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1st Term
Mock Exam _____ /

SUBJECT: ENGLISH COURSE: 1 Bachillerato DATE:

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★★ In these exercises, each answer is worth 2 points (double).

½ In these exercises, half the exercise must be correct. If not, your mark will be 0 in that task.

1. PASSIVE. Complete the text with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. ________ /10

As a police officer, I was very upset when my motorbike 1 was taken (take) from outside my house
last month. When I found out that over 20 motorbikes 2 had been stolen (steal) in my area in the previous
six months, I promised myself that th thief would 3 be caught (catch) and punished. All the victims
of the thefts 4were questioned (question) and all the motorbike dealers in the area
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were visited (visit) by myself and colleagues. Our investigations came to an end late last night when
we identified the criminal… as my next-door neighbour!
He 6 has just been arrested (just / arrest) and at the moment he 7 is being held (hold) at the local
police station. His case 8 will be heard (hear) in the Magistrate’s Court next week and we all expect him
to be found guilty. He might 9 be given (give) a short prison sentence, but the best thing is that no
more motorbikes 10 will be stolen (steal) in my area in the near future.

2. OPEN CLOZE. Read the text below and think of the word, which best fits each gap. Use only ONE WORD in
each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). ________ / 8

Swimming with seals

The UK is home to hald the world’s population of grey seals and there are many local boar trips offering
sightseeing tours out to the islands and sandbanks 1where the animals are most regularly found.

But if you really want to get close 2to the seals and understand something about their way of life,
then you need to go on an underwater seal-watching trip. On these trips, you have the chance to go over the
side of the boat and, equipped 3with a wetsuit, mask and snorkel, spend time in the water alongside
the animals.
Seals are extremely inquisitive creatures and, once you’re in the water, they will swim past you trying to work
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out who you are and 5what you’re doing there. 6Although / Though / While / Whilst they can appear shy at
first, seals soon 7get used to you being in the water, and will come and play around you. Young pups
especially like to 8make / have contact with divers, and often use their teeth, gently biting maks, fins and
cameras out of curiosity. It can be a thrilling experience.
3. FUTURE TENSES. Circle the correct form(s). ________ /6
1. If this hot weather continues, forecasters say 1we’re going to have / we will have / we’re having a
drought.
2. I’ve decided that in the future 2I’m going to take / I’ll take / I take the train instead of myu car to the
office.
3. Keith 3is having / will have / is going to have a video conference with the Managing Director later on
today.
4. A. I don’t know how to download this document.
B. 4I’ll help / I’m going to help / I’m helping you.
5. Anna has decided 5she’s going to leave / she will leave / she’s leaving her job to go back to college.
6. We 6’re going to go / will go / are going away next weekend. We’ve booked a country cottage for two
nights.

4. WORD FORMATION. 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 gap IN THE SAME LINE. There is an example at the beginning (0). ________ / 8

Brain Games

According to experts, doing puzzles keeps out brains fit and 0HEALTHY . 0 HEALTH
As well as gaining 1 satisfaction from finding the correct answer 1. SATISFY
to a difficult problem, we give our brains a good workout in the
process. To help us do this, all sorts of handheld “brain games”
are now available in the shops, and most 2successful games 2. SUCCESS
have sold in their millions.

What’s more, people 3discover that the more they play the 3. COVER
games, the easier it is to find a 4solution to the problems 4. SOLVE
posed. They see this as proof that there has been an 5improvement 5. IMPROVE
in the power of their brains. Unfortunately, however, this may be a false impression.

Some 6scientists argue that the brain gets better at any task 6. SCIENCE
the more often it is repeated. In other words, the improvement
in the 7performance of the brain is something that happens naturally. 7. PERFORM

So although these brain games are obviously fun to play, it remains

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uncertain whether they are actually helping to boost brainpower 8. CERTAIN
or not.
5. TRANSFORMATIONS. 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 TWO AND FIVE WORDS,
including the word given. ________ / 6

1. Brad speaks English better than his parents do. AS

Brad’s parents don’t speak English as well as he does.

2. Cycling is not allowed in the park. SUPPOSED

You are not supposed to cycle in the park.

3. “I’m sorry I didn’t let you know I was going to be late, Ann,” said Jamie. APOLOGISED

Jamie apologised for not letting Ann know that he was going to be late.

4. I don’t usually wear a hat and so it feels strange. USED

I am not used to wearing a hat and so it feels strange.

5. Rob said to Jennifer: “You broke the strap on my new camera.” ACCUSED

Rob accused Jennifer of breaking the strap on his new camera.

6. I wasn’t invited to the party and feel sad about that. WISH

I wish I had been invited to the party.

6. CAUSATIVE. Write the corresponding verb (get / have) in the correct tense. ________ / 4
1. I am having / getting my eyes tested (test / my eyes) next weekend.
2. My father father went to the hospital to have / get some tests done (do / some tests) yesterday.
3. She has just had / got her room painted (just / paint / her room)
4. The Prime Minister speaks well in public but he has / gets all this speeches written (all his speeches /
write) for him.

7. CONDITIONALS. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. We spent a lot of money on holiday so we don’t have much now.
If we hadn’t spent so much on holiday, we would have more money now.
2. They always bring a good map with them and that’s why they didn’t get lost in the mountains that day.
They would have got lost in the mountains that day if they hadn’t brought a good map with them.
3. Sandra is a very generous person and that’s why she has donated a lot of money to charity.
If Sandra was a mean person, she wouldn’t have donated / wouldn’t donate a lot of money to charity.
4. She worked hard when she was younger and she has a good job now.
If she hadn’t worked so hard when she was younger, she wouldn’t have a good job now.
8. CONDITIONALS. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the correct form. ________ / 6
1. If you fix my computer, I will make (make) your dinner.
2. I would volunteer (volunteer) for a Time Bank project if I had (have) any free time, but nowadays it’s
almost impossible.
3. If he needs (need) any help, tell him to phone (phone) me.
4. I would try (try) to save more money if I were (be) you.
5. We might join a LETS scheme if there is (be) one in this area.
6. When she wants some fruit and vegetables, she gets (get) them from
her neighbour and pays (pay) him with LETS credits.

9. MIXED CONDITIONALS. Fill the gaps with the corresponding forms of the verbs in brackets to make mixed
conditional sentences. ________ / 6

1. If they hadn’t spent (spend) all their money on that house last year, they would still be (be, still) rich.
2. If my sister hadn’t studied (study) so hard, she woudln’t work/wouldn’t be working (work) as a doctor
now. (or had studied — would work)
3. I would go (go) tonight if I only I had been invited (invite) by the owner.
4. If he had listened (listen) to anyone’s advice, he wouldn’t have got (get) into so much trouble last
summer.
5. You wouldn’t be (be) so tired now if you had slept (sleep) longer.
6. If students hadn’t made (make) so much noise in their previous trip, they would go (go) to London in
September.