UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA CUID - B2 AVANZADO- JUNIO 2014
Exam 2
PART 1 - READING
- two passages
Passage 1
Read the following text and answer the multiple-choice questions.
Volunteering could lengthen
life Adapted from:
Telegraph.co.uk
Volunteering
may improve your health, according to a new study which found that those who do
it live longer and are more satisfied with their lives
People who volunteer report having lower levels of
depression and higher levels of well-being than average, while some research
suggests it promotes a longer and healthier life.
A review of 40 academic papers on the subject by
University of Exeter researchers found that volunteers are a fifth less likely
to die within the next four to seven years than average.
Across the studies volunteers had lower self-rated
levels of depression and higher levels of well-being and life satisfaction,
although this has not been confirmed in trials. It is thought that volunteering
can be good for the physical health of older people in particular, by
encouraging them to stay active and spend more time out of the house.
Volunteers often explain their motives in terms of
wanting to "give something back" to their community, but without
receiving anything in return, the reported improvements in quality of life are
harder to explain, experts said.
An estimated 22.5 per cent of people in Europe devote
part of their spare time to volunteering, compared with 27 per cent in America
and 36 per cent in Australia.
Dr Suzanne Richards, who published her systematic
review in the BMC Public Health journal, said: "Our systematic review
shows that volunteering is associated with improvements in mental health, but
more work is needed to establish whether volunteering is actually the
cause.”
"It is still unclear whether biological and cultural factors and
social resources that are often associated with better health and survival are
also associated with a willingness to volunteer in the first place."
In a separate study from the University of Michigan,
researchers suggested three reasons why volunteering may be beneficial. First,
it involves physical activity; second, the social connections we make help to
reduce our stress; and third, it gives us a deep sense of happiness.
Choose the right option according to the text
1.
Where was the research made available to the public?
a) Online.
b) At a conference.
c) In a newspaper.
d) In a journal.
2.
Why does a researcher think more work is needed?
a) We need to volunteer
more.
b) A researcher's work is
never finished.
c) To prove volunteering is
good for our mental health.
d) Work is good for us.
3.
According to the studies, volunteers:
a) Live four to seven years
longer than average.
b) Do not receive anything
in return.
c) Report lower levels of
depression.
d) Have a good physical
health.
4.
According to the text, volunteering:
a) is proved to be the cause
of better mental health.
b) is proved to depend on
biological and cultural factors and social resources.
c) may improve your
well-being and life satisfaction.
d) is popular among the
elderly.
5.
According to the article:
a) Volunteering is more
common in Australia than in Europe and America.
b) Volunteering is
associated with more work.
c) Volunteers always want to
be in the first place.
d) Half of the population in
Europe devotes their spare time to volunteering.
6.
What did University of Michigan researchers suggest?
a) A nationwide volunteer
program.
b) More research.
c) Three reasons why
volunteering is good for us.
d) None of the above is
correct.
Passage 2
One in five songs "advertises" alcohol
Adapted from:
Sciencedaily.com
The songs young people listen to could be (7) ____
them to drink more alcohol. This is the conclusion of a study into the extent
to which (8) ____ contain references to drinking. Researchers from the John
Moores University in Liverpool, England assert that public health warnings on
liquor may be of diminishing value because of the prevalence of terms
surrounding alcohol in pop songs. The study found that one in five songs in the
UK music charts contains references to intoxicating beverages. This figure is
double that from a decade ago. They also found that songs from 1981 contained
relatively few references to alcohol. John Moores attributed some of the rise
(9) ____ an influx of US-imported songs.
Researchers said the exposure of young people to
alcohol in the media is "a major concern". Professor Karen Hughes
warned that references to alcohol are a "form of advertising and marketing
for alcoholic products." She said: "Public health concerns are
already focused (10) ____ the impacts of alcohol advertising on the drinking
behavior of young people, (11) ____ the growing reference to alcohol in popular
music could mean that positive, alcohol-promoting messages are reaching much
larger audiences." Dr Hughes added: "Health and other professionals
should be vigilant to ensure that popular music does not become a medium for
reinforcing and extending cultures of intoxication and alcohol-related (12)
____."
Put the correct words from the table below in the
above article
7.
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(a) encouraging
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(b) encourages
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(c) encouraged
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(d) encouragement
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8.
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(a) lyricist
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(b) lyrical
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(c) lyrics
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(d) lyric
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9.
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(a) for
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(b) to
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(c) at
|
(d) by
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10.
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(a) in
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(b) on
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(c) at
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(d) to
|
11.
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(a) yet
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(b) regardless
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(c) so
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(d) even though
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12.
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(a) wickedness
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(b) injure
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(c) mischief
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(d) harm
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PART 2 - USE OF ENGLISH
Choose the right option
13. Patrick ...... first aid and home safety courses
at the community center for the last three years.
a. was giving b. had given c. has been giving d. has being giving
14. The Ellis Falls Annual Community Art Fair ......
in a week with something for everyone.
a. opened b.
is opening c. has opened d. was opened
15. If she ...... the values assessment test, she
could have found out what her personal values are.
a. took b.
takes c. had taken d. has taken
16. If the office building were in a good location,
...... interested in it?
a. would the company be
b. will the company be
c. had the company been
d. is the company
17. This amazing house ...... to the public. We must
go see it!
a. has just been opening
b. has just being opened
c. has just been opened
d. had just been opened
18. Ingrid told Mark, “Submit your application
tomorrow.”
a. Ingrid told Mark to submit your application the
following day.
b. Ingrid told Mark submit your application tomorrow.
c. Ingrid told Mark to submit his application the
following day.
d. Ingrid told to Mark to submit his application the
following day.
19. The little boy asked, “Who invented this funny
alarm clock with wheels?”
a. The little boy asked who had invented that funny
alarm clock with wheels.
b. The little boy asked who has invented that funny
alarm clock with wheels.
c. The little boy asked who invented this funny alarm
clock with wheels.
d. The little boy asked who invents this funny alarm clock
with wheels.
20. I met a woman named Sarah. Sarah told me her
firsthand experience of sustainable living.
a. I met a woman named Sarah, whose told me her
firsthand experience of sustainable living.
b. I met a woman named Sarah, that told me her firsthand
experience of sustainable living.
c. I met a woman named Sarah, which told me her
firsthand experience of sustainable living.
d. I met a woman named Sarah, who told me her
firsthand experience of sustainable living.
21. I often regret ...... so-called ‘bargains’ when I
discover that the reduction wasn’t as big as I thought.
a. buying b. to buy c. both a and b are possible d. buy
22. Before you become overanxious about your symptoms,
I ...... the doctor ...... you.
a. have/examine
b. have/to examine
c. would have/to examine
d. would have/examine
23. Did you ...... your blood ...... before you
started taking this medication?
a. get/checked
b. gets/checked
c. get/to check
d. get/check
24. The director chose plain black costumes ...... the
message of the show would be communicated more clearly.
a. rather than
b. even though
c. wherever
d. so that
25. You should see the contemporary art exhibit ......
modern art doesn’t usually appeal to you.
a. in case b.
so that c. even if d. provided
PART 3 - WRITING - two pieces
A
You are studying English abroad at a language school
attended by many international students. You are planning a surprise birthday
party for a friend who has been feeling particularly sad and homesick.
Write an e-mail to another classmate and invite
him/her to the party, explain the reason for the party, give the date and time
of the party and suggest what and who he/she could bring to the party.
Write 120-150
words.
B
Choose ONE of the following topics and write a
well-structured essay of about 120-150
words. You must use grammatically correct sentences with accurate spelling.
OPTION
1
Many of the medical problems that people are
experiencing in today's world are due to the fact that we have a very sedentary
lifestyle. To what extent do you agree?
OPTION
2
Nowadays, families are not as close as in the past and
a lot of people have become used to this. Explain the reasons for this and
discuss any possible effects it may have on society.
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Answers
1 d 2 c 3 c
4 c 5 a 6 c
7 a 8 c 9 b
10 b 11 c 12 d
13 c 14 b 15 c
16 a 17 c 18 c
19 a 20 d 21 a
22 d 23 a 24 d
25 c
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