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Virtual or plastic?
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A short but growing list of recording stars that includes Prince, Madonna, and Radiohead are willing to
depart from the control of the four multinational corporations that dominate the industry. The members of the British
rock band Radiohead said that they are going to sell their new album, at least initially, exclusively as a digital
download and allow fans to decide how much to pay for it, if anything.
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The band also said they expected a conventional CD release of the album, the 10-song In Rainbows,
early next year, although Radiohead have not yet reached an agreement with the EMI Group, with whom they have a
contract. A number of other record companies seem to be interested in the rights to distribute the album, even
though the value of such a deal for a record company is reduced when the members of the band keep the digital
sales entirely to themselves. Extra profits could then be made by selling the old-fashioned plastic CD as a package,
with extra new songs and photographs, at a much higher price (about $50 per copy).
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The bands digital pricing plan represents a break from the industry standard established by Apples iTunes
service, which generally sells individual songs for 99 cents apiece and complete albums for $10 to $12. The band
have never sold their recordings on iTunes because of their desire to sell their albums only in their full original
form. Early reaction suggests that listeners are ready to pay, but much less than they would do for a CD in stores.
A * COMPREHENSION (4 points)
ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1 Will buyers have to pay for Radioheads new album? Explain.
2 How can conventional music companies be affected by Radioheads decision?
ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR
PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3 Radiohead are alone in this new marketing strategy.
4 Radiohead will sell their new album only as a digital download.
5 The extras cannot be downloaded.
6 The albums 10 songs will be sold for 99 cents apiece.
B * USE OF ENGLISH (3 points)
7 GIVE ONE SYNONYM for profit (NOUN; LINE 9). (0.25 points)
8 FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION:
privileges given by law(NOUN). (0.25 points)
9 FIND IN THE TEXT ONE OPPOSITE FOR forbid (NOUN). (0.25 points)
10 GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS value (NOUN; LINE 8). (0.25 points)
11 GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: (0.5 points)
Some users spent hours and hours downloading a full music album years ago.
12 TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: (0.5 points)
Radiohead couldnt release their new record last december.
13 FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS: (0.5 points)
I will never forget (PLAY) .......... video games when I was ten.
14 USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE
WORDS IN THE BOXES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM: (0.5 points)
writing to computers students used with are
C * PRODUCTION (3 points)
15 WRITE A COMPOSITION (120 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY YOUR
OPTION.
a) What do you think about music/dance competitions on TV?
b) Internet piracy: discuss.
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Global warming
Global warming has emerged as the most serious environmental threat of the 21st century. Only by taking
action now can we ensure that future generations will not be put at risk (taken from a letter to the US President from
49 Nobel Prize winning scientists).
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When carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are released into the air, they cover the Earth, trapping
heat inside the atmosphere this is known as the greenhouse effect, and it is this that keeps our planet at a
temperature at which life can prosper. But the massive increase in the production of these and other greenhouse
gases since industrialisation has caused the effect to intensify.
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The 1990s was the hottest decade on record. Over the course of the 20th century, average global
temperature rose by around 0.6C. Over the past two decades the Earth has been warming faster than at any point
in the last 1,000 years. It is now almost universally agreed that the major cause of this problem is the burning of
coal and oil.
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Climate scientists predict that this ratio of change will have serious consequences. Although it is difficult to
judge how our weather systems will adapt to higher global temperatures, possible scenarios include an increase
in unexpected floods and prolonged dry periods. The melting of the polar ice caps is one of the most worrying
possibilities, causing sea levels to rise by more than 40cm by 2100.
A * COMPREHENSION (4 points)
ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1 How is industrialisation affecting the atmosphere?
2 Why is it thought that sea levels will change?
ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR
PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3 Nobel Prize winning scientists are not convinced about the consequences of global warming.
4 All gas emissions are harmful for life on Earth.
5 Over the last 20 years, the worlds temperature has gone up more slowly than in the preceding centuries.
6 It is certain that there will be an increase in floods and dry periods.
B * USE OF ENGLISH (3 points)
7 FIND IN THE TEXT ONE EXPRESSION MEANING in danger. (0.25 points)
8 FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: (0.25 points)
of intermediate value (ADJECTIVE).
9 GIVE ONE OPPOSITE FOR warming (NOUN; LINE 1). (0.25 points)
10 GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS threat (NOUN; LINE 1). (0.25 points)
11 REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: (0.5 points)
It was such a boring book that I couldnt finish it. | This book was.
12 TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH: (0.5 points)
Will hurricane Katrina be a warning for politicians?, asked the scientist.
13 FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS: (0.5 points)
When I came into the room he .......... (LIE) on the floor.
14 USE THESE WORDS TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. (0.5 points)
before heard I speaking never her had
C * PRODUCTION (3 points)
15 WRITE A COMPOSITION (120 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY YOUR
OPTION.
a) What would you do to help the environment?
b) Is life in our planet in danger of extinction?
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MAXIMISING CHILDREN
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Are you enrolling your small children in a violin course? Do you somehow add ballet, drama, and judo to
football and English lessons? The great news is that this will all make your children do better in school! Well, it might
or it might not. It may turn them into exhausted, disciplined automatons or it may block their imaginations, and leave
them no time to themselves.
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If only middle-class parents would stop trying to maximise their children! Children dont have to be
accomplished violinists or athletics champions or black-belt karate kids. Why cant they just have fun? Certain
enjoyable activities are very difficult to pick up as an adult, and these are worth learning when young.
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Playing an instrument is one; skiing (if you can afford it) is another. But it is pointless to push children
where they dont want to go. And you wonder: do all these children really want to be stars, or is it their parents
ambition for them?
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A childs chances of success in life are determined mainly by its innate ability. There is not much you can
do about that. Mozarts are born, not made. A certain amount of application helps, particularly in secondary school.
Beyond that, a happy, loving and accepting family providing emotional stability is about all children really need.
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1) Why are many children so busy?
2) Do these courses provide everything children need to succeed? Why?
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR
PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) Enrolling in different types of courses only has negative consequences for children.
4) Children learn more easily than adults.
5) It is useful to consider childrens opinion rather than compelling them to register for extra activities.
6) Innate abilities are necessary to become masters in most fields.
7) Find in the text one synonym for ROBOT (noun) (0.25 points)
8) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (0.25 points)
highly trained or skilled (adjective)
9) Give one opposite for ENJOYABLE (adjective) (line 7) (0.25 points)
10) Give a noun with the same root as ACCEPT (verb) (line 12) (0.25 points)
11) Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets. (0.5 points)
Those trees (grow) ___________ so high that they block the view.
12) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). (0.5 points)
I was determined to develop my natural talent for music. I started to take lessons at an academy.
13) Complete the following conditional sentence. (0.5 points)
If Mary had shown real passion for ballet,
14) Give a question for the underlined word: (0.5 points)
It took Mozart only eighteen days to compose his last opera.
15) WRITE A COMPOSITION (120 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY
YOUR OPTION.
a) Whats your parents attitude regarding extracurricular activities?
b) What famous people do you consider geniuses? Why?
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a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1) Why do critics say that hospitals put money before health? (Give two reasons)
2) How does the British Health Service want to solve its financial problems?
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES
FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) Hospitals warn patients.
4) If you have smoked for less than three months, you may be operated on.
5) Smokers say they are put at a disadvantage.
6) Smokers are not the only patients who are not allowed to have surgery.
7) Give an adjective with the same root as CARE (noun) (line 3) (0.25 points)
8) Find in the text one synonym for CHANCE (noun). (0.25 points)
9) Give one opposite for FAIL (verb) (line 7) (0.25 points)
10) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (0.25 points)
advice on what to do about something (noun)
11) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary. (0.5 points)
Medicine is a complicated subject. I know very little about it.
12) Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points)
Ill pay for the operation, he said.
13) Complete the following sentence: (0.5 points) If I were a smoker...
14) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. Use all and only the words in the boxes without
changing their form. (0.5 points)
make heavy can ineffective smoking treatment
15) Write a composition (120 WORDS) Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your option.
a) What do you think about the prohibition of smoking in public places?
b) Is health the most important concern for people?
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CHILD EXPLOITATION
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Dhiraj Kumar, who is 14 years old, works at a tea shop at Delhi's bus station. His 12-hour work shift begins
at 9 pm. He makes tea, washes pots, pans and glasses, and serves the customers. For his work, he is paid 50
rupees (a little less than one euro) a day. When a glass is stolen from the tea shop, he is held responsible. His family
lives 1,000km away, in the state of Bihar, and the small piece of land the family owns is unable to sustain everyone.
Dhirajs pay is crucial in the family's battle to survive.
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Children under 14 are vulnerable to physical, mental and even sexual abuse. Their exploitation goes
unreported and unnoticed inside the closed confines of homes and food stalls. Parents say poverty forces them to
send their children, sometimes as young as five, to work in other people's homes and businesses.
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An Indian government law banning children from working as domestic servants or in roadside food stalls
came into effect on 10 October, 2006. Anyone found exploiting children will face penalties, including imprisonment.
According to the authorities, the ban will affect 185,000 children working as domestic help and 70,000 who work in
roadside food stalls. But many people say the real number of exploited children could be as high as 20 million, and
consequently they believe the prohibition will not solve the entire problem.
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1) Can a child under 12 work legally as a housemaid in India? Why?
2) Why may the Governments measure not solve the entire problem of child labour?
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES
FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) Dhiraj has to work the whole night.
4) His family does not need the money he earns.
5) In India some children start working when they are five years old.
6) Children cannot work in roadside food stalls.
(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points)
7) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (0.25 points)
which can be easily attacked or easily hurt (adjective)
8) Find in the text one opposite for WEALTH (noun). (0.25 points)
9) Give an adjective with the same root as SURVIVE (noun) (line 5). (0.25 points)
10) Find in the text one synonym for FORBID (verb). (0.25 points)
11) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary. (0.5 points)
A friend of mine is a famous scientist. He was born in India.
12) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice: (0.5 points)
They say he is very young to work.
13) Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning. Begin as indicated. (0.5 points)
Many Indian people are too poor to have their own houses.
Many Indian people arent
14) Turn the following sentences into reported speech: (0.5 points)
I am very sorry for what I have done, he said.
15) Write a composition (120 WORDS) Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your option.
a) What are the problems affecting children in poor countries?
b) Would you like to travel to an underdeveloped country? Give reasons.
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SEXISM IN LANGUAGE
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When Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon in 1969 he uttered a memorable sentence: Thats one small
step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. If he had landed on the moon today, no doubt he would have said a
much more politically correct sentence: Thats one small step for a person, one giant leap for humankind. Less
poetic but certainly more literally representative of the whole of the human race!
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Language tends to use male pronouns automatically whenever the sex of the person is not known: Every
student must bring his own calculator. This is a sexist use of language, which often suggests an inherent male
dominance in many fields of life, and can reinforce the idea of female inferiority.
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There is a tendency to associate certain jobs with men or women. For instance, A director must do his best
for his company, but A nurse must treat her patients with kindness. In addition, job names often include reference
to the sex of the person: Im meeting a group of businessmen next Friday, or The housemaid must clean this. The
use of such words tends to emphasise the idea that it is not normal for women to be in professional, highly-paid,
technical or manual jobs, and that it is not natural for a man to work in such a caring (and generally poorly-paid) role
as that of a nurse.
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1) How has language changed since the 60s?
2) How is sexism expressed in some job names?
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR
PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon in the early 60s.
4) When we dont know the sex of a person, we normally use male pronouns.
5) All job names contain an indication of the sex of the person doing it.
6) Mens jobs are usually better paid.
(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points)
7) Find in the text a synonym for UNFORGETTABLE (adjective) (0.25 points)
8) Give one opposite for LAND (verb) (line 2) (0.25 points)
9) Find in the text one word meaning: essential, characteristic, intrinsic or innate (adjective) (0.25 points)
10) Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group: (0.25 points)
JOB, WORK, OCCUPATION, BUSINESS,.
11) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary. (0.5 points)
He used a sexist word. Its meaning was pejorative for women.
12) Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets: (0.5 points)
They ___________ (teach) medieval history by their teacher when they were at school.
13) Give a question for the underlined words: (0.5 points)
We attend English classes three times a week.
14) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. (0.5 points)
YOUR
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COOKING
15) WRITE A COMPOSITION (120 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY
YOUR OPTION.
a) What type of job would you prefertechnical or artistic? Why?
b) Is there still inequality between men and women? Why?
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SMOKING IN PUBS?
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The Government is going to forbid smoking in all pubs under new proposals to protect drinkers and bar
staff from passive smoking. The Cabinet has given up plans to make an exception with pubs that do not serve food,
and is preparing to allow pubs to have separate smoking rooms. Similarly, Patricia Hewitt, the Secretary of State
for Health, is examining plans to allow a smoking-carriage option (smoking is banned on almost all British trains).
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It would keep the bar smoke-free, protect staff, but permit smokers to light up in a separate area.
The Government had been worried about being accused of discriminating against smokers, particularly
working-class Labour voters. The plan for a total prohibition was going to be discussed at a cabinet meeting this
week but the deliberation has been postponed after last-minute doubts. Ms Hewitt is said to support a full
prohibition but wants to find a practical solution acceptable to the whole Cabinet. Ministerial supporters of a
complete ban believe that forbidding smoking in the workplace would help addicts to give up their habit.
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Others in Government think they would be accused of operating an overprotective state if they prohibited
smoking. Smoking-related diseases kill more than 100,000 people a year and cost the National Health Service
millions of pounds treating people with such diseases. The move is now publicly welcomed.
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1) Why was the Government worried?
2) Why did some members of the Government disagree with the prohibition?
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS
OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) The Government will prohibit pubs from serving food.
4) There are smoking-carriages on all British trains.
5) Labour voters are being discriminated against by the Government.
6) The Government expects to save millions of pounds.
(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points)
7) Find in the text one opposite for FORBID (verb) (line 1) (0.25 points)
8) Give one synonym for PROPOSALS (noun) (line 1) (0.25 points)
9) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (0.25 points)
group of persons carrying on work under manager (noun)
10) Give an adjective with the same root as DOUBT (noun) (line 8). (0.25 points)
11) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice. (0.5 points)
The lobby is putting severe pressure on Ministers.
12) Join the following sentences using a relative. Make changes if necessary. (0.5 points)
John has given up smoking. He was a heavy smoker.
13) Complete the following conditional sentence: (0.5 points)
If people didnt pay taxes,
14) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. (0.5 points)
A ALCOHOL PLANNED BAN GOVERNMENT TOTAL THE ON
15) WRITE A COMPOSITION (120 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY
YOUR OPTION.
a) Should public money be spent on treating smoking-related diseases? Why?
b) What do you think of smoking in public places such as restaurants, pubs, etc.?
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CLIMATE CHANGE
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According to the UN, climate change will probably transform the way most people live. However, a group
of economists, including three Nobel Prize winners, says this is the least important of the world's immediate
problems.
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The team of six American and two other economists concluded it is not worth spending money on
climate change because the effects were expected to happen in a far future. They recommended that money
should be spent on HIV/Aids, water and free trade. But they were immediately accused by international
development and environment groups of "understanding nothing about the real world". These recommendations,
which mainly throw doubts on the idea that there will be a serious climate change in a near future, have been very
well received by followers of the free market round the world. On the contrary, the experts conclusions have been
attacked by many scientists.
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The leader of this group of economists, Professor Ludgrum, told the journalists they were what he called
the "Real Madrid" team of "galactica" economists. "We are here to reach consensus about how to help the world's
poor," he said. "We are economists, and not politicians; we have long, valuable experience in giving priority to
basic things, and moreover we are impartial.
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE
YOUR OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1) Why dont the economists see climate change as a priority?
2) How did the environment groups react to the experts conclusions?
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR
PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) There are not qualified voices within the group of economists.
4) According to the group of economists, there will be a serious climate change in the near future.
5) Nobody agrees with the conclusions of the team of economists.
6) The economists consider themselves the elite of experts.
(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points)
7) Give one synonym for ATTACK (verb, line 10) (0.25 points)
8) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (0.25 points)
those who got a prize in a competition or in a competitive situation
9) Find in the text one opposite for UNIMPORTANT (adjective). (0.25 points)
10) Give a noun with the same root as EXPECTED (adjective, line 5). (0.25 points)
11) Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points)
He said: We are here today to reach consensus
12) Turn the following sentence into the active voice: (0.5 points)
Their conclusions have been attacked by many scientists.
13) Give a question for the underlined words. (0.5 points)
Money should be spent on HIV/Aids.
14) Complete the following sentence:
If governments spent less money on wars, (0.5 points)
15) WRITE A COMPOSITION (120 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS.
SPECIFY YOUR OPTION.
a) Do you think that fighting climate change should be a real priority? Why?
b) What can be done to improve environmental conditions?
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MARRIED OR SINGLE?
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The health benefits of being married are so large that single men are at greater risk of dying than
smokers, says a study. This study looked at comparative risks over a seven year period but experts warned that
the lifetime risks of smoking were much higher. Scientists have frequently found that married men and women tend
to be in better health than their single counterparts. This is partly because of the "social support" of having a wife or
husband and perhaps because both single men and women have a worse lifestyle and no-one to take care of them.
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Moreover, the latest study by researchers at the University of Limerick showed that, even when the effects
of smoking, drinking and other poor lifestyles were taken into account, married men had a much lower risk of death.
Professor Martin Smith, who led the research, suggested that male smokers should get married as soon as possible
to avoid the risk. He said: "It is clear that a ring of gold, rather than money, is what keeps people alive."
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However, while over a seven year period, the risks of smoking compared to single life are similar, over a
lifetime period the risks of smoking are much higher. Scientists think a long-term smoker has a one in two chance of
dying prematurely.
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES
FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) Married people are usually healthier than single people.
4) Money can make you live longer.
5) Studies confirm that the effects of smoking and drinking are worse in married men than in single men.
6) Lifetime smokers have the same possibilities of dying as single people.
(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points)
7) Find in the text a synonym for PROBABILITY (noun) (0.25 points)
8) Find in the text the word which has the following definition:
Someone who knows a lot of a particular subject (0.25 points)
9) Give a noun with the same root as WARN (verb) (line 2) (0.25 points)
10) Give one opposite for LARGE (adjective) (line 1) (0.25 points)
11) Turn the following sentence into Reported Speech: (0.5 points)
My aunt said: Single men should drive slowly if they want to live longer
12) Give a question for the underlined words:
Ive been married for twenty years (0.5 points)
13) Complete the following sentence: (0.5 points)
I would give up smoking if
14) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). (0.5 points)
That man talks a lot. He has more chances to become a politician.
15) Write a composition (120 WORDS) Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your option.
a) Smoking as a social problem nowadays.
b) Married or single? Advantages and disadvantages.
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a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1) Why is the size of classes in Aguaviva larger than in other rural villages?
2) What is Aguavivas strategy for survival?
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES
FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) Aguaviva is not far from Aragns capital.
4) The number of Spanish children is now smaller than the number of foreign children at Aguavivas school.
5) Foreign families with three children can apply for a social package.
6) Only ten families have applied for a social package.
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7) Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group: (0.25 points)
ARGENTINIAN URUGUAYAN PERUVIAN
8) Find in the text the word which has the following definition (noun): (0.25 points)
The chief authority of a city
9) Find in the text one opposite for CARELESSLY (adverb) (0.25 points)
10) Give an adjective with the same root as HISTORY (noun) (line 4) (0.25 points)
11) Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in brackets: (0.5 points)
While I (drive)___________ down the road, I came across a big cow.
12) Complete the following conditional sentence: (0.5 points)
If all those foreign families hadnt arrived at Aguaviva,
13) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice: (0.5 points)
You cant expect my little sister to behave responsibly. .
14) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). (0.5 points)
He has been attending Italian lessons. His family moved to Rome five years ago.
15) Write a composition (120 WORDS) Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your
option.
a) Advantages and disadvantages of living in the city and in the country.
b) What are the effects of immigration in the life of our country?
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YELLOW JOURNALISM
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Yellow journalism is a type of journalism in which sensationalism triumphs over facts. Some journalists
employ colourful language and exaggeration to make a dull, dry story more exciting; sometimes facts are not
carefully checked, and even entire incidents are falsified. Human interest stories, accounts of murders, scandals
and gossip are habitually covered by the yellow press, which developed in the 19th century, especially in the United
States.
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Two early examples of yellow newspapers were the New York World and the New York Journal American,
published by magnates Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, respectively. They used a populist approach to
political and social issues, and competed with each other with attractive illustrations, articles by talented writers, and
cartoons (one of these, called The Yellow Kid, gave the journals their nickname). These papers had large
circulations and financial success; they became models for the popular press, and a powerful influence on public
opinion.
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The Spanish/American War of 1898, for example, was preceded by intense campaigns in the yellow press
encouraging the U.S. publics patriotism and sympathy for Cuban rebels. Sensational anti-Spanish stories were
published distorting the news. Hearst is said to have told his reporters in Cuba, when they found the situation
peaceful: You supply the pictures, and Ill supply the war.
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR
OWN WORDS... (1 point per answer)
1) How are facts treated by yellow journalism?
2) Why is the sensationalist press known as yellow journalism?
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR
PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) The news published by the yellow press is always true.
4) Hearsts and Pulitzers papers were not read by many people.
5) Hearst and Pulitzer encouraged an anti-war atmosphere.
6) Hearst sent his reporters to Cuba after the war had started.
(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points)
7) Find in the text one opposite for BORING (adjective). (0.25 points)
8) Give one synonym for INCIDENT (line 3) (noun) (0.25 points)
9) Find in the text one synonym for USE (verb).. (0.25 points)...................................................................................
10) Find in the text the word which has the following definition (0.25 points)..........................................................
a familiar or humorous denom ination for a person or thing (noun).
11) Turn the following sentences into reported speech:.(0.5 points)........................................................................
Buy me the paper if youre going out, Alice asked her brother.
12) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice:. (0.5 points)..........................................................................
Many people consider the yellow press dishonest.
13) Join the following sentences using a relative. Make changes if necessary.(0.5 points)...................................
Clark Kent worked for a newspaper. The newspaper was called The Daily Planet.
14) Give a question for the underlined words: (0.5 points)
The yellow press specializes in scandal and gossip.
15) Write a composition (120 WORDS) Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your option.
a) Gossip and yellow journalism in the Spanish media. Give your opinion.
b) Would you like to become famous and appear on TV?
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HOME ALONE
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With marriage apparently in trouble, so many single-parent families and people living alone ready to
dominate the country, Britain is currently going through one of the most dramatic social changes in its entire
history. This is one more example of globalization, and many other countries around the world seem to be
accompanying Britain in the same process.
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The statistics are shocking. Since 1961, the number of UK homes occupied by one person has risen
from 10 to 30 per cent, with predictions of 40 per cent for the year 2010. There are other fundamental social
changes behind Britains single-household explosion. The increasing independence of the working woman, more
orientated to her career than to personal relationships, has been essential. The prototypical Bridget Jones,
thirtysomething, single, and in search of a man, is becoming a little old-fashioned.
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These changing social attitudes and the higher divorce and separation figures are the causes of the
growing numbers of single parents. More and more women, both in the UK and the USA, no longer think it
necessary to have a man around to have a child. Such radical social changes inevitably have their side effects,
which are often as interesting as the changes themselves. Obsession with work seem s to have provoked a
boom in online agencies for making friends.
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR
OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1) How is the family changing in Britain?
2) What is the role of women in family changes?
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR
PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) Family changes are also observed throughout the world.
4) Many women are trying to imitate Bridget Jones.
5) The large numbers of single parents are only due to changing attitudes.
6) Even people obsessed with their careers need relationships.
(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points)
7) Give one opposite for INCREASING (adjective) (line 7) (0.25 points)
8) Find in the text a synonym for NOW (adverb) (0.25 points)
9) Fill in the gap with a correct preposition: (0.25 points)
All my family was brought_____ in England.
10) Give an adjective with the same root as CHILD (noun) (line 12) (0.25 points)
11) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary. (0.5 points)
Johnny Depp is starring in Finding Neverland. His portrait of Captain Sparrow is superb.
12) Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points)
Michael asked her: Where did you find these trainers?
13) Complete the following sentence: (0.5 points)
If Harry were allowed to use magic at home, . . .
14) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. Use all and only the words in the
boxes without changing their form. (0.5 points)
ENOUGH AT IM GOOD NOT TENNIS
15) Write a composition (120 WORDS) Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your option.
a) How do you meet new friends?
b) Men and womens new roles in society.
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MOBILE PHONES
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Mobile phones are not a luxury item anymore. While they have improved peoples lives, they have some
drawbacks and we need to be careful about when and where they should be used. Admittedly, they facilitate
communication with other people anywhere at any time. Parents feel more relaxed knowing their children can get in
touch with them immediately if they need help, and emergency services can be called without delay when there has
been an accident. Advanced features such as e-mail services and image messaging are packed into extremely light
and tiny models that fit into your pocket.
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Yet mobile phones can be a serious threat to health, for children in particular. Experts warn that the
radiation of this type of phones can cause headaches and affect your memory in a negative way, although this has
not been proved convincingly. What is more, people who use a mobile phone while driving constitute a danger to
others and to themselves and sometimes have had fatal accidents.
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Besides this, what for many people is a useful device can be a nuisance for others, who are always
complaining about the constant ringing tones in public places. Some people even claim that mobile phones should
carry health warnings as packets of cigarettes do.
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a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1) Is it true that mobile phones are dangerous for health? Why?
2) Why have some people died while using a mobile phone?
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES
FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
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15) Write a composition (120 words). Choose one of the following options. Specify your option.
a) How have new technologies changed our lives?
b) Could you live without a mobile phone? Why?
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WEB PIRATES
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Internet users who distribute movies before they are sold in shops could face up to five years in prison under a
proposed USA bill, that is to say, a plan for a new law. Video recording of movies in cinemas would also be prohibited.
Those supporting the proposal say unauthorised copying costs film-makers an estimated $3 billion in lost sales.
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The Motion Picture Association of America has tried to restrict the distribution of DVD previews to judges in film
festivals. Illegal copies of movies end up being sold on street corners and made available through online networks just
after they are shown in cinemas for the first time. This is due to audience members entering cameras into theatres and
recording the film. If the bill becomes law, the maximum sentence for such practices will be five years plus financial
damages.
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Unauthorised video recording in cinemas is currently a crime in four states and the District of Columbia but it is
legal in other states. The person who puts online copyrighted material which is not legally available to the public should
be penalized, said California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein. The law proposal has received strong support from
the movie and music industries. They also hope to have permission to explore personal computers to search for illegal
material.
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(A) COMPREHENSION (4 points)
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.
(1 point per answer)
1) What is the bill against?
2) How do web pirates get illegal copies of movies?
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b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM
THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) Film makers lose $3 billion due to illegal copying.
4) Web pirates could be imprisoned and sentenced to pay a sum of money.
5) Video recording in cinemas is illegal all over the United States.
6) The movie and music industries are examining personal computers to find illegal material.
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15) Write a composition (120 WORDS) Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your option.
a) Advantages and disadvantages of the Internet.
b) Would you buy an illegal copy of a film or music album? Why?
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SMOKING IN ASIA
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While tobacco companies face restrictions in Europe and USA, tobacco consumption in many Asian countries is
on the increase. Smoking American or European cigarettes is seen as fashionable. A few Asian governments have followed
the example of Western nations: tobacco advertising on television and radio has been forbidden. However, the tobacco
companies still find ways to get their message to the people of these extremely populated countries.
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While adult males have been the most common smokers in Asia, advertising aimed particularly at women and
young people is trying to change that. Growing numbers of Asian women see smoking as a sign of their liberation. The
multinational tobacco companies say that they do not intend to promote smoking among non-smokers in Asia. Instead, they
say that they want Asian smokers to change their favourite kind of cigarettes. The evidence suggests the opposite,
however. It was precisely in Hong Kong, where few women smoked, that the American company S&M introduced their
Victoria Slims, a cigarette brand aimed at women.
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Doctors and scientists are concerned about how smoking will affect the health of the Asian people. Scientists
estimate that because of the rising tobacco consumption in Asia, the annual worldwide number of deaths due to tobacco will
triple over the next two or three decades.
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a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. (1 point per answer)
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ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES
FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) Asian governments havent done anything to control tobacco consumption.
4) It is impossible for tobacco companies to advertise their products in Asia.
5) Women are an attractive part of the tobacco market.
6)The deaths due to smoking will triple only in Asia.
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ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES
FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) Mankind has actually set foot on Mars.
4) Reaching Mars can cost as much as reaching the moon.
5) Mars is the same size as the Earth.
6) Venuss climate is gentle.
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7) Find in the text the word which has the following definition:
(0.25 points)
a plan for work or activity of any kind (noun)
8) Find in the text one opposite for FRIENDLY (adjective).
(0.25 points)
9) Give a noun with the same root as POLITICAL (adjective).
(0.25 points)
10) Give one synonym for PROSPEROUS (line 5) (adjective).
(0.25 points)
11) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary.(0.5 points)
A dog was sent into space in 1957. Its name was Laika.
12) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice:
(0.5 points)
We are going to invite Dr Livingstone to participate in the project.
13) Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning. Begin as indicated.
(0.5 points)
African countries are too poor to build a space station.
African countries arent
14) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. Use all and only the words in the boxes
without changing their form.
(0.5 points)
useless space people exploration consider many
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A hot shower and a new wife helped two astronauts come down to earth Thursday after six months in orbit. Russian
cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and U.S. astronaut Edward Lu landed in Kazakhstan after an unproblematic flight from the
International Space Station. The crew, accompanied by Spaniard Pedro Duque, who was on a one-week mission, arrived as
planned.
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Lu said the exciting life on the 16-nation orbital platform had amply compensated for not enjoying common comforts.
"It's a small price to pay not to be able to eat your favorite food or take a shower if you have the opportunity to live and work in
space," he told a news conference. "But that being said, that first hot shower felt really good."
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Having married his fiance Ekaterina Dmitriev in August via a satellite video link from space, Malenchenko went
straight into married life enthusiastically. "Life continues on earth and we've got lots of plans," he said.
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The astronauts said they had been able to keep in touch with their families from the station via e-mail and video
telephone. "I missed my family and fiance, but we had very good communications on board and we were able to talk," said Lu.
"I didn't feel very much separated from my loved ones on the ground."
(A) COMPREHENSION (4 points)
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.
(1 point per answer)
1) How different was daily life on board the Space Station?
2) How did the astronauts manage not to miss their families very much? (Give two reasons)
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE
TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) Pedro Duque was in orbit for six months.
4) The orbital platform was exclusively a Russian and American enterprise.
5) Living in the orbital platform was so stimulating that astronauts could manage without ordinary comforts.
6) The Russian astronaut got married while in space.
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a. Are dangerous professions attractive for young people today? Why?
b. Do you like science fiction stories/films? Why?
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TRAFFIC IN LONDON
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When cars first replaced horses in London, everyone was pleased. Thank goodness, the streets would no
longer be full of smelly excrements. But Londoners have changed their minds about cars since then. In February
2003, in fact, the city introduced a plan to cut traffic and make it a nicer place to live in. All motorists coming into the
capital between 7.00 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. have to pay a 5 admission fee.
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The success of this system is highly unexpected. It was introduced by the Mayor, Ken Livingstone, in the
face of opposition from business leaders, politicians, and a lot of people who just love their cars. Business leaders
claimed that their companies would suffer, while politicians said it would unfairly penalise various groups. Even the
Government took an attitude of wait and see. Against predictions, private traffic is now down by 20 per cent, while
fees and fines provide 130 million each year for improving public transport.
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In order to sell this plan to the public, you cannot just introduce it, you have to get people to accept it. If you
ask motorists directly, they say no, but if you put it in a package with a reduction in the price of petrol, or in a package
including better roads and better public transport, a majority of motorists will support it.
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a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1) Why do you think Londoners have changed their minds about cars since they replaced horses in their city?
2) How does this system help public transport? (Give two reasons)
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FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) If motorists want to drive into London between 7.00 a.m. and 6.30 p.m., they are charged some money.
4) The Government agreed to support this plan introduced by the Mayor.
5) In spite of this plan, traffic has not decreased in London.
6) Most motorists will support the plan if it is combined with other measures.
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15) Write a composition (120 WORDS). Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your option.
a) Give reasons for and against reducing traffic in the city centre.
b) Would you like to be a politician? Why?
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NON-SEXIST LANGUAGE
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English, like most languages, is androcentric, or sexist. A preoccupation with making the language more
inclusive began in the 1950s and 1960s, when feminists started analysing sexist language in English. With women
joining the workforce and entering the professions, people found it harder to assume that a doctor was a man, or a
nurse was a woman.
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The 1975 Sex Discrimination Act made it illegal to advertise jobs as specifically for men or for women.
Personnel departments had to find new words for many which were too specific, like fireman or policeman.
However, it wasnt till the 1980s that institutions such as universities and the Church started to eliminate sexist
language from their documents; but they found it difficult to find a replacement for the male pronoun He when
referring to God.
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In 1995 a new inclusive version of the New Testament and Psalms was published in the United States. In
that version, the Lords Prayer begins Our Father-Mother in heaven, and Jesus is called the Human One rather
than Son of Man. If some of these cases may seem extreme, then consider the case of Ellen Cooperman, who
fought a year-long legal battle for the right to change her name to Cooperperson. She won.
(A) COMPREHENSION (4 points)
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR
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1. What were feminists complaining about in the 1950s and 1960s, concerning the use of English?
2. Why does the Lords Prayer begin differently in the 1995 version?
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR
PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3. Nowadays people have no problems advertising jobs for men only.
4. The complaints of feminists had an immediate effect on the way university documents were written.
5. Introducing non-sexist vocabulary has not been difficult for the Church.
6. The desire for non-sexist language can meet legal problems.
(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points)
7. Give a verb with the same root as INCLUSIVE (adjective, line 2) and give an adjective with the same root
as INSTITUTION (noun, line 7). (0.5 points)
8. Turn the following sentence into the active voice: (0.5 points)
In 1995 a new version of the New Testament was published.
9. Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points)
She exclaimed: I want to change my name to Cooperperson!
10. Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if
necessary: (0.5 points)
There is a law against sex discrimination. Companies cant offer jobs for men only.
11. Rewrite the sentences without changing its meaning. Begin as indicated: (0.5 points)
It wasnt until the 1980s that institutions started to eliminate sexist language.
Before the 1980s..
12. Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary. (0.5 points)
The Sex Discrimination Act made sexist language illegal. It was passed in 1975.
(C) PRODUCTION (3 points)
13. WRITE A COMPOSITION (120 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY YOUR
OPTION.
a) Do you think that some jobs are only for men? Why?
b) Do all people have the same opportunities in our society? Why?
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ENERGY DRINKS
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Recent events in Australia suggest that energy drinks in excess may be dangerous. Last Spring a
student who had drunk eleven cans of an energy drink robbed a supermarket armed with a knife. According to
his lawyer, this student was suffering from "caffeinism," that is, an unusual condition of excitement,
sleeplessness, agitation, and confused thought and speech, as a result of the consumption of high levels of
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caffeine. The judge did not quite accept this defence, but he accepted that energy drinks may have
influenced the boy's behaviour.
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This is not the first incident concerning energy drinks. In Sweden, there have been warnings about
mixing them with alcohol or drinking after exercise, when three people died shortly after having an energy
drink.
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In Ireland, a 19-year-old man died suddenly after he had drunk three cans of it, and the matter is still under
investigation. The company insists that there is nothing dangerous in its product, and that it increases alertness,
concentration, and endurance. But experts do not agree: "Energy drinks are high in sugar and may increase
alertness, but there is no evidence to show that they are better than a cup of coffee."
(A) COMPREHENSION (4 points)
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1) When can energy drinks become dangerous?
2) How does caffeinism influence ones behaviour?
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES
FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) A student stole a knife from a supermarket.
4) Three teenagers died in Ireland.
5) Sugar may reduce attention.
6) Everybody agrees about the effects of energy drinks.
(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points)
7) Find in the text the word which has the following definition:
round metal box for preserving food or drink (noun) (0.25 points)
8) Give an adjective with the same root as EXCITEMENT(noun). (0.25 points)
9) Find in the text one synonym for INSOMNIA (noun). (0.25 points)
10) Give one opposite for INCREASE (verb) (line 10) (0.25 points)
11) Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points)
He has drunk too much tonight, Peter said.
12) Turn the following sentence into the active voice: (0.5 points)
Tea has been made by his mother.
13) Use the words in the box to make a meaningful sentence. (0.5 points)
WANTED DRINK MARY THE TO CAT WATER
14) Complete the following sentence: (0.5 points)
If he had not drunk so much,...
(C) PRODUCTION (3 points)
15) WRITE A COMPOSITION (120 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY
YOUR OPTION.
a) Drinking alcohol may be the cause of many problems. Why?
b) Healthy drinks and sports. Give your opinion.
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The residents of a North Yorkshire town are stocking up with garlic and crucifixes after a real-life Dracula
announced plans to move to the small seaside village where his literary ancestor arrived in a wooden coffin in Bram
Stokers classic novel. Vlad Dracula Prince Kretzulesco, the last living member of the clan, is considering settling in
Whitby.
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He currently lives in Castle Dracula, in eastern Germany. But Prince Kretzulesco indicated he would be
delighted to return to the town where the terrifying legend began. He said: To visit the place where Mr Stoker wrote
the book would be wonderful. I know a little of Whitby and my familys connection with the town, and if I were
welcome, maybe I could go there and look for a place to live.
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Prince Kretzulesco, an antique dealer, is anxious to leave Germany after numerous attacks and death
threats from neo-Nazis. He said: The British are good to foreigners and have liberal attitudes no matter if you are
black, green or lilac. If anyone offered me their castle, I would jump at the opportunity.
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Craig Collier-Huckins from Whitbys Dracula Society said: It would be wonderful to have him here and we
would welcome him with open arms.
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(A) COMPREHENSION (4 points)
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1) What made Whitby famous?
2) Why has Prince Kretzulesco chosen a British village?
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b)
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ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES
FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) Prince Kretzulesco is a character in Bram Stokers novel.
4) Prince Kretzulesco is having trouble in Germany.
5) Prince Kretzulesco believes that the British are racist.
6) The residents of Whitby have offered a castle to Prince Kretzulesco.
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OPTION.
a) Racism in Europe.
b) Do you like horror films? Why?
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Most people think that instinct disappeared out of the human lifestyle as civilization began. This, however,
is not in accordance with our natural tendency to violence. Violence could be associated with instinct, so there is no
reason in a civilized world for violence. In order to compensate for this lack of violence, people become involved in
dangerous activities. They watch action films, they read adventure books, etc. But what are the effects of violence in
entertainment?
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It is commonly thought that people watching violent films get excited and might want to perform violent acts
in real life. The results of a test on two groups of children was that those who had played Street Fighter behaved
more aggressively than the ones playing a peaceful video game. In this respect one could say that the influence is
negative.
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But there is another, less common explanation regarding the lost human instinct of violence: we have to
find a way to express this need. In this sense, the influence of violence in films would be positive, because it would
satisfy our need for violence. Watching them gives viewers satisfaction, and so they do not have to express their
urge for violence in real life.
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a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1) Has civilization suppressed instinct in the human being? Why?
2) Why did one group of children behave more aggressively than the other?
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR
PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) It is a natural thing to feel the need for violence.
4) A civilized society offers non-violent ways of satisfying violent instincts.
5) Experiments show that the influence of violent video games is not significant.
6) Violent films cannot have a positive influence.
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OPTION.
a.- Do you think young people are very violent nowadays? Why?
b.- Write about an action film you have recently watched.
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It is not clear precisely why, with the whole galaxy at their disposal, extra-terrestrials should wish to visit
Hereford. But if local reports are to be believed, the town and surrounding countryside have lately become a magnet
for alien visitors.
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Over the past few months there have been a series of sightings of UFOs in the area, and witnesses reports
coincide on the appearance of the flying saucers. It was a big ball of very bright light, said one woman; I thought I
could see figures with big ears inside it, but to be honest it was moving so fast I couldnt be sure.
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People have been seeing strange objects in the sky around Hereford for almost two decades now, but
never as many as now. Were getting three or four sightings a week at the moment, said one local UFO enthusiast.
Ive never known anything like it.
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Nobody knows why aliens should be interested in Hereford, although one local butcher has a theory. Its
our pies, he explained. They have the sort of delicate crust and meat filling you just dont get anywhere else in the
universe.
(A) COMPREHENSION (4 points)
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1) Is Hereford a new destination for UFOs? Why?
2) Is the butchers theory believable? Why?
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES
FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) People in Hereford have been seeing many UFOs in the last few months.
4) Witnesses do not agree on what they saw.
5) One witness saw figures inside the UFO.
6) According to the butcher, the aliens come to Hereford to eat meat pies.
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7) Find in the text one opposite of DISAGREE (verb) and one synonym of SOFT (adjective). (0.5 points)
8) Give one noun with the same root as BRIGHT (adjective)
and one noun with the same root as REPORT (verb).
(0.5 points)
9)Turn the following sentences into reported speech.
(1 point)
The UFO enthusiast explained: Ive never known anything like it.
The butcher exclaimed: You cant get these pies anywhere else in the universe!
10) Fill in the gap with a correct preposition.
(0.5 points)
The Martians climbed ___________ the UFO, closed the door, and flew away.
11) Give a question for the underlined words.
(0.5 points)
People have been seeing strange objects in the sky for centuries.
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12) WRITE A COMPOSITION (120 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY YOUR
OPTION.
a) Is there life in outer space? Why?
b) Do you like science fiction films? Why?
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The worlds oldest woman according to the Guinness Book of Records, who attributed her long life to a
daily whisky, died in a British nursing home on Thursday, six days before her 115th birthday. Eva Morris died at the
Autumn House home in the town of Stone in the English Midlands. Eva died peacefully in her sleep, a
spokesperson at the home said. We are very privileged to have nursed her for the last eight years of her life.
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She was a grand old lady. Eva Morris, a former domestic servant who was widowed in the 1930s, was
said by friends to enjoy the occasional cigarette and to have ridden a bicycle.
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The Guinness Book of Records said it could not yet confirm who would succeed Morris as the worlds
oldest woman because her death might encourage several candidates. A Dominican woman says she is 125 years
old, but does not have the documents to prove it, a Guinness spokesperson said. We dont doubt that she is 125
years old, but we need to be able to verify it, the spokesperson continued. She is gathering the evidence so we
may be able to make an announcement.
ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES
FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) Drinking was the cause of Evas death.
4) Evas husband died in the 1930s.
5) Eva was resting when she died.
6) The people from Guinness Book of Records do not believe that the Dominican woman is 125 years old.
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OPTION.
a) How do you imagine yourself when you are 64?
b) Old people: living at home or nursing homes.
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Visitors who leave behind the city centre of Charleston, South Carolina, and drive only 30 miles south, may
come upon the monastery of Our Lady of Mepkin. Twenty-eight monks live at Mepkin Abbey, following the same
routine established in France 900 years ago: praying, reading the Bible, and working.
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Monasteries and spiritual centres throughout the United States find that demand for temporary accommodation
is increasing. More and more visitors come to this peaceful abbey every day, men and women who are tired of the
fast pace of life and work in 21st-century America.
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These people usually stay in the abbey between one and six days. Most come for the silence, explains one of
the monks. They pray with the monks (attending the first service of the day, at 3.20 in the morning, if they wish),
observe the same silence as the monks, eat the same vegetarian food.
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booked for the next six months. The monks hope that their visitors will find peace, joy and perspective on life.
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a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS. (1 point per answer)
1) Why have monasteries and spiritual centres become popular in the USA?
2) What is it that visitors find most appealing in monasteries?
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b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES
FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)
3) Mepkin Abbey was founded in France 900 years ago.
4) Visitors have to wake up at 3.20 in the morning.
5) All guests have to do some work in the Abbey to pay for their accommodation.
6) It is difficult to get a room at Mepkin Abbey.
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7) Find in the text the word which has the following definition:
(0.25 points)
sequence of actions regularly followed (noun)
8) Give one synonym for PEACEFUL (line 5).
(0.25 points)
9) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice.
(0.5 points)
Visitors find peace and joy at the monastery.
10) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). (0.5 points)
Lindsay is the eldest child. She has to look after the other children.
11) Fill in the gap with a correct preposition.
(0.5 points)
My friend insisted __________ paying the bill.
12) Give a question for the underlined words.
(0.5 points)
This dictionary cost fifty dollars ten years ago.
13) Complete the following sentence:
(0.5 points)
If the visitors wish
(C) PRODUCTION (3 points)
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14) WRITE A COMPOSITION (120 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY YOUR
OPTION.
a) Would you stay for a month in a monastery? Why?
b) Spiritual life today
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