Intermediate B Mid v4

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ESCUELAUPERIOROLITECNICA ELLITORALCentrode LenguasExtranjeras

CELEX ESPOLlntermediateB

Mid-termExam Questions 4

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C€T€XI. Reading Section L5marks)

Read what Cho-Mi saysabout computers and do the activities.

"l have wo computers,wetl I use hree n fact if yo ucount he one at workbu t that's not mine.Thedesktops an Acerwith 160GBharddriveand my SonyVaio aptop,which usewhen 'm workingan dtravetling t the same ime, ha sa 80 GBharddrive.

| loveusing omputers ndhavebeenusing hem for manyyearsnow.They'vemadea hugedifference omy work. I can accessnformationmuchmorequicktyand contactpeopte o muchmoreeasily oo. lf myboss ayshe wantssomesatesnformation, can get that within minutes,no need o opendrawers n acabinetand rifte through ites. haveeverything t the touchof my fingertips, t's great.

Th ewhote amily uses omputers,my sonuses is mainty or ptaying ntinegames. ge t a littte worriedabouthow manyhourshe spends taying ut he has un. Myyoungest aughter oves he chat rooms, ndagainshespends ours n her roomstaring t the screen nd yping uriousty.On he other handmy eldestdaughter, un Ji-hye,uses ers or moreeducational urposes. he oves earningEngtish nd s doingverywell at schoot, ut it's her isteningwhich has mproved o muchbecause he istens o Engtish rogrammeson the Net. Thereare somespecial odcast iteswhich have ecordingsor learners f Engtish nd shetistenso those.Our apartment s wiredup for broadband nd we havea 10Mbps onnection o t' s veryquickand at S3 3a month or untimited ccesst's not expensive s o no morehugephonebittswhich sgood!

I thin k we ar e a typicalSouthKoreanamity,our countryha s he world'shighest ercentage f high-speed

lnternetsubscribersabout25 or every100 nhabitants.t' s definitetya positive hing but gettingmyhusband nd chitdren o sit dqry¡ and eat together s anothermatte¡-!"

o MacmillanPublishers td 2007 Taken from the Skills Section of www'onestopenglish'com

A. Answer the questions. 7 marks)1. I-lorn,na¡ry omputers loesCho-lvliown?2. l{ow havecomputersaffe'cteciho-Mi's work? Write three hings. 2 marks)3. ForJun Ji-hye,what hasbeenalr aclvantage f using he computer?4. Give trvo reasonswlry Lrioadbands good for ChoMi. (2 marks)5. What s cl i f f icul t or Cho-Mi?

B. Choose the best definition for the underlined words. (2 marks)-1.I h¿rve verythingat the tor-rchf my fingertips .. (paragraph )

a. in the f i l i r rg c. r l r i r ret Lr .n rny hancls c. easily accessible

2. I get¡-l-tttl9-l gryled¿rbout ow tnarryhours he spenc-ls laving but he has un. (paragraph3)

a.a bi t angry b. a l i t t leemotional c.a bit concerned

3. ... slre'spe'nclsours n hc'r oom starirrg t the screen nd typing furiousl]¡. paragraph )

a. angr i l -y b. verv fast

:1.Our apartmerrt lq_yyUgdlplSl broadband (paragraph 3)

a. lras got b. is going to haveI

c. clesperately

c. can't have



Readthe article and do the activities.

AMSTERDAM ThursdayAugust l6 (Reuters) ADutchcity this week embarks n a dir ty ob in a bid tocleanup the environment: ecycling he disposable

diapers f its youngest it izens.

Parents n Arnhern have starteddropping nappiessealed n plasticbags nto specialbinsoutside wochild care acil i t iesand a local recycling inn hasbeenhired o extractwood pulp an d plastic roln the waste,the city council said Tr"rcsday.

Knowaste V. thesubsidiary f aCanadianirm, plansto col lect rnhem'snnual 00,000i los f nappiesfiom 40 bins n thecity,manyof whichwitl beoutside

childcare enters,nce he project s fully upandrunning ater hisyear'.

Thecompany, hichwill treatwastewaterand urnsludgent ocomposturing ecycling.s set o collectits first week's fferings rom Arnhem's abies ndtoddlers riday.

DutchCity s heCradle f Díaper ecycling

Vocabularydiaper - thc specialundenvearworn by babies whoare notold enough o go to the bathroom

^ftrcle .! r 2001 Reuters -nnilcd. t ,essonO 2001 rvwrv.cnglish-lo-go.cont

C. Are the statements rue or false? f the statement s false,write the true statement. 4 marks)

Example: A city in Hollancl s going to start recycling dirty diapers.I'rue

Paretrtshave to put their babies' diapers n plasticboxesand leave hem in the street.

Ialse.Parents ra tspecialbins.

1. The cliaperswill be usecl o producewood pulp, plastican d compost.

2. In the iuture, the lrabies- liaperswill be collected rom 40 specialbins,all outside childcarecenters.

3. Arnhem prot{uces 0 kilos of dirty diaperseveryyear.

4. The project +'illstarton'I'uesday.

D. Find a word in the text that means he same as he following: (2 marks)

Example: youngchi ldren

1.diapers

2. containers

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II. Use of English Section (20marks)

A. Fill in the gaps in these second conditionalswith the correct form of the verbs in brackets.(5 marks)

1 lf I wott a mil l ion pounds, 'dbuy an

island rr he Pacific.2 l f we (not have)ai rcond i t i on inga thome,_ __ _ (go )( raz)'.

3 If Sam (not vvork) n London, he

4 'f ;- lllll:IfiH.:':Hil,¡.0,he _ (beable to) buy a new car.

5 _ ___ _ _ .clu ___ clo) essexer-cisef you .__. ,-.*_ not have)atlog?

6 | le (be)ovcrrvcight f he(go) to the g1'rn egularlv.

B. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of theverb in brackets. (5 marks)

I l i l<c buvinc ( l rur ' ) h incs on lhc lntcrnct .

D. Fill in the gaps with a svnonym of thewords in brackets. 4 marks)

1 f c tlrotrght thc filnr rvasl'¡ril l iant . (wonderfttl)

2 [ lou 'c lo You l ' r

(c hoosc)3 I 'n l vc rv f '

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to u'orl<here. (lLrcky)

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My son doesn'tnlind _._.___,.,,--._,,,,,wash) t l-re ar.

\!1'¡ar91tryract111...,. .r.(getup) earll'

I forgot (learn) the vocabulary.The nurnber o[ custonrers eeps . ... (rise).

Have you tolcl hirn (come)?

I'd rather (work) at home.

My car wouldn't (start) today.

C. Tick the correct sentences. Change theincorrect sentences. (3 marks)

tuitlt1 l'nr boretlatrólrny job.

2 't-hepatient maciea conrplete ecoverv.3 Kim was watching-fV while the phone rang.4 | knorv l'c-l eenher before.5 I userl o go to nrv sister'swedding last year.6 My motlrercoulcln'tput u¡-r henoise.7 Don't bothergo to the art gallery.

5 Staf ng a( l ronrc ln Fl ic laynight nra l<csr

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l 'nr c lu i tcs rvith life a[ th e mornent.( co r r1c r r t )

9 I o{tcrr c._.___..._.. ..,to lrly neighbonrs. talk)-

Source:Face2FacentermeüateTeacher's ook/ Chris

RedstoruLindsay Warwick, Anna Young & Theresa

Clementson/CUP/2}}s/Progress Testspage211

E. Choose he correct orm of the verb.

(3 marks)

1 Many houses n the towdamagedby a serious flood in 2005.More bad weather reported/was eported in Floridayesterday.Extreme weather conditions have ecorded/

havebeen ecorded ecently.Global warming will affect/will be affected alorrnore places n.the [uture.Sea evels are ising/are eing risenaround the world.People sho ld teach shouldbe taughthow to save

energ)¿Many places affect/areaffectedby strong winds.

Source:Face2Facentermediate eacher's ook/ ChrrsRedstorL Lindsay Warwick, Anna Young & TheresaClementson/ CW / 2005 Progress Tests page 21,4

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Source:Face2Facentermediate eacher's ook/ CfuisRedstoruLindsay Warwiclg Anna Young & TheresaClementson/ CW / 2005 ProgressTestspage 202



III. Listening practice (L5marks)

A. Listen to the three descriptions. Mark the statements true or false. (9 marks)

Rio de faneiro1. People n Rio de Janeirodon't really stayoutside a lot.2. Many visitors go to Rio for the mountains.3. The nightlife isn't disappointing.

Sydney4. People n Sydney ike strangers.5. Sydney Harbor is very large.6. You can seemany animalsat the Harbor Zoo.

Singapore7. Visitors love Singapore for the nightlife.8. Thereare many different kinds of people iving in Singapore.9. The local restaurantsare the best places o eat.

B. Listen to the interview. Answer the questions. (3 marks)

1. What is Mr. Benzshowing the interviewer?2. lzVhats the top speed?3. How many people cansit in this machine?

C. Listen to conversation 1,.Mark the statements true or false. (3 marks)

1. Two people areeatingtogether.2. The chocolatecake astes eally sweet.

3. They are going to order more coffee or the cake.

IV. Writing Section (15marks)

Question One: Write a short article giving your opinion on ONE of the following topics?a. tourism in Ecuadorb. football in Ecuadorc. natural medicine

Question Two: A friend lent you a book last weekend. Unfortunately, you left it in a classroom and

can't find it now. Write an email to the friend apologizing to him for losing the book. Say what you'regoingto do. (T/zmarks)

V. Oral (L5marks)

VI. Homework and tests (20marks)

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