C1.

1 Checkpoint Unit 1 and 2

Marco Chicaiza

A- Read and complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis. __/10
E.g. I have never been (be) to Europe but I’d like to someday.

1. I felt tired after spending all day out, so I went (go) straight to bed.
2. We had seen (see) the exhibit before but we were still very impressed.
3. Tim __published__ (publish) his fifth book this year.
4. They __had been dating__ (date) for a while when he proposed marriage.
5. He _hasn’t been feeling___ (feel) well lately, he came down with the cold.
6. Peter and I had gotten_ (get) far when we realized we _had left_ (leave) the tickets to the theater
home.
7. It _has been raining_ (rain) all day.
8. Jane __has already achieved____ (achieved) 10 years experience this year.
9. Mr. WIlliam ___called_____ (call) a few minutes ago to schedule an interview.

B- Read and choose the correct option to complete the sentence. __/5

1. Fortunately, he _______ all his debts when the economy plummeted.

a) has paid
b) had been paying off
c) had paid off
d) has been paying

2. The CEO _______ about changing the companies image lately.

a) has been talking

b) had been talking
c) will have talked
d) will have been talking

3. By the end of the year, I _______ a total of five countries.

a) has been visiting

b) will have visited
c) had visited
d) had been visiting

4. In 10 days time, John _______ for the company for 30 years.

a) has been working

b) had been working
c) will have worked
d) will have been working
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5. The ONG _______ to get funding for years and they finally received the money the needed
last year.

a) has tried
b) will have tried
c) had been trying
d) have tried

C- Choose 5 expressions from the box and write sentences with them, making the meaning clear. __/10
E.g. I had seen him perform as an amateur singer before he was big and famous

amateur presence discourage carry off

lead up to vouch for see through stem from

1. I still have a lot of homework to do, and I’ll keep on doing it until I see it through._
2. All the crimes and violence on the street stems from the kind of education parents give their children.
3. A violent act leads up to more violence.
4. If you want to be a responsible professional someday, you need to carry off all your little tasks today.
5. He is my best friend, and I’ve known him since we were kids. I’d vouch for him anytime without a
doubt.

D- Read the statements and rewrite them using inversion. __/5

E.g. The exhibit had just been moved to the High Museum when it got stolen.
No sooner had the exhibit been moved to the High Museum than it got stolen.

1. It isn’t common to see a new artist make it big.

Rarely do we see a new artist make it big.
2. In order to make it as a singer you must have the looks and connections.
Not only must you have the looks, but the connections as well to make it as a singer.
3. The audience gave a standing ovation right after the play finished
No sooner had the play finished when the audience gave a standing ovation.
4. The artist couldn’t have been more excited to win the Oscar.
Never could the artist have been more excited to win the Oscar.
5. He thought very little of his work so he refused to have it published.
So little did he think of his work so he refused to have it published.

E- Read the review and fill in the gaps with the words from the box. __/10
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risqué mesmerize plot portrays mind-blowing

thought-provoking masterpiece far-fetched rave refreshing

In a Decade, "Inception" May Be A Religion

Adapted from: D_Burke from United States
Films about dreams and the subconscious are usually not very straightforward and almost always weird.
"Inception" is no exception to that rule, but like its cinematic predecessors who have explored the contrast
between and the questions of what is real and what is illusion (i.e. "The Matrix" (1999), "The Cell" (2000),
"Abre Los Ojos" (1997) & its American remake "Vanilla Sky" (2001)), you really can't look away from this 1.
masterpiece, nor should you.
"Inception" is an excellent and 2. mind-blowing movie, engaging you in analysis throughout the movie, and
this may be one of the only films released during the Summer of 2010 that lived up to its 3. rave in all its
reviews. It is a nearly perfect and highly original film that will 4. mesmerize you, holding your attention until
the credits roll. The less you know about this movie going in, the more you will be entranced by seeing it.
Leonardo DiCaprio 5. portrays Dom Cobb, a world class criminal who, with the help of a team of sleep experts,
works his way into people's subconscious and steals what people value most: ideas directly from their minds.
In his last assignment to possibly clear his name, he is assigned not to steal an idea from someone, but to plant
one inside that person's mind. The difficulty comes when certain people are trained to block their ideas from
being taken.
That 6. Thought-provoking summary only covers the basics of this pretty complicated and somewhat 7. Far-
fetched story, but to describe every detail would take away the magic of this film you must see yourself to
believe.
The special effects in this film were also very good, which is amazing considering their simplicity compared to
the "Matrix" movies. There are slow-motion shots, but no impossible kung fu fighting sequences. It's especially
interesting when the film gets into the architecture of certain dreams, and 8. plot sequences are filmed in a
way I've never seen other than in drawings.
There was still a lot about this film I still don't get, and may require multiple viewings to better understand.
You may want to watch it with others, though not suited for kids, not because of it’s 9. risqué nature, but
rather because of it’s complexity and aggressive scenes. However, some of the best films I've seen are
confusing at first. "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) is a film I've seen a couple of times, and still don't
understand completely. It still has a major following, though, as I'm positive this movie will. It's a 10. refreshing
and entertaining movie, but it also makes you think and continues to do so after you leave the theater.

F- Fill in the blanks with the phrases in the box and proper relative pronouns and punctuation. __/5

E.g. The couple whose divorce was in the papers has got married again.
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we ate last week book won a prize last week

has visited so many different countries we saw last Saturday

divorce was in the papers is Canadian

1. It is very interesting to meet somebody who has visited so many different countries.
2. The restaurant where we ate at last week just won three spoons.
3. Justin Bieber, who is Canadian, became famous via YouTube.
4. What’s the name of that writer whose book won a prize last week?
5. The film which we saw last Saturday was very interesting.

G- Join each pair of sentences with the proper relative pronoun and punctuation. Do not use THAT unless
it is necessary. __/10

1. Never give up on someone, especially if they are important to you.

Never give up on someone who is important to you.
2. The theater was more popular. TVs weren’t invented then.
The theater was more popular when TVs weren’t invented.
3. Did you hear about the actor and the scandal he’s in? He played Truman.
Did you hear about the actor who played Truman and the scandal he’s in?
4. The Louvre has world renowned paintings. Millions of people go there every year.
_The Louvre, where millions of people go every year, has world renowned paintings._
5. I have read the letter. My mother sent it for Christmas.
I have read the letter that my mother sent for Christmas.