EF3E INTERMEDIATE II EXAM1A

NAME: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
GRAMMAR
A. Write comparative sentences using AS ….. AS with the words given. (2 points)
1. An elephant /big /a mouse .………………………………..….………………………….……………………………….……………………
2. A car / expensive/ a bike ……………………………….…………...………………….……………………………….……………………
3. Computer /good /calculator ……………………………..…………….……………….…………………………………………………………
4. A horse /fast/ a cheetah ……………………………..…………….……………….…………………………………………………………

B. Write SUPERLATIVE SENTENCES using the words given. (use the PRESENT PERFECT to write them) (2 points)
5. The elephant / big animal / see ……..……………..….………………………………..…….……………………………….……………………
6. Lima / dangerous city/ be …………….…….…………...............………………….……………………………….……………………
7. My laptop / expensive /buy …………….…….…………...............………………….……………………………….……………………
8. Alice / intelligent / meet …………….…….…………...............………………….……………………………….……………………

C. Rewrite the sentences using the word in parenthesis without changing the meaning. (2 points)
Use expressions like, a bit, enough, too much, etc.
1. The shirt my wife bought is small but my size is large. (small)
The shirt my wife bought was ………………………………………..
Answer: The shirt my wife bought was too small.
9. He puts an excessive amount of sugar in his coffee. (much)
He puts ......................................................... sugar in his coffee.
10. I don’t have the necessary quantity of money to buy a car. (enough)
I don’t ......................................................... to buy a car.
11. The price of these shoes is incredibly high. (expensive)
These shoes are......................................................... .
12. Maria is too short to be a model. (tall)
Maria is not …………………………………….. to be a model.

VOCABULARY
A. Complete the sentences with an appropriate TIME EXPRESSION. (save time, in a hurry, etc. )
13. I didn’t say hello to anybody in the office this morning because I was ……………………………………………..
14. Don’t …………………………………………….. watching TV! You should use your time more productively.
15. Roberto is very punctual. He is always …………………………………………….. when he has an appointment.
16. Traveling to from Cusco to Lima by plane …………………………………………….. about one hour

B. Complete the sentences with words related to TOWNS AND CITIES (eg. temple, palace, crowded, etc). (2 points)
17. Istanbul is an old city with lots of ..................................... buildings which were build one thousand years ago.
18. There’s a ..................................... of Miguel Grau outside the town hall.
19. I usually buy fruit at the ..................................... because it’s cheaper.
20. This is the .....................................where the Queen lives.

C. Complete the sentences with words related to HEALTH AND BODY. (skin, cure, active, eyes, brain, etc.) (2 points)
21. Too much sunbathing is bad for your ................................... .
22. Playing computer games can stimulate your ................................... .
23. Drinking coffee can help to ................................... some illnesses.
24. I have a ................................... lifestyle. I run every day and eat a lot of fruit and vegetables.
EF3E INTERMEDIATE II EXAM1A
Music Benefits Memory
Patients with memory loss can often remember songs and specific song lyrics. Doctors often use music and lyrics to help
individuals remember lost memories. Certain music can activate particularly unique memories, so music from a specific
time period can activate memories from that time period. Do you want to remember something from the past? Listen to
songs you listened to during that time!
Music and its effect on memory has widely discussed in the scientific world, but scientists now have evidence that the
processing of music and language, specifically memorizing information, is located on the same brain systems. scientists
have also found evidence that suggests the music we heard when we were teenagers has a greater emotional effect to
our brain than anything we will listen to as adults. This idea of musical nostalgia is a fun exercise for anyone, but is most
impactful for people who have certain memory medical problems, including those with dementia or Alzheimer’s.
Here’s a story about the transformative power of music from one man whose father has Alzheimer’s:
“As a family, we didn’t know what to do when our father was diagnosed with this Alzheimer’s disease. We have seen
him passing through many different stages of the disease and now he seems to just be deteriorating to nothing.
However, the music seems to have helped him recover part of his brain!”
It is believed that music and musical training protect the old brain and keep it healthy.
Scientists of the University of Kansas Medical Center conducted an experiment with 70 healthy adults, ages 60 to 83.
They divided the subjects into three groups based on their amount of musical experience: the first with no musical
training, the second with one to nine years of music lessons and the third group with at least 10 years of musical study.
The participants, who had similar fitness and education levels and were free of Alzheimer’s disease, were given several
cognitive tests and the results were the following:
Those with the greatest amount of musical experience did best on these tests of mental acuity, followed by those with
less musical study followed by those who never took music lessons.
Compared to non-musicians, the individuals with a high degree of musical experience had much higher scores on the
cognitive tests, including those related to visual and spatial memory, naming objects and the brain’s ability to adapt to
new information
Read carefully the texts and answer with a word or a phrase.
25. What can a patient with memory loss remember? ……………………………………………………………………..
26. What music helps you recall memories from your adolescence? ……………………………………………………………………..
27. What mental process does music has effect on? ……………………………………………………………………..
28. What music has the greatest effect to our brains? ……………………………………………………………………..
29. What helps the old brain to keep healthy? ……………………………………………………………………..
30. How many groups did they divide the people in the experiment? ……………………………………………………………………..
31. How long did the people in the third group study music? ……………………………………………………………………..
32. What kind of test are the visual and spatial tests? ……………………………………………………………………..

LISTENING
Listen carefully some people talking about common activities like cooking , talking on the phone, driving and others
and answer the questions with a word or phrase.
ONE
1. What activity is she talking about? ……………………………………………………………………..
2. How often does she talk to her daughter? ……………………………………………………………………..
TWO
3. What activity is she talking about? ……………………………………………………………………..
4. What do they have for dinner? ……………………………………………………………………..
THREE
5. What activity is he talking about? ……………………………………………………………………..
6. What time does he get up? ……………………………………………………………………..
FOUR
7. What activity is he talking about? ……………………………………………………………………..
8. How long does it take him to go to work? ……………………………………………………………………..