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ESCUELAUPERIOROLITECNICAELLITORALCentrode LenguasExtranjerasCELEX ESPOLBasicEnglishAUniversityPlacementExam Tourism)December2OO9v2a

oooi.l.ooI. Reading SectionReadthe three restaurant reviews.Park nnThebest hing about Park nnwas he service;t wasexcellent. herewasa warmwelcomewhenwe arrivedand hestaffwereveryhelpfulall evening.Unfortunately,he foodwasn'tasgood.Themenu ookedinteresting, ut the mealswere ather asteless.ordered currywhichwasverymild,andhadvery ittleflavour. henwhenwe hadcoffeeat the end t was ar oo strong! t'squitea nice oom,but havingblackandwhitephotographs f famouspeopleon the wall snot an original dea. t'sno ta cheap estaurant nd Iwasn'thappy o payso much or boring ood.Henry'sThis estaurantsverypopularwith young peopleand canseewhy. t'sverystylish nd modern, ndthere's widevarietyof ltalianpasta ishes n the menu.Thequalityof the foodwasgood,but I wasa littleunhappywith the dessert.ordereda chocolate ake, ut therewasn'tany.Then ordereda cheesecake,but therewasn'tanyeither.Finally,had o have ce-cream. heservice asalsoquiteslowbecauseherestaurant assocrowded, nd we got quitehot and iredwaiting or our food o arrive. definitelyrecommendhis restaurant,ut only during he weekwhen t'semptier!Candlel ightI went o Candlelight ecausewanteda romanticmealwith my wife- whata mistake! hemusicplayingwashorrible nd very oud oo.Therewereno candles;he placewas ull of bright, lashingights!Theoodwasveryaverage, othingspecial t all.My wife's hocolate akewas asw,but I hada lemon art whichwas ar oo sour.Ourwaitress evernoticedwhenourglasses ereemptyand we had o waitoverhalfanhour or he bll. t wasn'texpensive,ut as he food wasn'tgreat 'm glad didn'thave o payany more.'MacmillanPublisherstd2007Adaptedrom he Sk//ssecflon n wvrw.onestopenglish.comAre the statements rue (a) or false (b)?Example: The food wasn't very nice at any of the restaurants.1. The food at Park nn wasn't very good.2. The servicewas very slow in all three restaurants.3. The writer liked the decoration nHenry's.4. Therewere ots of people atHenry's.5. Park nn is cheaperrhan Candlelight.6. The writer didn't think that Candlelightwas very romantic.7. Not all the desserts n Candlelighre good.8. The food at Candlelightwas free.Choose he best meaning (a-d) or the words.9. tasteless paragraphone) c. interesting @boring

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b. FalseFalseFalseFalseFalseFalseFalseFalseFalse

b.b.@b.b.@

a. True@truea.True@True@Trnea.TrueQtrue(flTruea.True

a. ugly b. coldL0. asty (paragraphthree)a. nice b. expensive @d"H.io''r,

c. a kind of drink1

d. hotd. a kind of sauce11. art (paragraph hree)(a.)akind of pie b. a kind of fish

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Read the newspaper article. No More FlowersWINNIPEG, Manitoba Thu Nov 18 (Reuters)- A Some answere sorry for McCallum. They are sending himCanadianFootball leagueplayer sayshe doesn'twant more flowers.flowers.

"...Please top sending lowers..."McCallum saidon CBCPaul McCallum plays in the SaskatchewanRoughriders television. "My house s turning into a florist's shop."football league eam. He missed a kick in a game.TheSaskatchewanRoughriders did not make the Canadian Police are still looking for the fan who threw the eggs.Football League mal becausehe missed he kick.Some ans were very angry. One angry fan threw eggs atMcCallum's house. A man wants to bum down his house.

Article O 2004 ReutersLimited. Lesson@ 2004 www.english-to-go.com

a. Thev smell nice.(glThere are too many.15. Alhat do you thinka. be

Choose he bestanswers a-d) o the questions.l2.rulihy are some ans sending Paul McCallum flowers?a. because hey think he's attractive.Gb".urrr" they feel sad that people are angry with him.13. Atrhat appened n a football leaguegame?a. McCallum got angryc. McCallurrls team won and went through to the final.14. Vhatdoes McCallum think of the flowers?

b. becausehe likes flowers.d. because hey are angry with him.@)vt.cutt tm madea mistake.d. A fan threw eggsat McCallum.b. They arebeautifuld. They make himangry.c. see @b".o-"

Shesaidshewas"toobusy o waste he morning,"aspokesmanor the competition aid.The unner-up, 8-year-old iedad opezgot heprize.

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turn into means?b. haveRead the newspaper article.

Woman Too Busy for FreeShoppingSpreeMADRID Fri Nov 2l (Reuters)- A woman who When the woman heard hat she was the winner ofwon a free shopping spree said she didn't want the competition, she said she would haveto thinkthe prize. She said she was too busy. about t. She did not come to get her prize.TheSpanish omanwon aprizeof 6,000euros($7,18) for a three-hourhopping pree. heentered competitionn the city of Murcia nSpain.

Article @ ReutersLimited

Choose he bestanswers a-d) o the questions.1.6. hat s a spree, o you think?a. a shop17. How long was the shopping spreeprize?a. Friday 21,'tNovember b. 6,000euros c.2818. Where did shewip{he prize?a. Madrid, Spain \b/Murcia, Spain

b. some clothes @a shopping trip d. a shopping centre

19. AIhy didn't the woman want to go shopping?a. becauseshe didn't live in Murcia.b. becauseshedidn't enter the competition.c. becauseshe hates shopping@b".unr. shehas many other things that she wants to do

d. a Spanish woman

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20. \Atrhathappened to the prze?a. no one won itb. the competition was cancelledA@th"y gave t to the ruriner-upd. it wasn't a very good prizeRead he email and choose he bestwords to fill in the gaps.Dear John,How (Examp1e )_ you? I 'm f i ne .L i fe he re a t un i ve rs i t v i s q rea t . Las t week I(22 ) a r e a l l y i n t e r e s t i n g g i r 1 . ( 2 3 ) \^/ent tOnameh . i q f a r r T . e 1 - n i n l . r f r . ' ^ I ) A \ ! o L v r J . ! q D u r r I 9 | I r L t w s \ z a l o r f 1 . o r r e f h e r a n d Iv Y v e v !t o t h e c i n e m a w i t h m e n e x t w e e k . I r e a l l v ( 2 6 )lVe have exams nex t month so I (21)A f t e r t h e e x a m s , I ' d l i k e ( 2 8 ) s l _ r d r i n c r r e e l I v h a r d a tt r a v e l - t o S p a i n . I n e e d t or ^ r a n f i ^ n r ^ i i c o m r z Q n : n i q h T n t l - l ) 9 \ \ 4 I i 1 - a r r r ^ r a l I I

i n c r i n r ^ r l T t t s n r o h h l V T , r : V l T r l l . . ' r i J - ^ f ^ \ O U! Y Y . l u 9 b / L g p g p l l u v - Y

i n v i t e d h e r t o ( 2 5 )h e r .

: ^ ^ n ^ a r l ( ) 1 \e \ a li c T . r r r Q l r o t q s tudy ing

the moment .r e l a x ! I a l s oAnyway, my phone (30)soon ,Br ianExample: a. s2'1...but22. a. dreamed23. a.his24. a. dratlJr-25.a. seezo@hke27.a.hke28.a. go29.@remember30. a. are

b. oldb. tob. wentb. yourOu,"b. hearb. hateb. hate@tb. forgetb. goes

c. are

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d. were@u"a@metd. itsd. put@god. couldd. wasd. taked. taked. has

II. Use of English SectionComplete he following sentenceswith the correctword or phrase a-e).Example: Ia. start31.

school when I was five years old.

a. do32. I sinequite well.

b. started d. am startingd. wasyou lg.kingan examat the moment?(!,/are c. is

a. was33.Wea. take

b. have c. am @Tu.,some photos when we were on holiday.b. give c. gave @took

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34. Friday evening,Fred goesdancing'a. n b'bt c' of @"35.What b. bea. afe36.Lastnight Ia. amlistening37. don ta. reading

to some mus1c.b. heard c.hearing

Ovatchesd. in1.Tim ikes to watch sPort ---.-.- TV'@" b' at

42.Icana. surfing b' to surt43.Enelish is@"uty b. easYer

c. forc. surfedc. easier

44.There b. aresomecheesen the fridge'c. be@i'

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49. _-the weekend there'san art exhibition'a.by @ut c' fortr^ r an email to my boss at the moment''''v'r c' writes@u* writing

b' write

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51.PoPmusic isa. good b. gooder52. Iherea. do b. were53.Bob nvited her to go -a drink'a. on54.Cuenca sa. cold

b. at

than oPera.k,better@aia@o'

than GuaYaquil'c. coldder@colder55.When

45.TodaYhe -- a shirt and tie'a. s using ili' *"utit'g c' wears46.You cango -boat

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47.Where b. doesrunning with her friend'b. plays @go"t

d. isstened

d. writesd. interestedd. to make

magazines'f sfrring'b.writing (g)readthanTheLordof thnRings'38. I think Star Wars is- rnarr r 'cLw'wvr ' - - ,^ .:-r^-^Ho -lF**" interesting c' mostinterestlnga. interesting

39.Shehatesa. do40.On SaturdaYssheusuall - TV.c.watcha. see b. saw

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d. doesd. ind. wroted. bestd. wasd. ind. more coldd. does@was b. were c. do

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57. How many cousins_a. has (!,lhavea. can58. vou like anvthine to drink?b. have @would59.Bill Gates s ---------*-- than Homer Simpson.a. rich (!,/richer c. pooret60.That flat is really -!O uig b. biger c. bigger61. \Atrhatime doeshe - in the morning?@have breakfast b. has breakfast c. breakfast62.Where they from?a. s @ut"What is the opposite of thesewords?Example:noisy63.big64. slow65.go out66. never67.IoseWhich word is different?Example:a. rap68.a. uncle69.@toast70. a. French71.a. socks72. abath

a. quieta.largea.longa.go n !go una. sometimesQ,)alwaysa. miss b. take

c. do

b. crowdedb. greatb. tallc. emptyc. enormous@fast@stay inc. oftenc. know

56.Tigersarea. danger b. dangerousthan monkeys.c. dangerouseryou got?c. do

@-or" dangerousd. doesd. do

d. poorestd. more bigd. breakfastsd. does

d. dangerous@smalld. straightd. stay ofd. hardly ever@i"-

b. azzb. brotherb. teab. PolishG)eansb. a shower

c. oPera@daughterc. coffee@G"ttttunyc. boots@ cooker

d. thrillersd. fatherd. juiced. Mexicand. traineisd. a washbasin

a. correcta. correcta. correct

@correctQjcorrect6.horrect@correctQ)correct

Are these sentencescorrect (a) or incorrect (b)?Example: He sayed hat he was tired.73. haven t any cats or dogs.74. I lov e play basketball.75. She's ifteen yearsold.76.Yd like a cheese urger and chips,please.77.Therc'ssomecheese.78.He practisessport every day.79.I dont have any brothersor sisters.80. How many furniture is there?

b. incorrectincorrectincorrectincorrectincorrect

@incorrectb.b.b.b. incorrectb. incorrect

a. correct @incorrect

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III. Listening SectionListen to four people on a TV game show. Three men want to invite Linda on a date. Choose the bestanswers (a,b or c).81.The name of the TVa.Who'smy soulmate?82.John ikes .. .a. classicalmusic83.Linda doesn like...a.pop and rock music

game show is ... b.Who'smumate?

84.Linda anda. Bill

a. True@t.,r"

@rub"b. Falseb. Fa1seb. False

95.The father doesnt want to go to Chessiryton because ..a. ifs too expensive \bl ifs far awaY96. Vhat ime doesJasonhave to be at the station?

@iurrmusicb.iazz and rock music

like the samekind of films.b. John85.Linda likes talk showsand gameshows,but Bill likes ...@nu-t prograrnmes b. westems

Listen to Jasonand Barbara talk about86.Jasonwent to SanPedro.87.He thought it was great.88.Theweatherwas good.89.Barbaradidn't go away on vacation.90.She didn'thave a very good time.91.Shedid exerciseevery daY.

92.Who doesnt want to go to the beach?a. the father and mother93.Themother says hat they can ...a. go shoppi.g it London94. Atrhatan't you do in Regenls Park?.@go swimming

@vvho'smydnte?c. rock music

(ghlassical artd azz music@rony

c. documentaries

their vacations. Are the sentences rue or false?

a.True @p*u.@ True b. FalseListen to the Steven's amily planning a family day out. Choose he best answers (a,b or c).

c. go to the theatrec. he went there last weekc.9.45am

@rrue@tt.t"

@tt"t" father and son c. the mother and sonb. go to museurs in London @go to Regenfs Parkb. go to concerts

.@gu* b.9.30amListen to the conversation in a shop. Are the sentences rue or false?97.The shop doesn't have any bottles of water.98.Themanbuys a f20 Phonecard.99.He asks or three stamps or Europe.100. t costs28.70n total.

Ort.tea. Truea. Truea. True

b. False@rub"

False@r*"