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TEST BOOK
Este cuadernillo de examen contiene las siguientes secciones: Comprensin escrita o Reading Passage. Comprensin oral o Listening Comprehension Uso de la lengua o General Language: Text A, B, C, D and Pronunciation Hoja de respuestas o Answer Sheet Expresin escrita o Writing Composition

MUY IMPORTANTE: Answer sheet. En la ltima hoja o Answer Sheet, el alumno deber consignar su nombre y apellidos, as como el nmero de su D.N.I. As mismo, ser en esta hoja donde el alumno deber escribir las respuestas de las preguntas de cada seccin. Por ltimo, ser tambin en esta hoja de respuestas donde el alumno deber redactar la composicin escrita o Writing Composition pudiendo utilizarse el reverso de la hoja si la extensin de la composicin as lo requiriera.

Reading Passage

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USAs Cultural Melting Pot

Melting pot1 refers to the idea that societies formed by immigrants of different cultures, religions, and races, will produce a new hybrid society. The concept of melting pot is not the same as assimilation because it implies the ability of new or subordinate groups to affect the values of the dominant group. In the early 19th century, America was romantically seen not only as land of opportunity but as a society where individuals of all nations were melted into a new and better race of men. The new nation welcomed virtually all immigrants from Europe in the belief that the United States would become, at least for whites, the "melting pot" of the world. In the 1840s, many people from Britain, Ireland and Germany arrived in the USA. After the Civil War, Scandinavians and groups from Poland, Italy and small numbers from the Middle East, China, and Japan decided to settle down in the land of opportunity. Before World War I (1914-1918), the American public generally considered that the constant arrival of immigrants brought strength and prosperity to the country. However, in the 1920s there were fewer immigrants from north-western Europe and American citizens became conscious of the difficulties of assimilating so many people from other parts of the world. As a result, the U.S. Congress passed laws restricting immigration. The term of melting pot has traditionally been used to describe the USA and the creation of the American nation. This view on American society has been criticised both as unrealistic and racist, because it focused on the Western heritage and excluded nonEuropean immigrants often also East and South Europeans. The melting pot reality was limited only to intermixing between Europeans with a strong emphasis on the Anglo-Saxon culture and, in most cases, the subordinate groups adopted the Western AngloSaxon values of the dominant group.
The notion comes from the pot in which metals are melted at great heat, mixing together into new compound, with great strength and other combined advantages
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1. When a group of immigrants decide to adopt the way of life of their new

country, why is it not a case of cultural melting pot?

2. Why did American people use to welcome immigrants two hundred years

ago?
3. When did Asian immigrants start to arrive in the USA? 4. In the early 20th century, entering America was not very easy for

immigrants. Why?
5. What was the real result of the notion of melting pot in the USA?

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Listening Comprehension Home, sweet home The following statements are wrong. Correct them.

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6. Doug and his colleagues decided to start working on a new project because

their boss was attending a conference in Paris.

7. Doug bought some dinner after having some beers with Mike and then he

bought a few books.

8. Marian needs a new car, but they cant buy a new one now. 9. Marian thinks they should visit Jackie this weekend. 10. Doug bought travel books because he wants to give them to a friend as a

birthday present.

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General Language A
Complete the sentences, keeping the same meaning.

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11) Yesterday, Marian was very angry because her car had broken down. If Marians car 12) Some day, it will be compulsory for you to find a job and live on your own. Some day you 13) For decades American citizens had welcomed immigrants from European countries. Immigrants from European countries 14) In the early 19th century all immigrants had permission to enter the USA. In the early 19th century all immigrants were 15) In 1918 a US Congressman said: We will stop the arrival of so many immigrants some day. In 1918 a US Congressman said that

B
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Yesterday afternoon, Doug 16) ...... (see) a strange incident while he 17) ...... (buy) some travel books at WH Smith. There was an exhibit with Daniel Brouns best selling books. Suddenly, a man 18) ...... (throw) all the books to the shop floor. That man shouted: Sorry, I heard a voice inside my mind that forced me 19) ...... (do) it. Some books 20) ...... (damage*), and the shop manager made the man 21) ...... (pay) for them. (*daar)

C
First, read the text. Then fill in the blanks with just ONE word in each case. Last weekend, people of different racial minorities fought against the police, broke bus stop shelters and burnt a post office in Birmingham. The weekend 22) ...... in Birmingham are the result of the increasing disillusion among racial minorities. The second generation of British Asians and Indians dont want to put 23) ...... with the difficulties and hard times that their parents have suffered. Although most members of racial minorities are 24) ......, that is, they respect the law and pay their taxes, they are 25) ...... of essential things such as jobs, good schools and acceptable 26) ...... conditions many live in poor areas with ruinous houses.

D
Use the words in brackets to make appropriate complete sentences. A: B: A: B: Yesterday, I couldnt buy my lottery ticket because I had no money. 27) (any money, / had / bought / could / had / have / I / I / If / it). Do you mind if I buy one now? 28) (doesnt / It / matter / me / really / to) Do you want to buy a ticket? 29) (am / As / concerned / far / I / as), I think that spending money on lottery is useless.

30) Pronunciation: Which word has not got a long vocalic sound? Write only one word.

a) big b) warm c) moon d) sea e) sport

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Answer Sheet

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Student's Name: .................................... D.N.I....................... Reading Passage

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Listening Comprehension
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

General Language
11. 19. 20. 12. 21. 22. 13. 23. 24. 14. 25. 26. 15. 27.

16. 17. 18.

28. 29. 30.

Writing Composition
Write about your reading habits: what kind of things you read, where and when you usually read, etc. (125 words)

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