EXAMEN PACO JAVI

Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example: 0 A idea B opinion C thought D hope Keeping up to date with technology I just love technology, so the more TV programmes we have about it, the better in my (0) [blank_start]_____[blank_end]. One programme I particularly like looks at various aspects of new technology including interesting (1) [blank_start]_____[blank_end] pages and new games. I get lots of ideas about what to add to my own (2) _____ every week. It also covers important international exhibitions and shows that (3) _____ place every year. Last Saturday’s programme included a (4) _____ of an important show in the United States. The show featured a range of different (5) _____, some of which may have a big influence on our lives in the future, (6) _____ others were quite simply fun ideas. There was also a lot of wearable technology. I loved the hat which had a (7) _____ for listening to music built into it. What I’d really like to have, though, are the gloves with a smartphone in them. You just touch the fingers and get connected! And don’t worry if you’ve missed the programme and want to catch up – if you go to the website, you can (8) _____ film clips of everything that was featured.

Part 2 Open cloze For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers in CAPITAL LETTERS. Example: 0 WITH They think it’s one of them! You would think we might get fed up (0) [blank_start]_____[blank_end] documentaries about the natural world. Every month (1) [blank_start]_____[blank_end] seems to be a new series claiming to bring us rare pictures of parts of the world usually inaccessible to man. However, a recent documentary series about (2) _____ life of penguins did everything (3) _____ set out to do, and it was all because of the very clever use of technology. The documentary team managed (4) _____ put tiny cameras in objects that became part of the penguins’ scenery, and they filmed (5) _____ remaining unnoticed. One camera was actually inside a fake penguin that looked (6) _____ a real penguin. It moved mechanically in just the same way (7) _____ a penguin does. The penguins found this (8) _____ believable that they even tried to make friends with it! Other cameras were hidden in fake eggs that some birds stole. One bird carried an egg into the sky and the pictures were simply marvellous.

Part 4 Transformations For questions 1–6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Write the missing words in CAPITAL LETTERS. Here is an example (0). Example: 0 I don’t usually listen to the radio in the evening. UNUSUAL It’s UNUSUAL FOR ME TO listen to the radio in the evening. 1 After studying unit 3, we continued with the unit 4. ON After looking at unit 3 we [blank_start]_____________________________[blank_end]the unit 4.

2 It´s impossible for me not to laugh when he starts dancing. HELP I can´t [blank_start]______________________[blank_end]when he starts dancing.

Driving this new car still isn´t easy for me. GET I can’t [blank_start]_________________[blank_end] this new car.

You´ll feel safe in the streets at night if you´re with other people you know. PROVIDED Safety at night won´t be a problem[blank_start]__________________[blank_end] friends.

I don´t have any idea what Jane would like for a birthday present. KNEW I wish[blank_start]_______________________[blank_end] to get her.