Exámenes Resueltos de Inglés para Selectividad y EBAU: Solucionario Oficial de Pruebas Anteriores

Air-Conditioned Clothes in Japan

1. Reading Comprehension (True / False):
   • True: "Japanese company... jacket"
   • False: "The shirts... economical"
2. Vocabulary (Synonyms / Definitions): Reduce, entire, goal, expanded.
3. Grammar & Use of English: by, were wearing – to, greatly – whose – thought – buying.

Cell Phone Jammers

1. Reading Comprehension (True / False):
   • True: "I guess... added"
   • False: "Police... well"
2. Short Answer Questions:
   • A jammer is used to stop conversations on nearby cell phones.
   • It is considered a crime because it can interfere with vitally important communications in serious situations.
3. Vocabulary: fine – fed up with – bother – such as.
4. Grammar & Use of English: using, be considered – what, were bothered – better, up – had used cell phones ever since she started going.

The Decline of “Once Upon a Time…”

1. Reading Comprehension (True / False):
   • True: "According... ones"
   • True: "The vast... little"
2. Questions:
   • How is Natasha Hamilton collaborating with Littlewoods.com in order to get young people to read again?
   • Give two reasons why parents fail to read stories to their kids.
3. Vocabulary: nearly – teamed up – create – key.
4. Grammar & Use of English: told, going – is considered, between – the better – than.

January Sales

1. Reading Comprehension (True / False):
   • True: "Consumers... 80%"
   • True: "Online retailers... own"
2. Short Answer Questions:
   • Some people start queuing during the night and wait for a long time.
   • Because that way they know they will get presents they like.
3. Vocabulary: pick up – continue – keenest – rewarded.
4. Grammar & Use of English: better, at reduced – where, how – going, as – what she had bought for Peter.

Women and Sustainability

1. Reading Comprehension (True / False):
   • True: "What... communities"
   • True: "From all... she says"
2. Short Answer Questions:
   • They spend money on alternative ways of producing energy.
   • Because she has made a lot of money with her own recycling business, which buys and sells products internationally.
3. Vocabulary: empower, drawn, appear, goods.
4. Grammar & Use of English: Often – buying, in, greater – was invited, which – had not obtained – would not have got.

Some People Never Forget a Face

1. Reading Comprehension (True / False):
   • True: "In fact... faces"
   • False: "Often... appearance"
2. Short Answer Questions:
   • Because other people usually don't recognize them and they don't want to give the impression the meeting was important or special to them.
   • Because they could help determine the different degrees of credibility of eyewitnesses.
3. Vocabulary: recalling, broad, encounter, credible.
4. Grammar & Use of English: to, were found – who, to – meeting, at – had not been, would not have met.