MODULE 7 - MD

TEST BOOK
Este cuadernillo de examen contiene las siguientes secciones:

Comprensin escrita o Reading Passage.

Comprensin oral o Listening Comprehension
Uso de la lengua o General Language:
Text A, B, C, D and Pronunciation
Hoja de respuestas o Answer Sheet
Expresin escrita o Writing Composition

MUY IMPORTANTE: Answer sheet.

En la ltima hoja o Answer Sheet, el alumno deber consignar su nombre y
apellidos, as como el nmero de su D.N.I. As mismo, ser en esta hoja donde el
alumno deber escribir las respuestas de las preguntas de cada seccin.
Por ltimo, ser tambin en esta hoja de respuestas donde el alumno deber
redactar la composicin escrita o Writing Composition pudiendo utilizarse el reverso de
la hoja si la extensin de la composicin as lo requiriera.

Reading Passage

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One of the most difficult questions to answer is how much a person should earn. We
naturally expect that a doctor's salary will be higher than a bus driver's. But the question
becomes much more difficult to answer when we compare a miner with an engineer, or a
fisherman sailing in the cold North Sea with a teacher in a secondary school. What the doctor,
the engineer and the teacher have in common is that they have spent several years of their lives
studying in order to obtain the necessary qualifications for their professions. We feel that this
effort and these years, when they were studying instead of earning money, should be taken into
consideration in their salaries. At the same time, we recognise that the work of the miner and
the fisherman is both hard and dangerous, and that they must be highly paid for the danger
which their jobs have.
There is another important factor: how socially useful a person's work is. Most people
would agree that looking after the sick or teaching children is more important than, for example,
playing football or wearing dresses in a fashion show. However, the nurse and the
schoolteacher earn much less money than the football player and the fashion model with salaries
out of all proportion to their social utility.
In conclusion, although the money that people earn is actually determined by market
forces, we ought to find a way to decide the right salary for every job. If salaries are wrongly
established, the highly-qualified people carrying heavy responsibilities become disillusioned,
and might even end up by emigrating. However, if there is an enormous difference between
salaries, the distance between the rich and the poor will be so great that it will lead to social
tensions and ultimately to violence.

Questions:
1.

Why should a doctor be well-paid according to the text?

2.

Why should a miner or a fisherman have a good salary?

3.

Is it true that people with jobs which are useful for society earn more
money? Why?

4.

What really establishes peoples salaries according to the text?

5.

What consequences might a wrong salary system provoke?

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Listening Passage

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What school?

6. What type of school does Jim prefer for Amelia, his daughter?
7. According to the woman, what happens if you dont choose the right school for
your children?
8. What is the advantage of schools for girls only?
9. According to the man and woman, what are the advantages of schools where
boys and girls learn together?
10. What solution does the man suggest?

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General Language

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Text A
Susan:

When I worked as a Minister of the British Government, I 11) ..... travel

very often and meet very important people.
Margaret: 12) ..... interesting job you had!
Susan: Yes, it was very interesting, but I had to work many hours a day. 13) .....
of helping my children with their homework, I had to attend Parliament
sessions or press meetings.
Margaret: Oh, I seeDid you have any good experiences?
Susan: 14) ..... meeting the Presidents or the Prime Ministers of other countries,
you know, theres the feeling of playing an important role for your own
country: you have to take decisions 15) ..... will influence peoples lives.
Margaret: If I 16) ..... that type of job, I 17) ..... stand1 so much responsibility!
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stand = soportar

Text B
Eddy:
Ted:

Eddy:

Ted:

Whats your opinion about 18) ..... schools?

I dont really like them. I just hate the idea of seeing my children only at
weekends and school holidays. I think children must live with their
parents.
You are right, but everybody says that private schools are better, for
example, there are 19) ..... students in class than in state schools and
learning conditions are better with a low number of students.
In my 20) ....., the best school is where students can learn and enjoy 21) .....
at the same time. Private schools are usually 22) ..... schools, so boys
dont mix with girls. I prefer 23) ..... schools, because boys and girls
together in the same class can learn a lot from 24) ..... other.

Text C
Although Britain 25) ..... conquered 26) ..... the Romans, English received 27)
..... influence from Latin than other languages such as Spanish or French. Today
English is the language with the 28) ..... speakers and it is as important as Latin was
in the 2nd century.

29) Pronunciation: which word has got a shorter long vocalic sound?
a) cart

b) seed

c) greed

d) four

30) Pronunciation: which sequence has got a different stress pattern?

a) take him home

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b) the police c) wait for it

d) send it back

Answer Sheet

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Student's Surnames: ...............................................................

Name: .........................

D.N.I. ...........................

Reading Passage
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Listening Passage
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General Language
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Writing Composition
Write about the type of films you like. (125 words)

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