Pre-Intermediate (A2+) EE116

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Pre-Intermediate Level (A2+) Paper EE116

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Answer ALL questions in PEN in the spaces provided.

You may use correcting fluid if necessary.

Writing Section [50] Reading Section [50] Marker’s ID

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Section W1 (20 marks) Write a composition of 120–150 words on ONE of the following topics: 1. Write a story which begins with, ‘I heard a strange noise outside the tent…’. 2. A bad day. 3. My country. 4. The accident.

Title:

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Section W2 (10 marks) You are on holiday in a city. It is winter. Write a message to a friend. Tell him/her about your holiday. Write about 50 words.

Hi,

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Section R1 (13 marks) Read the following passage and answer all the questions.

An Amazing Life Jean-Francois Gravelet was born in northern France in 1824. At the age of five his

father took him to a circus in the town of St Omer. There he saw a ‘tightrope

walker’. That evening, Gravelet tied a rope between two trees and walked along it

himself. It was not hard for him. He was a natural tightrope walker.

Gravelet’s father was a gymnast and happily sent his son to study circus skills and

gymnastics. After six months, Gravelet started to perform in shows in his town. He

was six years old. He became famous and in 1851 he started to call himself Charles

Blondin. This was because of his blond hair. In 1855, he went to America. He saw the

famous Niagara Falls, which are 340 metres wide and 70 metres high. Blondin put a

rope over the falls in June 1859 and told newspapers he would walk across it. Over

100,000 people came to watch. Many thought he would die but he crossed the

waterfall in 23 minutes and then walked back.

Over the next 30 years, Blondin walked across Niagara Falls many times, each time

trying to make the walk more difficult. Once he had a bag over his head. Then he

offered to carry the Prince of Wales on his back, but the prince refused. Another

time, he took a tiny cooker and made himself an omelette. He crossed the waterfalls

17 times. Towards the end of his life, he moved to London but he continued to

perform around the world until the age of 72. He died peacefully in his bed in London

in 1897, just over one year after his final performance.

For questions 1–3, please answer in complete sentences. (2 marks each) 1. Where did Gravelet first see a tightrope walker?

2. Why did he choose the name Blondin?

3. How long did it take him to walk across Niagara Falls the first time?

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For questions 4-8, () the box. (1 marks each) 4. Blondin walked across Niagara Falls around 30 times.

True False

5. Blondin was 72 years old when he died.

True False

6. When did Blondin first travel to the USA? A 1851 B 1855 C 1859

A B C

7. Blondin crossed Niagara Falls carrying A a person. B a cooker. C a newspaper.

A B C

8. How did Blondin die? A He fell from a tightrope. B He had an accident in London. C He died a natural death.

A B C

Write the words in the box. (1 mark each) 9. Find the word in the passage which means the OPPOSITE of:

easy (paragraph 1)

10. Find the word in the passage which means the SAME as:

very small (paragraph 3)

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Section R2 (7 marks) Read the three advertisements for second-hand car shops and answer the questions. For each question choose the correct car shop, A, B or C. You might need to choose each shop more than once.

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B

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Arthur’s Used Cars

Established since 1929

Ford specialist

Find us just 10 minutes from the city centre.

3 month guarantee on all cars sold

Open 7 days a week

Mon to Sat 9.00 am – 9.00 pm. Sun 10.00 am – 4.00 pm

Prices from as low as £200 up to £3,000

Over 60 cars to choose from

Tel: 01273 0754382

Carl’s Cars Selling every make of car since 2010 at low, low prices!

Just off the motorway at junction 5 / Only half an hour from town

Open Mon to Sat - 7.00 am to 8.00 pm. Sunday - 11.00 am to 6.00 pm.

All our cars are guaranteed for 6 months.

Prices start at £100 for a drive-away motor car!!

We have 30 cars to choose from.

Tel: 01273 0756432

Mobile: 0877716797654

Big Bert’s Auto Sales

We have been trading since 2011. We specialise in second-hand Renault, Citroën and Peugeot cars.

City Centre Location

Open Mon to Sat 8.00 am to 8.00 pm

One year guarantee on all our models Prices from £1,500 to £10,000

We have over 50 cars in our yard.

Tel: 01273-0738122

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Which car shop, Arthur’s Used Cars (A)

Big Bert’s Auto Sales (B)

Carl’s Cars (C)

.... has been open the longest? example A

.... sells all kinds of cars? 1

.... is in the city centre? 2

.... is closed on Sundays? 3

.... closes latest on a Saturday? 4

.... gives the longest guarantee? 5

.... has the cheapest cars? 6

.... has the biggest choice of cars? 7

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Section R3 (20 marks) Choose the correct answer and write it on the line. Example: I didn’t buy the computer because it was too expensive. A enough B a lot C too D much

1. If he ______________ on time, we will all go out to a restaurant. A will arrrive B would arrive C arrives D arrive

2. This poem was ______________ in the 15th century. A writing B to write C writes D written

3. I would definitely improve my English if I ______________ to America. A went B go C have gone D am going

4. Do you remember that campsite ______________ there were four swimming pools?

A which B what C when D where

5. ______________ fast food every day is bad for you. A Eat B Ate C Eaten D Eating

6. We ______________ dinner when Patrick rang the doorbell. A will have B have C were having D have had

7. My mother ______________ my little brother stay up late last Saturday. A is letting B let C lets D has let

8. My friend Elena doesn’t like horror films and ______________ do I. A neither B so C also D either

9. Would you rather ______________ an ice cream or a banana? A had B to have C having D have

10. If I spoke Italian, I ______________ and see the film La Dolce Vita. A was going B would go C went D will go __

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Section W3 (10 marks) Change each sentence so that it means the same as the sentence given. Begin your sentence with the words provided in the box. Example: The dog bit the boy.

The boy was bitten by the dog.

1. Our manager will explain everything.

Everything

2. He last saw Bill six years ago.

He hasn’t

3. Tourists rarely visit our town.

Our town

4. Faraday discovered electricity in 1821.

Electricity

5. The last time I ate Chinese food was two years ago.

I haven’t

Section W4 (10 marks) Write the words in the correct order to make a sentence. Example: drinks / He / never / tea / breakfast / before

He never drinks tea before breakfast.

1. finished / has / his / just / Kevin / exam

Kevin

2. room / Mike’s / made / his / mother / tidy / him

Mike’s

3. forgets / his / to / teeth / clean / always / Pat

Pat

4. won / If / buy / £100 / a / I / I’d / skateboard

If

5. university / has / at / six months / studying / Samira / been / for

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Section R4 (5 marks) Choose the correct word to put in the space provided. Example: We all did some healthy exercise on the beach. A health B healthy C healthily

1. I read a very _______________ book last week. A interest B interested C interesting

2. Our car broke down but _______________ there was a garage nearby. A luckily B luck C lucky

3. John is always very _______________ with his money. A care B careful C carefully

4. The children ran around making a lot of _______________. A noisy B noisily C noise

5. _______________ is still a big problem in some places. A Hunger B Hungry C Hungrily __

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Section R5 (5 marks) Choose the words from the box and write them on the lines. Use some words more than once.

in off up after out on

Example: I put the plates on the table and switched off the light.

1. _____________ 1947, he went to work _____________ foot because there

were no buses.

2. He put _____________ doing the work so he could carry _____________

watching TV.

3. We’re going _____________ tonight. Will you look _____________ the baby?

4. _____________ April, the supermarket always puts its prices _____________.

5. What time does the plane take _____________? I don’t know. Look it

_____________ on the internet.

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