INSTITUTO CAMBRIDGE de Cultura Inglesa – Noviembre-Diciembre 2019

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4th YEAR

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A B FINAL MARK SET

PART A

WRITE THE WORDS USING THESE CLUES 5 x 0.2 = 1 mark

1 M 1-Tropical fruit with orange pulp and yellow or red skin.

2 A 2-Make money by working.
3 T 3-Part of a house/ building below the ground floor.
4 E 4-(of a couple) to separate.
5 S 5-One of the five senses.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT OPTION a, b or c TO COMPLETE THE BLANKS 5 x 0.3 = 1.5 marks

1 Have you ever borrowed money _____ a friend? a) of b) with c) from

2 I _____ like vegetables when I was a child, but I do now. a) used to b) didn’t use to c) use to

3 Pamela has worked for a company_____ she was a student. a) since b) before c) while
Our teacher is very flexible. He _____us check our notes and
4 a) makes b) doesn’t let c) lets
books for some minutes during exams.
This week John _____to replace the manager who is on a
5 a) should b) has c) must
business trip.

EXCHANGES Match a line from A with a line from B to make short exchanges. Write
4 x 0.2 = 0.8 mark
the corresponding number from B in the box. There are two extra phrases in B.

A B B
a I’ve just graduated! 1 Well…really I often feel very frustrated with it.
b Are you happy with your smart phone, grandma? 2 Of course not!
c Shall we go to the cinema? 3 What’s up? You sound worried.
d Do you mind if I take this extra chair? 4 How fantastic! Congrats!
5 Of course! It’s really embarrassing.
6 That’s a great idea!

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REWRITE THESE SENTENCES Use the words in brackets without changing them 8 x 0.4= 3.2 marks

1- David hasn’t signed the new contract yet. (BEEN)

2- If you don’t follow the instructions carefully, you may make a mistake. (UNLESS)

3- ‘I’m planning to have lunch with Peter next Monday’. Jack said to his wife. (TOLD)

4- ‘I won’t wear this dress again’, Janet commented. (SAID)

5- My neighbour didn’t leave any food for his dog this morning. I’m sure it is really hungry by now. (BE)

6- ‘Where do you live, Peter?’, they wanted to know. (ASKED)

7- When I was a child, I regularly went cycling with my friends at the weekend. (USED TO)

8- Our boss is especially strict with deadlines, he always obliges us to respect them. (MAKES)

COMPLETE THE TEXT ABOUT FAME HOTEL WITH THE CORRECT

10 x 0.25 = 2.5 marks
TENSE OR VOICE OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

What would your life be like if you 1) (be) ________________Albert Einstein or Marilyn Monroe?
Ten miles outside Los Angeles, the Fame Hotel 2) (promise)____________________ to answer this question
and many more. The Fame Hotel 3) (open) ___________________in 2008. It has 32 rooms, most of which
4) (name)_____________________ after celebrities in Hollywood, musicians, famous writers, some scientists
and sports stars. When you enter the room, you 5) (see) ___________________ lots of things about the life of
that person. For the last 10 years Mr Shultz, the hotel’s owner, 6) (try)___________________ to fill the room
with objects, clothes, even food that he thinks stars liked. For example, Albert Einstein doesn't have any socks
in his wardrobe because the real Einstein never 7) (wear) ____________________ them! Last week I spoke to
one guest who 8) (stay) _________________ in the Elvis Presley room. He was delighted because he 9) (just
eat) _____________________________ Elvis’ favourite breakfast: pancakes and strawberry ice cream. The
company announced that it 10) (open) _____________________ another Fame Hotel in New York next year.

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READING Read this article and do tasks A and B 5 x 0.2 = 1 mark

A
Going shopping has always been one of the most popular activities in the world. However, its meaning has
changed lately, as the concept of ‘going’ has become something new: online.

B
The huge popularity of online shopping is creating chaos on city streets. The number of online deliveries is
skyrocketing and so is the number of delivery trucks on the roads. This is increasing traffic jams and
pollution. The BBC reports that parcel deliveries went up by almost 50 per cent between 2014 and 2016. This
could increase by up to 28 per cent a year over the next three years. Delivery drivers are all trying to deliver
parcels on time. Many have to park illegally, or double park. Mr Chu, 49, has been a driver with UPS since
1990. When he started, he says, "Nobody ordered water in the past but now, they order everything."

C
Companies are investing heavily to meet demand, spending billions on new facilities and aircraft, increasing
weekend hours, and installing new technology to speed shipments to customers. Firms are experimenting with
ways to make deliveries more efficient and bring down costs. They have embraced ideas like lockers, rolled
out eBikes in select locations, and pushed for people to collect items in stores.

D
Many cities have taken decisions to solve the problems. Cities in Europe and Asia have prohibited deliveries
when roads are busiest. Because food delivery is also causing trouble is some areas of London, companies
delivering food in central London must now ask for permission to operate. As regards America, New York
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an experimental prohibition on deliveries during the rush hours on some of
the city's most crowded streets. The city's Department of Transportation in New York wants to get 900
businesses to make deliveries at non-peak hours - currently there are 400 business participating.

Task A Match the headings to the paragraphs

CREATIVE SOLUTIONS C
1 DRASTIC MEASURES

2 NEW FASHION

3 NEGATIVE IMPACT ON CITIES

Task B Circle T for true and F for false. Correct the false statement/s on the blank line/s below.

4 Companies are considering more expensive methods to satisfy customers. T F

5 New York’s objective is to have more deliveries at non busy hours. T F

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 PART B

WRITING 10 marks

Write one composition using 110 to 140 words. Choose either option A or option B and circle the
letter corresponding to your choice.

A- You have just come back from your holidays. Write a LETTER to the manager of the airline
complaining about the poor service they provided. Write about the delay in the departure, the
unfriendly airline staff, the tasteless food they offered and how they damaged the handle in
your suitcase.

B- Write a STORY. Begin like this:

“The street was really quiet that night. I was walking back home from my friend’s party when
suddenly I heard a strange noise…”

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WORDS: 1-mango 2-earn 3-basement 4-break up 5-taste
CIRCLE: 1-c 2-b 3-a 4-c 5-b
EXCHANGES: a-4 b-1 c-6 d-2
REWRITE: 1-The new contract hasn’t been signed (by David) yet. 2-Unless you follow the instructions carefully,
you may make a mistake. 3-Jack told his wife he was planning to have lunch with Peter the following Monday.
4-Janet said that she wouldn’t wear the dress again. 5-My neighbour’s dog must be really hungry by now. 6-They
asked Peter where he lived. 7-I used to go cycling with my friends when I was a child. 8-Our boss makes us respect
deadlines.
TENSES: 1-were 2-promises 3-(was) opened 4-are/were named 5-see 6-has tried/been trying 7-wore 8-was
staying 9-had just eaten 10-will/is going to open
READING: TASK A: C-D-A-B TASK B 4-F (Firms are experimenting with ways to make deliveries more
efficient and bring down costs) 5-T

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