DECIMO EVALUACION PRIMER PERIODO THEME A
READING SECTION
THE COMMONWEALTH
The Russian leader, Stalin, is
supposed to have asked how many
divisions the Pope had. Like the
Roman Catholic church, the British
Commonwealth does not operate in the
realms of realpolitik. It is closer,
perhaps, to the world of Lewis Carroll
than to that of Bismarck.
As an idea, the Commonwealth dates
from the year of Queen Elizabeth*s
birth, 1926. It was to be an association
of “autonomous communities within the
Empire”, unified in one respect only: by
their allegiance to the sovereign as the
head of state. Even this requirement
was dropped in 1949 when India asked
to remain a member of the
Commonwealth even though, as a
newly-independent republic, it had
ended its allegiance to the crown. Still,
even today, Elizabeth is Queen not
only of the United Kingdom, but of 17
other countries as well. Of the other
nation states in the Commonwealth, 26
are republics which recognize her only
as head of the Commonwealth, and the
other five (Brunei, Lesotho, Malaysia,
Tonga and Swaziland) have monarchs
of their own. The 49 countries have a
population of around one billion.
The Commonwealth has one unifying
factor: the Queen as its head. It is
noteworthy, if not miraculous, that
there has been this continuity, that the
monarch of the imperialist nation
should be accepted with affection and
respect by the newly independent
sovereign states. The reason lies in the
status the Commonwealth offers, and
in the framework it provides for useful
work to be done. It is remarkable, for
example, that all Commonwealth
without exception, gave Britain moral
support during the Falklands crisis.
The Commonwealth has seen much
disunity as well, and a number of
countries have ceased to be members,
usually for political reasons. In 1948,
Palestine became Israel. In 1949, the
Republic of Ireland, neutral during the
*39-*45 war, also left. In 1972, after
war with India, and the creation of
Bangladesh, Pakistan also departed.
But the most significant departure has
been that of South Africa, in 1961.
The key issue of the Commonwealth
is, of course, race, and in particular
hostility to racism as practiced by white
people. For the past 15 years the focus
of attention has been upon South
Africa, especially upon the severing of
sporting links with that country. The
refusal of the former Thatcher
government to impose economic
sanctions on the apartheid-ridden
country has caused tension not only
between Britain and other
Commonwealth countries, but also
between the Queen and her Prime
Minister.
The Queen has to remain above all the
issues, all the arguments. That she
does so is one of the wonders of
modern politics. The very looseness of
the Commonwealth may be its greatest
virtue, given the number of one-party
states, military dictatorships, and
personal regimes within it. Each
member takes or gives what the
realpolitik of its own government
requires. Through the Commonwealth,
for example, Canada has attained a
degree of influence among Third World
countries which otherwise would never
have been possible. But the
Commonwealth is also limited: for
countries, military help in a domestic crisis,

Grenada had to turn to the United 4. By what criteria can member

States.
Still, Alice in Wonderland or not, a two-
metre high portrait of the Queen does
hang outside the entrance to
Zimbabwe*s Senate. An official
explained: “She*s not there because
we love the royal family, but because
she is the head of the Commonwealth.
It’s a matter of independence plus.
states of the Commonwealth be
recognized?
A. They recognize the Queen as Head
of State.
B. English is their official language.
C. They are former colonies.
D. They are members of the
Commonwealth.

Select the most appropriate answer 5. Why is it necessary for members

from those given. of the Commonwealth to be tolerant
of each other?
1 With whom is the Queen A. They have various political systems.
identified? B. They have language problems.
C. Communication is not always easy.
A. A policy of political realism. D. Some of them are racist.
B. Stalin.
C. Alice in Wonderland. 6. What is the main limitation of the
D. Bismarck. Commonwealth?
A. It has no standing army.
2. Why is the Commonwealth B. Agreement is difficult.
compared to the Catholic church? C. It will not intervene directly in a
member*s domestic affairs.
A. It has no army. D. It cannot compete with American
B. It is like a fairy story. realpolitik.
C. It is concerned with influence rather
than political power. Public libraries, maintained by the local
D. It is a worldwide organization. authorities, are well developed and
progressive, and everywhere allow
3. How did relations between the people to borrow books without charge.
British government and other The books in the lending section are
Commonwealth members become always kept on open shelves, and
strained? library staffs are very helpful in getting
books on request from other libraries
A. It invaded the Falklands. through the exchange system.
B. It continued to trade with South Most libraries report an increase in
Africa. borrowing over the past few years, so
C. It cut aid to developing nations. television does not seem to be
D. It joined the EU. stopping people from reading, as it was
feared that it would.
 They occupied the islands in April 1982
and the Falklands War lasted until July
1982 when British forces won them
7. It is explained in the passage that back. The Falklands War had an
any book which is not available in enormous impact on Britain and is still
one library _____. controversial. Some people see it as a
restoration of Britain’s old imperial
A. won’t be available at any library power.
B. can be brought from another
C. discourages people from using 10. It is pointed out in the passage
libraries that both Britain and Argentina
D. spoils the whole lending system of _____.
the public libraries
A. were reluctant to start the Falklands
8. As pointed out in the passage, War
people nowadays _____ . B. regard the Falklands as their own
A. prefer entertaining television territory
programs to reading C. realize that these islands are of no
B. are using public libraries more than importance to anyone
they used to in the past D. prefer to use the name ‘Malvinas’ for
C. read a lot but don’t use the libraries these islands
much
D. complain a great deal about the 11. According to the passage, the
poor services the libraries are Falklands War _____.
offering
A. broke out after the islands were
9. The passage gives us the invaded by Argentina
impression that public libraries ____ B. was being fought, on and off,
between 1892 and 1982
A. charge more than is necessary for C. was largely ignored by the British
the services given public
B. are no longer receiving any financial D. showed how right Argentina was in
support from local authorities claiming the islands
C. are working extremely efficiently at
present 12. One may conclude from the
D. do not cooperate with each other at passage that, even today, Britain’s
all hold over the Falkland Islands
_____.
The Falklands are a group of small A. is regarded as politically and
islands in the South Atlantic close to economically unnecessary by everyone
Argentina, with a population of 1,200 in Britain
British citizens. They have been British B. could, in all likelihood, lead to
territory since 1892. Disputes about another war between Britain and other
who owns the islands go back to the powers
eighteenth century. Argentina has long C. causes more problems than benefits
claimed that these islands, which they to the British public
call the Malvinas, belong to them.
WRITING
PARAGRAPH COMPLETION
13. When people are ill they
frequently seek medical help. _____
When they feel they are not well,
they either go to a quiet place and
rest or look for the kind of herbs and
plants they feel will do them good.
A. The majority of medicines are not
very expensive.
B. Animals, on the other hand, are their
own doctors.
C. Unfortunately, it is children who
suffer most in this respect.
D. In the case of animals, medical care
is even more essential.
14. It is surprising how little known,
even today, about memory is. This
is largely due to the fact that we
have no way of watching the
memory function. _____ Hopefully,
with the advances in high
technology, the secrets of the
mechanism of the memory will soon
be revealed.
A. The harder people try to remember C. that is, everything in it should be
something the less they are able to related to the main idea.
remember.
B. When people get older-their become quite popular
memory often fails them.
C. In the past many books were written
on medicine.
D. Still, a great deal of research on the
subject is being carried out.
D. is felt by some people to be a
continuation of the British imperial rule
15._____ Many came willingly, to
find a better life-, some were forced
to come, as slaves or to be used as
cheap labor; some were driven from
their homelands for political
reasons and some fled from war.
A. In the past many of the American
tribes were at war with each other.
B. The history of the United States is
filled with accounts of people who
came here from all over the world for
several reasons.
C. In the last century Africa was a
continent that attracted few people
except scientists and explorers.
D. Environmental pollution still
continues to be a major threat
throughout the continent.
16. A well written essay should be
unified; _____ The first requirement
for unity is that the main idea should
be clear. The second requirement is
that there are no unrelated parts.
A. the selection of an interesting
subject is therefore of vital importance.
B. even so, essays may vary
considerably in length.
D. essay competitions have recently
 A. Where does Pete usually go in his
Find the appropriate questions for free time?
the following answers. B. How long does it take him to get to
the
17. Cinderella is sitting alone by the C. Is it difficult for Pete to get to the
fire-place in her old dress. She is stadium?
unhappy. Her stepmother and her D. How long and how does he get to
sisters have gone to the King's the place?
palace. The guests are dancing and
listening to the beautiful music. 20. George Stephenson was an
They are happy. Cinderella wants to outstanding English engineer and
be at the party too, inventor. He is a man whose name is
but she is not allowed. connected with the first railway in
Great Britain. He built a new engine
A. Why is Cinderella unhappy? for a steam locomotive and replaced
B. What is Cinderella going to do? wooden rails by metal ones.
C. Where have her relatives gone?
D. Is Cinderella happy? A. Was G.Stephenson a famous
scientist?
18.Charlie worked for a year in his B. Where did outstanding inventor live?
father's business. He worked very C. Whose name is connected with the
hard. He had no time for first locomotive
entertainments. His father decided D. What was the famous engineer's
to sent him to Paris for a short invention?
holiday.
Choose the right order to make up a
A. Why did Charlie decide to go to story.
Paris?
B. Why did his father decide to send 21. 1. Much of them are exported.
him to Paris? 2. In the Middle West very much grain
C. How long did Charlie work in his is grown.
father's 3. American agriculture produces more
D. Did he like his father's business? food products than any other capitalist
country.
19. It is not difficult for Pete to get to 4. Poultry - farming and vegetable -
the stadium. He walks down the growing are concentrated in the
street as far as the corner, then he country-side near all the big cities.
takes bus number 3 and goes to the 5. Fresh fruit and vegetables come all
cinema. When he gets off he the year round from the southern
crosses the street. The stadium is regions, especially Florida, from
not far from the bus stop. It takes California and south- western States.
him 25 minutes to get to the stadium 6. The highlands in the west of the
by bus. country are famous for their cattle-
 farming.

26.Seldom

A often
A. 1,3,2,4,6,5 B. frequently
B. 6,5,4,1,2,3 C. regularly
C. 3,1,2,5,4,6 D. rarely
D. 1,2,6,5,4,3
Complete the sentences
22. 1. A man spent his whole Sunday
in front of the TV set watching football 27. There is real concern that food
matches. supplies will not be ________ to
2. In the morning his wife saw that her feed the increasing world
husband was still asleep in his population.
armchair.
3. A little later he fell asleep in his A. sufficient
armchair. B. satisfactory
4. The man woke up at once and C. equal
asked: "Five to seven? And who is D. measured
leading?"
5. She went to wake him up and said
that it was five to seven. 28. He must give us more time
________ we will not be able to
A. 1,2,3,4,5 make a good Job of it.
B. 1,3,5,4,2
C. 1,3,2,5,4 A consequently
D.1,3,2,4,5 B. otherwise
C. whether
VOCABULARY D. doubtless

Find the synonym of the following 29. He lost his ________ when the
words policeman stopped him.

23.Goods A. temper
A. legacy B. language
B. heritage C. spirit
C. possessions D. character
D. patrimony
GRAMMAR
24. Classify 30. The company ___ some new
A. tie up equipment before the strike ___ .
B. sort out
C. stir up A. have ordered / begin
D. tear up B. had ordered / began
 C. ordered / begins
25. Take away D. will order / had begun

A. spread 37. A: Why haven’t you told me

B. distribute about your problems before?
C. hand over B: Well, ________ all this week.
D. remove
A. I was trying to tell you all about them
31. Yesterday at this time when his B. I’ve been trying to tell you all about
hat ___ he ___ across the bridge. them
C. I’m trying to tell you all about them
A. blows off / is walking D. I tried to tell you all about them
B. blew off / had walked
C. has blown off / is walking
D. blew off / was walking 38. How nice to be back home!
________ it so much!
32. I ___ my interview with the vice-
president when my daughter ___ A. We’ve missed
me. B. We had missed
C. We were missing
A. had / were calling D. We are missing
B. was having / had called
C. have had / called 39. A: I do hope we can watch TV
D. was having / called tonight.
B: Oh, yes. I’m sure ________ the
33. After my parents’ ___ home my serial by now.
life ___ better.
A. they’ll put up
A. had returned / became B. they’ll have put up
B. will return / become C. they’d put up
C. return / have become D. they’ll be put up
D. return / have become
40. Mary: Why didn’t you call me?
34. They didn’t know that he ___ Jane: Well, ____ all this week.
from the University in 1990 and then
___ abroad. A. I was trying to call you
A. had graduated / is working B. Trying to call you
B. graduated / works C. I’ve been trying to call you
C. graduated / was working D. I tried to call you
D. had graduated / worked
41. A: Did you see your boss at the
35. By the end of the first term we airport yesterday!
___ many English books. B: Yes, ________ his family.

A. will be read A. he’s been seeing off

B. read B. he was seeing off
C. will have read C. he was seen off
D. have read D. he would see off

36. I ___to start a new life tomorrow.

46. Marlon Brando, _______, is a
A.to be going friend of my fathers.
B .am going
C .will go A. whose son is in jail now
D. is going B. which is famous worldwide
C.that you met at the seminar
42. He forgot to get the tickets, D. has just arrived in Spain
_______.

A. whose wife got very angry with him 47. He did his medical training at a
B. his wife had booked yesterday hospital _______.
C. where his wife wanted to see
D.Which annoyed his wife very muchA.who is very famous as a surgeon
B. of which is located just beside a
43. Water is a compound river
_______molecule consists of two C. which specializes in heart surgery
atoms of hydrogen and one atom of D. whose patients are treated very
oxygen. carefully

A. which
B.whom 48. I can’t imagine _______.
C.whose
D.of which A. why did he recommend him
B. who recommended him for training
C. when will he recommend me
44. The boys _______ are having D .how will he recommend him
special lessons.

A. which need more care 49. I’m in a difficult situation in that

B. they are behind the other boys _______.
C. who have been offered a
scholarship A. I’ve been offered two jobs and they
D. their fathers own factories both sound interesting
B. I had better study, harder
C. I don’t want to get disillusioned
45. That evening we went to the D. there was some misunderstanding
opera, _______.

A.where we met the newly appointed

general director
B.that was opened last week by the
Minister of Culture
C. which were fully booked
D. when all the lights went out
50. “I got to the airport at 9.15. My
plane left ten minutes later.” means:
_______.

A. My plane had left ten minutes ago.

B. Before I got to the airport, my plane
had taken off.
C. I got to the airport just before my
plane left.
D. I couldn’t catch my plane.