INSTITUTO CAMBRIDGE de Cultura Inglesa –Noviembre-Diciembre 2020

NAME: SUPERIOR

2 TIME: 2 hours

A B FINAL MARK SET

PART A

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

1 D 1- to be dismissed from your job, to be made ___.

2 U 2- unable to pay back debts, to go ___.
3 V 3- include or be part of something.
4 E 4. not objective.
5 - T 5- extremely unlikely to be true. (adj)

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

1- You’ve been working very hard. You _____ a holiday. a) respect b) deserve c) suit

2- We had _____ bad weather that we couldn’t enjoy our holiday. a) such b) such a c) so

3- I’ve got three dresses but _____ of them are suitable for the wedding. a) any b) neither c) none

4- How much did you pay for that? It’s far too much! They _____ you off!! a) ripped b) took c) paid

5- Pam apologized _____ arriving late. a) in b) of c) for

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.

Peter and Laura are talking about Laura’s birthday party

last night.
A- Why don’t B- I really don’t
we mind
Peter: 1) ____ going to your party last night! I had to work
late!
C- I’d rather Laura: 2) ____. I knew you had a late meeting.
give that a miss
D- No need to Peter: Anyway, we haven´t met for ages. We really need to
apologize. catch up. 3) ____ going for a drink on Friday evening?
E-
Do you feel like
Laura: 4) ____ if you don’t mind. You see, incredibly enough,
I’m working on Saturday morning. I don’t feel up to
staying up late on Friday.
F- Sorry for not
Peter: Some other time, then.

G- I’m easy.
Whatever you like.

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

1- It’s a pity you didn’t inform me of the changes to the timetable! (WISH)

2- ‘Remember to send the invitations.’ Mr Jones said to his secretary. (REMINDED)

3- You’re still in bed! You should get up. (IT’S TIME)

4- I’m sure you didn’t see Paul at the club yesterday. He was ill in bed. (CAN’T)

5- My neighbour hires someone to paint his house ever year. (HAS)

6- ‘Miss Green, what time did you leave your house last night?’, the inspector wanted to know. (ASKED)

7- I don’t like it when people send me long audio messages. (BEING)

8- The film starts at 7 but I won’t get to the cinema until 7.30. (BY THE TIME)

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

After Stephen and Ada 1) (be) _____________ in a relationship for two years, they decided it was time they
2) (get) __________ married. They announced their decision to their friends and families and then started planning
everything with great care and attention to detail.
First, the date 3) (choose)______________. Stephen suggested 4) (do) ____________ it on February 14th, St
Valentine’s Day, but in the end they opted for March 21 st, the date when they 5) (meet) _____________ two years
before.
Then, they had to make the arrangements for their honeymoon. ‘I 6) (dream) ____________ about 7) (travel)
_____________ to Paris all my life, Stephen! It would be a dream come true!’ said Ada. And so it was decided that
Paris would be their destination.
Whenever Ada got a little anxious about all the arrangements, Stephen would tell her: ‘Don’t worry, love! This time
next month, we 8) (walk) _______________ along the Champs Elysees.’ But, then the Covid-19 pandemic broke out
and the quarantine was declared. The wedding was cancelled, of course, and so was their honeymoon.
Ada now cries whenever she remembers that if they 9) (decide) ______________ to get married in February, they
10) (enjoy) __________________ Paris together.

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

THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL GIVE YOU SUPERPOWERS

Binoculars? They’re so 20th century! These days you can wear contact lenses if you want telescopic vision.
Thanks to four tiny metallic mirrors in the lenses, everything you’re looking at appears to be three times
closer than it really is. It’s true that you can’t see things that are hundreds of kilometres away like Superman,
but the power of these lenses is only going to increase with time.

And sight isn’t the only sense that can be improved by technology. New high-tech ear buds let you control
the sounds you hear. Do you want to avoid your Dad’s terrible taste in music while you chat to him, or listen
to a private conversation on the other side of a room? You can do that by adjusting your ear buds’ setting in
your smartphone.

People may not bother going to the gym in the future when there’s an easier way to get stronger: wear an
Exoskeleton. Like Ironman’s suit, this is a kind of wearable robot that fits around your body and gives you
superstrength. One exoskeleton which is already available allows you to lift 200 kg as if it were just 4 kg.
There’s only one problem: no one can work out how to produce a battery that’s powerful enough for this
amazing invention.

Imagine always being able to choose the perfect birthday present for your Mum without asking her for ideas,
or knowing what your friends think of your new hairstyle. Who wouldn’t want to be able to mind-read?
Scientists already have equipment that can guess which word you’re thinking of with a 61% success rate. It
will be a life-changing development for people who are unable to communicate with speech.

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

1 There’s no denying that the new lenses do not turn you into a superhero.
2 More than one sense can get better thanks to technology.
3 It could be achieved in a very dangerous way.
4 The new technology will benefit people who can’t speak.

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

4 Exoskeleton will encourage people to take exercise. T F

5 One of the inventions will help you get honest feedback on your appearance. T F

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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- You would like to do an on-line course on Computer Programming in an institute in England. Write a FORMAL
E-MAIL to EDX telling them about your interests, your previous knowledge and asking about the courses they offer
(duration, frequency of sessions, platform used, prices, certificates awarded upon completion of the course).
Use your own words as far as possible.

B- Write an ESSAY expressing your opinion about the following topic:

Young people, especially children, don’t do enough physical exercise nowadays.

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