Examen de Acreditación de Niveles de Lengua Inglesa - SEREX - 2017 Nombre ………………...……………………………..… DNI ………………………………………………………. 1 Level: Advanced Paper: Reading A. Read the article below. A.1. You are going to read four news reports about an abandoned baby. For questions 1 – 4, choose from the reports A – D. Report A It has been alleged that the mother charged with attempted murder after dumping her newborn baby into a drain has admitted to abandoning the baby boy. The woman remains in custody after bail was formally refused at Blacktown Local Court. The newborn baby was discovered by passing cyclists on a day when temperatures surpassed 40 degrees Celsius. Mr. Otte, who discovered the baby and only cycles the route once a month, said: ‘That baby had no chance if we and the other people hadn't been there. Something made us find that baby today’. The child was already undernourished, and dehydration would have taken effect and the baby would not have survived the day. Passersby outside court cried ‘shame’ as the accused woman’s relatives crossed the street in Blacktown. Report B A woman has been charged with the attempted murder of her newborn son, who was left in a drain on Tuesday before being discovered the following Sunday. The incident has shocked us all. In the searing heat, the baby had little chance of survival, and the mother must have been aware of this as she callously shoved him through the tiny gap, dropped him into the darkness and left him to his fate. But although crimes like this are a rarity, they don’t happen in isolation. Australia criminalises child abandonment, thus making it nigh on impossible for a depressed mother to give up her infant without causing it harm. Meanwhile, pregnant women are shuffled through the system, rarely seeing the same caregiver twice. This model of care treats the pregnancy, but ignores the patient, and it is this ill-equipped, indifferent system that makes a crime like this one possible. Report C A mother has been charged with attempted murder after she allegedly abandoned her newborn son in a roadside drain, police confirmed today. The baby had been alone in the deep drain for five days when, by a stroke of luck, cyclists caught the faint sound of his muffled cries above the heavy noise of motorway traffic. Sweltering temperatures in Sydney have settled around 30C over the past week and it is believed the week- old boy would have died had he not been found. Karen Healy, National President of the Australian Association of Social said that this was a highly unusual case, as parents who abandon their children tend to do so in high-traffic areas like churches or hospitals where the child will be taken care of. This scenario, in which the mother clearly wanted the baby
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Level: Advanced Paper: Reading
A. Read the article below.
A.1. You are going to read four news reports about an abandoned baby. For
questions 1 – 4, choose from the reports A – D.
Report A
I t has been al leged that the mother charged with attempted murder after
dumping her newborn baby into a drain has admitted to aba ndoning the
baby boy. The woman remains in custody after bai l was formal ly refused
at Blacktown Local Court.
The newborn baby was discovered by passing cycl ists on a day when
temperatures surpassed 40 degrees Celsius. Mr . Otte, who discovered the
baby and only cycles the route once a month, said : ‘That baby had no
chance i f we and the other people hadn't been there. Something made us
find that baby today ’ .
The chi ld was already undernour ished, and dehydration would have t aken
effect and the baby would not have surv ived the day. Passersby outside
court cr ied ‘shame ’ as the accused woman’s re latives crossed the street
in Blacktown.
Report B
A woman has been charged with the attempted murder of her newborn
son, who was left i n a drain on Tuesday before being discovered the
fol lowing Sunday. The incident has shocked us a l l . In the sear ing heat,
the baby had l i tt le chance of surv ival, and the mother must have been
aware of this as she cal lously shoved him through the tiny gap , dropped
him into the darkness and left him to his fate. But a lthough cr imes l ike
this are a rar ity , they don’t happen in isolation. Austra l ia cr iminal ises
chi ld abandonment, thus making it nigh on impossible for a depressed
mother to give up her infant without causing it harm. Meanwhi le ,
pregnant women are shuffled through the system, rare ly seeing the same
caregiver twice. This model of care treats the pregnancy, but ignores the
patient, and it is this i l l -equipped, indifferent system that makes a cr ime
l ike this one possible.
Report C
A mother has been charged with attempted murder after she al legedly
abandoned her newborn son in a roadside drain, pol ice confirmed today.
The baby had been alone in the deep drain for five days when, by a
stroke of luck , cycl ists caught the fa int sound of his muffled cr ies above
the heavy noise of motorway traffic. Swelter ing temperatures in Sydney
have settled around 30C over the past week and it is be l ieved the week -
old boy would have died had he not been found. Karen Healy, National
President of the Austral ian Association of Socia l sa id that this was a
highly unusual case, as parents who abandon their chi ldren tend to do so
in high-traffic areas l ike churches or hospita ls where the chi ld wi l l be
taken care of. This scenar io, in which the mother clear ly wanted the baby
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to be hidden and it was only by the grace of God that the infant surv ived,
suggests an e lement of shame or possible mental i l lness which was not
heeded by pre- and post-natal health prov iders. The 30-year-old mother
is currently rece iv ing therapy whi le she remains in pol ice custody.
Report D
A newborn baby boy has been rescued from an e ight -foot drain beside a
bike track in Austral ia after passing cycl ists heard the sounds of wai l ing.
Graham Br idges, who was among the people who helped rescue the baby,
walked the bike track regular ly and said i t was usual ly very popular with
r iders on a Sunday morning. Inspector David Lagats said ‘We al l thought
the worst but he 's sti l l a l ive. I t was a long drop do wn, but he’s wrapped
up pretty wel l , so that wi l l have cushioned his fa l l . ’ The concrete
moulding of the drain formed a layer of insulation which protected the
baby from the weather, which, dur ing the week, reached temperatures of
thir ty degrees. The baby was taken to hospita l in a stable condit ion,
thanks, in part, to the fact that newborn babies have reserves of fluids
and body sugars which they can resort to as they adapt to the new way
of feeding. Lisa Charet, from the state department of family and
community serv ices, said she was concerned for the mother ’s welfare.
"We can give her the help and support that she needs. She must be
fee l ing enormously distressed i f she fee ls that this is the only course of
action avai lable to her. "
(Adapted fro m ht tps: / /www.examenglish.co m)
Which report:
a. di ffers from the others with regards to the threat to the baby’s health?
b. shares the same atti tude to the mother as article B?
c. shares article B’s v iew that the mother was not entire ly responsible for
her actions?
d. shares article C ’s att i tude towards the baby’s rescue.
A.2. Explain the meaning of the underlined words and phrases as they are
used in the text.
a. It has been alleged __________________________________________
b. undernourished _____________________________________________
c. she callously shoved him through the tiny gap _____________________
d. criminalizes ________________________________________________
e. a stroke of luck _____________________________________________
f. he’s wrapped up pretty well ___________________________________
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A.3. Find synonyms / near synonyms in the text for the following phrases and
expressions.
a. searing heat (B) __________________________________
b. the sounds of wailing (D) ____________________________
c. distressed (D) _____________________________________
d. help and support (D) ________________________________
B. Read the article below.
B.1. You are going to read a magazine article about an African film festival. For
questions 1-7, choose the answer which you think best fits according to the text.
The Sahara Film Festival
After a bumpy 225km dr ive from a meagre a irstr ip in Tindouf, south
western Alger ia, a sprawl ing single -story town begins to emerge from the
desert’s dust. As the sun cl imbs in the cloudless sky, v isi tors are
rewarded with their fi rst gl impse of Dakhla refugee camp. I t isn’ t the
most obv ious setting for a fi lm fest ival, but for seven years, just before
the gl i tz and glamour of Cannes, the Sahrawi people of Dakhla have
hosted actors and fi lm -makers from around the wor ld for this six -day
event. This year, for the first t ime, direct fl ights were la id on from
London, giv ing the opportunity for overseas v isitors to play a part in this
extraordinary occasion. But despite the energy and excitement, the
background to the fi lm festival is a ser ious one, as the Sahrawi people
have been l iv ing for thir ty years in this isolated desert outpost, hav ing
been forced to flee their native Western Sahara.
Western Sahara, Afr ica ’s last colony, was taken over by Morocco when
the Spanish withdrew in 1976, despite a rul ing from the International
Court of Justice. This was fol lowed by a bru tal 16-year war, dur ing which
t ime tens of thousands of Sahrawis fled across the Alger ian border to
refugee camps. In 1991, a ceasefire agreement was drawn up, in which a
referendum on se lf-determination was promised to decide the fate of the
country and its people. However, a lmost twenty years later , the gears of
diplomacy have turned slowly and nothing has happened. Meanwhi le the
refugees have been left stranded in five refugee camps dotted around the
vast, inhospitable desert.
Dakhla, home to near ly 30,000 of these refugees, is the most remote of
these camps, be ing located 175 km from the nearest city . Unl ike i ts
namesake, the beauti ful coastal ci ty in West ern Sahara, this Dakhla has
no paved roads and is entire ly dependent on outside suppl ies for food and
water. Temperatures regular ly top 120 degrees, there is minimal
vegetation and there are frequent sandstorms. Local ly i t is known as the
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Devi l ’s Garden. Despite these obv ious setbacks, the town is clean and
wel l organised, with wide sandy streets. Houses and tents are grouped in
neat family compounds . There are hospita ls, funded by aid agencies,
and a good standard of education. For the duration of the fest ival, an
articulated lorry is parked in the central compound, and a multiplex -sized
screen is mounted on its side. Around it are sta l ls and tents housing
workshops and exhibit ions.
The aim of the festival is to ra ise international awareness on the pl ight of
the refugees. However, i t a lso offers a rare chance for the refugees to go
to the movies and exper ience some educational opportunit ies. I t is hoped
that i t might foster a new generation of Sahrawi fi lm -makers, especia l ly
as this year, the festival a lso ce lebrated the opening of a permanent fi lm,
radio and te lev ision school in a neighbour ing camp.
The program of fi lms for this year included over forty fi lms from around
the wor ld. Fi lms range from international blockbusters to var ious works
on and by the Sahrawi people. The themes mostly centre on exper iences
of struggle and hope, but there were l ighter moments, such as an
animated fi lm for the chi ldren and a flash of Rachel Weisz’s naked bottom
dur ing the ancient Egyptian epic Agora which proved to be a h ighl ight for
many older boys. However, the runaway favour ite was ‘a Victime’, a
documentary about Ibrahim Leibe it, a 19-year-old Sahrawi who lost his
leg to a land mine last year.
Fi lms are screened at night, so the daytime is taken up with exhibit ions,
camel races and footbal l matches. One afternoon the London -based
char ity ‘Sandblast’ put on a joint workshop with a fi lm -maker, giv ing
refugees the opportunity to learn about fi lmmaking and create their own
v ideo messages. These were put onl ine so that the i r extended famil ies in
Western Sahara, from whom they have been separated for more than 33
years, could watch them. Helen Whitehead, a fi lm -maker from London
said, ‘Work ing together real ly broke down language and cultural barr iers.
I t was very rewarding, and we came across some real ta lents. ’
More than 500 v isitors flew into Tindouf on charter planes and braved the
rough dr ive to the settlement. Al l the v isitors to the festival stay with
Sahrawi famil ies, shar ing their homes and partak ing of the ir food. Li v ing
with these displaced people gives overseas participants an invaluable
insight into the condit ions in which the refugees l ive. Alongside the fi lm
buffs there are real ce lebr it ies such as actors Victor ia Demayo and
Helena Olano. They are mostly B and C l isters from the Spanish fi lm
industry, a lthough the real stars do take an interest. Director Jav ier
Cardozo was a v isitor last year, and Penelope Cruz is a long -term
supporter , but pul led out of attending the festival this year at the last
minute. Wi l l the ce lebr ity back ing make a di fference to the pl ight of the
refugees? Possibly . Cardozo’s suggestion that the Spanish, as the ex -
colonia l masters of Western Sahara, were responsible for the situa tion
rece ived significant coverage in the Spanish Media and put some pressure
on the government to take some action. However, a lthough the campaign
in Spain is growing steadi ly , the focus of attention cannot only be on the
Spanish government.
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On the final day of the gathering , there is a dusty red-carpet ceremony
in which the White Camel award for best picture is presented to Jordi
Ferrer and Paul Vidal for ‘El Problema’, the ir 2009 fi lm about Western
Sahara. Actors, activ ists and festival organisers gath er on stage in high
spir i ts to show their sol idar ity with the refugees. But as the sta l ls are
dismantled and the trucks are dr iven away, the thoughts of the v isitors
turn to the people they are leav ing behind. They may never get the
chance to see the wor ld or ful fi l the ir dreams of becoming actors or fi lm -
makers. For them, there is nowhere to go. Dakhla is essentia l ly a desert
pr ison.
1 In the first paragraph, the wr iter emphasises:
a. the enthusiasm that the festival insti ls
b. the sensational nature of the festival
c. the festival ’s increasing media attention
d. the festival ’s unl ike ly location
2 According to the wr iter , the refugees have been in the desert for so
long because:
a. International agencies do not know they are there
b. the Moroccan government disagree with the UN
c. a proposed vote is yet to take place
d. there is a war in the ir home country
3 What does the wr iter say about the or iginal ci ty of Dakhla?
a. I t is by the sea.
b. I t has good health and educational faci l i t ies.
c. I t does not have proper roads
d. I t gets food and water from aid agencies.
4 What is said about the fi lms shown at the festival?
a. They mostly show the personal exper iences of the Sahwar i people.
b. Al l of the fi lms are ser ious in content.
c. The var iety of fi lms suited a wide range of tastes
d. The international fi lms were more popular than the local fi lms
5 What was the Br it ish v isitors’ response to the workshops?
a. They were surpr ised by the refugee’s fi lm knowledge
b. The workshops enabled them to communicate with local people.
c. the workshops taught the v isitors a lot about local culture.
d. They showed the local fi lms to their famil ies v ia the internet.
6 What point does the wr iter make about ce lebr ity guests?
a. The wr iter is disappointed that the more famous ce lebr it ies do not
attend.
b. The ce lebr it ies put too much blame on the Spanish Government
c. The ce lebr it ies’ presence has succeeded in ra ising awareness
already
d. Their actions are unl ike ly to put pressure on the decisi on-makers
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7 What point does the wr iter highl ight in the final paragraph?
a. There is a contrast between the v isitors’ freedom and the refugees’
confinement
b. The fi lm festival only gives the refugees unatta inable dreams
c. The v isitors only care about the refugees for the duration of the
festival
d. The festival is a poor copy of the more famous fi lm festivals.
B.2. Look at the expressions below and choose the correct meaning in each
case as they are used in the text. All the meanings are possible but only one
correct in this case.
1. meagre
a. deficient in quality
b. lacking richness
c. lean
2. compounds
a. something formed by combining parts
b. separate areas, usually fenced
c. constructions or combinations
3. blockbusters
a. a very popular, profitable motion picture
b. something that is overwhelmingly impressive
c. an aerial bomb containing high explosives
4. buffs
a. brownish yellow colors
b. bare skins
c. people who know a lot about a certain subject
5. gathering
a. meeting
b. a collection, assemblage, or compilation
c. a section in a book
B.3. Explain the meaning of the following phrasal verbs. They have been
underlined in the text.
1. taken over ______________________________________________
2. drawn up ______________________________________________
3. broke down ______________________________________________
4. came across ______________________________________________
5. pulled out ______________________________________________
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C. Read the art ic le below.
C.1. You are going to read an extract f rom an art ic le. Seven
paragraphs have been removed f rom the extract. Choose f rom the
paragraphs A-G the one which f i ts each gap. There is one extra
paragraph which you do not need to use.
The Do-gooders
The people who changed the morals of English society
In the last decades of the 18th century, the losers ser iously
outnumbered the winners. Those who were fortunate enough to occupy
the upper levels of society, ce lebrated their good fortune by l iv ing a
hedonistic l i fe of gambl ing, parties and alcohol. I t was their moral r ight,
they fe lt, to exploit the weak and the poor. Few of them thought their
l ives should change, even fewer bel ieved it could.
PARAGRAPH____
But the decisive turning point f or moral reform was the French
revolution. John Bowlder, a popular moral ist of the t ime, blamed the
destruction of French society on a moral cr isis. Edmund Burke, a Whig
statesman agreed. 'When your fountain is choked up and pol luted, ' he
wrote, ' the stream wi l l not run long or clear . ' I f the Engl ish society did
not reform, ruin would sure ly fol low.
PARAGRAPH____
Engl ishmen were deeply afra id that the immoral i ty of France would
invade England. Tak ing advantage of this, Burke was able to gain
considerable support by insist ing that the French did not have the moral
qual i fications to be a civilised nation. He pronounced 'Better this island
should be sunk to the bottom of the sea than that . . . i t should not be a
country of re l igion and morals. '
PARAGRAPH____
Sober ing though these messages were, the ar istocracy of the t ime was
open to such reforms, not least due to fear . France's attempt to destroy
their nobi l i ty did much to encourage the upper classes to examine and re -
evaluate their own behaviour. Added to this was the arr ival of French
noble émigrés to Br it ish shores. As these people were dependent on the
char ity of the Br it ish ar istocracy, i t became paramount to amend morals
and suppress a l l v ices in order to uphold the state.
PARAGRAPH____
Whether the v ices of the r ich and ti t led stopped or were merely cloaked
is open to question. But i t is clear that by the turn of the century, a more
circumspect society had emerged. Sty les of dress became more
moderate, and the former adornments of swords, buck les and powdered
hair were no longer seen. There was a profusion of moral didactic
l i terature avai lable. Publ ic hangings ceased and r iots became much rarer .
PARAGRAPH____
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One such person was Thomas Wackley who in 1823 founded a medical
journal cal led ' the Lance t' . At this t ime, Medicine was sti l l a profession
reserved for the r ich, and access to knowledge was impossible for the
common man. The Lancet shone a br ight l ight on the questionable
practices undertaken in medicine and particular ly in surgery, and final l y
led to improved standards of care.
PARAGRAPH____
How though did changes at the top affect the people at the bottom of the
societa l hierarchy? Not a l l reformers concerned themselves which
changes at the author itative and governmental levels. Others
concentrated on improv ing the l ives and morals of the poor. In the midst
of the industr ia l revolution, the poorest in society were in dire stra its.
Many l ived in slums and sanitation was poor. No -one wanted the
responsibi l i ty of improvement.
PARAGRAPH____
Could local author it ies impose such measures today? Probably not. Even
so, the legacy of the moral reform of the late 1800s and 1900s l ives on
today. Because of i t, the Br it ish have come to expect a system which is
competent, fa ir to a l l and free from corrup tion. Nowadays everyone has a
r ight to a home, access to education, and protection at work and in
hospita l . This is a l l down to the men and women who did not just observe
society 's i l ls from a distance, but who dared to take steps to change it.
Paragraphs
A But a moral makeover was on the hor izon, and one of the first people
to promote it was Wil l iam Wilber force, better known for his efforts in
abol ishing the slave trade. Wr it ing to a fr iend, Lord Muncaster , he stated
that ' the universal corruption and profl igacy of the t imes. . . tak ing its r ise
amongst the r ich and luxur ious has now . . . spread its destructive poison
through the whole body of the people. '
B But one woman, Octav ia H i l l , was wi l l ing to step up to the mark. H i l l ,
despite ser ious opposit ion by the men who sti l l dominated Engl ish
society, succeeded in opening a number of housing faci l i t ies for the poor.
But, recognising the weaknesses of a char ity -dependent culture, H i l l
enforced high moral standards, str ict measures in hygiene and
cleanl iness upon her tenants, and, in order to promote a culture of
industry, made them work for any financia l handouts.
C At fi rst, moral ists did not look for some tangible end to moral
behaviour. They concerned the mselves with the spir i tual salvation of the
r ich and ti t led members of society, be l iev ing that the moral tone set by
the higher ranks would influence the lower orders. For example, Samuel
Parr , preaching at London's St Paul 's Cathedral, sa id ' I f the r ich
man. . .abandons himself to sloth and al l the v ices which sloth generates,
he corrupts by his example. He permits. . .his immediate attendants to be,
l ike him, idle and profl igate. '
D In t ime, the fervour for improved morals strayed beyond personal
behaviour and towards a new governance. People cal led for a t ightening
of ex isting laws which had former ly been enforced only lax ly. Gambling,
duel l ing, swear ing, prostitution, pornography and adultery laws were
more str ict ly upheld to the extent that several fashio nable ladies were
fined fi fty pounds each for gambl ing in a pr ivate residence.
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E So far , however, circumspection in the upper classes had done l i tt le to
improve the l ives of those in the lower classes. But that was to change.
Against a backdrop of the m oral high ground, faults in the system started
to stand out. One by one, people started to question the moral i ty of
those in author ity .
F The atti tudes of the upper classes became increasingly cr i t ica l dur ing
the latter part of the e ighteenth century. I n 1768, the Lord of the
Treasury was per fectly at ease to introduce his mistress to the Queen,
but a generation later , such behaviour would have been unacceptable.
Such atti tudes are a lso seen in the diar ies of Samuel Pepys, who, in 1793
rambles without cr i t icism about his peer 's many mistresses. A few years
later , his tone had become infinite ly more cr it ica l .
G Simi lar developments occurred in the C iv i l Serv ice. C iv i l servants were
general ly employed as a result of nepotism or acquaintance, and more
often than not took advantage of the ir power to prov ide for themselves at
the expense of the publ ic. Char les Trevelyan, an officia l at the London
Treasury, real ised the weaknesses in the system and proposed that a l l
civ i l servants were employed as a result of entrance examinations, thus
creating a system which was pol i t ica l ly independent and consisted of
people who were genuinely able to do the job.
H These prophecies roused a l i tt le agitation when first publ ished in
1790. But i t was the events in 1792-93 which shocked England into
action. Over in France, insurrection had led to war and massacre. The
King and Queen had been tr ied and executed. France was now regarded
as complete ly immoral and unciv i l ized, a country where v ice an d
ir re l igion re igned.
C.2. There are 8 highl ighted words in the text. Use them to complete
the gaps in the sentences below, which make thei r meaning in the text
expl ic i t .
a. North Avenue Beach could be getting a shiny ____________ in the
coming years.
b. The Celestia l ____________ consists of nine k inds of Angel ic Beings
operating between man and God.
c. "'Blood and Muscle ' is a song about an ideal romantic love but more
so about wanting real, sol id and ____________ presences in my
l i fe , " she expla ins.
d. The play was a complete fa i lure. The actors ____________ the
audience!
e. He was accused of ____________ when he hired his daughter as
v ice president.
f. I don’t be l ieve state sanctioned death — ca l l i t mercy-k i l l ing, cal l i t
euthanasia, cal l i t assisted dy ing, whateve r — is the mark of a
____________ society.
g. The Courts can ____________ the law, clar i fy legal pr inciple and
del ineate as i l legal certa in k inds of conduct. But actual enforcement
of the law is up to the executive.
h. When someone ta lks or wr ites in a wander ing manner, often for a
long time, he ____________.
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Level: Advanced Paper: English in Use
A. Read the following text and circle the most suitable word for each space.
Media and Advertising
After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude
that it is here to 1-___. There have been many objections to it during this time, of
course, and 2-___ a variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the 3-___
bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements 4-___ subliminal
messages, persuading us to buy more and more? Did children turn to violence by
watching it, either because so 5-___ taught them how to shoot, rob and kill, or
because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had 6-___ glued to
the screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive 7-___ drugged by glamorous
serials and inane situation 8-___? Or the other hand, did it increase anxiety by
sensationalizing the news (or the news which was 9-___ by suitable pictures) and
filling our living rooms with war, famine or political unrest? 10-___ in all,
television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the
century, 11-___ for everything, but above all, eagerly watched. For no 12-___ how
much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from
the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies 13-___ as collecting stamps,
we never turned it off. We 14-___ staring at the screen, aware that our own tiny
15-___ was in it if we looked carefully.
1- long stay exist be
2- with over by on
3- screen danger machine reason
4- contain of take having
5- that far many what
6- almost spent quite madly
7- programme personality audience tense
8- comedies programmes perhaps consequently
9- taken presented capable accompanied
10-Taken All Somewhat Thus
11-broadcasting looking blamed ready
12-one matter difference reason
13-known even described such
14-refused received turned kept
15-fault reflection situation consciousness
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B. Make a compound word in each sentence by adding one of the words given.
HEARTED CALLED PRICED FASHIONED TAUGHT
1- We say that the so-__________ ‘leader’ of the group is just a pretty tyrant.
2- I have never had any painting lessons. I am entirely self-__________.
3- To be honest, I enjoy eating in high-__________ restaurants.
4- Everyone began the holiday in a light-__________ mood.
5- I much prefer having a drink in an old-__________ country pub.
C. Complete the word in each sentence with an appropriate prefix.
1- Why are you so ____sensitive to other people’s problems?
2- I think you were ____justified in punishing both boys in such a way.
3- The government’s ____action can only be explained as sheer neglect.
4- The ____lying causes of the problem are widely known.
5- It is not as easy as all that. I think you are ____simplifying the events.
D. In most lines of this letter there is one unnecessary word. For each line write the unnecessary word in the space provided or tick (√) each correct line.
A study into family of health conducted in California comes _OF_
up with some interesting conclusions, though these might not be _ √ _
acceptable to everybody. The main conclusion is so that for a _____
family to remain healthy, both the relationship between husband_____
and wife plays a major role. The family perhaps surprising _____
aspect of this research, however , is that statistically the _____
healthy family is as optimistic, church -going, and led by a _____
traditional male. And perhaps not so much surprisingly, what _____
promotes the health of the husband and does not necessarily _____
promote the health of the wife too, and viceversa. For _____
example, when it comes to expressing emotions, thus it is _____
generally assumed that giving up an outlet to feelings is healthy._____
but according to the study, there may be benefits for one party _____
but not for the other. If the wife ta lks to more than the husband _____
does in these situations and gives him feelings of guil t , then he _____
is l ikely to become a depressed, whereas if the wife lets the _____
husband dominate on the argument, then she in turn wil l be the _____
one of whose mental state wil l suffer. The study also found that _____
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when men dominate in the d omestic arguments, they often end up_____
trying to avoid from the real issue, or become silent and _____
withdrawn. This has the effect of making the wife feel anxious _____
and depressed. As a person’s mental state there is closely linked _____
to their physical as well as being, it is clear that the dynamics of_____
family relationships help to determine health in general.
E. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE the word given. You must use between
three and six words, including such word.
1- “Don’t forget to give me a ring tomorrow, Peter,” said Wendy. REMINDED
