UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO LEVEL 200 MIDTERM EXAM SPRING 2023

NAME: _______________________________ SCORE GRADE

GROUP: ____________________ READING ______/27 ______
LISTENING ______/18 ______

Reading A. Instructions I: Complete the text with the correct word from the box below:

wife works French met at were his soccer

Marcelo’s Life

Marcelo is thirty-nine years old, and he is married to Agatha. They live in a Favela—a poor area, in Rio de
Janeiro in Brazil. They have two daughters: Livia, who is in her fourth year of school, and one-year-old Marcia.
Marcelo 1) ______________from Monday to Saturday. He is a taxi driver at the international airport in Rio de
Janeiro. He leaves home at 5:30 AM and drives his taxi to the airport. He starts work at 6:00 AM and finishes at
about 10:00 2) _________________night. Saturday is a busy day for Marcelo because he gets home at around
eleven o’clock at night. On a good day he has ten clients. “It is a hard job, but I love it,” he says. “I meet people
from different countries and learn about other cultures and languages,” Marcelo comments. Agatha, his 3)
________________, doesn’t work. Sunday is often the only time Marcelo spends time with his family. Marcelo and
Agatha 4) __________________ ten years ago at a friend’s party. “We liked each other immediately,” he says.
“The moment I saw her, I knew she was the perfect woman for me,” he mentions. They 5) __________________
boyfriend and girlfriend for only one month and then they got married. At first, they lived in an apartment, but they
had problems paying the rent because Marcelo didn’t have a job. Their lives changed one day when Marcelo won
some money in a soccer competition—he plays 6) _________________ on Sunday evenings. He bought a house
in the Favela with the money. He also paid for driving classes to become a taxi driver. Unfortunately, 7)
________________ salary as a taxi driver is not good, but he can pay for private classes for his two daughters. “I
think education is important, for this reason Livia and Marcia take English and 8) _______________ classes with
good teachers,” Marcelo mentions. “We try to give our daughters the best education, because my husband and I
never finished school,” Agatha says.

Instructions II: Answer the next questions with short answers about Marcelo’s life. Complete sentences are not
necessary.

Example: How old is Marcelo? 39________________________________

9) What country is Marcelo from? ___________________________________________________

10) How many children does Marcelo have? __________________________________________
11) Does he have a job? __________________________________________________________
12) How does he go to work? ______________________________________________________
13 - 14) What two things does Marcelo learn from new people he meets? 13)_______________________
14)_______________________
15) Does Marcelo’s wife have a job? _________________________________________________
16) Where did Marcelo meet Agatha? _________________________________________________
17) What did Marcelo buy with the money he won? ______________________________________
18) Do Livia and Marcia take language classes? ________________________________________
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Reading B. Instructions I. Read Robert Downey Jr.’s biography and then write the appropriate paragraph headings
(títulos de párrafos) from the box in the correct place.

Famous Movies Beginning of Career Personal Life and Problems Childhood

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor who is famous for his appearance in movies such as ‘Iron Man,’ ‘The Avengers,’
and ‘Sherlock Holmes.’

1)______________________________
Robert Downey Jr. was born on April 4, 1965 in Manhattan, New York. His father was an actor, writer, and director. His
mother was an actress. From a very young age, Downey Jr. and his sister were involved in acting. In 1978, at the
age of 13, Downey’s parents got divorced and he went to California to live with his father. In California, he went to high
school in Santa Monica, but he left school and never finished it. Then, he went back to New York to live with his mother.

2)_______________________________
Robert made his debut as an actor at the age of five in his father’s movie ‘Pound’. From 1983 to1987, Downey Jr. had a
busy professional life. In 1983, he was part of the Broadway musical ‘American Passion’. Later, in 1985, he acted in the
movie ‘Weird Science’ and the next year in 1986 he appeared in the movie ‘Pretty in Pink’. From 1985 to 1986, he was a
member of the famous TV show ‘Saturday Night Live.’ He was a drug addict in the movie ‘Less than Zero’ in 1987 and in
real life too. For this reason, he took a break from his career and began to rest.

3)_______________________________
In 1992, Downey Jr. married Debora Falconer and two years later they had a son. In 2004 they got divorced.
Unfortunately, Robert grew up around drugs as his father was a drug addict, and Downey Jr. started to smoke marijuana
at the age of 6. His problems with drugs escalated from 1996 to 2001 because he used many different kinds of drugs.
During these years he was in prison and rehabilitation. Fortunately, he stopped taking drugs and in 2003, Downey Jr.
began to act again. In 2005, the actor married Susan Downey and they had two children.

4)_______________________________
In 2008, 2010, and 2013 Downey acted in the famous Hollywood movies ‘Iron Man,’ ‘Iron Man 2,’ and ‘Iron Man 3’ in
which he played the memorable role of Tony Stark. In 2009, and 2011 he acted in the British-American action mystery
movies, ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’. In 2012, he appeared in the movie ‘The
Avengers’ with Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson. Finally, in 2019, Robert acted in the movie ‘Avengers:
Endgame’. These movies are famous all over the world.
Instructions II. Match the vocabulary (5-9) from the text with the correct definition (A-E). Write the correct
letter on the line.

5. were involved ______ A. interrupted

6. debut ______ B. participated
7. took a break from ______ C. first appearance
8. escalated ______ D. character
9. role ______ E. intensified
Reading B_________/9
Total Reading Score ____/27

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Listening A. Listen to Sarah and John talk about their daily lives. Fill in each blank with the exact word
you hear. You will listen the recording two times.

Sarah: John, tell me about your day. What time do you wake-up?
John: Well, let's see. Umm some days I wake up early. Maybe about 6 o'clock. Yeah, sometimes I wake up at 6 o'clock.
When I get up 1_________________, I like to get ready for the day, take a shower and have breakfast. But other days,
I don't like getting up early. Maybe I'll sleep in until 10:00 or 11:00.
Sarah: Wow.
John: Yeah. I like sleeping in late. So, 2_________________. I wake up at 11:00. On those days, if I know I won't wake
up until 11:00, I'll take a shower the night before, before I go to 3_________________. How about you, Sarah? When do
you usually wake up?
Sarah: Well, I like every day to be the same.
John: Oh.
Sarah: So I wake up every day at 8 o'clock.
John: 8:00?
Sarah: 8:00. And I always do the same thing. First, I make 4_________________ right away. Then, I wake up my kids
and we 5_________________ breakfast together at about 8:30.
John: Really?
Sarah: Yes. We usually have something easy like bread and yogurt and fruit.
John: I like to have coffee every 6_________________ whether I wake up at 6:00 or at 10:00. I'm still gonna have coffee.
But I often skip breakfast. Do you always eat breakfast every day?
Sarah: Yes. If I don't eat breakfast, I'm so hungry. 7)_________________ about lunch? What time do you have lunch?
John: Lunch is the same every day for me. I always eat lunch at 12:30 PM. So whenever I wake up, I do some things and
then I always have lunch at 12:30 PM, just half past noon. And I 8_________________ have a simple lunch. Maybe some
soup or spaghetti or a sandwich. Something light, and it's always at half past noon. What time do you eat
9_________________?
Sarah: That's interesting. I have breakfast at the same time every day, but lunch is always at a 10_________________
time.
John: Really?
Sarah: Because I'm busy in the morning. I go out, maybe I go 11_________________. Sometimes, I clean the house. So
I might have lunch at 11 o'clock or 12 o'clock. Sometimes as late as 2:30.
John: Oh, that's getting late.
Sarah: Yes. But it's always an easy lunch like 12_________________. Maybe crackers and cheese or a sandwich or a
baked potato.
John: I see.
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Listening B. First read the questions below and then listen to a daughter asking permission to her
father. Answer the questions with short answers. Complete sentences are not necessary. You will
listen to the recording two times.
Example: When does the daughter want to go out? This week

1) Where does the daughter want to go? _____________________________________

2) Can she go on Wednesday? ___________________
3) What sport does the daughter play on Tuesday? _____________________________________
4) Is there a science fair on Friday? ________________________________
5) Are her mother and father going with the girl to the movie? _____________________
6) What time does the father say his daughter can see the movie? ________________________
Listening B_________/6
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