modelo de evaluacion ingles aaci senior 6

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NAME:_________________________________ SURNAME: _______________________________

12/13 SENIOR SIX EXAM Paper 2 (L)

Time allowed: 2hs. 30m

SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION

You are going to read an article about five young sportspeople. For questions 1-10, choose from the differenttexts (A - E) The sportspeople may be chosen more than once. There is an example at the beginning.

Which person (s) mention(s) ...

preferring individual to team sports? 0. _A__

needing expensive equipment? 1. ____

having a very competitive attitude to winning? 2. ____

a negative opinion of the way some sportspeople behave? 3. ____ 4. ____

having hurt themselves while doing their sport? 5. ____

almost giving up their sport? 6. ____

not being taken seriously by others? 7. ____

learning from observing other sportspeople? 8. ____

the effect that their sport has had on their social life? 9. ____

getting jobs thanks to their sport? 10. ____

GOING FOR GOLD

A. Django- Free runner

Coming second in the free running world championshiphas landed me roles in music videos, but it does not payas much as to get by, so I also work delivering goodswith my bike. That isn’t ideal, but it won’t make me quit,and I try not to get too depressed about it. That’s why I’malways looking for new opportunities. For example, I’mcurrently working on a deal with a potential sponsor - a

sportswear company called Free Spirit. That’s me! Idon’t run on a track, I go wherever I want. I don’t let anyobstacles or worries about danger hold me back. Notwhen I’m running. There are too many distractions whenyou play sports in a team. Alone, you can concentrate oneach movement, completely in tune with your body andyour surroundings.

B. Thomas- Tennis player

When I lost the junior championship, my coach refusedto speak to me. Devastated, I practised alone with aracquet for hours, until I was practically falling asleep onmy desk at school. It took me months to get my

confidence back and it nearly made me abandon tennisfor life. The funny thing is, since I got rid of my coach,I’ve been doing much better! I’ve won some awards andI’m hoping to earn some money as a professional oneday. I think it is important to keep things in perspective,and it’s a shame that some people take it all tooseriously. You see players trying to cheat by intimidatingopponents or shouting at referees. I can’t see the pointof that. At the end of the day, it’s just a game.

C. Gabrielle- Cheerleader

When I tell people what I do, they often laugh, and thatdrives me really mad. If I hadn’t trained really hard, Iwouldn’t be where I am today. Looks aren’t enough;you’ve got to have talent, determination and strength.And I mean that in both ways. I work out a lot, often tothe point of being completely worn out. As part of anacrobatic routine I sometimes have to carry other girls on

my shoulders, and they’re not as skinny as they look onTV! You also need inner strength. Cheerleading islargely an amateur sport, so you don’t get paid, but thatdoesn’t stop it from being very competitive. I have seeninstances of bullying among team mates, which is justterrible. I wish it wasn’t an issue; I want to feel proud ofmy sport.

D. Monica- Surfer

There’s still this stereotype of the laid-back, supercool,surfer. If only it were true! You can’t be laid-back if youwant to succeed, and for me, second place is as bad aslast place. If I see someone doing a new trick, itbecomes an obsession for me. I study all their movesand work out how to copy them. I don’t care how manytimes I fall off the board or how many bruises I get aslong as I can do it perfectly in the end. It can be a verylonely sport. If you are getting up very early everymorning to catch the best waves, then you don’t want togo out much in the evenings. But I guess, I’m young, andall that can wait - I just want a few more trophies first!

E. Mario- Wheelchair rugby playerMy parents were initially against my taking up wheelchairrugby because it’s often perceived to be dangerous.Some people even call it “murderball”! So far I’vemanaged to avoid any crashes on the court myself,although I’ve had a few near misses. I think that if youare speedy enough you can avoid most collisions!Anyway, luckily, I managed to persuade my parents tochange their minds and so I am not forced to give it up.Now I regularly hear them cheering in the stands.Wheelchair rugby’s so exciting it’s becoming increasinglypopular with spectators, which is great because that maymean more money from sponsors. Sadly, the special

wheelchairs we need to use do not come cheap. It’d bea shame if that prevents people from trying this sport.

Adapted from Bradfield, B (2010 ) Target FCE- Student’s Book .Richmond Publishing.

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SECTION B: USE OF ENGLISH

I. Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. Fiona has just realized that the plane is __________ to leave in a few minutes and she still has notgone through the check-in desk.

a. managed b. bound c. able

2. Linda had lost the same amount of money she had invested. So, by the end of the year she was ______________.

a. breaking even b. broke c. well-off

3. After days of careful analysis, detectives concluded that the signature had been _________, it wasnot authentic.

a. embezzled b. stolen c. forged

4. This room is a bit _________. Why don’t you open a window so that we have some fresh aircoming in?

a. cosy b. draughty c. stuffy

5. Mark is so good at understanding other people’s points of view. He is so _____________.a. indignant b. tolerant c. sarcastic

II. Fill in the gaps in this text with a suitable option.

Cognitive therapy study hope for hypochondria patients

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is more effective 0) ____A______ standard care for people with

hypochondria or health anxiety, say researchers writing in The Lancet. In their study, 14% of patients

given CBT regained normal anxiety levels against 7% given the usual care of basic reassurance.

According to sources, nurses could easily be trained to offer the psychological therapy. Nowadays,

between 10% and 20% of hospital patients are thought 1) ___________obsessively about their

health. Previous studies have shown that CBT, which aims to change thought patterns and behaviour,

is an effective treatment for 2) ___________anxiety disorders.

But there is a shortage of specialists trained to deliver CBT, and as a result waiting lists can be long.

In this study, 219 people with health anxiety received an average of six sessions of cognitive

behavioural therapy while 225 received reassurance and support, which is standard. After periods of

six months and 12 months, 3) ____________patients in the CBT group showed "significantly greater

improvement in self-rated anxiety and depression symptoms" compared with standard care, the study

showed. There was also a particularly noticeable reduction in health anxiety in the CBT group straight

after treatment began. The therapy was delivered by non-CBT experts who 4) ___________in only

two workshops.

Study author Prof Peter Tyrer, head of the Centre for Mental Health at Imperial College London, said

the results showed that hypochondria cases could be successfully treated, in a "relatively cheap" way,

by general nurses with minimal training in a hospital setting. Reducing the anxiety levels of 14% of the

CBT group might not seem a high figure, he said, but these were often people with serious problems

5) ____________had sometimes spent thousands of pounds on private health assessments becauseof fears about their health.

Adapted from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health

0. A A. than B. when C. that

1. A. to have worried B. to worry C. to worrying

2. A. other B. others C. another

3. A. the most B. most of C. most of the

4. A. had trained B. were being trained C. was trained

5. A. whose B. which C. who


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III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using theword given without changing it. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

1. Stuart is not afraid of bats. He explored a cave last week.

WAS

If Stuart___________________________________, he wouldn’t have explored a cave last

week.2. I was very tired on Monday morning because I don’t usually get up so early.

USED

I was very tired on Monday morning because I ____________________________up so early.

3. We think it might be a good idea to buy a bigger flat.

CONSIDERING

We ________________________________________________________ a bigger flat.

4. There is a slight chance that Rob took your book by mistake but I’m not sure.

MIGHT

Rob _________________________________________________________ by mistake.5. Even though he had the money on him, Peter decided not to buy that jacket.

SPITE

Peter decided not to buy the jacket _______________________________________money on him.

6. Some people say that this town was inhabited by zombies.

HAVE

This town is _________________________________________ inhabited by zombies.

7. I regret having left the party so early. Everyone was having so much fun.

LEFT

If only ___________________________________________________the party so early.

8. I will always remember the time we ate oysters by the sea in Lisbon.

FORGET

I will never ____________________________________________by the sea in Lisbon.

IV. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form. Use modals if necessary.

COCOS ISLANDOne small Pacific island became a treasure bank for a string of pirates and a magnet for treasure

hunters. But even after 300 years, Cocos Island, (lie) 1)___________ 500 km off Costa Rica,

2)___________ (not reveal) its treasures yet. Apparently, the biggest treasure of all 3) __________

(leave) there by a Scottish sailor, William Thompson. During a revolution in 1821, the government of

Peru hired him to carry their most valuable treasures to Panama to keep them safe. Thompson

quickly stole them and buried them in Cocos Island. The rulers of Peru forced him 4) __________

(take) them back to the spot where he 5)__________ (bury) the treasure, but he escaped and hid on

the island until they had left. He was rescued by a ship and planned to come back to Cocos Island to

collect the treasure. But he never made it. On his deathbed, he told a friend, John Keating, where the

valuable possession could 6)___________ (find).

So far, many attempts 7)____________ (make) to track down the treasure on that island, but

the most successful of all was John Keating. He set sail for Cocos with a companion named Boag.

They found the cave, and it looked exactly as it 8) _______________ (describe) by Thompson, with a

lot of treasure. But when they returned to their ship, the crew demanded a big part of the loot and

were very violent. So, Keating and Boag jumped overboard and swam to the island to escape. The

crew, after 9)____________ (look) for the treasure in vain, sailed away. Boag died, but Keating

survived and was able to escape in a passing whaling ship. No one knows what he took with him, but

it is said he lived in wealth for the rest of his life until he died. He left his widow some clues on how

10) _________ (find) the treasure cave.

Adapted from: Kerr P., Jones C, (2007), Straightforward- Upper Intermediate, UK. Macmillan


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SECTION C: WRITING

I. Write about 150 words on the following.

You have decided to enter a short story competition. The competition rules say that the story must

begin or end with the following words:

Tim closed the door behind him. He had never been so furious in his life.

Write your story for the competition. The best story will be published in an international English

language magazine for students of English.

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II. You must write about 150 - 180 words on ONE of the following

a) You have been asked to write an article for a blog. The title of the article is “Working out can

change your life”. Write your article describing the advantages and disadvantages of going to the

gym and exercising in your free time and provide your own opinion on the topic. Write your

article.

b) A magazine is looking for film reviews with the following title: A film that taught me a lesson.

Write a review for the newsletter saying what the film is about, what kind of film it is and what it

taught you. Write your review.

c) Look at the following headline, “Young adults now prefer to live with their parents for longer.”

Write a newspaper article about it.

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