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Proficiency test- mock test-

READING COMPREHENSION
Part 1

Reading comprehension exercise with 4 multiple choice questions and a true/false question.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to
respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre on the road may be regarded as
a social problem. Safety standards for vehicle have been raised both at the point of
manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have
been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But the accident
experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave.


1. According to the passage, traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem since:

A) the motor vehicle is a very dangerous invention
B) the accidents have more to do with hazardous conditions than hazardous drivers
C) most of the accidents are caused by drivers who don't pay attention to the traffic rules
D) the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem is not confined to drivers
E) traffic accidents can cause serious economic damage

2. According to the passage, the number of accidents has fallen because:

A) significant advances have been made towards safer driving
B) many people now know that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and
concentration
C) drivers are warned to take extra care on the roads
D) drivers have finally learned how to behave
E) there has been improvement in the way drivers behave

3. It is pointed out in the passage that those who violate traffic regulations:

A) are the most inexperienced drivers that we have on the roads
B) always blame the road conditions
C) don't have prior traffic violations or crashes on their records
D) are the biggest threat to those with whom they share the road
E) don't know most of the traffic rules and regulations

4. Answer True or False

Speed limits have been lowered. _______





Part 2

5 questions to determine if the information is correct, incorrect or the text does not give enough
information.

Answer right, wrong or doesnt say according to the information in the text.




















1. In her present job, she has responsibility for internal personnel problems.
____ Right ____ Wrong ____ Doesnt say
2. Ms Varley thinks she would be suitable for the job because of her previous experience.
____ Right ____ Wrong ____ Doesnt say
3. While Ms Varley was a school teacher, she also taught company executives.
____ Right ____ Wrong ____ Doesnt say
4. Ms Varley is applying for the job with the Daily News.
____ Right ____ Wrong ____ Doesnt say









Letter of application

I would like to apply for the post of Personnel Officer with Anglia Bank, as advertised in the
Daily News on 10 October.

I have a BA in French from the University of London. I am following a part-time course in
Personnel Management at the Oxford College of Management, and I hope to pass the
Diploma in Personnel Management at the end of December.

When I left university, I worked for a year in a computer company near Cambridge. Then I
moved back to London to work as a French teacher in a large school, where I stayed for
two years. During this time, I did some part-time work as a language trainer with factory
managers, which I very much enjoyed.

Three years ago, I joined Carters Bank, where for the past year I have worked as Assistant
Personnel Officer, dealing mainly with complaints from members of staff. Having worked in
a similar organization to yours, I feel I am fully prepared for the challenges of this job.

Yours faithfully

Angela Varley

Part 3
An incomplete paragraph with 5 missing words to be filled in with the options form the list
Read the following text and choose the best option

Mother Tongue

First language, also known as mother tongue, is generally the language a __________ learns
first. However, one can have two or more native languages thus being a native bilingual or
indeed multilingual. The order in which these __________ are learned is not necessarily the
order of proficiency. Incomplete first language skills often make learning other
languages_________. Often a child learns the basics of his or her first language or languages
from his or her family. The term mother tongue, however, should not be interpreted to mean
that it is the language of one's mother. For instance, in some paternal societies, the wife
moves in with the husband and thus may have a different first language or dialect than the
local language of the husband. Yet their children usually only speak their local language.

a. Old man b. animal c. person d. monkey
a. Books b. languages c. desks d. telephones
a. Difficult b. shorts c. blue d. earphones











Language use
Part 1

Relating 5 pictures to a descriptive sentence from the options

Connect the picture to the appropriate
description.

1.
a. It is forbidden to read the sign
b. Speed limit is 80 mph
c. Right turn is forbidden
d. Restaurant 20 miles


2.

a. Women are better than men
b. Men are better than women
c. Dogs are better than human beings
d. Men and women are equal

Writing
Part 1
10 sentences to complete with the appropriate word from the options
Select the appropriate option to complete the sentence:

1. This umbrella isnt yours. Its ________.

a. She b. her c. hers d. herself

2. Jason ________ in Manhattan

a. Living b. lives c. living d. is live

3. _____ birthday is in September.

a. His b. himself c. his d. he

4. Monica and Andrea are __________ apples from the tree.

a. Picked b. pick c. picking d. picks

5. ________ pies over there look delicious.

a. These b. that c. these d. those

Part 2
Write a text 45-60 words long about the topic following the instruction

Write an e-mail to a friend telling him/her about your new house in the countryside.

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Part 6

A listening exercise with ten words to put in the appropriate blank.

LISTENING

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.

Monkeys are very similar to us in many ways. Most have ten fingers and ten toes, and brains
much like ours. We enjoy watching them ___________ they often act like us. In fact, Charles
Darwin's theory of evolution says that monkeys and humans share a common ancestor.

Songwriter William Gilbert, in the musical "Princess Ida", wrote:

"Darwinian man, though well-behaved, at best is only a monkey shaved."

His words -- sung to Sir Arthur Sullivan's music -- make listeners smile. Well, monkeys
______ us smile, too, because they are creatures full of playful tricks.

This is why many monkey expressions are about tricky people or playful acts. One of
_________ expressions is monkeyshines, meaning tricks or foolish acts.

The meaning is clear if you have ever __________ a group of monkeys playfully chasing
each other: pulling tails, stealing food, doing tricks. So, when a teacher says to a group of
students: "Stop those monkeyshines right now!" you know that the boys and girls are playing,
instead of studying.

You might hear that same teacher warn a student not to monkey around with a valuable piece
of equipment. You monkey around with ___________ when you do not know what you are
doing. You are touching or playing with something you should leave alone.

Also, you can monkey around when you feel like doing something, but have no firm idea of
what to do. For example, you tell your _________ you are going to spend the day monkeying
around with your car. You do not have any job or goal in mind. It is just a way to pass the
time.

Monkey business usually means secret, maybe illegal, activities. A news report may say there
is monkey business involved in _________ the new airport, with some officials getting secret
payments from builders.

You may make a monkey out of someone when you make that person look foolish. Some
people make a monkey out of themselves by acting foolish or silly.

If one monkey has fun, imagine how much fun a barrel of monkeys can have. If your friend
says he ______ more fun than a barrel of monkeys at your party, you know that he had a
really good time.

Monkey suits are common names for clothes or uniforms soldiers wear.

In earlier years in many American_________, you would find men __________ musical hand
organs on the street. Dancing to the music would be the man's small monkey dressed in a
tight-fitting, colorful jacket similar to a military uniform. So, people began to call a military
uniform a monkey suit.

This VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, was written by Marilyn
Rice Christiano. Maurice Joyce was the narrator. I'm Shirley Griffith.





Listening is attached

Playing building something cities watched
because make had friend these
Part 6


Speaking: a five-minute interview with a teacher to talk about personal information and describe a
photograph including people and different actions.


Proficiency test- mock test-

Comprensin de lectura
Parte 1

Ejercicio de comprensin de lectura con 4 preguntas de opcin mltiple y un falso / verdadero
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ACCIDENTES DE TRFICO

Gran parte de la sangre en la calle fluye esencialmente del comportamiento incvico de los
conductores que se niegan a respetar los derechos legales y morales de los dems . As que
la masacre en la carretera puede ser considerado como un problema social. Las normas de
seguridad para vehculos se han planteado tanto en el punto de fabricacin y mediante
inspecciones peridicas de carretera mrito . Adems , los lmites de velocidad se han
reducido . Debido a estas medidas , la tasa de accidentes ha disminuido. Pero los expertos
de accidentes se preocupan porque no ha habido poca o ninguna mejora en la forma en los
conductores se comportan .


. 1 Segn el pasaje , los accidentes de trfico pueden ser considerados como un problema
social, ya que :

A) el vehculo de motor es un muy peligroso invencin
B) los accidentes tienen ms que ver con las condiciones peligrosas que los conductores
peligrosos
C ) la mayora de los accidentes son causados por conductores que no prestan atencin a
las normas de trfico
D) la irresponsabilidad que representa gran parte del problema no se limita a los conductores
E) los accidentes de trfico pueden causar graves daos econmicos

. 2 Segn el pasaje , el nmero de accidentes se ha reducido debido a que:

A) los avances significativos se han realizado hacia una conduccin ms segura
B) muchas personas ahora saben que la conduccin es una tarea especializada que requiere
un cuidado constante y la concentracin
Conductores C) se les advierte que tener un cuidado especial en las carreteras
D) los conductores finalmente han aprendido cmo comportarse
E) ha habido una mejora en la forma en que se comportan los conductores

. 3 Se seala en el pasaje que los que violan las normas de trfico :

A) son los pilotos ms inexpertos que tenemos en las carreteras
B) siempre culpar a las condiciones de la carretera
C ) no tienen violacines de trfico previas o accidentes en sus registros
D ) son la mayor amenaza para las personas con las que comparten la calle
E ) no sabe la mayora de las reglas y normas de trfico

4 . Responda Verdadero o Falso

Los lmites de velocidad se han reducido . _______





Parte 2

5 preguntas para determinar si la informacin es correcta, incorrecta o el texto no da
suficiente informacin .

Responde bien, mal o no dice , segn la informacin en el texto.




















1 . En su trabajo actual , tiene la responsabilidad de los problemas de personal interno.
____ Derecho ____ incorrecto ____ No dice
2 . Ms Varley cree que sera adecuado para el trabajo debido a su experiencia previa.
____ Derecho ____ incorrecto ____ No dice
3 . Aunque la Sra. Varley era un maestro de escuela , tambin ense ejecutivos de la
compaa .
____ Derecho ____ incorrecto ____ No dice
4 . Ms Varley est aplicando para el trabajo con el Daily News.
____ Derecho ____ incorrecto ____ No dice









Parte 3
Un prrafo incompleta con 5 palabras que faltan para ser llenado con las opciones de formar
la lista
Lea el siguiente texto y elegir la mejor opcin

Lengua Materna

En primer idioma , tambin conocida como lengua materna , es generalmente la lengua un
__________ aprende primero . Sin embargo , uno puede tener dos o ms lenguas nativas
siendo as un bilinge nativo o incluso multilinge. El orden en el que se aprenden estas
__________ no es necesariamente el orden de competencia. Incompletas primeras
habilidades lingsticas a menudo hacen aprender otra languages_________ . A menudo, un
nio aprende los conceptos bsicos de su primer idioma o idiomas de su familia . La lengua
materna plazo, sin embargo , no debe interpretarse en el sentido de que es la lengua de la
madre de uno . Por ejemplo , en algunas sociedades paternos , la esposa se muda con el
marido y por lo tanto puede tener una primera lengua o dialecto diferente al idioma local del
marido. Sin embargo, sus hijos normalmente slo hablan su idioma local.

una . Viejo hombre b . animales c . persona d. mono
una . Libros b . idiomas c . escritorios d . telfonos
una . B Difcil . pantalones cortos c . d azul. auriculares











El uso del idioma
Parte 1

Relacionar 5 fotografas a una frase descriptiva de las opciones

Conecte la foto para la descripcin apropiada .

1 .
una . Est prohibido leer el cartel
b . El lmite de velocidad es de 80 mph
c . Vuelta a la derecha est prohibido
d. Restaurante 20 millas


2 .

una . Las mujeres son mejores que los hombres
b . Los hombres son mejores que las mujeres
c . Los perros son mejores que los seres humanos
d. Hombres y mujeres son iguales

escritura
Parte 1
10 frases para completar con la palabra adecuada entre las opciones
Seleccione la opcin adecuada para completar la frase :

1 . Este paraguas no es tuyo. Es ________ .

una . Ella b. su c . de ella d. ella misma

2 . Jason ________ en Manhattan

una . B Vivir . vive c . d vivir . es en vivo

3 . _____ Cumpleaos es en septiembre.

una . Su b . c s mismo . su ' d. l

4 . Mnica y Andrea son __________ manzanas del rbol.

una . B Elegido . recoger c . recogiendo d. selecciones

5 . ________ Empanadas de all parecen deliciosas .

una . Estos b . que c . estos d . aquellos

Parte 2
Escribir un texto 45-60 palabras de largo sobre el tema despus de la instruccin

Escribe un e -mail a un amigo contndole a l / ella acerca de su nueva casa en el campo .

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Parte 6

Un ejercicio de escuchar con diez palabras para poner en el espacio apropiado .

ESCUCHAR

Ahora, las palabras de programa VOA Special English y sus historias.

Los monos son muy similares a nosotros en muchas maneras. La mayora tienen diez dedos
y los diez dedos de los pies , y los cerebros tanto como la nuestra . Disfrutamos viendo ellos
___________ a menudo actan como nosotros. De hecho , la teora de la evolucin de
Charles Darwin dice que los monos y los seres humanos comparten un ancestro comn.

Compositor William Gilbert, en el musical de "Princess Ida" , escribi:

" Hombre de Darwin , aunque comporta bien , en el mejor slo es un mono afeitado . "

Sus palabras - cantados a la msica de Sir Arthur Sullivan - hacen que los oyentes sonren.
Bueno, monos ______ nos sonren, tambin, porque son criaturas llenas de trucos
juguetones.

Es por esto que muchas expresiones de monos hablan de personas difciles o actos ldicos .
Uno de _________ expresiones es moneras , que significa trucos o actos insensatos .

El significado est claro si ha tenido alguna __________ un grupo de monos jugando
persiguindose unos a otros : tirando de la cola , el robo de alimentos , haciendo trucos . Por
lo tanto, cuando un maestro le dice a un grupo de estudiantes : " Detengan a esos
monkeyshines ahora mismo! " Saba usted que los nios y nias estn jugando , en vez de
estudiar .

Usted puede escuchar el mismo profesor advierte un estudiante no monkey alrededor con
una valiosa pieza de equipo. Usted monkey alrededor con ___________ cuando usted no
sabe lo que est haciendo . Usted est tocando o jugando con algo que usted debe dejar
solo.

Tambin, usted puede monkey alrededor cuando tienes ganas de hacer algo, pero no tienen
ninguna idea firme de lo que debe hacer . Por ejemplo , le dice a su _________ usted va a
pasar el da haciendo moneras con su coche. Usted no tiene ninguna tarea o meta en
mente. Es slo una manera de pasar el tiempo.

Monkey business significa generalmente secretas, quiz ilegales , actividades . Un informe
de prensa puede decir que no es negocio del mono involucrado en _________ el nuevo
aeropuerto, con algunos funcionarios recibiendo pagos secretos de los constructores .

Usted puede hacer un mono de alguien cuando usted hace que la persona se vea tonto.
Algunas personas hacen un mono fuera de s mismos , actuando tonto o tonta.

Si un mono se divierte , imaginar lo divertido que un barril de monos puede tener. Si tu amigo
dice que ______ ms divertido que un barril de monos en su partido , usted sabe que l tena
un muy buen tiempo.

Trajes de mono son nombres comunes para la ropa o uniformes militares llevan.

En aos anteriores en muchos American_________ , se encontrara hombres __________
organillos musicales en la calle. Bailar al ritmo de la msica sera pequeo mono del hombre
vestido con una chaqueta apretada , colorido similar a un uniforme militar. Por lo tanto, la
gente empez a llamar a un uniforme militar con un traje de mono.

Este programa VOA Special Ingls , PALABRAS Y SUS HISTORIAS , fue escrito por Marilyn
Rice Christiano . Maurice Joyce era el narrador . Soy Shirley Griffith.





Escuchando se adjunta

Parte 6


Expresin oral: una entrevista de cinco minutos con un profesor para hablar de la informacin
personal y describir una fotografa incluidas las personas y de diferentes acciones.

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