INTENSIVE ENGLISH I -INTERNATIONALIZATION

2st Exam
2017-II

NAME: ___________________________________ DATE: ___________________

READING SECTION (10 POINTS)

A. Read the article. For questions 1-5, choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or
D).

Mudlarking in London
Few hobbies combine collecting Roman artefacts, medieval coins, and discovering
bodies. But the very British hobby of mudlarking is making a comeback.
Mudlarking is a pastime that has become more popular in the last few years in
London. It involves going to the River Thames at low tide and digging in the mud for
valuable objects. A person who goes mudlarking is called a mudlark.
Mudlarking has its origins in 18th-century London. But in those days, it wasn’t a hobby
at all. It was actually a way for many children – and those too old to be employed – to
survive. This was at a time when there were hardly any bridges crossing the river, so
most people caught boats across. Getting on and off the boats, people dropped
things. These were then found by mudlarks, the poorest level of society, who sold
them to earn money, which would hopefully be just enough for a meal.
Steve Brooker is a modern-day mudlark and he’s had this unusual hobby for 30 years.
He’s found everything from glass bottles and clay pots, to coins dating from Roman
times right up to the present day. He says he has found many extraordinary things, but
finding a human skeleton was particularly terrifying. He later found out the bones were
300 years old, but even so, it’s an experience he is happy he hasn’t repeated.
Steve often goes to the river near where he lives, but on the day I met him, he
accompanied me in my boat to the east of the city. Steve was excited because he
hadn’t had a boat for a few years, and this meant he could reach an area where he
hadn’t been for some time. ‘Getting caught out by the tide is a real danger,’ Steve
explains. He advises us, as he does with anyone he has guided on the river, to watch
for the water level and always have an escape route. We appear to be ok and our boat
is our way on and off the Blackwall foreshore.
Apart from a permit, the only tools required for mudlarking are a bucket and something
to dig with. At 25°C, we are lucky with the weather, but even on rainy days, keen
mudlarks can be found by the water’s edge. ‘Every day, as the water level rises and
falls it moves objects in the mud,’ explains Steve. ‘So it’s possible to find really good
things any time of the year.’ Steve quickly fills his bucket with coins, Victorian pipes,
old keys, and even a jar that he says came from an old food factory that used to be
nearby. He knows exactly where to look and hardly digs down at all. After an hour, his
top object is a metal toy from the 1800s. Much of what he finds goes to local
museums. ‘That’s what anyone who goes mudlarking usually does,’ says Steve.
Steve explains why the river mud holds such treasure. ‘It is anaerobic, which means it
doesn’t hold air. Therefore, anything in it stays in great condition,’ he says. ‘Once they
are opened up to the air, however, their condition starts to break down, so mudlarking
is all about keeping things that would otherwise fall to pieces’.
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1 In 18th-century London, mudlarking...

A was mainly done by the elderly.
B was a popular hobby for boat owners.
C was often practised by restaurant staff.
D was a way for some young people to stay alive.

2 What does the author say about Steve Brooker?

A He has uncovered coins used in different periods of history.
B He has discovered an animal’s bones while mudlarking.
C He hopes to continue this hobby for many more years.
D He hopes he will find more bones soon.

3 What advice does Steve offer other mudlarks?

A They should buy a boat.
B They should have a plan in case of an emergency.
C They should travel up the river whenever they want to.
D They should practise their hobby on all parts of the river.

4 Steve says that for mudlarks, finding the best objects depends on ...
A the tools.
B the location.
C the river.
D the time of day.

5 Most modern mudlarks ...

A hold on to what they find.
B clean what they find and then sell it.
C hand over what they find to someone else.
D keep what they find for ages and sell it at a later stage.

2 Match five of the highlighted words / phrases to the definitions.

6 ________: to be surprised by something
A skeleton B caught out C valuable

7 ________: break easily

A fall to pieces B artefacts C skeleton

8 ________: very useful or important

A artefact B valuable C caught on

9 ________: a way out in case of emergency

A scape route B caught out C skeleton

10 ________: an object of historical interest

A skeleton B valuable C artefact
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LISTENING SECTION (10 POINTS)

1 Listen to five people talking about athletics. Read the questions and
choose the best option:
1. Speaker 1 considers that the best about athletics:
a. is keeping fit
b. making friends
c. winning competitions
d. pushing himself/herself to do his/her best.
2. Speaker 2 considers himself:
a. fit and sociable
b. competitive and ambitious
c. selfish and fit
d. sociable and proud
3. Two speakers who think that athletics helps people to keep fit are:

a. Speaker 5 and speaker 2

b. speaker 3 and speaker 4
c. Speaker 1 and speaker 3
d. Speaker 4 and speaker 5

4. Who likes getting updated about the lives of his/her partners:

a. Speaker 4
b. Speaker 3
c. Speaker 1
d. Speaker 2
5. According to the information, the speaker 5:

a. loves winning
b. loves keeping fit
c. loves travelling to towns and cities
d. loves making friends

2 Listen to two friends talking about a class they are going to join. Read the
questions and choose the best answer:
1 Jack phones Emma to
a. inform her details of the course
b. invite her to take a course together
c. cook a delicious meal tonight
d. invite her to dance with some friends
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2 Emma says she is _________________ cooking simple dishes:

a. comfortable with
b. unsure about
c. interested in
d. excited about

3 Emma says that

a. she’s not good at dancing
b. she’d prefer to go to a dance class with friends
c. she’d rather not take a dance class
d. she took dance classes at school

4 Emma thinks she would prefer painting

a. places
b. objects
c. people
d. animals

5 Jack offers to
a. lend Emma money for the class
b. send Emma information about the class
c. call her later to pay the course
d. take Emma to the class
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GRAMMAR SECTION (20 POINTS)

1.Cameron: “I have missed the bus, but I’ll catch the next one.”
Cameron said _______________.
a. he has missed the bus but can caught the next one
b. he has missed the bus but was catching the next time
c. he has missed the bus but he catches the next one
d. he had missed the bus, but would catch the next one.

2. Mary Asked: "When are you going back to Japan?"

Mary asked_______________________
a. She asked when I was going back to Japan.
b. She asked when was I going back to Japan.
c. She asked if he was going back to Japan
d. She asked him if were you going back to Japan

3. He dreams of______________ an actor.

a. To become
b. Becoming
c. become

4. This example: If I had got one more mark, I would have passed.
a) explains a cause.
b express a regret.
c) tells us there was more than one cause.
d) refers to the present

5. He's __________ young to vote, but old enough to go to war.

a too
b much
c. enough
d. such

6. You will remember to get some petrol before you set off,______________?
a. Will you
b. Are you
c. won´t you
d. you won´t

7. What _____________________ happy?

a. do make you
b. does it make you
c. makes you
d. will
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8. The _______space there is between your name and surname, ___________you

wish to keep separate these two parts of your personality.
a. The best, the worst
b. the more, the most
c. the more, the more
c. The best, the most

9. The company is huge. It ____________________ a thousand new jobs since the

beginning of last year.
a.has created
b. Has creating
c. Has been created

10. We ________________________ all day.

a. have been sleeping
b. Have sleep
c. had sleep

11. _____________ have a harder life than the others.

a. The old
b. Old
c. The Olds

12. ___________________________ belt

a. leather beautiful Italian
b. beautiful leather Italian
c. beautiful Italian leather

13. The tourists’ faces were very red. They _______________ in the sun all morning
and they _______________any sunscreen.
a. sat, not put on
b. were sitting, did not put on
c. had satted, hadn’t put on
14. They _______________a nasty surprise when they ______________in at the
Heathrow Airport yesterday.
a. were getting, were checking
b. were getting, checked
c. got, were checking
d. got, checked

15. a. The house was damaged badly in the fire last week.
b. The house badly was damaged in the fire last week
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c. The house was badly damaged in the fire Last week

16. It was ______________ boring film that we left in the middle of it.
a. so
b. such
c. such a
d. a such

17. They say we ______________ much higher temperatures here in London.

a. Will have had
b. Will had
c. Will have having
d. will be having.

18. I will call you ______________ my plane lands

a. If
b. before
c. as soon as
d. in case

19. If we carry on playing like this, we________________ ten goals by half time
a. will have scored
b will been scoring
c. have scored
d. have been scored

20. If I __________________ by 9, _______________ dinner without me

a. haven’t come back, will start
b. haven’t came back, start
c. come back, start
d. have come back, start
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VOCABULARY SECTION (10 POINTS)

1. My mother suffers _________ diabetes. She is not allowed to have soft

drinks.

a. --
b. from
c. of

2. As a recommendation of my doctor, I _____________ candy and bread

of my diet.
a. cut down
b. cut out on
c. cut out

3. I hate it when people laugh ____ me, just because I’m clumsy.
a. to
b. about
c. at

4. Our basketball ________ was not finished, so we had to play in a public

one.
a. pitch
b. court
c. course

5. I got lost so many times during the movie. I think the _____ is hard to
follow.
a. plot
b. history
c. script

6. In my house, only the bedrooms have ______________ floors.

a. wood
b. wooden

7. Sarah, the Sales manager _____________ because the Director has

been doing many of her functions lately.
a. was made redundant
b. was fired
c. be sacked
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8. In Bogotá, most of the bikers do not use ____________ designated for

them.
a. cycle line
b. cycle lane
c. cyclist lane

9. Look at her! She looks dizzy. I think she is going to ____________.

a. pass out
b. pass away
c. fainted

10. My mother loves earrings, ____________ big ones.

a. specially
b. especially