ALCALDÍA DE SANTIAGO DE CALISECRETARIA DE 4.

The director really told the assistant

EDUCACIÓN MUNICIPAL director to ______ on the set.
INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA LA BUITRERA CORREGIMIENTO a. take visitors
LA BUITRERA b. not take visitors
EXAMEN DE INGLÉS I PERIODO 2019 GRADO 11º c. put more light
DOCENTE: SE INGLES d. put less light
FULL NAME: 5. The assistant director ______ the
_______________________________________________ director’s pronunciation of the word
Choose the best answer illuminate
a. Laughed at
Read the following story and answer the b. Wrote down
questions below. c. Admired
d. Misunderstood
I heard a story about a movie director who
was making a movie a few years ago. This guy 6. If he were a young man, he ________ able
had a problem with English. He would speak, to walk faster
but often people couldn’t understand what he a. Is
was saying. He was almost incomprehensible. b. Was
Well, the movie company had spent lots and c. Will be
lots of money to make this movie. And the sets d. Would be
were very expensive... hundreds and hundreds
of dollars. And there was this one scene in the 7. We would be on the beach if we
movie that the assistant director had decided to ________ in Mexico!
film in almost total darkness for a special effect. a. Are
b. Were
And the movie director said, “No, no, that’s c. Will be
terrible. I don’t like that at all.” And the d. Would be
assistant director said, “But it’s artistic, you
know. It `s very nice.” And finally the director 8. If the weather ________ better, we
shouted the man down and he said, “Eliminate ________ to the park.
it” Just eliminate it!” Well, the sets were very a. were... will go
elaborate, you know, and what can you do? b. were... would go
c. is... would go
Well the next morning the director went to the d. was... go
movie studio and he looked around and he
didn’t see the set at all. And it was such an 9. He stepped on the mine, and it
expensive set he couldn’t figure it out. So he exploded.
went and found the assistant director and he a. If he doesn't step on the mine, it
said, “Where is that set? It was a very doesn't explode.
expensive set.” And the assistant director said, b. If he doesn't step on the mine, it
“Well, you told me to eliminate it.” And the won't explode.
director said, “No, you idiot. I didn’t say, c. If he didn't step on the mine, it
`eliminate it, ´ I said, `Illuminate it! ´” wouldn't explode.
d. If he hadn't stepped on the mine, it
James Gary, G Whitley Charles, and Bode Sharon. “Listening In
and Speaking Out”. wouldn't have exploded.

1. People usually ___________ the movie 10. It may rain this afternoon. I hope it doesn't
director’s English because I don't want the match to be
a. Praise cancelled.
b. Copied a. If it rains, the match is cancelled.
c. Understood b. If it rains, the match will be cancelled.
d. didn’t understand c. If it rained, the match would be cancelled.
d. If it had rained, the match would have been
2. The director_____________ the cancelled.
assistant director about the lighting for
one scene 11. In my experiments, the liquid is cooled
a. Wrote to 32 degrees. It always freezes.
b. Telephoned a. If you cool the liquid to 32 degrees, it
c. Disagreed with freezes.
d. Agreed with b. If you cool the liquid to 32 degrees, it will
freeze.
3. The assistant director thought the c. If you cooled the liquid to 32 degrees, it
director said to ______ the set. would freeze.
a. Find d. If you had cooled the liquid to 32
b. Remove degrees, it would have frozen.
c. Paint
d. Buy
 are very tall. They are also very wide at
the bottom. One tree has a large hole in
12. You ignored my advice, so you got into the bottom. The hole is so big you can
trouble! drive a car through it.
a. If you don't ignore my advice, you
don't get into trouble. a. Parks in California
b. If you don't ignore my advice, you b. Redwood Trees in California
won't get into trouble. c. The Age of Redwoods
c. If you didn't ignore my advice, you d. The Old and Tall tres
wouldn't get into trouble.
d. If you hadn't ignored my advice, you
wouldn't have got into trouble The main idea of this segment could be:

13. James was cold, __________ he put on a 20. Cats and dogs are both popular pets.
coat. But cats are nicer pets in some ways.
Cats are cleaner, first of all. They stay
a. So very clean and they do not make the
b. And house dirty. Cats are also quieter than
c. But dogs. Dogs sometimes bite people, but
d. Or cats almost never do. And finally, cats are
easier to take care of. You do not have to
14. Maria tried to read a novel in French, spend much time with a cat. In fact, many
__________ it was too difficult. cats prefer to stay alone.
a. Some people prefer cats as pets.
a. So b. Cats do not make a lot of noise.
b. And c. Cats are nicer than dogs in some
c. But ways.
d. Or d. Cats and dogs are popular pets

15. I went to buy a Michael Jackson CD, "A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but
more productive than a life spent doing nothing." —George
__________ the shop didn’t have it. Bernard Shaw

a. So t
b. And
c. But
d. Or

16. We went to the zoo. It was raining.

a. Although
b. But
c. In spite of
d. Or

17. Anna needed some money, __________

she took a part-time job.

a. So
b. And
c. But
d. Or

18. Julie has a guitar, __________ she plays it

really well.

a. So
b. And
c. But
d. Or

What could be the most appropriate title

for this segment?

19. Some of the largest trees in the world

are in California. These are called
redwood trees. Redwood National Park is
a large forest of redwood trees. Visitors in
the park can walk and drive through the
forest to look at the trees. Some redwoods
are hundreds of years old. These old trees