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GENERAL INSTRUCTION: USE BLACK OR BLUE INK TO ANSWER THE EXAM IN CASE OF
URGENCY USE WHITE INK TO CORRECT A RANDOM MISTAKE. (DO NOT OVERUSE IT)
INSTRUCTION I.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS IN THE BOX. (5 points)
1. There was a very bad ____________________ last night. The wind blew so heavily that our
old oak tree fell down.
2. It was so ____________________ that the airport was shut down because visibility was too
low.
3. The ____________________ caused a lot of damage because it hit a heavily populated area.
4. During the thunderstorm ____________________ hit the tree and it caught fire.
5. A ____________________ swept through the north-eastern part of the country with
extremely low temperatures and huge amounts of snow.
INSTRUCTION II.- LISTEN TO A TRACK. FOR EACH QUESTION CHOOSE THE CORRECT
ANSWER (6 POINTS)
1 You will hear a boy telling his friend about a 2 You will hear two friends talking about a trip
cooking course. How did he feel before he to the mountains. What did the girl enjoy most
started the course? about it?
A. stressed about arriving on time A. relaxing at the end of each day
B. confident in his cooking skills B. learning a new activity
C. worried about meeting new people C. winning a competition
3 You will hear two friends talking about a film 4 You will hear a girl telling a friend about her
they’re making. What do they say about it? father’s job. The girl thinks that the buildings
A. They may not finish it on time. her father usually designs
B. They are pleased to have learned so A. are very expensive to produce.
much. B. are not very attractive.
C. They will be satisfied with the end result. C. are not very quick to create.
5 You will hear two friends talking about writing 6 You will hear a boy telling a friend about a
blogs. They agree that it is journey he’s going to make. How does the boy
A. a good way to offer their opinions. feel about it?
B. harder to do than many people realise. A. excited about flying for the first time
C. enjoyable to receive comments on their B. curious about who he will meet on it
blogs. C. surprised by how long the journey is
At about 2 pm yesterday, high winds destroyed houses and trees as bad weather hit the Kapiti
coast in New Zealand.
The mini tornado was a frightening event that started with rain and wind. The wind blew 1
_________, the sky went a strange colour and huge balls of ice 2 _________ from the sky. This 3
__________ a lot of cars and buildings, and the wind began to 4 ___________ the roofs off the
houses.
One girl, whose grandfather is the owner of a shop selling things for the garden, was helping her
grandmother to 5 ________ plants back inside the main building when it was hit by the tornado.
Fortunately, she was not hurt, though she was very scared by what happened.
The whole area was 6 ___________ with no power for a long time, and many buildings needed
repairs afterwards.