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ASOCIACION CULTURAL ARGENTINO BRITANICA DE SALTA

Course: Adults LEVEL: Beginner Plus

NAME: …………………………………………..… DATE: …………..

TEACHER: ………………………………………... CITY: …………….

READING COMPREHENSION
1- Read the text and write True or False. (2 each 12)

Ingrid McFarlane – Zoo Keeper

When I left school at eighteen, I got a job at a zoo as a student beeper. Now, five years
later, things have changed – I have passed my exams and I am a full animal keeper.
The money is not good. I only get $9.000 a year. You have to be outside in rain and
snow, which is hard work, and you get very dirty. But this doesn’t matter to me because
animals are the most important thing in my life!
There are a hundred monkeys and fifty deer in my part of the zoo and I give them their
food and clean their houses. I also need to watch them carefully to be sure that they are
all well. In fact, rhinos are my favourite animals and so last year I went to Africa with a
colleague for a month to study them.
The zoo is open every day and I work five different days each week. I live in a small
flat twenty minutes away and I get up at ten to seven and start work at eight. The first
thing I do when I get home at quarter past five is have a shower.
This is an example:
0- Ingrid loves animals. TRUE
1- Ingrid studied to be a vet. ……………
2- She is very well-paid. ……………
3- There are a hundred and fifty animals in the zoo. ……………
4- Ingrid prefers Rhinos more than monkeys. ……………
5- She works every day in the zoo. ……………
6- She has a shower early in the morning. ……………

2- Read the text and answer the following questions. Use 1,2 or 3 words (2 each 12)

Getting around London

By Underground
The London Underground, usually called “The Tube”, is enormous and can take you
everywhere quickly. However, it is hot and uncomfortable in the summer, and can be
confusing for tourists, who often get on the wrong train. It can also be very crowded in
the “rush hour” (7.00 – 9.00 in the morning and 5.00 – 7.00 in the evening)

By bus
The buses give you a good view of the sights, especially if you travel upstairs, but if the
traffic is bad, your journey can take a long time. Special tickets, called Travel cards, can
be used on both buses and the underground and are quite economical.

By taxi or car
Taxis are excellent, but very expensive. Never take a car into Central London – it’s
nearly impossible to park, and you also have to pay a congestion charge (currently £ 5)
every time you drive into the centre.

This is an example:
0-What’s another name for the London’s underground? The Tube
1- Where can you use Travel cards? ……………………...
2- When is the underground usually very busy? ……………………...
3- Where is a good place to see the sights? ……………………...
4- How much do you have to pay if you take
your car into the centre of London? ……………………...
5- What’s the problem with parking a taxi? ……………………...
6- Are travel Cards expensive? ……………………….
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B- USE OF ENGLISH
3- Circle the correct option. (1 each 11)

Dear Kim,
This is an example: Hi, how 0) are / is you?
Hope you’re OK. We are 1) having / have a great holiday here! We 2) arrives /
arrived two days ago, and we 3) stayed / are staying in a small hotel in the old town. Yesterday
morning we 4) go / went to see the Castle, and in the afternoon, we 5) visit / visited a beer
factory. It 6) was / were fantastic. My husband 7) loves / loved the beer.

At the moment we are sitting/ sitting in a café in the main square. It’s really
beautiful. There 8) are / is a wonderful old clock. My favourite area is Mala
Strana. It’s the old part of the city and it’s fantastic. There 9) were / are a lot of nice restaurants,
and we usually 10) are going / go for a walk there in the evening and then 11) have / has dinner.

See you next week!

Love, Melanie

4- Read the text. Circle the best option A, B, or C for each space. (2 each 18)

A famous circus
This is an example:

0)……………………. Circus, Cirque Du Soleil, began 1)……………….. Montreal, Canada. It was started 2)
…………………. The Canadian Guy Laliberte in 1984. When he left collage, Laliberte travelled around
Europe and earned money 3)…………………….. music in the streets. Not long after he returned
home, he started Cirque with 4)…………………... friend, Daniel Gauthier. During the 1990’s Cirque
grew quickly. It now does shows 5)…………………. over the world and the number of people working
for it has grown from 73 to 6)………………….. than 3.500.
The Cirque does not have any animals, but 7)…………………… is music and dance and each show tells
a story. 8) …………………. show, which is called Varian, is about a man who could fly. The show starts
with him falling from the sky and tells the story of how he 9)………………….. to learn to fly again.

0 a-a b-the c-some

1 a-in b-on c- after
2 a- from b- by c- of
3 a-played b- plays c- playing
4 a- their b- his c- its
5 a- some b- all c- enough
6 a- more b- much c- most
7 a- this b- it c- there
8 a- one b- each c- both
9 a- need b- must c- has

5- Match the verbs and phrases. (2 each 10)

book - play - have - make - take - drive

0- drive a car
1- ………………….. a noise.
2- ………………….. a musical instrument.
3- ………………….. a party.
4- ………………….. theatre tickets.
5- ………………….. photos.
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LISTENING

6- Listen to the dialogues. Circle A or B (2 each 10)

1- How far is the house from Cambridge?

a- 30 miles b- 13 miles

2- How many bathrooms are there?

a- two b-three

3- How old is it?

a- 19 years b- 90 years

4-What day can she see the house?

a- Tuesday b- Thursday

3- What time can she see the house?

a- at 5.45 b- at 6.15

WRITING
7- Rewrite these sentences in the affirmative (+), negative (-) or interrogative form (?). (2
each 12)

This is an example
0- I live in the country. (-)
I don´t live in the country.

a- My father doesn’t work in a factory. (+)

………………………………………………………………………………………...

b- They booked the tickets at a travel agent’s. (-)

………………………………………………………………………………………...

c- There was a good film on TV last night. (-)

………………………………………………………………………………………...

d- Listen! The neighbours are arguing again! (?)

………………………………………………………………………………………...

e- There are some eggs in the fridge. (?)

………………………………………………………………………………………...

f- Are you going to the beach this summer? (+)

………………………………………………………………………………………...

8- You recently moved to a new house. Send a setter to a friend describing your new home.
Incluye information such as … (between 50 – 55 words) (17 marks)

 Location.
 Rooms.
 Furniture.

Writing 1 Max. Score Total Achieved

Lay out and 5
Accomp. of task
Coherence and 5
Content
Grammar and 7
Vocabulary
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Total 17