INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL CENLEX UST Centro de Auto Acceso STUDY GUIDE INTERMEDIATE 4 BOOK: LIFE PRE-INTERMEDIATE FINAL EXAM GRAMMAR SECTION Exercise I. Change the direct speech into reported speech. 1) “The Browns are looking for a new house,” she said. She said that The Browns were looking for a new house __________________________________________________________________ 2) “I´ll paint the garage next week,” he said to Sam. She said to Sam that he would paint the garage the following week. __________________________________________________________________ 3) “We have done the washing-up,” they said. They said that they had done the washing up __________________________________________________________________ 4) “I forgot to take the dog for a walk,” said Annie. __________________________________________________________________ Annie said that she had forgotten to take the dog for a walk 5) “I can swim fast,” said Lisa. Lisa said that she couldn't swim fast __________________________________________________________________ Exercise II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) used to live I _________________________ (live) on the coast. Did you use to eat ______________________ (you/eat) healthy food when you were a kid? My friend _____________________ (not clean) her bedroom but now she does it. didn't use to clean Where ____________________ (they/play) chess? did they use to play We ____________________ (not cook) vegetables when we lived with our grandma. didn't use to cook Exercise III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) played If someone_________________ (play) loud music late at night, I would complain. would buy If Tom won the lottery, he _________________ (buy) a house in the country. If the team _________________ (try) harder, they would win the championship. tried were If I ____________________ (be) you, I would buy her a scarf. What ____________you ____________ (do) if you lost your pet? would do Exercise IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of say or tell in the gaps. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) said They ______________ on the news that everyone survived. tell Come on. ____________ me everything. said The teacher ___________ a rude word in the class today. I hate the way she keeps ______________ me what to do. telling says Jack ____________ the same thing over and over again. say What did you __________ to him? What did you __________ him? tell told He _________ me I wasn’t invited to the party. Página 1 de 8 INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL CENLEX UST Centro de Auto Acceso STUDY GUIDE INTERMEDIATE 4 BOOK: LIFE PRE-INTERMEDIATE FINAL EXAM Exercise V. Match the words with the descriptions. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) Set off Excavate Mountaineer Run out Sponsor Poacher Summit ( 6 ) A person who catches or kills animals illegally ( 7 ) The top of a mountain ( 4 ) Come to an end, finish ( 3 ) A person who climbs mountains ( 2 ) To dig in an area of land to find buildings and objects from the past ( 1 ) Start a journey ( 5 ) Support an organisation by giving them money and help often in return for publicity Exercise VI. Complete the sentences below with the correct indefinite pronouns. anybody everything nowhere nobody somewhere nothing anyone anywhere someone everybody anything everywhere something 1. I looked ______________________ for my cat, but I couldn’t find it. everywhere 2. James called his friend, but ______________________ answered the phone. nobody anywhere 3. I didn’t go _____________________ on the weekend, so I was really bored. something 4. Let’s get _____________________ to eat after our class. someone 5. Did you hear that? I think ____________________ rang the doorbell. Everybody 6. ________________________ was on time. No one was late. anything 7. I didn’t eat _______________________ for lunch, so I’m really hungry now. everything/nothing 8. Linda understood _______________________ that her teacher said. 9. I had ______________________ to go because all the shops were closed. nowhere /No one 10. _______________________ came to school because it was a holiday. Nobody soomewhere 11. Fernando wants to go _____________________ interesting next summer. 12. Was _____________________ at home when you knocked on the door? anyone/anybody Exercise VII. Complete the sentences using will, will not or might. will not 1. People _________ develop telepathy in the future. (impossible) 2. The space explorers __________ find water on Mars. (probable) will might 3. One day they __________ find life on other planets. (slightly possible) 4. We _________ ever know everything. (impossible) will not will 5. It _________ be sunny tomorrow. (probable) might 6. It _________ rain in May. (slightly possible) Página 2 de 8 INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL CENLEX UST Centro de Auto Acceso STUDY GUIDE INTERMEDIATE 4 BOOK: LIFE PRE-INTERMEDIATE FINAL EXAM WRITING SECTION Write the biography of a person you admire. Give the dates and main events in the person’s life. (100-120 words) _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Página 3 de 8 INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL CENLEX UST Centro de Auto Acceso STUDY GUIDE INTERMEDIATE 4 BOOK: LIFE PRE-INTERMEDIATE FINAL EXAM READING SECTION Which animals can you see in cities? This article tells you about more than just dogs and cats! One night in December 2011, a bear came into the city of Vancouver in Canada. It walked through the city streets past houses, shops and offices. Then it found some food in bins outside a restaurant and started eating. In the morning, someone saw the bear and called the police. The police came with a vet from the city zoo. They put the bear in a lorry and took it to the mountains outside the city. Luckily, the bear was safe. But what happens in other countries when big animals come into cities? In Vancouver it is unusual to see a bear, but in some cities you can see big animals on the city streets every day. Big animals usually come into cities to find food. In Cape Town in South Africa baboons come into the city when they are hungry. They go into gardens and eat fruit from trees. They even go into houses and take food from cupboards and fridges! Baboons are strong animals and they can scare people. But the city can be dangerous for baboons too. Sometimes, cars and buses kill baboons in accidents. Human food is very bad for the baboons’ teeth because it has a lot of sugar. Now, there are Baboon Monitors working in Cape Town. Their job is to find baboons in the city and return them to the countryside. In Berlin in Germany, pigs sometimes come into the city to look for food. They eat flowers and plants in parks and gardens. Sometimes they eat vegetables from gardens and they walk in the street and cause accidents. Some people like the pigs and they give them food and water to drink. Other people do not like the pigs and they want the government and the police to stop them entering the city. In Moscow in Russia, there are 35,000 wild dogs. The dogs live in parks, old houses, markets and train stations. Some dogs live in groups and others live alone. Many people in Moscow like the dogs. They give them food and water. Some people make small houses for the dogs in their gardens. This helps the dogs in winter, when the temperature in Moscow is -10 ºC and there is a lot of snow and ice. Many animals live in cities. In some cities, you can see birds, insects, mice and squirrels every day. But sometimes, it is dangerous when big animals come into cities to find food. We need to find ways of stopping animals coming into the city without hurting them. Robin Newton Página 4 de 8 INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL CENLEX UST Centro de Auto Acceso STUDY GUIDE INTERMEDIATE 4 BOOK: LIFE PRE-INTERMEDIATE FINAL EXAM Exercise 1. Read the text and write if the following statements are (T) true or (F) false. 1) In Vancouver, the police took the bear to the zoo. F ___________ 2) Human food is bad for baboons’ teeth. T ___________ 3) In Moscow, there are 35,000 wild pigs. F ___________ 4) In Vancouver, the bear found food in a restaurant. 5) Pigs eat plants, flowers and vegetables. F ___________ T ___________ 7) You can see bears in Vancouver every day. F ___________ F ___________ 8) Baboons can open cupboards and fridges. T ___________ 6) In Moscow, all the dogs live in groups. LISTENING SECTION. Exercise I. Write the sentences in the correct order (1-7) according to the listening. a) Jenny jumped in the river. ___________ b) Jenny killed a bee. ___________ c) Jenny went to her sister´s house. ___________ d) Jenny saw lots of bees in her garden. ___________ e) Jenny ran home. ___________ f) A bee stung Jenny. ___________ g) Jenny ran onto a bus. ___________ Exercise II. Who said the following? Jenny (J) or Dave (D) 1) It was really frightening! __________ 2) What did you do? __________ 3) That´s unbelievable! __________ Página 5 de 8 INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL CENLEX UST Centro de Auto Acceso STUDY GUIDE INTERMEDIATE 4 BOOK: LIFE PRE-INTERMEDIATE FINAL EXAM ANSWER KEY GRAMMAR SECTION Exercise I 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) She said that the Browns were looking for a new house. He told Sam that he would paint the garage the following week. They said that they had done the washing-up. Annie said that she had forgotten to take the dog for a walk. Lisa said that she couldn´t swim fast. Exercise II 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) used to live Did you use to eat didn't use to clean Did they use to play didn't use to cook Exercise III 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) played would buy tried were would / do Exercise IV 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) said Tell said telling says say tell told Página 6 de 8 INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL CENLEX UST Centro de Auto Acceso STUDY GUIDE INTERMEDIATE 4 BOOK: LIFE PRE-INTERMEDIATE FINAL EXAM Exercise V ( ( ( ( ( ( ( 6 7 4 3 2 1 5 ) A person who catches or kills animals illegally ) Support an organisation by giving them money and help often in return for publicity ) Come to an end, finish ) A person who climbs mountains ) To dig in an area of land to find buildings and objects from the past ) Start a journey ) The top of a mountain Exercise VI 1. everywhere 2. no one / nobody 3. anywhere 4. something 5. someone / somebody 6. Everyone / Everybody 7. anything 8. everything / nothing 9. nowhere 10. No one / nobody 11. somewhere 12. anyone / anybody Exercise VII 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. will not will might will not will might Página 7 de 8 INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL CENLEX UST Centro de Auto Acceso STUDY GUIDE INTERMEDIATE 4 BOOK: LIFE PRE-INTERMEDIATE FINAL EXAM READING SECTION LISTENING SECTION Exercise I Exercise I Exercise II 1) False a) 3 1) J 2) True b) 1 2) D 3) False c) 7 3) D 4) False d) 6 5) True e) 5 6) False f) 2 7) False g) 4 8) True Página 8 de 8
