Instructions and Marking: There are two parts to this test. Each part carries 5 points.

First part: Multiple-choice questions: There are 25 multiple-choice questions. Answer the multiple-choice questions on the
answer sheet. Each correct answer receives 0.20 points and 0.06 points are subtracted for wrong answers. The minimum
pass mark in the multiple-choice test is 2.5 points.

Second part: Writings: The writings receive 2.5 points each. Length of the writings: 125 words each. The minimum pass
mark in the writings is 3 points. At the end of the test, hand in the answer sheet and the two writings. Make sure that your
name is on all the sheets.

Time allowed: 120 minutes. No support materials are permitted.

MODELO B

1. READING COMPREHENSION.

TEXT 1: Five Easy Steps to Save Energy and Money.

The economy is going down, everyone's asking (0)_________ to do now and what's
going to happen. One of the main issues is the strike threat* during this winter by
Eskom workers for better pay. What's going to happen if Eskom management and the
(1)_________ don't come to an agreement?
Eskom recently announced that it intends to increase electricity tariffs by more
than 30% before this coming winter. I don't know what the government will actually do.
I know that it always promises to do something, (2)_________ will they really do
something this time around? What can we do as responsible citizens to help the
government and Eskom (3) _________ these trying times? I propose that we should
conserve energy while government and Eskom are working on ways to resolve the
energy crisis in our country. We (4) _________ electricity every single day; is it not
time to look at how we can save energy just by following a few simple steps at home?
Here are the five steps:
1. Turn off the lights, and unplug any unused equipment, they (5) _________ use a lot
of energy even when not in use.
2. Put a control on computers and printers to disconnect them (6) _________ five
minutes of no use.
3. (7) _________ incandescent light bulbs with energy efficient fluorescent bulbs.
4. Turn off the heat or air conditioning (8) _________ at work or bedtime.
5. Pay less for your electricity bill, by 80%, or (9) _________ eliminate it completely by
creating electricity from your own backyard.
Stop (10)_________ a lot for your electricity. Make your own electricity with
renewable energy methods. Create electricity from your own backyard.
From: http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Easy-Steps-to-Save-Energy-and-Money&id=4518757

* threat: A suggestion that something unpleasant will happen.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS. For questions 1-10, choose the answer (a, b
or c) which best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
EXAMPLE:
0. a) what b) why c) because
1. a) union b) clients c) supporters
2. a) but b) already c) in spite of
3. a) in the middle b) when c) during
4. a) use b) used c) would use
5. a) yet b) already c) still
6. a) from b) after c) during
7. a) Refuse b) Replace c) Reduce
8. a) then b) when c) since
9. a) even b) ever c) event
10. a) paying b) to pay c) pay

TEXT 2: I admit it. I caused the New York City blackout.

My name is Nora. On Thursday I took the unreliable six train downtown. It is the only
train serving most of Manhattan's East Side, is always incredibly crowded, and always
has "unavoidable" service delays.
Though this has been a humid summer, today wasn't so bad. It was actually hotter
and muggier* inside my apartment than it was outdoors. So I did the thing I never do:
turned on the air conditioning. And then, something strange happened. My air
conditioning stopped. I checked every switch in the house; no lights, no TV, no high-
speed wireless internet.
Meanwhile, the people in the shops and restaurants across the street were
streaming outdoors, scratching their heads*. Chefs and frustrated photocopy clients tried
to figure out what was going on. My thought: I killed it. My one little air conditioning
killed the whole New York City power network. We now know it wasn't just New York
City. The blackouts stretch* from Toronto to Maryland. I got off the subway about ten
minutes before the trains stopped dead in their tracks. I'm grateful -- and guilty. Was my
little air conditioning the tipping point?
I usually say to myself I need no air conditioning. After all, I was practically
raised in a very wet region. The weather in Baltimore is known to reach the 100 percent
humidity mark. Sometimes, pre-air conditioning, my family slept in the basement*. No
such luck in Manhattan. Still, as a good little eco-citizen, for the good of the planet I
never turn my air conditioning on. But everybody has a breaking point. It just seems
like mine coincided with everybody else’s. We'd all love to think that energy is
unlimited and California is the only state where blackouts actually happen. The East
Coast outage* tells us otherwise. And since we're still in the middle of it -- and who
knows how often it will happen again -- we might as well make the best of it. Below are
eight things we can do in a blackout:

1. Have a barbecue on the ghetto porch, also known as the fire escape. Try not to fry
your upstairs neighbor's petunias.
2. Eat the ice cream in the back of the freezer. It's going to melt anyway.
3. Drink the beer. It's getting warm.
4. Go outside and start a roller skate circle in the intersection. Traffic's not moving
anyway.
5. Buy candles. Lots. Stage a scene from "Interview with a Vampire" over dinner.
6. Replace your sonic electric toothbrush with the old-fashioned manual toothbrush.
7. Fold sheets of lined notebook paper into fans. Stand out on the street selling them
for a dollar.
8. Call your Congressperson and ask her/him to fund sustainable energy research --
after the electricity comes back on.
Adapted from: http://www.alternet.org/story/16609/top_ten_things_to_do_in_a_blackout

*muggy: unpleasantly humid and warm.

*scratching their heads: rubbing their head with their nails.
*stretch: go as far as.
*basement: part of a building below the level of the ground.
*outage: a period when a service is not available.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS. For questions 11-20, choose the answer (a, b
or c) which best fits according to the text. There is an example at the beginning (0).
EXAMPLE:
0. Which of the following statements is true?
a) Nora probably caused the blackout.
b) Nora probably did not cause the blackout.
c) Nora probably causes blackouts every time she turns her air conditioning on.
11. The train Nora took ________________.
a) is unreliable because it is crowded.
b) is always late and also too full.
c) always suffers delays despite being very crowded.
12. According to the text, that day ______________.
a) the weather was very muggy, particularly in Nora’s apartment.
b) was one of the nicest days of the whole summer.
c) the temperature was lower outside than in Nora’s apartment.
13. Which of the following statements is not true?
a) Nora checked every switch in the house after the air conditioning had stopped.
b) People started streaming outdoors after Nora’s air conditioning had stopped.
c) Chefs and photocopy clients knew somebody’s air conditioning had stopped.
14. According to the text, power outages ______________.
a) happen in New York city as well as in other cities.
b) not only happen in New York city but mainly in New York city.
c) basically happen in New York, Toronto and Maryland.
15. Apparently, Nora got off the subway _____________.
a) because she knew the train would stop in ten minutes.
 b) because the train had suddenly stopped.
c) because she got to her stop.
16. According to the text, Nora ________________.
a) hates air conditioning.
b) prefers not to use air conditioning.
c) hadn’t used air conditioning before.
17. Nora believes that __________.
a) she had turned her air conditioning on at the same time as a lot of people had.
b) her air conditioning broke because it happens to everybody.
c) she knows when the blackout will happen again.
18. Which of the following words is equivalent to otherwise as used in the text?
a) the opposite
b) on the other hand
c) although
19. Which of the following statements is true?
a) Manhattan apartments usually have a porch where barbecues can be held.
b) A blackout is a great opportunity for skaters.
c) You should eat and drink everything kept in the fridge as soon possible.
20. If you buy candles you can stage a scene from "Interview with a
Vampire"_________.
a) after dinner
b) during dinner
c) before dinner

2. USE OF ENGLISH. Choose the correct answer.

EXAMPLE:
 0. That’s the dog ___________ was barking last night in the street.
a) what b) who c) that
21. The teachers will answer your questions.
a) Your questions will have to be answered by the teachers.
b) Your questions will be answered by the teachers.
c) Your questions would be answered by the teachers.

22. If you get _________ on the treadmill, change your workout routine.
a) boring b) bore c) bored
23. John Atchison, the famous actor, _________ in front of the TV a lot while eating
junk food.
a) uses to sit b) sits usually c) used to sit

24. My wife _________ pregnant for two months when the changes in our life style
_________.

a) had been/began b) have been/began c) is/have begun

25. The assistant manager had given our room to a young couple ________ had
arrived that morning.
a) which b) who c) whose

3. COMPOSITIONS: Write two compositions about these topics following the

guidelines provided. Also, remember to read the instructions above.
Task 1: Describe an exciting family party you have been to (a birthday, a wedding, a
Christmas lunch, etc.). You should include the following:

 What the occasion was.

 Who attended the party.
 What food was served.
 Something special you all did.

Task 2: Write a dialogue between two friends talking about what they did last weekend.
They are also making arrangements to meet soon.