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JAN CARLOS PRADO MAYORGA

Vocabulary Section
A. Choose a, b, c or d.
1. All passengers are requested to from the ship.
a. disembark b. depart c. set off d. take off

2. We are terribly sorry for the .

a. complaint b. apology c. vacancy d. inconvenience

3. Please contact the police if there is a(n) .

a. dissatisfaction b. annoyance c. emergency d. excitement

4. We arrived at the hotel and decided to take a of the city right away.
a. trip b. journey c. travel d. tour

5. What time did you the airport?

a. arrive b. get c. reach d. come

6. We were so when we finished our final exams, because we had been studying for months.
a. relieved b. focused c. concerned d. apprehensive

7. I didn’t want to go any deeper into the cave but my friends me to continue.
a. wondered b. encouraged c. acquired d. came across

8. Car insurance is for all car owners.

a. alternative b. frequent c. compulsory d. wealthy

9. Tom’s first at skiing down the slope by himself wasn’t very successful. He injured his knee.
a. attempt b. exploration c. outcome d. priority

10. From the look on the woman’s face, I realized that she hadn’t understood what I had asked her.
a. delightful b. massive c. menacing d. puzzled

11. I’ve sold my old car and I’m thinking about buying a new one. In , I’m using my dad’s.
a. the long run b. the future c. particular d. the meantime

12. The book contains information for tourists. You should buy it.
a. questionable b. unfamiliar c. invaluable d. curious

13. I can’t believe you are me of something I didn’t do!

a. criticizing b. blaming c. accusing d. considering

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14. My sister won first in the poetry contest.

a. prize b. medal c. treasure d. reward

15. Ted gets bored easily at work because he has to do a lot of tasks.
a. non-existent b. appealing c. gifted d. mindless

16. I have been pilates every day lately.

a. going b. doing c. playing d. joining

17. I don’t have a(n) how I’m going to solve this problem.
a. clue b. honor c. proof d. effort

18. Mike wasn’t looking where he was going and the street sign.
a. turned out b. bumped into c. jotted down d. showed up

19. I didn’t want to join the spelunking club, but my friends .

a. insisted b. convinced c. defeated d. got along

20. I think Diane is suffering from . Do you know how many hours she works a day?
a. endurance b. adjustment c. evidence d. exhaustion

B. Circle the correct words (1 point each)

1. I’d like to thank you on / in behalf of everyone at the company.

2. I can lend you some money so that you can get over / by until you get paid.

3. I would like to speak to somebody on / in charge, please.

4. With all the work she has taken after / on, she has hardly any time for us anymore.

5. I can’t talk right now. I’m on / in a hurry.

6. I told Julie I would e-mail her, but I never got through / around to it.

7. Greg and Mike don’t hang out anymore, but they are on / in good terms.
8. I can’t figure with / out how this machine works.

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C. Complete with the correct form of the words in capitals (1 point each)
1. Lucy’s Reaction was completely unpredictable. REACT

2. I don’t want to be Unfair , so let’s divide the housework

equally. FAIR

3. All the Competitors should be at least 18 years old. COMPETE

4. The new secretary is Inexperienced , but she is willing to learn. EXPERIENCED

5. If you can’t spend a lot of money on redecorating your apartment, just paint it.

It’s a(n) Inexpensive way to make it look nicer. EXPENSIVE

Grammar Section (27 marks)

A. Choose a, b, c or d. (1 point each)
1. I was reading a book when the lights out.
a. were going b. went c. were going to go d. would go

2. My roommate was washing the dishes while I the windows.

a. was washing b. have washed c. used to wash d. would wash

3. I a careless driver, but I’m not anymore.

a. used to be b. was being c. would be d. was going to be

4. I didn’t tell Mary the news because when I went to her office, she on the phone.
a. is talking b. talks c. talked d. was talking
5. home, I started studying.
a. As I got b. While I got c. I got d. As soon as I got

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B. Complete the dialogue with the Past Simple or the Past Progressive of the verbs in
parentheses (2 points each)
A: 1 Did you watch (you / watch) the basketball game last night?

B: Well, I wanted to, but while I 2 Was watching (watch) it, the phone 3 Rang

(ring). It was my sister.

A: What 4 Did she want (she / want)?

B: Well, you know she has a bike. As she 5 Was riding (ride) home after work, it 6 Started

(start) to rain heavily and she 7 Couldn’t (not can) continue. So, I had to go and get

her.

C. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five
words, including the word given (2 points each).

1. When we were younger, Betty always came to my house to study on weekends. would
When we were younger, Betty Would come to my house to
study on weekends.

2. Brian wanted to go to the supermarket, but he fell asleep on the couch. going
Brian Was going to the supermarket, but he fell asleep on
the couch.

3. When I was younger, I had short hair. used

I Used to have when I was younger.

4. Tim was watching TV during dinner. while

Tim was watching TV While dinner.

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Reading Section (10 marks)

Read the article and complete the blanks 1-5 with the sentences a-f. There is one extra

sentence which you do not need to use (2 points each).

Claire Greyson
the travel writer
The accommodations were dirty and cold. The food was tasteless and often scarce. Access to means of
communication and other facilities was limited. 1 e For Claire Greyson, it was just what she was looking
for.
“In my line of work, I need to look beneath the attractive surface presented to tourists,” she explains. “I need to
experience a different side of every place I visit.” Travel writers like her, she tells us, often search for what others
would consider to be rather unpleasant situations. They do this in order to put themselves at the center of events
that would interest their readers.
Travel literature has been around since ancient times. 2 b Back then, few people were likely to ever leave
their country, and the journals of the lucky few who did provided a unique window into a different world.
Nowadays, with the increasing availability of air travel and technology, travel literature has had to take on a
different meaning. As Claire explains, “Today, anyone can visit a country or find out about other countries on the
Internet. 3 c Travel writers need to put themselves out there; encounter things – often uncomfortable things
– that a normal tourist would not, and give their readers a real taste of the country. No one is interested in
reading about your visit to a museum and the rest of your day at the beach.”

Indeed, Claire’s latest book, Life on the Move, is not to be confused with a travel guide. . Instead, it records a
year she spent traveling with a group of street artists, often surviving in rough conditions, as she learned how to
adapt to a new lifestyle and improve her own artistic skills. A far cry from the shiny pictures in a travel agent’s
brochure!
However, Claire disagrees with the idea that Life on the Move could harm tourism – or even that
it shows the countries she traveled through in a negative light. “As my book will show you, there
were many beautiful moments during my travels,” she says. “ 5 d No matter where you are
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a. You won’t find any advice on where to go on your vacation or what restaurants to visit.
b. It was originally no more than a written description of the culture, traditions and sights of a
country.
c. One of the strongest impressions I came away with is of the warmth and friendliness that
I encountered.
d. Nowadays our lives are so busy that people don’t often have time to visit a country for
themselves.
e. For most people, it would have been a nightmare vacation.
f. What someone who buys travel literature wants to read about is the traveler’s experiences
– in other words, they want a story.