PRUEBA DE INGLES C.

at a movie theater
Parte 1
RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 1 A 5 DE ACUERDO CON EL 4.
EJEMPLO.
Do not talk to the A. on a bike
¿Dó nde puede ver estos avisos? B. on a bus
driver
C. on a boat
En las preguntas 1-5 marque A, B o C en su hoja de respuestas.
5.
Ejemplo:
A. on a train
0 Men´s clothes. Get B. in a flat
A. on a bookcase two for one today C. in a shop
Please, take the one
you want to read B. on a cumputer
C. on a board
PARTE 2
Responda las preguntas 6 a 10 de acuerdo con el ejemplo
1. Lea las descripciones de la columna de la izquierda y las palabras
A. in the Street. de la columna derecha (A-H)
You can ride your B. in the playground
motorbike here C. in the garden 0.A device for fastening together sheets
of paper
2.
6. A spherical representation of the earth.
NO Mobile phones A. in a park
B. in a bank 7. A large quantify of something, especially paper.
C. in a zoo 8. A pen with a reservoir from
3. which ink flows continuously to
the nib.
Tennis classes for A. at a toy shop
beginners B. at sport center
9. A narrow strip of material, 13. How would you like to pay?
typically used to hold or fasten A. Thanks B. Now C. Cash
something.
14. I´d like to see those shoes 
10. A brand name for a while A. Always B. I don´t now C. Certainly
liquid for covering mistakes in a
text or drawing. 15. Are you ready to order?
A. Can I help you? B. Well, I don´t now C. Just a minute
PARTE 3
RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 11 A 15 DE ACUERDO CON EL
EJEMPLO PARTE 4

Complete las cinco conversaciones RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 16 A 23 DE ACUERDO CON EL

SIGUIENTE TEXTO
En las preguntas 11-15 marque A, B, o C en su hoja de Lea el articulo y seleccione la palabra adecuada para cada espacio
respuestas. En las preguntas 16-23, marque la letra correcta A, B o C en su
hoja de respuestas.

THE HEART
The heart (0) __ a muscular organ roughly the size (16) __ a
closed fist. It (17) __ in the chest, slightly (18)__ the left of center.
As the heart contracts, it pumps blood around the body. It carries
deoxygenated blood to the lungs where it loads up with oxygen
and unloads carbon dioxide, a waste product of metabolism.
The heart, blood, and blood vessels combined are (19) __ to as the
circulatory system. (20) __ average human has around 5 liters (8
pints) of blood, (21) __is constantly pumped throughout the body.
11. I can´t eat a cold sandwich. It is horrible In this article, we will explain the structure of the heart, how it
A. I hope so. B. I agree. C. I am not. pumps blood (22) __ the body, and the electrical system that
(23)___ it.
12. I am going on Vacation to Colombia.
A. That is great! B. I agree C. You are first! 0 A. is B. are C. was

16 A. of B. about C. off
 A. Calamitous.
17 A. sit B. was sitting C. sits B. Swell.
18. A. to B. near C. on C. Stunnig.
19. A. referred B. refered C. refers
20. A. An B. A C. As 26. Where in the full article is this paragraph most likely to
21 A. where B. which C. who appear? A. near the beginning.
22. A. outside B. around C. near to B. near the end.
23. A. controls B. controlled C. have controlled C. in the middle.
PARTE 5 27. One of the effects generated by the road with respect to the
RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 24 A 30 DE ACUERDO CON EL owners of the houses
SIGUIENTE TEXTO A. must sell their houses.
B. that cars drive faster.
Lea el articulo y luego responda las preguntas. C. that endangers the lives of children.
En las siguientes 24-30, marque A, B o C en su hoja de respuestas.
28. With the intervention of this road the houses of the
Most importantly, though, the highway bypass would have inhabitants will be
disastrous effects on the area’s homeowners. As planned, the A. appreciate
new road would cut directly through the middle of the Ellwood B. render
Acres subdivision. Not only would this send more cars through C. despised
the neighborhood, but these cars would be traveling at much
higher speeds, putting children at risk. What is more, 29. This passage would most likely be found in
homeowners would have to deal with the increased noise and A. an editorial in a local newspaper.
pollution that would result from such a heavily trafficked road. B. a brochure for prospective homeowners in Ellwood Acres.
Finally, the new road would cause residential properties to C. an encyclopedia article about the history of highways.
depreciate. This means that families who chose to move away
would have to sell their homes for far less than their current 30. Through the neighborhood they are going to be sent
value. A. the same number of cars.
B. fewer cars.
24. The diversion of the cars was going to cut directly by C. more cars.
A. Ellwood Acres subdivision.
B. the neighborhood.
C. the street where there were children.

25. The effects of the road are going to be

PARTE 6 32. In paragraph 1, the author most likely uses the old-fashioned
RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 31 A 35 DE ACUERDO CON EL expression “woe betide” to
SIGUIENTE TEXTO A. highlight the danger posed by piranhas
B. suggest that the reputation of the piranha is well-deserved
Lea el articulo y luego responda las preguntas. C. emphasize the sarcastic tone
En las siguientes 31-35, marque A, B o C en su hoja de respuestas.
33. Piranhas spread across
The piranha is a much-maligned fish. Most people think that this A. the rivers and creeks.
is a deadly creature that swarms through rivers and creeks of the B. ecological niche.
Amazon rainforest looking for victims to tear apart. And woe C. rainforest floodplains.
betide anyone unlucky enough to be in the same water as a shoal
of piranhas. It takes only a few minutes for the vicious piranhas 34. The truth is that the piranha is
to reduce someone to a mere skeleton. The truth is that the A. animals that only eat vegetables
piranha is really a much more nuanced animal than the mindless B. murderers who tear people
killer depicted in the media. In fact, piranhas are a group made C. it's nice and not a killer
up of approximately twelve different species. Each piranha
species occupies its own ecological niche. One type of piranha
takes chunks out of the fins of other fish. Another type eats fruit 35. As used in paragraph 2, which is the best definition for
falling from trees into the river. Each piranha species plays a unique?
unique role in the ecology of the rainforest floodplains. So what A. irreplaceable
should you do next time you hear someone talking about the B. important
“deadly piranha”? You can remind them that the piranha is not C. individual
always the notorious killer fish that the tough, muscular heroes
of popular nature television shows would have us believe.

31. The primary purpose of the author is to:

A. correct misconceptions about the piranha
B. illustrate the importance of piranhas in rainforest ecology
C. describe two different species of piranhas
PARTE 7 36. A. have B. had C. has D. had has
37. A. many B. much C. too D. so
RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 36 A 45 DE ACUERDO CON EL 38. A. become B. became C. becomes D. *
SIGUIENTE TEXTO 39. A. for B. of C. by D. in
Lea el articulo y seleccione la palabra adecuada para cada espacio 40. A. * B. being C. been D. be
En las preguntas 36-45, marque la letra correcta A, B, C o D en su 41. A. about B. in C. by D. of
hoja de respuestas. 42. A. assumed B. assums C. * D. assumeed
43. A. do B. does C. did D. *
44. A. help B. helps C. helped D. *
THE PROBLEM OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE 45. A. is B. were C. are D. was

The subject of detrimental environmental change (36) ___

received (37) ___ attention in the news media for some time.
Scientists, policy makers, and the public have (38) ___
increasingly concerned about the threat that such change, if it
continues unabated, poses for the future. Growing numbers (39)
___ scientists from a variety of disciplines have (40) ___
systematically studying specific aspects of this change and
attempting to identify effective strategies for preventing or References:
mitigating potentially catastrophic effects. https://www.nap.edu/read/4940/chapter/9
https://englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Level_9_Passage_5.pf
Human factors researchers have not focused much attention on https://englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Level_8_Passage_2.pdf
this area (41) ___the past. Perhaps it has been (42) ____ that the https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320565.php
discipline has little to offer toward the solution of environmental
problems. We believe it (43) ____ have something to offer. This
chapter represents an effort to stimulate and contribute to a
dialogue that will (44) ___ identify what some of the possibilities
(45) ___. ELIANA SOFIA SAAVEDRA MARTINEZ

0.A. of B. in C. on D. at
 29. C
30. A
31. C
Answers: 32. A
33. C
2. A 34. A
3. B 35. C
4. B 36. C
5. B 37. C
6. C 38. B
7. B 39. A
8. A 40. B
9. C 41. C
10. E 42. B
11. F 43. A
12. B 44. B
13. A 45. A
14. C 46. C
15. C
16. C
17. A
18. C
19. A
20. A
21. A
22. B
23. B
24. A
25. A
26. A
27. B
28. A