PRUEBA DE ACCESO Y ADMISIÓN A LA
UNIVERSIDAD
ANDALUCÍA, CEUTA, MELILLA y CENTROS en MARRUECOS
CURSO 2018-2019
LENGUA EXTRANJERA
(Inglés)
OPTION A: AN ACT OF KINDNESS A DAY KEY
Danielle Saveker has performed an act of kindness every single day for three years: from paying for a stranger’s coffee to sending 1 a present to a total stranger going through rough times. We first met Dani when she made a video diary detailing her progress, but 2 now she’s about to celebrate one very big achievement — completing 1,000 acts of kindness. 3 As a sales manager in a big company, Dani was interested in the idea that kindness is an essential component of successful 4 leadership. As part of a research project, the 46-year-old decided to complete an act of generosity each day throughout January 2016. 5 However, it soon took over her life in a way that went far beyond regular working hours. 6 Within three weeks she realised her daily acts of kindness were spoiled if she later lost her temper driving home because she’d 7 had a bad day. She carried on completing the acts, but also allowed kindness to spread into every aspect of her life. 8 “Something switched in me and I thought, ‘If I’m going to commit to this, I need to do it properly’”, she explains. “Before I knew it 9 I’d reached the end of the first year. I’d done 365 acts of kindness, but more than that, it had changed the way I viewed things and 10 there was a real shift in me.” 11 “One of the nicest things I get told is that as a result of receiving kindness, someone goes on to be kind to someone else”, Dani 12 says. “That’s what this is all about. If I can inspire someone else to think about others, my job is complete.” 13
I * COMPREHENSION (4 points)
CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)
1. Danielle Saveker has… (c)
(a) given money to strangers for three years. (b) bought strangers coffee every day for three years.
(c) helped people in different ways for three years. (d) been through some rough times for the last three years.
2. It is said that one of the qualities of being a good boss is… (b)
(a) being a good sales manager. (b) being kind to your colleagues.
(c) keeping a video diary of your job. (d) celebrating 1,000 acts of kindness.
ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT,
OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (0.5 points each)
3. Dani started performing acts of kindness as part of a game. FALSE (line 5) “As part of a research project, the 46-year-old decided to
complete an act of generosity...”
4. She felt that her good actions mattered less if she then got angry over anything. TRUE (lines 7-8) “… she realised her daily acts of
kindness were spoiled if she later lost her temper driving home (because she’d had a bad day).”
5. Her acts of kindness transformed Dani and her perception of life. TRUE (lines 10-11) “… it had changed the way I viewed things and
there was a real shift in me.”
6. People act kindly when they are treated kindly. TRUE (line 12) “… as a result of receiving kindness, someone goes on to be kind to
someone else…”
7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)
7.1. ONE SYNONYM FOR “firm” (noun). company (line 4)
7.2. ONE SYNONYM FOR “change” (noun). shift (line 11)
8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)
8.1. ONE WORD MEANING “customary, usual, or normal.” regular (line 6)
8.2. ONE WORD MEANING “to damage or destroy the quality or value of something.” spoil(ed) (line 7)
II * USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; 0.5 points each)
9. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT OPTION:
9.1. “I waited for him for two hours but he didn’t turn…” up / over / down / off up
9.2. “He passed… peacefully after a long illness.” over / back / down / away away
10. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS:
10.1. “Ed Sheeran… since he was a little boy.” (sing) has been singing / has sung
10.2. “She… a sales manager three years ago.” (become) became
11. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “The new iPhone is very expensive, so I
decided not to buy it.” The new iPhone is so … The new iPhone is so expensive (that) I decided not to buy it.
12. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: “It takes her less than two hours to have it ready.” How long does it take her to
have it ready? / How long does she take to have it ready?
13. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO INDIRECT SPEECH: “Jason told her, ‘Don’t be late to my party tomorrow.’”
Jason told / asked her not to be late to his party the next / following day / the day after.
14. THERE ARE TWO MISTAKES IN THIS SENTENCE. FIND THE MISTAKES AND REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY: “If only
women get equals opportunities in today’s world.” If only women got equal opportunities in today’s world.
III * WRITING (3 points)
15. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT THE TOPIC PROPOSED AND FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT:
How are you kind to others and how are they kind to you? Justify your answer.
