Examen Selectividad Ingles

UNIVERSIDADES DE ANDALUCÍA
PRUEBA DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD

LENGUA
EXTRANJERA (inglés)

CURSO 2010-2011
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a) Duración: 1 h.30m. b) No se permite el uso de diccionario. c) La puntuación de las preguntas está indicada en
las mismas. d) Los alumnos deberán realizar completa una de las dos opciones A o B, sin poder mezclar lasrespuestas.

OPTION A: “An Original Way to Meet People.”
That morning I had an appointment with Frank Gehry, an architect from the city building department. I wanted to
build a housing project and the plans needed his approval. I was driving quite fast and became lost in a maze of oneway streets. I never like being late, so I was paying more attention to finding my way back downtown than to theroad. That’s when I felt a hard bump. I stopped and saw a large dog, apparently dead, on the road. I ran to the
nearest house, rang the bell and a young woman opened the door. “I’ve killed a dog and I need to call the police,” I
said. “Can I use your phone?” I asked. She looked out and said calmly, “That’s my dog.”
After the officers had left she offered me a cup of coffee. I accepted. Therewere some letters on the kitchen table
and I saw that one of them was addressed to “Frank Gehry.” I was astonished and asked what her husband’s name
was. “Frank Gehry”, she answered. “Great,” I thought. “I need this man’s approval, and I’ve just killed his dog.”
When I arrived at the city hall a few minutes later, Frank was coming down the stairs with an angry look on his
face. When he reachedme, he embraced me and said loudly, “You’ve done us a great favour. Our dog was old and
blind and had cancer, and neither my wife nor I had the courage to put him to sleep. Thank you so much for what
you’ve done.”
I * COMPREHENSION (4 points: questions 1-3, 1 point each; 4-5, 0.5 points each)
ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-3 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN
WORDS.
1. Why wasthe narrator going to meet Frank Gehry?
2. How did the accident happen? Explain.
3. What does Frank Gehry thank the narrator for? Explain.
ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR
PHRASES FROM THE TEXT, OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS.
4. The woman felt nervous when she knew about the accident.
5. The narrator felt worried when he discovered who the owner ofthe dog was.
II * USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; questions 6-9, 0.25 points each; 10-13, 0.5 points each)
6. GIVE ONE OPPOSITE OF “approval” (noun) AS IT IS USED IN THE TEXT (LINES 2, 9).
7. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE WORD MEANING “the central part and commercial area of a town or city.”
8. FIND ONE SYNONYM FOR “bravery” (noun).
9. GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “sleep” (verb).
10. COMPLETE THEFOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE:
If I had been you_______________________________________
11. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED:
The race was so long that I couldn’t finish it.
It was such_______________________________________________________
12. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS:
His sister’s boyfriend was quite funny.
13 TURN THE FOLLOWINGSENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE:
Someone stole my wife’s car yesterday.
III * PRODUCTION (3 points)
14. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS. FOCUS STRICTLY ON THE TOPIC:
Have you ever seen or had an accident? Describe what happened.

UNIVERSIDADES DE ANDALUCÍA
PRUEBA DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD

LENGUA
EXTRANJERA (inglés)

CURSO 2010-2011
Instrucciones:

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
89
10
11
12
13
14

a) Duración: 1 h.30m. b) No se permite el uso de diccionario. c) La puntuación de las preguntas está indicada en
las mismas. d) Los alumnos deberán realizar completa una de las dos opciones A o B, sin poder mezclar las
respuestas.

OPTION B: “Eating Less Meat Could Save Lives.”
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