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EXAM: Reading and Writing. March/ April 2011
Class: Upgrade

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Teacher: Ana Beln

Date:

Read the text. (13 marks)

1. Are the statements true or false? Quote words from the text to support
your answers.
a) Da Vinci was more of an artist than a scientist.
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b) He probably built a working model of a helicopter.
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c) Leonardo actually invented the scissors.
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d) He taught himself about how machines worked.
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Find words in the text that mean the same. The paragraphs are provided
between brackets.

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f)
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h)
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Keen to learn about different things. ________________.

Thought of. _____________________.
Mainly. ____________________.
Unusual in a way that impresses you. _________________.
Possible or likely to succeed. ____________________.

Answer the questions in your own words.

j) How did Leonardo learn about machines?
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k) Why was Da Vinci different from other craftsmen?
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l) Why were his plane designs unfeasible?
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m) What happened when his parachute design was tested?
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2. Write a composition on ONE of the following topics. Write between 120-130 words.
(10 marks)
In your opinion, what is the greatest invention in history and why?
Who is the greatest genius in history? Why?
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3. Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences. Use the structure have
something done. (8 marks)

4. Complete the sentences using one of the words in the box. (11 marks)

5. Translate these sentences into English. (6 marks)

1. Si lo hubiera sabido, te lo habra dicho.
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2. Qu ocurrira si las mujeres gobernaran el mundo?
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3. Cmo viajaramos si los aviones no existieran?
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4. Yo en tu lugar, desarrollara tu habilidad.

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5. Dnde habras ido si hubieras ganado la lotera?
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6. Si estudias, aprobars todas tus asignaturas.
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6. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. (5 marks)

7. Join the sentences with relative pronouns. (7 marks)

8. Complete each sentence with a phrasal verb below. You may need to change the
form of the verb. (10 marks)
Take off take off take after - take up take back
1. Jenny really (1) _______

_________ her mother.

2. If the shirt doesnt fit (2) ________ it ________.

3. Glen has (3) ___________ ______ pottery.
4. I forgot to (4) ________ _______ my make-up last night.
5. As the plane was (5) ________ _______. I remembered I hadnt turned the iron off.
Put off - put on - put down - put by - put out
6. Were trying to _______ money _______ for a new car.
7. I hate the way Dave _________ me _______ the whole time.
8. The meeting has been __________ ______ till next week.
9. He ______ ______ his cigarette.
10. _________ your coat ______ before you go outside.

9. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. (10 marks)

10. Complete the sentences with the gerund or the infinitive form of the verb in
brackets. (10 marks)

11. Complete the lists with the words in the box. (12 marks)

12. Translate these expressions into Spanish and make one sentence with each of them.
(5 marks)
E.g. Change your tune: cambiar de opinion actitud.

Their songs have been criticized for their messages of violence, many people think that
these rappers should change their tune.
1. Clean up your act: ______________________
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2. Come down to earth: _____________________.
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3. What do you take me for? : _____________________________.
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4. Off the beaten track: _________________________.
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5. Seeing is believing: _________________________.
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13. Transform these sentences into Passive Voice. (5 marks)
1. We have just discovered a mouse in our kitchen.
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2. Police are watching the suspects.
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3. Someone may have found our dog.
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4. He has offered me a job.
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5. People dont use this road very often.
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Total: 112 marks