CONDITIONAL SENTENCES AND PASSIVE VOICE

Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning:

1. They didn´t give me the money.

I….

2. Somebody cleans the room every day.

The room…

3. People advised us not to go out alone

We…

4. Nobody told me that Susan was ill

I…

5. I don´t wear my new shoes. They are not comfortable

but if….

6. I´m very stubborn. I can´t admit I was wrong

I could….

7. John will probably not be here in time. We should leave without him

Unless…

8. Janet´s friends gave her a present when she retired

She…

9. Dangerous driving causes many accidents

Many accidents….

10. The plumber couldn´t fix the tap. He didn´t bring the right tools.

If the plumber….

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Complete with the correct answer. All types of conditional are included

1. Fran ___________(do) better at French if she worked harder.
2. If the plane hadn´t been delayed by bad weather, we __________(be) late.
3. If you _________(ask) someone the way, you´ll find the British Museum easily.
4. You needn´t have tea if you _________ (prefer) coffee.
5. The doctor said that if Mrs Smith ________ (be) to diet, she would feel better.
6. Mary __________ (pass) the exam even if I hadn´t helped her.
7. I won´t go to the theatre unless you __________ (come) with me.
8. If I ___________ (be) Jim, I wouldn´t go out with Debbie.
9. Bill would have enjoyed himself if he __________ (be) at Tina´s party
10. If you __________ (listen) to me when I told you, you __________ (not/be) in trouble.

PASSIVE VOICE

Rewrite the following sentences into passive voice:

1. -She was making the dinner
2. -Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin
3. -A policeman has stopped us
4. -Christian Dior designed this new collection
5. -You should inform the police immediately
6. -The company promised him a bonus for finishing the project
7. -Harvard University will offer him a scholarship
8. -The mechanics were fixing my car when I telephoned
9. -The Mafia assassinated an Italian judge
10. -We must pay our telephone bill before Friday

EXAMEN CF GRADO SUPERIOR

JUDE LAW

Jude Law was born on December 29, 1972- just 18 months after his sister, Natasha. The family lived in a big Victorian house in Southeast London. Jude’s parents were always taking their children to the theater, and after years of participating in youth theater groups, Jude dropped out of school at age 17 to join the cast of a British soap opera and pursue a career as an actor.

Law first grabbed the attention of Broadway audiences in 1995, with his Tony-nominated performance in Jean Cocteau’s Indiscretions. But it wasn’t until his Oscar-nominated performance as Dickie Greenleaf in Minghella’s The Talented Mr Ripley that Jude Law entered the ring as a major player.

Key roles in Spielberg’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Sam Mendes’s Road to Perdition followed. Meanwhile, Law, who can now command $12 million a movie, continued to accept roles in small-budget productions and to work in the theater.

For his next project –a new adaptation of All the King’s Men, a novel about political corruption in Louisiana- Law will act alongside Sean Penn, one of Hollywood’s most politically outspoken actors. “These are very important times,” Law says. “It’s a time when everyone has to ask, ‘What do I want to happen in the world, and what do I want for my children?’ Timely for a film like All the King’s Men.”

(Adapted from “Rule of Law” by Krista Smith, Vanity Fair, October 2004)

1. Answer the following questions.

1.1. Why did Jude Law leave school? Paragraph 1

1.1……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

1.2. How long has Jude Law been a professional actor? Paragraph 1

1.2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………...

1.3. When did Jude Law become famous in Broadway? Paragraph 2

1.3……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

1.4. For his next project, who is Jude Law going to perform with? Paragraph 4

1.4. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

1.5. Is Jude Law a conventional person who thinks and behaves like everyone else? Paragraph 4

1.5. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Find synonyms in the test for the following words and expressions.

2.1. All the people who act in a play or a film. ...........………………………………………

2.2. Greater, as in importance. .........………………………………………………….........

2.3. In the period of time between two events. ..................………………………………..

2.4. Next to. .…………………………………………………………………………………..

2.5 It happens exactly at the moment it is most useful .......………………………………

3. Put the sentences of this letter in the correct order.

A Sincerely yours

B Finally, how soon after ordering can you deliver the phones?

C I’ d like to know what discount you offer to university students

D Please, could you send me information about your latest cell-phones?

E Dear Ms. Parson

1.......... 2........... 3........... 4............. 5..............

4. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb in brackets.

4.1. Last night when I (write)............................ a letter, a message appeared in my e-mail.

4.2. If you do not leave now you (miss)...................................................................... the bus.

4.3 Last week they (lose) .............................................................................Paul’s suitcase.

4.4 Lisa’s parents wanted her (finish)...........................................................her education.

4.5. Right now the children (study)....................................................................very hard.

5. Complete the sentences with Wh- questions.

5.1. ..................................... does he work? In Detroit.

5.2....................................... did he go there? Last June.

5.3. ..................................... languages can they speak? Four languages.

5.4. ..................................... are you going to arrive? At 8 in the morning.

5.5. ..................................... is talking to Mario? His brother.

6. Complete this thank-you note to your friend Paul after a dinner party.

Dear Paul,

I just wanted to ..........................you again for the nice ........................... The ........................... was fantastic and I really ...............................myself. I hope you can ............................ to my place for dinner soon.

Best wishes, Lucilla

7. Complete this conversation.

You’re sitting next to Sara Miles at a dinner party

You: ............................................................................................................................., Sara?

Sara: I’m from Australia.

You: .......................................................................................................................................?

Sara: Here in Spain? Only three weeks.

You: .......................................................................................................................................?

Sara: Oh, yes. I love it here.

You: .......................................................................................................................................?

Sara: I used to live in Sydney.

8. Match the nurse´s sentences to the situations. A nurse is asking people to obey the hospital regulations at the Emergency Room

Situation Nurse

1. Someone is speaking loudly. A. I´m sorry . You’ll have to put it out.

2. Someone is using a mobile phone. B. No alcohol, please.

3. Someone is smoking. C. I’m sorry. You’ll have to turn it off.

4. Someone is asking about using the radio.D. Silence, please.

5. Someone is drinking a beer. E. I’m afraid you can’t use that here.

1............ 2............ 3............ 4............ 5..............

9. Write a short composition about a film you have recently seen.

(60 WORDS AT LEAST)

EXAMEN LOE

India's Economic Revival

The idea that India is a poor country is a relatively recent one. Historically, South Asia was always famous as the richest region of the globe. Ever since the great Greek conqueror Alexander penetrated the Hindu Kush in 329 B.C., Europeans fantasized about the wealth of these lands where precious jewels were said to lie scattered on the ground like dust.

During the 17th century, the Indian Mughal emperors were rivalled only by their Ming counterparts in China. For their contemporaries in distant Europe, they were potent symbols of power and wealth. By the 17th century, Lahore had grown even larger and richer than Constantinople and, with its two million inhabitants, was much bigger than either London or Paris.

What changed was the advent of European colonialism. Following Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to the East in 1498, European colonial traders to India — first the Portuguese, then the Dutch and finally the British — slowly destroyed the old trading network and imposed a Western imperial system of economics. It was only at the very end of the 18th century that Europe had for the first time in history a favourable balance of trade with Asia. The era of Indian economic decline had begun. By 1870, at the peak of the British dominion, India had been reduced for the first time to a Third World nation, a symbol across the globe of famine, poverty and deprivation.

Then, what is happening today with the rise of India and China is not some miraculous novelty — as it is usually depicted in the Western press — so much as a return to the traditional pattern of global trade in the medieval and ancient world.


QUESTIONS
1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
a) In the past, people in the Western world dreamed about the treasures in South Asia.
b) While India was ruled by the British it became a typical example of underdevelopment.
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2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions. Do not copy from the text.
a) Why are the Chinese emperors of the Ming dynasty mentioned in the text?
b) What kind of influence did the Portuguese, Dutch and British have on India?
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3.- Find the words in the text that mean:
a) riches (paragraph 1)
b) powder (paragraph 1)
c) highest point (paragraph 3)
d) hunger (paragraph 3)
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4.- Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets when given.
a) India is a country in South Asia _____ comprises most of the Indian subcontinent. The Ganges is the _____ (long) river in India.
b) The term “colony” comes _____ the Latin colonia, which originally _____ (mean) a place for agricultural activities.
c) “How _____ does it take to fly from London to India?”
“It_____ (take) around nine hours.”
d) The Ming dynasty began in 1368, and lasted until 1644 AD. _____ founder was a peasant who became Emperor after _____ (defeat) the Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty.
(Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)

5.- Write about 100 to 150 words on the following topic.
What distant or exotic country would you like to visit? Give reasons for your choice.
(Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos)

EXAMEN UNED