1) Read the text and answer these questions. (20 points.

4 points)

A moment in history

On 4th November I arrived in Chicago late in the evening. I wanted to photograph Barack Obama and his
family in the Convention center, but when I got there I discovered that I didn't have my press pass and I
couldn't go inside. I walked around the park outside the center. Although it was November, it was a warm
night. The atmosphere was wonderful. When I took this photo everybody was looking at the TV screens
waiting for the election results. Some people were quietly holding hands and smiling - others were tense and
nervous. They felt that it was their moment. Suddenly I realized that this was a better place to be than inside.
I was watching Obama's victory through the faces of all these people, African, Hispanic, Chinese, white.

At about 11 o'clock the results were announced, and everybody went mad. People started laughing, shouting,
and crying. But when Obama made his speech they all became quiet and emotional. There was only one
place to be on the planet that night -and I was there.

1. Why did he go to Chicago?

He went to Chicago to photograph Barack Obama and his family at the convention center
2. Why couldn't the photographer take a photograph of Obama?
He couldn't take the picture because he didn't have his press pass
3. Where did he take this photo?
He took the picture in the park
4. Was he sorry that he couldn't go inside the center?
No, people were very nervous about the elections
5. What happened when Obama won?
People started laughing, shouting, and crying

2) Put the verbs in the correct form (past continuous or simple past) (24 points. 2 points each)

Stephen Bradbury was an Australian speed skater. In the 1994 Winter Olympics, he ______was
winning_________ (win) when another skater _____pushed__________ (push) him and he
_______falled________ (fall) over. Later in the same year, he ______was racing_________ (race) in
Montreal when another skater _______hit________ (hit) and ____cuted__________ (cut) his leg. Stephen
lost a lot of blood but he _____didn´t give_____ (not / give) up.

In 2002, his luck _______changed________ (change). In the Winter Olympics final, he

_______was________ (be) in last place when the other four skaters all _______crashed________ (crash)
into each other. While they ___were lied __ (lie) on the ice, Stephen ______was skating____ (skate) past
them. He won the gold medal and became an Australian sporting hero.
3) Look at the picture and match the nouns and verbs in the box to write sentences in the past continuous.
(20 points. 4 points each)

a) The sun was shining.

b) Two cats were fighting

c) A boy was reading a magazine

d) A man was cycling

e) A girl was chating on the phone

f) Two women were having a coffee

4) Correct the mistakes in these sentences. (20 points. 4 points each)

1) It was rained when we landed in London. It was raining when we landed in London.

2) When we were arriving we wanted to go online, but there was no connection.

3) What was you doing at 7 o’clock in the evening? What were you doing at 7 o´clock in the evening?

4) My father didn’t studied medicine. My father didn´t study medicine

5) While we were talking we were discovering something embarrassing. While we were talking we
discovered something embarrassing

5) Listen to 8 commentaries and identify the sports. (16 points. 2 points each)

Basketball N°4 Ice hockey N°1

Rowing N°6 Surfing N°8
weightlifting N°7 Boxing N°3
Ski jumping N°2 Athletics N°5