Examen de Inglés PAU Andalucía 2021 · Extraordinaria Titular (Admisión)

TEXT 1: A GHOST AT THE WAYSIDE INN, MASSACHUSETTS

1 If you ever feel like having a ghost at the place where you’re staying, at least make it a musical one who smells nice. That’s the story

2 at this historic 10-room guesthouse, where Jerusha Howe is as popular in death as she was in life. “Her father, Adam, owned the inn

3 from 1796 until 1840, and Jerusha served there as a hostess,” says its current general manager, Steve Pickford. “She played the piano

4 beautifully, on what was the first piano in Sudbury, still owned by the inn. Known as the Belle of Sudbury, Jerusha was gorgeous, and

5 she had her group of admirers,” Pickford adds.

6 But she picked the wrong partner. As the story goes, she fell madly in love with an Englishman who went back home promising to

7 return. That didn’t happen, and a heartbroken Jerusha died of tuberculosis in the 1840s when she was in her early 40s. Apparently,

8 she walks around the inn, waiting for her lover to return. Guests sense a piano playing in the middle of the night—often the Copenhagen

9 Waltz— together with orange smell, thought to be Jerusha’s perfume. Some guests report ghostly flashes of light.

10 Ghost-loving guests request room 9 (Jerusha’s bedroom) and 10 (her sewing room). In Pickford’s words, “In the morning, everyone’s

11 talking about it: ‘Did you see anything? Did you hear anything?’” People leave notes in drawers, detailing their peculiar experiences as

12 part of the inn’s “Secret Drawer Society.”

13 Pickford personally hasn’t had an encounter with the ghost in his 25 years at the inn. He’s OK with that, and has no problem with the

14 hostess who’s also a “ghost-ess.” After all, “People come here for the ghost.”

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

1.

According to the text, ghosts at resting places should...

2.

Jerusha Howe...

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.

Watching the living Jerusha play the piano was a great novelty in Sudbury.

TRUE

FALSE

4.

When the ghost plays the waltz, guests can perceive her fragrance.

TRUE

FALSE

5.

The chambers used by Jerusha are now closed to the public.

TRUE

FALSE

6.

If you stay at the Wayside Inn, you can read about other guests’ experiences with the ghost.

TRUE

FALSE

7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

7.1.

7.2.

8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

8.1.

8.2.

TEXT 2: THE GREAT BARRIER REEF

The Great Barrier Reef, one of the earth's most precious habitats, has lost half of its coral populations in the last quarter century, a decline that researchers in Australia say will continue unless drastic action is taken to mitigate the effects of climate change.

According to a recent research led by Dr. Andy Dietze, colonies are getting smaller; there are fewer baby corals as well as fewer "big mamas" —the adults which produce most of the larvae. Both of them are vital to the reef's future ability to regenerate.

Bleaching —a process in which corals expel algae and turn white as water temperature rises— contributed to rapid losses of coral colonies in the northern and central Great Barrier Reef in 2016 and 2017. Furthermore, the southern part of the reef was also exposed to record-setting temperatures in early 2020, which became such a dangerous situation that these researchers now consider climate change as one of the major threats to this ecosystem.

The investigators regret what they see as a lack of attention to the study from government leaders in Australia, the world's biggest coal exporter. In fact, the government has resisted calls to reduce carbon emissions even though heat waves, droughts and fires continue to reveal the country's vulnerability to climate change.

"Coral reefs worldwide are responsible for billions of dollars in tourism and provide habitats for fish that feed close to one billion people on the planet," Dr. Andy Dietze says. "Another thing that we need to take into account is that coral reefs are amazingly resilient. If we don't continually damage them, they will recover," he adds.

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

9.

The Great Barrier Reef...

10.

The Australian government...

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.

Bleaching turns algae white.

12.

Some regions of the Great Barrier Reef reached all-time highest temperatures in 2020.

13.

Coral reefs contribute to food provision for many people.

14.

Corals can revive if normal conditions return.

15. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

15.1.

15.2.

16. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

16.1.

16.2.

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

17.1.

“I would like…

more time with you.” (spend)

17.2.

“Our new design…

all over the world last month.” (sell)

18. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT OPTION:

18.1.

“Have you ever been… New York?” (at / in / to / on)

18.2.

“I will pick you… on my way home.” (up / in / from / at)

19. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE: “Those application forms are going to be filled in.”

20. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: “People say that she is a good politician.”

21. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS:

“The airplane managed to land on shallow water.”

22. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY:

“Have you checked the answers? They are in the answer key.”

23. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED:

“We went hiking in spite of the terrible weather.” Although...

Although

24. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE:

“Where would you go if... ?”

Where would you go if

25. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “The child was too short to be allowed into the rollercoaster.” The child wasn't...

The child wasn't

26. THERE ARE TWO MISTAKES IN THIS SENTENCE. FIND THE MISTAKES AND REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY: “That crocodile has been extinct since three thousands years.”

27. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO DIRECT SPEECH: “My doctor told me not to be late.”

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:

written · book · could · better · have · she · not · a

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. Write a ghost or horror story.

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:

29.2. What can be done to protect sea life? Explain.