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QUESTION 1

You want to travel to England. Fill in the form. You have 3 minutes

Name:

Last name:

Birth date: Year (write in number): Month: Day:

Hobbies (write 3):

Native language:

QUESTION 2

Write complete sentences; why do you want to travel to England? Use

20-30 words. You have 7 minutes.

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QUESTION 3

You are chatting with your best friends in the chat room. Talk to them
using complete sentences. Use 30-40 words per answer. You have 10
minutes.

3.1 Adriana: Hi, I heard you will travel to England next month, do you
need some help to study English?

3.2 Maria: I am interested in traveling to England too. What kind of

documents do I need to go there?

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3.3 Andrew: I want to talk with you about this trip at the mall, would you
like to go out with me tonight? What do you think?

QUESTION 4

You receive this letter that was sent to you from the airline.

Dear Sir or Madam

We are sorry to inform you that you can't travel next month to England
due to bad weather conditions at the England’s airport. So you will be
able to travel in two months and you must pay for a secure of 1000
dollars due to new taxes.

Writing 4.1

Write a letter to a friend of yours expressing your feelings about this

problem and what alternative solution you have. Write about 50 words.
You have 10 minutes.

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Writing 4.2

Write a letter to the airline and tell them about this problem and suggest
the best solution you have to solve this problem. Write about 120- 150
words. You have 20 minutes.

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ACTIVITY 1

Choose the Word from the list for each gap. The first one is done for you.

Dear friend

I am writing this email for you, it has 1. _______ a long time since we talked
on Skype.

Last month I 2. ________ to study English here in New York in a huge

institute called “English America” I like it very much, I have 3. _____ many
friends, this country has beautiful landscapes 4. _____ delicious dishes, on
weekends I usually go downtown and buy hamburgers as you can see, it
is one 5. ____ my favorite food.

Right now I’m thinking about 6. ________ a new job, my English skills have
improved and I can speak with people much better 7. ______ before.
Also I have been practicing with my neighbors, they speak English all the
time and they share their experience with me.

8. ____ Saturday I Will call you at your cell phone, so please tell me at
what time do you can talk with me, I miss you very much.

Regards,

Carolina.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Be Decided Meet As Or Getting That In
Been Decides Meted And Of Get This On
Was Did Met Or An Got Than At

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ACTIVITY 2

Read the paragraph below. Fill in the blank with the correct word from
the “WORD BOX “below.

My Grandfather

My grandfather 1.___ called Jairo, he is 70 years 2. _____, he is so special

and I like spending time with him. He has told me a lot of stories and I am
thinking about 3. _____ a book taking into account these experiences
about him. My grandfather is awesome, he 4. ______ how to use a
computer and last week he opened an account 5. ____ Facebook, some
friends can’t believe it, I tell them all the time that he’s intelligent and I
think that it doesn’t matter how old are you; you can learn whatever you
want.

Yesterday he bought an English course and he is studying this second

language, he knows that it is one of the 6. ______ important idioms
around the globe and says that he had always wanted to 7. ______ this
language.

WORD BOX

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Is Since Write Know On Mast Learned
Are Old Wrote Knows In Most Learning
Were Odd Writing Knew At Main Learn

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ACTIVITY 3

List the sentences below from 1 to 6 to make a story. The first one is done
for you.

Marcela’s piano

_1_ Marcela is an excellent person, she recently had obtained her title
and always wanted to buy a piano.

___ Finally, Marcela joined a rock band, she met many friends and
actually looks happy playing her favorite music.

___ In her free time, she enjoys playing the new piano she bought, also,
she found some tutorials on internet and she’s learning faster.

___ One day, she was walking down the street with some friends when
suddenly she saw a beautiful music shop.

___ She was told, it would be nice if she could first join a pop band, she
thought it was such a great idea.

___ Then she decided to buy a beautiful black piano, fortunately this
piano was in her budget.

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ACTIVITY 4

Read the passage carefully. Choose a heading for each paragraph (1-7)
from the “Topic Box Down”

Buying a video camera

1. Video cameras have become very important and popular around

the globe, this electronic device is one of the greatest inventions
ever, there are a lot of brands, sizes and prices, practically you can
find everywhere people using this tool. Don’t forget that nowadays
we have different options and you must take this into account.

2. If you are working on weekdays, just think about the day you get
free time like on weekends and try to find a store in your city which
has electronic devices and technology. For example you can find a
salesman and ask him all the necessary information like
specifications about the video camera and what model you could
buy according to your needs; also you can ask a friend I am sure he
or she will help you.

3. On the other hand, you should organize your ideas and think about
what you really want and one common mistake is that some people
don’t have a specific model in mind, look for videos and more
information on internet, take your time to do this.

4. How to choose a video camera:

First you must take into account how you will use your new camera,
if you like traveling and enjoy landscapes try to buy a camera
which has good internal storage with a lot of gigabytes and mega
pixels. But if you don’t like adventurous trips I recommend you a

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 basic video camera, finally don’t forget the amount of money you
have to buy this, you will find different prices.

5. Once you have got your new camera, read the instructions
carefully and take your time to explore all options, you can see on
internet some tutorials which teach you how to use this gadget,
search the brand and model you have and there will appear
hundreds of videos and forums.

6. Moreover, remember that your electronic device should come with

a limited warranty, use your camera as much as you can and
check if your device has possible issues; if you have any problem,
you can Email or call the customer service to provide a comment
telling about the situation.

7. Finally, as you can see, a video camera is one of the best tools and
has become popular, you can use it wherever you are. Don’t forget
to organize your ideas and think carefully what kind of video
camera do you really want before buying a new one, ask for
information to a salesman or a friend, don’t think twice, just buy it !!

TOPIC BOX

A. Don’t think so B. Choose the correct G. A great

much about video camera. invention.
buying it.
D. Check the E. Look for information on
camera for internet.
possible issues.
C. Reading F. Ask the necessary.
instructions.

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The grammar test consist of 25 multiple choices questions. The
vocabulary test consists of 25 questions in 5 sets. In total the grammar
and vocabulary test consist of 50 questions. There is one mark for each
correct answer. The time allowed is 25 minutes. This test is for diagnostic
purpose only.

GRAMMAR

QUESTION 1. Marcela _______ studying in New York.

a. Are
b. Was
c. The
d. Don’t

QUESTION 2. Camilo _______ to school late, _____ mother was ______

a. Angry – his - went

b. His – went – angry
c. Went – his – angry
d. Went – angry – his

QUESTION 3. My dog _________ into a pool __________.

a. Yesterday – jumped
b. Jumped – yesterday
c. Jumps – yesterday
d. Jump – yesterdays

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QUESTION 4. Everyday I ______ up at 5:00 am.

a. Woke
b. Wakes
c. Wok
d. Wake

QUESTION 5. Carlos and Juliana ____ playing _____ the park.

a. Are – in
b. Is – on
c. On – is
d. At – in

QUESTION 6. Jason _________ English in United States _____ his sister.

a. Study – with
b. With – with
c. Studied – with
d. Studied – also

QUESTION 7. Next month I _____ travel to San Gil.

a. Am
b. Was
c. Will
d. Doesn’t

QUESTION 8. When something bad _______, I _____ my family.

a. Happens – tell
b. Happen – tells
c. Happened – tolds
d. Tells – to

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QUESTION 9. _____ Daniela speak English?

a. Do
b. Does
c. Is
d. Are

QUESTION 10. When ____ they ___________ be ready to take the interview?

a. Are – going to
b. Going – to
c. Going to – is
d. Are – going

QUESTION 11. Do Anderson and Karina ______ the guitar?

a. Plays
b. Played
c. Plaid
d. Play

QUESTION 12. That is the newest car ____ the world.

a. At
b. In
c. Or
d. Of

QUESTION 13. Make sure you read the __________ before using your
tablet.

a. Instructions
b. Institute
c. Instrucs
d. Instructiones

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QUESTION 14. I _____ heard that there ______ be a new concert soon.

a. Has – will
b. Had – will
c. Haved – will
d. Have – will

QUESTION 15. Yesterday I _____ an excellent movie ______ the lord of the
rings.

a. See – call
b. Saw – calls
c. Saw – Called
d. See – calles

QUESTION 16. I am planning to _______ to Europe next year.

a. Travel
b. Travels
c. Traveled
d. Traveld

QUESTION 17. Hi !! what ____ your name?

a. Are
b. Was
c. Is
d. Will

QUESTION 18. Andres ________ on weekends, he __________ it a lot.

a. Sleeps – enjoys
b. Slept – enjoys
c. Sleeping – enjoyed
d. Slep – enjoy

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QUESTION 19. My girlfriend _________, then she invited _____ friends to
have lunch.

a. Search – his
b. Is – all
c. Jump – her
d. Smiled – her

QUESTION 20. Eduardo _____ have fine shoes, I wish I had ____ luck.

a. Can – her
b. Must – his
c. Musted – his
d. Mast – her

QUESTION 21. Once upon a time there _______ a king called Arthur.

a. Lived
b. Lives
c. Liv
d. Living

QUESTION 22. Paola is at home, she _________ a new dress for _____.

a. Bought – his
b. Buying – her
c. Bought – her
d. Buys – his

QUESTION 23. Andrea and Martha __________ finish their homework.

a. Are
b. Was
c. Cant
d. Couldn’t

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QUESTION 24. It ______ a difficult work.

a. Was
b. Were
c. Won’t
d. Will

QUESTION 25. The book is ____ the table, and the marker is _______ the
computer and the video beam.

a. At – enter
b. Between – after
c. On – between
d. Before – on

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VOCABULARY

QUESTION 1.

Select a word from the list that has the most similar meaning to each
word listed below.

Example: happy = Cheerful

1. Petition a. Live
2. Purchase b. Listen
3. Transcribe c. Buy
4. Attend d. Pray
5. Exist e. Write

QUESTION 2.

Select the synonym from the list word listed below.

Example: rest = break

6. Conciliation
a. Beauty
7. Applaud
b. Love
8. Vapor
c. Smoke
9. Splendor
d. Peace
10. Devotion
e. Clap

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QUESTION 3.

Complete the definition using a word from the list

11. A place where you can sleep ________.

12. A vehicle which is used to explore deep water ________.
13. A person who is legally qualified to practice law ________.
14. An object which you can play tennis ________.
15. To build something is to ________.

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Bedroom Car Priest T.V. Fabricate
Bathroom Plane Lawyer Pen Did
Living room Submarine Nurse Racket Made

QUESTION 4.

Choose the corresponding word.

16. Enrique bought a pair of shoes ________ year.

17. The little dog has ________ all day long.
18. My girlfriend Juliana _______ in Bogotá.
19. That was such a very _________ night, I would never forget it.
20. That was an __________ concert, everyone was happy.

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Last Plays Are Good One
Lost Played Were Better Amazing
Less Play is Best Sader

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QUESTION 5.

Select a word from the list is most used with the word on the left.

Example: Business + bargaining

21. Sightseeing a. Attitude

22. Explain b. Walk
23. Investigate c. Project
24. Forgive d. Search
25. Behave e. Sin

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