Name: …………………………………………………….

Date:…………………………………………..…………..

INSTITUTO BRITANICO DE CULTURA INGLESA

WRITTEN EXAMINATION
FIRST YEAR (CCR)

1) READING COMPREHENSION (20 Marks)

My friend Adam is from Brazil. He’s fifteen, he goes to school, but he’s got a job too. He works
at home because he plays computer games.
He loves computer games and his dad makes computer games. Adam tests the games, that’s his
job.
Adam is very happy because he gets lots of free games. He doesn’t work in the mornings, he
gets up and runs to school. He doesn’t even have breakfast. After he finishes school at 12.30 ,
he works for two or three hours. Then , after dinner he goes to bed very late.
His mother is worried about him because he doesn’t go out with his friends and he doesn’t
practise any sport. His dad, on the contrary, thinks his son is a star !

Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

a. Adam’s dad is an architect. ____

b. In spite of his age, Adam has got a job._____
c. His friends think he’s great_____
d. Adam’s work starts early in the morning. _____
e. Only one member of his family is worried about Adam’. ____

2) PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT TENSE

(20 Marks)

Timothy Harding 1 (be)___________ my new next door neighbour

He 2 (come)__________ to live next to my house ten days ago.
He 3 (be)_______ born in Manchester and he 4 (live)_________ there for
28 years. In the near future he 5) (work)_________ in a big book shop
next to St Justine school.
The other day, I met him in the street and we talked about films.
I: _6 (you; go) __________ to the cinema last night, Tim?
Tim: _Yes, I 7 (auxiliary)____________.
I:_ What 8 (you; see) ______________?
Tim:_ Oh! I 9 (see) _________a horrible terror film, I 10 (not like)_______
it at all.

3) CHOOSE THE CORRECT POSSIBILITY IN EACH SENTENCE: (10 Marks)

a. I’m thirteen, I’m ( from – of) Brazil.

b. Don’t be lazy, please write (to – at) me !.
 c. It was my birthday (on – in) Monday 28th..
d. There (are - is ) some computers on the teacher’s desk
e. We all enjoy (play – playing ) near the swimming pool.

4) COMPLETE THE EXERCISE WITH THE MISSING WORDS: There are two
words you don’t need: (20 Marks)

– got - live – short – glasses –too - three – friendly – enjoy - thinks – eyes – a –
both -

Jim Case has got 1) ______ sisters. They are called Caroline, Sharon and Andrea.
They 2) ______in Ireland, in a beautiful house near 3) ______ river.
Jim’s got 4) ________ black hair, green 5) ______ and he sometimes wears 6)
___ He’s good- looking and 7) ______. He’s a guitarist and he’s a singer too. His
favourite colour is blue.
His sisters are 8) _____very intelligent but a bit shy. They 9) ______ Italian food
and their favourite object is the mobile phone.
Caroline is married and she’s 10) ______ a son.

5) WRITING. (Choose A or B and write 70 or 90 words) (30 Marks)

A)Speak about what you do in the evenings .

Begin like this: In the evenings, I enjoy ……
Go on like this: My favourite activity is………. because ….
Write the end: At that time, everybody in our house……
We usually ……………

B)Write an e-mail to a friend telling him or her about your best

friend’s birthday party.. Say why you liked it. Give some details
about the people there and the presents your friend got..