INSTITUTO CAMBRIDGE de Cultura Inglesa – MARZO 2019

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A B FINAL MARK SET

PART A

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

1 T 1) (of a film) with the translation of what is said by cast.

2 R 2) thought to be better than it is.
3 U 3) large, flat bag filled with feathers used as a bed cover.
4 S 4) act of putting money into sth. to make a profit.
5 T 5) much better than what is usual.

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

1- If you could __c___ a shop of your own, what kind of shop a) set off b) set out c) set up
would it be?
2- The hotel ripped me _a____. I had to pay a fortune! a) off b) over c) up

3- Europe’s __b___ is very strong at the moment. a) economics b) economy c) economist

4- When a person is not recognised he may feel _b____. a) overvalued b) undervalued c) invaluable

5- I paid my brother _c____ the money he had lent me. a) off b) out c) back

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.

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 Sue and Helen are planning a surprise party for their friend
B- It’s up to you Keyla.
A- I’m sorry
this is such Helen: I think we could organise Keyla’s birthday at Capri’s.
short notice!
It’s her favourite restaurant. She loves it.

C- I know! Then, Sue: 1) __h_______ as most people won’t be able to afford it.
we could do Capri’s is a very expensive restaurant.
something
D- Well, it’s Helen: 2) ___c_____. How about going to a pub in the evening
different instead.
worth a try
and have some drinks?
Sue: 3) __d__. We should go to a place where we could have
something to eat, especially if it’s going to be in the
E- Some other time, evening.
F- I’m sorry but perhaps
I don’t feel up Helen: OK. Let’s go to a cheaper restaurant. There is a new
to going to a Indian restaurant opposite my house and they’ve told me
G- That makes
pub.
sense. it’s quite good.
Sue: Yes, 4) ___g_______. Keyla loves Indian food. Shall we
H- I’m not sure
start making a list of the people we’ll invite?
that’s a good idea

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

1- It’s late. I think the children should go to bed now. (IT’S TIME)

2- ‘I didn’t tell Tom we were planning to come here,’ Julie said. (DENIED)
Julie denied to tell tom that they had planning to came there

3- My camera is not working well. I must contact the official Nikon service so that they can repair it. (HAVE)
I must have my camera repaired by the Nikon service

4- My flat is very small but I can’t afford a bigger one. (WISH)

I wish I could afford a bigger flat

5- American and German producers are filming a TV documentary about the war in Syria. (BEING)
A TV documentary about the war in Syria are being filmed by American and German producers

6- ‘Don’t stay awake till late, Jimmy. You’ve got school tomorrow.’ Mrs Gibson reminded her son. (TOLD)

Mrs Gibson told her son not to stay awake till late

7- ‘What will you do if the taxi doesn’t come, Jenny?’ Nelly wanted to know. (ASKED)
Nelly asked jenny what she would do if the taxi doesn’t came

8- I came to the meeting because I thought it was obligatory, but it was optional. (NEEDN’T)
I needn’t have come the meeting

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

Louis Barnett is a 27-year-old British licensed chocolatier who runs an international chocolate empire with
exclusive department stores in London, New York and even Moscow. But things 1) (not be) __haven´t
been______________ always that easy. Louis 2) (drop out) __dropped out _____________ of school when

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 he was only eleven because of his learning problems. Louis was diagnosed as dyslexic, dyspraxic and
dyscalculic. So, Louis began a home-study programme with a tutor on the thing he loved most: chocolate.
Louis said he 3) (always be) ____he has always been__________________ intrigued by chocolate since he
was a child. By the time he was thirteen, working in his parents’ garage, he 4) (already create)
__________had already created______________ his own line of chocolates, a sample of which he sent to
Waitrose and Sainsbury’s head office. He became their youngest supplier at the age of 14. He then gained a
qualification in chocolate making from the prestigious Swiss Callebaut Academy, which sponsored the rest of
his chocolate-making education. At the age of sixteen, he 5) (sell) __sold_____________ chocolate to luxury
department stores in both the UK and the USA. His company 6) (call) ___calls_____________ Chokolit Ltd.
because this is how Louis 7) (spell) ___spells________ ‘chocolate’.
‘What I 8) (do) __have done________________ so far is monumental but I 9) (think)
__think_________________ about how I can use the attention I am getting. I 10) (like) _would
like___________ to help young children with the same learning problems I have,’ he says.

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

DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS?

The day after seeing a TV report about a famine in Ethiopia, pop singer Bob Geldof decided he wanted to do
something to help Ethiopia. It was this TV report that gave Geldof the idea of recording a song for the African
famine. He asked another musician, Midge Ure, to help him write the music and lyrics and they then recruited
forty-five of the most popular Irish and British singers of the early 1980s. Each artist in the group, known as
Band Aid, sang a line of the song ‘Do they know it’s Christmas?’. The result was one of the biggest-selling
singles of all time. The success of the song probably had more to do with the performers rather than the
quality of the music but it was a great success. The BBC played it once an hour. Geldof and Ure had hoped to
make £70,000 but they ended up making £70,000,000.

However, not everyone was convinced that it had been such a good idea. There were criticisms and doubts
about whether the money would reach Ethiopia. But when eight huge planes with the Band Aid logo arrived
in Ethiopia even the critics were impressed.

Difficulties with transporting the aid once in Africa led to the next phase of the effort. Geldof began to protest
against the local Ethiopian trucking companies which refused to transport and distribute the food. He then
organised the Live Aid concert held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London (attended by 72,000
people) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (attended by about
100,000 people) on July 13 th 1985. It was one of the largest-scale television broadcasts of all time with an
estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. This is nearly 40% of the world population at the
time.

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

1 45 The forty five most popular Irish and British singers of the early 1980s
Geldof and Ure had hoped to make £70,000 but they ended up making
2 £70,000,000.
£70,000,000
3 1.9 billion One of the largest-scale of television broadcast of all time

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

‘Do they know it’s Christmas?’ was a success because of the artists who participated
4 in the song, not because of the song itself. T< F

The local Ethiopian trucking companies collaborated with the project from the very
5 T >F
beginning of the idea.
Ethiophian trucking company refused to transport the food

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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 statement:

‘Equality between men and women has not been achieved yet.’

B- You have seen this advertisement in the newspaper:

Very important international company is looking for a bilingual secretary with

solid experience in the position and with an advanced level of spoken and written
English. The applicants should be 25-35 years old, ready to work long hours and
travel at weekends.

Write a LETTER OF APPLICATION and describe your previous experience and salary expectations.

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WRITE: 1-subtitled 2-overrated 3-duvet 4-investment 5-outstanding
CIRCLE: 1-c 2-a 3-b 4-b 5-c
CONVERSATIONS: 1-H 2-C 3-F 4-G
REWRITE: 1-It’s time the children were in / went to bed. 2-Julie denied telling/having told/that she had told Tom
they were planning to go there. 3-I must have my camera serviced. 4-I wish I could afford a bigger flat. 5-A TV
documentary about the war in Syria is being filmed by American and German producers. 6-Mrs. Gibson told her son
not to stay awake till late because he had school the next day. 7-Nelly asked Jenny what she would do if the taxi
didn’t come. 8-I needn’t have come to the meeting because it was optional.
TENSES: 1-weren’t 2-dropped out 3-had always been 4-had already created 5-was selling 6-was called
7-spelt 8-have done 9-am thinking 10-would like
READING: Task A: 1-The number of artists that Geldof and Ure recruited for the Band Aid. 2-The total amount of
money Geldof an Ure made with the song ‘Do they know it’s Christmas?’ 3-The total TV audience of the Live Aid
concert. Task B: 4-T 5-F (The local Ethiopian trucking companies refused to transport and distribute the
food)

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