I. GRAMMAR
A. Circle the most appropriate alternative.
1. Supermarket hours are_____9 am______10 pm.
a) from - to b) at - in c) across - on
2. You can call the office_____9 am_____6 pm.
a) for - at b) on-from c) between - and
3. What _____ the weather ______ in Lima today?
a) do - is b) is – like c) does - is
4. Look at the video! They’re _____ karate
a) playing b) doing c) biking
5. My father always _____ on Monday but who ___________today? Olga or Ramon?
a) does cook-cooking b) cooks-cooks c) cooks-is cooking
6. A: ______do you usually_______ on a weekend? B: About sixty soles
a) How-go b) how much-spend c) where-go
7. A:_______credit cards________? B: Umm, five or six
a) how many-do you have b) when-are you do c) how much-do you has
8. _____you do at Ontario Place? You can go to a water park, rent a boat or go to an outdoor concert.
a) Why was b) What can c) Where do
9. A: What’s a sneaker? B: A sneaker _________shoe.
a) a thing of b) likes c) is a kind of
10. A: What __Ali and Sam___ last night? B: They___ friends over and played chess.
a) are - doing - inviting a b.-did-do- invited some c.-do-do-invite some
B. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative).
1. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) ________________ than a beer.
2. The tall guy was (clever)_________________ than the girl with long black hair .
3. Winter is (nice) ____________ than summer for me.
4. We have to walk (far) ____________________ than all of you.
C. Answer these questions and use short answers.
1. Will you use a video conferencing? Yes, _____
2. Does Alma think that e-mail is slower than anything else? No, ______
3. Did Paco’s parents think that video conferences are more expensive? No, ______
4. Was there a woman with freckles on her nose at the party? Yes, _____
D. Tim is going on a camping trip and a friend gives him some advice. Write the words in the correct order to make suggestions.
1. should / pack / repellent / you / insect / some
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2. bag / need / take / sleeping / you / to / a
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III. VOCABULARY
A. Complete the sentences with the vocabulary in the box.
break - lost - muscular - thin - change - long black hair - time - goatee
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- He is _____________, and he has a _____________.
- She is _________ and has __________________.
- Susan is going to take a _____________, and she’ll be right back.
- My sister got _____________ at the mall yesterday.
- I need a ___________________. I want to have a haircut.
- He promised to be on ____________________ .
A. Circle the correct form.
A: I got last-minute tickets for the concert tonight.
B: Great! How can we get there?
A: I’ll / I may pick you up. I’ll ask/ I ask to live early. If I’ll leave/ I leave a half hour early, I’m able to/ I’ll be able to pick you up at 6 when you get off / will get off work.
B: Sounds good. So let’s meet on the corner of Fifth and Pine.
A: Yes, but I call / I’ll call you back after I talk / I’ll talk to the boss to make final plans.
B: If the concert starts/will start at 8, we won’t have /don’t have time to eat before.
A: We are able to/ We’ll be able to get some food at the concert.
B. Match the sentences in these telephone conversation.
1. Can you hear me? _____ a) You’re not easy to get hold of, either.
2. Did you get my message? _____ b) Sure. Are you at the office?
3. Could I speak to Jack, please? _____ c) Not really. We have a bad connection.
4. You’re hard to reach. _____ d) yeah, I think so. When did you leave it?
5. Please leave a message. _____ e) Uh, I’m sorry. You have the wrong number.
6. Call me back, Ok? _____ f) Hi, Josh! This is Marjorie.
V. READING.
A. Read the text carefully.
BLOGGING
Do you have a blog? Do you know someone who does? Chances are you do. Blogging is one of the most popular forms of modern publishing.
A Web log- or “blog,” for short – is a king of online diary that features one person’s ideas and opinions. The entries are updated regularly, and they can be from a few sentences to several paragraphs long. Blogs are usually about one main topic, such as politics, sports or entertainment. The site often has links to other interesting Web sites, as well as a place for readers to post their own comments and feedback.
The first blogs were created in the 1990s to list the interesting sites people found on the internet and comment on them. There weren’t many blogs because a computer expert had to create them. However, this changes in 1999, when free blog-building software first became available. Suddenly, it was easy to start a site. Between 2000 and 2001, the number of blogs increased more than 600%. In 2005, there were more than 5 million blogs.
What kind of person has a blog? Interestingly, more women than men have active blogs on the Internet. Less than half of all bloggers are men. In addition, typ0ical bloggers are young. More than 90% of bloggers are under 30 years old. In fact, the average blogger is a teenage girl who updates her site every two weeks just to keep in touch with her friends about her life.
People write blogs for other reasons, too. The Internet contains a lot of information, and it can be very helpful to find out which sites have more information than others. Many bloggers are people who want to share information about useful web sites. Others bloggers are writers who want people around the world to read their personal ideas and opinions. People can publish their writing more quickly on a blog than in a book or magazine. Moreover, they are their own editor – they can publish whatever and whenever they want.
Blogging is one of the fastest-growing forms of publishing, and because every blogger can have instant readers, blogging is probably here to stay!
Answer to the questions below. ( 0.50 each one)( 2 marks)
1. What does “blog” mean?
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2. When did the first blog appear?
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3. Why?
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4. Mention one of the reasons why people write blogs.
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VI. WRITING:
Describe yourself and your family. Use expressions like: look (a lot) like, look alike, look totally different, and take after, straight, curly, etc as well as comparative. ( 3.5 marks)
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