Examination

Model
READING COMPREHENSION

1) You are going to read an extract from a novel. For questions 1-8,
choose the answer which you think fits best according to the text.
USE OF ENGLISH

1) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

- “I (think) (1)......................... about our plans for next week. What (do/you) (2)
......................... next Thursday evening? (be /you) (3) .......................... on duty
at the hospital?”
- “I (be) (4) ......................... on duty, but I (change) (5) ......................... with a
friend who (want) (6) .......................... Friday off. What (have/you) (7)
......................... in mind?”
- “ How about going to see Macbeth? It (be) (8) ......................... on for the whole
of next week. (see/you) (9) ......................... the play?”
- “I (see) (10) ......................... a film of it once. But I (not/see) (11)
......................... the play itself. Yes, that´s a good idea: we (go) (12)
........................... and see Macbeth”.
- “I (book) (13) ............................ the seats. (ask/I) (14) ...................... Willie to
come too?”
- “He (work) (15) ..............................., I bet. He (always/work) (16)
.......................... He (work) (17) .............................. too much. He (have) (18)
.......................... a nervous breakdown if he´s not careful.”

2) Fill in the blanks. Use only one word in each space.

SEE DINOSAURS EATING!

Dinosaurs died out more than 60 million years ago, so how on earth can we
tell what they used to eat? Find out at the Cameron Museum, where you can
step 1)..................... in time and join some dinosaurs enjoying their lunch.
2)..................... you enter the new Meet the Dinosaurs exhibition, you’ll meet
four full-size dinosaur heads, 3)..................... of them munching away on their
favourite food. The model dinosaurs are 4)..................... realistic that you could
easily forget that they’re 5)..................... real.
Scientists have pieced 6)..................... information from fossils to work out that
dinosaurs with large claws and sharp teeth ate meat, while flatter teeth were
used 7)..................... grinding plants. So Tyrannosaurus rex, with its prehistoric
table manners 8)..................... teeth as sharp as razors, might not have been
the 9)..................... relaxing dinner guest!
But, 10)..................... you’re a meat eater or a vegetarian, 11)..................... not
come along to the exhibition and 12)..................... sure you don’t miss an
incredible day out!
3) Paraphrasing: complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. You must use
between two and five words.
1) He didn’t buy a present for her, he gave her some money.
INSTEAD
He gave her some money ...........................................................................present.

2) A temporary manager is running the shop at the moment.

RUN
The shop ........................................................................................................... a
temporary manager at the moment.

3) If you keep trying, you’ll get better.

GIVE
If you ........................................................................................... you’ll get better.

4) How long is your journey from home to work?

TAKE
How long ........................................................................ get from home to work?

5) When I rang the box office, the tickets had all been sold.
LEFT
There .......................................................................... when I rang the box office.

6) I was surprised when I discovered the truth.

FIND
I was surprised ...................................................................................the truth was.

7) If public opinion doesn’t change suddenly, he’ll win the next election.
SUDDEN
Unless ........................................................................................... change in
public opinion, he’ll win the next election.

8) This is the happiest that Paula has ever been.

HAPPIER
Paula ..............................................................................................than she is now.

9) Despite winning the race, he wasn’t very pleased.

EVEN
He wasn’t very pleased, ............................................................................the race.

10) I’m sorry, could you wait for a moment, please?

MIND
I’m sorry, ............................................................................ for a moment,
please?

11) A jazz pianist with a fantastic voice plays there on Fridays.

WHOSE
A jazz pianist, ................................................................., plays there on Fridays.
 12) “Will you be able to give me a lift in the morning?”, Caryn enquired.
IF
Caryn asked me ................................................ to give her a lift in the morning.

13) “I deeply regret the fact that I caused so much upset,” said Helen.
APOLOGISED
Helen ............................................................................. so much upset.

14) The only thing I did at the weekend was housework.

APART
I did ............................................................................ housework at the
weekend.

15) I´m glad I got out of there: it was hell.

HAVE
I´m glad ................................................................................ of there: it was hell.

WRITING

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AND WRITE ABOUT 150/200

WORDS.

A) Describe the area where you grew up in a way that would help a tourist to decide
whether or not to visit it.
B) Young people these days have too much freedom.
C) If I had known....
KEY

READING COMPREHENSION
1) B 2) C 3) C 4) A 5) B 6) D 7) B 8) D

USE OF ENGLISH
TENSES
1) HAVE BEEN THINKING/ AM THINKING
2) ARE YOU DOING/ WILL YOU DO
3) ARE YOU
4) WAS/ WAS GOING TO BE
5) HAVE CHANGED
6) WANTS/ WANTED
7) HAVE YOU/ DO YOU HAVE / DID YOU HAVE
8) IS
9) HAVE YOU SEEN
10) SAW
11) HAVEN´T SEEN
12) WILL/SHALL GO
13) WILL/SHALL BOOK
14) SHALL I ASK
15) WILL BE WORKING
16) IS ALWAYS WORKING
17) WORKS
18) WILL HAVE

FILL IN THE GAPS

1) BACK / BACKWARD(S)
2) AS / WHEN
3) EACH
4) SO
5) NOT
6) TOGETHER
7) FOR
8) AND
9) MOST
10) WHETHER / IF
11) WHY
12) MAKE / BE

PARAPHR
PARAPHR ASING

1) INSTEAD OF BUYING HER A

2) IS BEING RUN BY
3) DON’T / DO NOT GIVE UP
4) DOES IT TAKE (YOU) TO
5) WERE NO TICKETS LEFT // WEREN’T ANY TICKETS LEFT
6) TO FIND OUT WHAT
7) THERE IS A SUDDEN
8) HAS NEVER BEEN HAPPIER THAN
9) EVEN THOUGH HE WON
10) WOULD / DO YOU MIND WAITING
11) WHOSE VOICE IS FANTASTIC
12) IF I WOULD BE ABLE
13) APOLOGISED FOR CAUSING / HAVING CAUSED
14) NOTHING APART FROM
15) TO HAVE GOT OUT