UNIVERSIDAD DE CUNDINAMARCA

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES AND POLITICAL SCIENCES

ENGLISH AREA
ENTRANCE EXAM – LEVEL III
DO NOT WRITE ON THIS BOOKLET

Mark all your answers on the answer sheet

All answers must be given in ink. Cross-outs and double marks are to be taken off.
LISTENING (12 points, 2 each)

You will hear a man called Duncan talking to a group of people about being a photographer.
For each question, select the correct answer.

1. Duncan realized he wanted to be a photographer when…

A. He was a child B. He left school C. He visited Africa

2. After Duncan’s first trip abroad, he …

A. went back to his job in the bank. B. decided to return to Africa C. planned a visit to Asia.

3. How did Duncan feel about the very slow bus journey in India?
A. pleased he could take lots of photographs
B. annoyed he could not get out of the bus
C. worried he would arrive late in Delhi

4. He didn’t get the photograph of sunrise in Nepal because …

A. There were too many people there. B. The sun was covered by clouds C. he could only spend one day there

5. Where is he planning to go next?

A. India B. China C. South Africa

6. His favorite photograph shows

A. A child B. A sunset C. some animals

LANGUAGE IN USE (15 points, 1 each)

Here are some sentences about a journalist. For each sentence complete the second sentence so that
it means the same as the first.

Example:
Jake became a journalist when he left school=
1. Jake has been a journalist ______since_______________ he left school.
A. when B. since C. for

I. Choose the correct answers.

1. Jake became a journalist because he liked writing=

Jake liked writing ____________________ he became a journalist.
A. because B. so C. because of

2. Jake is such a good writer that he won a prize=

 Jake writes so _____________________ that he won a prize.
A. good B. better C. well

3. Jake started working at the daily News a year ago=

Jake _______________________ for the Daily News for a year.
A. has worked B. worked C. works

4. The newspaper is bought by half a million people every day=

Half a million people ______________________ the newspaper every day.
A. buys B. buy C. bought

5. On Sundays the Daily News costs more=

On Sundays the Daily News ____________________________ more expensive.
A. is B. will cost C. costs

II. Read the text and decide which answer A ,B, C or D best fits each space.
There is an example at the beginning (0).

Levi Strauss
In 1853, Levi Strauss (0) __traveled__ to San Francisco from New York. His brothers
(1)______________________ a business there selling pillows and clothes and Levi went to help
them. He worked (2)_________________ and, over the (3)___________________ twenty
years, he expanded the business.

(4)__________________ day in 1872, Levi (5)______________________ a letter from Jacob

Davis who made men’s clothes. In the letter Jacob (6)__________________ Levi about a
different customer. He kept (7)________________ tearing the pockets of his trousers. Jacob
had found an answer – he had added some metal to the corners of the pockets. Levi
recognized a business opportunity (8)______________ the two men started working together.
They decided to (9)_______________ some trousers out of denim, a material which was
suitable for working clothes. The first pair of denim blue jeans (10)_______________ produced
in 1873. Today people all around the world wear Levi jeans every day.

0. A. Travelled B. departed C. toured D. visited

1. A. commanded B. ran C. influenced D. controlled

2. A. long B. strong C. heavy D. hard

3. A. next B. later C. last D. final

4. A. That B. One C. A D. The

5. A. realized B. fetched C. got D. gave

6. A. said B. told C. discussed D. described

7. A. on B. at C. up D. in
 8. A. while B. but C. so D. since

9. A. making B. made C. makes D. make

10. A. was B. is C. did D. had

READING SECTION (15 points, 3 each)

Read the text and answer the questions below.

Restaurant manager
Laura Davy has been the manager at Quinto’s
restaurant since 2001. Quintos’s is a popular
restaurant and often has as many as 500
customers in one evening. It’s a big business to
run but Davy says she can’t imagine doing
anything else.

Restaurant work was not what she intended to do. She started studying music at the university but
then left to work in a restaurant. “My family didn’t agree with my choice but it was very clear to me
that that was what I wanted to do.” She did a bit of everything and learnt quickly. She started
training as a chef but soon realized she was better at restaurant management.

Davy now divides her time between the restaurant floor and the office. She sometimes regrets
spending so much time in the office and misses being with customers. “I have to arrive at the office
very early. There are always a lot of kitchen supplies to order and bills to pay before meeting staff.
If I have a really busy day in the office, I leave at around 7, just before people arrive in the
restaurant.”
Davy manages about 140 staff and knows how important they are to the business. “I don’t have
happy customers without good staff.” She sometimes employs the wrong people but believes that
making mistakes is the only way to learn. “I’ve succeeded in building up a good team.” However,
staff sometimes leave Quinto’s to work in other restaurants or travel abroad. Davy accepts that she
cannot always keep staff. “If they have already made their decision, there’s no point saying
anything. But if they come back at a later date, I’m happy to re-employ them.

1. What is she trying to do in the text?

A. Give details of opportunities in the restaurant business
B. Compare a restaurant job with other choices of career
C. Describe what one restaurant manager’s work involves
D. Encourage young people to start a restaurant career

2. Davy’s choice of a restaurant career

A. involved a change of plans
B. was approved of by her parents
C. was something she felt uncertain about
D. required her to do a management course

3. What does Davy think about her working day?

A. She likes to meet her staff early in the morning
 B. She would like to spend more time with customers.
C. She prefers doing jobs to working in the kitchen.
D. She enjoys being busy because they day passes more quickly.

4. What does Davy say about her staff who decide to leave Quinto’s?
A. She would not give them their jobs back.
B. She doesn’t try to persuade them to stay.
C. They are a bad influence on the rest of the team.
D. They will benefit from working in other restaurants.

5. What would Davy say about restaurant work?

A. I have to check there are no problems in the restaurant, so I always make sure I’m there in the
evenings.

B. I’ve wanted to do restaurant work since I was very young. It’s a great career and I would
recommend it to anyone.

C. It’s all about keeping customers happy. You need good staff for this, so I make sure everyone
stays with us for a long time.

D. I don’t always get things right and the work can be hard, but I wouldn’t dream of doing anything
else. I enjoy it too much.

WRITING SECTION (8 points)

A very famous youtuber came to your university yesterday to make a video.

Write a WhatsApp message for an English friend called Alice. In your message you should

 Explain why the youtuber chose your university.

 Tell her who or what they filmed.
 Say when the video will be in youtube. *write 30-45 words
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UNIVERSIDAD DE CUNDINAMARCA
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES AND POLITICAL
SCIENCES
ENGLISH AREA
ENTRANCE EXAM – LEVEL III
 ANSWER SHEET
ALLOTTED TIME: 90 MINUTES

STUDENT’S NAME …………………………………………………….. CODE …………………

TEACHER’S NAME …………………………………………………….. DATE …………………

GRADE ………………..

Note: CROSS-OUTS AND DOUBLE MARKS ARE TO BE TAKEN OFF.

ENING SECTION (12 points – 2 each) 6. A B C D

A B C 7. A B C D

A B C 8. A B C D

A B C 9. A B C D

A B C 10. A B C D

A B C

A B C Section score___________

Section score___________

GUAGE IN USE (15 points – 1 each) READING SECTION ( 15 points – 3 each)

. 1. A B C D

1. ________________________ 2. A B C D

2. ________________________
3. A B C D

4. A B C D
3. ________________________
5. A B C D
4. ________________________

5. ________________________

1. A B C D Section score___________

2. A B C D

3. A B C D

4. A B C D

5. A B C D

Section score___________
 UNIVERSIDAD DE CUNDINAMARCA
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES AND POLITICAL
SCIENCES
ENGLISH AREA
ENTRANCE EXAM – LEVEL III

ANSWER KEY

LISTENING SECTION (12 points – 2 each) 6. A B C D

1. A B C 7. A B C D

2. A B C 8. A B C D

3. A B C 9. A B C D

4. A B C 10. A B C D

5. A B C

6. A B C Section score___________

Section score___________
READING SECTION ( 15 points – 3 each)

LANGUAGE IN USE (15 points – 1 each) 1. A B C D

I. 2. A B C D
1. A B C
3. A B C D
2 A B C
4. A B C D
3 A B C
5. A B C D
4 A B C

5 A B C
Section score___________

II. 1. A B C D

2. A B C D

3. A B C D

4. A B C D

5. A B C D

WRITING SECTION (8 points) Score: _____

Poor: 0-2 Fair: 2-3 Good: 4-5 Very good: 6-7 Excellent: 8