CURSO DE FORTALECIMIENTO DE COMPETENCIAS LINGÜÍSTICAS DIAGNOSTIC EXAM ENGLISH B1+

Section A / 10 B / 10 C / 12 D / 05 E / 10 F / 08 G / 13 Total
Score / 68

SECTION A (10 points)

Choose and circle the correct answer. There is an example at the beginning.

0. Nowadays many young couples decide to B before they get married.

a) move up together b) move in together c) move on together
1. The film we watched yesterday was so …….. that I'm still very sad.
a) depressful b) depressed c) depressing
2. “Unfortunately, we can't afford …….. such an expensive car! “
a) buy b) buying c) to buy
3. According …….. Associated Press, the visit will last three days.
a) to b) with c) at
4. I'm not going to buy this sweater. Green and orange don't …….. me .
a) suit b) fit c) look
5. “How …….. is it from your house to the nearest bank?” “I think about two miles.”
a) often b) much c) far
6. Greg usually avoids …….. his car in winter. He is not a very good driver.
a) drive b) to drive c) driving
7. “What can I do to relax?” “That's easy! ………. your mobile phone, sit down and close your eyes.”
a) Switch out b) Switch off c) Switch away
8. Tracy had a lot of …….. jobs as a student. She couldn't spend much time working.
a) part-time b) party-time c) partnership
9. When you …….. in a demonstration, you participate in it and agree with its slogans.
a) take time b) take part c) take tone
10. People who care about the environment try to use …….. to minimise the pollution of the air.
a) public communication b) mass communication c) public transport

SECTION B (2 points each= 10 points)

Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first one. Use the word in brackets. You can't change its form. Use
between 2 and 5 words. There is an example at the beginning.

0. She played table tennis a lot when she was younger. (used) “She used to play table tennis when she was younger.”
1. Uncle Paul bought his car last November. (had) “Uncle Paul ……………………….. since last November.”
2. Professor Edwards teaches my friends. (are) ”My friends ……………………….. professor Edwards.”
3. They might not come to the party so we aren't going to order a lot of food. (don't).
If they ……………………., we won't order a lot of food.
4. The last time I saw Fernando was seven years ago. (for) “I………………….. seven years.”
5. Somebody made this mobile phone in Japan. (was) “This mobile phone ……………………..”
SECTION C (12 points)
For questions 1–12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the
beginning (0).

REMEMBERING

(0) _B_ I drove into my hometown, I felt very strange. I hadn't been back (1) ……….. more than twenty years! Many things had
changed (2) ……….. I left, and I was wondering if our old house still existed (3) ……….. I turned into my old road and saw that
everything was exactly the same. Suddenly, I remembered how we (4) ……….. play hide-and-seek and football and tag on this street.
It seemed like our road was the centre of the world! None of my family lived here anymore; my last relative to leave was cousin Jake,
and that was about five years (5) ………... Poor Jake always (6) ……….. our town and wanted to leave as soon as he could but, for
some strange reason, we all left (7) ………..him. Life is very strange sometimes. I stopped the car in front of our old house and looked
at our front door (8) ……….. a few moments. It (9) ……….. to be the busiest and noisiest house in the street. The door (10) ………..
always open and (11) ………..the end of each day, almost everyone on our street (12) ………..been in and out of our house at least
once. Now, there was just silence.

0. A. During B. As C. Until D. Since

1. A. before B. by C. for D. while
2. A. as B. since C. during D. just
3. A. until B. during C. afterwards D. lately
4. A. used B. had C. did D. would
5. A. before B. since C. ago D. already
6. A. hating B. hates C. hated D. hate
7. A. then B. before C. after D. recently
8. A. since B. for C. until D. while
9. A. had B. would C .use D. used
10. A. would B. was C. did D. been
11. A. until B. by C. for D. since
12. A. would B. were C. had D. could

SECTION D (05 points)

Read the following text, then choose the answers to questions 1 – 5 and mark your answer on the answer sheet.

Active Villagers
Residents of a small Welsh-speaking community have clubbed together to buy the post office and shop, ten years after buying the pub.
The people of Llithfaen, Caernarfonshire were determined to prevent their village losing its focal point. Ten years ago they
paid £40,000 for the pub, called the Victoria, and now they have helped to keep the shop open. Most of the cost, £19,500, was met by
the local council and a European Union grant, but the villagers needed to raise a further £6,000 to buy the shop from the owner who is
retiring.
John Jones, chairman of the community committee, said: “We went around every house and came back with £500 more than
we needed. The post office and the pub are essential to the life of the village. There are no other amenities.

“We were not prepared to stand by and let the heart and soul be ripped out of our community. No one else was going to help
us so we decided to buy them ourselves.” Llithfaen had a population of 600 but that halved when nearby granite quarries were closed.
The primary school was shut because of the population decline but the locals turned it into a leisure centre and youth club.
The shop has been leased to Ffion Medi Llywelyn, 24, who lives in the village with her husband, Dillon. She said: “There is a wonderful
community spirit here.”
 1. The Llithfaen Post Office…
a) closed ten years ago.
b) has been saved by the local people.
c) has now closed.
2. The shop has been bought….
a) by the local council.
b) for £40,000.
c) with the help of the people who live in the area.
3. The shop was going to close…
a) because of a decision by the European Union.
b) because the owner needed the money.
c) because the owner thought he was too old to run the shop.
4. £500 …
a) was paid by every person in the village.
b) was paid by the owner of the pub.
c) was the amount of money the villagers still had after the village post office had been bought.
5. Llithfaen no longer has…
a) a leisure centre.
b) a pub.
c) a school.

SECTION E (10 points)

Read the text and decide which word or phrase a–o is missing in items. Each word can only be used once. Mark your answers for
items 1–10 on the answer sheet.

Dear Sirs,
Your advertisement in “The TIMES” dated 16th February I saw your advertisement offering the possibility of cheap holidays
abroad. I am interested 1. ………….. your 2. ……………because it is a very good way for me to spend my holidays and learn
about foreign countries. I can offer my home in Munich 3. ………….. I am not there. My flat is situated in the centre of town
very 4.………….. to the football stadium and is an excellent 5. ………….. for fans of German football.
The apartment is big enough for about two or three people and is fitted with 6. ………….. necessary for a nice holiday although
there is no swimming pool nearby.
My countries 7.………….. to visit on holiday are almost all English-speaking countries, but France would be a good place for us
8.………….. .
Normally I take my holidays in the spring, between March and June, and this is the time when my home could be used
9.………….. another member of your club, although the weather is not very good in Munich at this time of the year.
Please let me know how I can become a member of your club and let me have more 10.………….. of the countries I can visit. I
look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
David
SECTION F
Sports centres (08 points)

Do this exercise while you listen. Fill in the circle A for Gym A or B. for Gym B for these sentences.
Which gym has …

1. ……… a good air-conditioning system? A. Gym A B. Gym B

2. ……… dance classes? A. Gym A B. Gym B
3. ……… a shop? A. Gym A B. Gym B
4. ……… a café? A. Gym A B. Gym B
5. ……… a bigger gym with more machines? A. Gym A B. Gym B
6. ……… a swimming pool? A. Gym A B. Gym B
7. ……… a sauna? A. Gym A B. Gym B
8. ……… martial arts classes? A. Gym A B. Gym B

SECTION G (13 points)

Do this exercise while you listen. Write the word to fill the gaps.

1. Wing-suits are not very _______________, but the modern ones are better than ever.
2. Last October was the first ever wing-suit world _______________ in China.
3. You can buy a wing-suit for 600 to _______________ dollars.
4. The water distiller is for places where it’s hard to get clean _______________ water.
5. To produce the water distiller properly, they still need help with _______________.
6. The “enable talk gloves” were invented by some Ukrainian _______________.
7. The gloves use sensors to turn sign language into _______________ and then into spoken 8. _______________.
9. James Cameron was part of a team which designed a submarine capable of descending to _______________ kilometres
down.
10. James Cameron was the first person to do a solo _______________ so deep under the sea.
11. MIT students have invented a product that helps people get the contents out of _______________.
12. A Dutch _______________ has found a way of creating clouds indoors.
13. You can’t make clouds for yourself at _______________ yet.