MODELO DE EXÁMENES

2017-2018

OPCIÓN A // SELFIE ACCIDENTS

1. a) FALSE: “It is almost twice”  // b) TRUE : “There is, howe”

a) People take risks to snap a selfie because they want to put it on Facebook or Twitter, or any other social network in order to become popular.
b) Yes, the Russian government has designed a campaign, including a brochure, an internet site and audio-visual materials, in order to inform about the safety measures that people should take into account when taking selfies.

3. a) desire b) happen c) latest  d) leaflet

4. a) who/that —– snapping   b) have created —– by

c) As/since/because —– is becoming

d) Mike said that he had spoken to his publisher about her new photography book.

OPCIÓN B // THE LEGEND OF THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE

1. a) FALSE: “Nevertheless, other” // b) TRUE: “The first rep”

2. a) The weather can cause difficulties to navigate in this sea, with the presence of hurricanes that develop in the summer and strong storms.
b) Both researchers and insurance companies do not consider the Bermuda Triangle a highly risky place since disappearances are not more common than in other places.

3. a) assigned  b) hazardous  c) innumerable   d) consider

4. a) Although  —- – has solved    b) How long —– since

c)  had not taken —–  would not have been called

d) John asked us if we knew that many ships and planes had disappeared  in the Bermuda Triangle.

2018-2019

OPCIÓN A // PARENTS JOIN FACEBOOK TO SPY

1. a) TRUE: “They were 14″ // b) TRUE: “One in six”

3. a) find out  b) updates   c) said    d) keep track of

2. a) Parents want to find out where their children go to and who their friends are, whether they drink a lot or they have a boyfriend or a girlfriend. Some parents also want to know how their children spend their money.

b) The survey director understands parents’ behaviour, since Facebook is a very useful tool to keep an eye on their children.

4. 
a) had spied / had been spying —- what
b) deals / has dealt —– is / has been explained
c) often / frequently —– a / per / every
d) Mary asked her mother what else she saw in her Facebook account.

OPCIÓN B // THE DANGERS OF PERFUME

1. a) TRUE. “Amazingly, despite // FALSE. “Recently, the

2. a) Many people experience headaches, teary eyes, nausea, or breathlessness after being in perfume sections of big stores.

b) Natural perfumes have fewer allergy risks and no advertising costs but are pricier than synthetic alternatives.

3. a) protests b) controversial c) near d) damage

4. a) must —– as      b) coughing —– time
c) was forbidden —– for      d) to buy —– whose

2019- 2020

OPCIÓN A // ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH

1. a) TRUE: “Anne Spencer //  b) FALSE:“She graduated”

2. a) She helped him make some important flights and conquer a speed record acting as copilot, navigator and radio operator on those flights.
b) Because in her books, especially in Gift from the Sea, she provides a clever and beautifully presented analysis of the way women lived their lives in the twentieth century.

3. a) granted b) license c) subject d) thoughtful

4. a) had not met ——- what / how

b) who ——- had been said            c) often ——- a
d) What he felt /had felt when he was flying / had been flying over the Atlantic Ocean.

OPCIÓN B // HORSE AGAINST OWNER

1. a) FALSE: “He was removed //  TRUE: “But she refused

2. a) What they really want is that Justice’s old owner pays for his future medical care.

b) If the lawyers win this case, animals will be treated differently, not just as somebody’s property, but as sensitive creatures.

3. a) shelter b) heartbreaking c) change d) available

4. a) about  ——- accepting
b) is being reported ——- how
c) Despite ——- higher
d) Nick asked his wife if she thought zoo animals are / were really happy.

2020- 2021

OPCIÓN A //  FLASHES ON THE MOON

1. a) FALSE: “This unusual phe  b) FALSE: “The so-called

2. a) This phenomenon is likely caused by: gases escaping the surface during moonquakes; meteorites hitting the moon’s surface; electrically charged particles of solar wind reacting with moon dust.

b) It is located in Spain, not far from Seville, because the atmospheric conditions for watching the moon are much better than in Germany.

3. a) glow   b) occurred   c) set up    d) base

4.  a) orbiting ——- in b) were left ——- still
c) started ——- at  d) which ——- is covered

OPCIÓN B //  IS READING AFFECTED BY GENDER?

1. a) TRUE: “They also rated // b) FALSE: “However, the autho

2. a) Boys who believed that reading was for girls were less motivated and their tests had worse results.

b) The second study mentioned in the text found that, if teenage boys learned about boys and girls being equal, this helped them to be less aggressive.

3. a) conduct  b) revealed   c) appear   d) disparities

4. a) treating ——- of        b) at ——- than   c) who ——- out

d) My best friend asked me what my favourite book is / was.

2021- 2022

A // THE FUTURE OF JOBS AND SKILLS

1. a) TRUE: “Students entering // b) FALSE “Recent stud

2.  a) Being afraid of machines and technology has always happened; big changes in technology provoke fear of losing jobs; technological evolution brings about more employment.

b) While jobs are disappearing in the contaminating sectors, more jobs are growing in the green sector, which will affect the skills needed in the future.

3. a) arisen b) currently c) retaind) care for

4.  a) have been ——- which       b) learning ——- from
c) with ——- only
d) Advisors asked if  the number of jobs in the green sector had increased the previous year

OPCIÓN B //  SOCIAL MEDIA AND MENTAL HEALTH

1. a) TRUE: “The constant bombar // b) FALSE: “‘If we direct 

2.  a) Social media can negatively affect our memories, since they can alter the way in which we remember enjoyable moments of our past life.

b) The results of a survey carried out in March 2018 show that more than a third of Generation Z people were leaving social media, while 41 per cent said that social media provoked anxiety, sadness, or depression in them.

3. a) rise b) reliance c) occurred d) proven 

4.  a) The ——- more unhappy
b) from ——- not providing
c) which ——- as
d) Dr Bono tells us to enjoy every aspect of our life in real time 

2022- 2023

OPCIÓN A //  WHY IS BANGKOK THE MOST VISITED CITY IN THE WORLD?

1.a) FALSE: “In my more than // b) FALSE: “Thailand might not

2.  a) Bangkok citizens use brooms daily to wipe the streets clean. Besides, shop owners and street sellers wash their share of pavement.

b) Tourists choose Bangkok as a starting point for their travels in Southeast Asia because very few serious crimes are committed in the city every year.

3. a) estimated   b) over c) litter d) issues

4. a) accommodation ——- booking     b) greatly ——– on
c) had chosen ——- would not have been 
d) to say —— easiest

OPCIÓN B // SPORTS IN AMÉRICA  

1. a) TRUE: “As a result // b) FALSE: “Grants are offered

2. a) The benefits students get from playing sports are exercising, fair play, sense of achievement and enjoyment.

b) No, it is not, due to the special care in promoting gender equity with the intention of offering the same number of grants to male and female students.

3. a) opportunity b) prevalent  c) include   d) crucial

4. a) who ——- competing
b) are played ——- regardless
c) to meet ——- from
d) My son asked me who had won the Australia Open tournament three years before