INSTITUTO CAMBRIDGE – Exams 2024

NAME: QUINTO

A B FINAL MARK
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TIME: 2 hours

PART A

WRITE THE WORDS USING THESE CLUES 4 x 0.25 = 1 mark

1 G 1) You do this when your throat is irritated or when you have flu.
2 A 2) Small balls of ice that fall like rain.
3 T 3) Clothes that have a design of shapes, colours or repeated lines.
4 E 4) Showing or expressing thanks, especially to another person. (adj.)

COMPLETE THE TEXT ABOUT A MAN WHO MAKES ART OUT OF

SEASHELLS WITH THE CORRECT TENSE AND VOICE OF THE VERBS
IN BRACKETS. Use the Present Simple or Continuous, the Past Simple or 10 x 0.30 = 3 marks
Continuous, the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous, the Past Perfect, the ‘Going
to’ or the Simple Future.

Peter Cooke is a very creative artist. There are still many things Peter Cooke 1) (not do) _______________ yet –

paper-making and feather-work are on his list. For the moment though, he will continue doing what he

2) (work) ___________ on for over the past ten years: making delicate and unusual objects out of seashells.

Peter describes some ornaments above a fireplace in his house. “I won’t get angry if these ornaments 3) (not sell)

_________________ because they’re adorable.” I never meant to sell my work commercially. Some friends

4) (come) ______________ to see me about five years ago and said, “You must have an exhibition – people should see

this. We 5) (talk) _____________ to a man who owns an art gallery.” The result was that my works of art 6) (display)

____________ at an exhibition in London, at which most of the objects 7) (sell) _____________. His second exhibition

opened at a gallery yesterday.

There are 86 pieces in the exhibition, and Peter continues working on new ones: by the end of the month, he

8) (make) ________________ more than 93 pieces. “I wish I had started this a lot earlier. Although the ideas are still

there and I 9) (do) __________________ the best I can now, I’m more limited physically than I was when I started -

next week I’ll be 83 years old.

Speaking of his birthday, he 10) (celebrate) _______________________ it with his friends this time next Tuesday. “I’ll

probably do something small, as I want to start a new piece for a bedroom.” It seems Peter is unstoppable.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT OPTION a, b or c TO COMPLETE THE BLANKS 6 x 0.25 = 1.5 marks

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1- She’s wearing a long _________ leather coat. a) beautiful b) new c) black
_______ their disagreement last week, Tim and Dominic
2- a) Because of b) Despite c) Although
are still good friends.
3- A: I’ve never travelled abroad. B: _______________. a) I have. b) So have I. c) I haven’t.

4- Patrick has a new job, ______________? a) doesn’t he b) has he c) does he

5- Dad’s going to _____________ at the airport tomorrow. a) get off b) take off c) drop me off

6- Paul is______to pass the exam. He has studied a lot. a) likely b) unlikely c) probably

REWRITE THESE SENTENCES. Use the words in brackets without changing them. 7 x 0.5 = 3.5 marks

1- I’m nearly eighteen. Then I’ll be able to vote. (WHEN)

_________________________________________________________________________________.

2- You shouldn’t use your mobile phone so much before bedtime. (WERE)
_________________________________________________________________________________.

3- When did U2 record their new single? (DO YOU KNOW)

_________________________________________________________________________________?

4- I’m sorry I can’t go to Australia on holiday. (WISH)

___________________________________________________________________________________.

5- The first Hard Rock Café attracted a great deal of interest. It opened in London in 1971. (WHICH)
___________________________________________________________________________________.

6- If you use a lot of electricity, your bill will be very high. (THE … THE …)
___________________________________________________________________________________.

7- I went to the concert because my friend gave me a ticket. (IF)

__________________________________________________________________________________.

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READING. Read this article and do Tasks A and B. 5 x 0.2 = 1 mark

THE NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL

The Notting Hill Carnival has been taking place on the last weekend of August for more than 50 years. This jolly multi-
cultural festival was brought to London by immigrants from the West Indies, particularly from the island of Trinidad, where
the carnival tradition is very strong. But these immigrants never imagined that it would become one of the biggest carnivals
in Europe and one of London’s most popular tourist attractions.

When slavery ended in 1833 in Trinidad, the slaves celebrated their freedom by singing and dancing in the streets. They
used their artistic skills to create fantastic costumes and masks which made fun of their former masters. Gradually, people
from all over Trinidad began to take part in these street celebrations. They became experts in the art of costume making and
the skills of “calypso” (story telling in song). It was the start of a tradition that would never die out.

Thousands of people from Trinidad and other West Indian countries emigrated to Britain to work in the 1950s and 60s.
Many of them settled in London’s Notting Hill area. Remembering their carnivals back home, they dreamed of creating a
festival to bring together the people of Notting Hill. In 1964, the first street carnival was organised, with just a few people
dressed in costumes, and a steel band. As they had hoped, when the people of Notting Hill heard the first tunes of the band,
they came out onto the streets to join in.

As well as the traditional costume parades and live bands, there are also dozens of “Static Sound Systems” with huge loud
speakers as tall as people pumping out music on every corner. They all have their own DJs, playing a selection of reggae,
jazz, soul and many other styles of music. The Sound Systems became so successful with the under-20s that they instantly
turned into a carnival institution.

Task A: Match the heading to the paragraph. There are two extra headings. One has already been done.

1- A SMALL BEGINNING

2- NO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

3- A REFLECTION OF A MULTI-CULTURAL BRITAIN

4- THE TRINIDAD CARNIVAL IS BORN

5- AN UNEXPECTED SUCCESS A

6- A POPULAR DEVELOPMENT

Task B: Find the words in the text which mean:

1- happy and cheerful

2- disappear completely

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 PART B

WRITING 10 marks

Write one composition using 140 to 190 words. Choose either option A or option B and circle the letter corresponding
to your choice.

A- Write an ESSAY about the pros and cons of travelling by plane.

B- Write a STORY beginning “Michael closed the door and knew at that moment he had made a mistake.”

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WRITE: 1) cough 2) hail 3) patterned 4) grateful

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TENSES: 1) hasn’t done 2) has been working/has worked 3) aren’t sold 4) came 5) will talk/are going to
talk 6) were displayed 7) were sold 8) will have made 9) am doing 10) will be celebrating
CIRCLE: 1c – 2b – 3a – 4a – 5c – 6a
REWRITE: 1) When I’m eighteen, I’ll be able to vote. / I’ll be…when I’m… 2) If I were you, I wouldn’t
use my mobile phone so much before bedtime. / I wouldn’t use… if I were you. 3) Do you know when U2
recorded their new single?
4) I wish I could go to Australia on holiday. 5) The first Hard Rock Café, which opened in London in
1971, attracted a great deal of interest. 6) The more electricity you use, the higher your bill will be. 7) If
my friend hadn’t given me a ticket, I wouldn’t have gone to the concert. / I wouldn’t have gone… if my
friend hadn’t given…
READING: Task A: 1C – 4B – 6D Task B: 4) jolly 5) die out

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