UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL ALTIPLANO PUNO

CENTRO DE IDIOMAS

BASIC XII EXAM

Full name: Date: / /

Writing (25 points)

1. Write comparative sentences using the adjectives from the list.

Healthy tall big good fast expensive bad young

Cars / bikes

Alcohol / water

Mountain / hill

My father / my grandfather

Fruit / sandwiches and fries.

Computer / radio

Elephant / mouse

Forgiveness / revenge
2. Write sentences in present perfect. Use the verbs from the list.

have read live like drink

watch speak work want listen to

- My children/tea (negative)

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- Jose and Ana/TV in the evening (negative)

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- We/classical music (affirmative)

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- You/in a bank (interrogative)

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- I/a salad for lunch (affirmative)

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- They/English. (interrogative)

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- My uncle/a new apartment (affirmative)

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- My father and I/newspapers (negative)

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- Pedro/vegetables (interrogative)

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- My brothers and sisters/near here (affirmative)

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 3. Read the conversation and complete the spaces.

LANCE : Hey, Tony. ________ you like to learn to fly a plane?

TONY : No, I ________ .
LANCE : Why not?
TONY : Because I don’t ________ flying, and I think it’s dangerous.
LANCE : All right, let’s try something else. Would you ________ to drive a Ferrari?
TONY : Yes! I ________ love to.
LANCE : Why?
TONY : Because I like ________, but my car’s very slow.
LANCE : So, let’s go and rent a car.
TONY : I can’t. I don’t have enough money to rent a Ferrari.
LANCE : What are you talking about? I can pay for the two of us.
TONY : I’m sorry. I ________ accept that, I’ll pay it to you later.

Listening (11 points)

Listen the dialogue and fill in the blanks.

ROB : It ________ Thursday evening in June when we ________ down in my

living room with the vacation brochures.
CHARLOTTE : “I got these from the travel agency today”
ROB : Said Charlotte.
CHARLOTTE : “This is going to be fun! Have you ever ________ to Japan?”
ROB : “Yes, I ________,” I replied. “________ been to Tokyo and Kyoto”.
CHARLOTTE : “On vacation?”
ROB : “Yes… with Jessica.”
CHARLOTTE : “Oh”
ROB : There was a long silence. “But I ________ been to Osaka. What about
Osaka?”
CHARLOTTE : “No, forget Japan. ________ you been to Spain?”
ROB : “Yes, ________ been to Barcelona”
CHARLOTTE : “With Jessica?”
ROB : “Yes but…”. She picked up a brochure from Buenos Aires.
CHARLOTTE : “Don’t tell me. ________ been there too. With Jessica.”
ROB : “No, I’ve never ________ to Argentina. Look, what’s the problem?
Jessica’s not my girlfriend now. She’s hundreds of miles away. She lives
in Canada. Why are you so jealous of her?”
CHARLOTTE : “Me? Jealous? I’m not jealous.”
ROB : There ________ another long silence.
Reading (14 points)

Read the charts and write sentences using superlatives

Puno Lima Arequipa

Height: 3458 msnm Height: 25 msnm Height: 638 msnm

Temperature: 10°C Temperature: 26°C Temperature: 18°C

Area: 12567 m2 Area: 45631 m2 Area: 54983 m2

Text: Read the text and mark T (true) or F (false)

I usually get up at about 9:30, and I take a shower I always wear jeans and T-
shirt. Clothes don’t really interest me. I never have breakfast – I’m not
hungry in the morning. I like driving really fast my car to my studio. Then I
play the piano, or I sit on the sofa and play the guitar, I’m pretty good at it.

In the evening, I go out with friends and have a good time. We have dinner at
one of the old bars, and then we sometimes go to a club until is very late.

Before I go to bed, I always lock the doors. When, I’m in bed, I think about my life and I’m
very thankful.

a) He doesn’t have breakfast actually. ( )

b) He dresses very stylishly. ( )
c) He drives aggressively. ( )
d) He plays the piano very well. ( )
e) He plays the guitar badly. ( )
f) He goes out with friends carelessly. ( )
g) He locks the doors carefully. ( )
h) He lives every day thankfully. ( )

Congratulations!!! You finished your exam!!