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EXCI examen de competencia en inglés

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INSTRUCCIONES Antes de empezar el examen, lee cuidadosamente estas instrucciones. El EXCI tiene una

Part 1 (5) Part 2 (5)

duración de 2 horas. Está compuesto por cuatro secciones. Para las primeras tres secciones usarás la hoja de respuestas que se te proporciona. Para la sección 4, Writing, usarás las líneas proporcionadas. Al terminar el examen deberás entregarlo junto con tu hoja de respuestas.

Part 3 (20) (10) Total for Section

EXCI examen de competencia en inglés

Clave del examen: 13023 Section 1 Listening

SECTION 1 This is the Listening Section of the English Examination. This section is divided into two parts. For each part you will hear one text and you will answer the corresponding questions. You will hear each text twice. You may answer the questions while you are listening or in the time allowed after each text. You will be given time to read the questions quickly before you hear the text. The listening test starts now.

Part One You will hear a short interview with Bob Griffiths about his work as a life coach. Read the following statements. If you think the statement is correct, circle A: True. If you think it is incorrect, circle B: False. 1.

The method he used teaches people who to achieve specific objectives. A: True

2.

C: Doesn’t say

B: False

C: Doesn’t say

Bob was a bookkeeper before he became a life coach. A: True

5.

B: False

Bob could use Inner Games techniques successfully whit his family. A: True

4.

C: Doesn’t say

Bob’s clients can call him only if they have a problem. A: True

3.

B: False

B: False

C: Doesn’t say

Bob started using Inner Games techniques successfully when he was a sports coach. A: True

B: False

C: Doesn’t say

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Section One - Listening

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Part One

Look at the information below about the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts. You will hear a telephone operator giving information. Choose A, B or C or D on your answer sheet. 6. A. B. C. D.

The Family concerts will showcase the orchestra performing mainly … choral compositions classic music folk tunes popular melodies

A. B. C. D.

There are Family Concerts … every Saturday every month each winter certain months only

A. B. C. D.

Children are requested to disguise themselves for … concert(s) all the the rocket Ship Spectacular the Beat This the Pirate Party

A. B. C. D.

You can leave your children in the Wessex Hall … menus are designed according to the theme of the concert in the playground friendly staff will be hand to help there are storytellers to entertain them

A. B. C. D.

The story-telling sessions … are an hour and a half long are for children of all ages cost extra should be booked in advance

7.

8.

9.

10.

This is the end of Section 1 – listening. You may proceed now to answer sections 2,3 and 4 in any order. Don’t forget to answer Section 4 – Writing.

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Text adapted from PBS. http://www.pbs.org/mark-twain-prize/

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Choose the best answer for the following questions according to “ Celebrating ellen DeGeneres”.

11. The live event will be on. . . A:

October 22,2012

B:

October 30,2012

B:

October 30,2012

12. The event will be broadcasted on … A:

October 22,2012

13. The event will include … A:

Ellen DeGeneres and Mark Twain

B:

Many celebrities besides Ellen DeGeneres

C:

Ellen DeGeneres only

D:

M. Krantz,P.& B. Kaminisky

14. Ellen DeGeneres will recive the Mark Twain Prize because she has had a (n) … A: C:

distinctive comic voice since her start long career on TV, in film and literature

B: D:

impact on society similar to Twain’s big audience all these years

B: D:

Known As Mark Twain the false name of Mark Twain

15. Samuel Clemens was … A: C:

M. Twain’s publisher a fearful observer of society

16. Ellen DeGeneres will recive a copy of Mark Twain … A: C:

portrayal unpublished manuscript

B: D:

autographed book sculpture

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Read Text Two opposite, then complete the following statements by choosing A, B, C or D. Write the letter in the space on your answer sheet.

17. The best news paper headline tittle for this text is . . . A. B. C. D.

The Gutenberg Galaxy and the Global village The Gutenberg Galaxy: 50 years later A new edition of The Gutenberg Galaxy Marshall McLuhan and the Global Village

18. The writer’s objective is to . . . A. B. C. D.

advise the reader persuade the reader entertain the reader give information

19. According to the writer the introductory eassys will ilustrate how Marshall McLuhan A. B. C. D.

was influential in other disciplines studied the history of media one of the most influential thinkers of the 20 th innovated in the communication field

20. Acoroding to the writer this edition of The Gutenberg Galaxy . . . A. B. C. D.

includes more articles than the original book is essential for those interested in the evolution of communication anticipated the evolution of communication in the global village is better than the original one published 50 years ago

21. This text is taken from a . . . A. B. C. D.

textbook publisher’s catalog journal magazine

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Text One

The Gutenberg Galaxy catapulted Marshall McLuhan to fame as a media theorist and, in time, a new media prognosticator. Fifty years after its initial publication, this landmark text is more significant than ever before. Readers will be amazed by McLuhan’s prescience, unmatched by anyone since, predicting as he did the dramatic technological innovations that have fundamentally changed how we communicate. The Gutenberg Galaxy foresaw the networked, compressed ‘global village’ that would emerge in the late-twentieth and twenty-first centuries — despite having been written when black-and-white television was ubiquitous. This new edition of The Gutenberg Galaxy celebrates both the centennial of McLuhan’s birth and the fifty-year anniversary of the book’s publication. A new interior design updates The Gutenberg Galaxy for twenty-first-century readers, while honouring the innovative, avant-garde spirit of the original. This edition also includes new introductory essays that illuminate McLuhan’s lasting effect on a variety of scholarly fields and popular culture. A must-read for those who inhabit today's global village, The Gutenberg Galaxy is an indispensable road map for our evolving communication landscape.

Marshall McLuhan (1911 - 1980) was a literature scholar and the founder of the Centre for Culture and Technology at the University of Toronto.

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Text Three

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Read the description about the Pearl Islands. Complete the missing line of each paragraph.

The Pearl Islands are an archipelago located directly South of Panama City. (22)_________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ In pre-Columbian times, the Pearl Islands were ruled by an Indian king whose subjects' main occupation was pearl-diving. Pearls were then used as ornaments and to trade. Some of the most renowned pearls in the world were collected in these waters. The Pearl Islands awoke the greed of the Spaniards. Vasco Nunez de Balboa, who discovered and named the Pacific Ocean from a point less than 90 kilometers from San Jose Island, was attracted by its wealth in gold and pearls. (23) ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________. Over 57 splendorous coral white, ebony black and radiant gold beaches and coves surround San Jose Island, embedded between the temperate and calm turquoise waters of the Gulf of Panama. Lush green vegetation covers the whole island over gently sloping hills which peak, at the north of the island, to 440 feet. The climate of the island is tropical with the temperature ranging between a minimum of 65 F, and a high of 93 F, with an average of 79 F. Also, there are no hurricanes, as opposed to the Caribbean; nor earthquakes to worry about. The Pearl Island of San Jose offers eco tours that are amazing as the wildlife is abundant due to the rich vegetation and the profusion of fresh water from the many spring fed rivers. As Hacienda del Mar is a private island with no native human population, the island is unspoiled due to the restriction of all hunting for many years. (24)____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________ . The beaches are used by many sea turtles for the purpose of nesting and laying their eggs. (25)_________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________. You can see these turtles from the pool area at Hacienda del Mar. Additionally; Panama is an active migration route for many species of fish and mammals. For instance, humpback whales can often be seen right from the beach - an awesome sight.

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Text Two Select A,B,C,D or E to complete the paragraph.

A. The Sea Turtles Conservation Program releases over 100 sea turtles annually which are raised from birth.

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B. San Jose Island is the second largest of the Pearl Islands, with 44 sq. kilometers, located in the middle of the Gulf of Panama and just 90 kilometers away from Panama City. C. There is a population of over 3,000 wild pigs, large quantities of deer, black and green iguanas, agoutis, parrot and giant pigeons. In fact there are over 100 species of birds located on San Jose Island and neighboring waters. D. Later on, the Pearl Islands sheltered famous pirates of different nationalities that for several centuries looted the wealthy Spanish settlements and fleets. E. San Jose Island is the second largest of the Pearl Islands, with 44 sq. kilometers, located in the middle of the Gulf of Panama and just 90 kilometers away from Panama City.

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Section Three Grammar and vocabulary

SECTION 3 – GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY This Section consists of three parts.

Part One

Select A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences below.

26. Sophie was eating sushi when her brother______. A: comes

B: come

C: coming

D: came

27. If I had known you were going to the movies, I would ________________ too.

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B: had went

C: has gone

D: have go

28. They haven’t finished the school project, ________? A: don’t they

B: have they

C:

do they

D:

did they

29. Selma is not pretty___________ to be the President’s wife. A: too

B:

enough

C: thus

D: much

29. He says he didn't get me a love card ______________ it's a waste of money. A: because

B: therefore

C: then

D: so

30. Marisa _______________ her family in Cuba every year since 2012. A: has visited

B: visited

C: hasn’t visited

D: haven’t visited

31. Dr.Klein ___________ in this hospital twenty five years ago. A: worked

B: was working

C: has worked

D: have worked

32. Dr. Klein and a large number of doctors were invited to the medical seminar. A: is invited

B: were invited

C:

are invited

D: was invited

33. You __________ feel much healthier, if you quit drinking alcohol. 34. It was ____________________ terrible scene that we decided to leave the movie theater. A: won´t B: would C: will D: wouldn’t A: such B: such a C: so D: such an 35. __________ 2 years in the marriage I started to think of divorce. Because there was no communication no intimacy. A: After

B: Before

C: Then

D: Over

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Section Three Grammar and vocabulary

Part Two

Select A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences below.

36. That´s Anna, our neighbor _____________ lives across the street. A: which

B: whose

C: who

D: what

c:

d:

37. The young boy ______ him with his scream. a:

threatened

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b: scared

afraid

38. My father in law should to __________ for his bad speech at our wedding.

endangered

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a:

apology

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b:

regret

c:

adequate

d:

apologize

39. John ______ to London at least twice. A: have gone

B: have been

C: has been

D: was gone

C: such as

D: as

40. Rebecca wears ____a prostitute. A: like

B: as well

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Part Three

Select the correct answer to complete the text below:

Part Three

Select the correct answer to complete the text below:

The Cayman Islands (41) ______a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union (42) ______in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica. The Cayman Islands (43) _____to be part of the geographic Western Caribbean Zone (44) _______ the Greater Antilles. The territory is a (45) ______ world offshore financial centre. The Cayman Islands were first logged as (46) ______ by Christopher Columbus (47) ______10 May 1503 during his fourth and final voyage to the New World. He named the islands Las Tortugas (48)

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______the large number of sea turtles observed there. The first (49) _____ English visitor to the islands was Sir Francis Drake (50) _______ 1586. He subsequently named the islands "Cayman" after caiman, a Neo-Taino word for "alligator".

Note: Text taken from,

41.

46.

A: B: C: D:

is was are were

42.

A: B: C: D:

saw observe sighted looked

47.

A: B: C: D:

positioned be found located site

43.

A: B: C: D:

at in on by

48.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caiman_Islands

A: B: C: D:

considered are considered is considered

A: B: C: D:

after before due because

44.

A: B: C: D:

also as well too as well as

45.

a: b: c: d:

important major principal first

49.

A: B: C: D:

ordinary traced outstanding recorded

50.

a: b: c: d:

by in at on

has been considered

This is the end of Sections 1, 2 and 3. Now, go on to Section 4, writing.

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SECTION 4 This section consists of three parts.

Part One

Here are some sentences about Pole, an air stewardess, and her work. Complete them in an appropriate way. Example: Pole writes about life as a flight attendant, when she gets home. 1.

She works as a flight attendant and _____________________________________.

2.

Pole is a flight attendant employed by ________________________.

3.

Pole applies flight attendant in 2003. ____________________________________ 2013.

4.

Pole has been a flight attendant for ________________________ ten years.

5.

She wears flat shoes on the flights because__________________________ .

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Part Two Here are some more sentences about Pole and her work. Finish the second sentences so that it means the same as the first. Example: Her greatest fear was that she might lose her job. Pole was afraid she would lose her job 1. Pole expects a lot from her new job in Southwest Airlines. Marisa has _________________________________________________ 2. Pole described the safety features of the plane. The safety___________________________________________ 3. Passengers should read the safety instructions. The safety ____________________________. 4. Boeing launched the 737 in the 90’s The _______________________________________________________ 5. Pole hopes to earn a better salary next year. Pole hopes they will __________________________________________

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Section Four - Writing

Part Three FAST FOOD RESTAURANT A fast food restaurant has just opened in your area. Write a report for a healthy-eating organization explaining: • What food the restaurant serves and, • Why it is unhealthy. • Say what health problems people might have if they eat a lot of fast food.

Write a minimum of 150 words.

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

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