Neil Armstrong School

Quality Education for life

2016, year in which our institutional goals will be consolidated for students to achieve excellence.

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English
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CLAUDIA CHAVARRIA
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Evaluation

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90 minutes

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PART 1: READING AND VOCABULARY

Questions 1- 5
Read the text and complete the spaces with the correct word A,B or C.
ANCIENT EGYPT
Five thousand years ago, Egypt (0)was. a rich country because of the River
Nile. Around the river, the farmers (1)..grew crops and raised animals. The Nile
was also home to lots of fish, birds and wild animals which people hunted for food and
sport. Travelling by land was difficult in the hills and deserts of ancient Egypt, so people
(2) by boats. The ancient Egyptian pharaohs (3) .. temples and put up
huge stone statues. Rameses II was the pharaoh who ruled for sixty-seven years and
put up more statues of himself than any other pharaoh. The ancient Egyptians

(4)

. in life after death. That's why they (5) .. very good at

mummification. Nowadays, with modern technology, we can look inside mummies.
There are lots of them in the British Museum.
adapted from The World of the British Museum' - C. Whitaker, 2000; London: British
Museum Press
0. A. been
1. A. grown
2. A. travelled
3. A. is building
4. A. believed
5. A. are becoming

B. was
B. is growing
B. travelling
B. built
B. is building
B. were becoming

C. is
C. grew
C. travels
C. was building
C. was building
C. became

Neil Armstrong School

Quality Education for life

2016, year in which our institutional goals will be consolidated for students to achieve excellence.

Questions 6- 10
Put the correct word in the space. Use the words from the box.
avoid

suffer prevent

bleed

injure

Todays health problems

Nowadays, most people have started to (6).. from strong headaches,
especially during or after using the computer for too many hours. Most doctors have
said that those who (7) .. these headaches are (8) . To spend many
hours in front of a screen and have become more physically active. For instance,
teenagers are going to the gym or play a sport. It does not matter if they get hurt in the
field. Some have even said they rather get (9) and (10) than
have strong headaches unbearable to even think properly.
Questions 11-15
Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.
11. Detroit is renowned for the _______________ (PRODUCE) of cars.
12. If you make a good ______________ (IMPRESS) at the interview, you will get the
job.
13. Teaching and medicine are more than _____________ (OCCUPY), theyre
professions.
14. My history teacher has a vast ___________ (KNOW) of past events.
15. You are never too old to go to college and gain some ____________ (QUALIFY)
Questions 16-20
Arrange the words to make sentences.
16. afterwards / met / at the pub / him / we
__________________________________________________
17. help / immediately / I / need
_______________________________________________
18. was / arrogant / he / then / very
_______________________________________________
19. ? / now / are / where / you
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20. ?/ to go/ where/ you/ do/ want/ today
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Neil Armstrong School

Quality Education for life

2016, year in which our institutional goals will be consolidated for students to achieve excellence.

Questions 21-25
Complete the sentences with a word from the box.
someone somewhere something anything
somebody

21. Ive got _______________ in my eye.

22. There is _________________ at the door.
23. We havent heard __________________ form Jane. Is she ill?
24. Do you live __________________ near Sandy?
25. Mr. Smith ___________________ wants to see you.
PART 2: WRITING AND GRAMMAR USE
Questions 26-30
Choose the present perfect or past simple
26. I _________________ (see) three police cars this morning (its still morning).
27. After he _________________ (arrive) home, he _________________
(unpack) and _________________ (go) to bed early.
28. A: Whats wrong?
B: I _________________ (break) a glass!
29. My grandparents only _________________ (know) each other for a few
months before they _________________ (get) married.
30. I _________________ (be) in London for three years. I love it here.
Questions 31-39
Write the correct form of the verb, using the Past Simple or the Past Continuous tense.
A: I (31)__________________________ (see) Peter and John in the park on Sunday.
B: (32)_________________________________ (they/play) football? They always play
football on Sundays.
A: No, they (33)______________________ (not/be). They
(34)_______________________ (talk) with some girls.
B: (35)____________________________ (you/say) hello to them?
A. Although I (36)_______________________ (call) their names, they
(37)_______________ (not/hear) me.
B. B: Maybe they (38)_______________________ (not/notice) you
(39)________________ (be) there

Neil Armstrong School

Quality Education for life

2016, year in which our institutional goals will be consolidated for students to achieve excellence.

Questions 40-45
Write must/mustnt or have (has) to/ doesnt (dont) have to in the sentences.
40. Santiago _____________ study medicine as his parents.
41. We _______________ work every Saturday.
42. He ______________ take a pill for his backache.
43. Once you finish the report, you ________________ rest a while.
44. Jhon _____________ go to the police, the jewels appeared.
45. I _________________ pay attention to rude people.
Questions 46-50
Write about you and your best friend. Use adjectives, comparatives and superlatives.
Write the description in about 100 words.
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ANSWER SHEET
Write your answer A,B,C or D
1
11
21
31
41

2
12
22
32
41

3
13
23
33
43

4
14
24
34
44

5
15
25
35
45

6
7
8
16
17
18
26
27
28
36
37
38
46-50 Paragraph

9
19
29
39

10
20
30
40