INSTITUTO CAMBRIDGE de Cultura Inglesa – Noviembre -Diciembre 2020

Name: 4th year

Time : 2 hours

PART A

WRITE THE WORDS USING THESE CELLS (5 x 0.2 = 1 mark)

1 S____ 1-Cook over boiling water.

STEAM

2 _P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2-People who watch an activity such as sports.

SPECTATORS

3 _ O_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3-The person you work with.

COLLEAGUES

4 ___I____ 4-Someone you can trust or depend on is_____(adjective)

RELIABLE

5 __L_ ___ 5-Have an argument with someone

FALL OUT

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

1 I hate __NOT BEING_____on time for appointments.

a) be b) not being c) not be

2 Paul has a lot of friends. He’s really___outgoing____.

a) mean (bad) b) outgoing c) selfish

3 Schools will be closed __until___ a vaccine for covid is found.

a) unless b) as soon as c) until

4 I’m not sure we will _be able to____ travel this summer.

a) can b) could c) be able to

5 We __don´t have to___ drive. We can get a bus.

a) might b) have to c) don’t have to

EXCHANGES
Match a line from A with a line from B to make short exchanges. Write the corresponding
number from B in the box. There are two extra phrases in B. (4 x 0.2 = 0.8 mark)

A B B
a I’ve got a new job! 3 1 Not at all.
b We could visit grandma today. 4 2 Never mind.
c My car has broken down. 5 3 How fantastic!
d Would you mind helping me with this? 6 4 Shall we call her before we go?
5 What a pitty!
6 Yes, I would.

REWRITE THESE SENTENCES.

Use the words in brackets without changing them (8 x .04 = 3.2 marks)

1- The director has already chosen the cast for a new film. (BY)
The cast for a new film has already been chosen by the director.

2- “Where have you been, Lucy” Peter wanted to know (ASKED)

3- I’ll finish my homework. Then, I’ll tidy my room. (WHEN)

4- You aren´t allowed to take photos in the museum (MUSTN’T)

You mustn’t take photos at the museum

5- Bob always drank chocolate milk when he was a child. (USED TO)

Bob used to drink chocolate milk when he was a child.

6- I can’t tell the truth to my parents because they don´t understand me (IF)
If I tell the truth to my parents, they won’t understand.
If my parents understood me, I would tell them the truth.

7- The receptionist said to her boss, “I’ll do it immediately”. (TOLD)

The receptionist told her boss that she would do it immediately.

8- I saw her on the beach this morning. I am sure she is not very ill. (CAN’T)
I saw her on the beach this morning. She CAN’T be very ill.
COMPLETE THE TEXT ABOUT A MEMORABLE DAY IN THE WRITER’S LIFE WITH THE CORRECT
TENSE OR VOICE OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS (10 x .025 = 2.5 marks)

The event 1) (TAKE)______took______place in 1990. The robbery 2) (PLAN)____was

to occur on the busiest day for the police in Boston: 17 March, St. Patrick’s Day. Two men
pretending to be Boston police officers made their way into Boston’s Isabella Gardner museum,
3) (TIE)________tied___________the security guards and ran away with thirteen pieces of art
of about half a billion dollars.

Although the stolen paintings 4) (INCLUDE)____included______________Five by Degas, three

Around thirty years later, and in spite of a 5 million reward, the pieces of art 6) (NOT FIND)
_____haven’t been found____ yet and the police are no nearer to making an arrest. In short,
the police investigation 7) (NOT BE) __hasn’t been___________ successful so far. The Gardner
museum 8) (SPEND) __has spent______ a fortune improving its security over the years. They 9)
(STILL INVESTIGATE) _____are still investigating__________ and they hope the pieces 10)
(FIND)_____will be found________ one day.

READING. Read this article and do tasks A and B. ( 5 x 0.2 = 1 mark)

Researchers have found that different people need different things to be happy.

A-

Psychiatrist Robert Waldinger directs Harvard study of Adult Development, one of the longest
running studies of adult behaviour. One of the main findings from the study is the importance
of social connections. ‘It turns out that people who are more socially in touch with family,
friends and community are happier’, says Waldinger. ‘They’re physically healthier, and they live
longer than people who are well-connected’

B-

Founder of the Happy Planet Index, Nic Marks says that one of the most important ways to
improve well-being is to have a healthy lifestyle. ‘The fastest way out of a bad mood’, Mark
says, is to ‘step outside, go for a walk, turn the radio on and dance’. Being close to nature can
also boost happiness. ‘Our pleasures are really ancient’, says psychologist Nancy Etcoff. Walking
a pet in the outdoors, for example, can improve our mood.

C-

The amount of money you have is a factor for happiness, but your salary may be less important
than how you use it. Think carefully before buying expensive clothes or a new car, for example.
Try to spend money instead on things that will really enrich your life, such as music lessons, or
a vacation with family or friends. ‘We need to think before we buy’, urges designer Graham Hill,
‘and ask ourselves: Is that really going to make me happier?’ Too often we buy things we don’t
really need.
D-

Social science researcher Michael Norton hast studied happiness levels around the world. He
found the act of giving money to people has a powerful effect on the giver as well on the
receiver. The amount of money isn’t important. ‘What really matters is that you spend it on
somebody else rather than on yourself.’ Another way to give away is to donate your time
instead of money. People who volunteer at homeless shelters, for example, find that it helps
take the focus off their own problems and makes them feel grateful for what they have.

Task A: Match the headlines to the paragraphs.

STAY CONNECTED A
1 CHOOSE WELL C
2 SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE D
3 KEEP ACTIVE B

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

4 If you donate large amounts of money, you will feel happier. T/F

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

5 Having an active social life has a positive effect on people’s health. T/F

PART B

WRITING 10 MARKS

Write one composition using 110 to 140 words. Choose either option A or option B and circle
the letter corresponding to your choice.

A- You’ve received an e-mail from a friend who moved to England some years ago and
you haven´t heard from for a very long time. Write an EMAIL back to your friend and
update him/her on everything you’ve done (graduate, new job, new partner or get
married, new house, trips, etc) since the last time you sent him/her a letter.
B- Write a STORY. Begin with the following line: “It was eight o’clock in the evening. I’d just
arrived at Heathrow Airport with my family and…”