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INSTRUCCIONES Y PUNTUACIN Conteste a TODAS las preguntas de respuesta mltiple (30 en total) NICAMENTE en la hoja de lectura ptica. Cuando acabe, entregue NICAMENTE la hoja de lectura ptica y LA LTIMA HOJA de este examen, donde escribir las redacciones. Puede llevarse el resto del examen. Esta prueba escrita se califica en total sobre 100 puntos: las preguntas con respuesta mltiple (Multiple choice questions) valen 60 puntos en total (30 las de uso de la lengua y otros 30 las de comprensin escrita, es decir 2 puntos por respuesta), y la expresin escrita (Composition) vale 40 en total (20 por cada redaccin). Es necesario obtener un mnimo de 36 puntos (18 respuestas correctas) en la parte de opcin mltiple y un mnimo de 60 puntos de puntuacin total (opcin mltiple+redacciones) para superar esta prueba. Las respuestas incorrectas en las preguntas de respuesta mltiple no restan puntos. No se permite el uso de diccionario ni de ningn otro material. No olvide consignar sus datos personales en todas las hojas que entregue.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (60 puntos)

1. USE OF ENGLISH. Elija la respuesta correcta. 1. I wish French as well as you do. (b) I spoke (b) in pay for this information. Its free. (a) mustnt 4. She 5. Im working (a) as 6. If he (a) had checked (b) dont have to (b) checked (b) like for his egocentric behaviour, Susan (c) cant (c) was checking (c) of forgive him. (d) shouldnt (d) will check (d) at her mail by the time the meeting started. an air hostess now. (c) I can speak my new car. (c) about (d) on (d) I would speak

(a) I speak (a) at 3. You

2. I spent an enormous amount of money

(a) apologised/would (b) apologises/ (c) apologised/will (d)would apologise/would 7. Choose the word which doesnt rhyme: (a) snow 8. The salesman (a) which 9. The police (a) made/let 10. I feel ill (a) because 11. John has (a) a lot of (b) though (b) (b) let/allowed the fish Ive eaten. (b) because of money in his pocket. (b) much of (c) many (d) lots (c) caused by (d) causing (c) through (c) what (c) allowed/let (d) go (d) who us go. (d) forced/let helped me was very efficient. us stop the car and open the boot. Then they

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12. Sarah 13. Unless you (a) saved

her mother. They have the same green eyes and nice smile. (b) takes after (b) will save (b) have I been (b) at (c) looks as (c) save (c) Id been (c) in (d) takes for (d) were saving all morning. (d) had I been (d) for the document in your computer, you wont be able to find it later.

(a) looks after

14. Where have you been all morning? She asked me where (a) Ive been (a) since 15. He has been doing karate after work the last six months.

2. READING COMPREHENSION: Lea los siguientes textos y marque la respuesta correcta en la hoja de lectura ptica. Generally, people are not born with the ability to be good at public speaking. Great speakers are instinctive and inspired, but they also prepare well, learn performance techniques, and draw heavily on past experience to develop their capacity. Their natural ease when they give public talks is usually the result of training their skills. You could learn to speak effectively in public by going on courses and reading manuals. But there is no substitute for going out and doing it. If you dislike speaking in public, then take every opportunity to do so. When you speak in public, almost all the aspects that constitute your total image come under scrutiny. Your posture, body language, facial expression, use of voice and appearance are relevant. The focus of attention is so immense that you can feel like your presentation is examined through a microscope. The situation can be very stressful, because the speaker is being observed and judged by others. Small habits, like speaking too quietly or clearing your throat, which are not particularly perceptible in everyday communication, become exaggerated in front of an audience. 16. The author says that the best public speakers (a) are good actors (b) dont need to practice their presentations (c) are born with the capacity to speak in public (d) learn from the presentations they give 17. The texts main recommendation is (a) taking a course on public speaking (b) getting as much practice as possible (c) reading manuals on public talks (d) not speaking in public unless were well prepared 18. From the information given by the text, draw heavily on (line 2) means that good speakers (a) make use of past talks (b) repeat their talks like actors (c) forget mistakes from the past (d) practice a lot 19. According to the text, speaking in public can be stressful because (a) the audience criticizes the speaker (b) speakers usually speak too softly (c) speakers exaggerate in public (d) speakers dont notice their particular gestures 20. Which of the following words from the text means the same as comfort? (a) skill (b) ease (c) focus (d) posture

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21. The text says that listeners dont mind the speakers low voice in everyday conversation. (a) True (b) False

22. The text says that everything about the speaker becomes significant when (s)he gives a speech. (a) True (b) False 23. The text says that the speakers attention on what is going on is immense. (a) True (b) False From the Romans the French learned great fruit-growing skills which were developed in the monasteries. This knowledge, which included expert cider-making, was taken to Britain from Roman times, like the dessert apple Decio. But most Roman varieties were unsuitable for the British climate and the Norman varieties rapidly took precedence. British monks continued experimenting and developing new apples, and it is from these varieties that Western apples are largely descended. Several kinds of apples became established in Britain during the 13th century. The Old English Pearmain, recorded in 1204 and so named because of its pear-like shape, was the main dessert apple until well into the 18th century. Its cooking partner was the Costard, which was sold in the markets of Oxford from 1296 until the end of the 17 th century and gave us the word costermonger a term coined for someone who sells fruit and vegetables in the street. But prosperity diminished as the country was hit by successive draughts, the Black Death and the Wars of the Roses. Fewer apples were produced and more were imported. This went on until the 16th century when Richard Harris, King Henry VIIIs chief fruiterer, was ordered to visit France and learn about apple cultivation. 24. Which of the following assertions is not true? (a) Decio apples grew well in Britain despite the weather (b) The Costard was used for cooking for four centuries (c) The Costard took its name from a trade (d) The Pearmain was usually eaten after meals 25. According to the author, in the 16th century: (a) apples had disappeared from the country (b) the British didnt have the skills to grow apples (c) the King sent an expert to France (d) the King travelled to France to learn techniques 26. The text states that apple cultivation started in Britain: (a) over 10 centuries ago (b) in 1204 (c) after the Black Death (d) before the Romans 27. Which word from the text means the same as documented? (a) diminished (b) ordered (c) coined 28. In the text, the word largely (line 6) means: (a) in vast territories (b) in big numbers (c) from a long time ago (d) recorded (d) mostly

29. The text says that the British weather favoured Roman apple varieties over Norman ones. (a) True (b) False

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30. The text says that between the 13th and 16th centuries the countrys production of apples increased. (a) True (b) False

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COMPOSITION (40 puntos)

Escriba unas 100 palabras sobre cada uno de los siguientes temas (utilice ambas caras de esta hoja): 1. Is speaking in public a problem for you? Are you a shy person? Have you been taught to speak in public at school? Explain 2. The news youd like to read in the newspaper someday