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schools must provide
an education that gives 'the intellectual tools to evaluate
complex issues, such as campaign-finance refonn, tax policy
and global
warming". This is a standard most congressmen probably
could not meet.
Rare is the politician
willing to argue that more money for schools is a bad thing.
But are the courts doing any good? First,
judges
are making a lazy assumption
that more money means better schools. As the international results show, the link
between "inputs" and "outputs" is vague. Second, the courts are muddling an
already muddled system.
PART I - (s x I tutARK
=
s nrARKs)
D(AMPLE:
0' What is the role of head teachers in managing the board of teachers?
a) They hire well-experienced teachers and sack the bad ones.
b) They have no power
of hiring or sacking teachers.
c) They assess the selection process
but exert no influence.
L How do courts of
justice
affect schools?
a) They contribute to their improvement.
b) They have no influence at all.
',pfney
exert an evil influence.
2. What does Campaign for Fiscal Equity claim?
a) That there are not enough schools in New
york.
''
QlThat
the education budget in New
york
is too low.
c) That the education is too basic.
3. what have the New
york
cous ruled about education?
tt.d-That students should be taught to understand issues like campaign-finance
reform.
b) That the issues taught at school are too complex.
c) That issues such as global
warming should not be included
in the syllabus.
L
4. What do politicians
say about school funding?
'.'i1) Few will say that they do not need more money.
b) They say strange things about schools and funding.
c) They do not like to argue with
people.
5. Who is responsible for the New York schools funds management?
a) the city Major.
v
(!)the school boards.
c) the government.
PART ll - Read this text and complete it by filing in each blank with OfE
suitable word or phrase from the tist provided
at the end" Write your
answers in the numbered boxes on the AI\ISWER SIIEET. You can use each
item ONCE only" There are frve items you will not need"
Iqm 0 is an
gxa[qple.
Puntuacin de cada em: 0's punto$.
Toar: l0
puntos
YOUNG Al$t) ctFTEp
Jose Cruz's South Texas community is 99 percent (0)
Hispanic. Although their
dependence on Spanish could be seen as something that makes life in America
more difficult, Jos and his high school classmates found a way of tuming the
liability ({)'ffan
asset. They founded the Spanish lnmersion lnstitute. The
lnstitute allows visitors (2)
4rtm
around the country to live with a local host
i
r l)
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-
t,
3
family and attend classes. Run by (3) l"*-youth
(most
of the program's
tutors
are teenagers, (4)
b
many students are adults), the goal
of the four-week
program is to promote
cross-cultural understanding. Jos s (5) h6hJ
'"studying
pre-med
at Yale University and hopes to (6)
h4.
doctor.
Cirque du Soleil is an amazing circus show that (7)
@
incredible feats of
strength and balance with dazzling costumes and (S) S{rt,S . Though only in her
late teens, Kristina lvanova has been a gymnast
with Cirque du Soleil (g)
-+al
seven years.
After six years of gymnastics
training in Russia, she knew she
wanted to be part
of the troupe after her father ({0}
j"rto When another
performer (f I
)
t4't
Isne
auditioned and got the
job.
Being with the circus has
afforded her ('12)
Jdunusual
opportunities. She has been able to travel all
over the world. And (13)tnhf
many kids, Kristina is trilingual. She speaks
Russian, English and French, the language (f4) VtJ
in Cirque du Soleil
schools.
As a (r5)
nh5
star in the world of professional golf,
Se R
pak
carned the
nickname "The
Magic Princess". At 20, the (f6) nfl#;dbecame
the youngest
players
to win a major competition. Most amazingly, she accomplished
,
this
({7)-fihfr"^ playing
the game for only six years.
When she (rs}
v,,mrn, the
president
of South Corea sent his peruonal
congratulations.
The (fg)
SlcCjS
"
comes as no surprise to Se Ri, however. She has predicted
that she (20)
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win tournaments
during her first year
in major competitions.
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into
won
some
while
during
after
left
rookie
most
become
for
from
would
like
actually
unlike
any
success
sets
rstng
joined
used
pairs
local
PART lll {hoose the rrord or phrase
that best completes
each sentence and write
your
answers
- &
B or C
-
in the numbered spaces provided
on the ANSWER SHEET.
{tem
0 is an efa.nlplq.
Puntuacin;
0'S x Z0
=
t0
puntgs
0- There are --. crimes of domestic violence in rural than in urban areas.
a) ewer
b) a few
c) least
26. I used to like older girts,
but |ve had a few bad experiences, ,.. ngw l,m looking for
something
different.
a) though
@o
c) by
27.
My ideal partner
would be five or six years younger
... rne.
a) that
b) the
"
r@tn"n
28- lwant
somebody ... doesn't always need to be near me.
a) --
b) which
r-$wno
29.
l'd nevergo
out with a man who didn't look...
himself.
a) up to
b)for
\
"i$after
5
30. Brad left school atthirteen and worked tiredlesslydoing any
jobs
he... find.
rg) could b) was abte to c) had
31. Although he didn't ... against Nadal, Federer will keep his place in the history of
tennis.
a) earn
"
Qluin
c) beat
32- After she got divorced, Jennifer was only ... in the money she could earn.
a) worried b) interesting
$inter"sted
33. I would like to meet the man who wrote the ... for the film Dr. Zhivago.
@
screenptay
@scrint
c) stash
11o.
34. Bar Refaeli flew to New York to participate
in a fashion show organised a
magazine.
by b) for
c) with
35. ln Western Europe and the USA, ... family life has changed dramatically over the
last forty years.
@
a) the -
G)--
c)a
36. A recent survey showed that most peopte
think that... time at home is more
important than earning a high salary or having a challenging job.
(!))spendins
b) to spend
c) spent
37
'
I met my husband in Decemb er 2002
-
My best friends threw a party
to celebrate
New Years's Eve and we met ... their party.
a) in
@"t
c) on
38' The number of elderly depending ... their mature children to survive becomes higher and
higher every year.
a) of
b) from
v
,
Oon
39' When the manager called me last Friday at three, my first thought was:
,Oh,
my
God, I'm going
to be ...'.
b
a) received
b) resigned u",.]j)sacked
+
4A' V\lhen Brad lefr her for his colleague, Jennifer didn't want ... and refused
to deal with the
divorce terms for many months.
a) let him go
@t"
let him go
c) to tetting him go
41' According to statistics, half of the manied ouples have a divore both in Europe and the
usA. ... men tend to remarry, women will remain
single.
a) Through
b) Though
u'pRttt ough
42' After all these years
of prosperity,
the subprime crisis started out a recession period
and
the number of families in bankruptcy is hlgher than it ... .
a) were
b) had been
"rO
used to be
43' Experts commented
that men had smoked .-. than women in the past
when smoking was
regarded
as a men's activity.
a) most
r
'@rnuch
morc
c) many more
44' Nowadays people
have to work ... in order to be abre to pay
their mortgages.
S
too hard
b) hardty
c) too much hard
a5. My favourite
kind of tea is a blend of ,.. scented
with cinnamon.
a) black tea fine
b) brack fine tea
i "ftne brack tea
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ESCUELA OFICIAL DE IDIOMAS-JESS MAESTRO
Consejera de Educacin
Comunidad de Madrid
{ 7 !,.,1
s- 08
Intermedio 1
-l ,'" 1
READING COMPREHENSION
(75 minutes)
PART I - Read the following text and answer items I o 5 by choosing the option (a, b or c)
which best matches the information contained in it. Write your answers in the numbered spaces
provided on the ANSWER SHEET. Item 0 has been comDleted as an examnle. (5 X I MARK
=
5
MARKS.
CONSTABLE RIDER
The young policeman, Constable Rider, walked more
quickly than usual because of the cold, but he
did not consciously neglect any
part of his work. His torch flashed on doorways and windows as he
looked for anything that was at all suspicious, and when he even thought that anything was unusual
he went to try the door and window,
probably unheard by the
people sleeping in the room
just
above
his head. As he turned a corner, he heard a slight rustling sound
-it
could be a cat, it could even be a
dog, although few dogs wandered about at night. Rider saw nothing.
A cat then? Usually if you disturbed a cat, it ran and
jumped,
and
you heard or noticed something
else. By doing a lot of night work, you learned to notice these things, but now all Rider noticed was
the silence which had followed the rustling sound. So he acted cautiously. He did not flash hs torch
about the houses near the corner but walked on, and, a little way from the spot where'he heard the
sound, stopped and bent his head, as if he was lighting a cigarette.
There was still no sound. There were bushes in the
garden of the house where Rider had first heard it
and he knew that a man could hide there out of sight. But if he went back, it would wam any such
man. So instead he stood and shone his torch at the window nearest him, and as if he had noticed
something unusual, he walked towards it and opened the wooden gate, which made no sound at all.
He reached the entrance and shone the torch on lhe keyhole of the front door
-and
as he did so, the
rustle came again, this time much more softly. He looked round quickly.
^
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PART ll - Read this text and complete it by fitling in each blank with ONE suitable word or
phrase from the list provided at the end. Write your answers in the numbered boxes on the
ANSWER SHEET. You can use each item ONCE only. There are five items you will not need.
Item 0 is an example, (20 X 0.5 MARKS
=
l0 MARKS)
YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS
Sometimes
you
might (0) feel that if you had a perfect memory, all your problems with learning
(6)
-
be solved. You would be able to pass exams (7)
-
much revision. You would never
agan face the (8)
-
of forgettng someone's name. But imagine, for a moment, not forgetting
anything -not (9) last year's shopping lists. You would be overloaded (10)
-
informaton.
With hard work you can recall the parts of a verb or the layout of a town whenever you need them,
so (11)
-
you can learn a foreign language or gain a taxi driver's licence.({ 2)
-
the memory
facts called for by some professions are only one of the (13)
-memory
plays in our lves. Memory
covers a wide (14)
-
of actions and needs. What we know about the brain is far
(15) complete, so philosophers and scientists fnd it diffcult to be
precise about the nature of
memory. (f G)
-
and forgetting can be understood in many different (17)
-
but broadly, three
distinct classes of memory have (18)
-
established:
personal, cognitive and habit memory.
Personal memories are those acts of remembering (19)
-refer
specifically to each
person's life
history and experiences. (20)
-
you say, "l remember the first time I travelled by train",
you will
probably have an image in your mind of the (21)
_
and be able to descibe things in it. Gognitive
memory helps us learn, for example, stories, a speech or a (221
-
of music. Habit memory
covers those abilities needed to perform actions (23)
-
as typing or driving. All these actions
must be learned but (2a) they have been,
you will rarely remember anything consciously
(25)_ you perform them.
as
been
but
by
embarrass
embarrassment
even
fel
from
if
occasion
once
papers
piece
range
remembering
roles
so
such
that
ways
what
which
with
without
would
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PART lll
,Choose
the word or phrase that best completes each sentence and write
your
answers
-
A, B or C
-
in the numbered spaces provided on the ANSWER SHEET. Item 0 is an
example. (20 X 0.5 MARKS
=
10 MARKS)
O. lt is ... cold today for us to go to the beach.
a. too much b' too
c. much
26. Could you ... me ten pounds? I'll
pay you back tomorrow.
a) pay b) borrow
c) lend
27 . He would eat something if he ... hungry.
a) feel b) felt
c) is feeling
28. I wish they ... to see us more often.
a) will come b) are comng
c) came
29. They ... when I rang them up; that's why they didn't hearthe
phone ringing.
a) were sleeping b) have been sleeping c) slept
30. The tennis tournament was cancelled ... the terrible weather.
a) because of b) in spite of c) however
31. Here comes that silly boyfriend of ...
a) she
b) her
c) hers
32. She asked me not to ... a decision before talking to her.
a) make b) do
c)
Put
uP
33. l'll do it ... your objections.
a) in spite b) despite
c) although
94. This dress does not ... me properly around the waist; it's too tight.
a) sit b) fit
c) suit
35. I don't think I know that
girl, but she ... me of Ruth.
a) remembers b) reminds
c) suggests
36. I hope
you don't mind my asking, butwhat do
you do for a
'-'?
a) living
b)
Profession
c) work
37. I'm afraid I can't give you your money back unless
you have a ... for the shoes.
a) bill b) receiPt
c) ticket
B
3
Rq
38. Don't make the child ... the piano if he doesn't want to.
a) play b) to
PlaY
c)
PlaYs
39. I hope there will be ... good news in his letter.
a) a b) some
c) manY
40. The place where the actors and actresses stand in a theatre is called the .. . .
a) platform b) scenerY
c) stage
41. The poor dog was almost ... when lfound him, but he's fine now.
a) death b) dead
c) died
42. John advised me ... anyone about my plans
a) don't tell b) not to tell
c) not telling
43. How many
pints of beer ... before I arrived?
a) had he drunk b) does he drink
c) has he drunk
44. Afterwaiting for ten minutes, they finally succeeded ... speaking with the manager.
a) about b) in
c) on
45. There are ... crimes of domestic violence in rural than in urban areas.
a) fewer b) a few
c) least
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