

2- Grandma’s watching the news. She does that every day. (THIS TIME TOMORROW)

3- The police haven’t found the missing child. (BEEN)

4- Craig should repair his car. (IT’S TIME)

5- “Why don’t you travel by plane?” Carol said. (SUGGESTED)

6- They like Buenos Aires, but they hate the traffic jams. (WHAT)

7- I’m too tall and I don’t like that. (WISH)

8- David’s going to pay someone to service his freezer next week. (HAVE)

COMPLETE THE TEXT ABOUT AN EMBARRASSED SHOPPER WITH 10 x 0.25 = 2.5 marks
THE CORRECT TENSE, VOICE OR FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

As fashion-conscious Gilly Woodward 1) (leave) _____________________ Harrods last Friday, she felt

proud of the $400 designer jeans that she 2) (just buy)______________________. But when Gilly, 31, returned to

the store the next day to do some more shopping, she 3) (not allow) _____________________ to enter because she

4) (wear) ____________________ the same jeans.

Gilly, now back home in Liverpool, 5) (stay)_____________________ with friends in London for a few

days. She explained what had happened. “I was walking through the swing doors, when suddenly I 6) (stop)

_____________________ by a large, uniformed security guard. He pointed at my knees, and said that my jeans

were torn and I could not enter. I tried to tell him that I had bought them in Harrods the day before, and that the

torn bits were fashionable. But he refused 7) (listen) ____________________ and told me to get out. By this time,

a crowd of people had gathered and I left immediately. I 8) (never feel) ________________________ so

embarrassed in my life. I 9) (not go) ________________________ back there again.” A spokesperson for Harrods

said that the dress code 10) (introduce) ________________________ in 1989, and it states: no beachwear, no

backpack, no torn denims.

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READING: Read this article and do tasks A and B 5 x 0.2 = 1 mark

Are cell phones making the human race stupid? According to a new study out of Britain, the answer is "yes."
We rely too much on technology, which has reduced our brain power. And it's measurable.

Professor Ian Robertson of Trinity College Dublin conducted the study. His research showed that most
citizens in Britain have to remember five passwords, five pin numbers, two number plates, three security ID
numbers, and three bank account numbers just to get through life every day. But most people have
become incapable of remembering all this information, so they use only one or two passwords. It highlights
what many people also expressed as "information overload." Cell phones and other memory devices offer
a solution to the numbers and codes the average person has to remember. But Robertson said that people use
the devices instead of their memory. And the less you use your memory, the poorer it becomes.

The study discovered that one quarter of all Britons didn't know their home phone number. And only a third
of those surveyed could remember more than three birthdays of their immediate family members. The
study arranged the figures into age groups, which provided clearer answers. About one third under the age of
30 couldn't recall their home phone numbers, and had to check their cell phone or other device. In the same
age bracket, only 40% could give important dates, such as birthdays or anniversaries, for family members. For
people over 50, 87% could remember details about their families. The study also discovered that 58%
incorrectly assumed that they couldn't remember all the numbers and codes used daily.

Task A Underline the parts of the article that tell us the following things

1 The majority of British citizens need to remember several number combinations on a daily basis.

2 Your memory will be affected if it is hardly used.

3 Most of the people surveyed couldn’t remember important dates.

Task B Circle T for true and F for false. Correct the false statement/s on the blank lines below.

4 Technological devices force people to memorize information. T F

5 Because of their dependence on technology, young Britons have a poorer memory T F

than adults.

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WRITING 10 marks

Write one composition using 120 to 160 words. Choose either option A or option B and circle the letter
corresponding to your choice

A- Write a LETTER OR EMAIL to a friend in England telling them about an embarrassing situation you
experienced while you were on holiday last month.

B- Write an ESSAY expressing your opinion about the following statement:

“Schools will soon be a thing of the past.”

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WRITE: 1-answerphone 2-sequel 3-biased 4-crazy 5-deposit
CIRCLE: 1-a 2-c 3-b 4-b 5-a
CONVERSATIONS: 1-C 2-F 3-A 4-E
REWRITE: 1-He must be having dinner now. 2-This time tomorrow Grandma will be watching the news. 3-The missing child
hasn’t been found. 4-It’s time Craig repaired his car. 5-Carol suggested travelling by plane. 6-What they hate about BA is the
traffic jams. 7-I wish I was/were shorter. 8-David’s going to have his freezer serviced.
TENSES: 1-left 2-had just bought 3-wasn’t allowed 4-was wearing 5-had been staying 6-was stopped 7-to listen 8-have
never felt 9- won’t go 10-had been introduced
READING: Task A: 1- Most citizens in Britain have to remember five passwords, five pin numbers, two number plates, three
security ID numbers, and three bank account numbers just to get through life every day. 2-The less you use your memory, the
poorer it becomes. 3- And only a third of those surveyed could remember more than three birthdays of their immediate family
members. Task B: 4-F (People use the devices instead of their memory.) 5-T

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