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PROPUESTAA
THESMITHS:ONEOFTHEBESTBANDSEVER

Formed in the spring of 1982 in Manchester, England when Johnny Marr, former guitarist in
unsuccessful bands, was looking for a lyricist and suggested the idea of forming a band to Stephen
PatrickMorrissey.BySeptember,theduohadsettledonthename"TheSmiths"asareactionagainstall
bandswhochosecomplicatednamestoemphasisetheirmusic.TheyrecruitedMarr'sschoolmateAndy
RourkeastheirbassplayerandMikeJoyceastheirdrummer.TheSmithsmadetheirlivedebutlatein
1982andtheirliveappearancesweresporadic.Theirfirstsingle,"HandInGlove",becameasensationin
theUK,toppingtheindependentcharts.Whentheyreleasedtheirsecondsingle"ThisCharmingMan,"
inOctober1983,theSmithshadalreadybeenthesubjectsofcontroversyandscandal.
InFebruaryof1984theSmithsreleasedtheireponymousdebut"TheSmiths".Thisalbumbecameabest
seller, it was acclaimed by critics and reached number2 on the British charts. Their third album "The
Queen Is Dead" is considered by the critic as one of the masterpieces of the decade. It peaked at
number 2 on the charts. Shortly before the album was completed, Andy Rourke had to quit for drug
addiction,buthereturnedafterashorttime.
Aftertheirthirdalbumwasreleased,MorrisseyandMarrbecameincreasinglyirritatedwitheachother.
In August, Johnny Marr abandoned the band. Morrissey disbanded the group shortly afterwards and
begananinconstantsolocareer.
In an intense 5 years between 1983 and 1987, The Smiths released almost 20 singles and 7 albums.
Despitethisshorthistory,"TheSmiths"arerecognisedbythecriticsasoneofthebestbandsever.
Adaptedfrom<http://www.askmeaskmeaskme.com/history.htm>

QUESTIONS

I.READINGCOMPREHENSION.(2POINTS)(0.5pointsforeachcorrectanswer)
AddTRUEorFALSEandcopytheevidencefromthetexttosupportyouranswer.
NOmarksaregivenforonlytrueorfalse.
1.JohnnyMarrwasasuccessfulguitaristbeforeformingTheSmiths.
2.Atthebeginningoftheircareer,TheSmithsdidnotusetoplaylivetoooften.
3.InOctober1983,theSmithsstartedtogetinvolvedinscandals.
4.Rourkeleftthebandduetoproblemswithdrugs.

II.LEXICON/PHONETICS(2POINTS)
A.LEXICON.(1POINT)(0.25pointsforeachcorrectanswer)
Findwordsorphrasesinthetextthatmeanthesameasthesegiven.
1.namedafteritscentralcharacterorcreator.
2.highlypraised.
3.outstandingworksofart.
4.annoyed.

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B.PHONETICS.(1POINT)
1.Istheedpronounced/t/,/d/or/d/indisbanded?(0.25)
2.Writeawordfromthetextthatincludesthesamesoundasnumber//.(0.25)
3.HowisthethpronouncedinSmiths,//or//?(0.25)
4.Writeawordfromthetextthatincludesthesamesoundasbands"/z/.(0.25)

III.USEOFENGLISH.(3POINTS)(0.5foreachcorrectanswer)
Rewritethefollowingsentencesstartingwiththewordsgiven:

1.

MycousinstartedtoworkinLondonfiveyearsago.
Mycousinhas..

2.

LetsspendthenighttogetherMicksuggested.
Micksuggested.

3.

PeoplesaythatJohnnyMarrisagenius.
JohnnyMarr.

4.

Hepaidalotofmoneyforthehouselastyear.Itisnowmuchcheaper.
Thehouse....

5.

Hessostupidthathedidntlistentohisfathersadvice.
Hes....

6.

Writethecorrectquestionfortheunderlinedwords.

...?
Thealbumhassoldover10,000copies.

IV.COMPOSITION.(3POINTS)
Writeacompositionofbetween100and125wordsonthefollowingtopic:

How important is music in your life? Do you usually listen to music? Have you ever been to a live
concert?

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PROPUESTAB
MOTHER'SDAY
ThemodernMother'sDayiscelebratedonvariousdaysinmanypartsoftheworld,mostcommonlyin
March,April,orMayasadaytohonourmothersandmotherhood.IntheUKandIreland,itfollowsthe
traditionsofMotheringSunday,celebratedinMarchandApril.
Historically, the celebration has it origin in ancient customs and traditions. The ancient Greeks kept a
festival to Cybele, a great mother of Greek gods. The ancient Romans also had another holiday,
Matronalia,thatwasdedicatedtoJuno(anancientRomangoddess),thoughmotherswereusuallygiven
gifts on this day. In Europe there were several long standing traditions where a specific Sunday was
reserved to honour motherhood and mothers such as Mothering Sunday which is a Christian festival
celebratedthroughoutEuropethatfallsonthe4thSundayinLent.Oneoftheearlycallstocelebrate
Mother'sDayintheUnitedStateswasthe"Mother'sDayProclamation"byJuliaWardHowe.Writtenin
1870,thisMothersDayProclamationwaspartofthebeliefthatwomenhadaresponsibilitytoshape
theirsocietiesatthepoliticallevel.
Todaytheholidayhasbecomeverypopulararoundtheworld.Peopletakethedayasanopportunityto
paytributetotheirmothersandthankthemforalltheirloveandsupport.Thereisalsoatraditionof
giftingflowers,cardsandothergiftstomothersontheoccasion.

Adaptedfrom<www.myenglishpages.com>

QUESTIONS

I.READINGCOMPREHENSION.(2POINTS)(0.5pointsforeachcorrectanswer)
AddTRUEorFALSEandcopytheevidencefromthetexttosupportyouranswer.
NOmarksaregivenforonlytrueorfalse.
1.TheMotherDayscelebrationisveryoldfromahistoricalperspective.
2. MotheringSundayiscelebratedallaroundtheworldinMarchandApril.
3. IntheUSA,Mother'sDayProclamationwasrelatedtofeministdemands.
4. Atpresent,theMothersDaytraditionisthatmothersgiveflowers,cardsandotherpresents.

II.LEXICON/PHONETICS(2POINTS)
A.LEXICON.(1POINT)(0.25pointsforeachcorrectanswer)
Findwordsorphrasesinthetextthatmeanthesameasthesegiven.
1.old.
2.devoted.
3.wellknown.
4.occasion.

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Hayquerespondertodoslosbloquesdelapropuestaelegida,AoB.

B.PHONETICS.(1POINT)
1.Howistheshpronouncedinshape/t/or//?(0.25)
2.Writetwowordsfromthetextthatincludethesamediphthongsoundasdays/eI/.(0.5)
3.Whichofthefollowingwordshasthesamesoundaspeople/i:/?(0.25)
a)Greek b)women c)great

III.USEOFENGLISH.(3POINTS)(0.5foreachcorrectanswer)
Rewritethefollowingsentencesstartingwiththewordsgiven:

1.

Studentswereusuallygivengrantsattheendofthecourse.
Theheadmaster...

2.

IfIwereyou,Idbuyanewbike.
Youd..

3.

Inspiteofstudyinghard,hedidntpasstheexam.
Although...

4.

ItssixmonthssinceIlastatespaghetti.
I.....

5.

Iwillgosailingtomorrow,hetoldus.
He.....

6.

Writethecorrectquestionfortheunderlinedwords.

...?
Thenovelwaswrittenin1870.

IV.COMPOSITION.(3POINTS)
Writeacompositionofbetween100and125wordsonthefollowingtopic:

Describeamomentwhichwasveryspecialforyou.

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Hayquerespondertodoslosbloquesdelapropuestaelegida,AoB.

PROPUESTAA

TINTINANDHERG
TheAdventuresofTintinserieswascreatedin1929byaBelgianartistwhocalledhimselfHerg.Clever
andevercurious,Tintinisareporterturneddetectivewhosepursuitofvillainsandcriminalstakeshim
allovertheworld,alongwithacolorfulcastoffriends.Hergbasedhisstoriesonrealworldeventsand
cultures that had caught the Belgian national attention from space exploration to Arab oil wars
andbroughtthemtolifeforhisreadersininspiringandexcitingways.
Tintinismyself.Hereflectsthebestandbrightestinme;heismysuccessfuldouble.Iamnotahero.
But like all 15yearold boys, I dreamt of being one and I have never stopped dreaming. Tintin has
accomplishedmanythingsonmybehalf,Hergsaid.
ThefirstTintinadventure,TintinintheLandoftheSoviets,wasaninstanthitwithchildrenandadults
alike.Astheadventuresprogressed,Hergaddedallkindsofcharacterssomeofwhomhebasedon
famous people (such as Bianca Castafiore, whose character was inspired by the opera singer Maria
Callas).Healsobasedsomecharactersonfriendsandfamily(suchasThomson&Thompson,inspiredby
hisfatherandhisfatherstwinbrother).
Foranychildgrowingupamidthepoliticalandculturalchangesofthetwentiethcentury,Tintinwasa
role model who both inspired and delighted. Herg drew upon the political events of the time and
dedicatedhislifetocreatingadventuresthattransportedreaderstoplacesaroundtheworldfrom
ChinainTheBlueLotustotheArcticOceaninTheShootingStar.Throughouthiscareer,Hergstroveto
bringasmuchoftherealworldashecouldintotheworldofTintin.
Source:<http://us.tintin.com/about/origins/>

QUESTIONS

I.READINGCOMPREHENSION.(2POINTS)(0.5pointsforeachcorrectanswer)
AddTRUEorFALSEandcopytheevidencefromthetexttosupportyouranswer.
NOmarksaregivenforonlytrueorfalse.
1.TheAdventuresofTintinfirstappearedinthelatetwenties.
2.Tintinisadetectivewhobecameareporter.
3.Tintinsstoriesaretotallyfictional.
4.TintinintheLandoftheSovietswasverysuccessfulfromtheverybeginning.

II.LEXICON/PHONETICS(2POINTS)
A.LEXICON.(1POINT)(0.25pointsforeachcorrectanswer)
Findwordsorphrasesinthetextthatmeanthesameasthesegiven.
1.attracted.
2.carriedout.
3.celebrities.
4.incidents.

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Hayquerespondertodoslosbloquesdelapropuestaelegida,AoB.

B.PHONETICS.(1POINT)
1.Howistheedpronouncedinbased,/t/,/d/or/d/?(0.25)
2.Writeawordfromthetextthatincludesthesamediphthongsoundasboth/u/.(0.25)
3.Isthechinmuchpronouncedas//oras/t/?(0.25)
4.Isthenpronounced/n/or//inshooting?(0.25)

III.USEOFENGLISH.(3POINTS)(0.5foreachcorrectanswer)
Rewritethefollowingsentencesstartingwiththewordsgiven:

1.

PeoplesaythatHergwasaverytalentedwriter.
Herg...

2.

Allisonisnotsobusyasherbrother.
Allisonsbrother....

3.

Ididnotaskhertobemywifebecauseshewasmarriedatthattime.
If..

4.

Whendidyoufindthiskey?theteacheraskedmysister.
Theteacher....

5.

Idratherstayathomethantakethedogforawalk.
Iprefer..

6.

Writethecorrectquestionfortheunderlinedwords.

...?
TheAdventuresofTintinfirstappearedinthelatetwenties.

IV.COMPOSITION.(3POINTS)
Writeacompositionofbetween100and125wordsonthefollowingtopic:

Writeaboutsomethingfunnythathappenedtoyouduringyourhighschoolyears

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PROPUESTAB

THEWORLDWIDEWEB
SirTimothyBernersLeeisaBritishcomputerscientistwhoinventedtheWorldWideWeb.Hereceived
a knighthood from the British Queen for his efforts (so he is called Sir). A leading British newspaper
ranked him as the worlds greatest living genius. Todays world would be very different without his
discovery.
BernersLeewasbornin1955toparentswhoweremathematiciansandcomputerscientists.Hegrew
upwithnumbersandelectronicsandmanagedtobuildhisowncomputer.HewenttoOxfordUniversity
andwasbannedfromusingthecomputersforhacking.BernersLeegraduatedwithadegreeinphysics.
Hisfirstjobsaftergraduatingwereasacomputerprogrammerandsoftwaredeveloper.
BernersLeespentthe1980sonaprojectbasedonsharingandupdatinginformationonline.In1991,he
putthefirstwebsiteonline.ItexplainedwhattheWorldWideWebwasandhowitwasused.Hegave
hisideatotheworldforfree.In1994,BernersLeefoundW3CtoimprovethequalityoftheWeb.
BernersLeenowspendshistimebetweenW3CandasaprofessorofcomputerscienceinEngland.He
alsowritesaboutthefutureoftheWeb.In2004,hewasnamedasthefirstwinneroftheMillennium
Technology Prize. He has a string of other awards and is listed as one of Time magazines 100 most
importantpeopleofthe20thCentury.

Adaptedfrom<http://famouspeoplelessons.com/>

QUESTIONS

I.READINGCOMPREHENSION.(2POINTS)(0.5pointsforeachcorrectanswer)
AddTRUEorFALSEandcopytheevidencefromthetexttosupportyouranswer.
NOmarksaregivenforonlytrueorfalse.
1.
2.
3.
4.

FewthingshavechangedsincehisBernersLeesinvention.
Hefinisheduniversityasacomputerprogrammer.
NowadaysBernersLeededicateshistimeexclusivelyatuniversity.
BernersLeeonlywontheMillenniumTechnologyPrize.

II.LEXICON/PHONETICS(2POINTS)
A.LEXICON.(1POINT)(0.25pointsforeachcorrectanswer)
Findwordsorphrasesinthetextthatmeanthesameasthesegiven.
1.toplevel.
2.becameadult.
3.costingnothing.
4.appointed.

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B.PHONETICS.(1POINT)
1.Howisthespronouncedinefforts,/s/,/z/or/z/?(0.25)
2.Writeawordfromthetextthatincludesthesamesoundascomputer/ju:/.(0.25)
3.Writetwowordsfromthetextthatincludethesamesoundasreceived/i:/.(0.5)

III.USEOFENGLISH.(3POINTS)(0.5foreachcorrectanswer)
Rewritethefollowingsentencesstartingwiththewordsgiven:

1.

IamsorryIdidnttakeyouradvice.
Iwish..

2.

Ifyourfrienddoesntcome,hewonttakepartinthisactivity.
Yourfriendwont....

3.

Ihavenevercleanedsuchadirtyroom.
Itis..

4.

Thefirstmovieismoreboringthanthesecond.
Thesecondmovie....

5.

Althoughitrainedalot,weenjoyedourholidays.
Despite..

6.

Sheaskedhim:CanyougivethislettertoPenny?.
She...

IV.COMPOSITION.(3POINTS)
Writeacompositionofbetween100and125wordsonthefollowingtopic:

HowimportantistheInternetinyourlife?Couldyoulivewithoutit?