INSTITUTO CAMBRIDGE de Cultura Inglesa –Noviembre-Diciembre 2020

NAME:
5TH. YEAR

1 TIME: 2 hours

A B FINAL MARK SET

PART A

WRITE THE WORDS USING THESE CLUES 5 x 0.2 = 1 mark

1 L 1-feeling of tiredness after flying long distances.

2 O 2-material used for clothes and T-shirts.
3 O 3-piece of clothing worn over a shirt and under a jacket.
4 S 4-a lot of red spots on the skin.
5 E 5- waiting room for passengers at an airport.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT OPTION a, b or c TO COMPLETE THE BLANKS 5 x 0.3 = 1.5 marks

1- When she _____ after the accident, she was in hospital. a) lay down b) came round c) got over

2- The baby was wearing a new _____ woollen sweater. a) white b) beautiful c) little

3- _____ it was freezing, she went out for a long walk. a) In spite of b) However c) Although

4- Robert doesn’t like spending any money at all. He’s _____ a) narrow-minded b) tight-fisted c) big-headed

5- My sister is a(n) _____ well-behaved young girl. a) incredibly b) rather c) a bit

EXCHANGES Match a line from A with a line from B to make short exchanges. Write
4 x 0.2 = 0.8 mark
the corresponding number from B in the box. There are two extra phrases in B.

A B B
a I don’t like reading science fiction. 1 So do I.
b Karen has decided to start studying abroad 2 Really? Oh, why’s that?
c Our school team will lose the match! 3 Me too!
d I have been abroad twice. 4 Neither did I.
5 How interesting!
6 Neither does my girlfriend.

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REWRITE THESE SENTENCES Use the words in brackets without changing them 8 x 0.4 = 3.2 marks

1- Do a lot of physical exercise and you will sleep better. (THE… THE)

2- ‘Has Mr Robinson arrived yet? the manager asked. (DO YOU KNOW)

3- Ken has to finish his homework. It is extremely difficult. (WHICH)

4- Tommy will not be able to start his university studies if he does not finish his secondary school. (UNLESS)

5- I got up very late so I missed the train. (SO…THAT)

6- The bus driver didn’t stop at the red light. I had a car accident. (IF)

7- The student doesn’t get higher marks because he doesn’t study hard enough. (IF)

8- Try on the sweater. It may not fit you. (IN CASE)

COMPLETE THE TEXT ABOUT ‘LIFE SEEMS UNFAIR’ WITH THE 10 x 0.25 = 2.5 marks
CORRECT TENSE OR VOICE OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

They say that good things happen to good people, and bad things happen to bad people. This isn’t always
true. People who 1) (do) _________ great things in their lives die before they should. This 2) (make)
_________ life seem unfair, and it is sometimes. People who do bad things get away with
it, sometimes. Eventually, people's deeds catch up to them.
Shawn was a good person. He 3) (volunteer) __________ every week at the animal shelter. He was nice to
everyone, even to strangers. He took care of his grandparents. Good things should happen to
him, right? Unfortunately, one day Shawn found out that he 4) (dismiss) ___________ from work. This was
unfair, because he 5) (always be) _______________ a very hard-working person. However, losing a job when
he needed it badly made him very motivated to look for a new job that paid well. Eventually, he found a great
job as a teacher in China, where he 6) (live) __________with a Chinese girl for ten years now. By next
January they 7) (get) _________________ married.
Lizzie was a bad person. She 8) (steal) __________ people's credit card information, yelled at waiters, and
used all her friends. Bad things should happen to her, right? Well, Lizzie has won $200,000 from a lottery!
Yes! It’s true.  Justice was done eventually. She 9) (accuse) ______________ of credit card fraud, and had
to use the money she 10) (win) ___________ to hire a lawyer.

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READING: Read this article and do tasks A and B 5 x 0.2 = 1 mark

Love stories generally build up to a romantic climax and then end, leaving us with the impression that the
couple lived happily ever after. Sadly, the reality is rarely as rosy as this.

In the first flush of love nothing much matters beyond being together - no sacrifice is too great if it helps you
spend more time with the person whose mere presence intoxicates you. But when the intoxication starts to
wear off, as it does unfortunately, little misunderstandings start occurring, causing friction, irritation, long
cold silences or angry rows.

Why is there this friction between men and women? John Gray thinks he knows the answer. The root cause of
the problem, apparently, is that men and women don't understand just how different they are emotionally.
Men and women respond to problems in very different ways and consequently have very different emotional
needs. When people insist on their own needs and fail to properly appreciate the needs of their partners there
is bound to be friction.

Whereas women want to talk and talk about their problems, men withdraw into the caves of their mind to
focus on solving the problem. A man's self-esteem is built on a sense of how competent he is, so he feels he
must develop the skills to solve his problems on his own. Asking for help or idly expressing how terrible you
feel is perceived as an admission of weakness and incompetence. Rather than looking for understanding, men
want their partners to admire them for the way they achieve their goals.

Task A Complete the phrases 1 to 3 with the corresponding ending a to e according to the text. There are two
extra endings.

B B
1 Romantic love a even though they are emotionally very similar.

2 Men and women react differently b doesn’t last forever.

3 Men feel they can cope c because they don’t have the same emotional necessities.

d is toxic when it starts.

e with their problems on their own.

Task B Find words in the text that mean:

1 concentrate

2 lack of strength (noun)

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 PART B

WRITING 10 marks

Write one composition using 120 to 160 words. Choose either option A or option B and circle the letter
corresponding to your choice.

A- Write a STORY beginning ‘I had never had so much fun before.’

B- Write an ESSAY about the advantages and disadvantages of following the latest fashion.

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