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Apellido y Nombre: _____________________ DNI: ___________ Curso: ___ Fecha: __/__/__

a) Read the text carefully and complete the blanks. For blanks 1 to 5, choose the right verb
form. For blanks 6 to 10, choose the right connector. (2 points each) _____/20
1
Saccharin was the first widely commercialized non-nutritive sweetener. It _________ in 1879 by
Constantin Fahlberg in the laboratory of Ira Remsen at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore).

Fahlberg was working with the coal tar derivative benzoic sulfimide when he 2_________ a sweet taste
on his hand. As he 3________ with benzoic sulfimide a few minutes before, he immediately connected
the taste with that compound, which 4_________ the trivial name “saccharin”. After working hard for
5
months, he and Remsen _________ a synthesis of saccharin from o-sulfamoylbenzoic acid.
6
_________ they worked hand in hand, in the mid-1880s Fahlberg began to manufacture saccharin on
his own in Germany, cutting Remsen out of millions of dollars. 7__________ , Ira felt unhappy.

In the 1960s, saccharin, 8_________ was calorie-free, began to be promoted for weight loss, most
familiarly under the trade name Sweet’n Low (Cumberland Packing Corp., Brooklyn). Saccharin possesses
about 300 times the sweetening capacity of sugar but today it has a lot of competition from other
sweeteners. 9_________ , it leaves a metallic taste. 10________ , it is still a popular choice because of
its low cost.

Glossary: on his own: solo

1. discovered was discovered were discovered

2. noticed had noticed was noticed
3. worked works had worked
4. were given gave was given
5. had developed were developed developed
6. although however as
7. therefore what’s more after
8. who which what
9. however although moreover
10. however therefore but

b) Make factual Wh- Questions about the following extract. Underline the answers in the extract.
(6 points each) _____/30

When Dr. Son Tech was a child, he noticed that he had his father’s interest in science and his mother’s
religious beliefs: His father had received a Nobel Prize for inventing a cloned embryos incubator and his
mother took him to church every Sunday. Although he went to church once a week and learnt about God’s
teachings, he never found out why he did atrocious deeds, which he was not proud of. For example, one

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day he kicked a little kitten hard into the air right to see the effect of gravity. The funny thing was
that he had helped the kitten come down from the top of a tree a few minutes before.

1. Who NOTICED THAT HE HAD HIS FATHER’S INTEREST IN SCIENCE ……?

2. When ……DID HE NOTICE THAT HE HAD HIS FATHER’S INTEREST IN SCIENCE ?

3. Where DID HIS MOTHER TAKE HIM EVERY SUNDAY?

4. How often DID HIS MOTHER TAKE HIM TO EVERY SUNDAY?

5. Who HAD HE HELPED COME DOWN FROM A TREE ONÉSIMO DAY?

c) Put the following words in order to make a between-the-lines question about “The Selfish
Giant”. Then, answer it. _____/20
know / do / that the little boy was Jesus / how / we / ?

How do we know that the little boy WAS Jesús? We know that the little boy was Jesus because he HAD

the prints of nails on HIS hands and feet

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………

d) Expressing yourself: What are your weaknesses and strengths related to your future
profession? Write a 5-sentence paragraph and include at least one element from each column
below. _____/30
…find it… to although
…good at… as
I am a/an … so
…good enough… however

I consider myself good enough to deal with people effectively, which is a relevant personality trait for

my future profession,law, as I will have to advise my clients. Moreover, I am considered to be an

independent thinker so I am good at making decisions,

too…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

EXAM SCORE: …………../100

96-100 points= 10 76-85 points= 8 66-69 points= 6 50-55 points= 4

86-95 points= 9 70-75 points= 7 56-65 points= 5 0-49 points= 2

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KEY
1. discovered was discovered were discovered
2. noticed had noticed was noticed
3. worked works had worked
4. were given gave was given
5. had developed were developed developed
6. although however as
7. therefore what’s more after
8. who which what
9. however although moreover
10. however therefore but

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