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PRUEBA ESPECFICA DE ACCESO AL GRADO EN TRADUCCIN E INTERPRETACIN 29 de junio de 2009 APELLIDOS NOMBRE DNI .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................

PRUEBA 2: EXAMEN DE LENGUA INGLESA (LENGUA B) INSTRUCCIONES GENERALES El tiempo mximo para la realizacin de esta prueba ser de 90 minutos. Las respuestas en blanco no contabilizan. Indicar las respuestas en la plantilla adjunta. La puntuacin total es de 50 puntos. Cada pregunta tiene indicada su puntuacin.

SECTION A (10 points) Read the following text carefully and answer the questions below.
Floods, droughts and soaring temperatures: Met Office predicts how climate change will affect UK

Average mean temperature likely to rise by more than 2C across the UK by 2050, says major new Met Office report detailing the impacts of climate change over the next century 1 Scientists today produced a detailed map of how climate change is expected to affect every part of the UK over the next century. Experts from the Met Office used sophisticated computer models to build up a picture of how temperature and rainfall are likely to change across 600 different locations. Announcing the results, the environment secretary, Hilary Benn, said global warming will affect every aspect of our daily lives. The scientists say summer rainfall in south-east England could decrease by one-fifth by the 2050s. Average mean temperatures were likely to rise by more than 2C across the UK. If carbon emissions continue to rise, there is a 10% chance that temperatures in the south-east could rise by 8C or more by the 2080s. The results are aimed at industries and organisations that need to make long-term investment decisions that could be influenced by a changing climate. They come as scientists urge politicians to focus on adapting to inevitable climate change alongside efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The new predictions follow a similar exercise in 2002, that produced maps of likely changes across Britain for the 2020s, 2050s and 2080s. They showed the UK faced drier, warmer summers and wetter, milder winters. Experts say the new results are more powerful, because they present the relative probabilities of a range of possible outcomes. They cover three different possible futures, in which carbon emissions are low, medium or high. Which path the world economy follows will depend heavily on how ambitious the global climate deal to be negotiated in Copenhagen in December turns out to be. To produce the new predictions, the scientists ran 300 versions of their sophisticated climate computer model, and pooled the results to see which outcomes were most likely. The results cannot be used to predict specific weather on future dates, but they indicate broad trends. Andy Brown, climate change and environmental performance manager with Anglian Water, said the results would help the company plan key infrastructure such as reservoirs. The increased resolution and probabilities will help to give us more focus. The decisions wont be based purely on climate change projections, but they are a factor. The breakdown into small regions, just 25km across, will help too. Rainfall can be very localised so it will help us make plans to deal with events. Ahead of the publication of the results, green campaigners called for stronger action on emissions to avoid the damaging impacts the UK will face from climate change. Friends of the Earth executive director Andy Atkins said: This valuable new research will highlight the damaging impact that climate change will have around the UK and show the need for urgent action to cut emissions. The UK government must take tougher action on climate change, and show real leadership by example ahead of crucial climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December.

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1. The article describes: a. The way in which the climate has changed because nothing has been done to prevent it. b. The way in which the climate may change if nothing is done to prevent it. c. The way in which the climate will change because nothing is being done to prevent it. 2. Global warming: a. Will have a dramatic impact on our everyday life. b. Will have a dramatic impact on the economy. c. Will have a dramatic impact on industries and organisations. 3. Summer rainfall: a. Could drop less than 20% by the 2050s. b. Could drop more than 20% by the 2050s. c. Could drop up to 20% by the 2050s. 4. Sophisticated computer models were used in order to: a. Assess the probability of changes in rainfall and temperature in Britain. b. Test the results of a similar exercise conducted in 2002. c. Make a map of probable changes in rainfall and temperature in Britain. 5. The results were aimed at: a. Raising awareness about climate change in industries and organisations. b. Informing the decisions of industries and organisations likely to be influenced by climate change. c. Calling for stronger action against climate change in industries and organisations. 6. Scientists: a. Are urging politicians for a change before it is too late. b. Are urging green campaigners for a change before it is too late. c. Are urging the general public for a change before it is too late. 7. The world economy: a. Depends on whether the predictions about climate change come true. b. Depends on the average temperature rise. c. Depends on the output of the Copenhagen negotiations. 8. The latest results: a. Allow scientists to predict changes for a century. b. Allow scientists to predict changes and compare them. c. Allow scientists to predict changes in the 2020s, 2050s and 2080s. 9. The predictions about climate change: a. Will be crucial for making decisions about key infrastructure. b. Will not play a role in decision making about key infrastructure. c. Will be taken into account when making decisions about key infrastructure. 10. Green campaigners: a. Are waiting for the results to be published to call for stronger action. b. Had already called for stronger action before the results were published. c. Announced the results when calling for stronger action.

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SECTION B (10 points) Choose the option which best rephrases each sentence. Think about meaning and grammar 1. The chances of finding the black boxes are small. a. The likelihood of finding the black boxes is low. b. The probabilities are small for the black boxes. c. The possibilities of finding the black boxes are limitless. 2. As I didnt pass the French exam, I decided to study Art History. a. I chose to study Art History because I didnt prove the French exam. b. I chose to study Art History owing to passing the French exam. c. I chose to study Art History since I didnt pass the French exam. 3. Though she was offered the promotion, she decided not to take it. a. Even though she was offered the promotion, she turned it down. b. Even though she was offered the promotion, she turned it over. c. Even though she was offered the promotion, she turned it back. 4. He seldom makes such serious mistakes. a. He frequently makes similar mistakes. b. He never makes mistakes like that. c. He almost never makes mistakes like that. 5. I would have bought one, but they were sold out. a. If they were sold out, I would have bought one. b. If there had been any left, I would have bought one. c. I would have bought one, however none were sold. 6. Why bother going if nobody is there? a. Its pointless to go if somebody is there. b. Why go if there isnt going to be anybody there? c. Its worth going if nobody is going to be there. 7. She wont finish on time if she doesnt hurry. a. Unless she hurries, she wont finish on time. b. If she hurries, it will be impossible to finish on time. c. Unless she makes a hurry, she wont finish on time. 8. Despite recent reports from the government, the recession will likely last into 2010. a. In spite of the government, the recession will probably last into 2010. b. In spite of new information from the government, the recession will probably last into 2010. c. Despite news reports, the recession is likely for 2010. 9. He wishes he hadnt said all of those terrible things. a. He regrets having said those terrible things. b. He wishes he had said terrible things before. c. He regrets not having said terrible things. 10. They had so much fun that they went back last year. a. They went back two times last year. b. They visited fun places two times in one year. c. It was such a fun trip they visited again last year.

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SECTION C (10 points) Fill the blanks with the correct form of the words in brackets. A mixed picture of Britain's literary habits and desires ____________ (1 emerge) from two surveys released to mark World Book Day. On the one hand, we're a nation of insecure literary bluffers, with 61% of people having lied about reading a book they haven't opened. On the other, more than half of us would like to write a book, and 11% of those surveyed ____________ (2 make) it as far as finishing the manuscript but have "not yet found a way to get it published". George Orwell's 1984 was the most lied-about book, with 42% ____________ (3 false) claiming to have read it, followed by War and Peace, Ulysses and the Bible. The principal reason given for lying is the desire ____________ (4 impress), and a reluctance to divulge the writers they really enjoy reading. These, according to the survey, ____________ (5 include) JK Rowling, John Grisham, Jilly Cooper and Jeffrey Archer. Of those who would like to write a book, most women would like to write a crime thriller or mystery novel, while more men opted for a science fiction and fantasy. Staying ____________ (6 firm) in the realms of fantasy, a third of all people ____________ (7 question) stated that money would inspire them to become an author and close to half (47%) would consider writing a book as a way of earning more money. Forty-one per cent of men said that money ____________ (8 provide) the inspiration for them to become an author, rather than having a good story to tell. It may be entirely coincidental that 16% of men, compared to 9% of women, have a finished book lying unpublished. However, both the surveys, from World Book Day and Sky Arts ____________ (9 respective), found that Britons are passionate about reading, with 96% of World Book Day correspondents saying that they ____________ (10 stay up) past their bedtime to finish a book.

SECTION D (10 points) Choose the option which best completes each sentence. 1. The union gave ____________ the demands of the factory owner. a) in to 2. b) down c) up d) in

____________ laws severely restrict building near the coastline. a) Present b) Coast c) Actual d) Nowadays

3. He ____________ on despite all of his misfortune. a) crossed b) manage c) carried d) caught

4. Her new film received wonderful _______________ in the press. a) reviews b) shorts c) interviews d) critics

5. I was ____________ to hear about the boat accident. a) encouraged b) saddened c) doomed d) psyched

6. They ____________ through every suitcase looking for drugs and weapons. a) went b) inspect c) inspected d) opened

7. Looking _____________, there will be more heavy rain next Friday. a) ahead b) future c) tomorrow d) around

8. They had to be careful as the information was considered very ______________. a) damage b) sensation c) sensible d) sensitive
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9. He was kicked _____________ the country for his ties to the rebel movement. a) out b) out of c) into d) out after

10. You ____________ to consider the opportunity before turning it down. a) mustnt b) can c) ought d) should

SECTION E (10 points) Fill each of the blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word. Write if no word is necessary.

Time Management at the University: Time Saving Tips


Dont overdo it. It is hardly ever a sensible plan to work ____________ (1) you drop, and if you end ____________ (2) working in irregular and infrequent binges youll inevitably u nder-perform, to say nothing of that background feeling of being vaguely out of control. Pace yourself and establish a functional upper limit ____________ (3) the length of time you can concentrate before the effort starts to outweigh the benefits. Find strategies for dealing with the times when you know your concentration isnt going to hold up. Make a note of places you couldnt quite follow what you heard or read, ____________ (4) that you can come back to it when youre fresher. Look for a way to make it easy to get back into something youre reading when you have to ____________ (5) a break. It can sometimes be helpful to force yourself to break off mid-chapter, midparagraph or even mid-idea, so as to make it easier to get into the ideas again later, rather than trying to plunge in cold to a totally new topic or chapter. Find out ____________ (6) works for you. Find smaller tasks that will occupy you in between times - e.g. that slightly-less-than-a-free-hour between two lectures. Maybe youre working ____________ (7) a particular article or book chapter, or are doing some practice at transcribing diphthongs, or whatever. But give yourself a task that can realistically be done ____________ (8) the time you allot yourself. Keep ahead of the game: as much as you can, try to read before the relevant lecture rather than after it. Theres a world of difference between reading ahead and therefore having the ideas already formed in your mind when you hear the lecturer dissecting them, and on the other hand reading in a kind of remedial way, to try to puzzle out what ____________ (9) earth was being talked about in a lecture you werent really able to follow. It doesnt involve much more effort for this to work; its just a question of ____________ (10) the timing right.

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