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Paper 2 (L)
Time allowed: 2hs. 30m
0. _A__
1. ____
2. ____
5. ____
6. ____
7. ____
8. ____
the effect that their sport has had on their social life?
9. ____
10. ____
4. ____
b. bound
c. able
2. Linda had lost the same amount of money she had invested. So, by the end of the year she was
______________.
a. breaking even
b. broke
c. well-off
3. After days of careful analysis, detectives concluded that the signature had been _________, it was
not authentic.
a. embezzled
b. stolen
c. forged
4. This room is a bit _________. Why dont you open a window so that we have some fresh air
coming in?
a. cosy
b. draughty
c. stuffy
b. tolerant
c. sarcastic
0. A
A. than
B. when
C. that
1.
A. to have worried
B. to worry
C. to worrying
2.
A. other
B. others
C. another
3.
A. the most
B. most of
C. most of the
4.
A. had trained
C. was trained
5.
A. whose
B. which
C. who
III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given without changing it. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1. Stuart is not afraid of bats. He explored a cave last week.
WAS
If Stuart___________________________________, he wouldnt have explored a cave last
week.
2. I was very tired on Monday morning because I dont usually get up so early.
USED
I was very tired on Monday morning because I ____________________________up so early.
3. We think it might be a good idea to buy a bigger flat.
CONSIDERING
We ________________________________________________________ a bigger flat.
4. There is a slight chance that Rob took your book by mistake but Im not sure.
MIGHT
Rob _________________________________________________________ by mistake.
5. Even though he had the money on him, Peter decided not to buy that jacket.
SPITE
Peter decided not to buy the jacket _______________________________________money on him.
6. Some people say that this town was inhabited by zombies.
HAVE
This town is _________________________________________ inhabited by zombies.
7. I regret having left the party so early. Everyone was having so much fun.
LEFT
If only ___________________________________________________the party so early.
8. I will always remember the time we ate oysters by the sea in Lisbon.
FORGET
I will never ____________________________________________by the sea in Lisbon.
IV. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form. Use modals if necessary.
COCOS ISLAND
One small Pacific island became a treasure bank for a string of pirates and a magnet for treasure
hunters. But even after 300 years, Cocos Island, (lie) 1)___________ 500 km off Costa Rica,
2)___________ (not reveal) its treasures yet. Apparently, the biggest treasure of all 3) __________
(leave) there by a Scottish sailor, William Thompson. During a revolution in 1821, the government of
Peru hired him to carry their most valuable treasures to Panama to keep them safe. Thompson
quickly stole them and buried them in Cocos Island. The rulers of Peru forced him 4) __________
(take) them back to the spot where he 5)__________ (bury) the treasure, but he escaped and hid on
the island until they had left. He was rescued by a ship and planned to come back to Cocos Island to
collect the treasure. But he never made it. On his deathbed, he told a friend, John Keating, where the
valuable possession could 6)___________ (find).
So far, many attempts 7)____________ (make) to track down the treasure on that island, but
the most successful of all was John Keating. He set sail for Cocos with a companion named Boag.
They found the cave, and it looked exactly as it 8) _______________ (describe) by Thompson, with a
lot of treasure. But when they returned to their ship, the crew demanded a big part of the loot and
were very violent. So, Keating and Boag jumped overboard and swam to the island to escape. The
crew, after 9)____________ (look) for the treasure in vain, sailed away. Boag died, but Keating
survived and was able to escape in a passing whaling ship. No one knows what he took with him, but
it is said he lived in wealth for the rest of his life until he died. He left his widow some clues on how
10) _________ (find) the treasure cave.
Adapted from: Kerr P., Jones C, (2007), Straightforward- Upper Intermediate, UK. Macmillan
SECTION C: WRITING
I. Write about 150 words on the following.
You have decided to enter a short story competition. The competition rules say that the story must
begin or end with the following words:
Tim closed the door behind him. He had never been so furious in his life.
Write your story for the competition. The best story will be published in an international English
language magazine for students of English.
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II. You must write about 150 - 180 words on ONE of the following
a) You have been asked to write an article for a blog. The title of the article is Working out can
change your life. Write your article describing the advantages and disadvantages of going to the
gym and exercising in your free time and provide your own opinion on the topic. Write your
article.
b) A magazine is looking for film reviews with the following title: A film that taught me a lesson.
Write a review for the newsletter saying what the film is about, what kind of film it is and what it
taught you. Write your review.
c) Look at the following headline, Young adults now prefer to live with their parents for longer.
Write a newspaper article about it.
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