Inglés IESE 1- MOCK EXAM READING cOMPREHENSION & GRAMMAR 2010

Complete the following mock exam and send it to Mrs. Marta Di Francesco by mail: martanuma@hotmail.com


L.M.G.S.M. IESE MOCK EXAM CADET:
Read the message and circle the correct answer:
Tuesday, 6th May
Dear Pam,
It’s my birthday on Saturday and I’m going to have a small dinner
party at home at 9 o’clock p.m. Would you like to come? All our friends from the
office are going to be here and Matthew too. Bring something to drink.
Please call me tomorrow to confirm. See you.
Betsy

1- The message is from ____________________
a) Pam b) Matthew c) Betsy
2- This is _____________________
a) a formal invitation b) an informal invitation c) a business message
3- What is Pam going to take to the party? _________________
a) A drink b) A cake c) A present
4- Betsy has to phone Pam ____________________
a) on Wednesday b) on Tuesday c) on Saturday
Read the texts and say if the following sentences are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F):
5) This is a holiday brochure.
6) The flat in Rome is not far from the Colosseum.
7) The flat in Venice is on a high floor.
8) A big family can live in the villa in Tuscany.
9) The flat in Rome is for rent.
10) The villa is in a noisy and busy location.
11) In all the cases you can contact by mail.

ITALY

Luxury villa in Tuscany
(Castiglione della Pescaia – Roccamare), 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, vast living, kitchen and patio, garaje and ample basement. Open fire, air conditioning and satellite.
Possibility for additional construction. 5.000 sqm private land in vast prívate pineta guarded and serviced 24/7.
300m from isolated sand beach, quiet and beautiful surrounding. For sale 2.2 mio€.
Contact: Jacques.poma@skynet.be
b)
ROME
Opportunity to buy 400sq.metre 2- level garden apartment with garage. Located on prestigious
Aventine Hill within the roman walls. 10 minutes to Colosseum and Forum.
Euros 3,100,000.00
Tel: 0039.06.575.0452 Cell: 0039.340.6138360
e-mail: invisible hand@tiscalinet.it

APARTMENT FOR SALE
VENICE, ITALY
Lovely ground floor apartment located in the centre of historic Venice. For details please see the following site: Htpp://homepage.mac.com/vaakeroy/Venice/


Look at the TV guide and complete the blanks with one channel from the TV programming for tonight. There are two extra options:

12) Peter enjoys science fiction movies so he watches .................
13) Susan loves all kinds of movies. She prefers ......................
14) The Browns have three children . They always watch ..................
15) Mr. Bain is interested in political news. He watches ..................
16) Mrs. Bentley knows a lot about old civilizations. She enjoys watching ................




















Read the sentences about movies and choose the best word for each space:

1) There __________ a lot of good movies playing at the Multiplex Cinemas tonight.
a) is b) are c) were
2) "Spider Man" ______________ in Cinema 1 now .
a) play b) plays c) is playing
3) "Ice Age 2" _____________ at 7p.m. in Cinema 2.
a) starts b) start c) starting
4) Peter _______________ go tonight because he's ill.
a) can b) could c) can't
5) Peter _______________ next Saturday instead because he is in bed now.
a) goes b) is going to go c) going


•Complete the conversations between two people at a party using the given options. There
are two extra choices:

Gordon: Where do you live?
Marie: (A) .............................................................................
Gordon: Do you work near here?
Marie: (B) .............................................................................
Gordon: How long does it take you to go to work ?
Marie: (C) ............................................................................
Gordon: I walk because I live near the office.
Marie: (D) .............................................................................
Gordon: What are your hours?
Marie: (E)...............................................................................

Options:

1) No, I don't. I work out of town.
2) I was born near here.
3) It takes me half an hour by train.
4) From 8 a.m to 5 p.m.
5) At 8 o`clock.
6) At the moment I'm living with my parents but I'm going to rent a flat with a friend .
7) You are lucky! My brother does too.

Read the article about penguins and choose the best word for each space:

PENGUINS
There (1).................. seventeen different types of penguins. They can be (2) ...................
forty centimetres to one metre tall. They all (3) ..................... in the south part of the world. In
winter, they swim (4) ....................... long way to find warmer weather.
In spring, (5) ...................... penguins come together in the beaches of Antarctica. The
female penguin has one or two eggs. She puts (6) ....................... eggs on the ground and sits there
to keep (7) ............................ warm. But she (8) .........................sit all the time because penguins
can move with one egg between their legs.
(9) ............................... the female penguin is sitting on the eggs, the male penguin brings her food.
He also (10) ........................... this when the baby penguins are born.

Now choose the correct alternative for each space:

(1) a) is b) are c) be
(2) a) from b) by c) between
(3) a) lives b) live c) living
(4) a) one b) the c) a
(5) a) lots b) much c) many
(6) a) her b) hers c) she
(7) a) it b) them c) their
(8) a) doesn't b) don't c) isn't
(9) a) When b) How c) Who
(10) a) do b) does c) doing