ENGLISH EXAM. 2 ESO.

February, 2013:

Name: ____________________________________________

1.Read the text. Then tick ( ) the sentences true (T) or false (F). (025)
You can see him on Oprah, CNN and other TV
programmes. He knows many famous people, and he is
famous, too. Who is he? His name is Jos Eber the
hairdresser of the stars.
Jos was born to a poor family in Nice, France in 1950.
His parents were refugees from Belgium. When Jos was
young, he had a dream. He wanted to help women
become beautiful. His first clients were his mother and his
sister. He cut their hair when he was only 12 years old.
When Jos was 26, he visited Los Angeles, California. He
fell in love with Los Angeles and decided to live there. He
worked as a hairdresser and his first famous client was
Farrah Fawcett. She was a popular actress in the 1970s
and 80s. People loved Farrahs haircut and women
everywhere wanted to look like her. Soon, Jos had many
other famous clients. He opened a hairdressers in
Beverly Hills and men and women from all over the world
came to get a haircut at his salon.
Today, Jos Eber has got two salons. He is also a writer
and a producer. How does he do so well? Hes a fantastic
hairdresser. And women like Jos because he thinks all
women are beautiful.
T

1. Jos Eber cuts Oprahs hair.

2. He was born in Belgium.

3. He decided to live in California when he was 26.

4. Joss first salon was in Paris.

5. Jos has got three jobs.

2. Answer the questions. (05)

1. Where are Joss parents from?
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2. Why did he become a hairdresser?
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3. When did he do his first haircuts?
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4. Which film star was his first famous client?
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5. What jobs has Jos got today?
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3. Complete the sentences with the correct present or past form of There
is or There are. (05)
1. a queue at the bank an hour ago, but there arent any
people now.
2. many people at the hairdressers at the moment?
3. some milk in the fridge this morning. Who drank it
4.Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Simple orPresent Continuous. (025)
1. you always (watch) TV before
dinner?
2. Shhhh! Dad (take) a nap.
3. Carla (know) how to play the
guitar?
4. Margie (study) art on Tuesdays.
5. We (not chat) with our friends right now.

5. Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Past Simple.
(025)
fall meet have not study
see
1. Yesterday, I a fantastic film.
2. Alice French last year.
3. My aunt and uncle a baby last year.

4. When you Angela for the first time?

5. Oh, no! My mobile phone into the swimming pool.

6. Complete the sentences with the correct form of to be, have got or the
Present Simple, Present Continuous or Past Simple form of the verbs
in brackets. (05)
1. Tess usually (wash) the dishes after dinner.
2. Jen and Tom are from a big family. They 21 cousins!
3. Nigel (have) breakfast at the moment. Hes in the
shower.
4. I (wear) my red coat yesterday because it was a cold
day.
5. you (go) bowling last week?
6. Mum in Paris yesterday at the Eiffel Tower!
7. I (plan) a party. Its for my sisters birthday.
8. Were vegetarians. We (eat) meat.
9. those your pets? The cat is bigger than the dog!

7.Choose the correct answer. (025)

Meet Stephenie Meyer. Stephenie 1 lives / live / are living in Arizona, USA
with her husband and
2
there / their / theyre three sons. She 3 has got / is / are a wife, a mother
and a writer.
4
Do you know / You know / Did you know her books? Stephenie 5 is
writing / wrote / write Twilight.
Stephenie 6 didnt plan / doesnt plan / is planning to become a writer.
When she 7 is / was / werent 21 years old, she got married and had 8
childs / childrens / children. Then, one night in 2003, Stephenie had a
dream about a vampire and a girl. Stephenie 9 forgot / is forgetting /
didnt forget her dream and Twilight was born. After Twilight, 10 were there
/ there were / there arent three more books in the series New Moon,
Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. Today, she 11 is working / works / worked on
a new project and you can read about it on 12 Stephenies / Stephenies /
Stephenies website.

8. Write PAST SIMPLE QUESTIONS and answer them with the

information in brackets. (1)
1. how / Columbus / travel / to the New World

(by ship)

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2. who / invent / paper (Tsai Lun of China)
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3. people / buy / food / at supermarkets / 1,000 years ago

(No)

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4. how many / sonnets / Shakespeare / write

(154)

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9. IRREGULAR VERBS: (025)
Freeze:
Draw:
Crecer:
Bring:
Bleed:
Doblar:
Empezar:
Bite:
Encontrar:
Forgive:

10.Listen to David and Mia talking about a book. Then choose the correct
answer. (025)
1. Who gave Greg a diary?
a. his mum

b.his brother, Rodrick

c.his teacher at school

2. What job does Greg hate doing?

a. washing the dishes

b. writing in a diary

c.cleaning the toilets

3. What does David tell Mia about Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

a. A teenager wrote it. b.There are pictures on every page. C. A and B
are correct.
4. Jeff Kinney is .
a. a writer

b.an artist

c.A and B are correct.

5. What has David got?

a. a wife and two children

b.Diary of a Wimpy Kid

c. pictures