PRUEBA DE ACCESO Y ADMISIÓN A LA

UNIVERSIDAD LENGUA EXTRANJERA

ANDALUCÍA, CEUTA, MELILLA y CENTROS en MARRUECOS (INGLÉS)
CURSO 2019-2020

Instrucciones: a) Duración: 1 hora y 30 minutos.

b) Este examen consta de varios bloques. Debe responder a las preguntas que se indican en cada uno.
c) La puntuación está indicada en cada uno de los apartados.
d) No se permite el uso de diccionario.

El examen consta de 3 Bloques (A, B y C)

En cada bloque (Comprehension, Use of English y Writing) se plantean varias preguntas, de las que se deberá responder al número
que se indica en cada uno. En caso de responder más cuestiones de las requeridas, serán tenidas en cuenta las respondidas en primer
lugar hasta alcanzar dicho número. Las preguntas han de ser respondidas en su totalidad: si la pregunta tiene dos secciones, hay que
responder ambas.

BLOQUE A (Comprensión lectora)

Puntuación máxima: 4 puntos
Debe responderse a las 8 preguntas de uno de los 2 textos propuestos.

I * COMPREHENSION (4 points). CHOOSE TEXT 1 OR TEXT 2 AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS FROM THAT TEXT ONLY.

TEXT 1: JULIA AND WOLFY

1 At that time, there were many things that were wrong about my life. I worked as a freelancer, which meant staying home for
2 days on end, sitting alone in front of my laptop with a mountain of work to do. And then, when I went out, I’d go to these drinking
3 parties that were incredibly destructive to my well-being, never knowing when I would come back. I tried to make changes, but I
4 couldn’t. I felt frozen in time.
5 When my boyfriend and I finally got a flat together, I realised I really wanted a dog. After many failed attempts, we found a man
6 who offered us a lurcher. On our first encounter, the dog walked towards us, sad-looking, really dirty and awfully-smelling. But he
7 was still so elegant and funny too. We felt it was exciting having this other little soul come into our tiny orbit. I immediately put
8 myself on “maternity leave”. We just hung out for a while. We’d go together for lunch and on lots of walks. Wolfy, as I called him,
9 loved it.
10 It’s incredible how the presence of a simple animal centred me back to a calm part of myself. Although I was only 45, my way
11 of life had made me somewhat hard, cold and distant. Wolfy softened me and helped me love unconditionally. I still went to parties,
12 but in a less destructive way. And I now had a reason to come back home.
13 Since I met Wolfy, I have been replacing those things that harm me most for those that make my short time on this earth joyful
14 and positive. He is my daily lesson on how to live happily.

CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)
1. Before meeting Wolfy, Julia… (c)
a) used to get lost on her way back home. b) didn’t drink at parties.
c) worked mostly at home. d) didn’t have a boyfriend.
2. After adopting Wolfy, Julia… (b)
(a) could hardly go out with him. (b) spent a lot of time with him.
(c) moved to another flat. (d) went to parties with him.

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE
TEXT, OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (0.5 points each)
3. According to the text, Julia’s free time activities were not healthy. FALSE (lines 2-3) “(And then, when I went out,) I’d go to these
drinking parties that were incredibly destructive to my well-being, (never knowing when I would come back).”
4. Wolfy was the only dog they tried to adopt. FALSE (lines 5-6) “After many failed attempts, (we found a man who offered us a lurcher.)”
5. Wolfy ran away from Julia and her boyfriend the first time he saw them. FALSE (line 6) “On our first encounter, the dog walked
towards us...”
6. Before adopting Wolfy, Julia was neither tender nor warm as a person. TRUE (lines 10-11) “Although I was only 45, my way of life
had made me somewhat hard, cold and distant.”

7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

7.1. ONE SYNONYM FOR “hurt” (verb). harm (line 13)
7.2. ONE OPPOSITE FOR “unrefined” (adjective). elegant (line 7)
8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)
8.1. ONE WORD MEANING “curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet” orbit (line 7)
8.2. ONE WORD MEANING “someone with a job without a long-term commitment to any employer” freelancer (line 1)
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UNIVERSIDAD LENGUA EXTRANJERA
ANDALUCÍA, CEUTA, MELILLA y CENTROS en MARRUECOS (INGLÉS)
CURSO 2019-2020

TEXT 2: THANKSGIVING DAY

1 Thanksgiving may be America’s most beloved national holiday, but its history is very unclear. Even the details of the
2 famous feast between the Plymouth settlers and the indigenous people in November of 1621 are sketchy. The best account we
3 have is a letter from English settler Edward Winslow that never mentions the word ‘Thanksgiving’, but tells of a weeklong harvest
4 celebration that included sharing the table with Chief Massasoit and 90 of his men.
5 Over the centuries, that briefly-mentioned feast week has taken on a life of its own, with each generation adding something
6 new to the tradition. The Thanksgiving feast in Plymouth probably had little in common with today’s traditional holiday meal.
7 Although turkeys were indigenous, there’s no record of a big, roasted bird at the feast. The natives brought deer and there would
8 have been lots of local seafood plus the fruits of the first pilgrim harvest, including pumpkin. No mashed potatoes, though. Potatoes
9 had only been recently shipped back to Europe from South America.
10 America first called for a national day of thanksgiving to celebrate victory over the British in the Battle of Saratoga, which took
11 place in 1777. However, the first official proclamation of a national Thanksgiving holiday didn’t come until 1863, when President
12 Abraham Lincoln called for an annual Thanksgiving celebration on the final Thursday in November. In 1939 President Franklin
13 Delano Roosevelt decreed that Thanksgiving would be celebrated a week earlier. He was very concerned that the Christmas
14 shopping season was too short. Fierce opposition from Thanksgiving traditionalists finally forced Congress to officially move
15 Thanksgiving back to the fourth Thursday of November, where it has remained ever since.

CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)
9. The first Thanksgiving feast…(d)
(a) was not attended by indigenous people. (b) took only a day.
(c) is very well documented. (d) is described in a letter.
10. The original Thanksgiving meal…(c)
(a) was very similar to the ones held these days. (b) was cooked only by the Indians.
(c) might have incorporated local food. (d) was cooked only by the settlers.

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE
TEXT, OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (0.5 points each)
11. The name of the holiday originates in Edward Winslow’s narration of the first Thanksgiving celebration. FALSE (lines 2-3) “The
best account we have is a letter from English settler Edward Winslow that never mentions the word ‘Thanksgiving’.”
12. Potato was not served in the original Thanksgiving meal. TRUE (lines 8-9) “No mashed potatoes, though. (Potatoes had only been
recently shipped back to Europe from South America.)”
13. The first official Thanksgiving commemorated a military event. TRUE (line 10) “America first called for a national day of
thanksgiving to celebrate victory over the British in the Battle of Saratoga.”
14. Roosevelt changed the date of the holiday for commercial reasons. TRUE (lines 12-14) “President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
decreed that Thanksgiving would be celebrated a week earlier. He was very concerned that the Christmas shopping season was too short.”

15. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

15.1. ONE SYNONYM FOR “worried” (adjective). concerned (lines 13)
15.2. ONE OPPOSITE FOR “gentle” (adjective). fierce (line 14)
16. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)
16.1. ONE WORD MEANING “to cook with dry heat in an oven” roast(ed) (line 7)
16.2. ONE WORD MEANING “group of people born and living about the same time.” generation (line 5)
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BLOQUE B (Uso de la lengua)

Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos
Debe responder a 6 de las 12 preguntas propuestas.

II * USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; 0.5 points each). CHOOSE AND ANSWER ONLY 6 (SIX) QUESTIONS.

17. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS:
17.1. “I can’t get used to... early after my holidays.” (get up) getting up
17.2. “I would rather... by plane; I hate flying.” (not go) not go
18. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT OPTION:
18.1. “Did you call the police… mistake?” on / by / of / to by
18.2. “The exam was far too hard. … could pass it.” Anyone / Nobody / Nothing / Everybody Nobody
19. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE: “A pay cut would never be accepted by the workers.” The
workers would never accept a pay cut.
20. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: “They believe that more than 100 people will apply for the
job.” It is believed (that) more than 100 people will apply for the job. // More than 100 people are believed to apply for the job.
21. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: “There were few students in the school meeting yesterday.” How many
students were there in the school meeting yesterday?
22. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY: “The Big Ben stands on the River
Thames. It was formally known as St. Stephen’s Tower until 2012.” The Big Ben, which was formally known as St.
Stephen’s Tower until 2012, stands on the River Thames. // The Big Ben, which stands on the River Thames, was formally known
as St. Stephen’s Tower until 2012.
23. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “Despite being the best
at Maths, he didn’t win the competition.” Although... Although he is/was the best at Maths, he didn’t win the competition.
24. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “Had I known he wasn’t coming, …” Subject + would / could / might
/should + past participle
25. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “Bill Gates is the richest
person in the world.” No one… No one is as rich as Bill Gates.
26. THERE ARE TWO MISTAKES IN THIS SENTENCE. FIND THE MISTAKES AND REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY: “She’s
going away in June 22nd. She’s taking me with hers.” She’s going away on June 22nd. She’s taking me with her.
27. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH: “‘Don’t tell my secret to anybody, please,’ Josh said to me.”
Josh asked/begged me not to tell his secret to anybody.
28. USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES
WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM: It is silly to believe everything people say.

it say believe silly everything is to people

BLOQUE C (Redacción)
Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos
Deberá realizar una redacción de aproximadamente 120 palabras de SOLAMENTE 1 de los dos temas propuestos.

III * WRITING (3 points)

29. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPICS PROPOSED AND FOCUS STRICTLY
ON IT. CHOOSE ONE TOPIC ONLY:
29.1. What kind of things have a positive effect on you? Explain.
29.2. What is your favourite celebration in the year? What do you like about it?