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Gold Experience A2 Tuesday/Thursday 16:30-18:00 Term Exam December 2017 DATE: ________________________________

1. Fill in the gaps using present perfect or past simple:

Film maker George Richards _____________________(1 - be) interested in the cinema since he
_______________________ ( 2 - be) a small child. He_____________________ (3 - make) his first
film when he _____________________ ( 4 - be) just twelve years old. He is now almost forty and he
_______________________________ (5 - make) thirty films. George loves travelling. His
work_____________________ ( 6 - take) him all over the world.
He____________________________ ( 7 - be) to Africa, India, Australia, China, the USA and South
America. Last year, he_____________________ ( 8 - visit) Russia for the first time. George is
married to the singer Kathy Burke. They___________________________ ( 9 - be) married for ten
years. They live with their two children on the Greek island of Kos. They_____________________ (
10 - buy) a house on the island in 1987 and they_____________________ ( 11 - live) there since
then.
2. Transform the following sentences. If the sentence uses “for” change it to “since”
and finish the sentence so it means the same.
1. I’ve lived in Busan for 6 years. I’ve lived in Busan since 2009.
2. He’s played soccer since he was 5. (He is 15 years old now.)

3.They’ve lived in Canada since June.

4.We’ve played Minecraft for 3 hours today.

5.You’ve sat in that seat since Tuesday.

6.His mom has driven us to school every day for 3 days.

7.I’ve gone jogging every morning since March.

3. Which of the following options is correct. Circle the right answer.

1. We haven’t got much time. We must/mustn’t hurry.
2. Sara and Sandra are planning to go on holidays. They should/couldn’t buy the tickets now.
3. I have to talk to Joel. I must/musnt’t remember to call him.
4. I can do shopping alone. You must/don’t need to come with me.
5. There is plenty of time for you to decide. You musn’t/ don’t need to decide now.
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6. There was nobody to help me I must/ don’t need to do everything on my own.

7. How is Marina enjoying her new job? Does she have to/ has to travel a lot?
8. Jimena has been travelling all day. She can’t/must be tired.
9. Silvia has a good position in the company. She can’t/ has to take important decisions.
10. When Bianca starts her new course next month, she must/ has to walk 1km to school.

4. Look at the situations described below. For each one, write a sentence using if.
1. You should take more exercise to get fit.
If you__take more exercise__you__will get fit_____.
2. Road travel is cheaper than travelling in public transport. We have lots of traffic jams.
If road travel__wansn’t so expensive____we___wouldn’t have____so many traffic jams.
3. Cutting down rainforests causes many plants and animals to die.
Many plants and animals__wouldn’t die____, if people__didn’t cut down rainforest____.
4. Many people don’t think smoking is dangerous. Now they have health problems.
If people__didn’t smoke___, they now__wouldn’t have___health problems.
5. Sara doesn’t study for her exam. Her mother is very upset with her.
If Sara___studyied_____, her mother__wouldn’t be ___upset.
6. I take some water and heat it at 100ºC. It boils.
If I___heat water____ it__boils_____.
7. Sandra buys a lottery ticket ; she would like to buy a very expensive car and a mansion.
If Sandra___won the lottery_____ she ___would buy____ a very expensive car and a mansion.
8. Elena is running every day. There is a possibility she wins the race.
If Elena____runs_____everyday, she___will win______the race.
9. Joel and Aitana want to be professional singers. A good idea could be to go to the Voice
Kids.
If Joel and Aitana___went to the voice kids____they__would_____become professional singers.
10. Bianca doesn’t have more money to buy The Minions movie, but she wants to buy it.
If Bianca__had____more money, she__would buy____The Minions movie.
1. Complete the sentences so they have the same meaning:
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1. I don’t go to Helen's party because she hasn’t invited me.

I __would go____if she invited me.
2. I'm sure John is in the office now. He is always working.
John must be__in the office now.
3. If I were you I would tell him the truth.
You __should tell____him the truth.
4. We have a third floor apartment in a modern building.
Our apartment is __on___the third floor of a modern building.
5. I always walk up the stairs.
I__never___go up in the lift.
6. There are six classrooms in the new school.
The school__has___six classrooms.
7. Next weekend we must go shopping!
We must go shopping___at/during___the weekend!
8. ‘Who is the girl wearing sunglasses?’ ‘Silvia’.
Silvia is the girl__who is wearing____sunglasses.
9. Eating fast food as donuts and hamburgers is unhealthy.
Donuts and hamburgers are _unhealthy__food.
10. I usually grill most of my food, because is the healthiest option.

__Grilled___food is the healthiest option to eat.

1. Complete the words with the definition given:

1. A green and very healthy vegetable
Broccoli
2. Many different types of things or people
Variety
3. Liked something more than another thing
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Preferred
4. An adjective describing something because you have seen or heard it before
C ommon
5. To know something because you have seen or heard it before
R ecognise
6. Said ‘no’ to doing something
Refused
7. Flat, round objects which we put food on
P lates
8. Beautiful or nice to look at
Attractive
9. A lady who brings you drink in a café.
Waitress
10. A person who writes reports for newspapers, magazines, television or radio.
Journalist
1. Match the temperatures (1–6) with the adjectives (a–f).
1.20°C -f A warm
2.-5°C -d B cold
3.10°C-b C boiling hot
4.35°C-a D freezing cold
5.70°C -e E hot
6.100°C-c F cool
2. Choose the correct option for each sentence.
1 What a beautiful sunny/rainy day! Let’s go to the beach!
2 It was a freezing cold/boiling hot day so we had ice cream to cool down.
3 It was so foggy/cloudy that I couldn’t see my house.
4 The winters are cold/freezing in my country – often it’s -20°C
5 We didn’t sail the boat because the weather was too cloudy/stormy.
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6 It’s very cloudy/sunny. I think it’s going to rain.

3. Complete the sentences with the correct adjective.
1 Last year my family and I went to Morocco – it was amazing!
2 We saw lots of in_credible_______ places.
3 I rode a camel – that was really ex_citing________ !
4 I saw a very big spider in my hotel – that was sc_ary_______ !
5 The weather was f_antasctic_______ – hot and sunny every day.
6 I liked the food, but sometimes it was a little strange_______ for me.
4. Choose the correct option for each sentence.
1 I went to see a comedy last night. It was great – really funny/fun!
2 I don’t really like romantic films: I always want to sleep – I find them so boring/interesting!
3 Did you see the first contestant/stage in the talent show last night? She had a great voice!
4 The audience/contestants loved the show: they cheered loudly at the end of each song.
5 The magician/musician pulled a big white rabbit out of his hat.
6 I’ve seen all of his films – he’s a great actor/musician.
7 My cousin is a great dancer/musician. He can play the guitar, banjo and saxophone.
8 The music/musician is too loud – can you switch it off, please?
9 I saw a great documentary/romantic film about African deserts last night.
10 At the end of the concert all the musicians came on to the stage/audience and played together.

5. Complete the table:

Verb Adjective Meaning
grill grilled A la plancha/ parrilla
bake baked asado
fry fried Freir/frito
barbacue barbacued Hecho a la barbacoa
Roast roast asado
Boil boiled Hervir/hervido
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6. Choose the best answer for the following sentences:

1. The teacher has broken his leg so the doctor put it in a_________ for two months.
a) Plaster b) fever c) flu
1. It was so cold I couldn't feel my fingers. They were completely_____________.
a) Bleeding b) frozen c) broken
1. Why is Bob in bed ? He has a high temperature and a runny nose. I think he is going
down with the__________.
a) Flu b) cold c) constipated
1. Don't be afraid, this type of antiseptic doesn't __________even if you put it on a fresh
cut.
a) Ache b) hurt c) molest
1. Peter has cut his hand. He is very worried because it is_______________.
a) Cold b) hurts c) bleeding
1. Have you got ________________? Yes, I am coughing, and my throat is dry.
a) A sore throat b) my throat hurts c) a cough
1. He had a terrible ____________all last night. We are going to see the dentist this
afternoon.
a) Temperature b) toothpain c) toothache

1. Complete the following table with the sports in the box:

riding aerobics badminton jogging gymnastics table-tennis hiking taekwondo

football
Go fishing judo basketball
Do sailing karatePlay
chess windsurfing kung-fu
cricket skiing ballet board games snowboarding exercise hockey
riding aerobics badminton
jogging gymnastics table-tennis
hiking taekwondo football
swimming judo basketball
sailing karate chess
windsurfing kung-fu cricket
skiing ballet board games
snowboarding exercise hockey