Examen del nuevo formato de reading para la prueba de nivel Aptis. Esta prueba se divide en cuatro partes:
– Reading part 1: Sentence comprehension
– Reading part 2: Text cohesion
– Reading part 3: Opinion matching
– Reading part 4: Long text comprehension
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1. Pregunta
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Part 1: Choose one word (A, B or C) for each space. The first one (0) is done for you as an example.
Dear Mum and Dad,
My first week at university is already over! My course 0) startedlast Monday.
Everyone here is 1) (friendly).
I am living in a flat near the university, and so I can 2) (walk) to my classes.
Yesterday, I met Lesley for the 3) (first) - she is sharing the flat.
She is studying French, and she can 4) (speak) five languages.
Last night we went out for dinner 5) (together).
Love,Helen
0. a) started b) finished c) was
1. a) quietly b) friendly c) suddenly
2. a) walk b) drive c) fly
3. a) only b) first c) next
4. a) speak b) talk c) say
5. a) together b) toward c) therefore
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Pregunta 2 de 5
2. Pregunta
6 puntos
The sentences below are from a story. Put the sentences in the right order. The first sentence is done for you.
Betty Barr has lived a life touched by the history of China
She was born in Shanghai on 1993 to an American mother and a father form Scotland.
At that time, Shanghai was an exciting city filled with people from many different countries.
But, all this changed during the Second World War and Betty and her family spent two and a half a year in a prison camp in the city.
A few years after the war was over, Betty went to Wellesley College, a famous university in America.
However, Betty mid she missed China and she applied for a job in Hong Kong where she taught from 1959 to 1972 and learnt to speak Cantonese, the local language.
In the early 80s, she finally returned to Shanghai where she still lives with her Shanghai husband, George Wang.
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Pregunta 3 de 5
3. Pregunta
6 puntos
The sentences below are from a story. Put the sentences in the right order. The first sentence is done for you.
I will never forget the first time I drove a car by myself.
I had just passed my test and I was the proud owner of a driving license.
However, I didn't have a car, and my parents would not let me drive theirs.
So, when I saw an advertisement in the local paper for a cheap second-hand car, I didn't waste a moment.
I called the number in the advert and arranged to meet the owner on the on the other side of town.
We agreed a price and when I handed over the cash, he gave me the keys.
I drove off full of confidence, but unfortunately, I hit a lamp post at the end of the street.
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Pregunta 4 de 5
4. Pregunta
14 puntos
Four people were asked by a local newspaper about their opinions of the town’s library.
Read the texts and answer Questions.
Choose one the person. (Peter, Sarah, George or Lucy)
A Town Library
Peter
‘The problem with the library is the lack of computers. The few they have are always taken
and people have to wait ages to use one. This is worse during the summer months when
we have exams. I prefer to revise in the library because it's too noisy at home. Many of
the bookshelves seem half empty, so maybe some of them could be removed and more
computers installed.’
Sarah
‘A lot of the books for children are quite old and in poor condition. They should update
the collection with current authors and replace a few of the favourite classics as well. The
children's area is well organised but books get scattered about. You need a member of
staff there to ensure the area is always kept tidy. There are usually three people working
on the front desk, which seems unnecessary.’
George
‘I find it difficult to find things in the library. The way the shelves are arranged isn’t
logical. They’re not clearly labelled and books often get put back in the wrong place. The
children's area is too close to the study area, which is supposed to be quiet. It isn’t when
large school groups come in. Also, the computers are too close together and there’s not
enough space to work.’
Lucy
‘I've always loved the library. When I was a child it was a great place to meet friends and do
homework. I still go there to go online and read the news. There's no shortage of books,
but there are so few people working there. I’ve noticed that particularly when I’ve been
on a computer. There’s never anyone around to ask for help when they go wrong, which is
frequently.’
1. Who thinks the library needs more staff?: (Lucy)
2. Who wants less space to be taken up with books? (Peter)
3. Who thinks the organization of the library should be improved? (George)
4. Who thinks the library should have more books? (George)
5. Who thinks the library can get noisy? (George)
6. Who has had technical problems with computers? (Lucy)
7. Who uses the library for study? (Peter)
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Pregunta 5 de 5
5. Pregunta
14 puntos
Read the text below. Match the headings A – H to the paragraphs 1–7.
Simplicity reigns at London’s biggest design festival.
Ordenar elementos
G) Number of products shown on the festival
D) A simple cell phone
F) A strange TV
A) Examples of customization
H) Three designs of a software
B )Unusual keepsakes
E) Unbelievable material
C) A new approach
1) With upwards of 300 product launches, installations and exhibitions, London's annual nine-day design festival is a showcase of head-spinning choice. In many ways that's the beauty of the extravaganza, everyone has a different experience and takes something unique away from it. There were however some intriguing themes and trends in this year's edition that spoke to larger social or cultural preoccupations.
2)One was the launch of two consumer electronics products designed to simplify and beautify our technology-addled lives. Both chose the new London Design Festival venue of Somerset House to show their wares. The first was a mobile phone launched by Swiss company Punkt and designed by Jasper Morrison that allows users to make calls and texts only (well, it has an alarm clock and an address book too). Punkt founder Petter Neby doesn't believe it will replace your smart phone but suggests users fit it with the same SIM card as your main phone and use it in the evenings, weekends and on holiday.
3) The other electronics launch came from the unlikely French sibling duo of the Bouroullec brothers. Though tech companies like Samsung are usually prescriptive about their products the Bouroullecs (who admitted they found most TVs sad and ugly) seem to have been given free rein. Their new television for the mega Korean brand looks more like an item of furniture than an ultra-large and ultra-slim piece of tech. More importantly, it comes with simplified on-screen interaction and a 'curtain mode' that turns your screen into a shimmering pattern during ads or half-time. Again, their focus was on dialing down digital insanity.
4) Customizable online furniture was also very much in vogue at this year's festival. But rest assured, weird and unreliable software or off-the-wall designs sent to a 3D printer somewhere and arriving months later, seem to be a thing of the past. Customization may finally have come of age. Two examples were Scandi-brand Hem that combinded good design by the likes of Luca Nichetto, Form Us With Love and Sylvain Willenz with affordable price points. The fact that the brand opened a pop-up store in Covent Garden during the festival is a recognition of the importance of both physical and online spaces that work seamlessly together.
5) Another online configurable brand to make its debut after years in development was Warsaw-based Tylko. Like Hem, Tylko has spent time and money on very powerful and easy-to-use software, but with only three designs - a table, a shelf and salt and pepper mills - it has a way to go. Its augmented reality app is simple to use however and its table has been developed with a nano-coating option that really does appear to keep pesky stains at bay. Craft and 'making' in all its forms was once again a big hit and nowhere more so than at TENT, the East London design event that gets better every year.
6) A definite highlight was the massive space taken over by the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland and filled with weavers and potters doing their thing and showing their wares. Irish Design had another delectable stand over at the Rochelle School in East London too. The Souvenir Project was a series of nine non-cliché 'souvenirs' made in Ireland and included a rainbow plate by Nicholas Mosse Pottery that featured rows of animals, flowers and watering cans and commemorated the legalization of same-sex marriage in Ireland in May 2015.
7) If there was one material that could be said to define the festival it might just be Jesmonite, the wonder man-made building composite. Lighter and more sustainable than concrete, its dramatic capabilities were brought to life by London-based design studio PINCH and their tour-de-force limited edition Nim table and Swedish artist Hilda Hellström's giant colorful volcano made for the restaurant in London's Ace Hotel. A show called Matter of Stuff near Covent Garden was in on the jesmonite act too, but even more intriguingly was presenting vases made out of Propolis, a resinous material collected by bees and used to seal gaps in hives that, according to their designer Marlene Huissoud, behaves like glass.
8) Finally, this was the year that Chinese Design finally displayed a well-edited and inspired showcase of products. Despite the mouthful of a title, Icon Presents: Hi Design Shanghai stand at 100% Design was a meaningful selection of designers exploring materials and ideas. Young design duo Yuue's offerings were the most representative of a new conceptual approach to design that seems to be emerging. Their lamps were functional but also thought-provoking and humorous. What more could one want from the stuff that surrounds us?
