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2010 (Junio)
OPCIÓN A
The truth about bears
QUESTIONS
1. Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No
marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
a) The biologist collected factual information about bears, like the area where
they lived and travelled around.
b) Making close contact with your object of study is normal in scientific
research.
(Puntuación máxima 2 puntos)
a) TRUE: The wildlife biologist, John Rogers, had spent thousands of
hours studying North America's black bears. He shot them with
tranquilisers before fitting them with radio collars. He took their blood
and studied their DNA. And the tracked their movements and marked
them on maps.
b) FALSE: he abandoned scientific detachment and took the controversial
step of forming relationships with his study animals.
Autor: Patricia Herrero Pinilla
2. In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions.
Do not copy from the text.
a) What has the biologist discovered about the bear's diet?
b) Why does he think hurnans are dangerous?
a) He has discovered that almost everything that he thought about bears is
false, such as: They don't like honey and they prefer a larvae found in
tress than berries or nuts. And the most important thing: they are not
dangerous.
b) He thinks that humans are dangerous because statistics show that while it
is too difficult a bear kills someone, there is one person out of 18,000
who kills another one.
3. Find the words in the text that mean:
a) animals (paragraph 1) creatures
b) confidence (paragraph 2) trust
c) distance (paragraph 2) detachment
d) move (in the air) (paragraph 3) wave
(Puntuación máxima: 1 punto)
4. Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets
when given.
a) Everybody __ belives___ (believe) that bears love ___eating___ (eat) honey.
b) If we want to know the real facts ___about___ animals, we ___shall ___ study them
in action.
Rewrite the sentences starting with the words given:
c) It's not necessary to dissect an animal to know a lot about it.
You... dont need to dissect an animal to know a lot about it.
d) When Rogers went near the bear, he called to it "Don't worry, bear!"
Rogers told .... the bear not to worry
5. Write about 100 to 150 words on one of the following topics.
a) Pets in city flats? Argue for or against.

First, I have to say I love animals. In my house have never let me have a pet, until recently. I have a rabbit called Princess.
I take it out for a walk, and is almost always running around. So I think that if you have an animal not to have it locked up, they need to walk.
It is very hard for them not to live in nature.
On the other hand, it is good that children have a pet.
It makes them more responsible, and love for animals teaches them to love.
I think it's good that from small to have contact with nature.
But sometimes kids think their pet is a toy, and when they bite they leave. That can not be done. If you have a pet is for life. I love my pet, and never left alone.

OPCIÓN B
India's Economic Revival
QUESTIONS
1. Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No
marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
a) In the past, people in the Western world dreamed about the treasures in
South Asia.  TRUE: Historically, South Asia was always famous as the richest region of the
globe. Ever since, the great Greek conqueror Alexander penetrated the Hindu
Kush in 329 B.C.,
Europeans fantasized about the wealth of these lands
where precious jewels were said to lie scattered on the ground like dust

b) While India was ruled by the British it became a typical example of
underdevelopment.TRUE: By 1870, at the peak of the British dominion, India had been
reduced for the first time to a Third World nation, a symbol across the
globe of famine, poverty and deprivation.
 
b) 2. In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions.
Do not copy from the text.
a) Why are the Chinese emperors of the Ming dynasty mentioned in the
text? Because their dynasty was the only one who rivaled the Mughall Emperors
to show the power of the Eastern Empire
b)What kind of influence did the Portuguese, Dutch and British have on
India?They declined the old system of Indian trading, by setting a new Western
and imperial one.
3.
Find the words in the text that mean:
a) riches (paragraph 1) jewels
b) powder (paragraph 1) wealth
c) highest point (paragraph 3) peak
d) hunger (paragraph 3) famine
(Puntuación máxima: 1 punto)
4. Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets
when given.
a) India is a country in South Asia ___which___ comprises most of the Indian
subcontinent. The Ganges is the ___longest___ (long) river in India.
b) The term "colony" comes ___from___ the Latin colonia, which originally
___meaned___ (mean) a place for agricultural activities.
c) "How ___long___ does it take to fly from London to India?"
"It ___takes__ (take) around nine hours."
d) The Ming dynasty began in 1368, and lasted until l644 AD. ___its___
founder was a peasant who became Emperor after ___defeating___ (defeat) the
Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty.
5. a) What distant or exotic country would you like to visit? Give reasons for
your choice.

I would liketo visittheCaribbean,because afriendwaslast yearandtold me thatthe beacheswere perfect.
The
 most exotic place I've gone has been to the Canary Islands, and is not very exotic,but it's nice.
I would like to go traveling around the world, because I love to travel.
In the Caribbean, in addition, I can go partying all the time. The rest of the day we would spend in the sun, and talking on the phone. Also go to the pools.
The series of five-star hotel. I hope you have a jacuzzi in the room.
Also go to the Caribbean for its food and smoothies. Say they are very good.
Besides the Caribbean, I would go to Cuba, Dominican Republic, and return to Paris,because I loved it. They may not be exotic places, but to me they have something special.


 

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