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ENGLISH V – CONTROL II

Name : ___________________________________ Date : Jun 3, 2018

Teacher : ___________________________________ Semester : 2018.01
Course : ENGLISH V Section : FC-PRE_________________

Instrucciones:
 Duración: 90 minutos
 No se permite el uso de material de consulta, ni diccionarios, ni celulares, palm o laptop.
 Escribir con letra legible utilizando lapicero azul o negro (no lápiz)

I. USE OF ENGLISH (40 POINTS)

A. Vocabulary and Grammar (10 pts, 1 pt each)
For questions 1 – 10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some lines
to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

FLYING IN THE SPACE

COMMAND
There are two types of astronauts - 0 COMMANDERS who fly the
SCIENCE
spacecraft and trained specialists who conduct 1 SCIENTIFIC
EQUIP
experiments and carry out spacewalks to repair damaged 2

EQUIPMENT.
QUALIFY
Astronauts have to pass a medical exam and have a 3 QUALIFICATION EXTREME
in a relevant subject. They have to be willing to live in an 4 EXTREMELY
small space and work well with other people. Experiments might be really DANGER
5 DANGEROUS sometimes, and may even risk the lives of astronauts. CALM
Therefore, they have to be able to react 6 CALMLY in a difficult situation
as well as be prepared to work hard. USUAL

The first British astronaut was a woman, which was very 7 UNUSUAL
ANNOUNCE
because most astronauts are male. Helen Sharman got the job after
LUCK
hearing an 8 ANNOUNCEMENT on the radio. There were 18,000
AMAZE
applicants and, 9 LUCKILY for Helen, she was chosen. She said that the
most 10 AMAZING thing for her was seeing the earth from 120 miles into
space.

B. Vocabulary (10 pts, 1 pt each)

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 For questions 1-10, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use
only ONE word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Mark @marktweets
I was never interested (0) ___in___ social (1) NETWORKING sites until I tried Tweeter. It’s both useful
and a lot of fun. I (2) FOLLOW about 100 people. Some are connected with work – Twitter is great for
sharing (3) LINKS to interesting articles. Others are celebrities or sports stars. I don’t tweet that often
but I sometimes reply to a few people. I’ve had some interesting conversations – some complete
strangers, some with TV stars, musicians and even politicians. I’ve even (4) DOWNLOADED an app for
my phone so I can use it when I’m on the train.

It’s a nightmare!
I’ve always had trouble sleeping, but these days my (5) SLEEP is getting worse. Actually, my problem
isn’t getting to sleep, its staying (6) AWAKE. Take last night, for example. I was (7) TIRED when I went
to bed at 11.00 and I was fast asleep by 11.30. But then I woke up at 3.00 after a terrible (8)
NIGHTMARE. Soon I was (9) WIDE awake and it was impossible to get back to sleep. Sometimes when
I’m awake at that time I get extremely depressed and feel like it’s the end of the (10) WORLD. So I read
a book, answered some email, and finally got back to sleep at about 5.30. The alarm went off at seven
and I went off to work feeling awful.

C. Grammar (10 pts, 1 pt each)

For questions 1 – 5, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two (2)
and five (5) words, including the word given.

Example:

0. What type of music do you like best?

FAVOURITE
What ____is your favourite____ type of music?

1. ‘Did you book a room with a balcony?’ I asked my mother.

IF
I asked my mother IF SHE HAD BOOKED a room with a balcony.
2. Jim wanted to know what time we had arrived the day before.
YOU
Jim: ‘What TIME DID YOU ARRIVE YESTERDAY?’
3. They speak English in this office.
IS
ENGLISH IS SPOKEN in this office.
4. ‘I will never do it again’, said John.
NOT

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 John PROMISED NOT TO DO it again.
5. Someone is painting my bedroom right now.
AM
I AM HAVING MY BEDROOM PAINTED now.
6. I plan to start my own business before I turn 35 years old.
WILL
I WILL HAVE STARTED my own business by the time I am 35.
7. The test was very difficult. I couldn’t answer all the questions in it.
IT
IT WAS SUCH A DIFFICULT exam that I couldn’t answer all the questions in it.

8. Mike: ‘It is your fault, because you didn’t buy enough food.’
BLAMED
Mike BLAMED ME FOR NOT BUYING enough food.
9. I regret not telling my mother the whole truth about the fight.
ONLY
IF ONLY I HAD TOLD my mother the whole truth about the fight.
10. When did you buy that car?
AGO
How LONG AGO DID YOU BUY that car?

D. Vocabulary (10 pts, 2 pt each)

For questions 1-10, read the sentences below and think of the word which best fits each gap.
Use only ONE word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

0. Have you read the comment I ___post___ on the message board?

1. Mike left the company because it was too STRESSFUL. He could never relax.

2. We went on a GUIDED tour around the Pyramids. It was fascinating.

3. We couldn’t MEET the deadline. There was too much to do.

4. I bought four TINS of beans because they were half-price.

5. My uncle’s very MEAN He never buys any presents, even for his mum.

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 II. READING (20
POINTS)

A. Read the text below. For questions 1 – 5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits
best according to the text. (10 pts, 2 pt each)

When musician Colin Baker won five hundred thousand pounds in a competition, it seemed the answer
to his dreams. Almost immediately, he bought a house and made his own CD recording of some
classical music. He intended to save the rest of his money and retire, even though he was only in his
late forties.
Then he saw a violin in a shop. It was of such high quality that even top professional players are rarely
able to afford one like it. “I’d never felt money was important until then,” he explained. “Even with the
money I’d won, I wasn’t sure I could afford to buy the violin, so I started to leave the shop. Then I thought
I’d just try it, and I fell in love with the beautiful sound it made. I knew it was perfect both for live concerts
and for recordings.”
Now all the money has gone. “My wife can’t have the study room I promised her, and I can’t retire,” says
Colin, “but it doesn’t matter.” His wife says, “I sometimes wish he was more responsible with money,
but I’m still pleased for him. I’ve always helped him in his career, as he’s helped me, by sharing
everything. We weren’t unhappy with our jobs, so we didn’t really need the money to escape, and
although Colin considered retiring, I know he wouldn’t be happy doing that – he loves music too much.
I think he did the right thing.”

1. What’s the writer trying to do in the text?

A. advise musicians to enter competitions
B. explain why someone spent a lot of money
C. describe how someone got a CD recorded
D. persuade people to prepare for retirement

2. What can a reader learn from the text?

A. how one man’s dream ended unhappily
B. how much was paid for a special violin
C. how one couple support each other
D. how much money musicians need for their music

3. What does Colin’s wife say about what he did?

A. She wishes he had used the money differently.
B. She feels she didn’t really benefit from the journey.
C. She is sorry she has lost her study room.
D. She accepts the decision that he made.

4. When Colin first found the violin, he thought

A. he might not have enough money to buy it.
B. he should not spend all of his money on it.

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 C. he was not a good enough player to own it.
D. he could not leave the shop without it.

5. What did a local newspaper say about Colin’s story?

A. A well-known record company has asked a local musician to record a CD after winning a competition.
B. A local musician today announced he would spend every penny of the money he’d won in a competition.
C. A concert audience heard a local musician give a brilliant performance last night on the violin he’d won
in a competition.
D. A local musician has decided to continue his career in music in spite of winning some money in a
competition.

B. For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each
gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 pts, 1 pt each)

Filming Everest
Film-maker David Breashears (0) ___________ already climbed Mount Everest three times when he
(1) ___________ to make a film, so that audiences could share his (2) ___________.
He set off on this nine-week adventure the following spring, with his photographic equipment and with
six climbers from (3) ___________ the world. (4) ___________ the conditions were hard and
dangerous, with temperatures of -40ºC, the climbers made good (5) ___________. Then, when they
were just one thousand metres from their goal, there was a terrible (6) ___________. However, the
team didn’t give (7) ___________. They hid in a tent on the mountainside until it passed. Thirteen days
later they (8) ___________ the top.
“I was so tired that it was (9) ___________ to enjoy our success at first”, said David. “Climbing Everest
is difficult enough but filming made it (10) ___________ harder. I am really proud we did it in the end!”

0. A) had B) has C) was D) did

1. A) invited B) decided C) organised D) requested
2. A) acts B) events C) occupations D) experiences
3. A) along B) above C) about D) around
4. A) Although B) Because C) Since D) Unless
5. A) improvement B) progress C) increase D) development
6. A) climate B) storm C) weather D) air
7. A) out B) black C) away D) up
8. A) arrived B) landed C) reached D) entered
9. A) impossible B) unable C) unfit D) improbable
10. A) ever B) more C) even D) as

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