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NAME:________________________________DATE:____________________GRADE:__________
INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA SIMON BOLIVAR “SEDE PRINCIPAL”
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A.in a church
BLOW DRY $15.000
1. B. in a station
CUT $5.000 C.in a hair salon
A.in a garage
HOME 42
2. B.in a stadium
VISITOR 31 C.in a bank
A.in a bus
3. NOT MORE THAN EIGHT B.in a taxi
PASSENGERS C.in a lift
A.in a neighborhood
ONLY CHILDREN FROM 1st B.in a school cafeteria
4. AND 2nd GRADE IN THIS C.in a shopping center
QUEUE
A.in a book
5. ¡COME TO MY PARTY! B. on an invitation
C. on a poster
INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA SIMON BOLIVAR “SEDE PRINCIPAL”
Decreto no. 1502 Noviembre 26 de 2002 Nit. 891180109-8 Dane: 141298000019
PARTE 2
¿Cuál palabra (A – H) concuerda con la descripción de cada frase de la izquierda (6 – 10)? En las preguntas 6 – 10,
marque la letra correcta A – H en su hoja de respuestas.
Recuerde que hay tres opciones extras.
PARTE 3
Complete las cinco conversaciones. En las preguntas 11 - 15, marque A, B, o C.
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11. Can you come on Saturday? a. Fine, thank you.
b. Yes, I like it.
c. I hope so.
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11. I really appreciate your help. A. You’re welcome.
B. No, thanks.
C. Neither, do I.
14. Do you know where the library is? A. Next to the cinema.
B. At right.
C. I’m sure.
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11. Are there still seats available in this room? A. Yes, there are plenty.
B. No, it’s already over.
C. Yes, there are enough room.
14. Do you know where the shopping center is? A. It´s across from the bus station.
B. It’s at 9:00 am.
C. I think it´s in the closet.
15. I´ve never seen that movie. What do you think of it? A. I’m going to see it too.
B. It´s really interesting.
C. I thought it was very tasty.
QUEEN ELIZABETH
The first Elizabeth to be queen (0) _____ England lived in the time (16) ______ William
Shakespeare, (17) ____ five hundred years ago.
Her father was Henry the (18) ______ , a king who was famous (19) _______ he had
six wives. (Not all (20) ____ the same time of course!) Elizabeth's mother was Anne
Boleyn, a beautiful and intelligent woman. (21) ____ she could not give the king a son,
so Henry took another wife.
For many years Elizabeth's life was in danger because (22) ____ the political and
religious problems of the time. However, she (23) ____ queen, and was queen of
England for over forty years.
0. a. at b. for c. of
16. a. about b. of c. from
17. a. almost b. in c. quite
18. a. eight b. eighth c. eighty
19. a. why b. for c. because
20. a. at b. with c. in
21. a. Although b. Despite c. But
22. a. of b. were c. in
23. a. made b. became c. did
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How often do you hear a mobile phone ring when you are walking the road?
More and more people are (16) _______ mobile phones and many teenagers now
have them too. Last year an estimated 14% of sixteen year ( 17) _____ students
had a mobile phone and made and received phone call during class. Some schools
(18) ____ Britain have banned mobile phones because students use them in
lessons.
Charles Harvey, a Maths teacher at a secondary school in Edinburgh, days:
“It is very irritating. I (19) ________ ask the students to turn their phones off before
I start the lesson, but not everyone listen to me. Students see no problem (20) _____
making and receive phone calls during the class.
Mobile phones really disturb order in the classroom. Sometimes I'm explaining some complicated theory and
dring…dring…dring – everybody is lost.
Last year I tried to confiscate phones (21) _____ parents complained.
I think mobile phones (22) _____ useful. I’m not (23) ______ them. However, students shouldn’t bring mobile phones to
school.”
EASTER ISLAND
Easter Island is a small triangle of rock situated in the Pacific Ocean. It’s about 2,000
miles (0) ________ the nearest city. Easter Island is (16) ________ for its statues.
Hundreds of these huge, stone faces can be (17) ________ all over the island. Who
made them? How (18) ________ they move these giant pieces of rock? What
happened (19) ________ the people who lived there? Studies show that people (20)
________ arrived on the island about 1600 years ago. They had a very advanced
culture. They made many objects and they had their (21) ______ written language.
However, the number of people on the island grew and grew (22) ________ it reached
about 10,000 people. Soon there were too many people and there wasn’t (23)
________ food to eat. A terrible war started and the many of the statues were broken.
When western explorers discovered the island on Easter Day in 1722, the huge rock statues were the only sign that a great
society had once lived there.
0. A. for B. from C. on
16. A. important B. famous C. interesting
17. A. looked B. found C. situated
18. A. did B. do C. does
19. A. about B. with C. to
20. A. first B. just C. already
21. A. own B. only C. self
22. A. so B. because C. until
23. A. enough B. too C. many
(20)_____ 1954 he was sent to Rome on an assignment for his newspaper, and since then he (21) _______ mostly lived
abroad - in Paris, New York, Barcelona and Mexico - in a more or less compulsory exile. Besides his large output of fiction,
he has (22) _____ screenplays and has continued to work as a journalist. He was the (23) ______ Colombian writer.
0. A. am B. was C. is
Originally, the ancient Olympic Games 0. _______ held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD.
(16) _________, Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) (17). ___1894 and initiated the modern Olympic Games.
As the decision-making body, the IOC is responsible for (18) ______ the host
city for each Olympic Games. The host city is responsible (19) _____ organizing
and funding a celebration of the Games. (20) ________ Olympic program,
consisting of the sports to be contested at the Games, is also determined by the
IOC. The celebration of the Games encompasses (21) ______ rituals and
symbols, such as the Olympic flag and torch, as well as the opening and closing
ceremonies.
The evolution of the Olympic Movement during the 20th and 21st centuries (22) ______ resulted in several changes to the
Olympic Games. Some of these adjustments include the creation of the Winter Games for ice and winter sports,
the Paralympic Games for athletes with a physical disability, (23) _______ the Youth Olympic Games for teenage athletes.
The IOC has had to adapt to the varying economic, political, and technological realities of the 20th century.
0. A. Over B. By C. Across
16. A. much B. more C. most
17. A. during B. until C. since
18. A. when B. which c. who
19. A. among B. about C. along
20. A. describe B. described C. describes
21. A. drink B. drinking C. drunk
22. A. mustn’t B. couldn’t C. wouldn’t
23. A. while B. if C. because
INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA SIMON BOLIVAR “SEDE PRINCIPAL”
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0. A. the B. a C. an
16. A. that B. what C. why
17. A. largest B. larger C. large
18. A. who’s B. whose c. which
19. A. trains B. training C. trained
20. A. could B. can C. should
21. A. during B. before C. while
22. A. past B.passed C. is passing
23. A. against B. between C. above