INSTITUTO CAMBRIDGE – EXÁMENES 2023

COMPLETE THE TEXT ABOUT BOB AN EDDIE WITH THE CORRECT TENSE OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.
10 x 0.25 = 2.5 marks
Use The Present Simple Or Continuous, The Past Simple Or Continuous, The Present Perfect, The Going To Or The Simple Future.

Bob Thomas 1) (live) _____________in Cordoba city. He 2) (live) _________there for just a month. Last week he
3) (start) __________at a new school. He was happy because the other students 4) (be) _________ friendly. Some
students called him Bob, but some others called him Eddie. Later, he 5 (discover) ________ that Eddie Smith 6)
(be) ________ a student at that school for some month the previous year. Some students 7) (think) _________ that
he was Eddie because they looked alike.
One day Bob 8) (play) _______ football when he met Eddie. They had the same colour eyes, the same smile, the
same dark, curly hair and the same birthday. They soon found out that they were twin brother. Next year they 9)
(celebrate) _________their birthday together. They are sure that it 10) (be) _______ their best party ever.

READING. Read this text and do Tasks A and B 5 x 0.20 = 1 marks

I work in the centre of London now, but I like going to the mountains when I can. Last winter I decided to spend a
week in Scotland. I wanted to go skiing and walking in the mountains. I looked on the internet and rented a country
cottage for a week. One Friday night last November, I packed my bags, went to Heathrow airport, and waited to get
on an airplane to Inverness. Then the problems began. The plane didn't leave that night. There was a lot of snow in
Scotland, and they closed Inverness airport. So, I spent the night at Heathrow. I drank a lot of tea and read a lot of
newspapers. I tried to sleep but it wasn't comfortable. The next morning, Inverness airport opened again, and we
arrived in Scotland, but my bags weren't there. I rented a car and drove to the cottage. It was a twenty-minute drive
from the airport. When I arrived, there was a family with two little children in the cottage! They had rented the
cottage for the same week. The family was very kind. They said I could sleep in the living room, and they cooked
dinner for me. The next day, I got my bags from the airport and decided to go skiing. But the mountain road was

Task A: Circle T for true or F for false

1 The text is about a person who had very disappointing experience. T F

2 He went to Scotland by train. T F

3 The writer spent the night at the airport. T F

Task B: Circle the correct letter a, b or c

4- The writer rented the cottage a) at a travel agency b) on the internet c) through a friend

5- He went to the cottage a) by car b) by taxi c) by bus

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MOD
2 TIME: 2 HOURS

A B FINAL MARK
A

PART A
MATCH THE DEFINITIONS WITH THE WORDS. There are three extra words 4 x 0.25 = 1 mark

1. Feeling sure about yourself and your abilities. A. Cheerful

B. Aquarium
2. A tank where fish and other water animals are kept.
C. Swimming
3. Extremely cold. D. Confident

4. Walking a long distance, usually in nature or mountains. E. sightseeing

F. Trekking

G. freezing

CIRCLE THE CORRECT OPTION a, b or c TO COMPLETE THE BLANKS 4 x 0.25 = 1 mark

1- I didn´t have ___ the ironing, my mom

had already done it
2- I went to Italy two months ___
3- Have you ___ to Italy?
4- Tina has studied English ___ she was a
child

MATCH A LINE FROM “A” WITH A LINE FROM “B” Write the corresponding letter from B in the box.
4 x 0.25 = 1 mark
There are three extra phrases in column B

B
A. the police that they had planned the robbery.
A B
B. which my best friend won the medal.
1. Mary was watching a drama film
C. who works with my mother.

2. I don´t think you should D. be so mean with your brother .

E. I won´t pass my final exam.

3. The criminals told
F. they hadn´t seen the victim before.
4. If I don´t study English
G. When her mom knocked the door

EXCHANGES Match a line from “A” with a line from “B” to make short exchanges.
Write the corresponding letter from B in the box. There are two extra phrases in B 4 x 0.25 = 1 mark

B
A B
A. It´s okay. Don´t worry.
1. Mary
How can
wasI watching
help you?a drama film
B. My printer isn´t working

2. Why don´t we go to the cathedral? C. Really? The have been working for years

D. That would be great

3. They haven´t finished the project yet.
E. I´m sorry, but I don´t agree. Like it
4. Buenos Aires is a horrible city.
F. I can´t believe it.

COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS Use The Present Simple Or Continuous, The Past Simple Or Continuous,
The Present Perfect, The Going To Or The Simple Future. 5 x 0.5 = 2.5 marks

1- Alfie: _________________________ your best friend? (you / know)

Grace: For a long time. We met in kindergarten. She´s like a sister to me.
2- John: _________________________ when it started to rain yesterday? (you / do)
Ivy: I was tidying my bedroom.
3- Wyatt: ___________________________ now? (your mother / cook)
Poppy: Past, I think. We always eat pasta for lunch on Sundays.
4- Elizabeth: _________________________ your new laptop? (you / buy)
Julian: Last week. I´m still learning how to use it.
5- Harry: _____________________________ badminton next weekend? (your sister / play)
Lucy: Yes, she is. Next Saturday