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Cambridge English Exam Practice 2020

The document is an English language exam for 2nd-year students, consisting of various sections including matching, dialogue completion, multiple-choice questions, verb tense exercises, and reading comprehension. It assesses students' understanding of vocabulary related to family, jobs, and verbs, as well as their ability to construct sentences and answer questions in English. Additionally, there is a writing section where students must compose an article about a friend.

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Cambridge English Exam Practice 2020

The document is an English language exam for 2nd-year students, consisting of various sections including matching, dialogue completion, multiple-choice questions, verb tense exercises, and reading comprehension. It assesses students' understanding of vocabulary related to family, jobs, and verbs, as well as their ability to construct sentences and answer questions in English. Additionally, there is a writing section where students must compose an article about a friend.

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INSTITUTO CAMBRIDGE de Cultura Inglesa – Noviembre-

Diciembre 2020

NAME:
2nd. Year
MOD
2 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

THE FAMILY JOBS VERBS


  

parents vet uncle


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.attendant
flight There is one extra phrase in column B.
cupboard find
relax nephew administrator
A B B
fireplace
a My dad hates 1 language to learn.
b I’m sad because I can’t 2 than Russian.
c English is the easiest 3 walk to school today.
d It’s late so we can’t 4 driving at night.
5 go on holiday.

COMPLETE THE DIALOGUES WITH THE CORRECT EXPRESSIONS. There


4 x 0.25 = 1 mark
are two extra expressions in each box.

At a Vegetarian Restaurant
 Yes, a table for two.
Waiter: Good evening. Are you ready to order?
Ted: 1) _________________________________________  The same for me, please.
Waiter: And for you, madam?
 Could I have the bill, please?
Betty: 2) ________________________________________
 Yes, I’d like the vegetable soup.
Waiter: Coming right up.

Checking into a hostel


 Can I see my room?
Receptionist: Good morning.
 Yes, that’s right.
Sarah: Hello, 3) ______________________. My name’s Sarah Patter.
 Thank you

2nd YEAR-02M 1
Receptionist: For five nights?
 I have a reservation.
Sarah: 4) ________________________________.
Receptionist: Here’s your key. It’s room 205.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT OPTION a, b or c. TO COMPLETE THE BLANKS. 4 x 0.25 = 1 mark

1- We need to buy _____ meat. a) any b) a c) some


2- Argentina is famous for _____ food. a) it b) its c) her
3- I always start work _____ quarter to nine. a) on b) at c) to
4- I can’t find my phone. Can you see _____? a) it b) me c) him

COMPLETE THE TEXT ABOUT ADRIAN WITH THE CORRECT TENSE OF


THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. Use the Present Simple or Continuous, the Past Simple 10 x 0.2= 2 marks
or the ‘Going to’ Future.

Adrian Seymour is a film director. But in his films, the animals 1) (be) _________ the actors. Adrian 2) (make)
______
wildlife films and documentaries about his expeditions. When he 3) (be) __________ a child, he 4) (want)
___________ to live in the jungle. Before he 5) (become) ______________ a film maker, he studied biology and
zoology. Later, he 6) (learn) ____________ how to use a film camera and he 7) (make) ____________ his first film
in 2006. At the moment he 8) (work) ____________ on a documentary about monkeys. He 9) (travel)
________________ to Galapagos for his next project. He 10) (not mind) _______________ travelling all the time
because he loves his job.

COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS USING THE WORDS IN BRACKETS. Use the


5 x 0.4 = 2 marks
Present Simple or Continuous, the Past Simple or the ‘Going to’ Future.

1- Monica: I’m 18 now so I’m learning to drive.


Sam: (Wh- / you / learn) _________________________________ with?
Monica: My father.

2- Sophia: (Wh-/ your boss/be) ______________________________ angry yesterday?


Amelia: Because I was late for work.

3- Liam: (Wh- / you / go) _________________________________________last night?


Noah: To a new Tapas Bar in Palermo.

4- Benjamin: I’m travelling to Uruguay next summer.


Isabella: Really? (Wh- / you / stay) _________________________________________?
Benjamin: I’m going to couchsurf.

5- Chloe: I love watching films.


Ethan: Me too! (Wh-films/you /like)__________________________________________?
Chloe: Thrillers.

READING. Read this text and circle T for true or F for false 5 x 0.4 = 2 marks

2nd YEAR-02M 2
Norbert Rosing comes from northern Germany. His hobby is photography, but his hobby is also his job. He’s
a professional photographer and his photos are often in National Geographic magazine. He does a lot of
work in the national parks in North America because he only photographs nature and animals. He usually
goes to the artic in the summer. At this time the sun shines twenty-four hours a day. He loves it there and his
photos of polar bears are famous. When he takes photos of them, he sometimes waits hours for the perfect
one. In the artic, ‘I don’t often work during the day because you take the best nature photographs at night’, he
explains.

1. The article is about a person who doesn’t have much free time. T F
2. His hobby and his job are the same. T F
3. His photos are in lots of different magazines. T F
4. He usually takes photos of people. T F
5. In the artic, he works during the day. T F

PART B

WRITING 10 marks

Use 70 to 100 words to write an ARTICLE about a friend.

Paragraph 1 Who Caroline


Meet secondary school
Age 28 years old
Physical description have got / blue eyes / brown hair
Paragraph 2 Studies medicine / 1 year / not finish
study / tourism / 3 years, be/ tourist guide
Work travel agency / 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Paragraph 3 Free time like / dance, study /foreign languages
Last weekend go / a bar, dance / all night
Next holidays travel / abroad / for her 29th birthday.

2nd YEAR-02M 3

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