UNIVERSIDADES DE ANDALUCA

PRUEBA DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD

Instrucciones:

BACHILLERATO
ANLISIS DE TEXTO EN
LENGUA EXTRANJERA
(INGLS)

a) Por favor, siga los criterios de correccin elaborados por la Ponencia

MORALLY HARMFUL SPORTS: SOLUCIONARIO

(A) COMPREHENSION (4 points)

a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE
YOUR OWN WORDS.
(1 point per answer)
1) What were the reasons for the prohibition of billiards in Uzbekistan?
OFFICIALLY, THERE WERE MORAL REASONS, BUT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SECURITY OR
POLITICAL PROBLEM.
2) What do you have to do if you want to play peeball?
YOU HAVE TO BUY A PEEBALL AND THEN, ALONE OR IN GROUP, ONCE YOU HAVE PLACED
THE PEEBALL IN A URINAL, YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT DISAPPEAR WITH YOUR PEE.
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR
PHRASES FROM THE TEXT.
(0.5 points per answer)
3) It is easy to be a journalist in Uzbekistan. FALSE. The country has no free press. (line 3)
4) The Billiard Federation does not agree with the prohibition. TRUE. The Billiard Federation is very
frustrated. (line 6)
5) Billiards is played only in Uzbekistan. FALSE. they have planned to take part in many
international competitions. (lines 6-7)
6) Peeball is popular in Uzbekistan. FALSE. What would the authorities do if something like
peeball were practised here? (lines 7-8).
(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points)
7) Find in the text one synonym for PERMIT (verb).
ALLOW (l. 7)
(0.25 points)
And one opposite for FAILURE (noun).
SUCCESS (l. 9)
(0.25 points)
8) Find in the text the word which has the following definition:
(0.25 points)
make something disappear. (verb).
DISINTEGRATE (l. 10)
9) Give an adjective with the same root as REASON (noun).
(0.25 points)
REASONABLE, REASONED
10) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice:
(0.5 points)
They can sell alcohol in pubs.
ALCOHOL CAN BE SOLD IN PUBS
11) Use the words in the box to make a meaningful sentence.
(0.5 points)
people
alcohol
the
buy
ordered to authorities
not
AUTHORITIES ORDERED
THE
PEOPLE NOT TO
BUY
ALCOHOL
THE
AUTHORITIES ORDERED PEOPLE NOT TO
BUY
ALCOHOL
12) Turn the following sentence into reported speech:
(0.5 points)
The spokesman said: I cant understand why billiards has been prohibited.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID HE COULDNT UNDERSTAND WHY BILLIARDS HAD BEEN PROHIBITED.

13) Give a question for the underlined words.

The balls cost one pound.
HOW MUCH DO/DID THE BALLS COST?
WHATS THE PRICE OF BALLS?
HOW MANY POUNDS? NOT ACCEPTABLE

(0.5 points)