Examen de Ubicacion
Examen de Ubicacion
Examen de Ubicacion
Section 1
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
1. Franklin from Trujillo.
a. are b. is c. am d. be
2. What’s name?
a. – b. his c. him d. he
3. My friend in London.
a. living b. live c. lives d. is live
4. Where ?
a. works Raul b. Raul works c. Raul does work d. does Raul work
5. I coffee.
a. no like b. not like c. like don’t d. don’t like
Section 2
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
13. It’s my birthday Friday.
a. on b. in c. at d. by
15. I a headache.
a. am b. do c. have d. got
20. Koichi came back from his holiday in Brazil looking really
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a. tanned b. sunned c. coloured d. darkened
Section 3
Read the text below. For questions 21 to 25, choose the best answer (a, b, c or d).
‘Heavier than air flying machines are impossible,’ said the well-known scientist Lord Kelvin in 1895.
Thomas Watson, the chairman of IBM in 1943, was wrong too when he said that he thought there
would be a world market for only five or so computers.
Predictions can, of course, be wrong, and it is very difficult to predict what the world will be like in 100,
50, or even 20 years from now. But this is something that scientists and politicians often do. They do
so because they invent things and make decisions that shape the future of the world that we live in.
In the past they didn’t have to think too much about the impact that their decisions had on the natural
world. But that is now changing. An increasing number of people believe that we should live within the
rules set by nature. In other words, they think that in a world of fixed and limited resources, what is
used today will not be there for our children. We must therefore look at each human activity and try to
change it or create alternatives if it is not sustainable. The rules for this are set by nature, not by man.
21. What was Lord Kelvin suggesting?
a. It is difficult to make accurate predictions. c. It would be impossible for people to fly.
b. It would be possible for people to fly. d. There would only be a few computers
My Name is Jordan, I live in Lurin, my favorite sport is soccer , but I’m not a good player, I like the inglish is a
very good language, I would like to learn more about the language although I want to reinforce some things.
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Section 5
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
34. Bryzon can English.
a. to speak b. speaking c. speak d. speaks
38. I was wondering tell me when the next plane from Chicago arrives?
a. could you b. can you c. if you could d. if could you
41. I think Joey must late tonight. His office light is still on.
a. have worked b. work c. be working d. to work
42. Frank tells me Jack’s going out with Tracy, I find hard to believe.
a. which b. who c. whose d. that
44. The weather has been awful. We’ve had very sunshine this summer.
a. little b. a little c. few d. a few
Section 6
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
46. I usually up at about 7.30.
a. go b. be c. do d. get
47. I football every week.
a. play b. go c. do d. have
49. Don’t forget to the light when you leave the room.
a. turn up b. turn in c. turn off d. turn over
50. She was in when she heard the tragic
news.
a. crying b. tears c. cries d. tearful
Section 7
Read the text below. For questions 54 to 58, choose the best answer (a, b, c or d).
Many hotel chains and tour operators say that they take their environmental commitments seriously,
but often they do not respect their social and economic responsibilities to the local community. So is it
possible for travellers to help improve the lives of locals and still have a good holiday?
The charity, Tourism Concern, thinks so. It has pioneered the concept of the fair-trade holiday. The
philosophy behind fair-trade travel is to make sure that local people get a fair share of the income from
tourism. The objectives are simple: employing local people wherever possible; offering fair wages and
treatment; showing cultural respect; involving communities in deciding how tourism is developed; and
making sure that visitors have minimal environmental impact.
Although there is currently no official fair-trade accreditation for holidays, the Association of
Independent Tour Operators has worked hard to produce responsible tourism guidelines for its
members. Some new companies, operated as much by principles as profits, offer a fantastic range of
holidays for responsible and adventurous travellers.
57. According to the text, there are companies that are operated on principles as well as
profits. a. a few b. no c. some old d.
many
58. Choose the most appropriate title for the article.
a. Holidays from heaven c. Fair-trade holidays
b. Cheap adventure holidays d. Great holiday deals
Section 8 (59 to 66)
Write a story titled A Perfect Day. In your narrative, include at least three of the following linking
words: after, before, then, as soon as, by the time, just as, during, while. You should write 300–
500 words. (8 points)
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Section 9
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
67. Who in that house?
a. does live b. lives c. does he live d. he lives
71. John and Betty are coming to visit us tomorrow but I wish .
a. they won’t b. they hadn’t c. they didn’t d. they weren’t
72. I’m so hungry! If only Bill all the food in the fridge!
a. wasn’t eating b. didn’t eat c. hadn’t eaten d. hasn’t eaten
74. Surely Sue you if she was unhappy with your work.
a. will tell b. would have told c. must have told d. had told
76. We had expected that they fluent English, but in fact they didn’t.
a. were speaking b. would speak c. had spoken d. spoke
78. Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about subject that comes up.
a. whatever b. whenever c. wherever d. whoever
Section 10
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
79. I always milk in my coffee.
a. have b. drink c. mix d. make
80. I TV every evening.
a. watch b. look at c. see d. hear
82. Before you enter the triathlon, please bear in that you’re not as young as you used to be!
a. thought b. question c. mind d. opinion
83. The breath test showed he had consumed more than three times the legal limit of alcohol, so
the police arrested him for .
a. trespassing b. mugging c. speeding d. drunk driving
85. After the movie was released, the main point was its excessive use of
violence.
a. discussion b. speaking c. conversation d. talking
86. There have been several big against the use of GM foods
recently.
a. campaigns b. issues c. boycotts d. strikes
Section 11
Read the text below. For questions 87 to 92, choose the best answer (a, b, c or d).
Standards of spelling and grammar among an entire generation of English-speaking university students
are now so poor that there is ‘a degree of crisis’ in their written use of the language, the publisher of a
new dictionary has warned. Its research revealed that students have only a limited grasp of the most
basic rules of spelling, punctuation and meaning, blamed in part on an increasing dependence on
‘automatic tools’ such as computer spellcheckers and unprecedented access to rapid communication
using e-mail and the Internet. The problem is not confined to the US, but applies also to students in
Australia, Canada and Britain.
Students were regularly found to be producing incomplete or rambling, poorly connected sentences,
mixing metaphors ‘with gusto’ and overusing dull, devalued words such as ‘interesting’ and ‘good’.
Overall they were unclear about appropriate punctuation, especially the use of commas, and failed to
understand the basic rules of subject/verb agreement and the difference between ‘there’, ‘their’ and
‘they’re’.
Kathy Rooney, editor-in-chief of the dictionary, said, ‘We need to be very concerned at the extent of the
problems with basic spelling and usage that our research has revealed. This has significant implications
for the future, especially for young people. We thought it would be useful to get in touch with teachers
and academics to find out what problems their students were having with their writing and what extra
help they might need from a dictionary. The results were quite shocking. We are sure that the use of
computers has played a part. People rely increasingly on automatic tools such as spellcheckers that are
much more passive than going to a dictionary and looking something up. That can lull them into a false
sense of security.’
Beth Marshall, an English professor, said, ‘The type of student we’re getting now is very different from
what we were seeing 10 years ago and it is often worrying to find out how little students know. There
are as many as 800 commonly misspelled words, particularly pairs of words that are pronounced
similarly but spelled differently and that have different meanings – for example, “faze” and “phase”, and
“pray” and “prey”.’
87. grasp (line 4) is closest in meaning to:
a. ability b. use c. understanding d. skill
88. We can infer from the style of the text that this article was printed in
a…
a. newspaper. b. dictionary. c. novel. d. guidebook.
89. Kathy Rooney carried out research to see…
a. if students could spell certain words. c. if academics were in touch with their
b. how widespread the use of computers is. students.
d. how dictionaries can help students.