Examen de Inglés PAU Andalucía 2023 · Extraordinaria Titular (Admisión)

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

TEXT 1: HOW KING TUT CONQUERED POP CULTURE

1 In late 1922 the British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered a royal tomb untouched for 3,300 years in Egypt's Valley

2 of the Kings. The occupant, teenage pharaoh Tutankhamun, became an instant media sensation. Newspapers couldn't get

3 enough of him or his wealth, exemplified by his solid gold death mask. As Carter carefully removed and catalogued the contents

4 of his tomb, the king, who had died at the age of 19 without accomplishing much in real life, resurrected into a trend-setting

5 superstar. Tutmania had arrived.

6 Fashion and ancient Egyptian history don't seem like a natural mix, but after Tut's discovery the two converged. Fabrics for

7 dresses and coats displayed motifs such as palm trees, lotus blossoms and sphinxes. Famous jewelers fashioned Egyptian-

8 themed adornments. Handbags, umbrellas, and cigarette cases were Egyptianized. Beauty products also followed the trend,

9 establishing a link to Egypt's exotic royals. For instance, women began to line their eyes with Nile-inspired Kohl eyeliner even

10 though makeup had been associated with sex workers until recently.

11 The Egyptian discovery also inspired performers, writers and artists. Author Richard Goyne made a youthful King Tut the

12 main character of his 1923 book entitled The Kiss of Pharaoh: The Love Story of Tut-Ankh-Amen. Fighting his way to the

13 throne, Tut encounters many obstacles, such as the disappearance of the royal bride.

14 In the movie world, The Mummy, starring Boris Karloff in 1932, told the story of an archaeologist, a linen-wrapped mummy

15 and a curse. The idea for the plot arose from the series of strange deaths that occurred after the discovery of Tut's tomb. These

16 included Lord Carnarvon's, the excavation's aristocratic sponsor, who died less than five months after the discovery.

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

1.

According to the text, the discovery of King Tut's tomb...

2.

According to the text, King Tut...

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.

The inventory of King Tut's treasure was carried out by an Egyptian team.

4.

In Goyne's novel, King Tut had to overcome many difficulties to become pharaoh.

5.

The screenplay of The Mummy was based on real events.

6.

The digging of Tut's tomb was paid by Carter himself.

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: BUZZING FOR LIFE

1 More than 50 years after Rachel Carson's illuminating study of pesticides in Silent Spring, we're still dealing with chemicals

2 and their effects on ecosystems. The latest perpetrator: sulfoxaflor, a bug and plant killer recently reapproved by the Environmental

3 Protection Agency. The latest victim: bees.

4 We're losing billions of bees each year due to complex factors like decreasing agricultural diversity, habitat loss and climate

5 change. However, one threat to bees remains under our control: pesticides. While pesticides are designed to kill pests and insects

6 that damage crops, they also have unintended consequences like eradicating entire harmless species. These include bees, which

7 are essential for harvests.

8 Besides vegetables and fruit trees, bees fertilize other crops that don't instantly come to mind when we think of bees —cotton,

9 coffee, tea and chocolate. Moreover, there are whole industries that produce various beeswax and honey-based goods. Together,

10 they are multibillion-dollar industries whose collapse could seriously impact on the economy by putting tens of thousands out of

11 work. Bees alone contribute $15 billion annually to U.S. agriculture, and pollinators in general contribute$24 billion to the country's

12 economy. Moreover, since the U.S. is the largest food exporter in the world and as the global population keeps rising, bees' survival

13 is essential not only for the U.S. but also for fighting world hunger. Globally, it's estimated that pollinators, including bees, affect

14 one-third of the world's food supply.

15 Bees have evolved into mega-pollinators over millions of years, and plants have adapted to incorporate them into their life

16 cycle. If bees disappeared quickly, plants wouldn't have time to adjust. Many plant species would simply die off, including not only

17 crops but also flowers and trees, which also need pollinators.

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

9. According to the text, the use of pesticides...

10. According to the text, the decline in bee population...

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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced an upcoming ban on the use of sulfoxaflor.

TRUE

FALSE

12.

Innocuous bugs can also be exterminated by pesticides.

TRUE

FALSE

13.

Bee pollination can affect non-food crops.

TRUE

FALSE

14.

If bees became extinct, plants would survive by adapting to other types of pollinators.

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.

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

17.1.

“My parents can't afford

so much money for a cruise in Norway.” (pay)

17.2.

“She

you since you were born.” (know)

18. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT OPTION:

18.1.

“We had to learn all the poems... heart.” from / by / with / in

18.2.

“A private detective is looking... the matter from another perspective.” on / into / in / from

19. TURN THIS SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE:

“The writer was asked to sign books after her lecture.”

20. TURN THIS SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE:

“They say that he is the party’s candidate for the general election.”

21. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: “I am going to phone Richard back early in the morning.”

22. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY: “The typical houses in Amsterdam have a narrow façade. They were cheap to build.”

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

“Jane probably worked at that hotel last summer.”

Jane may

24. COMPLETE THIS CONDITIONAL SENTENCE:

“Don’t take the car…

”

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

" We have never met anyone as famous as he is. "

26. THERE ARE TWO MISTAKES IN THIS SENTENCE. FIND THE MISTAKES AND REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY:

" I would rather to work from home than coming to the office. "

27. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO DIRECT SPEECH:

" Jake suggested ordering some pizza. "

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:

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not

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to

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remember

read

possible

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BLOQUE C (Redacción)

Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos

Deberá realizar una redacción de un mínimo de 120 palabras de SOLAMENTE 1 de los dos temas propuestos.

III * WRITING (3 points)

29. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF AT LEAST 120 WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPICS PROPOSED AND FOCUS ON IT. CHOOSE ONE TOPIC ONLY:

29.1.

Advantages and disadvantages of being an influencer. Discuss.

BLOQUE C (Redacción)

Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos

Deberá realizar una redacción de un mínimo de 120 palabras de SOLAMENTE 1 de los dos temas propuestos.

III * WRITING (3 points)

29. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF AT LEAST 120 WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPICS PROPOSED AND FOCUS ON IT. CHOOSE ONE TOPIC ONLY:

29.2.

What dangers are putting our world at risk? Explain.