ENGLISH EXAM UNITS 7 8 4

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NAME: DATE:
READING COMPRENHENSION
1. Read the following text and then answer the questions. (1 mark)
It was my birthday last Thursday and I decided to celebrate it by inviting a few friends
out to dinner. I chose a restaurant in a quiet part of town. It is one of my favourite restaurants
because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is hardly ever crowded, however,
because few people know about it, so it is not usually necessary to book a table. In any case,
Thursday is not a busy evening as a rule.
When we entered the restaurant, I was surprised, therefore, to find it completely full. I
looked around - but not a single table was free. One of the waiters recognised me. He came
across and explained the situation. "A group of tourists came in about half an hour ago." he
said. "It was like an invasion! Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly manage!"
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. "The people there are just about to leave,"
he said. "Just hold on and you'll find a place there." He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the
people at the corner table paid their bill, got up and left. I led my friends across and we all
sat down.
Unfortunately, our table was almost out of sight. We tried to attract the attention of the
waiter who sent us there but he, like all the other waiters, was busy with the party of tourists.
They ordered enormous quantities of food. But at last, nearly an hour later, the tourists were
finishing their meal and looking very pleased with life. The waiter, now very tired, appeared
at our table. I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with
our order.
A few moments later he came back to our table. We could tell from his face that he
hadbad news for us. Full of apologies, he informed us that there was no meat or fish left.
"All we can offer you," he said, "is an omelette!"

QUESTIONS
1.- How did the writer decide to celebrate his birthday? Where did they go?


2.- What did they find when they arrived at the restaurant?


3.- How long did they have to wait until they could sit down at a table?


4.- Why did they wait for a long time until the waiter took their order?

5.- Were they as happy as the group of tourists that had been there? Justify your answer.


2. Answer the questions that youve got after the text. First you must read it. (1 mark)

Jane's great passion in life was animals. She had dozens of books about them. The walls of her
bedroom were covered with pictures of animals, just as other girls of her age had posters of
popstars.
She used to keep animals in the garden and, if she could, she brought them into the house too.
Usually, however, her mother caught her.
"Get those animals out of here!" she used to shout. "If you must keep them, use the shed at the end
of the garden!"
Most of Jane's animals were quite small: rabbits, mice, birds - that sort of thing. But one day
something quite big came her way.
Jane's mother noticed that she was spending quite a lot of time in the shed. She also noticed that
food was disappearing from the house - especially bread and fruit. One evening she decided to go
down to the shed to see for herself.
As she stood outside the door of the shed, she could hear Jane talking to someone inside. "She's
got a friend in there with her," she thought. She opened the door and looked in. At first she could
only see Jane sitting on the ground. Then she made out the shape of an animal sitting beside Jane.
Two huge eyes stared up at her. She nearly screamed. It was a gorilla!
"Jane! Where on earth... ?" she started to say. But then she remembered. A few days before, a
young gorilla escaped from the zoo and, although they made big efforts to find it, the animal had
simply disappeared.
"I found it wandering through the park," Jane explained. "It seemed so lonely! I talked to it and
we became friends at once. And then it followed me back here..."

"Well, you know you can't keep it," her mother said. "You'd better phone the police and
explain." Not long after, the police came and also a van from the zoo. Nobody was even angry
with Jane when she told her story. The police knew all about Jane and her animals. And the zoo
keepersaid: "I can see that Gor likes you. But we need him back at the zoo! But you can come and
see him as often as you like. We'll send you a free pass!"
These days Jane has almost given up collecting small animals - but you can often find her talking
to her friend Gor at the zoo!

QUESTIONS
1.- What did Jane like most of all? What did she do to have fun?


2.- How did the mother begin to suspect ? (suspect = sospitar)


3.- What does the text say about the gorilla? Explain at least 3 things about it.


4.- Could Jane keep the gorilla? Were the police angry with her? Why?


5.- What did the keeper promise Jane? How do you know that the keeper kept his
promise?

GRAMMAR
3. Complete with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets using VERB + TO or
VERB ING. (1 mark)
a) He decided ______________ (expel) him because he refused ______________ (do)
his school work.
b) He loved ______________ (go) to England.
c) Stop ______________ (make) so much noise. People are trying ______________
(sleep).
d) Can I help you ______________ (move) your things?
e) Were very much looking forward ______________ (see) you next week.
f) ______________ (eat) too many sweets is bad for your teeth.
g) The customs officer made me ______________ (empty) my suitcases.
h) Will you let me ______________ (use) your camera?

4. Rephrasing using INFINITIVE or GERUND. (0,7 marks)

a) Ill be happy when I can see my friends on Sunday.
Im looking forward
b) They went on smoking all through the meal.
They didnt stop
c) Boiling an egg is not difficult.
Its
d) Expensive cars are out of my price range.
I cant afford
e) I forgot to bring my wallet with me.
I didnt remember
f) If you want a table for ten you must phone the restaurant.
Its essencial
g) You can share my pizza if you like.
I dont mind you

5. Rephrasing using the 1
st
, 2
nd
or 3
rd
conditional. (0,7 marks)
a) Unless he leaves now, hell miss his train.
If
b) Mum wont let we go to the cinema if we dont tidy our room.
Unless
c) Jim didnt go to the party because he felt moody.
If
d) Leave now or Ill get angry.
Ill
e) The election will be the next year unless the politicians disagree.
If
f) The team were pessimistic because they lost last week.
The team
g) If he gets the job, well travel to London.
We would
6. Correct the following sentences. (1,3 marks)

a) Children wont learn unless they went to school.
b) Wed be richer if the government would cut tax.
c) My parents dont let me to watch TV all the time.
d) If I find out the answer, I tell you.
e) Janet will be disappointed if shell fail the exams.
f) If Peter had been more careful, he wouldnt break the camera.
g) You can use my car tomorrow if I dont need it.
h) If I were you, I wont lend John any more.
i) If I wont have much time, I wont go home for lunch.
j) He told us not leave the room.
k) If I saw that girl, would he have asked her out?
l) To remember every new word is impossible.
m) They said that we must to go home.
7. Write the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives given. (0,9 marks)
a) Mount Everest is ______________ mountain in the world. (high)
b) The Nile river is ______________ river in the world. (long)
c) Tyler is ______________ and ______________ person I know. (happy, kind)
d) Ainhoa works faster than Ins. Ins works ______________ Ainhoa. (slow)
e) Sid takes life ______________ Jack. (serious)
f) MinWoo is ______________ student in our class. (hard-working)
g) Tom sings ______________ Matt. (loud)
h) Beccy lost the race because she ran ______________ (slow)
i) The ______________ word in English is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. (long)
VOCABULARY
8. Complete the sentences with the correct words according to the vocabulary: NATIONS AND
GOVERNMENT. (1 mark)
a) Juan Carlos I is the ______________ of Spain.
b) Spain has got three ______________. One with Andorra, another with France and the last with
Portugal.
c) The Spanish ______________ is the Euro ().
d) Spanish ______________ meet in La Moncloa.
e) To go to France is not necessary to take the ______________.
f) Spanish c_____________ e_____________ his P______________ each four years.
g) The colours of Spanish ______________ are: read and yellow.
h) Spain is a ______________.
9. Correct the sentences with the correct form of the words in the bowl. The words are nouns or
adjectives, and you must put them in the correct form. (0,6 marks)
Successful Moody Polite Anxiety Respect Optimism
a) Roger Federer is famous for his ______________ at Wimbledon.
b) Im ______________ about the exam and I cant sleeps at night!
c) Queen Sofia is famous for her ______________.
d) If you are ______________, you often change quickly from happy to sad.
e) Oprah Winfrey is famous for her ______________.
f) My brother laughs when I sing. Thats not very nice. He should be more ______________.


10. Correct the sentences (verbs). (0,4 marks)
a) Ruben always takes off walking to school until the last minute.
b) Were really looking forward of Fatima and Blancas party next week.
c) Izan is successful at school. Hes good at concentrating in his work.
d) My sister is always late is mornings. She wastes hour doing her fail.
TRANSLATE
11. Translate the following sentences. (1,4 marks)
a) Si aconseguim la beca, us invitarem a sopar al millor restaurant de la ciutat.

b) El meu amic salaria ms prompte si fos estiu.

c) Si ell hagus guanyat la lotera, ell hauria repartit els diners als vens.

d) Els treballadors deixaren de treballar i comenaren a arreplegar les seues pertinences.

e) Ella est acostumada a passejar tots els caps de setmana.

f) Ells oblidaren tornar-nos els nostres llibres.

g) Recorda apagar el llum quan isques de lhabitaci.

h) Ell no pot suportar escoltar aquest tipus de msica.