Tipo 1
SECTION 1 Esta es la sección de Comprensión Oral. Esta sección comprende dos partes. En cada parte, vas a escuchar un texto y contestarás las preguntas correspondientes. Escucharás cada texto dos veces. Puedes contestar las preguntas mientras escuchas, o durante el tiempo de contestar al final de cada texto. Tendrás tiempo para leer rápidamente las preguntas antes de escuchar cada texto. This is the Listening ection of the English Examination. This section is divided into t!o parts. "or each part you !ill hear one text and you !ill ans!er the corresponding #uestions. $ou !ill hear each text t!ice. $ou may ans!er the #uestions !hile you are listening or in the time allo!ed after each text. $ou !ill !ill %e given time to read the #uestions #uic&ly %efore you hear the text. The listening test starts no!.
Part One You are going to hear a radio announcer giving information about about the morning’s programmes on a local local radio radio station – Radio Silent. Silent. As you listen, listen, choose the best way to fill in the missing missing information in the following summary. Mar A, !, or " on your answer sheet.
The morning’s radio '()) (1) **** +( local ne!s
(
national ne!s
'(-)
#eather $orecast
'(-
Start the %ay – with %avid &umphrey taling about
+( the environmental conference conference in /apan
(
a musician
C( financial ne!s
(2) **** C( his %oo& on the 0ueen
(3) **Round the "entre – A loo at !ournemouth’s new "onvention "entre +( 1(-) -)())
(
1(2)
C( 1(3)
Your "hoice – with (4) ****, local news and comments
+( music
(
intervie!s
C( travel information information
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'he Matthews $amily
--(-
"live Sudgeons with information about local (5) ****
+( travel -2())
(ational and )ocal (ews
(
future events
C( entertainment entertainment
Part Two A man is phoning about an advertisement for an apartment for him and his wife. &e made a few notes of the *uestions he wants to as. )isten to his conversation with the owner of the apartment and complete his notes. "hoose the correct answer and mar A, !, or " on your answer sheet.
Apartment in Taylor Street Street Phone no: 245544 Rent: US$600 plus ()*.. and electricity Bedrooms (!)**..dou!le and " sin#le Pets es or no (")*******. %eatin# (#)**************. Residents par&in# %o' many cars (1$) *****
5. +( (
telephone !ater
C(
gas
+( (
one t!o
C(
three
+(
no pets
( C(
no cats no dogs
+(
heating in all rooms
( C(
heating only in the %edrooms heating only in the living room
+(
no cars
( C(
one car t!o cars
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'his is the end of Section (ne ) *istenin# . You may proceed now to answer sections two, three and four in any order. %on’t forget to answer Section $our + #riting.
SECTION 2 'his Section contains three tets. Read the three tets and follow the directions for each.
Te%t One Read the following newspaper article and then answer the *uestions
A TAIWANESE TAIWANESE student has died after falling from the top floor of a student hostel in north Birmingham. Birmingham. The accident happened happened on Thursday evening in the residential area of the university.
by Stephen Slater According According to the coroner, who carried out the post-mortem post-mortem at University College Hospital, Birmingham, Kim Jung Chan, 27, died of multiple injuries caused by the fall. He was taken to the hospital immediately after the the acci accide dent nt but but died died on Frid Friday ay morn mornin ing. g. Poli Police ce have have spok spoken en to othe other r residents of the 120 room student block and do not regard the incident as suspicious. Chan, a married man with 2 children, children, was half-way half-way through an eightweek week pre-s pre-ses essio siona nal l Engli English sh cours course e at the Langu Language age Centr Centre e of Unive Univers rsity ity College, Birmingham. His plans were to remain at the university to study for a Masters degree in the agricultural science. The college administrator, Dr. Huggins Huggins, , said: said: “It is true true that many of our overseas overseas students students experienc experience e difficulties difficulties adapting to life in Birmingham but we have trained counselors to help make the adjustment easier. In the case of Chan, this is a total shock. I don’t know if his death had anything to do with any problems he may have had in Britain. We will have to wait for the verdict of the inquest before deciding whether we need to give closer supervision in the future.” The inquest has been adjourned until the second week in October.
Se&tion Two ' eading
Read the following statements. "hoose the best way to complete each statement. Mar A,! or " on your answer sheet.
--. Choose the %est headline for the ne!spaper article on the the left. 7ar& 7ar& +, , , or C on your ans!er ans!er sheet + ( 8P9C9O8 8P9C9O8 :E+T; :E+T; O" "O
"O T8:E>T. T8:E>T. ( T8: T8:E> E>T T "+LL "+LL TO ;9 :E+T; :E+T;.. C ( 08 9>08E ET( T( 89 89C9: C9:E. E. ?hat does the text tell you@
Se&tion Two ' eading
'et 'wo, opposite, contains contains information from a brochure about special reduced fares for flights from Miami to )atin America, offered by by 'ravel )atin America -')A. Read the tet and decide decide if the following following statement statements s are 'rue 'rue or $alse. /f it is 'rue, choose choose A on your answer sheet. answer sheet. /f it is $alse, choose !.
-. $ou can can ma&e %oo& %oo& and pay for your trip trip over over the phone. phone. +( True
( "alse
-5. Once you you have paid paid the deposit, deposit, there there !ill !ill %e no changes changes in in the price. price. +( True
( "alse
-6. 9f you have specific flight flight re#uirements re#uirements you are advised to %oo& %oo& almost a year in advance. advance. +( True
( "alse
-'. TL+ is una%le una%le to deliver deliver the tic&ets tic&ets for for last minute minute %oo&ings %oo&ings.. +( True
( "alse
-1. $ou can al!ays al!ays pic& pic& up your tic&e tic&ets ts at the chec& chec&in in counter. counter. +( True ( "alse 2). :ifferent airlines have different regulations regarding the the num%er and !eight of your suitcases. +( True ( "alse
Se&tion Two ' eading
Te%t Two
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"lights ulletin
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$ou can pay %y( personal che#ue, %ut allo! for 1 calendar days for %an& clearance cash, if you come in to our shop credit card, de%it card, charge card over the phoneF there are no extra extra charges for payment %y credit or charge charge cardF %an&ers che#ue or draft travelers che#ue 'RA34) '/2
oo& oo& early early,, especi especiall ally y for travel travel in /uly, +ugust, +ugust, at Christ Christmas mas,, >e! $ear and Carniv Carnival. al. 9tBs 9tBs not unreasona%le to %oo& up to -- months in advance in order to secure the seats, dates and airline of your choice. )AS' M/(5'4 !001/(6S
9f you need to travel !ithin !ithin a !ee& of %oo&ing, %oo&ing, you must pay %y cash, card or %an&ers che#ue. oo&, pay and receive receive your tic&ets tic&ets in a matter of hours. hours. There is a charge for this service. service. Other!ise, if the airline allo!s it, you can pic& the tic&et up at the airport !hen you chec& in. R4S'R/"'/0(S
The prices listed in this %rochure are for special fares and the follo!ing general restrictions apply( -. $ou must stic& stic& to the the same airline. airline. 2. $ou must stic& to the route on your your tic&et. 3. The financial penalties for ma&ing changes or losing your tic&et can can %e severe. "&00S/(6 '&4 R/6&' A/R)/(4
$ou may not !ant the cheapest cheapest fare to Latin Latin +merica. +merica. $ou may have other re#uire re#uirements ments,, such as a generous %aggage allo!ance, the a%ility to fly from your nearest airport, or you may %e traveling !ith children children or infants and so need to use an airline airline !hich offers competit competitive ive fares for families. families. 7ost airlines offer %et!een 2G and )G discounts off the fares sho!n here to children !hile infants travel for -)G of the full 9+T+ 9+T+ fare usually %et!een D-)) and D2)F. Please ring us !ith your re#uests. re#uests.
Se&tion Two ' eading
Read 'et 'hree on the Right then loo at the following statements. %ecide whether each statement is true or false. /f it is true, mar A7 'rue on your answer answer sheet. /f you thin it is false, mar !7 $alse
2-. ?illie ?illie !as s!imming s!imming not far far from the the %each !hen !hen he !as attac&ed. attac&ed. +( True
( "alse
22. ;e !as having having difficu difficultie lties s !ith !ith the tide tide and the !aves. !aves. +( True ( "alse 23. ?illie ?illie is the first first person person &illed &illed in the the 8 %y a shar& shar& in 22 years. years. +( True
( "alse
24. The film film /a!s !as !as %ased on on an attac& attac& that happened happened in in -165. +( True 2
( "alse
The purpose purpose of the the final parag paragraph raph is to to emphasiHe emphasiHe the the rarity rarity of shar& shar& attac&s. attac&s. +( True ( "alse
Se&tion Two ' eading
Te%t Three
Shar-s hard./ e0er swimmers n.ess
atta&- People are fascinated %y shar&s. ?e pro%a%ly
American Times +ero Beach, -lorida
"or a 1year old, ?illie Teller !as a decent s!immer. ut he should never have ventured ventured 4) yards offshore on a recent aturday picnic here, reaching reaching a !ater !ater depth depth of -) feet %efore his father realiHed something !as !rong. The %oy could have have %een caught caught %y %y one of the local Irip tidesJ, currents that strong adult s!immers s!immers often often find find impossi%le impossi%le to fight. fight. ;e could have had his nec& t!isted %y a %ig !ave. ;e !asnBt. ?illi ?illie e !as !as dragge dragged d under! under!ate aterr and torn torn to death %y a tiger tiger shar&. That made him him the first shar& fatality near an +merican %each in 22 years. I"atalities are extremely rare in "lorida %ut !hat !as distur%ing this time !as that it !as a childJ, according to Professor =eorge urgess, director of the "lorida har& +ttac& "ile. I9f he !as flailing his arms, the shar& may have %een attrac attracted ted %y the move movemen ments. ts. They They use the stand standard ard predat predatory ory strate strategy gy of any animal animal,, going after the !ea& or infirm.
fear fear shar shar& & atta attac& c& more more than than hurr hurric icane anes s or earth#ua&es. Tigers can usually usually %e controlled !ith ith a !ell ellpl plac aced ed shot shot.. ut ut shar shar&s &s are are some someth thin ing g !e canB canBtt cont contro rol, l, they they have have the the upper hand in a onetoone encounterJ The last time a shar& shar& &illed anyone anyone in the 8 !as in -1' -1'' %ut that hat !as a deep deep !ater ater s!immer s!immer !ho !ho had dived dived off a %oat. %oat. The last last +merican shoreline s!immer &illed in a shar& attac& !as in -165, the year after the film /a!s !as made. I$ou have have a much %etter %etter chance chance of !innin !inning g the "lorida lottery than of encountering a shar& on our coastl coastline ineJJ Profe Professo ssorr urges urgess s li&es li&es to say. ;e produces statistics sho!ing sho!ing that more people people in "lorida !ere &illed &illed %y alligators alligators than %y shar shar&s &s over over the the last last ) year years s and and that that +mericans are more li&ely to %e &illed %y lightning lightning than than %y a shar&. shar&. ITa&e ITa&e -1'6, !hen !hen there !ere only -3 shar& %ite inAuries in the 8,J 8,J he says. says. I9n >e! >e! $or& City City alone alone that year year,, ther there e !ere !ere ',)5 ',)54 4 case cases s of dog dog %ite %ites s human, -,'6 cases of human %ites human and 1' cases of s#uirrel %ites human.J
SECTION 3 This ection consists of three parts.
Part One Select A, !, ", or or % to complete the the sentences below.
25. Our ne! apartment apartment is nice, nice, %ut itit is on a %usy street, street, and 9 canBt KKKKKKKKKKKK the noise. + ( get out of
( get a!ay !ith !ith
C ( get used to
: ( get along !ith
26. ?e !anted !anted to go to the convention convention,, %ut didnBt didnBt &no! !here !here !e could could KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK.. + ( remain ( %e C ( stay : ( &eep 2'. 9f 9 had enough enough money, money, 9 KKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKK KK %uy a car. car. + ( may
( can
C ( !ill
: ( !ould
21. 9tBs so late, and /ames hasnBt arrived 9Bm afraid he KKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKK have had an accident. + ( is going to have
( may have had
C ( !ould have
: ( should have
3). Our grandmother grandmother !as a good coo&M she !ould ma&eKKKKKKKKKKKKKK ma&eKKKKKKKKKKKKKK !e !anted !hile !hile !e !atched. + ( that ( !hatever C ( all that : ( !ho 3-. The KKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKK KK pro%lem pro%lem is calculating calculating the num%er num%er of lost productio production n hours. + ( !orse
( !orst
C ( more %ad
: ( most %ad
32. he !or&s in in the city all !ee&, %ut on the !ee&end, she really really enAoys KKKKKKKKKKKKKKout in the the country. + ( to go
( go
C ( goes
: ( going
33. ome%ody ome%ody has complained complained.. Please tell tell the %oysKKKKKKKK %oysKKKKKKKKKKK KKK so much noise. noise. + ( not to ma&e ( they donBt ma&e C ( they arenBt ma&ing : ( not ma&ing 34. 9 &noc&ed &noc&ed on the door and !aited !aited a long time, time, %ut KKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKK ans!ered, ans!ered, so 9 !ent !ent a!ay. + ( any%ody ( some%ody C ( no%ody : ( anyone 3. 9f you %uy the drin&s, drin&s, KKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKK %ring %ring the the chips. chips. + ( 9 !ould
( 9Bm going to
C ( 9 !ill
: ( 9 am
Part Two Select A, !, ", or or % to complete the the sentences below.
35. Children Children under t!elve t!elve are not KKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKK KK to enter the hospital hospital as visitors. visitors. + ( appointed ( agreed C ( accepted : ( allo!ed 36. 9Bm pretty pretty KKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKK analyHin analyHing g accounts. accounts. 9 do it efficiently efficiently and enAoy enAoy it, too. + ( good at
( good !ith
C ( %ad at
: ( %ad !ith
3'. ?hen you use gloves gloves to !ash dishes, dishes, pic& up each item carefull carefully y to avoid KKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKK KK it. + ( carrying
( leaving
C ( dropping
: ( falling
C ( let out
: ( get out
31. The childr children en KKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KK of school at 2(3). 2(3). + ( !al& out
( reach out
4). ?e plan to KKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKK at four four oBcloc& oBcloc& to continue continue !or&ing !or&ing on this this proAect. proAect. + ( mix ( Aoin C ( find : ( meet
Part Three Select the correct answer to complete the tet below7 "or thousands of years, gray !olves have (41) Europe, +sia and >orth +merica from the +rctic to Central 7exico. They !ere once the (42) land mammal after man. >o!, ho!ever, most !olves (43) %y man, and their (44) is in danger of extinction. ?olf families (45) in pac&s for efficient hunting. 7em%ers of the pac& are affectionate !ith each other and (4) to the group. ?olves usually &ill other !ild animals, %ut !hen there are not enough of these, the !olves attac& domestic animals (4!) co!s and sheep. "armers !ant to protect their animals (4") the !olves, !hile ecologists !ant to save the !olves. 9t seems clear that !olves (4#) %e protected, or they !ill (5$) from the earth forever. +c&no!ledgement( The reading section section a%ove !as %ased on :.Chad!ic&. Iational =eographic, 7ay -11', 6211
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stayed in in
42. +( more
43. +( %e de destroyed
44. +( specie 4. +( are or organiHing
c o m m o n (
left
( most
( !ere destroyed
( variety
( are organiHed
C( have destroyed
C( group
C( %e organiHed
:( have %een destro yed
:( class
:( are %eing
c o m m o n C(
lived in
C( less c o m m o n
:(
45. +( ( C(
!al&ed in
legal !orthy loyal
:( least
46. +( of ( so C( li&e
4'. +( from ( of C( to
organi Hed 41. +( shall ( must C( may
). +( give up ( a%andon C( disappear
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useful
:( such
:( at
:( !ill
:( lose
$a terminaste terminaste las Se&&iones 1 2 / 3 >o olvides contestar contestar la Se&&in 4. +segNrate de escri%ir tu nom%re, nNmero de matrcula, clave de facultad y clave de examen examen en la Nltima página página del documento de la ección 4, ?riting.
SECTION 4 This section consists of three parts.
Part One "omplete the following sentences in an appropriate way.
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?e moved to this this house house in -112M !eBveKK !eBveKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKK. KKKK.
2.
9Bm loo&ing loo&ing for the "irst "irst >ational >ational an&. an&. Can you tell meKKKKKKKK meKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKK@ @
3.
9t is !ell &no!n that smo&ingK smo&ingKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKK. KKK.
4.
The ne! li%raryKK li%raryKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKK KKKKK concrete concrete and steel.
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/ohn, those those are my dis&ettes. dis&ettes. ?hatKKKKKK ?hatKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKK KK !ith them@ them@
Part Two Rewrite the first sentences without changing their meaning, using the word-s in bracets.
5.
9n spit spite e of the the rain rain,, !e cont continu inued ed to play play.. &ept &ept onF onF
6.
;e chan change ged d the the tire tire eas easilily. y. eas easyF yF
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9t too& too& six six years years to %uild %uild the the administ administrati ration on %uilding %uilding.. constru constructio ctionF nF
1.
To me, me, ecolo ecology gy is an an intere interesti sting ng su%Ae su%Aect. ct. int intere erest stedF edF
-). he traveled traveled around around Europe. Europe. tripF tripF
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Part Three Situation7 You have have seen a crime – 8 young young men stealing stealing a car form a car par. You are are now helping helping the police and have been ased to fill in the report form below. #rite at least 9:; words. INCIDENT REPORT
The information you provide below will be of great help to the police. Please fill in the details carefully.
An exact exact description description of of what you you have seen The time and the date
The place
Further information
A description description of of the people people involved involved (E.g. sex, age, height, hair, clothing, etc)
A description description of of any vehicle vehicle involved involved (make and model, color, type, number, direction of travel)
This is the end of the English Examination EC9F
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Tipo 2
SECTION 1 Esta es la sección de Comprensión Oral. Esta sección comprende dos partes. En cada parte, vas a escuchar un texto y contestarás las preguntas correspondientes. Escucharás cada texto dos veces. Puedes contestar las preguntas mientras escuchas, o durante el tiempo de contestar al final de cada texto. Tendrás tiempo para leer rápidamente las preguntas antes de escuchar cada texto. This is the Listening ection of the English Examination. This section is divided into t!o parts. "or each part you !ill hear one text and you !ill ans!er the corresponding #uestions. $ou !ill hear each text t!ice. $ou may ans!er the #uestions !hile you are listening or in the time allo!ed after each text. $ou !ill !ill %e given time to read the #uestions #uic&ly %efore you hear the text. The listening test starts no!.
Part One You will hear a short tal about the 'ower of )ondon – one of 6reat !ritain’s most famous tourist tourist sites – and the guards or yeoman, who wor there. Read the following statements. /f you thin the statement is correct, mar A7 'rue on your answer sheet. /f you thin it is incorrect, mar !7 $alse.
-.
The To! To!er er of London London has has al!ay al!ays s %een %een a priso prison. n. +( True
( "alse
2.
The yeoman yeoman have have t!o t!o diffe differen rentt unifo uniforms rms.. +( True ( "alse
3.
The guards guards open the the To!er To!er to the pu%lic pu%lic at a #uarte #uarterr to nine. nine. +( True ( "alse
4.
People People as& for for directi directions ons more more often often than than they as& a%out a%out histor history. y. +( True
.
( "alse
The yeoman yeoman spea&ing spea&ing finds finds the the To!er To!er a frigh frightenin tening g place place at night. night. +( True ( "alse
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PT TO )oo at the notes below about the Santa Rosa Arts "entre. You will hear a telephone operator giving information about the "entre. "hoose A, ! or " or % on your answer sheet.
5.
6.
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1.
Ther There e are are t!o t!o perfo perform rmanc ances es of of Othel Othello lo +(
aturday only.
(
Tues uesday only.
C(
Tues Tuesda day y and and atu aturd rday ay..
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every day.
9f you you sit do!nstair do!nstairs s in the the theatre theatre,, at the the %ac&, %ac&, your your tic&et tic&et !ill !ill cost( cost( +(
D-).
(
D-.
C(
D-'.
:(
D2).
$ou $ou !an !antt to to go go the the cine cinema ma.. +(
you canBt ta&e your your children to either either of the films. films.
(
you you can can ta&e ta&e your your chil childr dren en to one of the films.
C(
you you can can ta& ta&e e you yourr chi child ldre ren n to to 6oth films.
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childr children en may may go !ith !ithout out an an adult adult to one one of the the films. films.
Tic& Tic&et ets s for for the the cin cinem ema a are are(( +(
all the same price. price.
(
half half pric price e for for chi child ldre ren. n.
C(
differ different ent prices prices depend depending ing on the the day. day.
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differ different ent prices prices depend depending ing on the the time time..
-). The +rts Centre Centre is charging charging 2 dollars( dollars( +( ( C( :(
for the Chinese exhi%ition. for for the the :al :alii exhi exhi%i %iti tion on.. for for %ot %oth h exh exhi% i%it itio ions ns.. for for the the tal tal& & on on :al :ali. i.
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'hat is the end of Section (ne ) *istenin# . You may proceed now to answer sections two, three and four in any order. %on’t forget to answer Section $our + #riting.
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SECTION 2 This Se&tion &ontains three te%ts ead the three te%ts and 7o..ow the dire&tions 7or ea&h
Te%t One Read the following tet in which
9 did not do it thin&ing of them. 9t appeared in political dailies dailies and magaHines at a time !hen Che Che =uevara !as !as stil stilll aliv alive e and and the the !ar !ar in Qiet Qietna nam m !as !as unde under! r!ay ay(( year years s of stud studen entt unrest unrest,, !ome !omenB nBs s li% li% movements....... movements....... all of this meant the the little girl had had a heavy %urden of politics and and protest. $es, she !as funny %ut, more importantly, she made people thin&. h/ did /o9 stop drawing ,a7a.da8
9 didnBt !ant it to end up as a comic strip strip read out of pure ha%it. + friend of mine mine told me to cover up the last frame frame !ith my hand. 9f you could imagine imagine ho! it !as going going to end, the strip had already already lived too long. +nd thatBs !hat happened. ut more importantly, importantly, at that time, a %ig political crisis crisis !as Aust starting in +rgentina, !ith !ith many dead, guerrillas, repression, issues issues !hich 7afalda couldnBt overloo&. overloo&. 9f she dealt !ith !ith them, they !ouldnB !ouldnBtt %e pu%lished. pu%lished. 9f they !ere, !ere, !e ran the the ris& of terri%l terri%le e reprisals. reprisals. 9 have no intention intention of reviving reviving her. 9Bm #uite #uite happy !ith the funny pages 9 do for magaHines, magaHines, !hich helped helped me to recover my freedom of expression, !hich 7afalda 7afalda had R&illedB #uite #uite a %it. 9n fact, 7afalda 7afalda is the character 9 li&e least :ow do /o9 get the ideas 7or /o9r &artoons8
9 read the ne!spapers a lot, including letters letters from readers, to see !hat concerns people. 9 also read the i%le( the Old Testament is a testimony of ho! human %eings are and act. $ou can find everything that happens today( !ars, !ars, po!er struggles, struggles, pride, treason, treason, sex, passion. 9 also listen listen to popular songs songs that tal& a%out different situations in life. Is it di77i&9.t to draw t/pi&a. &hara&ters 7rom so&iet/8
?hen 9 dra! a character, 9 try to portray his attitudes, attitudes, his personality. personality. :octors, for example, example, are al!ays audacious and sure of themselves. ut today technology and social changes changes have complicated the !or&. 7illionaires are no longer fat gentlemen, cigar in the mouth and !atch chain across the chest, %ut young people !ho do exercise and !ear !ear denim. ut if 9 dra! them li&e that, pro%a%ly pro%a%ly no one !ould understand !hat itBs a%out.
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Read the following statements. "hoose the best way to complete each statement. Mar A, !, " or % on your answer sheet.
--. The main main aim aim of of creating creating 7afalda 7afalda !as( !as( +( (
to entertain children children to ma& ma&e e peo peopl ple e lau laug gh
C(
to ma&e ma&e soci social al comm commen entt
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Te%t Two Read the tet below then choose the best way of completing the corresponding *uestions.
Connect Trains 3e$s We’re proud of our Service - Here are the facts: The TrainLine call centre has been open since May 1997 and currently employs more than 450 people. We sell tickets for onnect Trains and all other !" train companies. We re#ularly ans$er more than 1%&000 calls per day. 't takes (ust t$o full $orkin# days to recei)e your tickets by post. *our calls are ans$ered at t$o dedicated sites in +dinbur#h and 'n)erness. We can arran#e business accounts throu#h TrainLine ,usiness ,ookin# -er)ice. We)e recently launched an e/mail bookin# facility -ee $$$.connecttrains.c $$$.connecttrains.co.uk o.uk
Easy come, Easy go We prom promis ised ed to make make the the trai train n a more more con)enien con)enientt tra)el tra)el option. option. or some some of our custom customers ers&& 2uick 2uick transf transfers ers are $hat $hat makes makes tra)el by train to the heart of our ma(or cities so much more more con)enie con)enient nt than flyin# flyin#.. The arLink arLink ser)ice ser)ice that has been successfully successfully test tested ed in the the 3ort 3orth h We West st has has no$ no$ been been etended etended to many of our our key stations. stations. ars can be arran#ed for your (ourneys to or from the station. assen#ers to London +uston can book one of our eecuti)e cars to meet them on the platform. The The introd introduct uction ion of our first first Limo, Limo,ike ike at London +uston $ill sa)e e)en more precious time. ustomers are met on the platform platform and ride $ith an eperienced eperienced motorcy motorcyclist clist on a 6ond 6ondaa -T11 -T1100 00 comp comple lete te $ith $ith inte interc rcom om&& protecti)e clothin#& lu##a#e carriers and e)en on onboa onboard rd phone phone / only only £10& £15 o r £%0 $ithin central central London. This ecitin# ecitin# ne$ trial is currently currently bein# sold by selected selected business tra)el a#ents only.
It’s The Business We)e talked and listened to our re#ular irst lass passen#ers and $e)e introduced a ne$ ticket that is tailored to their particular needs. The onnec onnectt ,usin ,usiness ess ticket ticket is curren currently tly a)ailable on our West oast routes bet$een London and Manchester& Li)erpool and 3orth Wales. ll ll onnec onnectt ,usin ,usiness ess custom customers ers tra)el tra)el in $ide seat comfort and are ser)ed at their seat $ith complime complimentar ntary y breakfas breakfast& t& sand$ich sand$iches es and snacks as appropriate to the time of day& plus hot& cold and alcoholic drinks. drinks.
onnec onnectt ,usin ,usiness ess ticket ticketss can be purchased up to 8 pm the day before before tra)e tra)ell and $ill $ill includ includee your your out$ar out$ard d seat reser)at reser)ation. ion. *ou can retur return n on any train train $ithi $ithin n one month. month. Whats more& if if youre tra)ellin# to or from London +uston you e)en #et an !nde !nder# r#ro roun und d one one 1 return ticket.
Read the following statements. "hoose the best way to complete each statement. Mar A, !, "
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stat statio ions ns in in the the >or >orth th?e ?est st only only
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can ma&e calls from from the motorcycle motorcycle can can hir hire e and and driv drive e a moto motor% r%i& i&e e must must %ring %ring protec protectiv tive e cloth clothing ing !ith !ith you you
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must must %uy thei theirr tic&e tic&ett in advan advance ce of thei theirr Aourne Aourney y have have a reserv reserved ed seat seat to to and fro from m the desti destinat nation ion
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an advertisement in in a ne!spaper an arti articl cle e a%o a%out ut trai train n tra trave vell
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a repo report rt of a Aour Aourne ney y a pu%l pu%lic icit ity y %ro %roch chur ure e
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'he etracts on 'et 'hree, opposite, are from a brochure and list si eating places in or near Miami. Read through the etracts and decide which places the following people choose to eat at. Mar A, !, ", % or 4 on your answer sheet.
2-. 2atric and 'eresa don’t want an elegant restaurant. 'hey lie to eat somewhere noisy and lively.
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Te%t Three
The Taste and St/.e o7 ,iami La Paloma + "ourtar
Creative continental cuisine. cuisine. :ine under the stars or enAoy the casual elegance of the Cari%%ean
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eser0ations re;9ested O T:T T:E S EN= P IN T:E ?ITC:EN@ t ,enih ,enihana ana&& most most dinin# dinin# eper eperien iences ces start off as a meal and end up as a party. 'ts rare that any restaurant $ould dare to in)ite its patrons to eat in the kitchen& but ,enihana does that as a matter of course. t ,enihana& a meal isnt a meal $ithout fun and lau#hte lau#hter. r. nd a party party isnt a party party unless it ends up in the kitchen. kitchen. +at chicken& scallops& lobster and hand/picked )e#etables& tender steaks. 'n the kitchen& kitchen& if you $ish.
E>9;+>+ T;E /+P+>EE TE+;O8E
MEDITERRANEO RESTAURANT
Elegant dining in a comforta%le atmosphere The only =ree&7editerranean =ree&7editerranean oceanvie! dining in 7iami each 4
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KWANS .%1S RSTAURA1T
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SECTION 3 This Se&tion &onsists o7 three parts
Part One Select A, !, ", or or % to complete the the sentences below.
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Part Two Select A, !, ", or or % to complete the the sentences below.
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SECTION 4 This section consists of three parts.
Part One "omplete the following sentences in an appropriate way.
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Part Two Rewrite the first sentences without changing their meaning, using the word-s in bracets.
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Part Three 'wo friends are coming from 4urope 4urope to stay in 2laya del "armen on the "aribbean coast for two wees. Your friends have ased you to suggest a hotel. You have been to 2laya del "armen and have stayed in the two two hotels hotels advertised on the net page. )oo at the two advertisements and write write a letter letter to your friends, friends, giving giving them advice about where where to stay, and add a few general general
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ROYAL ALBATROS HOTEL 1-2 persons - taxes included: $30.00 US (with fan) $40.00 US (Air Conditioned) (Add $12.00 US for July and August) TWO BLOCKS FROM BEACH Restaurant and bar (with games room) - Spacious Rooms - Gardens - Bath w/hot water - Swimming Pool - Fishing trips - Car rental
HOTEL CLIPPER $24.00 US (with fan) (2 persons) $46.00 US Suite w/ kitchen (3 persons) $7.00 US extra person
+12% taxes ON THE BEACH!!!
Beach side cafe and bar Cable TV Bath w/hot water Parking
Refrigerator in all rooms
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SECTION 1 Esta es la sección de Comprensión Oral. Esta sección comprende dos partes. En cada parte, vas a escuchar un texto y contestarás las preguntas correspondientes. Escucharás cada texto dos veces. Puedes contestar las preguntas mientras escuchas, o durante el tiempo de contestar al final de cada texto. Tendrás tiempo para leer rápidamente las preguntas antes de escuchar cada texto. This is the Listening ection of the English Examination. This section is divided into t!o parts. "or each part you !ill hear one text and you !ill ans!er the corresponding #uestions. $ou !ill hear each text t!ice. $ou may ans!er the #uestions !hile you are listening or in the time allo!ed after each text. $ou !ill !ill %e given time to read the #uestions #uic&ly %efore you hear the text. The listening test starts no!.
Part One You will will hear a short short intervi interview ew with !ob 6riff 6riffith iths s abou aboutt his his wor wor as a life life coach coach.. Read Read the followi following ng statemen statements. ts. /f you thin thin the the statement statement is correct, correct, circle circle A7 'rue. 'rue. /f you thin thin it is incorrect, circle !7 $alse.
-. o% helps helps people people !ho have have person personal al as !ell !ell as %usiness %usiness pro%lem pro%lems. s. +( True
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2. + client client can meet meet !ith !ith o% o% !henever !henever they they !ant !ant during during the initi initial al month. month. +( True ( "alse 3. o% has %een using using his his techni#ue techni#ue !ith !ith %usiness %usiness clients clients for -2 years. years. +( True ( "alse 4. o% has %een success successful ful in in using 9nner =ame techni techni#ues #ues !ith !ith his his family. family. +( True ( "alse . ?ith 9nner 9nner =ame =ame techni#ues techni#ues,, people people find a soluti solution on that suits suits their their charact character. er. +( True ( "alse
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Part Two )oo )oo at the informat information ion below below about about the !ournemo !ournemouth uth Symphony Symphony 0rchestra 0rchestra $amily $amily "oncerts "oncerts.. You will hear hear a telephone operator giving information. "hoose A, !, " or % in your answer sheet.
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The The "am "amil ily y Con Conce cert rts s are are for for +( young children only (
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$ou are expect expected ed to to sing sing alon along g !ith !ith the the musi music c at .. +( the eat This concert (
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This is the end o7 ection - Listening >o9 ma/ pro&eed now to answer se&tions 2 3 and 4 in an/ order =on’t 7orget to answer Se&tion 4 ' riting
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SECTION 2 This Se&tion &ontains three te%ts ead the three te%ts and 7o..ow the dire&tions for each.
Te%t One )oo )oo at the the infor informat matio ion n sheet sheet from from a hotel hotel brochure brochure.. "an you find find infor informat matio ion n about about the the following> /f the information is included in the tet mar A in your answer sheet. /f not, mar !.
*E> I,POTNT INAO,TION 9f you donBt !ant to read through everything, at least read thisF
SECIT>( There There is controlled controlled access to the grounds. grounds. 9f you see anything anything that loo&s suspicio suspicious, us, please report to the . $our valua%les valua%les can %e deposited in our safe at the
I,POTNT TO E,E,O E BOINB OTSI=E T:E :OTE+ ( :o not leave valua%les valua%les unattended unattended !hile s!imming s!imming outside outside the limits of the resort, neither ta&e your passport and credit cards !ith you. $our plane tic&et is your most important important document !hile visiting visiting as tourist, so &eep it al!ays al!ays in a safe place. To drive drive around you only need your driverBs driverBs license and Tourist Card. 9f you go s!imming in a %each Ioff the %eaten trac&J put cameras and other valua%les in the trun& of the car and do not leave anything visi%le. : E 7+
=I* = I*IN INB B( e very careful driving driving on the high!ay, especially especially at night. e a!are of heavy machinery machinery at !or&, !or&, %uses that stop, pedestrians pedestrians !al&ing !al&ing at night and truc&s !ith !ith !ide !ide loads.
AIST I= ,TEI+S and =OCTOS ( "irst aid materials are availa%le at the
CE=IT C=S ( are accepted for the settlement of your food and drin& %ills. n/ other &harges to /o9r room a&&o9nt .i-e the di0e shop 7ishing trips gi7t shop and an/ others ,ST EC:NBE ( can also %e done at the F you can retrieve cash at the +T7 machines in +>CO7E< or +TL+>T9CO +TL+>T9CO located on 7ain treet treet in the to!n. to!n. orry ?e cannot give you you cash on your credit card card.
%oes 'et 0ne include information about the following7
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is typical of an an +lmodovar film film is a succ success essfu full film film ver versi sion on of of the the %oo %oo& & incl includ udes es onl only y part parts s of the the ori origi ginal nal %oo& %oo& is %et %ette terr %as %ased ed in in 7ad 7adri rid d tha than n in Lond London on
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-*3 !y .harlie %i#son The ,an ho ?new Too +itt.e is a gem( the sort of film they donBt ma&e any more a &noc&a%out comedy thriller in in !hich no%ody gets hurt. ?allace, a naive video video store cler& from 9o!a, 9o!a, flies to London to cele%r cele%rate ate his %irthd %irthday ay !ith !ith his highp highpo!e o!ered red %rothe %rother, r, !ho sends sends him off to a partic participa ipator tory y theatr theatre e performance during !hich ?allace finds himself involved in a plot %y the ritish and
destroying others. panish director Pedro +lmodovar !ould not, perhaps, %e the first choice to adapt one. 8nsuccessfully transplanted from
domestic domestic responsi%il responsi%ilitie ities. s. 8pon seeing a %eautiful %eautiful girl on a train, train, he discovers discovers sheBs a %allroom dance dance instructor and enrolls for for classes to get closer to her. her. Once there, he %ecomes caught up in in the lives of the pupils and other teachers and o%sessed !ith !ith learning the tango. The film offers a fascinating fascinating loo& at To&yo and /apanese life. The ea. <.onde is an off%eat, starstudded film a%out the interconnected lives of a group of youngish, sho!%iH people in in >e! $or& and their their relationships. 9tBs very good on ho!, even in a large large city, you &eep %umping %umping into the same people. people. The film is fresh, fresh, funny and !orth !orth leaving the house house for, though not as insightful into the meaning of relationships as the director !ould li&e to thin&.
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You are interested in going going to the 5nited States, States, "anada or !ritain, to study study 4nglish. You read the followin following g tet giving advice advice about what to find out before enrollin enrolling g in a school. %oes the tet advise you to find out the following> /f yes, circle A. /f no, circle !.
22. if it is easy easy to get to and from from the school@ +( $es
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23. if the school has someone !ho can help you find a place place to live@ +( $es
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Advice for Students
7a&e sure the school is recogniHed or accredited accredited %y a relevant authority. This is the minimum standard.
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+s& the school to give you the names and addresses of former students !ho live live in your country or area, so you can contact them to get a recommendation.
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Choose the right course or program. =et advice from your teachers teachers a%out your level and loo& for a course !hich matches your learning needs and level.
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+s& !hat the maximum maximum num%er of students in a class is. ?e thin& that a maximum class siHe of eight students helps to maintain high #uality.
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Chec& the length of the lessons, they are not al!ays al!ays one hour. ometimes classes are only 4) minutes and rarely do you get 2) hours in the classroom on a I2)hourJ course.
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"ind out !hat extra study facilities facilities are provided. Choose a school !ith a language la%oratory la%oratory and selfstudy centre !here you can practice !hat you learn in class.
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Thin& a%out the location of the school. school. 9s it near transport facilities facilities and is there easy access to shops, cinema or theatre@ +ll these things !ill !ill ma&e your stay more enAoya%le.
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Thin& a%out !hat &ind of accommodation you !ant living !ith a family, in an apartment or in a student hostel and as& the school for full information. information. =ood schools usually employ a fulltime fulltime accommodation officer !ho should %e a%le to ans!er your #uestions !ell in advance.
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Learning at a language school in an Englishspea&ing country is very hard !or&, so %e prepared.
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Planning and preparing for a study trip trip ta&es up a lot of time, so start early. early. ?hen you have made your travel arrangements let your school &no! !hen and ho! you are arriving.
SECTION 3 This Se&tion &onsists o7 three parts
Part One Select A, !, ", or or % to complete the the sentences below.
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Part Two Select A, !, ", or % to complete the sentences below.
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SECTION 4 - WRITING
This se&tion &onsists o7 three parts
Part One "omplete the following sentences in an appropriate way.
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Part Three You recently stayed in a new ?+star hotel in &ouston. /n your room you found the *uestionnaire *uestionnaire below. You were not impressed impressed by the hotel and want to complain complain about three of the points in the *uestionnaire. #rite a letter to the manager of the hotel, hotel, commenting on your stay. You should write approimately 9:; words .
:OTE+ :OSTON P+D Than& you for staying staying !ith us. ?e are the cityBs cityBs ne!est 4star hotel hotel and !ould li&e li&e to %e the %est. %est. +ny suggestions !ould !ould %e appreciated. Than& you. Please rate the follo!ing !ith RB for excellent and R-B for poor. +<<9Q+L ELLO$ ELLO$ TE>+>CE T O""9CE PE<O>>EL P8L9C +TE>+>CE LO8>=E E= T "OO: 08+L9T$ TELEP;O>E 7E+=E E T;+> $O8 "O< $O8< COOPE<+T9O> (ow, write your complaint letter on these lines.
To the Hotel Houston Plaza Hotel Manager: This is the end o7 the Eng.ish E%amination (ECI)
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