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EXAM 1, IT HAS TWO OPTIONS

EXAM 2: IT HAS TWO OPTIONS

SOLUTIONS TO EXAMS:

THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES

QUESTIONS

I.  READING COMPREHENSION. (2 POINTS) (0.5 points for each correct answer) Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your answer. NO marks are given for only true or false.

1.    Thanks to the Games, East London will change for the better.

TRUE: East London, one of the capital’s most disadvantaged areas, will be transformed into a world-class centre for living, leisure, business and sport.

2.  The Games will only take place at the Olympic Stadium.

FALSE: The Games will centre on the Olympic Park in East London, home to the Olympic Stadium, and key venues such as the Aquatics Centre

3.    The Games will help youngsters to give up unhealthy habits.

TRUE: , the Games will help young people live a healthy life,

4.  The Games will not really change the lives of British people.

FALSE: The legacy of hosting the Games will make a difference to the lives of people across London and the UK.

II.  LEXICON / PHONETICS (2 POINTS):

A.  LEXICON. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)

Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given.

1.    poorest. Most disadvantaged

2.    free time. leisure

3.    very important. key

4.  furthermore. besides

B.   PHONETICS. (1 POINT)

1.  Write two words from the text that include the same sound as “young” /ŋ/. (0.5)

Possible answers: taking, young, following,hosting,

2.  Write a word from the text that includes the same diphthong sound as “place" /ei/. (0.25)

Possible answers: games, take, place,play,aged

3.  How is the “-ed” pronounced in “ended”, /t/, /d/ or /id/.? (0.25)

id

III.  USE OF ENGLISH. (3 POINTS) (0.5 for each correct answer)

Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given:

1.        “Did you buy the newspaper yesterday?” I asked my brother.

I asked my brother if he had bought the newspaper the day before

2.        I don’t need your help.

You  don’t have to help me

3.        My son is not tall enough to play basketball.

My son is too short to play basketball

4.        It will probably rain this afternoon.

It may rain this afternoon

5.        My nephew is not as stupid as my cousin.

My cousin  is more stupid than my nephew

6.        Write the correct question for the underlined words.

How long has John worked in Australia? John has worked in Australia since 2005.

IV.  COMPOSITION. (3 POINTS)

Write a composition of between 100 and 125 words on the following topic:

Advantages and disadvantages of being a professional sportsman/sportswoman

                                                        .

CELEBRITIES AND DRUG USE

QUESTIONS

I.  READING COMPREHENSION. (2 POINTS) (0.5 points for each correct answer) Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your answer. NO marks are given for only true or false.

1.          People think that the life of a celebrity is always funny.

TRUE: Contrary to popular belief, the life of a celebrity isn’t all fun and games

2.          Celebrities have a very busy life.

TRUE: It is a life that is often filled with horrible schedules, back to back travelling and photo shoots.

3.          Famous people can get what they want.

TRUE: All you have to do is to say the magic words to the right person and you can get whatever your heart or your body desires/When you are a celebrity you have everything

4.          Nobody is interested in the life of a celebrity.

FALSE: For celebrities, everything is under the microscope.

II.  LEXICON / PHONETICS (2 POINTS):

A.  LEXICON. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)

Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given.

1.          Awful  horrible

2.          Sufficient  enough

3.          misery, grief  sadness

4.          jail  prison

B.   PHONETICS. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)

1.        Write one word from the text that includes the same sound as “people” /i:/.

Possible answers: seems, least, treatment, sleep,….

2.        Write two words from the text that include the same sound as “some” /Λ/.

Possible answers: some, drug, money, enough, become….

3.        Is the “-n” pronounced  /n/ or / ŋ / in “travelling”?

ŋ

III.  USE OF ENGLISH. (3 POINTS) (0.5 for each correct answer)

Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given:

1.        I didn’t move the table because Jack didn’t help me.

If Jack had helped me, I would have moved

2.        I visited my aunt’s cottage. It is near the river.

I visited my aunt’s cottage which is near the river

3.        My mother prefers cooking to cleaning the rooms.

My mother would rather cook than clean the rooms

4.        They are considering your application for the job.

Your application for the job is being considered

5.        I haven’t spoken German for fifteen years.

The last time I spoke German was fifteen years ago

6.        Although the questions were difficult, he answered them all.

Despite the difficult questions/being difficult questions, he answered them all

THE BEATLES STORY

QUESTIONS

I.  READING COMPREHENSION. (2 POINTS) (0.5 points for each correct answer) Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your answer. NO marks are given for only true or false.

1.    People from Liverpool found it hard to survive during the war. TRUE : The war and its consequences were terrible for the Liverpudlians. There was rationing and there was poverty.

2.  John spent most of his childhood with his aunt. TRUE: , he was raised by Aunt Mary

Ringo did not use to go to school very often, as he was learning to play drums.FALSE; his teenage years in hospital and while he was convalescing, he learnt how to play drums and Ringo the Drummer was born.

George was a rather talkative guy. FALSE; his teenage years in hospital and while he was convalescing, he learnt how to play drums and Ringo the Drummer was born.

3.   

II.  LEXICON / PHONETICS (2 POINTS):
A.  LEXICON. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)

Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given.

1.    severely. HEAVILY

2.  brought up.RAISED

3.  link, friendship.BOND

4.  due to BECAUSE OF

B.   PHONETICS. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)

1.  Is the “-ed” pronounced /t/, /d/ or /Ǻd/ in “bombed”? (0.25) /d/

2.  Write a word from the text that includes the same sound as “begins" /z/. (0.25) POSSIBLE ANSWERS: Liverpudlians, babies, holidays, Paul’s , drums….

3.  Write a word from the text that includes the same sound as “between" /i:/. (0.25) POSSIBLE ANSWERS: weekends, eighteenth, been

4.  How is the “th” pronounced in “thanks”, /θ/ or /ð/? (0.25) /θ/

III.  USE OF ENGLISH. (3 POINTS) (0.5 for each correct answer)

Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given:

1.        Yesterday I met a beautiful girl. Her father was born in Jamaica.

Yesterday I met a beatiful girl whose father was born inJamaica..

2.        My son is not as funny as my brother.

My brother is funnier than my son

3.        We paid the rent because my sister lent us some money.

If my sister hadn’tn lent us some money, we wouln’t have paid the rent.

4.        “Why didn’t you go to school yesterday?” The teacher asked me.

The teacher asked me I hadn’t gone to school the day before

5.        Someone stole my watch at the airport.

My watch was stolen at the airport

6.        Write the correct question for the underlined words.

What did John buy when he was in New York ? John bought a teddy bear when he was in New York.

THE ALHAMBRA

QUESTIONS

I.  READING COMPREHENSION. (2 POINTS) (0.5 points for each correct answer) Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your answer. NO marks are given for only true or false.

1.          The kings lived in the Alhambra until the 13^th century.FALSE There is no reference to the Alhambra as a residence of kings until the 13th century.

2.          You can visit the Zirites’ castles on the hill of the Albaicin FALSE . castles and palaces on the hill of the Albaicin, and nothing remains of them

3.          The Alhambra was abandoned before the 18^th century. FALSE During the 18th century, the Alhambra was almost abandoned

The Alhambra has been restored so that it can be visited by everybody. TRUE the Alhambra has been protected and preserved for the pleasure and admiration of all.

4.           

II.  LEXICON / PHONETICS (2 POINTS):
A.  LEXICON. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)

Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given.

1.          Imaginative POETIC

2.          inhabitants of a town or city CITIZENS

3.          body of soldiers TROOPS

4.          the remains of a building RUINS

B.   PHONETICS. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)

1.          Write two words from the text that includes the same sound as “name” /ei/ (0,5) say, gave, became, date

2.          Write one word from the text that includes the same sound as “more” /ɔ:/ (0,25)  torches, , walls, important

3.          Is the “-s” pronounced voiced /z/ or voiceless /s/ in “walls”? (0,25) /z/

III.  USE OF ENGLISH. (3 POINTS) (0.5 for each correct answer)

Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given:

1.        She turned on the radio, then she had a cup of tea.

After having turned on the radio she had a cup of tea.

2.        We won’t go to the forest if the weather doesn’t improve.

Unless the weather improves, we won’t go to the fores

3.        Perhaps he will get a prize.

He may get a prize

4.        It’s a pity I didn’t see her yesterday.

I wish I had seen her yesterday

5.        I don’t earn as much as my sister does.

My sister earns more than me

6.        The dresses were so cheap that I bought two.

They were such cheap dresses that I bought two