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INSTRUCCIONES y PUNTUACIÓN
Conteste a TODAS las preguntas de tipo test ÚNICAMENTE en la hoja de lectura óptica. Al final del examen,
entregue ÚNICAMENTE la hoja de lectura óptica y LA ÚLTIMA HOJA de este examen, donde escribirá la
redacción. No olvide consignar sus datos personales en ambas hojas. Puede llevarse el resto del examen. Hay que
superar los mínimos marcados en la guía para poder aprobar el examen. Las respuestas incorrectas no restan
puntos.
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CENTRO ASOCIADO:

I. READING
A) Lea el siguiente texto y elija la opción correcta para cada hueco de las opciones que aparecen a
continuación del texto.

ODONTOCETI CETACEANS

The odontoceti are the group of cetaceans that include all the toothed whales, grampus, porpoise and
dolphins. Most dolphins, (1)__________ as the common dolphin, may be found virtually anywhere
(2)______________ are especially prevalent here in the Mediterranean. Other types of dolphins
commonly sighted off our coasts are the bottlenose and the striped dolphin.
These are the ones that (3)________________ been known to man for thousands of years. The Straits of
Gibraltar are well-known for the biannual migration of bird life. What is generally not so well known is
(4)_________________ there is also a continual passage of cetaceans between the Mediterranean and
the Atlantic.

It is only in comparatively recent geological times that all this marine movement has become
(5)_________________ . As the theory goes, twelve million years ago the African continent slowly
bumped into Spain and a low mountain ridge was formed between Tangier and Tarifa. The Mediterranean
became a vast lake, eventually drying up, leaving vast deposits of salt behind. Then, again according to
the geological theory, six million years later, Africa started to retreat from Europe and
(6)_______________ breach was created in the mountain dam previously formed.

(7)______________there it is believed that the largest waterfall the world has ever known was created
and the Atlantic thundered over a 3,000 ft drop, yet again filling the Mediterranean basin, thus allowing
the reintroduction of marine life into this area.

Gibraltar is famous for its dolphins, which can be seen on boat trips in the Straits of Gibraltar. Because
this stretch of water is only 13 miles wide at (8)____________ narrowest point, the concentration of
cetaceans is very high, (9)_______________ towards the middle. It is about three miles offshore that you
find the larger creatures, such as the sperm whale. For some reason most sightings show that they are
heading in a westerly direction. The prevailing surface current is easterly and these animals may be just
(10)___________ against the current flow and not in fact travelling out of the Straits at that particular
time.

1 a. so b. such* c. like d. for

2. a. they b. and * c. for d. when

3. a. have* b. are c. can d. must

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4. a. than b. which c. that* d. so

5. a. imposible b. ‘actually c. possible* d. reluctantly

6. a. a* b. the c. some d. few

7. a. ‘Hence b. From* c. ‘In d. As

8. a. theirs b. it c. their* d. his

9.a. especially* b. actually c. generally d. basically

10. a. gone b. swimming* c. go d. swim

B. READING COMPREHENSION
Lea el siguiente texto y conteste a las preguntas que aparecen a continuación.
William J. Bratton is one of the most effective law enforcement leaders in the United States today. Thanks
to his hard work and successful strategies, New York city achieved an amazing 36% decrease in serious
crime, including a 45% drop in murder. Before he took up his position in 1994, the New York subway
was considered to be one of the most dangerous places in the world. There are 700 entranceways into the
city’s 450 or so subway stations every one of them seemed like a walk down into hell. They were dirty
and the stench was sometimes so bad you had to hold your breath. It was very common to bump into
petty thieves, graffiti artists and aggressive beggars as well as more deadly types of criminals. Bratton
explains: “To deal with the problem we began by aggressively arresting the fare evaders and throwing out
disorderly people from the subway. The truth is that the chances of being a victim of a crime in the
subway around this time were statistically like the chances of winning the lottery. But what people saw
every day – the disorder, the fare evaders, and police not doing anything about it – reinforced their fears
and people were beginning to stay away. We began to turn this around by having our officers enforce
quality-of-life rules in the subway system. We found that one out of seven people arrested for fare evasion
was wanted by the police and one out of every twenty-one was carrying a weapon. In all probability they
were not coming into the subway just to travel to work: they were at work, and you and I were the people
they were looking to work on. By arresting them on a large scale and putting police out in so many
different ways, we began to change and control behaviour and the reduction in crime has been
astounding.
11. Did the New York subway deserve its reputation as being one of the most dangerous places in the
world?
a. Yes b. No* c. Perhaps d. Probably

12. What effect did the police’s initial lack of positive action have on passengers?
a. It made them feel surprised b. It made them feel happy
c. It made them feel afraid* d. It made them feel astonished

13. What did passengers start to do because of that?

a. They began to stop driving b. They began to stop using the subway service*
c. They began to stop walking d. They began to stop complaining about it

14. What does Bratton mean when he says ‘...you and I were the people they were looking to work on’ ?
a. We were possible victims of their next crime* b. We were possible clients of their next sales
c. We were possible allied friends d. We were possible users of their game programme.

15. What effect did police effort have on life in the subway?
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a. The crime rate was greatly decreased* b. The crime rate was greatly raised
c. The crime rate was scarcely decreased d. The crime rate was totally abolished

II. USE OF ENGLISH.

Elija la respuesta correcta (a-d) en las oraciones (16-25).

16. I’m definitely not going out because it _________ all day.

a. being b. is being c. is been raining d. has been raining*

17. Sandra __________ four clients so far this morning.

a. has called* b. is calling c. calls d. has been calling

18. I think I __________ this film at least twice.

a. saw b. I’m seeing c. have seen* d. I shall see

19. We always ......................people to read our brochure before booking a course.

a. say b. explain c. recommend* d. help

20. You ................................. ask your teacher if you want to pass the exam.

a. ‘re better b. ‘d better* c. better d. ‘ll better

21. They............................. well decide to move if he gets a new job.

a. shouldn’t b. may* c. should d. may not

22. The chair is still broken. It’s time you .......................... it.

a. repair b. repaired* c. to repair d. repairing

23. He is the man _______ was convicted for armed robbery.

a. who* b. which c. what d. –

24. I regretted __________ that vase into small pieces because it cost a lot of money.

a. to break b.breaking* c. to have broken d. to be breaking

25. My friends and I _____ to ride motorbikes when we were younger.

a. would have used b. used * c. were used d. got used

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III. Writing

A) Completa los huecos eligiendo la forma verbal correcta de las opciones que aparecen a
continuación del siguiente texto:

A 40-year-old father who (26)____________from heart failure is set to leave hospital after receiving an
artificial heart. Matthew Green is ready to go home and await a transplant after surgeons at Papworth
Hospital in Cabridgeshire portable (27)_____________ his heart with an implant. His new plastic heart
(28)_____________ by a portable driver in a backpack, which he (29)___________ had “revolutionized”
his life. It (30)_________________ to be the first time a UK patient (31)_____________to go home with
an entirely artificial heart. Around 900 similar operations (32)_______________ out around the world.
Mr Green said: “It’s going to revolutionise my life. Before I (33)_____________ walk anywhere. I could
hardly climb a flight of stairs and now I (34) _________________ out and getting back to a normal life.

26. a. has been dying b.has died c. died d. was dying*

27. a. replaced* b. is replacing c. replaces d. has been replacing

28. a. powered b. is powering c. is powered* d. shall power

29. a. told b. tell c. said d. say

30. a. ‘d better b. ‘is thought* c. thinks d. ‘ll think

31. a. shouldn’t b. has been able* c. should d. may not

32. a. carry b. have been carried* c. to carry d. carrying

33.a. couldn’t* b. can c. wasn’t able d. was able

34. a. will walk b. walk c. have walked d. ‘ve been walking*

B. Escriba unas 100 palabras sobre el siguiente tema: ‘Your own country: a description of what
your country used to be in the past (at least 10 years ago) compared with what it is now after the
financial crisis.’

At first, Spain's banks and financial services avoided the early crisis of their counterparts in the US and UK. This
was particularly the case with Spain's international banks, Banco Santander and BBVA, that had diversified,
international portfolios and had actively limited their exposure to housing mortgage risk. Banco Santander was able
to profit from the global financial crisis by taking over distressed British banking firms. However, as the recession
deepened and property prices slid, the growing bad debts of the smaller regional savings banks, the “cajas”, forced
the intervention of Spain's central bank and government through a stabilization and consolidation program, taking
over or consolidating regional “cajas” and finally receiving a bank bailout from the European Central Bank in 2012.