INSTITUTO CAMBRIDGE de Cultura Inglesa – MARZO 2018

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A B FINAL MARK SET

PART A

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

1 A 1- Money that you borrow.

2 B 2- Worth remembering.
3 O 3- Causing laughter.
4 U 4- Difficult to control or organize.
5 T 5- Impartial.

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

1- That company _____ bankrupt last month. a) went b) became c) ran

2- We went to a restaurant that was _____ expensive. a) a great deal b) much c) pretty

3- When her mother died, Sue came _____ a fortune. a) into b) over c) across

4- Come on! Let’s get _____ to work. a) off b) up c) down

5- I have to change a _____. a) floor b) leak c) light bulb

COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION. Choose a suitable expression. There are three 4 x 0.2 = 0.8 mark
extra ones. Write the letter in the blank.

B- I had no Bob is apologising to Peter.

A- I shouldn’t
have idea
Bob: I’m sorry, Peter. 1) ____ at you.

Peter: In fact, at first I was shocked by your unexpected reaction.

C- I’m Bob: Yes, I can imagine. 2) ____ you had already solved my
sorry for not
D- I can’t problem. 3) ____. I’m terribly sorry.
believe I
shouted Peter: It doesn’t matter, Bob. Honest.
atyyouyou. E- I thought you
4) ____. Let’s have a cup of coffee to relax.

F- I
didn’t mean to
upset you.

G-
Don’t worry
about it.

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

1- I’m too fat. I don’t like that. (WISH)

2- ‘You’d better not walk in the street alone at night’. Jack said to Tom. (WARNED)

3- Kate is going to pay someone to repair her computer. (HAVE)

4- I’m sure Peter hasn’t taken your camera. He’s got a new one. (CAN’T)

5- Fiona: ‘When will you be back, Betty?’ (ASKED)

6- I don’t like it when people criticize me. (BEING)

7- I told Mary a secret. I regret it. (IF ONLY)

8- Jack has a terrible accent. I don’t like this. (WHAT)

COMPLETE THE TEXT ABOUT NORMAN GREEN WITH THE CORRECT 10 x 0.25 = 2.5 marks
TENSE, VOICE OR FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

Norman Green was the father of six children. In 1974, he 1) (question) _____________________ by police in

connection with a crime. Although he had nothing to do with the case, he was frightened of 2) (be)

_____________ wrongly convicted, so he 3) (go) _____________ into hiding. As the months went by, his

disappearance 4) (accept) ___________________ in the neighbourhood. Eight years passed. His six children

5) (grow) _____________ up at their home in Wigan without the benefit of Mr. Green’s fatherly guidance.

But his wife managed as best she could, 6) (win) _________________ the sympathy from the neighbours.

Then, in July 1982, Norman Green came out of hiding. He was thin and pale from his long ordeal, for during

the entire period when he was believed 7) (be) _______________ missing, Mr Green had been hiding under

the floorboards of his own home. Only his wife had known about his whereabouts: she 8) (take)

_________________ him meals and tried to keep his spirits up. The children 9) (be) _______________

completely ignorant of his hiding place. When Mr. Green finally emerged to face questioning, he 10) (tell)

______________ that the police had proved his innocence. They were not looking for him at all.

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

LOS ANGELES IS THE GUEST CITY AT THIS YEAR’S BOOK FAIR, A LANDMARK OF

THE LOCAL CULTURAL CALENDAR.

This edition’s guest city, Los Angeles, went all out with a simple yet unorthodox display. The
scenery takes the audience on a journey to the Californian city, through a series of small green

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 mountains that gradually give way to a taller one, upon which the famous Hollywood sign can be
read.
“We’re a city of culture,” said Madeline Peña, digital content team coordinator for the Los Angeles
Public Library. “That is why we showcase all these books about the history of Los Angeles. People
can come to the stand and listen to all kinds of talks we’re going to have, which range from learning
about the Los Angeles Public Library System to finding out how to obtain a visa.”
“Los Angeles was founded in 1781,” Yago Cura, adult services librarian for the Vernon branch of
the Los Angeles Public Library added. “There’s a history there. That’s why we brought books about
things like living and dining in Los Angeles, or what its punk scene was like in the 1970s.” Cura
also pointed out that those books are being donated to Buenos Aires’ Municipal Library after the
Book Fair is over.
“What I saw in Buenos Aires is amazing,” Madeline Peña said, with regard to the book culture
here. “The fact that the Book Fair is open three weeks and it’s packed all the time says so much
about the people from Buenos Aires.”
When it comes to comparing book cultures between these two cities, Yago Cura, who was raised in
New York by two Argentine parents, is more than qualified to draw a parallel.
“I don’t think it’s a coincidence that I’m a librarian, writer, translator and that my parents are from
here. The book culture here is really amazing; you can’t put it in any other way.”

Task A Underline the parts of the article that tell us the following things

1 It is always full of people.

2 Undoubtedly, he is in a position to make a comparison.
3 It’s impossible to describe it using other words.

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

4 The Los Angeles stand is not a traditional exhibition. T F

5 You can get a visa at the Los Angeles stand in the Book Fair. T F

PART B

WRITING 10 marks

Write one composition using 120 to 160 words. Choose either option A or option B and circle the letter
corresponding to your choice

A- Write AN ESSAY expressing your opinion about the following statement:

‘Parents are not strict enough. They should teach their children to be more responsible.’

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 B- Write a LETTER to a friend telling him/her about a personal experience you’ve recently had.

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WRITE: 1-loan 2-memorable 3-hilarious 4-unruly 5-objective
CIRCLE: 1-a 2-c 3-a 4-c 5-c
CONVERSATIONS: 1-D 2-B 3-F 4-G
REWRITE: 1-I wish I were/was thinner //wasn’t/weren’t fat 2-Jacked warned Tom not to walk.... 3-Kate
is going to have her computer repaired. 4-Peter can’t have taken your camera. 5-Fiona asked Betty when
she would be back. 6-I don’t like being criticized. 7-If only I hadn’t told Mary a secret. 8-What I don’t
like about Jack is his accent.
TENSES: 1-was questioned 2-being 3-went 4-was accepted 5-grew 6-winning 7-to be 8-had taken
9-had been 10-was told.
READING: Task A: 1-It’s packed all the time 2-Is more than qualified to draw a parallel 3-You can’t
put it in any other way. Task B: 4- T 5-F (You can find out how to obtain a visa)

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