LENGUA INGLESA IV
Nombre y Apellido:
1. For questions 1 – 15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Light up your face with gladness
Are you frowning as you read this? Habitual frowners may not even be
(0) AWARE that their foreheads are creased, and will need to touch their brows to
(1) ………. out. A permanent frown is forbidding and unattractive, yet it is very
easy to get into the (2) ………. of frowning. You can stop yourself by placing your
hand on your forehead to check whether your brow is smooth (3) ………. you
happen to be reading or watching television. In this way, you can begin to unlearn a negative piece
of body language – and if you suffer from headaches, you should find yourself suffering from them
much (4) ………. .
Smiling at yourself may make you feel a (5) ………. self-conscious – but it works! Next time you
are (6) ………. the weather, physically or emotionally, you can test for (7) ………. the therapeutic
powers of smiling. Each (8) ………. the expression fades from your face, try again and again (9)
………. you begin to notice an improvement in yourself. In a large number of cases, this simple
technique will produce noticeable benefits (10) ………. a short space of time – and it’s free.
As (11) ………. as cheering yourself up, smiling at someone else can help (12) ………. of you to
feel better, for a smile tends to call forth an answering smile. (13) ………. of the reasons why we
are attracted to smiling faces is because they can affect our autonomic nervous system. Facial
expressions and moods are catching, (14) ………. we are not simply registering that someone is
cheerful or cross – we are experiencing the same emotion. If you are always surrounded by
miserable people with long faces, you are more than (15) ………. to suffer depressive feelings
yourself eventually.
2. For questions 16 – 25, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the
lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Ancient park under threat
Pontefract Heritage Group is so concerned with a level of (0) VANDALISM at their
ancient park that it has written to Council Leader Peter Box asking him to tackle the
(16) ……………. worrying problem. In one of the most recent incidents, eight birch,
ash and maple trees were sawn down. Pontefract’s bowling club is planning to create
an (17) ……………. zone by fencing off the greens to prevent further
(18) ……………. damage to them. These attacks come hot on the heels of damage
inflicted on Pontrefact Castle by gangs of youths who have ripped masonry
(19) ……………. from the ruins. Michael Holdsworth, Chairman of the Heritage
group, yesterday commented:
‘(20) ……………. damage has occurred over several years in the gardens and action
taken to stop the culprits from entering at night has so far been (21) ……………. .
And it’s not just the bad (22) ………………. of teenagers which is wrecking havoc
with the gardens. Adults misuse them too in the daytime by parking on the grass and
flower-beds.’
Earlier this year, English Heritage gave the gardens Grade II status as a site of
(23) ……….……. interest in a national register of parks and gardens. The gardens
date back to the thirteenth century, when the land formed
part of the monastery gardens of Pontrefact’s Dominican Friary. Earning a place in the
register means that the local council is required to make (24) ……………. for the
protection of the gardens. (25) …………….. , this means that more investment is now
needed to tackle the problems facing the gardens and provide much-needed facilities.
VANDAL
INCREASE
EXCLUDE
EXTEND
DISCRIMINATE
NOTICE
EFFECT
BEHAVE
HISTORY
PROVIDE
UNDERSTAND
3. For questions 26 -31, think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three
sentences.
26. With every ……………………….. the soldier felt weaker.
We need to deal with this matter taking one ……………………….. at a time.
Watch your ………………………… here because the floor’s very slippery.
27. As midnight approached, the guests slowly ………………………… away from the party.
Overnight, the snow had ……………….. into great piles up against the garden wall.
My thoughts ………………………… back to the days when I believed everything was possible.
28. The draught from the windows always seems to ………………………… out the candles in the
dining room.
Could you help me ………………………… up these balloons for Tim’s party?
If you don’t stop switching the lights on an off, you’ll ………………………… a fuse!
29. The robberies seem to follow a similar ………………………… of events.
Cut round the edges of the dress ………………………….. , then stitch the seams of the material
together.
The curtain material has an attractive …………………………. of circles and stars.
30. Our local football team has been trying to get into the first ………………………… for the last
two years.
Tim is no good at long ………………………… , but he’s brilliant at multiplication.
The seemingly unfair ………………………… of wealth seems to be balanced in favour of those
who have been well educated.
31. For this activity, it is advisable to ………………………… the class into three groups.
The best way to ……………………….. the logs is with an axe.
The managing director decided to ………………………… the difference between the two
proposed prices for the new product.
4. For questions 32 -39, 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 three and
eight words, including the word given.
32 It is unusual to see graffiti in this part of town.
accustomed
We …………………………………………………… in this part of town.
33 I am sure the robbery was nothing to do with my son.
mixed
My son ………………………………… the robbery, I can assure you.
34 Everything turned out all right in the end, despite some initial problems.
place
Despite some initial problems, …………………………………… eventually.
35 Their marriage failed probably because of their incompatibility.
down
The …………………………………………………….. their incompatibility.
36 Good working relations depend on effective management.
more
The ………………………………………………... the working relations will be.
37 Someone rang the police with information about an impending robbery.
tipped
The ………………………………………………………. about an impending robbery.
38 Paul meant well so you mustn’t be offended by his comments.
amiss
Please ……………………………………………….. because he meant well.
39 Success will come if you adopt a more serious approach to your work.
seriously
You need to ……………………………………… you want to succeed.
KEY
1- Open Cloze: Light up your face with gladness
(1 mark per question) Total: 15
1. find
2. habit
3. when/whenever/if
4. less
5. little/bit
6. under
7. yourself
8. time
9. until
10. within/in
11. well
12. both
13. One
14. for/because/since
15. likely
2- Word Formation: Ancient park under threat
(1 mark per question) Total: 10 (allot no marks if the word is misspelled)
16. increasingly
17. exclusion
18. extensive
19. indiscriminately
20. noticeable
21. ineffective
22. behavior
23. historic/historical
24. provision
25. Understandably
3- Collocations (2 marks per question) Total: 12 marks
26. step
27. drifted
28. blow
29. pattern
30. division
31. split
4- Recasting (2 marks per question) Total: 16 marks
32. are not accustomed// to seeing graffiti
33. was not // mixed up in
34. everything fell // into place
35. failure of their marriage // was probably down to
36. more effective the management (is), // the better
37. police were // tipped off (by someone)
38. don’t take // Paul’s comments amiss
39. take/approach your work // more seriously if
Total: 53 marks
Pass mark: 32