EOI Arucas Acceso > PRUEBA DE CLASIFICACIÓN EJEMPLO NA2 PRUEBA ESCRITA 1 For each question, choose which of the four possible answers fits the space best. 1. Can I borrow $10 ___________ you until tomorrow. I have to buy a book for college. a. to b. from c. for d. with 2. There is so little time left until the exams. I think I need to just concentrate my effort ___________ the most important two exams that I cannot fail. a. for b. with c. of d. on 3. I was never very ___________ at history at school and now I work in a museum. How ironic! a. good b. expert c. keen d. able 4. My mother would like to consider herself ___________ but I think even she would be shocked if we took her to see that film! a. broad-minded b. independent c. stubborn d. well-behaved 5. When I first arrived in Russia, I took ___________ lessons from an old woman to help me with the language. a. private b. secret c. personal d. reserved 6. There was only a light ___________ in the morning with no sign that a storm was coming. a. gale b. cyclone c. breeze d. draught 1. Don't waste time looking ___________ a cheap hotel when you arrive. They are all about the same price. a. at b. by c. for d. on 2. The man was questioned by the police after acting in a(n) ___________ way outside the bank. a. suspicious b. faulty c. dishonest d. unfriendly 3. Sharon never stops telling us how wonderful she is. She can be a little ___________. a. selfish b. arrogant c. sensible d. silly 4. If you ___________ all the lessons on the course, you get a certificate anyway. a. go b. frequent c. attend d. assist 5. Although they tried to put ___________ the fire for nearly two hours, eventually the firefighters had to give up. a. out b. off c. away d. on 6. It's absolutely ___________ tonight so make sure you wear both your gloves and your heavy coat. a. mild b. cold c. freezing d. chilly EOI Arucas Acceso > PRUEBA DE CLASIFICACIÓN EJEMPLO NA2 2.For questions 1 - 8, 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 in brackets. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0). 1. In my opinion you need to put more salt in this stew. (ASK) 0 If. you ask me there isn't enough salt in this stew. 2. Walter sits in front of the television for too many hours a day. (SITTING) Every day, Walter spends 1._____________________ in front of the television. 3. People in Britain used to have more dogs than any other pet. (ANY) Dogs are not the most 2._____________________ in the UK 4. It really would best if you reported it to the police right away. (BETTER) You really 3.____________________ to the police right away. 5. The manager told me I had to take off my shoes before I entered the restaurant. (INSISTED) The manager 4._______________ my shoes before I entered the restaurant. 6. Our teacher told us to enjoy the sunshine as much as possible while the weather was nice. (MOST) Our teacher told us to 5.________________ the sunshine while the weather was nice. 7. Every morning, I have to to go to the paper shop and collect the newspapers. (FETCH) Every morning it's my job 6.________________________ the paper shop. 8. He was late because of a traffic jam in the City Centre. (BEEN) If he hadn't got stuck in a traffic jam in the City Centre 7.________________________ late. 9 I think generally, women are better than men at learning languages. (WHOLE) I think on 8.______________________ successful than women at learning languages. EOI Arucas Acceso > PRUEBA DE CLASIFICACIÓN EJEMPLO NA2 3 Fill in the gaps in this article with the appropriate words given below. There are four extra words you do not need. Write your answers in the box below the text. also as like long bit next deep deeper else for however if inside instead lay lie on once so somewhat stands towards what when which while __0__centuries, sleep was a complete mystery. In the last few years, __1__, scientists have been able to use new technology to investigate electrical and muscular states of the body during sleep. These investigations have shed new light on the six recurring stages of sleep, __2__were first described in the early 20th century. It is fair to say that we now have a much better understanding of __3__actually happens to us when we are sleeping, though it is far from a totally clear picture. The first stage of sleeping is called, __4__confusingly, ‘waking’. By this, sleep scientists mean a short period of wakefulness, just a matter of minutes, when the body is relaxed and prepares for sleep. Tense muscles relax, eye movement slows down, and the body slips gently __5__drowsiness. __6__feeling drowsy, the sleeper has moved into a period known to the scientists __7__‘stage 1 sleep’, a period which lasts no more than ten minutes. A way of describing this stage is to say that the sleeper is __8__the very edge of sleep, with their eyes closed and their bodies still. However, it wouldn’t be difficult to rouse a person at this stage. And once awake, a person may feel as __9__he or she has not slept. By stage 2, the sleeper has entered a period of light sleep, perhaps best explained as a time __10__the muscles of the body hover between being completely relaxed and being responsive. Then, as the heart rate quickly slows down, and the body temperature drops, the body prepares to enter a much __11__phase of sleep. The third and fourth stage of sleep are when the body is completely asleep, its muscles paralysed, its breathing regular. What happens __12__is quite unexpected. From the deep sleep of stage 4, the body works backwards through stage 3 sleep to the light sleep of stage 2, but then, __13__of waking, it enters the bizarre and magical stage of REM sleep. The body has been asleep for about an hour and a half before reaching this stage. REM __14__for ‘rapid eye movement’. The heart rate speeds up, breathing becomes erratic, and the brain becomes very active. The sleeper is dreaming, something that only happens during the REM stage. Fortunately, however, __15__the brain is in overdrive, the rest of the body’s muscles are paralysed. The initial REM stage is over after ten minutes or__16__. Then, the body starts its sleep cycle all over again, with the next REM stage taking a __17__longer. In a typical night’s sleep, there will be five different sleep cycles with the final REM stage lasting as__18__ as an hour. Naturally, there are many factors which influence our sleep cycle, not least age. Small children get more deep sleep than anybody__19__, and, as a general rule, the older we get the shorter the time we spend in deep sleep. But, while stage 3 and stage 4 of the sleep cycle shorten with age, the first REM stage lengthens. So, there you have it. Next time you go to bed and __20__your head on the pillow, just imagine what adventures your sleeping self is about to set off on. 0. for 1. 5. 9. 13. 17. 2. 6. 10. 14. 18. 3. 7. 11. 15. 19. 4. 8. 12. 16. 20. EOI Arucas Acceso > PRUEBA DE CLASIFICACIÓN EJEMPLO NA2 PRUEBA ORAL o o o o o o o o o o CLOTHES & FASHION MEN & WOMEN/ WOMEN & MEN HOUSES & DECORATION CRIME ANIMALS AND CONSERVATION MUSIC & FAME TV & ADVERTISING HEALTH & MEDICINE MISCELLANEOUS FAME & MUSIC 1. 2. Are you interested in the life of famous people? Do you ever read or watch on TV about those people? 3. Why do you think there are so many people interested in the lives of famous people? 4. Do famous people provide a good model for young people? 5. Do you think there are more famous people nowadays than in the past? 6. Do you think those people suffer because they are famous? 7. Do you think it’s right that the media intrude in their private lives? 8. Would you like to be famous? Why (not)? 9. What kind of music/singers did you like when you were younger? Do you still like them? 10. have your tastes changed much? HEALTH & MEDICINE 1. What do you usually do when you don’t feel well? 2. How often do you have a medical check-up? 3. What’s your attitude to vitamins? 4. What are the normal symptoms of a cold? 5. When you’ve got a cold what do you do to relieve your symptoms? 6. Which offers a better service private or public medicine? 7. Should private medicine exist? 8. What’s your opinion about alternative medicine? 11. Do you play a musical instrument ? AGEING & THE FUTURE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In your opinion what’s the best age to be? Why? And the worst? What are the main advantages and disadvantages of being your present age? Which of your ages do you remember as the best’ Would you like to be young forever? Do you know anyone oevr 40 who looks much younger thsan their actual age? Are you in favour or against plastic surgery? What will you have done by the end of this week’ What do you think you’ll be doing in ten years time? THE MEDIA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. How much TV do you watch in a typical week? How many channels do you watch? Do you have cable/satellite tv? What kind of programmes do you especially like/dislike? Do you think state tv is better or worse than the independent channels? How often do you listen to the radio? What types of programmes do you listen to? Do you think people listen to the radio (news/interviews/music) as much as they used to? Do you have a favourite radio station?