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Simulacro Prueba de Profundización en Idioma Unicauca
Simulacro Prueba de Profundización en Idioma Unicauca
understand short and longer conversations and short speeches in English. This section has 30 questions
divided into three parts, with instructions for each one.
Directions for Part One
In part one of the listening section, you will hear ten (10) short conversations between two speakers.
Each conversation is followed by one question about it. Each question is multiple choice. You have
to choose the best answer to each question on the basis of what is stated or implied by the speakers.
Listen carefully to the instructions to answer each of the questions so you wont have any problems
answering any of the listening sections.
Firstly, you will hear a conversation and a question.
Secondly, you will read the question and answer choices and decide which one is the most
appropriate.
Thirdly, you will mark your choice on the answer sheet.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
father is:
Colombian
Australian
American
Peruvian
concert because:
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
going to:
go to a bar
eat at home
eat out
order food
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
has:
an earache
a backache
a stomachache
a toothache
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
because:
its stressful
he loves it
its boring
he hates it
a.
b.
c.
d.
first
twenty-third
tenth
sixth
terrific
OK
good
bad
is an only child
has two brothers
has two sisters
has two siblings
A necklace
flowers
nothing
money
a.
b.
c.
d.
people
food
weather
music
16.
a.
b.
c.
d.
is a designer
is a student
is an artist
is a painter
a.
b.
c.
d.
CUSTOMER:
a.
b.
c.
d.
orders carrots
orders beef
orders onion soup
orders tomatoes
a.
b.
c.
d.
water
wine
iced tea
juice
a.
b.
c.
d.
it is located in Washington
it was completed in 1786
it is located in New York
it was a gift from England
a.
b.
c.
d.
you:
a.
b.
c.
d.
message?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Section of the University of Caucas English Language
Proficiency Test PSI measures your ability to read and understand short passages about different
social, cultural, or academic issues. You will read three (3) passages and eight (8) or 9 (nine) questions
about each passage. You have to choose the best answer to each question, based on what is stated or
implied in the passage. Then, on your answer sheet, you have to find the number of the question and fill
in the oval that corresponds to the letter of the answer you chose.
There are many occasions for giving gifts in modern societies: birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, New
Year. It is common to give gifts on many of these celebrations in different cultures. In addition, special
events, such as ones first day of school or graduation from university, often require gift giving.
Gifts fortify personal relationships and provide a means of communication between loved ones. People
say that a gift lets those who receive them know we are thinking of them, that we want to make the
person feel special. We want people to feel wanted, to feel part of our social or family group. We give
presents to say Im sorry.
Sometimes we try hard to find a present that someone will like. Sometimes we give things that we like or
would feel comfortable with. In all these cases, the gifts are sending out messages.
The gifts remain and keep the memory of the relationships alive. People hope that the ones who receive
gifts would look at their gifts in years to come and remember them.
Emotions like these reveal that a positive spirit still lies behind gift giving. They prove that the
anthropologist Claude Lvi- Strauss was wrong to say that modern gift giving is highly inefficient. Studies
in Canada and elsewhere have also shown that this is not the case. The emotional benefit for the
participants in the gift exchange is reason alone for the tradition to continue.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
modern traditions
Claude Lvi-Strauss
gift giving
relationships
Claude Strauss:
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
to:
gifts
people
years
relationships
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Passage 2
My name is Peter Johnson and my father is a great cook. He has his own recipes from when he
used to cook in a bar he managed with my mother. He just throws ingredients together, sees
how it turns out, and its usually delicious. We often cook together and he is very encouraging. I
tend to make things up too, but I use recipe books for dishes I have not tried before.
I love the process of cooking. It is great fun and helps you to relax. And I like the sociable aspect
of cooking for other people. Last year my cooking improved enormously because I lived in an
apartment with six other students. I cooked every day- lunch and dinner and everyone else
ate it. Our favorite meal was fresh tuna, with chilli and coconut sauce. We had that a lot.
I plan to become a chef and then open my own place. I would like to open a caf like one I used
to visit in Switzerland, the country where I came from. Next year, I am getting an apartment
with a friend who likes cooking too, so we will have to choose our kitchen carefully.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
a.
terrible
b.
c.
b.
c.
excellent
huge
d.
is a chef
d.
big
a.
b.
a.
b.
c.
c.
d.
d.
a.
b.
a.
b.
list
tried
c.
c.
select
d.
d.
attempt
Passage 3
Most people who have come close to death say they remember nothing. However, a third or
more may later report that something happened that something maybe a near-death
experience. The near-death experience is among the most extraordinary experiences that a
person can have. It may permanently change a persons perceptions of what is real and
important.
One peculiar aspect of near-death experiences is that no matters the persons culture, religion,
race, the experience is the same. The way people describe the near-death experience, however,
varies according to the background and vocabulary.
There is no evidence that the type of experience is related to whether the person is religious or
not, or has lived a good or bad life according to his or her societies standards. However, a
near-death experience often strongly affects how people continue to live their lives.
17. What is the main topic of the reading?
a.
dead relatives
a.
a dangerous experience
b.
near-death experiences
b.
an uncommon experience
c.
cultural experiences
c.
a product of imagination
d.
d.
a consequence of society
a.
a.
b.
b.
Peoples race
c.
c.
Peoples bahavior
d.
d.
a.
a.
experiences
b.
b.
participations
c.
c.
opinions
d.
d.
desires
a.
societies
a.
peoples perspectives
b.
lives
b.
near-death experiences
c.
people
c.
d.
standards
d.
peoples background
develops
b.
damages
c.
destroys
d.
influences