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I. LISTEN TO THE TV INTERVIEW. CIRCLE THE LETTER OF THE ANSWER THAT COMPLETES EACH SENTENCE (TRACK 8). 1. The woman finds _________ a little scary. a. being famous b. writing 2. The woman gets many phone calls ________. a. while on vacation b. after she wakes up 3. The woman __________ on vacation. a. enjoys meeting people b. likes to be busy c. her popularity c. before she wakes up c. doesnt enjoy going

4. What does the woman do in her free time? _____________________________________________________ 5. What does the woman think about writers? __________________________________________________________________________________________ VOCABULARY II. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE APPROPRIATE FORM OF ONE OF THE WORDS IN THE BOX. YOU WILL NOT USE ALL THE WORDS. set up served refund delivered culture status advertising tradition haggle society clearance sale ancestors

6. I had to ________________ with the vendor to get a better price. 7. Could you please __________________ a meeting for next Monday? 8. Mexico is a beautiful country full of ____________________ and history. 9. They started ____________________ their product on TV to increase the sales. 10. It is a ____________________ in Len to celebrate the foundation of the city on January 20. 11. I got this amazing coat at only $50 at a __________________________________. 12. I dont like to go to the newsstand, so I have the newspaper _______________________ every morning. 13. Breakfast is _________________ between 7 and 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Hotel.

GRAMMAR III. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES AND THE CORRECT PAST FORM OF MAKE, LET OR BE ALLOWED TO. ADD AN OBJECT PRONOUN (Me, him, her, etc) IF NECESSARY.

14. Our grandmother was very strict. She _________________________________(talk) at the dinner table. 15. Our family was very relaxed about rules I ____________________________(come) home any time I wanted. 16. In my last job, they _____________________________(wear) my own clothes to work. I had to wear a uniform. 17. My parents gave me no choice. They___________________________(keep) my room neat and clean.

IV. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE INFINITIVE OR GERUND FORM OF THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES

18. I can't imagine Peter______________(go) by bike. 19. He agreed______________ (buy) a new car.

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20. The question is easy________________ (answer). 21. The man asked me how______________ (get) to the airport. 22. I look forward to________________ (see) you at the weekend. 23. Are you thinking of_______________ (visit) London?
24. We decided______________ (run) through the forest. 25. The teacher expected Sarah______________ (study) hard. 26. She doesn't mind______________ (work) the night shift. 27. I learned______________ (ride) the bike at the age of 5.

V. COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH WITH THE APPROPRIATE FORM OF THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES. Electronic products, such as DVD players and computers, have a very short life span these days. Most probably, any item you find in a store has been (28) _______________________ (launch) less than a year ago. Customers want the latest, and a two-year old gadget is way past its prime. Its a tough environment for electronics companies, of course, and the competition is fierce. Producing fast is the solution, but its not easy. Before a company (29)_______________________ (begin) production, it must take the time to (30)_______________________ (establish) a realistic schedule. They have to spend a lot of money (31)_______________________ (do) research before they (32)_______________________ (make) the prototype, and then they (33) _______________________ (commission) focus groups all over the world before they even think about (34) _______________________ (set up) a production schedule. This long process is no guarantee for success, but at least it gives companies an idea of the type of product that is right for the market.

VI. USING THE WORD IN PARENTHESES, COMPLETE THE TEXT BELOW WITH THE APPROPIATE CONDITIONAL FORM. (Past Unreal Conditional) After I graduated from university, I applied for a marketing position with a prominent bank with branches all over the world. I didn't get the job because they wanted someone who spoke English fluently. I (could, take) (35)______________ English in the University, but I didn't. I took an acting class instead. If I (take) (36)______________English, I (get) (37)______________ the job. Just imagine, if I had actually gotten the job, I (move) (38)____________ to the United States. My entire life (could, go) (39)_______________ in a totally different direction. If I had accepted the job and moved to Spain, I (might, meet) (40)______________an American woman/man and (get) (41)_____________ married. If that had actually happened, I probably (stay) (42)______________ in Spain. We (might, have) (43)_______________children. Unfortunately, I didn't get the job and I didn't go to US. I got a boring job and I live alone. If I had just taken English, my life (be) (44)______________much more interesting.

VII. READING. READ THE TEXT AND CIRCLE THE LETTER OF THE EXPRESSION THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE WORD IN BOLDFACE. Ideas and Inventions Humans have a natural desire to create new things and to use them to make their lives easier or better. The idea of inventing thingsthe bicycle, clothes or shoes, the sandwich, the umbrellais as old as people.

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The oldest invention in the list above is the umbrella. People in Assyria, China, Egypt, and Greece used umbrellas 4,000 years ago. They made them from paper and used them for protection from the sun. The Chinese were the first to make umbrellas to use in the rain. They used wax to make the paper waterproof. One day in 1762, John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich in England, was too busy to sit down and eat his dinner. He asked his cook to put the meat inside some bread to save him time. This was the first sandwich. In the mid-1700s early versions of what would become the bicycle existed. The vehicle had two wheels, but the rider used his feet to push it forward. In 1861, Pierre Michaux, from France, and his son Ernest added pedals and a crank so a person could ride without touching their feet to the ground. This was the first modern bicycle. Blue jeans were invented later. Levi Strauss, a German immigrant, traveled to San Francisco in 1853. He wanted to sell things to people coming to California looking for gold. One thing that people really needed was strong work clothes. Strauss made pants from canvas, a rough heavy fabric, but they werent comfortable. He then tried using a heavy cotton fabric from France, called serge de Nimes. (Later people just called it denim.) Jacob Davis, a customer at Strausss store, offered the idea of using metal pieces to keep the pockets from ripping off. In 1873, Strauss and Davis got a patent from the U.S. government to protect the idea of their design. The newest invention on this list is sneakers. On January 24, 1899 Humphrey O'Sullivan received the first patent for a rubber sole (bottom) for shoes. (Before this, shoes usually had leather soles.) Some of these shoe companies joined together to form a large company called U.S. Rubber. Their first brand of sneakers, Keds, was introduced in 1917. Its fun to imagine what kinds of inventions there will be in the future. But one thing is certain: people love to try out new ideas and they will continue to invent new things. 45. Humans have a natural desire to make new things and to use them to make their lives easier or better. a. natural desire b. new things c. their lives 46. People in Assyria, China, Egypt, and Greece used umbrellas 4,000 years ago. They made them from paper. a. people b. paper c. umbrellas 47. The Chinese were the first people to make umbrellas to use in the rain. They used wax to make the paper waterproof. a. the Chinese b. umbrellas c. people who used umbrellas 48. One day in 1762, Montagu was too busy to sit down and eat his dinner. He asked his cook to put the meat inside the bread to save him time. a. the cook b. the sandwich c. John Montagu 49. One thing that people really needed was strong clothes to wear when they worked. a. people b. one thing c. strong clothes 50. Describe in your own words an invention you would like to create. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ WRITING VIII. WRITE A LETTER TO A CLOSE FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER DESCRIBING YOUR HOPES, PLANS AND DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE. USE SOME VERBS + INFINITIVES AND VERBS/PREPOSITIONS + GERUNDS AS APPROPIATE (51-70) (120 WORDS)

Ability to communicate Test length Capacity to follow instructions Logical thinking and coherence

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Linguistic skills Vocabulary richness Structure of phrase Grammar Spelling Total

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ANSWER KEY 1. a 2. c 3. c

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4. take a good book and sit by the ocean 5. She thinks that writers are very solitary people. 6. haggle 7. set up 8. culture 9. advertising 10. tradition 11. clearance sale 12. delivered 13. served 14. didnt let us talk 15. was allowed to come 16. didnt let me wear 17. made me keep 18. going 19. to buy 20. to answer 21. to get 22. seeing 23. visiting 24. to run 25. to study 26. working 27. to ride 28. launched 29. begins 30. establish 31. doing 32. make 33. commission 34. setting up 35. could have taken 36. had taken 37. would have gotten 38. would have moved 39. could have gone 40. might have met 41. could/would have gotten 42. would have stayed 43. might have had 44. would have been 45. b 46. a 47. a 48. c 49. a 50.( Las respuestas pueden variar)