Monday, March 15, 2010

Your latest exam 1. 2nd Bachillerato

1.- Complete the passage with the words below.


currently ■ likely ■ might as well ■ afford ■ staff ■ point out ■ first rate ■ disruptive ■ put up with

Most kids that can 1. .................................... an iPod, buy one to download music from the Internet. If they take the iPod to school, they are 2. ................................ to get into trouble. Schools tend to consider iPods a 3. ........................................ influence, but don’t actually ban them as long as students don’t use the iPod during lessons. At Gracemount High School in Scotland, teachers not only 4. .............................. iPods, they actually encourage students to use them. They believe that since kids love iPods, schools 5. .......................... make use of them in teaching. They 6. .......................................... , for example, that an iPod is a 7. ...................................... tool for recording conversations in a foreign language for students to practise at home, or to record a lesson for a student who is absent. They are 8. .................................... examining a variety of uses for iPods in school. Apple, a major producer of iPods, has given the 9. ................................ and students of Gracemount High School 50 state-of-the-art iPods to use for the project.
4.- Complete the sentences with a suitable PREPOSITION.

1. They arrived at the party early so they wouldn’t miss ......................... on anything.
2. While Jane was cleaning a cupboard, she came ......................... some old photographs.
3. Tell me everything at once; don’t beat ......................... the bush.
4. We’re almost there; we get ......................... at the next bus stop.
5. Tom’s father was really angry; he bit Tom’s head ......................... .
6. The whole family came to the airport to see me ……………………..
7.- Rewrite each sentence using TWO PASSIVE structures.
1. Everyone says she’s a great cook.
2. The guide could have given us better advice.

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