INSTITUTO CAMBRIDGE de Cultura Inglesa – Noviembre-Diciembre 2021

NAME: SUPERIOR

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A B FINAL MARK SET

PART A

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

1 M 1) be a problem
2 I 2) make something go up
3 N 3) the region where the foot and the meet
4 D 4) a bean-shaped organ that filters wastes from blood to
form urine
5 S 5) a hand with the fingers turned in tightly and the thumb
held against them

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

1- Can you____________me to call my mm then? a) remember b) tell c) remind

2- I don´t fancy______to the cinema tonight a) to go b)going c) go

3- You should have______ how to drive a) learnt b)learning c) to learn

4- I was used to ______at nigh a) sleep b) sleeping c) to sleep

5- I remember _____the door a)to lock b) locking c) lock

UNDERLINE THE CORRECT OPTION 4 x 0.2 = 0.8 marks

1 I enjoy listening/ to listen pop music at weekends.

2 I d´rather eat/ to eat in than go out .

3 I tried opening/to open the windows.

4 I ought to buy/buy a new car

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

1- I am certain I lost my wallet at the bus. (MUST)

2- I am sure Tony hasn´t received my email. (CAN´T)

3- The pilot managed to take off despite the terrible weather conditions. (ALTHOUGH)

4- I prefer to go on foot to work this year. (WOULD RATHER)

5- The mechanic will repair my car next week. (HAVE)

6- Jsck is sorry he failed his test becauseshe hadn’t read the novel. (SHOULD)

I have always lived in a big house. (USED)

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When my brother was a child, he never ate seafood. Now he loves it. (USE TO)

COMPLETE THE TEXT ABOUT THE CREATORS OF YOUTUBE WITH 10 x 0.25 = 2.5 marks
THE CORRECT TENSE, VOICE OR FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

Mark Zuckerberg, the 28-year-old founder of the social networking website Facebook, 1) (marry) _______________
his girlfriend, Priscilla Chan recently. Last Saturday, Zuckerberg married her in the garden of his residence in Palo
Alto, 2) (locate) _______________ in the US state of California. A spokesperson for Facebook described Chan's
wedding ring as a "very simple ruby," which Zuckerberg designed. The couple, who 3) (be) ___________ in a
relationship for more than nine years, first met at Harvard University, where Facebook 4) (launch) _____________
by Zuckerberg in 2004. Zuckerberg and Chan subsequently relocated to California, where Facebook is currently
based. Late last week Facebook 5) (value) ____________ at over US$100 billion in its initial public offering on the
NASDAQ stock exchange. On Monday, the day Zuckerberg turned 28, Chan graduated from UCSF Medical Center.
The guests, a list of under 100 people, initially thought that they 6) (attend) _______________ a weekend celebration
party for Chan's graduation but attended the wedding instead. Zuckerberg 7) (modify) ______________ his
relationship status on his Facebook page to 'married', a status change which has received tens of thousands of likes.
The posting 8) (include) ____________ a photo of the newlyweds: Chan 9) (wear) ____________ a white wedding
dress decorated with lace, and Zuckerberg is dressed in a suit with a relaxed, loosely tied knot. They seem 10) (be)
_________ extremely happy.

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

What Does a Million Dollars Buy?

“What would you do with a million dollars?” most people tend to give similar answers: “Quit my
job,” “Buy my dream house,” or “Go travelling.” People often think that having a million dollars

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 would make all their dreams come true. In reality, a million dollars may not really be that much
money.

In most industrialized countries, prices from food to transport to university fees have steadily
increased over the years. Housing prices in particular have risen greatly. The main reason is that the
population has increased, but there are fewer homes available for sale or rent. Housing in city
centers also costs more than ever before. People moved from the city center to suburbs to escape
overcrowding and noise. Today, many are moving back because they want to be closer to their
workplace. Since space is limited in these areas, supply has not caught up with rising demand, and
prices have gone up as a result.

Inflation is another important reason for the rise in the cost of living. Over the last 150 years, as
prices have gone up, the value of money has gone down, so we now need more money to buy
things. Of course, people now earn more money than they did 150 years ago, but they also spend
more on necessities such as food, medicine, and housing. Due to this increased cost of living and a
tendency for younger generations to spend more, people are actually saving less than ever before.
People also have to spend more on health care because they live longer; many people in developed
countries now live into their 80s or 90s.

Due to increased demand for housing, higher inflation, and a longer life expectancy, a million
dollars may not be enough to live on. Of course, where you live and how long you live will
influence how far a million dollars can go. To be able to travel the world, and build your dream
home, you may have to be a millionaire many times over.

Task A Underline the parts of the article that tell us the following things. There is one extra sentence.

1 Property is more expensive because there’s greater demand and less supply.

2 The price of properties in cities is higher than ever before.

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

4 You can do whatever you want with a million dollars. T F

5 The cost of living has not gone up due to inflation. T F

PART B

WRITING 10 marks

Write one composition using 140 to 190 words.

*Write an ESSAY expressing your opinion about friendship between men and women.

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