INSTITUTO CAMBRIDGE de Cultura Inglesa – Noviembre-

Diciembre 2019

NAME:
SUPERIOR

2 TIME: 2 hours

A B FINAL MARK SET

PART A

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

1 R 1 extremely funny.
2 A 2 small parts of a film shown as an advertisement.
3 I 3 (of clothes) to look good on someone.
4 S 4 better than others; very good. (adj)
5 E 5 credible.

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

1- Sorry. What did you say? I keep _____you. a) losing b) missing c) hearing

2- This film is really exciting. It is _____from beginning to end. a) gripping b) moving c) weird

3- This meat dish tastes _____ one of my grandmother’s. a) about b) as c) like

4- The book was _____ boring that I couldn’t finish reading it. a) such b) very c) so

5- _____ of my two children lives in London. a) None b) Neither c) Both

COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION. Choose a suitable expression. There are three 4 x 0.2 = 0.8 mark
extra ones. Write the letter in the blank.

Tony and Sarah are discussing options to raise funds for a

B- I wonder if charity they support.
A- Yes, that
makes sense. it’d be a good
idea. Tony: I’ve got an idea. 1) ____ a marathon?
Sarah: 2) ____. It might be a bit difficult to implement. Don’t
you think so?
C- It’s worth a
Tony: 3)____. We would need permission from the Town
D- One Council, which is not easy to get.
thing we
could do is Sarah: 4)____ organise a charity bazaar at St. Peter’s School.
The Principal is a friend of mine, and she’ll be pleased
E- Can we go
over this again? to help us.
Tony: Yes, that could work.
F- Are
you saying that

G-
How about

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

1- ‘Sorry, I broke the camera, mum’. (APOLOGIZED)

2- Hanna: ‘Where do you live, Meg?’ (ASKED)

3- I pay someone to wash my car twice a month. (HAVE)

4- The headmaster likes it when students respect him. (BEING)

5- You haven’t paid off your debt yet. You should have done it long ago. (IT’S TIME)

6- I hate big cities. They are too noisy. (WHAT)

7- I’m sure I didn’t give you the wrong address. (CAN’T)

8- I’m really sorry I didn’t phone you earlier. (SHOULD)

COMPLETE THE TEXT ABOUT A BREAK FROM WORK WITH THE 10 x 0.25 = 2.5 marks
CORRECT TENSE, VOICE OR FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

Three days of holiday by the sea with no work — wonderful. On the first morning Naomi, Hanna and I
1) (wake up) ________________ by the sun shining onto our faces, our first day off work, and decided
2) (go) ________________ for a walk along the cliffs and take a picnic with us. So we went to a little local
shop 3) (buy) ________________ lots of yummy things to eat and drink: cheese, home-made pies, freshly
baked bread, lemonade. Then off we went.
After two hours or so 4) (walk) _______________ along the cliffs with the blue sea on one side and
beautiful green countryside on the other, we 5) (stop) ______________ for a rest and to have our picnic, as
we were getting pretty hungry.
Everything seemed perfect: we didn’t have to work; the sun 6) (shine) _______________ and the views
were breathtaking. We chatted happily and 7) (throw) _______________ bread to the seagulls. Then I got up
to go and get the chocolate which I 8) (bring) _________________ especially for the occasion, but the grass
and earth gave way under my feet. I had no idea what 9) (happen) ________________. Everything went
whizzing past my head. The next thing I remember was a doctor 10) (tell) ____________ me I had a broken
leg.

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

CHANGING VALUES AND NORMS OF THE BRITISH FAMILY

The family in Britain is changing. The once typical British family headed by two parents has undergone
substantial changes during the twentieth century. In particular there has been a rise in the number of single-
person households, which increased from 18 to 29 per cent of all households between 1971 and 2002. By the
year 2020, it is estimated that there will be more single people than married people. Fifty years ago this would
have been socially unacceptable in Britain.

In the past, people got married and stayed married. Divorce was very difficult, expensive and took a long
time. Today, people's views on marriage are changing. Many couples, mostly in their twenties or thirties, live
together (cohabit) without getting married. Only about 60% of these couples will eventually get married.

In the past, people married before they had children, but now about 40% of children in Britain are born to
unmarried (cohabiting) parents. In 2000, around a quarter of unmarried people between the ages of 16 and 59
were cohabiting in Great Britain. Cohabiting couples are also starting families without first being married.
Before 1960 this was very unusual, but in 2001 around 23 per cent of births in the UK were to cohabiting
couples.

People are generally getting married at a later age now and many women do not want to have children
immediately. They prefer to concentrate on their jobs and put off having a baby until their late thirties.

The number of single-parent families is increasing. This is mainly due to more marriages ending in divorce,
but some women are also choosing to have children as lone parents without being married.

On average 2.4 people live as a family in one home in Britain. This is smaller than most other European
countries.

Task A What does the article say about the following items?

1 2020
2 60%
3 23

Task B Circle T for true and F for false. Correct the false statement/s on the blank lines below.

4 The number of people living alone has decreased. T F

5 In general, having children is not a priority for British women. T F

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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 an ESSAY expressing your opinion about the following topic:

‘The Internet is the most important invention in the history of mankind.’

B- You saw this ad in the newspaper. Write a LETTER OF APPLICATION.

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Age: 25-35 Languages: fluent Spanish and English
Nice, friendly attitude 2 years’ experience
Knowledge of Word and Excel
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WRITE: 1-hilarious 2-trailer 3-suit 4-outstanding 5-believable
CIRCLE: 1-a 2-a 3-c 4-c 5-b
CONVERSATIONS: 1-G 2-B 3-A 4-D
REWRITE: 1-I apologized for breaking the camera. 2-Hanna asked Meg where she lived. 3-I have my car washed
twice a month. 4-The headmaster likes being respected. 5-It’s (about) time you paid off your debt. 6-What I hate
about big cities is that they are too noisy. 7-I can’t have given you the wrong address. 8-I should have phoned you
earlier.
TENSES: 1-were woken up 2-to go 3-to buy 4-walking 5-stopped 6-was shining 7-threw 8-had brought 9-was
happening 10-telling
READING: Task A: 1-Single people will outnumber married people. 2-The number of unmarried couples who
will eventually get married. 3-23 per cent of births in the UK were to cohabiting couples. Task B: 4-F (There
has been a rise in the number of single-people households.) 5-T

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