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o. de inscrio:_____ Part I READING COMPREHENSION - Read the following text and answer questions 1 to 10. BRITISH CELEBRITIES BORIS JOHNSON Boris Johnson, the current mayor of London, is a journalist and a politician, but he is in fact from New 5 York. Johnson says that he is like a jar of honey on a supermarket shelf - 'the product of many countries'. He thinks he is part Jewish, part French, part English, part American, and part Turkish. Boris' paternal grandparents have a central participation in his life. He knows about his grandfather, 'Johnny', the son of a Turkish journalist and politician, but he knows little about his life, reputation and the circumstances of his death in the 1920s during the Turkish War of Independence. Boris' half-French maternal grandmother, Marie Louise de Pfeffel (or 'Granny Butter'), an elegant member of the high class, is an illegitimate I UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT 1. The main idea of the text above is to: a) say where British celebrities are from. b) inform about Boris Johnsons life and importance. 2. The text above says that: a) Boris Johnson likes honey. b) Boris Johnsons family is a mixture of nationalities. 3. Choose the CORRECT alternative according to the text. a) Marie Louise was Johnsons mother. b) Marie Louise was Johnsons fathers mother. c) Marie Louise was Johnsons mothers mother. d) Marie Louise was Johnsons grandmothers mother. 4. Choose the INCORRECT alternative according to the text. a) Johnson does not know much about his grandfathers life. b) Johnnys father was a Turkish journalist and a politician. c) Johnny was a Turkish journalist and a politician. d) Johnson rides his bicycle to work frequently. II- REFERENCE 5. The word his (line 12) refers to: a) Boris. b) the Turkish journalist . 6. The word their (line 26) refers to: a) Boris. b) King George II and King James I. III- VOCABULARY 7. The word previous (line 25) means: a) after b) important 8. The word messy (line 30) means: a) modern b) blond

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German actress. Through Prince Paul, Johnson is a descendent of King George II of Great Britain, and through George's great-great-great grandfather King James I of England, he is a descendent of all the previous British royal houses. Boris and his brothers and sisters remember their grandmother teaching them to eat crisps with a knife and fork because of her aristocratic origins. Boris is a controversial figure, especially because of his messy hair style, but also because he is not very politically correct on important topics like religion or gay marriage. He is also famous for his love of cycling and often cycles to work. Johnson is also a popular historian and his first documentary series, The Dream of Rome, compares the Roman Empire to the modern-day European Union.
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c) say that Boris Johnson has a varied family tree. d) expose Boris Johnsons first documentary series. c) Boris Johnson likes going to the supermarket. d) Boris Johnson has different nationalities.

c) Johnny.

d) the grandparents.

c) Boris, his brothers and sisters. d) Prince Paul and a German actress.

c) later c) untidy

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9. The word also (line 34) states in the sentence the idea of: a) contrast b) addition c) consequence 10. The word modern-day (line 36) relates to: a) current b) past PART II USE OF ENGLISH For questions 11 to 20, choose the option that CORRECTLY completes the sentences. (X = no word) 11. I dont know where my keys _____. a) am b) is 12. This is Carlos. _____ is my brother. a) He b) We 13. Mario and Lucia have two ______. a) childs b) children 14. Nine, twelve, fifteen, ______, twenty-one. a) sixteen b) seventeen 15. She loves pizza, _____ she doesn't like the pizza here. a) then b) and 16. Whats this? This is ____ electric guitar. a) a b) an 17. Hey, _____ are my books. Your books are over there. a) this b) that 18. We take ____ hour studying English every day. a) an b) the 19. Those glasses are not _____ Toms. a) the b) X 20. Theyre _____ Biology teachers. a) X b) a For questions 21 to 25, choose the INCORRECT option. 21. a) George does not watch football. b) Lucas and Otvio do not travel on vacation. 22. a) We always are late for our classes. b) They often have breakfast early in the morning. 23. a) On Sundays, I dont go to school. b) She wants to have ice cream now. 24. a) What do you do at the weekend? b) Brazil is next to Peru. 25. a) There is an insect in the car. b) There is some quiet children here. 26. Would you like to drink iced tea? a) Do you like drinking iced tea? b) Dont you like drinking iced tea? 27. There is no problem here. a) There is a problem here. b) There are any problems here. 28. She hardly ever sees her parents. a) She never sees her parents. b) She almost never sees her parents. 29. Before I go to bed, I watch the TV news. a) I watch the TV news and then I go to bed. b) After I go to bed, I watch the TV news. c) The shops does not open on Saturdays. d) The TV does not work well. c) He is never tired at night. d) Sometimes we go to the cinema together. c) They get home at eleven oclock. d) What time do you go dinner? c) Today we have a party with my house. d) Our classes are in the evening. c) There are six people in my family. d) There are computers in the classroom. c) are c) She c) childrens c) eighteen c) after c) X c) these c) a c) a c) an d) isnt d) It d) child d) nineteen d) but d) a or b d) a or b d) X d) an d) a or b c) actual d) condition d) fashioned

For questions 26 to 30, choose the option which has the same meaning and idea as the sentences in italics. c) Do you drink iced tea? d) Do you want to drink iced tea? c) There are some problems here. d) There isnt any problem here. c) She sometimes sees her parents. d) She often sees her parents. c) I go to bed and watch the TV news. d) I go to bed or I watch the TV news.

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30. I like my friends cat, but I dont like to see it on my sofa. a) my friend on my sofa. b) my cat on my sofa. Answer questions 31 to 40 according to the instructions. 31. Choose the option where all the words are CORRECTLY spelled. a) Brazilian / Tuesday / Jully c) Spanish / Wenesday / October b) Argentinian / Fryday / September d) Scottish / Thursday / August 32. Choose the option where all the nouns have the CORRECT singular / plural form, respectively. a) tooth - teeth b) foot - foots c) woman - womans d) children - childrens 33. Choose the CORRECT option in relation to the use of the verb get. a) I get home late every day. c) I dont get to breakfast in the morning. b) I get up a house and two cars. d) I get the cinema with my girlfriend. 34. Choose the option where all the words are in the same vocabulary group. a) Poland / Thai / French c) eleven / twelfth / thirteen b) milk / mineral water / tea d) July / January / Thursday 35. Choose the option with the CORRECT definition. a) Your grandfather is your fathers son. b) Your sister is your mothers aunt. c) Your uncle is your fathers brother. d) Your cousin is your brothers son. c) my friends cat on my sofa. d) my cats friend on my sofa.

36. Choose the option where the vowels have the same pronunciation as the vowel in the word bull. a) food b) look c) school d) room 37. Choose the option where the consonants have the same pronunciation as the consonant in the word there. a) bathroom b) thirteen c) mother d) fourth 38. Choose the option where the letters s/es at the end of the verb are pronounced as in comes. a) watches b) smokes c) talks d) stays 39. Choose the option that completes the question A: _______ do you go to the beach? B: Hardly ever. a) What b) Who c) Where d) How often 40. Choose the CORRECT option in relation to the use of the verb go. c) She goes work early in the morning. a) My wife and I always go breakfast together. b) I never go home after work. d) My brother goes in the house late every day. For questions 41 to 50, fill in the blanks with the appropriate word(s) and mark the CORRECT alternative. _____ an 42_____ magazine about music, popular culture and politics. 43_____ is published every two weeks. 44______ creators name is Jann Wenner, who is still an editor and a publisher. He started it 45______ San Francisco 46______ 1967. Today, the magazine focuses on film and young television actors and on pop music, but it still includes 47______ deep political 48______. The circulation 49______ the magazine keeps rising every year and it is published in some different 50 _______.

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41. a) is 42. a) Americans 43. a) She 44. a) Her 45. a) on 46. a) in 47. a) the some 48. a) storys 49. a) in 50. a) country

b) am b) America b) It b) Its b) at b) on b) some b) stores b) over b) countries

c) are c) american c) He c) His c) in c) at c) a c) storis c) of c) countrys

d) arent d) American d) They d) Their d) from d) from d) an d) stories d) on d) countris

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