INSTITUTO CAMBRIDGE de Cultura Inglesa – EXAMENES
2014
NAME:
1st Year
MOD
1 TIME: 2 hours
A B FINAL MARK SET
PART A
WRITE THE CATEGORY NUMBER IN THE BOXES. There are two extra words. 10 x 0.1 = 1 mark
FEELINGS NUMBERS ADJECTIVES FOR GOOD
annoyed bored amazing
first great a thousand
aunt third niece
fabulous
MATCH A LINE FROM “A” WITH A LINE FROM “B”. Write the corresponding
4 x 0.25 = 1 mark
number from B in the box. There is one extra phrase in column B.
A B B
a Can you play 1 an excellent mother.
b How much are 2 office’s in the centre of town.
c My husband’s 3 you born?
d When were 4 those towels?
5 any sports?
COMPLETE THE DIALOGUES WITH THE CORRECT EXPRESSIONS. There is
4 x 0.25 = 1 mark
one extra expression in each box.
Saying goodbye.
A: Bye. (1) __________________________________ Would you like a packet of four or six?
B: Thanks. (2) ___________________________ . See you later.
Have a nice day!
A: Right. At about half past six?
Same to you.
B: OK.
In the street.
C: (3)_________________________________________
D: Sorry but I don’t have a watch. I think it’s about quarter to two. Could you tell me the time, please?
C: (4) ________________________________________ Can you open the door for me, please?
D: There’s a chemist’s round the corner. And where can I have some aspirin?
C: Thanks.
D: You’re welcome.
CIRCLE THE CORRECT OPTION a, b or c. TO COMPLETE THE BLANKS. 4 x 0.25 = 1 mark
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1- The class starts _____ twenty to eight. a) at b) on c) in
2- This is my son. Look at _____ in the photo. a) him b) he c) his
3- In his free time, Jack loves _____. a) read b) reading c) reads
4- How much is _____ mug? a) that b) these c) those
COMPLETE THE TEXT ABOUT HALLOWEEN WITH THE CORRECT TENSE
10 x 0.2 =2 marks
OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. Use the Simple Present or the Simple Past
On October 31st, British and American people 1) (celebrate) __________________ Halloween. On this day,
children 2) (wear) _____________ costumes of different kinds: ghosts, witches and skeletons. They go trick-or-
treating around the neighbourhood: they 3) (visit) ____________ their neighbours and 4) (ask) _______________
them for sweets. In Argentina many schools 5) (organize) _______________ parties for Halloween. Teachers and
children 6) (work) ______________ together preparing all the details.
My young brother Sam 7) (love) _____________ this celebration but my sister 8) (not be) ____________
interested. Last week my mother 9) (buy) _________________ Sam a special suit for this year’s Halloween. He
10) (be) _______________ really excited about it.
COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS IN THIS CONVERSATION Use the Simple
5 x 0.4 = 2 marks
Present or the Simple Past
Mel and Jane are talking about a dinner last night
Mel: What 1) ___________________________________ last night? (you/eat)
Jane: Chicken curry.
Mel: Curry! Wow! 2) __________________________ good? (it/be)
Jane: Yes, delicious. 3) ______________________________ curry? (you/like)
Mel: Yes, I love it. In fact, I bought some in Belgrano yesterday.
Jane: 4) ______________________________ it in the Chinese Market? (you/buy)
Mel: Yes, I did. The food there is really fresh.
Jane: 5) _____________________________ food there? (you/always/buy)
Mel: Sometimes.
READING. Read this text and circle T for true or F for false 5 x 0.4 = 2 marks
Jane,
Thanks for your Happy-Birthday email! I’ve got fantastic news! I don’t think we can meet this summer, you know. I’m
off to Italy with my parents! I’m so excited! They gave me the surprise yesterday on my birthday!
I wanted to go in October for the film festival, but my parents can’t leave work at that time. Accommodation is not a
problem because we can stay with my dad’s aunt and uncle in Rome. They’ve got a big house in the countryside. I don’t
know them, but my dad tells us they are very nice people. And he is very excited about the visit too – the last time they
met was when Dad was twelve! They chat online now and they’ve got Skype, but it’s not the same when you get
together.
Dad says Rome’s really beautiful! I’ll send you lots of pictures! I hope the weather is nice!
What are your plans this summer? Please, write soon!
Love,
Ellie.
1.1. The text is an email giving information. T F
2.2. Ellie has got a plan for the summer. T F
3.3. The tickets to Italy were a birthday present to her parents. T F
4.4. Ellie can stay at her relative’s house in Rome. T F
5.5. Ellie’s dad meets his Italian family every summer. T F
PART B
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WRITING 10 marks
Use 60 to 90 words to write an email to a new cyber friend.
You are Timothy Jones. Use the information in the box.
Paragraph 1 Name: Timothy Jones
Age: 34
Occupation: Assistant manager at IBM
City: Boston
Paragraph 2 Home: Big house in the suburbs: big garden, swimming pool and tennis court
Family: Married, three children, two dogs. Wife: Teacher (31)
Languages: Spanish, French
Paragraph 3 Free time: Sports (teenis, swimming, golf), cinema, theatre and reading
Last holidays Paris stay /a week see / Eiffel Tower visit/ museums
PRI-MOD 01
CATEGORIES. 1) annoyed, bored 2) first, third, a thousand 3) fabulous, great, amazing, Dist: aunt, niece
MATCH: a-5 b-4 c-2 d-3
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DIALOGUES: 1-Have a nice day 2-Same to you 3-Can you tell me the time, please? 4-Where can I have some aspirin?
CIRCLE: 1- a 2- a 3- b 4- a
TENSES: 1-celebrate 2-wear 3-visit 4-ask 5-organize 6-work 7-loves 8-isn’t 9-bought 10-is/was
QUESTIONS: 1-did you eat 2-was it 3-do you like 4-did you buy 5-do you always buy
READING: 1) T 2) T 3) F 4) T 5) F
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