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schools must provide an education that gives 'the intellectual tools to evaluate

complex issues, such as campaign-finance refonn, tax policy and global

warming". This is a standard most congressmen probably could not meet.

Rare is the politician willing to argue that more money for schools is a bad thing.

But are the courts doing any good? First, judges are making a lazy assumption

that more money means better schools. As the international results show, the link

between "inputs" and "outputs" is vague. Second, the courts are muddling an

already muddled system.

PART I - (s x I tutARK = s nrARKs)

D(AMPLE:

0' What is the role of head teachers in managing the board of teachers?a) They hire well-experienced teachers and sack the bad ones.

b) They have no power of hiring or sacking teachers.

c) They assess the selection process but exert no influence.

L How do courts of justice affect schools?

a) They contribute to their improvement.

b) They have no influence at all.

',pfney exert an evil influence.

2. What does Campaign for Fiscal Equity claim?a) That there are not enough schools in New york.

'' QlThat the education budget in New york is too low.

c) That the education is too basic.

3. what have the New york couÉs ruled about education?

tt.d-That students should be taught to understand issues like campaign-financereform.

b) That the issues taught at school are too complex.

c) That issues such as global warming should not be included in the syllabus.

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4. What do politicians say about school funding?

'.'i1) Few will say that they do not need more money.

b) They say strange things about schools and funding.

c) They do not like to argue with people.

5. Who is responsible for the New York schools funds management?

a) the city Major.

v (!)the school boards.

c) the government.

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pre-med at Yale University and hopes to (6) hü4É. doctor.

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afforded her ('12) Jdunusual opportunities. She has been able to travel all

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0- There are --. crimes of domestic violence in rural than in urban areas.

a) üewer b) a few c) least

26. I used to like older girts, but |ve had a few bad experiences, ,.. ngw l,m looking forsomething different.

a) though @o c) by

27. My ideal partner would be five or six years younger ... rne.

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29. l'd nevergo out with a man who didn't look... himself.

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rg) could b) was abte to c) had

31. Although he didn't ... against Nadal, Federer will keep his place in the history oftennis.

a) earn " Qluin c) beat

32- After she got divorced, Jennifer was only ... in the money she could earn.

a) worried b) interesting $inter"sted

33. I would like to meet the man who wrote the ... for the film Dr. Zhivago.

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34. Bar Refaeli flew to New York to participate in a fashion show organised a

magazine.

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35. ln Western Europe and the USA, ... family life has changed dramatically over thelast forty years.

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36. A recent survey showed that most peopte think that... time at home is moreimportant than earning a high salary or having a challenging job.

(!))spendins b) to spend c) spent

37 ' I met my husband in Decemb er 2002 - My best friends threw a party to celebrateNew Years's Eve and we met ... their party.

a) in @"t c) on

38' The number of elderly depending ... their mature children to survive becomes higher andhigher every year.

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41' According to statistics, half of the manied ouples have a divore both in Europe and theusA. ... men tend to remarry, women will remain single.

a) Through b) Though u'pRttt ough

42' After all these years of prosperity, the subprime crisis started out a recession period andthe number of families in bankruptcy is hlgher than it ... .

a) were b) had been "rO used to be

43' Experts commented that men had smoked .-. than women in the past when smoking wasregarded as a men's activity.

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44' Nowadays people have to work ... in order to be abre to pay their mortgages.

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Consejería de Educación

Comunidad de Madrid{ 7 !,.,1

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READING COMPREHENSION (75 minutes)

PART I - Read the following text and answer items I Ío 5 by choosing the option (a, b or c)

which best matches the information contained in it. Write your answers in the numbered spaces

provided on the ANSWER SHEET. Item 0 has been comDleted as an examnle. (5 X I MARK = 5MARKS.

CONSTABLE RIDER

The young policeman, Constable Rider, walked more quickly than usual because of the cold, but he

did not consciously neglect any part of his work. His torch flashed on doorways and windows as he

looked for anything that was at all suspicious, and when he even thought that anything was unusual

he went to try the door and window, probably unheard by the people sleeping in the room just above

his head. As he turned a corner, he heard a slight rustling sound -it could be a cat, it could even be a

dog, although few dogs wandered about at night. Rider saw nothing.

A cat then? Usually if you disturbed a cat, it ran and jumped, and you heard or noticed something

else. By doing a lot of night work, you learned to notice these things, but now all Rider noticed was

the silence which had followed the rustling sound. So he acted cautiously. He did not flash h¡s torch

about the houses near the corner but walked on, and, a little way from the spot where'he heard the

sound, stopped and bent his head, as if he was lighting a cigarette.

There was still no sound. There were bushes in the garden of the house where Rider had first heard it

and he knew that a man could hide there out of sight. But if he went back, it would wam any such

man. So instead he stood and shone his torch at the window nearest him, and as if he had noticed

something unusual, he walked towards it and opened the wooden gate, which made no sound at all.

He reached the entrance and shone the torch on lhe keyhole of the front door -and as he did so, the

rustle came again, this time much more softly. He looked round quickly.

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RLPART ll - Read this text and complete it by fitling in each blank with ONE suitable word orphrase from the list provided at the end. Write your answers in the numbered boxes on theANSWER SHEET. You can use each item ONCE only. There are five items you will not need.Item 0 is an example, (20 X 0.5 MARKS = l0 MARKS)

YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS

Sometimes you might (0) feel that if you had a perfect memory, all your problems with learning

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much revision. You would never

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of forgett¡ng someone's name. But imagine, for a moment, not forgetting

anything -not (9) last year's shopping lists. You would be overloaded (10)

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informat¡on.

With hard work you can recall the parts of a verb or the layout of a town whenever you need them,

so (11)

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you can learn a foreign language or gain a taxi driver's licence.({ 2)

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the memory

facts called for by some professions are only one of the (13)

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plays in our l¡ves. Memory

covers a wide (14)

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of actions and needs. What we know about the brain is far

(15) complete, so philosophers and scientists f¡nd it diff¡cult to be precise about the nature of

memory. (f G)

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distinct classes of memory have (18)

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established: personal, cognitive and habit memory.

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history and experiences. (20)

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probably have an image in your mind of the (21) _ and be able to desc¡ibe things in it. Gognitive

memory helps us learn, for example, stories, a speech or a (221

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answers - A, B or C - in the numbered spaces provided on the ANSWER SHEET. Item 0 is an

example. (20 X 0.5 MARKS = 10 MARKS)

O. lt is ... cold today for us to go to the beach.

a. too much b' too c. much

26. Could you ... me ten pounds? I'll pay you back tomorrow.

a) pay b) borrow c) lend

27 . He would eat something if he ... hungry.

a) feel b) felt c) is feeling

28. I wish they ... to see us more often.

a) will come b) are com¡ng c) came

29. They ... when I rang them up; that's why they didn't hearthe phone ringing.

a) were sleeping b) have been sleeping c) slept

30. The tennis tournament was cancelled ... the terrible weather.

a) because of b) in spite of c) however

31. Here comes that silly boyfriend of ...

a) she b) her c) hers

32. She asked me not to ... a decision before talking to her.

a) make b) do c) Put uP

33. l'll do it ... your objections.

a) in spite b) despite c) although

94. This dress does not ... me properly around the waist; it's too tight.

a) sit b) fit c) suit

35. I don't think I know that girl, but she ... me of Ruth.

a) remembers b) reminds c) suggests

36. I hope you don't mind my asking, butwhat do you do for a '-'?

a) living b) Profession c) work

37. I'm afraid I can't give you your money back unless you have a ... for the shoes.

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a) play b) to PlaY c) PlaYs

39. I hope there will be ... good news in his letter.

a) a b) some c) manY

40. The place where the actors and actresses stand in a theatre is called the .. . .

a) platform b) scenerY c) stage

41. The poor dog was almost ... when lfound him, but he's fine now.

a) death b) dead c) died

42. John advised me ... anyone about my plans

a) don't tell b) not to tell c) not telling

43. How many pints of beer ... before I arrived?

a) had he drunk b) does he drink c) has he drunk

44. Afterwaiting for ten minutes, they finally succeeded ... speaking with the manager.

a) about b) in c) on

45. There are ... crimes of domestic violence in rural than in urban areas.

a) fewer b) a few c) least

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