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Nivel: PRE-INTERMEDIO Paper: READING A. Look at this programme for a live in concert. The concert organizers haven t sold all the tickets, so the stadium won t be full.

1 Nivel: PRE-INTERMEDIO Paper: READING A. Look at this programme for a live in concert. The concert organizers haven t sold all the tickets, so the stadium won t be full. The following people are going to the concert. - Chaz and Bennie are Supersaurus fans. They don t want to see anything else. They re never early. - Louisa s never been to a concert before. She wants to see everything! She ll be there at Shirleys brother plays in Hengist s Nightmare. She doesn t like rock music, but she d like to see him playing. - Theresa and Marvin never watch support bands. - Shaun likes Maire O Donnell, but he hates Supersaurus, and never watches support bands. A.1. Read the questions below and complete the blank spaces with the names of the people mentioned in the text. Example: Who will arrive early? _ Louisa_ Who a) will leave the stadium before Supersaurus begin playing? b) will go into the stadium as soon as the doors open? c) won t arrive until Hengist s Nightmare have finished? d) will leave after Hengist s Nightmare finish playing? e) will get to the stadium when Supersaurus go on stage?

2 B. Read about Gary s expedition on the Trans-Sahara. B.1. This is Gary s diary about his experiences in the desert. The dates are in the right place, and so are paragraphs A and F. The other paragraphs are mixed up. Write B, C, D, E next to the paragraphs so as to put them in the correct order. Monday 16 th Wednesday 18 th Thursday 19 th Sunday 22 nd Wednesday 25 th Thursday 26 th _A_ Today we saw some nomadic tribesmen. They were all on camels. We tried to talk to them, but they went away as fast as they could. But I think I got some good shots of them with my zoom lens. I haven t had a drink for twelve hours. There s very little shade. What s going to happen to us? The two front jeeps crashed into each other this morning, and both were damaged pretty badly. Alí, the expedition leader, decided to abandon them, and so we all got into the remaining three vehicles. Three days ago the three jeeps broke down. They re still trying to repair them. I don t know what we re going to do. Our radios don t work and we are running out of water. The only good thing for me is that my cameras were not damaged in the storm. But we have to be rescued soon One of our three jeeps broke down this morning. Alí worked for three hours, but he couldn t repair it. Then a sandstorm struck. There was sand everywhere we couldn t see anything and we soon had sand in our eyes, our nostrils, our equipment, and our supplies. The storm lasted for three hours, and when it was over we found that none of the jeeps worked. We are really in a mess! _F_ We are safe! At about eight o clock this morning a helicopter from the Algerian army flew overhead and the pilot spotted us. About an hour later we were rescued. Now I m going to have my first hot bath in three weeks. I can t wait! B.2. Read the text again and answer these questions. a) Why couldn t Gary and his group talk to the tribesmen? b) How many jeeps did the expedition start with? c) How were the two front jeeps damaged? d) Who was the leader of the expedition? e) How long did the sandstorm last? f) At what time were the members of the expedition rescued?

3 C. Read the following text: Stone Soup One day a poor old man knocked on the door of a farmhouse. A woman answered the door. Could you give me something to eat? he asked her, I m starving. No, I certainly can t! she said, There s nothing in this house for you at all. She closed the door. A few moments later the man knocked again. She opened the door angrily. What do you want now? she said. Do you like cooking? said the man. Have you ever made stone soup? The woman was interested. Stone soup? What a strange idea! The old man picked up a few stones from the garden. She asked him to come into the kitchen. He washed the stones carefully, then he put them into a large pot, and added some water. He put the pot on the cooker, and stood back. May I have a little salt? he asked politely. The woman gave him some salt and he put it in the pot. It ll take a long time to cook, I m afraid, he said. After a while he tasted a little soup in a spoon. Mmm. That s very good, he said. But it really needs an onion. Oh. Well, it doesn t matter Er I ve got an onion, said the woman. Do you mind if I put it in the soup? It ll taste better, said the old man. Not at all, said the woman and brought him the onion. A few minutes later he tasted the soup again. Mmm, that s much better, he said with a smile. What a pity! What s the matter? asked the woman. It s nothing, really said the old man, But I d like to add a few carrots Well, I ve got one or two carrots somewhere, she said. She brought them to him. The old man tasted the food for a third time. Mmm, he said, It s the best soup I ve tasted for a long time. We just need a little meat, and it ll be perfect. The woman hurried to get some meat. Is this all right? she asked. She gave the old man some beef. Oh, yes. That s fine, he said. At last it was ready. The woman put two bowls on the table with some brown bread and butter. The old man carefully put some soup from the top of pot into the bowls. You ll have a lot of soup left for later, he said. They sat down and started to eat. Well, do you like it? he asked. Oh, yes, she said, It s lovely! What a strange idea stone soup. C.1. Match the words on the left with their corresponding explanation. - farmhouse - meat - starving - tried food - picked up - the main house where the farmer leaves - large - big - tasted - collected - hurried - moved quickly - beef - suffering from great hunger C.2. Reread the text and circle TRUE or FALSE. a) The poor old man knocked on the door because he wanted to prepare stone soup. T / F b) It is true that the woman has no food to give him. T / F c) The woman has never tasted stone soup. T / F d) The old man deceived the woman with the soup by adding an onion, carrots and meat. T / F e) The woman believed she was really eating stone soup. T / F

4 Nivel: PRE-INTERMEDIO Paper: ENGLISH IN USE A. Read the article and underline the correct option. Tycoon Jan Ericsson found murdered Jan Ericsson has been found murdered at his luxury mansion / cottage in Aby, Sweden. Police estimate that he died between 10 and a. m. At the moment, there seems to be no sense / motive. Ericsson was the chairman of Ericsson AB, a highly successful engineering school / company which is on the point of expanding abroad. Detective Jacob Pil has been asking who / whose was at the house that morning. So far, he has discovered that Mia Ericsson, Jan s wife, arranged / was arranging to play squash at a.m. at the local club with her friend Ake Andersson. Jan s son was out playing golf and his daughter was asleep in the house at the time of the murder so / because she was out late the night before. Ericsson s partner, Karl Petersson was waiting to see him / her in the study, and his secretary Suzanne Bjorg, arrived a little later. Suzanne found Ericsson dead / unconscious in the dining room. So far, no clues or detectives / witnesses have been found. The big question is who and why? All we know is that Ericsson was killed by / on a blow to the head. B. Complete the text by using past tenses (simple or continuous) of the verbs in brackets. A funny thing _happened_ (happen) to me while I (fly) to London last summer. When I (get) on the plane, I (take off) my jacket and put it in the overhead locker. When the passenger next to me (sit) down, I (be) surprised to see that she (wear) the same jacket as me. Anyway, the plane (land) and we went to pick up our bags at the luggage carousel. While I (wait) for my bags, I (decide) to listen to some music. But when I (look) for my MP3 player in my jacket pocket, it (not be) there. Then I realised I had the woman s jacket and she had mine! C. Complete the blanks with the correct form of the word in brackets. Marc was seven years old when he went to the first circus show. It was during the trapeze _ACT_ (action) that I made up my mind to be a trapeze artist, says Marc. And it s a (decide) he s never regretted. Nowadays Mark is one of the most (success) trapeze artists in Europe and the star (attract) of Le Cirque d Hiver. As soon as Marc left school, he began looking for a job in circuses in England and abroad. It took a lot of patience and 5 years of (train) before he was offered a job in Paris at this (fame) circus. Marc says, Working in the (entertain) business isn t easy. It s a very competitive environment. You need a lot of (motivate) and the determination to succeed. But the feeling you get after performing makes it all worthwhile.

5 D. Complete the sentences so that they mean the same as the ones given. 1- People eat thousands of burgers every day at fast food restaurants. Thousands of burgers 2- All the students in my class thought the exam was easier than the others they have done before. This was the 3- Jill started studying at 5 o clock. It is 8 now. Jill for three hours. 4- Heather isn t very tall. She can t reach those books. Heather isn t tall 5- There is a possibility that I will enter the competition next month. I 6- Jack has put on five kilos since last year. He should go to the gym. If I to the gym. E. Choose the right word for each gap. Not many people remember 1) dreams. For most people, dreams disappear as soon 2) they wake up. However, according 3) Stephen LaBerge, 4) practice we can put ourselves into a state where we know we 5) dreaming. Stephen has called 6) state lucid dreaming. It means that having a dream is just like watching a film, but with 7) big difference you are in control. Many artists have used lucid dreams 8) experiment with shapes and colours, while writers can try out plots and dialogue. It s similar 9) daydreaming except that it s much 10) powerful. However, Stephen admits there is 11) problem. He says, learning to lucid dream can 12) quite hard. You 13) to follow a series of exercises and it can take months. So, I have invented a Dreamlight that is a mask worn 14) the eyes. When you start to dream it recognizes your rapid eye movements and a light begins to flash inside the mask. When you see the light in your dream, you say to 15), Aha! The Dreamlight! That means I m dreaming! 1- their / there 9- to / from 2- when / as 10- more / most 3- for / to 11- a / the 4- with / during 12- be / to be 5- can / are 13- must / have 6- this / that 14- over / above 7- the / one 15- you / yourself 8- for / to

Nivel: PRE-INTERMEDIO Paper: LISTENING Listening 1 A. You will hear about Paul Hart s trip across Africa. Listen and tick ( ) the expressions he mentions.

6 Nivel: PRE-INTERMEDIO Paper: LISTENING Listening 1 A. You will hear about Paul Hart s trip across Africa. Listen and tick ( ) the expressions he mentions. west coast London natural life a forest a regional guide dried food low points special equipment a fisherman elephants or zebras plants and animals in a canoe B. Listen again and complete the sentences with 1 (one) or 2 (two) words. 1) Paul Hart is a. 2) Travelling on foot was his only chance to get. 3) He had a team of. 4) They were always when they put the tents up. 5) It was his job to make sure everyone got. 6) They d stopped at villages for. 7) A fisherman took the sick guide to a doctor in the. 8) When he returned home, he was asked to go on another trip to. Adapted from PET test 2006

Listening 2 A. You will hear a conversation between Mrs. Wilson and a police inspector about the night of Mr. Wilson s murder. Number the following events as they happened that night.

7 Listening 2 A. You will hear a conversation between Mrs. Wilson and a police inspector about the night of Mr. Wilson s murder. Number the following events as they happened that night. a) She went to the bedroom. b) She went to the kitchen. c) The telephone rang. d) She walked into the library. e) Mrs. Wilson returned home. f) She ran downstairs. g) She went to the bathroom. h) She called the police. i) She came into the house using the side door. j) She waited in the lounge. B. Listen to the conversation once more and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F). 1. Mrs. Wilson remembers she arrived home at about ten past six. 2. Her husband wasn t in the library as usual. 3. She thought someone was in the house because the side door wasn t locked. 4. Her husband s sister called and they talked for a long time. 5. The main bathroom is not near their bedroom. 6. She went to the bathroom first because the door was open. 7. She found a gun on the bathroom floor. 8. She saw her husband on the bed next to a lot of blood. 9. After she screamed, she went downstairs to call the police but not an ambulance. 10. She didn t touch her husband s body. Adapted from

8 Nivel: PRE-INTERMEDIO Paper: W RITING A. A friend of yours is in trouble for doing graffiti on the wall of a shop in your neighbourhood. An angry shopkeeper finds him spraying the wall with big colourful letters. Instead of running away, your friend argues with the man. Now he laments what has happened and wants to tell the shopkeeper he is sorry. However, he doesn t know what to tell him. Send your friend an (100 to 130 words) talking about the problem and suggesting what to do. For example, explaining to him the value of graffiti as an artistic production, that graffiti is not dangerous, etc.

9 B. Write a text of about 100 to 150 words on 1 (one) of the topics suggested. 1) It is sad when an animal or plant species becomes extinct. Write a report about the problem of having more and more animals in danger of extinction and suggest possible solutions. 2) Write a narrative text starting with this sentence: I was sure my birthday party was going to be a success. My friends had helped me organize everything carefully. However,

Chapter 1 You re under arrest!

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