Examen de inglés 4º ESO: primer trimestre, con soluciones

Parte 1 · Grammar (3 puntos)

Escribe el verbo en la forma correcta o completa el hueco. Seis huecos, medio punto cada uno.

1. 1. When we arrived, the film ___ (already / start).had already started. La película empezó antes de que llegáramos, así que past perfect para la acción anterior. Already se cuela entre had y el participio.
2. 2. I ___ (wait) for an hour when she finally called.had been waiting. Duración que venía de antes y seguía: past perfect continuous. La pista es for an hour junto a un pasado posterior.
3. 3. We ___ (use to) spend every summer at my grandmother’s.used to. Costumbre del pasado que ya no existe. Detrás va infinitivo sin to: used to spend.
4. 4. Every evening my father ___ read to us for half an hour.would. Para costumbres repetidas del pasado, would vale igual que used to. Ojo: con estados (be, have, like) solo se puede used to.
5. 5. She ___ (drive) home when the accident happened.was driving. La acción larga en past continuous y la que la corta en past simple. Es el esqueleto de cualquier relato.
6. 6. They ___ (not / tell) me about it until the next day.did not tell (o didn’t tell). Past simple en negativo: el did lleva el pasado y tell vuelve a la forma base.

Parte 2 · Vocabulary (2 puntos)

Completa con la palabra que falta. Seis huecos.

1. 7. We fell ___ over something stupid and did not speak for a year.out. Fall out with somebody es enfadarse y romper la relación. Fall for sería enamorarse, muy distinto.
2. 8. After ten years they finally made ___ .up. Make up es reconciliarse. Es el contrario de fall out, que aparece en el hueco anterior.
3. 9. He took ___ his father: same laugh, same temper.after. Take after somebody es parecerse a un familiar. Look like sería solo el parecido físico.
4. 10. I ran ___ an old classmate at the station.into. Run into somebody es encontrarse a alguien por casualidad. Run over sería atropellarlo.
5. 11. Looking ___ , I should have said something at the time.back. Looking back es mirando atrás, y encaja con el arrepentimiento de should have said.
6. 12. They have a lot ___ common: same music, same films.in. Have something in common with somebody. La preposición no cambia nunca.

Parte 3 · Reading (2,5 puntos)

Lee el texto y elige la opción correcta. Cinco preguntas, medio punto cada una.

1. 13. Why did they stop speaking?Because of an examHer friend moved to universityOver something neither of them remembersBecause she moved awayPor algo que ninguna recuerda. Lo dice en la primera frase: so small that neither of us can remember it now.
2. 14. Why did she not send the first letter?She lost itShe was waiting for her friend to write firstHer mother stopped herShe did not have the addressEsperaba que escribiera su amiga primero. I had told myself that she would write first.
3. 15. What did she think of the old letter when she read it?That it was defensive and unfairThat it was funnyThat it was too shortThat it was beautifulQue era defensiva e injusta. Defensive and it blamed her for most of it, y se alegra de no haberla mandado.
4. 16. What was the new letter like?The same as the firstVery longFour lines longA message on the phoneDe cuatro líneas. El contraste con la primera es la gracia del final.
5. 17. Why did her friend ring before the letter arrived?She rang every yearThe letter was lateHer mother had already told her sisterShe had seen it in the post officeSu madre ya se lo había contado a la hermana. Y la autora lo justifica con una broma: who does not believe in waiting.

Parte 4 · Writing (2,5 puntos)

Write about a friendship that changed over time. Escribe entre 100 y 140 palabras. Esta parte la corrige el profesor.