INSTITUTO CAMBRIDGE de Cultura Inglesa – Noviembre-

Diciembre 2016

NAME:
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A B FINAL MARK SET

PART A

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

1 R 1- know that something exists.(adj.)

2 U 2- a talk on a subject esp. at university.
3 S 3- intentional fire
4 T 4- the story of a book, film or play.
5 Y 5- crime of making someone do something you want by
giving them money.

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

1- _____ being 70, Fred took part in the race. a) Although b) In spite c) Despite

2- The girl took a long time to come _____ after the car crash. a) up b) round c) out
_____ they offered me a tempting job abroad, I would
3- a) even b) unless c) as long as
never leave my country.
4- Only your father could succeed _____ repairing your bike. a) in b) for c) to
This is the biography of a woman _____ life experiences
5- a) who b) whose c) that
were really remarkable.

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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 John and his wife, Amanda, are discussing their daughter`s
B: Thanks. fifteenth birthday party.
That`d be a
A: Such as? great help. John: I need to talk to you. 1) _____

Amanda: Yes, I`m free now. What is it?

C: Would it help John: I was thinking of celebrating our daughter`s birthday

if … ? with a big party. What do you think?

D: It costs a Amanda: 2) _____ I wonder if we could afford it. Anyway, I

fortune. suppose she would prefer to do something else like
travelling somewhere exciting.
E: Is this a good
time? John: 3) _____ Well, let`s make it a trip, then, to some really
nice place!
F: You might be
Amanda: 4) _____
right there
John: Disneyworld, for instance.
G: Fair enough, but I
still think that …
Amanda: I`m sure she`ll love it!

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

1- Susan doesn`t let her children play in the street. (ALLOW)

2- As a child, I always went to my grandma`s at weekends. (WOULD)

3- I have always lived in a big house. (USED)

4- If I saw someone in need, I would try to help. (PROVIDED)

5- Tom will probably call me tonight. (LIKELY)

6- He parked in the wrong place, so he was fined for it. (IF)

7- I threw away some old clothes as I had not worn them for years. (WHICH)

8- I`d like to buy a new car; I cannot afford it, though. (HOWEVER)

COMPLETE THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN TOM AND CAROL WITH THE 10 x 0.25 = 2.5 marks
CORRECT TENSE, VOICE OR FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

Tom: Hi, Carol. How did you spend your summer holidays?
Carol: Great! Time flies, though. I can`t believe I 1) (already return) __________________________. And since then
I 2) (move) __________________________ all my stuff into the room I 3) (share) _______________ with two
other students next term.
Tom: Well, while you 4) (move) _________________________ , I was revising for my exams next week! To be honest,
I’m tired of 5) (read) __________________the same topics over and over again.
Carol: You aren`t having exams already, are you?

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Tom: Well, last December, I 6) (fail) _______________ a couple of exams, so now I have to retake them in March.
Carol: Oh, yes! I 7) (completely forget) _____________________________ . How awful!
Tom: At least, they 8) (be) _______________ over soon. I can`t wait to get rid of them, really. Anyhow, what about your
new place?
Carol: It is complete chaos at the moment. If I get some help, I 9) (unpack) ________________________ most of the
boxes by next weekend.
Tom: Would you like me to help you?
Carol: Thanks, Tom, but if I 10) (be) _______________ you, I would concentrate on my exams first.

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

MONA LISA STOLEN!

The Mona Lisa, the most famous painting, has been stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris.
This astonishing news was announced yesterday by one of the directors of the museum.

The theft was discovered by an art student when he went to the museum hall where the Mona
Lisa usually hangs. A _____ He was told by a guard that it had probably been taken to the
photographic studios. But he was impatient to finish his work and bribed the guard to find out how
long he would have to wait. B _____ Suddenly, he realized it had been stolen and raised the alarm.

So far the police have had hardly any clues. The puzzled director told reporters: ‘The museum was
closed last Sunday at 4 p.m. On Mondays the public are not allowed in so that essential cleaning
and repair work can be carried out. The members of the staff are all checked before entering and
leaving and there are regular patrols by guards during the day. We have found the frame and the
glass case protecting the picture. It must have taken the thief some time to remove them. We feel
sure that whoever did it made careful plans; it was not just a sudden decision. Maybe you, reporters,
can help. I suppose there are plenty of journalists who would steal it just to get a good story!’

C _____ ‘The directors of the Louvre are equally capable of organizing such a crime just to get
some publicity for their museum,’ they claim in turn!

Task A Insert the sentences/clauses 1 to 3 in the corresponding blank and complete the boxes with A, B or C.

1 The editors of newspapers deny this outrageous suggestion.

2 But, to his surprise, when he arrived, there were only four hooks where the
Mona Lisa was usually found.
3 The guard came back with the extraordinary news that the painting had not
been seen that morning.

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

4 The art student found the Mona Lisa.

T F

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 5 The editors of the newspapers think that the directors of the famous museum
T F
may have stolen the painting to make the museum more popular.

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 ARTICLE for a magazine about a place in Argentina you like. Describe its location,
the climate, its features, its attractions, the population and the reason why it is special to you.

B. Write a FOR AND AGAINST ESSAY on the following:

“Should children over twenty live with their parents or should they live on their own?”

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WRITE: 1- aware 2- lecture 3- arson 4- plot 5- bribery
CIRCLE: 1-c 2-b 3-c 4-a 5-b
CONVERSATION: 1-E 2-D 3-F 4-A
REWRITE: 1-Susan doesn`t allow her children to play in the street. 2-As a child, I would go to my
grandma`s at weekends. 3-I am used to living in a big house. 4-Provided I saw someone in need, I would
try to help. 5-Tom is likely to/ It’s likely that Tom will call me tonight. 6-If he hadn`t parked in the
wrong place, he wouldn`t have been fined. 7-I threw away some old clothes which I had not worn for
years. 8-I`d like to buy a new car; however, I cannot afford it.
TENSES: 1-have already returned 2-have been moving 3-am sharing / am going to share / will share 4-
were moving 5-reading 6-failed 7-had completely forgotten 8-will be 9-will have unpacked 10- were
READING: Task A 1-C 2-A 3-B Task B 4-F (He only found four hooks where the ML was usually found) 5-T

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