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Proyecto Unidiomas - Facultad de Humanidades de Albacete UCLM Unidiomas ADVANCED LEVEL B2 June 2011

LISTENING B2

Centre number:

Candidate number:..

A. You will hear five short conversations or extracts. For questions 1 to 5, choose the correct answer A, B or C.

You will hear each recording twice.

Question 1

The lorry

A) ... hit the man off the bike.

B) ... pushed the man off his bike.

C) ... blew him off his bike.

Question 2

How long did it take for the buildings to collapse ?

A) 2 hours.

B) around 2 hours.

C) instantly.

Question 3

Anthropologists think that fire found two million years ago for cooking...

A) ... is from the work of humans.

B) ... is the result of a coincidence.

C) ... is from storms at that time.

Question 4

How are the points scored?

A) By running to the opposite side of the pitch.

B) By hitting the ball and letting the other team catch it.

C) By being caught.

Question 5

Music in the 20th century was sped up by the invention of...

A) ... the synthesizer.

B) ... the headphones.

C) ... broadcasting.


B. Listen to the following text and then fill in the gaps with one word. You will hear the recording twice.

The sun is the predominant source for energy ...................................................................(1) to the Earth. Both long - and short - term

variations in solar intensity are known to affect global climate.

Three to four .................................................................. (2) years ago the sun emitted only 70% as much power as it does today. If the

atmospheric composition had been the same as today, liquid water should not have existed on Earth. However,

there is evidence for the presence of water on the early Earth, in the Hadean and Archean eons,

...................................................................(3) to what is known as the faint young sun paradox. Hypothesized solutions to this paradox

...................................................................(4) a vastly different atmosphere, with much ...................................................................(5) concentrations of

...................................................................(6) gases than currently exist. Over the following approximately 4 billion years, the energy

output of the sun increased and atmospheric composition changed, with the oxygenation of the atmosphere around

2.4 billion years ago being the most notable alteration. These changes in luminosity, and the sun's ultimate death

as it becomes a red giant and then a white ...................................................................(7), will have large effects on climate, with the red

giant phase possibly ending life on Earth.

Solar output also varies on .................................................................. (8) time scales, including the 11-year solar cycle and longer-term

modulations. Solar intensity variations are considered to have been influential in triggering the Little Ice Age, and

some of the warming observed from 1900 to 1950. The cyclical nature of the sun's energy output is not yet fully

................................................................... (9); it differs from the very slow change that is happening within the sun as it ages and

evolves. While most research indicates solar variability has ...................................................................(10) a small cooling effect from 1750

to the present, a few studies point toward solar radiation increases from cyclical sunspot activity affecting global

warming.


C. You will hear part of an extract about social networking services. Say whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE. Mark T for TRUE and F for FALSE. You will hear the recording twice.

T F

1. Social networking services consist of a web application.

2. Facebook and Twitter are primarily used in the UK and in Spain.

3. Social networking profiles contain information about individuals and others.

4. Social networks have options to protect the privacy of users.

5. According to the speaker, sharing information on social networks can lead to fraud.

6. There is increased concern related to online sexual predators.

7. A false MySpace profile led to a teenager taking her own life.

8. 29% of users admit to being cyber bullied.

9. Less than 50% of students talk specifically about schoolwork when using social networking sites.

10. According to the extract surfing the Internet at school causes few problems.


READING B2

A. You are going to read an article about the latest Ford on the market. Choose the most suitable heading A-G for each part. There is one extra heading you do not have to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).

A. You are going to read an article about the latest Ford on the market. Choose the most suitable heading A-G for each part. There is one extra heading you do not have to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).

0 A

When Alan Mulally takes the stage at Detroits Cobo Arena tomorrow morning he will be greeted like a rock star. The

event is a preview of Fords new line up, which will be showcased at the annual North American Auto Show. In Motor

City, Mulally, the chief executive of Ford and the 2009 Sunday Times Business Person of the Year is a hero.

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Detroit has been short of good news since the recession began in 2009. However, Mulally is the shining exception. In

the four years since Chairman Bill Ford recruited him from Boeing, he has achieved one of the most spectacular

turnarounds in automotive history. Not only did he save Ford from going bust- the other members of the Detroit Big

Three, General Motors and Chrysler, both slumped terribly into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection he also returned it

to where it should be.

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In 2006, Ford lost $12.6 billion (8.1 billion). Although the final figures for 2010 are not yet available, the company

made $6.3 billion in the first nine months and is heading for a record profit for the full year. It is likely that Ford was

the worlds most profitable car company in 2010.

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The big test comes this week at the Detroit show. Mulallys concept is One Ford selling the same basic cars under

the same brand around the world, rather than developing a lot of brands and numerous models for different markets.

Speaking from Ford World headquarters, Mulally described this as a return to Fords roots: We went back to the

principles of Henry Ford who set out to make safe, affordable cars for everyone. We concentrated on the Ford brand

and have used our global assets to develop a complete family of vehicles.

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In America, where traditionally profits have come from sports utility vehicles and pick-up trucks, Ford has struggled to

promote the sale of small cars. Besides, he said, the American market is changing: Small cars used to be cheap and

cheerful but consumers have come to appreciate that they can provide the quality and features of larger models.

Customers lifestyles are changing and they share our view that fuel prices will continue to rise.

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Mulally is not able to predict what Fords hopes and targets will be in the future. The important thing is that our

restructuring has created a strong business that is moving forward and growing, especially in the Asian Pacific region.

Fords biggest strength is its global footprint. We are in a really good competitive position. Thats something that

hasnt been heard around Detroit for quite a while.

A. Ford exhibition.

B. Customer needs.

C. Future expectations.

D. Fords comeback.

E. Have the founders principles been maintained?

F. Chinese competitors are growing

G. Financial benefits.

Centre number:

Candidate number: ..


B. Read the following text about the endangered red panda and complete the gaps (1-5) with paragraphs (a-f). Paragraph B has been given as an example.

The red panda (Ailurus fulgens, or shining cat), is a small arboreal mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It is the only species of the genus Ailurus. Slightly larger than a domestic cat, it has reddish-brown fur, a long, shaggy tail and a strange walk due to its shorter front legs. With regards to its dietary requirements it feeds mainly on bamboo.

0. B

It is only distantly related to the giant panda. The red panda has been classified as vulnerable by IUCN because its population is estimated at fewer than 10,000 mature individuals. The red panda is endemic to the temperate forests of the Himalayas, and ranges from the foothills of western Nepal to China in the east. Its easternmost limit is the Qinling Mountains of the Shaanxi Province in China. It is found in southern Tibet, Sikkim, Assam and Bhutan, in the northern mountains of Myanmar and in southwestern China in the Hengduan Mountains of Sichuan and the Gongshan Mountains in Yunnan. It may also live in southwest Tibet and northern Arunachal Pradesh, but this has not been documented.

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The distribution range of the red panda should be considered uneven, rather than continuous. Red pandas are territorial. Adults are solitary except during the mating season. They are generally quiet except for some twittering and whistling communication sounds. They have been reported to be both nocturnal and crepuscular, sleeping on tree branches or in tree hollows during the day and increasing their activity in the late afternoon and early evening hours. They sleep stretched out on a branch with their legs dangling when it is hot, and curled up with their tail over the face when it is cold.

2.

Predators of the red panda include the snow leopard, Martens (Mustelidae) and humans. If they feel threatened or sense danger, they may try to escape by climbing a rock column or tree.

3.

Red pandas are able to reproduce from around 18 months of age and are fully mature at the age of two or three.

4.

A few days before birth, females begin to collect material, such as brushwood, grass and leaves to build a nest, which is normally located in a hollow tree or a rock crevice. After a gestation period of 112 to 158 days, the female gives birth in mid-June to late July to about one to four blind and deaf cubs weighing 110 to 130 grams (3.9 to 4.6 oz) each. After birth, the mother cleans the cubs and can then recognize each of them by their smell. The primary threats to red pandas are competition with domestic livestock resulting in habitat degradation and deforestation resulting in habitat loss or fragmentation. The relative importance of these factors is different in each region and is not well understood. For instance, in India the biggest threat seems to be habitat loss followed by poaching, while in China the biggest threat seems to be hunting and poaching.

5.

Fewer than 40 animals in 4 separate groups share resources with humans in Langtang National Park, where only 6% of 1,710 square kilometres (660 sq mi) is preferred red panda habitat. Although direct competition for food with domestic livestock is not significant, livestock can depress bamboo growth by trampling on it.


A) Deforestation can inhibit the spread of red pandas and exacerbate the natural population subdivision by

topography and ecology, leading to severe fragmentation of the remaining wild population.

B) However it is omnivorous and may also eat eggs, birds, insects and small mammals. It is a solitary animal,

mainly active from dusk to dawn and is largely sedentary during the day.

C) Adults rarely interact in the wild except to mate. Both sexes may mate with more than one partner during the mating season from mid-January to early March.

D) Locations with the highest density of red pandas include an area in the Himalayas that has been proposed as having been a refuge for a variety of endemic species in the Pleistocene.

E) If they can no longer run away, they stand on their hind legs to make themselves appear large and use the sharp claws on their front paws to defend themselves.

F) Shortly after waking, red pandas clean their fur like cats, licking their front paws and then rubbing their back, stomach and sides. They also rub their back and belly along the sides of trees or rocks.


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WRITING B2

A) Your friend is coming from England to visit you in your city. He/She has never been to Spain before

and wants to go sightseeing and do typical things of the region.

- Write to him / her and inform them about what is typical to see and do in your region.

- You should also tell them about what you have planned to do. - Ask them what they would like to do and see by making other suggestions or giving

alternatives.

Your email should be in an appropriate style and between 120-180 words.

Centre number:

Candidate number:..


B) Write an essay stating whether you agree or disagree with one of the following statements. You can only choose one of the following statements. Write between 150-175 words. The later in life you have children the better. or The legal age for drinking alcohol should be raised to 21.

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GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY B2

A) Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

There is an example at the beginning (0).

Early public health intervention

By Roman times, it was well understood that proper diversion of (0) human waste was a necessary tenet of public

health in urban areas. ........................................ (1) Chinese developed the practice of variolation following a smallpox epidemic

around 1000 BC. An individual without the disease could gain some measure of immunity against it ........................................ (2) inhaling the dried crusts that formed around wounds of infected individuals. Also, children were protected by

inoculating a scratch on their forearms with the pus from a lesion. This practice was not documented in the West

........................................ (3) the early-18th century, and was used ........................................ (4) a very limited basis. The practice of

vaccination did not become prevalent until the 1820s, following the work of Edward Jenner to treat smallpox.

During the 14th century Black Death in Europe, it was ........................................ (5) that removing bodies of the dead would

further prevent the spread of the bacterial infection. This did little to stem the plague, however, which was most

likely spread by rodent-borne fleas. Burning parts of cities resulted ........................................ (6) much greater benefit, since it

destroyed the rodent infestations. The development of quarantine in the medieval period helped mitigate the

effects of other infectious diseases. ........................................ (7), according to Michel Foucault, the plague model was later

controverted by the cholera model. A Cholera pandemic devastated Europe ...................................... (8) 1829 and 1851, and

was first fought by the use of ....................................... (9) Foucault called "social medicine", ........................................ (10) focused on flux,

circulation of air, location of cemeteries, etc. All those concerns, born of the miasma theory of disease, were

mixed with urbanistic concerns for the management of populations, which Foucault designated as the concept of

"biopower".

The science of epidemiology was founded by John Snow's identification of a polluted public water well as the

source of an 1854 cholera outbreak in London. Dr. Snow believed in the germ theory of disease ........................................ (11)

opposed to the prevailing miasma theory. ........................................ (12) the miasma theory correctly teaches that disease is a

result of poor sanitation, it was based upon the prevailing theory of spontaneous generation. Germ theory

developed slowly: despite Anton van Leeuwenhoek's observations of Microorganisms, (which are now known

........................................ (13) cause many of the most common infectious diseases) in the year 1680, the modern era of public

health did not begin until the 1880s, with Louis Pasteur's germ theory and production of artificial vaccines.

........................................ (14) public health interventions include latrinization, the building of sewers, the regular collection of

garbage followed by incineration or disposal in a landfill, providing clean water and draining standing water to

prevent the breeding of mosquitoes. This contribution was made by Edwin Chadwick, ........................................ (15) published

a report on the sanitation of the working class population in Great Britain in 1843. So began the inception of

modern public health.

Please, write your answers next to the numbers.

0. of 8. .......................................................................

1. ...................................................................... 9. .......................................................................

2. ...................................................................... 10. .......................................................................

3. ...................................................................... 11. .......................................................................

4. ...................................................................... 12. .......................................................................

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6. ...................................................................... 14. .......................................................................

7. ....................................................................... 15. .......................................................................

Centre number: .

Candidate number:


B. Complete with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. Spain . (change) a lot since 1765. 2. John . (work) all day. 3. She . (buy) the car if she had had enough money. 4. He said that he . (find) a flat the week before. 5. He explained that he never . (eat) meat. 6. How long . (you, play) the guitar? 7. If I were in your shoes, .(talk) to him. 8. By the time they arrive, the party . (finish). 9. She said that she . (wait) for ages. 10. She will never get used to . (type) fast.


C) Rephrase the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the first one.

1) Daddy asked me, where is the fork?

Daddy asked me ....

2) If she doesn't have a good mark her father won't give her a present.

Unless ......

3) The last time I saw her was in 1998.

I havent ......

4) This exam will take us one hour to finish.

In .....

5) John wasn't always so grumpy.

John didn't ......

6) Claire allows her children to stay up until midnight on Saturday evenings.

Claire ....

7) Can I go to the party with you?

Do you .....

8) The police said she wasn't responsible for the accident

The police said the accident wasnt

9) "Why don't you take a holiday?", asked Bill.

Bill ....

10) Perhaps Ben didnt get your invitation.

Ben ....

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