Examen de Inglés PAU Andalucía 2020 · Reserva Z (Admisión)

TEXT 1: RESCUE DOG TO BECOME DISNEY STAR

1 In a real-life case of becoming famous overnight, a dog abandoned at a kill shelter has been chosen by Disney to play Tramp

2 in the live-action remake of the animated classic Lady and the Tramp. All thanks to Hollywood, Monte, an adorable two-year-old

3 terrier mix, has left his dog days behind and is now living the American dream.

4 While Monte was at the shelter, he was discovered by a professional trainer, who immediately fell in love with him. He chose

5 the dog for the role, trained him for the movie, and finally adopted him. Monte has so much love to give that even Justin Theroux,

6 the actor who voices him in the movie, cannot get enough of his cuteness.

7 Justin used his Instagram to share the dog’s inspiring story with the world and urged everybody to adopt pets instead of buying

8 and breeding them. And it’s working. Thousands of people have come forward, promoting the adoption of animals in need.

9 The Instagram post has since received a lot of positive reactions, and the Internet is in love with the real-life Tramp. Justin also

10 revealed that Disney used a lot of other rescue dogs in the making of Lady and the Tramp. On average, more than 1.5 million

11 animals living in shelters are euthanized globally every year. The statistics are heartbreaking, but true.

12 Monte the Tramp got his happy ending, but there are many others just waiting in kill shelters to get adopted before they are

13 forced to meet their premature deaths. A little kindness on your part can save a poor animal’s life. Give them a chance.

CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)

1.

According to the author, we should...

2.

Monte was...

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.

Monte is a purebred dog.

TRUE

FALSE

4.

More shelter dogs took part in The Lady and the Tramp.

TRUE

FALSE

5.

Thanks to Justin Theroux's initiative, more than a million animals have been rescued.

TRUE

FALSE

6.

Shelter animals can have a future if we adopt them.

TRUE

FALSE

FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

7.1.

7.2.

FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

8.1.

8.2.

TEXT 2: FIRST NASA ALL-FEMALE SPACEWALK

Two astronauts will make history as the first ever all-female team to conduct a spacewalk. Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, both NASA astronauts, are carrying out a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) in order to replace a faulty 105kg battery. In the process, they will become the first female-only team to spacewalk, 54 years after Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov first stepped into space.

The historic event has taken on an even greater significance because of a widely reported incident which took place earlier this year. Back in March, Koch and another astronaut were announced to undertake the first ever all-female EVA (extravehicular activity), but it was cancelled when it became apparent that there was only one medium-sized spacesuit in the space station. The several large and extra-large sizes available at the station were not a perfect fit for the female astronauts, and this could cause trouble during their space work.

The new mission is expected to last 5.5 hours and, if time allows, the astronauts will not only replace the battery but also carry out some other minor jobs around the station. Cameras mounted on the astronauts' helmets will show their work in detail as they move around the exterior of the station, a harness keeping them safely close to the base throughout the operation. Viewers watching the live stream will be able to identify Koch and Meir by their space suits —Koch's will have red stripes, while Meir's will be unmarked.

Koch is an experienced astronaut and is set to break another record —her expected 328-day stay in space will be the longest single spaceflight ever carried out by a woman.

CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)

9.

According to the text, the spacewalk will be historic because...

10.

The first ever planned all-female EVA didn't take place because...

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 first EVA mission was completed by a 54-year old Russian astronaut.

TRUE

FALSE

12.

This will be the second EVA for Christina Koch.

TRUE

FALSE

13.

The astronauts may perform some other tasks besides replacing the battery.

TRUE

FALSE

14.

The all-female EVA will not be the only record Koch will hold.

TRUE

FALSE

15. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

15.1.

15.2.

16. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

16.1.

16.2.

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS:

17.1.

"We celebrated

the exam in a coffee shop near the city centre." (pass)

17.2.

"I now have a stomach ache. I

the Thai restaurant too many times this week." (visit)

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT OPTION:

18.1.

"Good teachers always rely... how good their explanations are."

18.2.

"The restaurant manager finally prevented the customer... going without paying."

TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE:

"It is suggested that the murderer also ran away."

20. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: “The caretaker used bleach to clean the entrance.”

21. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: “I have told you a hundred times that this is not the way.”

22. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY: “Shanghai City landscape is beautiful. This landscape seems to be never-ending.”

23. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “The defeat was so humiliating that those who survived went back home straight away.”

24. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “If a poisonous snake bites you, …”

25. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “I haven’t gone to a Rolling Stones concert for 25 years.”

26. THERE ARE TWO MISTAKES IN THIS SENTENCE. FIND THE MISTAKES AND REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY: “You should not care too many about what the world say.”

27. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH: “He said to her boss: ‘You should understand all I have recently gone through.’”

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:

boredom

would

die

than

passion

I

of

rather

of

BLOQUE C (Redacción)

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

29.1. Having a pet. Pros and cons.

BLOQUE C (Redacción)

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

29.2. Do you think men and women have the same job opportunities? Explain.