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NOM / NOMBRE:
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DNI o PASSAPORT / DNI o PASAPORTE:
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Núm. EXPEDIENT / Nº EXPEDIENTE
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CERTIFICADO DE NIVEL AVANZADO – IDIOMA INGLÉS
DELS ENSENYAMENTS OFICIALS D’IDIOMES / DE LAS ENSEÑANZAS OFICIALES DE

IDIOMAS
1. READING COMPREHENSION DURADA/

DURACIÓN:
PUNTUACIÓ/PUNTUACIÓN TOTAL: 40
70 min.
60% = 24 50% = 20
NOTA: ______
APTE / NO APTE/NO APTO CONDICIONAL NO APTE / NO APTO

APTO
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TASK 1
Read the following text about spoiled children and, for statements 1-12 below, decide
whether they are True (T) or False (F). The first question (0) is an example. Write your
answers in the box on the next page.
How Spoiled Are Our Children? No Simple Answer

By Perri Klass, M.D.
A mother asked me last week whether I thought she was spoiling her child. In
the weary, self-doubting voice of the recently postpartum, she wondered if it
was right to pick up and feed her crying baby.
These days, a lot of parents are wondering about the spoiling question. A re-
cent book review by Elizabeth Kolbert in The New Yorker compared American
children unfavorably with the self-reliant and competent children of a tribe in
the Peruvian Amazon; she discussed “the notion that we may be raising a
generation of kids who can’t, or at least won’t, tie their own shoes.”
A parenting column in The New York Times acknowledged that Ms. Kolbert’s
observations had struck home with many contemporary parents; more re-
cently, an opinion piece advised parents to stop protecting their children from every disappointment.
We’re clearly having another of those moments — and they do recur, across the generations — when
parents worry that they’re not doing their job and that the next generation is consequently in grave
danger.
In the pediatric office today, parents often bring up spoiling, as that mother did last week, in reference to
young babies, sleep and feeding. It’s as if the questions about how to respond to a child’s demands
crystallize in those early months when the new baby cries and the parents worry. The official pediatric
line — I said some version of this to that mother last week — is that you can’t spoil babies by taking
good care of them. But even that doesn’t turn out to be simple.
“It’s important to be there and to be responsive and responsible, but it also doesn’t mean that you have
to be totally at the whim of the baby,” said Dr. Pamela High, a professor of pediatrics at Brown Univer-
sity. “You’re teaching them patterns and routine and regularity.”
Parents can meet a baby’s needs while still allowing it a chance to learn to settle down and sleep
without being held. In a study on babies with colic published this year by Dr. High’s group, when parents
got help with issues of feeding, sleep, routine and their own mental health, those colicky babies cried
less and slept more.
As children get older, setting limits and establishing family routines and expectations gets more complic-
ated. But it’s still a question of balancing immediate gratification and larger life lessons. It’s also an area
where we feel comfortable and righteous blaming and judging other parents — and ourselves. Problem-
atic childhood behaviors once attributed to incompetent or destructive parenting are now understood to
be hard-wired, set by genetics, reflecting neurological differences. We don’t blame bad parenting for aut-
ism now, but “spoiled” evokes traits and behaviors for which we’re often quick to hold parents respons-
ible.
Dr. Mark Bertin, a developmental behavioral pediatrician in Pleasantville, N.Y., sees a wide range of
children with behavioral problems, tearing apart contributions of neurological wiring, temperament and
family style. Though parenting style is hard to study, he points to a body of research that cumulatively
suggests that children benefit from strategies that build self-control and emotional resilience. “We’re talk-
ing about kids who aren’t brought up with limits,” he said. “We all want our kids to be happy, but there
are some skills you learn from growing up with limits and the opportunity to experience frustration.”
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The saying-no and limit-setting challenges for parents of young children often revolve around food, sleep
and media. According to Dr. High, “by setting limits, we’re teaching them what our values are and the
way we think they can lead a happier, productive life”. With older children, you get into the issue of stuff.
“When I think of spoiling, you’re talking about attention and you’re talking about things. I don’t think you
can spoil with too much attention to what your kids are doing and thinking and suffering from, but you
have to be careful about things.”
You don’t have to be rich to overindulge a child with stuff. And offering things that substitute for parental
attention is particularly problematic. Is the child with a huge television in the bedroom overindulged — or
neglected?
Adapted from: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/13/how-spoiled-are-our-children-no-simple-answer/
T F
EXAMPLE
X 
0. The anxious mother who asked the pediatrician had given birth very recently.
1. According to an opinion article children should be able to tackle disappointments.
2. Parents’ concern about overindulging their kids occurred before.
3. Parents are uncertain as for the limits of overindulgement.
4. Only parents who obtain psychiatric support perform better with colicky children.
5. Parents tend to blame other parents for overindulging their children.
6. Troublesome children’s behaviour is understood to be their parents’ fault.
7. Disruptive behaviors in children are understood to be due to inner rather than external
causes.
8. According to Dr. Bertin, certain parenting strategies help children become emotionally
stronger.
9. Raising kids in continuous happiness should be their parents’ duty.
10. Marking boundaries and saying ‘no’ are more important than values.
11. Wealthiness is directly related to spoiling.
12. Unrestrained access to different media may mean you are disregarding your children.
TOTAL (12 x 1 mark)_______________ /12 marks
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TASK 2
Read the following text and match paragraphs 1-7 with headings B-J. There are two
headings that do not match any paragraph. Write the appropriate LETTER in the answer
box on the other page. 0 is an example.
Things your flight attendant won’t tell you.

These secrets about air travel will make flying a happier, safer experience for all.
0. Example: ______________________
So don’t clip your toenails, snore with wild abandon, or do any type of personal business under
a blanket!
1. ________________
If you’re travelling with a small child please check if it’s your child fidgeting with the button.
2. ________________
Just push the lavatory door, as easy as ABC.
3. ________________
If you’re diabetic, bring syringes. If you have high blood pressure, don’t leave behind your medication.
That way, I’m not trying to make a diaper out of a sanitary pad and a pillowcase or asking over the inter-
com if someone has a spare inhaler.
4. ________________
‘Can you tell him to put his seat up?’ ‘She won’t share the armrest.’ What am I, a preschool teacher?
5. ________________
While we’re wrestling a 250-pound food cart down the aisle, can’t you wait 90 seconds for us to pass
before getting up to go to the toilet?
6. _________________
We do so 300 times on every flight, and only about 40 people respond.
7. ________________
Our rules really say we aren’t allowed to lift your luggage into the overhead bin for you, though we can
“assist.”
Adapted from http://www.rd.com/slideshows/13-things-your-flight-attendant-won%E2%80%99t-tell-you
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Headings:
Example
There are other people on the airplane besides you
A
B It is not that difficult!
Good manners are important. Why don’t you greet?

C
D Don’t be forgetful.
Want to start off on the wrong foot?

E
We aren’t trying to get rid of our duties.
F
G They may last longer than expected.
Does it have to be right now?

H
Stop complaining about others’ behaviour.
I
Bells, bells, and more bells
J
EXAMPLE-
Questions 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Answers A
Teacher 
TOTAL (7 x 2 marks)_______________ /14 marks
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TASK 3
Read the text below about taking food from supermarket bins. Decide which of the nine
phrases below (letters B-J) should go in the gaps 1-7 in the text. There are two extra
phrases that do not go into any of the gaps. 0 is an example. Write your answers in the
box on the next page.
Can there be no such thing as a free lunch?

By Alice Hutton
NOT many people would relish eating dinner from a bin – but
now (0) __________ by so-called freegans has been put under
the spotlight by a legal expert from Anglia Ruskin University.
Dr Sean Thomas, (1) _______, published an article entitled “Do Freegans Commit Theft?” in
top-ranked law journal Legal Studies this month. ‘Freeganism’ is a worldwide movement that
involves taking goods that appear abandoned – usually in supermarkets’ bins – without paying,
as a protest against waste.
Although the term has not yet made it into the Oxford English Dictionary, it is an old concept.
Dr Thomas says: “Freeganism (2) __________, there have always been people who scavenge.
But more recently it has been imbued with an alternative, radical philosophy and dissent at
materialism.”
The lecturer claimed the issue hinged on whether the supermarkets had actually abandoned the
food by putting it in a bin and whether the freegan was acting intentionally dishonestly. He
added: “The idea of freeganism raises many seemingly disparate issues of property and criminal
law and (3) __________ the extent of legal protection of radical ideologies of ownership.”
“Abandonment in English law is very murky. In order to commit theft you have to be dishonest
and dishonesty does not cover a freegan situation in law – yet. But the people who do it often
think that (4) __________. I haven’t ever done freeganism or knowingly met a freegan as they
don’t usually advertise it, especially if they think it’s criminal.”
A spokesman for the organisation UK Freegans said the idea that it was possible to steal an
abandoned item was ‘laughable’ but that he wouldn’t be surprised if it was made illegal. He
said: “The idea that people who actively recycle in order to (5) __________, and to redistribute
the existing wealth more fairly to those in need, are ‘stealing’, is quite laughable really. Britain
has a huge problem concerning wasting food. Millions of tonnes of food items get discarded
each year while millions of people are suffering from malnutrition. Thousands of people are fed
through bin-raiding each week and so I think stopping them is definitely wrong.”
The environmental impact of mass consumerism is a growing concern in the UK and statistics
from the Waste and Resources Action Programme estimate that Britain wastes 40 per cent of its
food supplies every year, dumping 4.1 million tonnes of usable products into landfill sites. For
instance, in 2009, households and supermarkets discarded 1,600 million apples, 1,030 million
tomatoes, 2,570 million bread slices and 484 million yoghurt tubs (6) _________ and perfectly
edible.
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Green Party councillor Margaret Wright welcomed freeganism in Cambridge. She said: “It’s
about being self-sufficient and I find it quite a hopeful idea that is in line with the Green Party’s
ideas on preventing waste. Freegans are not putting anyone (7) ___________. If the food has
already been put in bins then it won’t be going to charities anyway. It is a sensible way to get
food that would otherwise go to landfill sites.”
Adapted from: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/Do-freegans-commit-theft.htm
Example
A) the practice of ‘dumpster diving’
B) which allow us to know
C) lessen the negative impact they have on the environment
D) which had gone off
E) offers an interesting opportunity for exploring
F) a senior law lecturer
G) which were still unopened
H) they are doing something illegal and take the food at night when no one is looking
I) is not a new phenomenon

J) out of a livelihood
Example
Gap 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Phrases A
Teacher 
TOTAL (7 x 2 marks)__________ /14 marks
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COGNOMS / APELLIDOS:
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NOM / NOMBRE:
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Núm. EXPEDIENT / Nº EXPEDIENTE:
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LLOC D’EXAMEN / LUGAR DE EXAMEN: EOI
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DELS ENSENYAMENTS OFICIALS D’IDIOMES/DE LAS ENSEÑANZAS OFICIALES DE

IDIOMAS
2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
DURADA/
DURACIÓN:
PUNTUACIÓ/PUNTUACIÓN TOTAL: 30
45 min.
60% = 18 50% = 15
NOTA: ______
APTE / NO APTE/NO APTO NO APTE / NO APTO

APTO CONDICIONAL
Corrector/a
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TASK 1
You will listen to several bits of news reports. For questions 1 to 5 choose option A, B,
or C. Write your answers in the box below. The first one is given as an example. You will
hear the recording twice. You have one and a half minutes to read the questions.
EXAMPLE
0. Food is wasted due to inaccurate techniques, diseases and climate conditions in
A) developing countries.
B) richer countries.
C) both of them.
1.- In World Snail Racing Championships
a) all snails are treated like bulls.

b) all snails must reach the red circle.
c) the first snail to get to the edge of the table doesn´t automatically win.
2.- The syphoning off of oil in Nigeria
a) is being dealt with using sophisticated tracking devices.

b) is mostly done by foreigners.
c) has been allowed by Nigeria’s Industry minister.
3.- An international research team in Antarctica
a) believes the seeds will contribute positively to Antarctica’s ecosystem.

b) found out how seeds were carried onto the continent.
c) makes scientists and tourists the sole responsible for ruining Antarctica’s habitat.
4.- Dreaming at night
a) always makes you wake up feeling positive and full of energy.

b) may boost creativity.
c) has definitely proved to be successful in treating depression.
5.- According to the news report
a) Mr Glenn moonlanded with Neil Amstrong.
b) Mr Glenn recently greeted some astronauts while he was orbiting the Earth.
c) Mr Glenn has been to the space at least twice.
Text 0 1 2 3 4 5 Adapted from BBC

podcasts “6 Minute
Answer A English”:
Teacher √
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/
TOTAL (5 x 2 marks)________ /10 marks
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TASK 2
You will hear a report on Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin. Decide whether the
following sentences are true or false according to the text, and write a cross in the right
column. The first one is given as an example. You will hear the recording twice. You
have one and a half minutes to read the statements.
T F
EXAMPLE
X 
0. Sir Richard Branson had problems with words.
1. Despite being dyslexic, he was a studious pupil and rarely got into trouble.
2. He set up a business as soon as he left school.
3. Apparently there are many dyslexics among businessmen.
4. It seems being dyslexic makes you see things in a more complex way.
5. A director explained some mathematical concepts to him using a metaphor.
6. Being good with numbers is not important for being a successful businessman.
7. The interviewer says legacy is a problem in many American companies.
8. American airline companies should imitate Virgin America’s style.
9. All airlines imitated Virgin’s approach to business.
10. Some years ago he suggested investing in low emission fuels.
Adapted from npr.org:

http://www.npr.org/2012/10/10/162587389/virgins-richard-branson-bares-his-business-secrets
TOTAL (10 x 1 mark)_______ /10 marks
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TASK 3
You will listen to different speakers giving tips (dos and don’ts) to succeed in a job
interview. Choose the statements which best match what each speaker says. There are
two extra statements which do not match any of the speakers’ opinions. The first one is
given as an example. You will hear the recording twice. You have one and a half
minutes to read the statements.
Example
Write your answers here: Teacher
Feeling at ease
A
A 
0 Speaker 0
B How to justify your lack of ambition
C Make up for your lack of experience
1 Speaker 1
D Find out about income possibilities
E How to sound natural through practice
2 Speaker 2
F Talk about yourself briefly
G How to justify changing jobs
3 Speaker 3
H Focus on negative aspects
4 Speaker 4
5 Speaker 5
Adapted from youtube.com and jobdig.com
TOTAL (5x 2 marks)________ /10 marks
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NOM / NOMBRE: _________________________________________________________

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LLOC D’EXAMEN / LUGAR DE EXAMEN: EOI _________________________________

DELS ENSENYAMENTS OFICIALS D’IDIOMES / DE LAS ENSEÑANZAS OFICIALES DE IDIOMAS
1. READING COMPREHENSION
DURADA/
PUNTUACIÓ/PUNTUACIÓN TOTAL: 40 DURACIÓN:
60% = 24 70 min.
NOTA: ______
APTE / APTO NO APTE / NO APTO
Corrector/a
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TASK 1
Read the following text about deep dish pizza in Chicago and, for statements 1-12
below, decide whether they are True (T) or False (F). The first question (0) is an
example. Write your answers in the box on the next page.
Chicago’s deep-dish pizza
Pizza in the United States is deeply embedded into the nation’s culinary
consciousness, but Chicago’s version took the concept in a much more
indulgent direction. Today, deep-dish pizza is as central to the Windy
City as Wrigley Field.
To appreciate the story of deep-dish, you must first look back to the 16th
century, when modern-day pizza began to take shape in the Italian city
of Naples. The flourishing port was home to many working class residents
who lived in dense neighbourhoods around the Bay of Naples. Small
rooms and cramped quarters meant most of their living was done
outdoors, and people looked for food that was inexpensive and quick
to eat. Baked in a hot oven and sold street-side, paper-thin pizza
became the quintessential fare for the Neapolitan poor.
Over the next decades, pizza grew in popularity, moving beyond Naples and spreading across both the
country and social strata. In 1889, Neapolitan pizza maker Raffaele Espisito created the infamous Pizza
Margherita – a simple blend of tomatoes, mozzarella and basil – to honour the Queen of Italy, Margherita
of Savoy, birthing one of the most classic pizzas to date.
Throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s, Neapolitan immigrants arrived in the US, like many Europeans
of that time, in search of factory jobs. Before long, Chicago was home to a flourishing community of first
and second-generation descendants, hungry for the thin pizzas that represented their culture and
culinary roots. Eventually two entrepreneurs, Ike Sewell and Ric Riccardo, decided to create something
different: an Italian-American version of pizza. In 1943, the pair opened Pizzeria Uno in the Chicago’s Near
North Side neighbourhood, serving a new style pizza with a deeper dish, crunchier crust and inverted
layers – a far cry from the classic Neapolitan version.
Today, Pizzeria Uno is a big brand with a changed name, Uno Chicago Grill, as well as more than 200
cookie-cutter chain restaurants from Massachusetts to New Jersey, South Korea to Pakistan. But there is
something special about stepping into the original location in downtown Chicago, still named Pizzeria
Uno. Large groups of tourists circle the building, waiting for their turn to enter the packed restaurant.
Deep-dish pizza is delivered dense and hot. With a heavy spatula, pre-cut slices of weighty pizza are
dished out. Intense layers of cheese and tomato sauce fill the pie-like crust, inches high, to the browned
edges. This is undeniably a knife-and-fork affair. A few bites satiate, and though it is tasty, it is not
Chicago’s best. But people come here mostly for the tradition, not the world’s finest slice. Seventy years
after it opened its doors, Pizzeria Uno still stands as the original home of the deep-dish and there is no
disagreement that this pizza was first served at here.
A particularly muddled detail involves one of Chicago’s most famous pizza families, the Malnatis. Adolpho
“Rudy” Malnati, Sr – a one-time employee at Pizzeria Uno – claimed that it was his spark of genius that
created the recipe. He and Riccardo, according to the Malnati family, would hand out slices of Pizzeria
Uno’s deep-dish on Chicago street corners in the hopes that passersby would give it a taste. Sewell, the
Malnatis say, came later. Records of either Sewell or Riccardo making pizza, or even showing any ability in
the kitchen are noticeably absent, fuelling the claims.
According to the Malanti storyline, after Riccardo’s death, Rudy and his son, Lou, co-managed Pizzeria
Uno until Rudy Malnati, Sr also passed away. Lou didn’t find his place in the restaurant after being told he
was an employee, just like everyone else. Frustrated, he opened his own restaurant in 1971: Lou Malnati’s
Pizzeria.
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The story does not end here, however. Lou Malnati had a half-brother, Rudy Jr, who opened his own joint,
Pizano’s, in 1991 in downtown Chicago. A waiter at Pizano’s divulged that Rudy and Lou’s mother, Donna
Marie, gave Rudy Jr the original recipe developed by Rudy Sr himself. So while Lou went off to
Lincolnwood, Donna Marie spent her nights in the kitchen rolling out dough from the secret recipe at
Pizano’s. Who is using the original recipe today remains a point of debate.
Anyway, if you want to tour for more in Chicago, there is also Gino’s East and many other restaurants that
offer deep-dish pizzas. To taste them all, book a tour with Chicago Pizza Tours and take a seat on their
bus, aptly named “Dough Force One”. The bus traverses the city, guiding visitors on a tour of local spots,
inside kitchens and through Chicago’s pizza history.
Adapted from http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20131023-the-deep-rooted-history-of-chicagos-deep-dish-pizza
T F
EXAMPLE
X 
0. Deep-dish pizza is very famous in Chicago.
1. Pizza was made and sold in small rooms by the working class.
2. Pizza Margherita was invented for the Queen’s birthday.
3. Pizzeria Uno served pizzas that reminded very much of the classic Neapolitan style.
4. Uno Chicago Grill has spread its restaurants around the world.
5. There is only one restaurant called Pizzeria Uno in Chicago.
6. It’s better to eat Chicago’s pizza with your hands.
7. Pizzeria Uno isn’t considered to deliver the best pizza in Chicago.
8. Many people have doubts about the origin of deep-dish pizza.
9. There aren’t documents that prove that Sewell was a good cook.
10. Lou tried to stay in Pizzeria Uno as an ordinary employee after his father died.
11. Donna Marie might have given Rudy Jr the original recipe.
12. You can try most pizzas in Chicago moving by bus around the city.
TOTAL (12 x 1 mark)_______________ /12 marks
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TASK 2
Read the following text about the horoscope. Match each sign with the sentence that
best describes it. There are two sentences that do not match any of the paragraphs.
Write your answers in the appropriate box below. 0 has been done for you as an
example.
0.ARIES
Aries loves the challenge and does not back away from a good fight. Natives of this sign are
noted for their aggressive ways, their leadership qualities, and a certain take-charge manner.
They are constantly on the go, with a seemingly endless supply of energy.
1. TAURUS
Natives of this sign are slow, steady, earthy, and rather fixed in opinion. They need time to take
in and digest new ideas and concepts. Taurus likes beautiful things such as jewellery, artwork,
well-furnished apartments, and stylish, attractive clothing. But mostly, Taurus just likes things, that
which exists in the material world, because they can be touched and admired.
2. CANCER
Home, mother, food - these are some of this emotional sign's values. The home is the protective
shelter where Cancer hides when the world and all its problems are just too overwhelming.
Cancer is the sign of the emotions, for like the tides of the ocean, this sign swells with highs and
lows of emotional pulse.
3. LEO
This is the sign of self-consciousness and ego, and it is not pure accident that many of these
natives enjoy the theater and the movies, for Leo is the sign of entertainment. Leo's aim to be
everybody’s focus of attention grows out of a strength of will and the passion of the heart for
self-recognition. They have a great deal of loyalty to those whom they love and their affections
are generally firm and lasting.
4. SCORPIO
It’s hard to get beneath the surface of a Scorpio, for they hide their emotions from others in a
self-protective strategy designed to keep from surrendering control to another. Scorpio is
known for great strength and a surface reserve that when penetrated yields great treasures, a
stubborn nature.
5. GEMINI
Noted for being quite adaptable to new ideas and for versatility, this sign is almost always on
the go. Their many ideas are often expressed with a sense of humor. They seem to like just
about everybody, and have some difficulties focusing on only one partner in a romantic
relationship.
6. CAPRICORN
It is the sign of big companies, large corporations, and serious pursuits. Capricorn is also
associated with how others see you, your reputation, and your parents. They are strong,
patient, and very skillful when they are the boss. Material affairs and steady concentration of
effort are more important to this sign than to any other.
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7. AQUARIUS
It rules the common man, medicine, electricity, inventions, and the forward movement of
mankind into the world of the future. Aquarians are interested in evolution and the future. They
can be quite fixed in their ideas and detached in their emotional relationships, for they
approach life through the mind.
Original Script
Sentences
A They are competitive, forceful, strong and courageous.
B It is the sign for business and leadership.
C They want to shine, be seen and heard.
D It is the sign for sensitivity and safety.
E They are always moody, disloyal and fixed in opinion.
F They are stubborn and admire the beauty of things.
G They are secretive.
H They like nature, the ocean and the feeling of freedom.
I It is the sign for science, technology and progress.
J They are open-minded and like freedom of movement.
Signs EXAMPLE-0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sentences A
Teacher
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only
TOTAL (7 x 2 marks)_______________ /14 marks
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TASK 3
Read the article below about the Bollywood industry. Decide which of the nine phrases
below (letters B-J) should go in the gaps 1-7 in the text. There are two extra phrases
that do not go into any of the gaps. 0 is an example. Write your answers in the box on
the next page.
Success or Failure in Bollywood
The film Ek Tha Tiger got me thinking (0)______________. I was 22 years old and tired of my first desk
job as a research analyst at a small company in New York City. I decided to take some time away from
the United States and was travelling through India when I decided I
wanted to be a Bollywood star.
I had been acting on stage in New York and seen some success. I
had acted in some small but significant plays at La Mama and
Second Stage Theatre. (1)______________ after The New York
Times praised my performance in Manjula Padmanabhan’s play
“Harvest,” a science fiction parable about a multinational company
and organ trafficking.
In addition, I had met a few Bollywood actresses who didn’t seem

particularly talented. I had seen enough Hindi movies that didn’t seem to require much acting talent
anyway. Being a movie star in Bombay didn’t feel (2)______________. Having grown up in both New
Delhi and upstate New York, my accent is vaguely international, my Hindi is far from perfect, and I can
wear a chiffon sari quite gracefully.
I’m 29 now and sitting in my apartment in New York City and I am not a Bollywood star. I am among
those countless men and women who thought Bollywood was their calling and ended up somewhere else.
However, the personal stories you hear out of Bollywood – or indeed any competitive industry – include
stories of failure only when they are followed by stories of great success. The big stars also had their
share of setbacks and their stories are meant to be inspirational. However, we don’t hear about the low-
level assistant at the small production house who faced only difficulties or the rickshaw driver in Mumbai
(3)______________.
Every time I thought, “Maybe this will be the role that will change my life forever.” The moments when
you’re auditioning are filled with hope and excitement. The rejections come later; sometimes they don’t
come at all. What often protects you from the sadness of failure in Bollywood is that,
(4)______________, you don’t find out you were rejected until the movie gets made. More often than
not, the movie never gets made. If it does get made and you hear the lines you said at an audition over
a year or two ago, it makes little impact. By then, your mind is focused on last week’s audition and you’re
still filled with hope and excitement. You never really know (5)______________.
In the end, I realised I had seen too many men and women imagining that their movie break was around
the corner. I had seen them lose touch with reality in their own little Bollywood bubble. They were just
certain (6)______________.
I didn’t make it. I don’t get recognised on the street. The few times I signed autographs, I became so
nervous, I asked the “fans” about their lives and (7)______________. But I got to act in a film I’m proud
of, do a lot of theater, and, most importantly, I got to leave the industry on my own terms. The stories of
the thousands who don’t manage to rise from the ashes never even get heard.
Adapted from http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/26/failure-in-bollywood/?_r=0
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A) about my own short-lived foray into Bollywood
B) who was once a backup dancer in a Salman Khan movie
C) took away their illusions of having met someone special and inaccessible
D) who is incredibly successful
E) they were about to make it
F) unlike a college application
G) I was on a high
H) like an impossible goal
I) that you’re simply not making it
J) to turn me into a world-wide well-known actress
Gap 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Phrases A
Teacher only 
TOTAL (7 x 2 marks)__________ /14 marks
7/8
2013-2014
8/8
I ENSENYANCES DE RÈGIM ESPECIAL IN_NA_CO_MA_14
2013-2014
COGNOMS / APELLIDOS: _________________________________________________

NOM / NOMBRE: _________________________________________________________
____________________________
____________________________
LLOC D’EXAMEN / LUGAR DE EXAMEN: EOI _________________________________

DELS ENSENYAMENTS OFICIALS D’IDIOMES/DE LAS ENSEÑANZAS OFICIALES DE IDIOMAS
2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
DURADA/
PUNTUACIÓ/PUNTUACIÓN TOTAL: 30 DURACIÓN:
45 min.
60% = 18
NOTA: ______
APTE / APTO NO APTE / NO APTO
Corrector/a
1/4
2013-2014
TASK 1
You will listen to an interview to Dr Kate Macdonald. For statements 1 to 5, choose
option A, B, or C. Write your answers in the box below. The first one is an example. You
will hear the recording twice. You have one and a half minutes to read the statements.
EXAMPLE: 0.- Dr Kate Macdonald searches for books that...

a) are no longer in print.
b) are very successful.
c) have never been read.
1.- Kate...
a) has got a degree in history and culture.
b) has got a degree in English.
c) passed all her exams when she was studying history.
2.- Some books have been forgotten because...

a) they haven’t been best-sellers.
b) people only know their film or TV versions.
c) they are not part of our culture.
3.- Kate works on books...

a) that bring you to your childhood.
b) that tell miserable stories.
c) even if they make her feel anger or frustration.
4.- Her podcasts...

a) talk about book blogs.
b) analyse different sites on books.
c) are published once a week.
5.- She started hunting for books because she...

a) wanted to search for information about the author John Buchan.
b) noticed she didn’t know anything about Una L. Silberrad.
c) wanted to know about authors in the 18th century.
Text 0. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Answer A
Teacher only 
Adapted from http://podacademy.org/podcasts/forgotten-fiction/
TOTAL (5 x 2 marks)________ /10 marks

2/4
2013-2014
TASK 2
You will listen to an interview to Professor Jo Boyden on education in Vietnam and
India. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the text,
and write a cross in the right column. The first one is given as an example. You will hear
the recording twice. You have one and a half minutes to read the statements.
T F
EXAMPLE
X 
0. The research has focused on children’s education in developing countries.
1. The Young Lives study shows that children in Vietnam perform very well at school.
2. Poorer children in Vietnam have less advantages than others.
3. Children in India always perform worse than children in Vietnam.
4. Lately, private schools have been preferred over state schools in India.
5. Recent researches show that Indian children have a low performance.
6. The rate of young population is higher in India than in Vietnam.
7. One of the main concerns now is to work on the quality of education.
8. Children should be encouraged to use critical and analytical skills.
9. Teaching should take into account children’s dreams of their own future.
10. We conclude from the interview that education in India is better than in Vietnam.
Adapted from http://podacademy.org/category/humanities-and-social-sciences/
TOTAL (10 x 1 mark)_______ /10 marks
3/4
2013-2014
TASK 3
You will listen to different speakers talking about robots. Choose the statements which
best match what each speaker says. There are two extra statements which do not
match any of the speakers’ opinions. The first one is given as an example. You will hear
the recording twice. You have one and a half minutes to read the statements.
A Different people have different interests in robotics.
B There isn’t anything interesting in the foreseeable future of robotics.
C Robots can help us do things we aren’t able to do.
D We build humanoid robots to find out about our own nature.
E Trying to build robots that mimic humans is useless.
F The evolution of robotics could become dangerous for human life.
G Many robots are already autonomous driving systems.
H Robots can prevent deaths.
Write your answers here: Teacher
Speaker 0 A 
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Speaker 5
Adapted from http://www.podfeed.net/episode/Talking+Robots+Final+Episode/3028878
TOTAL (5x 2 marks)________ /10 marks
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DIRECCIÓ GENERAL DE FORMACIÓ

PROVA PER A L’OBTENCIÓ DEL / PRUEBA PARA LA OBTENCIÓN DEL

CERTIFICAT DE NIVELL AVANÇAT – IDIOMA ANGLÉS

DELS ENSENYAMENTS OFICIALS D’IDIOMES / DE LAS ENSEÑANZAS OFICIALES DE

1. READING COMPREHENSION DURADA/

APTE / NO APTE/NO APTO CONDICIONAL NO APTE / NO APTO

No escrigueu en les zones ombrejades / No escriba en las zonas sombreadas

How Spoiled Are Our Children? No Simple Answer

Adapted from: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/13/how-spoiled-are-our-children-no-simple-answer/

1. According to an opinion article children should be able to tackle disappointments.

2. Parents’ concern about overindulging their kids occurred before.

3. Parents are uncertain as for the limits of overindulgement.

5. Parents tend to blame other parents for overindulging their children.

6. Troublesome children’s behaviour is understood to be their parents’ fault.

9. Raising kids in continuous happiness should be their parents’ duty.

11. Wealthiness is directly related to spoiling.

TOTAL (12 x 1 mark)_______________ /12 marks

Things your flight attendant won’t tell you.

B It is not that difficult!

Good manners are important. Why don’t you greet?

Want to start off on the wrong foot?

G They may last longer than expected.

Does it have to be right now?

TOTAL (7 x 2 marks)_______________ /14 marks

Can there be no such thing as a free lunch?

B) which allow us to know

C) lessen the negative impact they have on the environment

D) which had gone off

E) offers an interesting opportunity for exploring

F) a senior law lecturer

G) which were still unopened

I) is not a new phenomenon

TOTAL (7 x 2 marks)__________ /14 marks

PROVA PER A L’OBTENCIÓ DEL / PRUEBA PARA LA OBTENCIÓN DEL

CERTIFICAT DE NIVELL AVANÇAT – IDIOMA ANGLÉS

DELS ENSENYAMENTS OFICIALS D’IDIOMES/DE LAS ENSEÑANZAS OFICIALES DE

No escrigueu en les zones ombrejades / No escriba en las zonas sombreadas

APTE / NO APTE/NO APTO NO APTE / NO APTO

1.- In World Snail Racing Championships

a) all snails are treated like bulls.

2.- The syphoning off of oil in Nigeria

a) is being dealt with using sophisticated tracking devices.

3.- An international research team in Antarctica

a) believes the seeds will contribute positively to Antarctica’s ecosystem.

4.- Dreaming at night

a) always makes you wake up feeling positive and full of energy.

Text 0 1 2 3 4 5 Adapted from BBC

TOTAL (5 x 2 marks)________ /10 marks

2. He set up a business as soon as he left school.

3. Apparently there are many dyslexics among businessmen.

5. A director explained some mathematical concepts to him using a metaphor.

7. The interviewer says legacy is a problem in many American companies.

8. American airline companies should imitate Virgin America’s style.

9. All airlines imitated Virgin’s approach to business.

10. Some years ago he suggested investing in low emission fuels.

Adapted from npr.org:

TOTAL (10 x 1 mark)_______ /10 marks

Adapted from youtube.com and jobdig.com

TOTAL (5x 2 marks)________ /10 marks

COGNOMS / APELLIDOS: _________________________________________________

DNI o PASSAPORT / DNI o PASAPORTE:

PROVA PER A L’OBTENCIÓ DEL / PRUEBA PARA LA OBTENCIÓN DEL