INSTITUTO CAMBRIDGE de Cultura Inglesa – MARZO 2015

NAME:
1st Year
MOD
01 TIME: 2 hours

A B FINAL MARK SET

PART A

WRITE THE CATEGORY NUMBER IN THE BOXES. There are two extra words. 10 x 0.1 = 1 mark

JOBS FURNITURE ADJECTIVES

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nurse armchair amazing

bookshelves lovely awful
really accountant mugs
lawyer

MATCH A LINE FROM “A” WITH A LINE FROM “B”. Write the corresponding
4 x 0.25 = 1 mark
number from B in the box. There is one extra phrase in column B.

A B B
a Is there 1 dancing every Saturday.

b Alice could ski 2 she goes to the club every weekend.

c I go 3 any water in the fridge?

d Linda likes sports so 4 some milk.
5 when she was 6.

COMPLETE THE DIALOGUES WITH THE CORRECT EXPRESSIONS. There is

4 x 0.25 = 1 mark
one extra expression in each box.

At a café
Ann: Good Morning. (1) ______________________________________  Yes, of course. Anything else?
Waiter: (2) _________________________________________________  Do you like coffee?
Ann: No, thank you. How much is that?  Can I have an espresso, please?
Waiter: That’s $ 2.50.

At the train station

A: Excuse me. (3) ___________________________________________  What time does the next train
B: At 8.08. leave?
A: Thank you. (4) ___________________________________________  What time do you start work?

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B: It’s 7.50.  What time is it now?
A: Great! I have time for a coffee.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT OPTION a, b or c. TO COMPLETE THE BLANKS. 4 x 0.25 = 1 mark

1- I study English _____ I want to travel to London. a) however b) but c) because

2- Do you play tennis _____ Wednesdays? a) on b) in c) at
3- I love _____ towel! It’s beautiful! a) that b) these c) those
4- I have two children. _____ names are Julie and Tom. a) Your b) Their c) They

COMPLETE THE TEXT ABOUT LIO MESSI WITH THE CORRECT TENSE OF
10 x 0.2 =2 marks
THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. Use the Simple Present or the Simple Past

Lionel Messi 1) (be) ____________ born on 24th June 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. At the age of 5, he 2) (start)
____________ playing football for Grandoli, a local club trained by his father Jorge. In 1995 he 3) (change)
_____________ to Newell’s Old Boys, who were based in his home city, Rosario. At the age of 11, FC Barcelona,
from Spain, 4) (become) ______________ interested in him so Messi and his family 5) (move) _____________ to
Europe.
Nowadays, Lionel Messi 6) (be) ____________ the best footballer in the world. He 7) (have) ______________ the
record for most goals scored in a season, scoring 73. Many people from all round the world 8) (love)
_____________ him, especially for the way in which he 9) (run) ______________ really fast with the ball. All the
world 10) (want) _______________ to see him during the next World Cup in Brazil.

COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS IN THIS CONVERSATION Use the Simple

5 x 0.4 = 2 marks
Present or the Simple Past

Paul and Jane are talking about a film Paul saw last night
Jane: What 1) ________________________________ last night? (you / do)
Paul: I went to the cinema.
Jane: What 2) _______________________________? (you / see)
Paul: Batman vs Superman.
Jane: Ah, yes. The new one. 3) __________________________ good? (it / be)
Paul: Yes, great! 4) ___________________________ action films? (you / like)
Jane: Oh, yes, I love them!
Paul: How often 5) _____________________________to the cinema? (you / go)
Jane: I usually go twice or three times a month. It’s my hobby!

READING. Read this text and circle T for true or F for false 5 x 0.4 = 2 marks

Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a cultural holiday, celebrated on December
25 by billions of people around the world. Christmas is a civil holiday in many of the world's nations, it is
celebrated by many non-Christians.
The customs associated in various countries with Christmas have a combination of pagan, pre-Christian, Christian,
and secular themes and origins. Popular modern customs of the holiday are different in different countries and
include giving gifts, Christmas music, an exchange of Christmas cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and
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various Christmas decorations, including Christmas trees, Christmas lights and nativity scenes. In addition, figures
such as Santa Claus, Father Christmas and Saint Nicholas are associated with bringing gifts to children during the
Christmas season and have different kinds of traditions. The Christmas festival involves great economic activity
among both Christians and non-Christians and has great impact in many regions of the world.

1. The article is about various Christian celebrations. T F

2. Only Christian people celebrate Christmas. T F
3. Christmas is a holiday in all the world. T F
4. People don’t eat ordinary food at Christmas. T F
5. People spend a lot of money during this celebration. T F

PART B

WRITING 10 marks

Use 60 to 90 words to write about your last holidays. Use the information in the box

Paragraph 1 When? last January

Where? Mar del Plata
Who with? two friends
How long? two weeks
Weather sunny and warm every day
Paragraph 2 Every day beach, lunch at a beach restaurant, relax in the afternoon
At night drink beer/bar go dancing/disco
On my last night give a party/meet new friends/great time
Paragraph 3 Last day buy souvenirs
Opinion fantastic holidays, have a wonderful time

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CATEGORY: 1-nurse, lawyer, accountant 2-bookshelves, armchair 3-lovely, amazing, awful Dist: mugs, really
MATCH: a-3 b-5 c-1 d-2
DIALOGUES: 1- Can I have an espresso, please? 2-Yes, of course. Anything else? 3-What time does the next train
leave? 4-What time is it now?
CIRCLE:  1-c 2-a 3-a 4-b
TENSES: 1-was 2-started 3-changed 4-became 5-moved 6-is 7-has 8-love 9-runs 10-wants
QUESTIONS: 1-did you do 2-did you see 3-was/is it 4-do you like 5-do you go
READING : 1-F 2-F 3-F 4-T 5-T

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