Prueba de Inglés - Intento 1 Question 1 Puntos: 5 GRAMMAR PART ONE Read the th e sentences sentence s and choose c hoose the incorrect word (s in the underlined underl ined !arts . 1. A comfort running shoe has good arch support and enough room for toes. Th e i nc or re ct op ti on i s: 2. Laundry washed with soap instead inst ead of detergent deterg ent don’t need nee d softening . Th e i n co rr e ct o pt i on i s: 3. e!er use a drug prescri"ed for someone e#se $ust "ecause its symptoms appear simi#ar. Th e i nc or re ct op t i on i s: %. &tudies ha!e shown that you can e'ercise in many different ways at a moderate paces and sti## gain good resu#ts. Th e i nc or re ct op t i on i s: 5. (ecause ear#y "a##oons were at the mercy of shifting winds) they are not considered a practica# means of transportation unti# the 1*5+,s . Th e i nc or re ct op t i on i s: Adapt ed f rom How to Prepare for the TOEFL ( Barron's)
Question 2 Puntos: 1+ GRAMMAR PART T"O #elect the correct re!l$ %or the %ollowing state&ents' 1. -: ice to meet you) A#an. : 2. -: /hat do you do on wee0ends
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Puntos: 5 +I#TENING PART T"O ,hoose the correct answer . 1 Audio P3 1. Audio P3 A' 1 Put the ;7P on the ta"#e. 2 Press the "uttons. 3 Lift a part up unti# it snaps into p#ace. % Turn it round towards the screen. 5 Press the switch. 4 Light it up. 6P#ace the transparency on the g#ass. * o!e the f#ap up and down. 8 Turn the whee# to ma0e the image sharp. ' 1 Put the ;7P on the ta"#e. 2 Press the "uttons. 3 Lift a part up unti# it snaps into p#ace. % Turn it round towards the screen. 5 P#ug it in. 4 &witch it on. 6 P#ace the t ransparency on the g#ass. * o!e the f#ap up and down. 8 Turn the whee# to focus the image. ,' 1 Put the ;7P on the ta"#e. 2 Press the "uttons. 3 Lift a part up unti# it snaps into p#ace. %
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Question 6 Puntos: * REA2ING PART ONE Penguins show signs o% stress A new argument has "een put forward as to whether penguins are distur"ed "y the presence of tourists in Antarctica. Pre!ious research "y scientists from ?ei# @ni!ersity in ermany monitored Ade#ie penguins and noted that the "irds’ heart rates increased dramatica##y at the sight of a human as far as 3+ meters away. (ut new research using an artificia# egg) which is e>uipped to measure heart rates) disputes this. &cientists from &cott Po#ar =esearch nstitute at Bam"ridge say that a s#ow mo!ing human who does not a!!roach the nest too c#ose#y is not percei!ed as a threat "y penguins. The ear#ier findings ha!e "een used to part#y e'p#ain the 2+ per cent drop in popu#ations of certain types of penguins near tourist sites. 7owe!er) tour operators ha!e continued to insist that their acti!ities do not ad!erse#y affect wi#d#ife in Antarctica) saying they encourage nonCdisrupti!e "eha!ior in tourists) and that the dec#ine in penguin num"ers is caused "y other factors. Amanda imon of the &cott Po#ar =esearch nstitute spent three southern hemisphere summers at Bu!er!i##e s#and in Antarctica studying penguin "eha!ior towards humans. DA nesting penguin wi## react !ery different#y to a person rapid#y and c#ose#y approaching the nest)E says &imon. Duent#y. Taken from I nsight into IELTS (Cambridge)
1. /hich TREE of the fo##owing arguments are stated in the te't Bhoose #TATE2 or NOT #TATE2.
A. Penguins are not afraid of peop#e who "eha!e ca#m#y. (. Penguins need "etter protection from tourists. B. ot a## penguins "eha!e the same way. G. Tourists are not responsi"#e for the fa## in penguin num"ers.
. Penguins are harder to research when they ha!e young. <. Tour operators shou#d encourage tourists to a!oid Antarctica.
2. =ead the te't again and use the conte't to deduce the meaning of the fo##owing words. A. a!!roach3 (. %lee3 Question * Puntos: 5 REA2ING PART T"O TREAT# TO O4R "OR+2 /e ha!e spent thousands of years fighting for our sur!i!a#. et) now we ha!e disco!ered that our p#anet is under threat) and) to ma0e matters worse) it’s our entire fau#t. The rainforests are dying) rare p#ant and anima# species are disappearing) ri!ers and seas are "eing contaminated) crops are fai#ing to grow) peop#e are dying of hunger and the air is "eing po##uted. t’s time we wo0e up to these pro"#ems and started repairing the damage. ;ne of the ma$or pro"#ems is the destruction of the rainforests in &outh America. They are home to ha#f the wor#d’s species and to mi##ions of peop#e. Aoreo!er) the rainforests c#ean the air "y a"sor"ing car"on dio'ide and gi!ing out o'ygen. The trees are "eing cut down for paper or to ma0e room for catt#e farms. As a resu#t) "irds and anima#s #ose their homes and die. This destruction is a#so "ringing a"out changes in the c#imate) air po##ution) f#ooding) drought and famine. f we continue to "urn and cut down the rainforests as we are doing now) the earth wi## ne!er "e the same again.
Another "ig pro"#em is water po##ution. Go you #i0e swimming in the sea or drin0ing a coo# g#ass of water on a hot day uent#y) sea #ife is threatened with e'tinction. Air po##ution is another important issue. The cars and factories in and around our cities are gi!ing out dangerous fumes. n the past few years) more and more peop#e than e!er "efore ha!e de!e#oped a##ergies and "reathing pro"#ems. f we don’t do something now) our cities wi## "ecome impossi"#e to #i!e in.
2. 1' The %ollowing sentence has been re&o5ed %ro& the te6t3 These si&!le !leasures &a$ soon beco&e a thing o% the !ast ' #elect the !art (A7 7 , or 2 where the sentence should be located The sentence These si&!le !leasures &a$ soon beco&e a thing o% the !ast shou#d "e #ocated in part: ' Read the te6t again and choose the correct answer' 1.The ma$or en!ironmenta# pro"#ems in the wor#d are:
2./hy is it important not to destroy the rainforest
3./ho is responsi"#e for sea #ife "eing threatened with e'tinction
%.7ow is air po##ution affecting us