LANGUAGE CENTER

LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE I
SECOND EXAM
TOTAL SCORE: 50 POINTS
FORM D

DO NOT WRITE ON THIS BOOKLET. USE THE ANSWER SHEET

READING SECTION
Read the text and complete the exercises.

Sylvia Earle
Sylvia Earle: National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence
Sylvia Earle was called a "Hero for the Planet" by Time magazine. She’s an
oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer.
Sylvia Earle is one of the world's most famous marine scientists and a National
Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. She loves to go diving in the ocean. She has
spent a lot of her life both in and under the waves. Earle has led more than a
hundred expeditions and she set a record for solo diving in 1,000-metre deep
water. In total, she has spent more than 7,000 hours underwater.
Earle describes the first time she went to the ocean: ‘I was three years old and
I got knocked over by a wave. The ocean certainly got my attention! It wasn’t
frightening, it was thrilling. And since then I have been fascinated by life in the
ocean.’

In the past, Earle was the chief scientist of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration in the USA. Now one of her jobs is with Google Earth’s Ocean. Earle’s special focus
is on developing a global network of areas on the land and in the ocean. This network will protect and support
the living systems that are important to the planet. She explains why this is important: ‘When I first went to the
Gulf of Mexico in the 1950s, the sea looked like a blue infinity. It seemed to be too large and too wild to be
damaged by the action of people.  Then, in a few decades, not thousands of years, the blue wilderness of my
childhood disappeared. By the end of the 20th century, about 90 percent of the sharks, tuna, turtles, whales
and many other large creatures disappeared from the Gulf. They were there for millions of years before.’

Some people don’t understand why the ocean is so important to life on Earth. Earle explains that ‘the ocean is
the foundation of our life support system. The ocean is alive. The living things in the ocean generate oxygen
and use carbon. If we don’t have the ocean, we don’t have a planet that works.’
The Gulf of Mexico has had many problems, especially after the Deepwater Horizon Oil disaster of 2010, but
Earle says, ‘In 2003 I found positive signs in clear, deep water far from the mouth of the Mississippi River. It
was full of life. Large areas of the Gulf are not damaged. Protecting the most important places will be good for
the future of the Gulf and for all of us.’

A. According to the text, choose the correct alternative to answer the questions. Mark the
correct option on the answer sheet. (5 POINTS, 1 EACH)

1. Where does Sylvia currently work?

A. The USA government
B. Google
C. An oil company

2. What percentage of animal life was left in the Gulf of Mexico by the year 2000?
A. 20 percent
B. 90 percent
C. 10 percent

3. What does she say about her first experience in the sea?
A. She was afraid of the waves.
B. She enjoyed it very much.
C. She was too young to remember it.
4. The work that Sylvia is currently doing is based …
A. All over the world.
B. In North America.
C. In the Gulf of Mexico.

5. According to Sylvia...
A. It will be too difficult to clean up the Gulf of Mexico.
B. It’s possible to protect marine areas.
C. Parts of the Mississippi River are healthy.

B. Write True (T) or False (F) on the answer sheet. (5 POINTS, 1 EACH)

6. Sylvia has spent a lot of her life under the water.

7. The ocean captured Sylvia’s attention for the rest of her life.
8. The big oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico was after 2010.
9. Everybody comprehends that the ocean is vital for living.
10. The text focuses on the influence that water has over the world.

GRAMMAR SECTION

A. Complete this text about Capital cities. Choose A, B, or C. Write your answers on the answer
sheet. (2.5 POINTS, 0,25 EACH)

Capital cities around the world have faced big modifications during the last two centuries. Modernization has
knocked on their doors changing transport, education, culture, among others. Regarding transport, it is getting
1. ___ and 2. ___ comfortable; in fact, nowadays people spend 3. ___ time going from one city to another.
Education used to be 4. ___, and in some cities, it used to be 5. ___. About culture, technology has broken the
limits of nations and people are dressing in America 6. ___ in Europe. Food from all over the world is offered
more frequently in many restaurants than before and it is 7. ___ too. People couldn’t be 8. ___ now,
expressing ideas was not allowed. Despite all these changes, Capital cities are still 9. ___ ones to live and 10.
___ visited year after year, so if you want to have a nice experience around the world, go sightseeing to the
Capital cities.

1. A. faster B. fastest C. fast

2. A. much more B. many more C. much most
3. A. more B. less C. the most
4. A. best B. the better C. better
5. A. more cheap B. cheaper C. cheapest
6. A. the same as B. as same C. the samer
7. A. more healthy B. healthyer C. healthier
8. A. as freer as B. free C. as free as
9. A. best B. the best C. the better
10. A. a lot more B. the most C. the more

B. Jack is talking about his favorite movie. Complete the story with the most suitable option (a-b-
c-d) on the answer sheet. (2.5 POINTS, 0,25 EACH)

1. ___ Movies were created to entertain 2. ___ people and make them spend time together as 3. ___ family.
There are many kinds of movies that I like, but the one I really love is Predator. It’s about 4. ___ soldier called
Dutch who got into the jungle with his crew to look for some hostages. When they were in 5. ___ middle of the
jungle, 6. ___ alien began to hunt them one by one. One night, 7. ___ alien killed one of 8. ___ soldiers and
from that moment on the crew started to be hunted. When Dutch was alone, he discovered how to hide from 9.
___ alien and by covering his body with mud he hunted the alien with some sticks, arrows and 10. ___ bow.

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C. Complete the conversation between Paul and Maggie with the correct word. Write your answers
on the answer sheet. (2.5 POINTS, 0,25 EACH).

Paul: Maggie, what 1. ___ your mother like?

Maggie: Well, she’s funny and outgoing.
Paul: What about your father?
Maggie: He 2. ___ serious and quiet.
Paul: And what do you 3. ___ like, your mother or your father?
Maggie: Mmm, I would say that I look 4. ___ the two of them. I 5. ___ my dad’s mouth and my mum’s eyes.
Paul: And what 6. ___ your sister look like?
Maggie: She 7. ___ the same as my dad.
Paul: What 8. ___ you like doing in your free time?
Maggie: I like going to the cinema with my friends.
Paul: Finally, what 9. ___ you 10. ___?
Maggie: I consider myself very shy and antisocial.
Paul: Wow! I thought you were the opposite. Fortunately, I’m your friend.

D. Complete the text about a crime with the correct active or passive voice form of the verbs in
present or past. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (2.5 POINTS, 0,25 EACH)

Last night, a famous market 1. ___ (steal) by four shoplifters who 2. ___ (get) into the place at midnight.
Fortunately, the Police 3. ___ (have) a fast response to the situation provoking the group of thieves to 4. ___
(run) away. When they were in the sports section playing with the sport equipment, the shoplifters 5. ___
(find) and immediately the 6. ___ (try) to escape. One of the guys 7. ___ (escape) on a bike, the second one
wore rolling skates and the other two 8. ___ (capture) on the scene. “The thieves will pay with some
community service” said a police officer. The faces of the two men who escaped 9. ___ (record) by the CCTV.
Luckily, nobody 10. ___ (hurt) last night and the police is looking for the shoplifters today.
LISTENING SECTION

A. Listen to a conversation and choose (a-b-c). Write your answers on the answer sheet. (5
POINTS, 1 EACH)

1. What did Brian use to do?

a. Get fit
b. Play soccer
c. Recycle

2. How many miles is Brian going to run?

a. 42
b. 26
c. 46

3. Jack and Megan won’t be driven to school by…

a. Brian
b. Celia
c. Olivia

4. Carl thinks Martin and Brian are talking about

a. Cycling
b. Recycling
c. Driving

5. Which activity doesn’t Carl mention?

a. Turn off the TV
b. Switch off the light
c. Recycling

B. Listen again and write (T) True or (F) False on the answer sheet. (4 POINTS, 1 EACH)

6. Martin is running for a personal purpose.

7. Bottles and newspapers are recycled by Olivia.
8. Olivia only uses the car to go to the city center.
9. Cristina uses only paper bags.
10. All the participants in the conversation recycle.
 LANGUAGE CENTER
LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE I
WRITING SECTION
SCORE: 10 POINTS
FORM D
Write a 140-word article about crime in your city; compare the way crime has changed in it. Use
vocabulary learnt in class and active and passive voice.

*Include a suitable title

My neighborhood
_____In Bogota there are many crimes and many more because with the quarantine the streets are very lonely
and there is not much police or who can help you in case of a robbery. Two months ago a friend a group of
thieves hid in his house and They stole all the belongings, cell phones, cameras, computers and a piggy bank.
My neighborhood is a bit insecure because there is not much traffic and the houses are low and the thieves
climb on the roofs to steal the houses. They have only stolen from me. once and they were on 72nd street a
thief asked me for the time and he stole my cell phone I followed him but he was very fast and he had a knife
and I was really scared but nothing happened to
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CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD AVERAGE BELOW POOR
 AVERAGE
TASK FULFILLMENT 2,5 2,0 1,5 1,0 0,5

ORGANIZATION 2,5 2,0 1,5 1,0 0,5

GRAMMAR 2,5 2,0 1,5 1,0 0,5

VOCABULARY 2,5 2,0 1,5 1,0 0,5

LANGUAGE CENTER
LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE I
ANSWER SHEET-SECOND EXAM
TOTAL SCORE: 50 POINTS
NAME: ____halam chinome sanchez ___________________________________ FORM D
DATE: ________2/05/2020___________________________

READING
GRAMMAR
LISTENING
SPEAKING
WRITING
TOTAL
SCORE

READING

1. A B C
2. A B C
3. A B C
4 A B C
5 A B C
6. T F
7. T F
8. T F
9. T F
10. T F

GRAMMAR:
A.

1. A B C
2. A B C
3. A B C
4 A B C
5 A B C
6. A B C
7. A B C
8. A B C
9. A B C
10. A B C

B.

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C.
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2. is 7.is the

3.whant 8.are

4. 9.

5. 10.

D.

1. stolen 6.tried

2.got 7. escaped

3.had 8.captured

4.run 9.recorded

5.found 10.hurt

LISTENING:

1. 6.
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2.b 7.f

3.c 8.t

4.a 9.
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5.b 10.
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SPEAKING
Comments:
CATEGORY E G A B. P
A
TASK
FULFILLMENT 2 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.4
ORGANIZATION
2 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.4
GRAMMAR
2 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.4
VOCABULARY
2 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.4
FLUENCY /
PRONUNCIATIO 2 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.4
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LANGUAGE CENTER
LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE I
ANSWER KEY-SECOND EXAM
FORM D