Modelo de Examen de Inglés – Nivel III Parte 3 – Uso de la lengua Nro. De Control : ……….... LEVEL 3 PART 3 - USE OF ENGLISH 20 Estimated time needed: 30 minutes Exercise 1 – Questions 1-5 • Complete the following dialogue about work experience. Look at the answers ( 1 to 5 ) and choose the best questions ( A to H ) to fill in the blanks. There are three extra options. The first one is an example. X: (0)…………………F………………………………………………………… Y: Of course, what would you like to know? X: ……………………………………………………………………………… Y: (1) Please come to Customer Services. Someone will show you where to go. X: ………………………………………………………………………………. Y: (2) We will give you a company shirt today. Please wear that with black shoes and black trousers. X: ……………………………………………………………………………………… Y: (3) I think so. People who have done work experience here usually find it very useful. X: …………………………………………………………………………………….. Y: (4) Yes. Always come on time and don’t be afraid to ask for help. I’m sure you will do very well. X: ……………………………………………………………………………………….. Y: (5) Certainly. But we don’t always have vacancies and you can’t work part-time until you are eighteen. 1 Modelo de Examen de Inglés – Nivel III Parte 3 – Uso de la lengua Questions A to H ABCDEFGH- What have students felt about work experience? Do most students enjoy their work experience at Roseway? Where should I go when I arrive on my first day? Have you got any advice which will help me during work experience? Would you like me to be early for work? Please, can you answer some questions about work experience here? And what should I wear? If I do well on my work experience, can I apply for part-time work? Exercise 2 – Questions 6-11 • Circle the correct verb tense option to fill in each blank. I (6) …………………. to Italy only three times in my life and the third time, in 1963, was the best because it was then that I finally (7) …………………….. Laura to be my wife and we got married in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Florence. We then toured the country, staying in different little towns for the night. Then back to England where I (8) ………………… my first job. I (9) ………….. seven years as a salesman working for the family business the next before I (10)................................... writing books. I (11) ………………………. to return to Italy and I think in my heart that perhaps one day when I retire, I will spend my last days there. 6 A-went B- came C- have been D- have come 7 A-have asked B- was asking C- asked D- would like 8 A-have got B- started C- have started D- will start 9 A-have passed B- passed C- have spent D- spent 10 A-began B- have began C- was beginning D- have begun 11 A-always wanted B- have always wanted C- have always been wanting D- was wanting 2 Modelo de Examen de Inglés – Nivel III Parte 3 – Uso de la lengua Exercise 3 – Questions 12 – 20 • Read the article about Jack Novak and choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space. The (12) ………………… man in the whole of St. Helena, 70-year-old Jack Novak, has been the owner of the biggest national newspaper, the St. Helena Times, (13) ……………………… 1994. He (14) …………………… to Qeenstown a month ago. Police have been investigating (15) …………………… connections with the local mafia (16) ……………. more than a year, but (17) ………………… they have not found (18) ………………………… reason to arrest him. He promises to reduce taxes and (19) ………………………. a lot of money on facilites in the city (for example, a new swimming pool and a sports centre). His slogan is, “With Jack Novak, (20) ……………………. will be better off”. 12- A- richer B- most rich C- richest 13- A- in B- since C- for 14- A- moved B- has moved C- would move 15- A- their B- his C- its 16- A- since B- while C- for 17- A- so far B- so long C- so often 18- A- any B- no C- some 19- A- pay B- waste C- spend 20- A- someone B- everyone C- anyone 3 Modelo de Examen de Inglés – Nivel III Parte 3 – Uso de la lengua KEY TO USE OF ENGLISH. LEVEL 3. • Exercise 1 Example: F - 0 C-1 G-2 B-3 E-4 H-5 Extra options: A and D • Exercise 2 6 -C 7 -C 8 -B 9 -D 10 - A 11 - B • Exercise 3 12 - C 13 - B 14 - A 15 - B 16 - C 17 - A 18 - A 19 - C 20 - B 1 point each correct answer. Total: 20 points. 4