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CULTURAL INGLESA DE BUENOS AIRES

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1. Put the verbs in the chart into the correct tense. [___/20]InfinitiveSimple pastInfinitiveSimple past

1saw11fly

2buy12said

3spend13drew

4sleep14play

5walk15ran

6work16left

7sang17go

8thought18took

9teach19eat

10study20drink

2. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (simple present, present continuous, simple past). [___/20]Greetings from Oxford! Postcard

Hi Cecil!How ______1 (are) you? We _____________2 (arrive) to Oxford three days ago and we ___________3 (go) to the hotel quickly because we ___________ 4(be) very tired! The first day we ___________5 (not do) much, we just relaxed.Yesterday in the evening we ___________6 (go) on a tour of the old university with a guide. It was really wonderful. We also ___________7 (eat) at a very good restaurant, but the food _________8 (not be) expensive.Now, we __________________8 (get) ready to go on a tour of the library, which is one of the oldest in Europe.Well, I __________10 (hope) all is fine with you and write soon!XOXOMary

3. Choose the correct alternative in the following text about Stephen Hawking. [___/10]Hawking was / be / had born on 8 January 1942in Oxford, England, to Frank and Isobel Hawking. Although they didnt have much money, both parents attended theUniversity of Oxford, where Frank studiedmedicineand Isobel,Philosophy, Politics and Economics. In 1950, when his father became graduated / won / got a job at theNational Institute for Medical Research, Hawking and his family started / had /moved toSt Albans, HertfordshireIn St Albans, the eight-year-old Hawking left / started / went toSt Albans High School for Girlsfor a few months; at that time, younger boys could attend one of the houses. When he left / graduated / did school he decided to study mathematics at university. Hawking began his university education at theUniversity College, Oxfordin October 1959 at the age of 17 after taking / doing / winning the exams in March 1959.