INSTITUTO CAMBRIDGE de Cultura Inglesa EXAMENES

2015

NAME:
SUPERIOR
MOD
2 TIME: 2 hours

A B FINAL MARK SET

PART A

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

1- an amount of money that is given in advance as

1 S part of a total payment for something
2 H 2- extremely funny
3 A 3- become larger in size, number or amount
4 R 4- a type of journalist who gives his / her opinion about
5 E something, particularly films, books, plays, etc.
5- appear to be true

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

1- He has recently started a new job _____ a sales manager. a) of b) like c) as

His parents only speak Spanish: _____ of them has studied a

2- a) neither b) none c) both
foreign language.
I dont like him: he usually takes advantage _____ other peoples
3- a) from b) off c) of
kindness to him.

4- She _____ have seen a ghost last night: ghosts simply dont exist. a) may b) cant c) must

5- Leslie got her friend Sam to _____ a burglar alarm in her house. a) put in b) put up c) put on

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.

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 B- Well, its Jane is talking to Margaret on her mobile phone about next
A- What are weekend.
you up to ? worth a try.
Jane: Maggie, lets play tennis on Saturday afternoon, shall we?

Margaret: 1) _____ I cant hear a word.

C- Ive
got an idea. How Jane (now close into her mobile phone): Can you hear me now?
D- What about ?
I love Margaret: Yes, no problem.
about you
is ... E- I didnt mean Jane: 2) _____ playing tennis next Saturday afternoon?
to ...
Margaret: Sorry, Jane. Its Auntie Adas birthday next Saturday
and she is giving a party. Im terribly sorry about it.
F- Youll
have to speak up a Jane: 3) _____ . You know, we can play any other weekend, as
bit. long as the weather is nice.

Margaret: 4) _____ that you are so easy-going. Ill ring you up

next week and well arrange a tennis match together. Right?
G- Forget
about it. Jane: OK, Maggie. See you. Bye.

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

1- Its a pity you didnt come to the concert with me yesterday. (WISH)

2- I will pay the mechanic so that he will check the tyres. (HAVE)

3- Why did you close down the American branch? the shareholders asked the directors. (WANTED TO KNOW)

4- Im sure Jane has been crying because there are still tears in her eyes. (MUST)

5- Your room is a real mess. You never tidy it up. (ITS TIME)

6- You should buy shares in this company, Richard said. (ADVISED)

7- John surprises me since he hardly ever gets angry. (THING)

8- Stephen Spielberg is going to produce the sequel to Jurassic Park. (BE)

COMPLETE THE TEXT ABOUT A SKIING HOLIDAY WITH THE 10 x 0.25 = 2.5 marks
CORRECT TENSE, VOICE OR FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

Last year on a skiing holiday in Chapelco, my girlfriend and I had the worst experience of our lives. We decided
1) (take) _______________ the ski lift to the top of the mountain and have a walk around the summit instead of 2) (go)
____________ skiing. When we reached the summit, we went for a long walk along a path to a wood. Suddenly, the
weather 3) (change) _____________ . It began to snow heavily and, on our way back, we noticed that the path forked
into two! We didnt know which way to take. I told my girlfriend: If we 4) (not panic) __________________ , we will
reach the ski lift station soon. We took the right-hand path but, after a few minutes walk, we thought that we hadnt
recognised a single spot! If we didnt hurry up, we 5) (catch) ________________________ in a snowstorm. We would
not be able to reach the station before it closed at 5 p. m. I 6) (begin) __________________ to get really frightened
when, miraculously, we saw the station ahead of us. I 7) (start) __________________ to feel better now, my girlfriend

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 confessed. Shortly afterwards, she whispered to me: I 8) (never have) ___________________________ an experience
like this one! I answered : Sure. I 9) (not forget) ______________________ those terrible hours for the rest of my life
either. If we hadnt spotted the ski lift station, most probably we (10) (die) _________________________ there and
then!

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

Internet Addiction

Last week, in a private rehabilitation clinic outside Edinburgh, Leo Edwards, a sixteen-year-old schoolboy,
was going through severe withdrawal symptoms. My body would often shake violently and at mealtimes, I
threw cups and plates around the dining room. Now, I am doing well, but, if it hadnt been for the doctors that
treated me, my obsession would have killed me.

Leo Edwards is by no means an isolated case. Russell Hopkins, aged fifteen, from Gateshead in north-east
England, is also a typical online addict. Every day after school, and after dinner until three or four in the
morning, he will be found in his room surfing the Net or playing computer games. By the end of the day,
He will have spent more than six hours online.

Understandably, Russells parents are extremely worried. Not only has his school work suffered, but his
addiction has also destroyed his social life and his spare time interests. For instance, he has just dropped out
of his schools basketball team in order to spend more time at his computer. Instead of spending next weekend
having a good time out with friends, he will be spending it indoors surfing the Internet.

Russell has recently joined an Internet online support group. It may seem ironic that many people of the
support groups for Internet addicts are online, but at least Russell has looked for help. Not everyone wants to
be helped. Dr Anne Hoffman, who runs an online support group, says: People dont realize that being online
for more than four hours a day amounts to addiction and that they have a serious problem. I predict that the
number of people who join online support groups will have risen dramatically within three years.

Task A What does the article say about the following items?

1 Leo Edwards

2 Gateshead

3 4 a.m.

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

4 Russell Hopkins has the same problem as Leo Edwards. T F

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 5 Russell continues playing basketball as a free time activity. T F

PART B

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 an ESSAY expressing your opinion on the following:

Having a wide knowledge of English and sound Internet skills are essential qualifications in todays world.

B) Write a LETTER to a friend of yours who lives in London about a terrible experience you had last week.

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WRITE: 1-deposit 2-hilarious 3-expand 4-critic 5-seem
CIRCLE: 1-c 2-a 3-c 4-b 5-a
CONVERSATIONS: 1-F 2-C 3-G 4-D
REWRITE: 1) I wish you had come to the concert with me yesterday. 2) I will have the tyres checked.
3) The shareholders wanted to know why the directors had closed down the American branch. 4) Jane
must have been crying (because there are still tears in her eyes). 5) Its time you tidied up your room. 6)
Richard advised me to buy shares in the company. 7) The thing that surprises me about John is that he
hardly ever gets angry. 8) The sequel to Jurassic Park is going to be produced by Stephen Spielberg.
TENSES: 1-to take 2-going 3-changed 4-dont panic 5-would be caught 6-was beginning 7-am
starting 8-have never had 9-will not forget 10-would have died
READING: Task A: 1- He was a 16-year old schoolboy who was going through severe withdrawal
symptoms 2- Its the place where Russell was born/lived 3- Russell stays up surfing the net until that
time Task B: 4-T 5-F (He has just dropped out of his schools basketball team.)

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