English Level Test: Basic Level I (A1

Prueba de nivel: Inglés ‐ Nivel Básico I (A1)
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PARTE 1: Competencia Léxico‐Gramatical
1. Hello, Susan. How are you?
a) I’m Mary’s brother.
b) I’m going home.
c) I’m not very well.
d) I don’t know
2. What’s the matter? Have you got a headache?
a) No, I’ve got a toothache.
b) You’re welcome.
c) No, thank you. I don’t want one.
d) I don’t know
3. What do you do?
a) I’m a dentist
b) I play tennis on Saturdays.
c) I’m learning English.
d) I don’t know
4. Would you like to come to my house?
a) Yes, I went home quickly.
b) No, thanks. I want to go home.
c) Well, I like my house a lot.
d) I don’t know
5. Did you go to Sue’s birthday party last week?
a) Yes, I did.
b) All right.
c) No, I wasn’t.
d) I don’t know
6. Where do you come from?
a) Work.
b) Dublin.
c) Home.
d) I don’t know
7. When can we meet again?
a) It was two days ago.
b) When are you free?
c) Can you help me?
d) I don’t know

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8. I’m sorry I’m late.
a) That’s all right.
b) You can’t go.
c) There isn’t time.
d) I don’t know
9. A: Rob, this is Amy.
B:                 to meet you, Amy.
a) Well
b) Nice
c) Fine
d) I don’t know
10. My brother is                 engineer.
a) ‐‐‐
b) an
c) a
d) I don’t know
11.                   10 books on the shelf.
a) There is
b) They are
c) There are
d) I don’t know
12. My dad doesn’t like                 golf.
a) play
b) to playing
c) playing
d) I don’t know
13.                 your brother speak Spanish?
a) Does
b) Is
c) Do
d) I don’t know
14. Joe                 at school last week.
a) didn't be
b) isn’t
c) wasn’t
d) I don’t know

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15. Richard’s brother                 to work yesterday because he was ill.
a) doesn’t go
b) didn’t go
c) didn’t went
d) I don’t know
16. Jennifer got married                 1998.
a) in
b) on
c) at
d) I don’t know
17. You house is                 than our flat.
a) bigger
b) more big
c) more bigger
d) I don’t know
18. My bike is very old. I’m going                 a new one soon.
a) to buy
b) buy
c) to will buy
d) I don’t know
19. We                 TV at the moment.
a) ‘re watching
b) watched
c) watch
d) I don’t know
20. Sharon is a doctor. She                 at night.
a) works sometimes
b) never work
c) often works
d) I don’t know
21. There aren’t                 classes late in the evening.
a) some
b) any
c) no
d) I don’t know

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22. My brother Joe is fair but                 children are dark.
a) his
b) her
c) their
d) I don’t know
23. A:                do you go to the cinema?
B: Once a week.
a) How long
b) How often
c) How much
d) I don’t know
24. How                 milk do you drink?
a) lot
b) much
c) many
d) I don’t know
25. Where do you want                 on Saturday?
a) going
b) go
c) to go
d) I don’t know
26. I usually                 some toast for breakfast.
a) have
b) drink
c) cook
d) I don’t know
27. My uncle’s son is my                .
a) cousin
b) aunt
c) niece
d) I don’t know
28. We can speak                .
a) Basque
b) Italy
c) Germany
d) I don’t know

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29. A: Where’s Pat?
B: He’s                 his bike.
a) riding
b) playing
c) driving
d) I don’t know
30. They                 the TV and watched the program.
a) turned on
b) looked after
c) turned off
d) I don’t know
PARTE 2: Comprensión Escrita
Katie's diary
Saturday 24 August
We left home early in the morning, but our flight was delayed and we didn't arrive at Dublin Airport
until late in the afternoon. We were really tired, but we took a bus to our hotel because taxis in
Dublin are very expensive. When we got to the hotel, we had a rest and then went out to explore the
city. We had a quick sandwich in a small café and then decided to go to Grafton Street. I bought a
scarf and some T‐shirts. I wanted to buy a sweater too, but I couldn't find one that I liked. In the
evening, we ate in a Chinese restaurant and went to a typical Irish pub. We met some really nice Irish
people and had so much fun that we didn't get back to the hotel until very late!
Sunday 25 August
We got up late and had breakfast in the hotel. I had cereal and some fruit. Anna just had toast. After
breakfast, we went for a walk around the city. We saw Trinity College and the Guinness Storehouse.
In the afternoon, we had a pizza and then took a bus to the train station. Travelling by bus in Dublin
is a great way to see the sights. We caught an evening train to Cork and arrived at about nine o'clock.
We walked to our hotel and went to bed because we wanted to get up early the next day and
explore the city.
31. On Saturday, Katie and her friend                 to their hotel.
a) walked
b) drove
c) travelled by bus
d) I don’t know

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32. They ate                .
a) at the airport
b) at the hotel
c) in a café
d) I don’t know
33. Katie bought                .
a) a sweater
b) some clothes
c) a picture
d) I don’t know
34. Anna ate                 for breakfast.
a) fruit and cereal
b) fruit
c) toast
d) I don’t know
35. When they arrived in Cork, they                .
a) had something to eat
b) went to sleep
c) walked around the town
d) I don’t know

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Respuestas
Nº
RESPUESTA
CORRECTA Nº
RESPUESTA
CORRECTA
1 C 19 A
2 A 20 C
3 A 21 B
4 D 22 A
5 A 23 B
6 B 24 B
7 B 25 C
8 A 26 A
9 B 27 A
10 B 28 A
11 B 29 A
12 C 30 A
13 A 31 C
14 C 32 C
15 B 33 B
16 A 34 C
17 A 35 B
18 A

Resultado de la prueba
NOTA: Estas pruebas no evalúan la capacidad de expresión, ni oral ni escrita.
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expresión; por ejemplo, es frecuente que se tenga una mejor capacidad en la primera que en la
segunda.
Por esto, antes de matricularse, Ud. debe consultar la descripción de los niveles, para saber qué se
espera de un alumno/a que ha superado cada nivel. Teniendo en cuenta su nivel de expresión, quizás
le interese más a Ud. matricularse en un nivel inferior al que indica esta prueba.
Información sobre cómo se calcula la ubicación
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 29 o más respuestas correctas, Ud. puede realizar la prueba del nivel superior a esta.
 25 – 28 respuestas correctas, Ud. debe matricularse en el nivel superior.
 13 – 24 respuestas correctas, Ud. debe matricularse en el nivel de la prueba de nivel que
acaba de realizar.
 12 o menos respuestas correctas, Ud. debe realizar la prueba del nivel inferior a la de la
prueba que acaba de realizar.

Prueba de nivel: Inglés ‐ Nivel Básico II (A2)
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1. Would you like some more dessert?
a) No thanks, I’m full
b) Enjoy your meal!
c) It’s delicious!
d) I don’t know
2. How often does she go swimming?
a) She goes with her mother.
b) She stays for an hour.
c) Most Saturdays.
d) I don’t know
3. How did you get to Ireland?
a) It was 100€.
b) By plane.
c) Last month.
d) I don’t know
4. Could you tell me your surname?
a) Do you like my family name?
b) How do I say that?
c) Would you like me to spell it?
d) I don’t know
5. Shall we go out tonight?
a) I know that.
b) It's very good.
c) I'm too tired.
d) I don’t know
6. Have you had enough to eat?
a) That's all right.
b) Are there any more apples?
c) It's not the right time.
d) I don’t know
7. Do you know my sister Sue?
a) I don't think I do.
b) Sorry, she's not here.
c) I know.
d) I don’t know

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8. It’s the                 book I’ve ever read.
a) most interesting
b) most interested
c) more interesting
d) I don’t know
9.                eaten snails before?
a) Do you ever
b) Did you ever
c) Have you ever
d) I don’t know
10. We’ve worked together                 many years.
a) since
b) during
c) for
d) I don’t know
11. These are the souvenirs                 he brought from France.
a) which
b) who
c) what
d) I don’t know
12. He’ll pass his exams if he                 hard.
a) studying
b) studies
c) will study
d) I don’t know
13. What                 you do if she didn’t tell you the truth?
a) will
b) would
c) do
d) I don’t know
14. She doesn’t play basketball now, but she                 when she was young.
a) used to play
b) has played
c) plays
d) I don’t know

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15. The Guggenheim Museum                 by lots of tourists every year.
a) visits
b) is visiting
c) is visited
d) I don’t know
16. How about                 a film at home tomorrow night?
a) watch
b) to watch
c) watching
d) I don’t know
17. We are really hungry and                 to eat at home.
a) there is nothing
b) there isn’t nothing
c) there is anything
d) I don’t know
18. He                 television when the telephone rang.
a) watched
b) was watching
c) watches
d) I don’t know
19. This exercise is too difficult for you. I                 you.
a) ’ll help
b) help
c) ’m going to help
d) I don’t know
20. We’ll meet                .
a) on Friday in evening
b) on Friday evening
c) in Friday evening
d) I don’t know
21. She                 us to do our homework.
a) told
b) said
c) say
d) I don’t know

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22. I had a sandwich                 dinner.
a) for
b) for the
c) in the
d) I don’t know
23. He                 a lot of money in his job.
a) had
b) wins
c) earns
d) I don’t know
24. Excuse me, could I                 on this sweater, please?
a) try
b) take
c) get
d) I don’t know
25. We didn’t have time to                 sightseeing in London.
a) go
b) play
c) do
d) I don’t know
26. They                 us if we could take them home.
a) told
b) said
c) asked
d) I don’t know
27. Susan will look                 our children while we go to the cinema.
a) after
b) for
c) up
d) I don’t know
28. Richard asked me if I could                 him my dictionary.
a) take
b) borrow
c) lend
d) I don’t know

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29. I’m sorry I’m late. I the bus.
a) lost
b) missed
c) left
d) I don’t know
30. It’s raining! Don’t forget to on your boots!
a) put
b) wear
c) dress
d) I don’t know
DR MARTENS AT 50
Dr Martens boots were introduced into Britain 50 years ago, a half‐century that has seen the country
transformed, as musical movements have emerged and declined, and fashions come and gone.
However, DMs have been the footwear of choice for everyone, from punks to policemen. Klaus
Märtens, the German army doctor who created the original design after a skiing injury, thought of an
air‐cushioned sole. It provided comfort and absorbed impact from walking and running.
For the first few years in Britain, Dr Martens were the working men's boots, worn in factories and by
postmen. When Pete Townshend, from the Who, wore them in 1966, they became fashionable.
Townshend bought DMs because he was tired of the 1960s clothes. "I was sick of dressing up as a
Christmas tree in clothes that disturbed my guitar playing," he says. The boots helped him jump
around on stage, and reminded him of his working‐class origins.
By the 70s DMs had been adopted and made part of their uniform by several subcultures, such as
mods, rockers, goths, and the most frightening of all, skinheads. Gavin Watson was a teenage
skinhead. "I was 12 when I bought my first DMs," Watson says. "And the rule was to baptize them by
kicking someone, it didn't matter who."
Adapted from Sarfraz Manzoor, The Observer, 31‐10‐2010.
31. Since their arrival in Britain, DMs have…
a) become old‐fashioned.
b) been transformed.
c) been worn by all kinds of people.
d) I don’t know
32. Doctor Märtens created the boots…
a) because of an accident.
b) for the army.
c) for runners.
d) I don’t know

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33. DMs were first seen in Britain…
a) as a new fashion.
b) as footwear for workers.
c) when the Who started wearing them.
d) I don’t know
34. In the 70s, … wore DMs.
a) different groups
b) mods never
c) only skinheads
d) I don’t know
35. Skinheads…
a) attacked anyone with their new DMs.
b) bought their first DMs before they were 13.
c) didn’t have rules.
d) I don’t know

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Respuestas
Nº
RESPUESTA
CORRECTA Nº
RESPUESTA
CORRECTA
1 A 19 A
2 C 20 B
3 B 21 A
4 C 22 A
5 C 23 C
6 B 24 A
7 A 25 A
8 A 26 C
9 C 27 A
10 C 28 C
11 A 29 B
12 B 30 A
13 A 31 C
14 A 32 A
15 C 33 B
16 C 34 A
7 A 35 A
18 A

segunda.
Si Ud. obtiene:
acaba de realizar.

Prueba de nivel: Inglés ‐ Nivel Intermedio I (B11)
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1. Do you give and get presents                Christmas Day?
a) at
b) in
c) on
d) I don’t know
2. ”Are you ready to order, sir?”
“Yes, I                 the fish.”
a) have
b) had
c) ‘ll have
d) I don’t know
3. I know                 sugar is bad for my teeth but I hate drinking   coffee without it.
a) ‐‐‐ / my
b) ‐‐‐ / the
c) the / any
d) I don’t know
4. If I                 where I live, I                 in Australia.
a) don’t live / will live
b) didn’t live / would live
c) wouldn’t live / lived
d) I don’t know
5. I haven’t decided yet where to spend my holidays. I                 go to Ireland.
a) don’t have to
b) may
c) need
d) I don’t know
6. He is very proud of himself because he only makes                 spelling mistakes when writing in
English.
a) a few
b) a little
c) any
d) I don’t know
7. My friends and I                 to the cinema on Tuesdays because it is much cheaper.
a) are used to go
b) use to go
c) usually go
d) I don’t know

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8. I love getting up late                 Sunday morning.
a) at
b) in
c) on
d) I don’t know
9. She has been doing her homework                 at least three hours.
a) during
b) for
c) since
d) I don’t know
10. How long ago                 Joan’s sister?
a) did you meet
b) do you meet
c) have you met
d) I don’t know
11. There isn’t                 coffee left. Shall I go and buy some?
a) a lot
b) much
c) plenty
d) I don’t know
12. I didn’t play basketball at school and                .
a) neither did Robert
b) nor played Robert
c) Robert did too
d) I don’t know
13. Children                 be left alone at home. It can be dangerous.
a) don’t have to
b) have to
c) mustn’t
d) I don’t know
14. The teachers give us extra homework when some students                 badly.
a) behave
b) cheat
c) revise
d) I don’t know

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15. I’ve finally thrown                 my old leather jacket.
a) away
b) in
c) up
d) I don’t know
16. You’re not allowed to drive here because it is a                 area.
a) pedestrian
b) residential
c) suburb
d) I don’t know
17. Could you give me a 20%                 on this bag? It has a dirty mark on it.
a) bargain
b) discount
c) refund
d) I don’t know
18. I haven’t eaten anything for hours. I’m                !
a) freezing
b) starving
c) tiring
d) I don’t know
19. She’s so                ! Her feelings are easily hurt.
a) reliable
b) sensible
c) sensitive
d) I don’t know
20.                  I told them the truth, they said they didn’t believe me.
a) Although
b) Despite
c) However
d) I don’t know
21. Is that the lady                 gave you the parcel?
a) ‐‐‐
b) that
c) whose
d) I don’t know

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22. If you need some money, you can always                 it from me.
a) afford
b) borrow
c) lend
d) I don’t know
23. I’m trying to give                 eating chocolate. I need to lose weight.
a) away
b) back
c) up
d) I don’t know
24. Slow                ! You’re breaking the speed limit.
a) down
b) off
c) up
d) I don’t know
25. When we arrived                  Paris it was raining.
a) at
b) in
c) to
d) I don’t know
26. Jack was unhappy in his job so he                 and found another one.
a) applied
b) resigned
c) retired
d) I don’t know
27. I’m sorry but I                 agree with you.
a) don’t
b) haven’t
c) ’m not
d) I don’t know
28. I’m responsible                 the advertising department.
a) for
b) of
c) with
d) I don’t know

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29. “Stop ! I hate it when people shout.”
a) arguing
b) chatting
c) discussing
d) I don’t know
30. What are you having for your main ?
a) course
b) dessert
c) starter
d) I don’t know
MARS MISSION PLAN LAUNCHED BY US MILLIONAIRE
A US millionaire who became the first private space tourist has unveiled ambitious plans to send a
man and woman (probably a married couple) on a round trip to Mars in 2018.
Dennis Tito, 72, a former rocket scientist who made his fortune through investments, said his Mission
for America aims to encourage a new era of space exploration. Tito, who became the first private
space tourist when he paid the Russians $20m for a ticket to the International Space Station in 2001,
announced his plans in Washington DC. He is not intending to fly himself.
The trip will take advantage of the alignment of the planets in January 2018 to fly around Mars and
return to Earth in the relatively short time of 501 days. The same opportunity will not arise again
until 2031.
Tito says he plans to fund the mission until the end of 2014 and hopes to raise the rest of the money
through donations from private investors and foundations. "There is no time to lose," he said. "Now
is the time." The mission, likely to launch on 5 January 2018, aims to take a man and a woman from
the US on a flyby to within 100 miles of the Martian surface, and return them safely to Earth. The
actual capsule the pair will travel in, is likely to be "the size of a toilet".
The mission faces substantial obstacles. The human body adapts to space by losing muscle, and
astronauts need daily exercise on resistence machines to slow down the wasting. Finding room for
those machines is crucial.
The experts say the mission will depend on Tito's ability to raise funds. Tito said the cost would be
similar to that of a mission to low Earth orbit. But it is almost certain that he will not get rich from the
mission. He said: "Let me be clear, I will come out a lot poorer as a result of this mission but my
grandchildren will come out a lot richer for the inspiration it will give them."

Adapted from The Guardian

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31. Tito plans to …
a) fly on the Mars Mission with a couple.
b) let a couple fly to Mars.
c) set up a new business exploring space.
d) I don’t know
32. Tito wants the Mission to be launched in 2018 to …
a) be back in 2031.
b) reduce the time of the journey.
c) repeat the experience in about 501 days.
d) I don’t know
33. The capsule will …
a) get near Mars.
b) land on Mars.
c) stay in Mars after the mission is completed.
d) I don’t know
34. The experts think the mission will succeed if ...
a) the astronauts exercise to keep fit.
b) the capsule is the right size.
c) Tito can collect enough money.
d) I don’t know
35. Tito believes this mission will …
a) help him earn a fortune.
b) make his grandchildren wealthy.
c) set an example.
d) I don’t know

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Respuestas
Nº
RESPUESTA
CORRECTA Nº
RESPUESTA
CORRECTA
1 C 19 C
2 C 20 A
3 A 21 B
4 B 22 B
5 B 23 C
6 A 24 A
7 C 25 B
8 C 26 B
9 B 27 A
10 A 28 A
11 B 29 A
12 A 30 A
13 C 31 B
14 A 32 B
15 A 33 A
16 A 34 C
7 B 35 C
18 B

segunda.
Si Ud. obtiene:
acaba de realizar.

Prueba de nivel: Inglés ‐ Nivel Intermedio II (B12)
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1. My brother                 up at seven but not any more.
a) used to get
b) usually gets
c) was used to get
d) I don’t know
2. Tom loves                 chocolate but his doctor has advised him to eat some only twice  week.
a) ‐‐‐ / a
b) ‐‐‐ / the
c) the / a
d) I don’t know
3. “Where are the saw and the hammer?”
“Who knows? They                 be in the basement.”
a) may
b) need
c) ought
d) I don’t know
4. I have decided to exercise every day and eat healthy food                 I can lose weight.
a) for that
b) in order to
c) so that
d) I don’t know
5. Did your son phone when he arrived                 Italy?
a) at
b) in
c) to
d) I don’t know
6. The president was annoyed because ten people left the room                 his welcome speech.
a) during
b) for
c) since
d) I don’t know
7. If you don’t hurry, we are going to                 the train to London.
a) be late
b) lose
c) miss
d) I don’t know

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8. She can’t walk very well because she has got a terrible                 in her left leg.
a) harm
b) hurt
c) pain
d) I don’t know
9. The weather was                 rainy that we had to stay at home.
a) so
b) such
c) too
d) I don’t know
10. Tom is                 young                 this jacket. He looks ridiculous.
a) enough / to wear
b) too / for to wear
c) too / to wear
d) I don’t know
11. Drivers often complain that there is                 parking space in the city because of road works.
a) few
b) less
c) lots
d) I don’t know
12. She gets up early in the morning and comes back home late at night, completely                 after a
hard workday.
a) exhausted
b) stressing
c) wealthy
d) I don’t know
13. We really liked that house but it was too expensive for us. So, finally, we decided that not buying
it was the most                 thing to do.
a) selfish
b) sensible
c) sensitive
d) I don’t know
14. “I’d like to know                .”
“Well, he’s quite shy but when you get to know him, he’s very nice.”
a) how Peter is like
b) what Peter is like
c) what Peter looks like
d) I don’t know

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15. If I                 you were waiting for me, I   much earlier.
a) knew / would come
b) had known / would come
c) had known / would have come
d) I don’t know
16. When you travel to France, you                 take your passport. Your identity card is enough.
a) don’t have to
b) mustn’t
c) oughtn’t
d) I don’t know
17. My boyfriend,                car has just broken down, is waiting for me at the petrol station.
a) which
b) whom
c) whose
d) I don’t know
18. You’ll just have to learn all those expressions by                .
a) heart
b) memory
c) mind
d) I don’t know
19. Please do not                 to contact our office in case of any difficulty.
a) delay
b) deny
c) hesitate
d) I don’t know
20. Keep the                 if you think you may need to change that shirt.
a) note
b) receipt
c) recipe
d) I don’t know
21. She is always hugging and kissing her friends; she’s a very                 girl.
a) affectionate
b) charming
c) moody
d) I don’t know

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22. All                 for the job must fill in the correct form.
a) applicants
b) employees
c) employers
d) I don’t know
23. I clearly remember                 him the keys back when he asked me to.
a) giving
b) to give
c) to have given
d) I don’t know
24. When I think about it I regret                 so nasty to John when we both were at school, but I
couldn’t help it then.
a) be
b) being
c) to be
d) I don’t know
25. There is no point                 for that job; they are not going to hire me no matter how hard I try.
a) for applying
b) in applying
c) to apply
d) I don’t know
26. He was a millionaire but he                 all his money to poor people.
a) gave away
b) gave in
c) gave up
d) I don’t know
27. Food that isn’t cooked is                .
a) crude
b) rare
c) raw
d) I don’t know
28. This ring isn’t                 a lot of money, but I love it!
a) afford
b) cost
c) worth
d) I don’t know

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29. My parents have just finished paying the on their house.
a) credit
b) grant
c) mortgage
d) I don’t know
30. her little experience, Sarah finally got the job.
a) Although
b) Despite
c) However
d) I don’t know
VULNERABLE TENANTS TARGETED BY 'CUCKOOS'
Criminal gangs are targeting isolated individuals living in housing association and council
accommodation by becoming their friends and using their homes to deal drugs.
There are many rewards for "cuckooing". The gangs are able to operate from an unobtrusive flat out
of sight of the police and use it to deal and manufacture drugs in a safe environment. Once the gangs
are using the properties for criminal enterprises, their inhabitants are terrified of going to the police
for fear they will be suspected of drug‐dealing, which would cause their expulsion.
"They are predatory people," said Tony Waters, the manager of a hostel run by the homelessness
charity Thames Reach. "If you're a granny living on your own you won't get cuckooed, because you'll
have friends to support you. But if you're vulnerable, say you're ex‐homeless, you'll be clocked
straight away. These gangs are very se‐lective."
The rise of cuckooing is a response to the closure of crack‐smoking hideaways by local authorities.
This coincided with a push to accommodate thousands of homeless in flats run by housing
associations. The gangs often use drugs as a strategy, but sometimes it is simply friendship that
opens the door. "Most victims are lonely and have nothing to do with their time," said Mike Nicholas
from Thames Reach.
Pete was placed in a flat by his local council after leaving rehabilitation for alco‐holism. The two men
two flats down seemed friendly, one of them offering Pete his crack pipe. "I thought they were all
right at first," Pete said. "I'd been in rehab, so I didn't know anyone. At least it was someone to talk
to." The men would treat Pete's flat as their own, using it to smoke crack and deposit their bikes.
Then they started beating Pete. He was in constant fear of them entering his flat to take drugs when
he was des‐perately trying to stay off alcohol. One night he was alone, he decided to flee. "I left
everything I had there: TV, DVD player, mobile phone," he said. Pete was somewhat lucky: he could
get out quickly. But having lost his flat he is back in a hostel, drinking super‐strength lager and
struggling to turn his life around.
Adapted from The Observer, Jamie Doward, Sunday 3 October 2010.

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31. The victims live in…
a) associated hostels.
b) social housing.
c) their own flats.
d) I don’t know
32. The gangs use their victims’ flats to…
a) do drugs and business under cover.
b) hide from the police and other gangs.
c) keep stolen goods.
d) I don’t know
33. The victims…
a) are afraid to say they were homeless.
b) are often suspected of drug dealing.
c) don’t usually tell anything to the authorities.
d) I don’t know
34. In order to become their victims’ friends, the criminals…
a) help them fight their addictions.
b) offer them accommodation.
c) offer them drugs.
d) I don’t know
35. Pete…
a) hasn’t started drinking again.
b) is having trouble with alcohol again.
c) is on hard drugs now.
d) I don't know

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Respuestas
Nº
RESPUESTA
CORRECTA Nº
RESPUESTA
CORRECTA
1 A 19 C
2 A 20 B
3 A 21 A
4 C 22 A
5 C 23 A
6 A 24 B
7 C 25 B
8 C 26 A
9 A 27 C
10 C 28 C
11 B 29 C
12 A 30 B
13 B 31 B
14 B 32 A
15 A 33 C
16 A 34 C
7 C 35 B
18 A

segunda.
Si Ud. obtiene:
acaba de realizar.

Prueba de nivel: Inglés ‐ Nivel Avanzado (B2)
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1. I wish I                 in touch with him, but I don't have his email address.
a) could get
b) get
c) got
d) would get
e) I don’t know
2. Please do not hesitate to contact me,                you require further information.
a) could
b) might
c) should
d) would
e) I don’t know
3. Many people discourage their children                 actors.
a) became
b) for becoming
c) from becoming
d) to become
e) I don’t know
4. The singer denies                 the tune from an old Beatles song.
a) having plagiarised
b) having to plagiarise
c) to have plagiarised
d) to plagiarise
e) I don’t know
5. William was suspected                  instruments from the theatre.
a) for stealing
b) from stealing
c) of stealing
d) to steal
e) I don’t know
6. It was such a long time ago that I can hardly remember                 Paris.
a) my visit
b) to visit
c) visit
d) visiting
e) I don’t know

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7. The play received very good                 in the press.
a) announcements
b) critical
c) reviews
d) surveys
e) I don’t know
8. I will wait for you until you                 back.
a) came
b) come
c) will come
d) would come
e) I don’t know
9. The government wants to                 football hooligans from travelling abroad.
a) avoid
b) miss
c) prevent
d) protect
e) I don’t know
10. I was so tired that I                 down and closed my eyes.
a) lain
b) lay
c) lie
d) lied
e) I don’t know
11. The novel is really worth                .
a) reading
b) reading it
c) to read
d) to read it
e) I don’t know
12. These birds make an incredible 10,000 kilometre                 to Africa every winter.
a) expedition
b) journey
c) outing
d) voyage
e) I don’t know

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13. I had no difficulty                 a place to live. In fact it was surprisingly easy.
a) about finding
b) finding
c) in order to find
d) to find
e) I don’t know
14. Some of the most famous people in Marbella will have to face trial on money                 charges.
a) blowing
b) haggling
c) laundering
d) spree
e) I don’t know
15. As I have such a sweet                 it is very difficult for me to lose weight.
a) mouth
b) taste
c) tongue
d) tooth
e) I don’t know
16. His family became so                  that they were forced to sell the farm.
a) affluent
b) hard‐up
c) loaded
d) rip‐off
e) I don’t know
17. No wonder John and Mary are close friends. You know, birds of a feather                .
a) flock forever
b) flock together
c) fly forever
d) fly together
e) I don’t know
18. The last family                 took place on aunt Sarah’s 100th birthday.
a) anniversary
b) encounter
c) gathering
d) together
e) I don’t know

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19. He was accused of corruption, so he                 from his post.
a) abandoned
b) left
c) resigned
d) set
e) I don’t know
20. She                 her living as a magician at children’s parties.
a) earns
b) gains
c) has
d) wins
e) I don’t know
21. I’ve always                 Bill for his courage and determination.
a) looked after
b) looked up to
c) taken after
d) taken out for
e) I don’t know
22. The                 of war in Iraq took us all by surprise.
a) outbreak
b) outburst
c) outcry
d) output
e) I don’t know
23. The drug has powerful side effects.                , it can be addictive.
a) Furthermore
b) Nevertheless
c) So that
d) Whereas
e) I don’t know
24. I’ll draw a map for you                 you can’t find our house.
a) as long as
b) in case
c) provided
d) unless
e) I don’t know

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25. This is a private letter addressed to me. I’d rather you                 it.
a) didn’t read
b) don’t read
c) won’t read
d) wouldn’t read
e) I don’t know
26. After ten years, I got                 a uniform at school.
a) use to wear
b) used to wear
c) used to wearing
d) wearing
e) I don’t know
27. I know him                 although we’ve never been introduced to each other.
a) at first sight
b) by sight
c) in sight
d) out of sight
e) I don’t know
28. She                 committed that crime. She was at home with me at the time it took place.
a) can’t have
b) mightn’t have
c) mustn’t have
d) should have
e) I don’t know
29. I only had time to                 at the newspapers, but I couldn't read them carefully.
a) gaze
b) glance
c) stare
d) watch
e) I don’t know
30. She’s not in her office right now but if you                 on for a minute, I’ll try and find her.
a) count
b) hang
c) keep
d) pass
e) I don’t know

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THE LONG‐DISTANCE CYCLIST
As 33‐year‐old Londoner Luke Bream pedalled past the finishing post of the Tour de France last year,
he felt a surge of excitement that made the pain of the past three weeks worthwhile. Unlike the
professional team cyclists with their state‐of‐the‐art bikes and convoys of support vehicles, Luke ―
an amateur who had only recently taken up cycling ―, had decided to have a go at the Tour de
France on a last‐minute whim. "Looking back, it was a bit mad," he admits, laughing. "I had no
fitness, no biking experience and I'd never been up a mountain. The other cyclists thought I was out
of my mind!"
As an amateur, Luke couldn't ride alongside the professional cyclists but instead rode each of the 21
stages one day in advance of them. Whereas they were hooked up to food drips at night, Luke had
his mum in a white transit van supplying him with Coca‐Cola, Mars Bars and jam butties throughout
the day.
Having never even seen the route on TV, Luke was in shock. "The mountains are 15 miles long and
there might be four or five of them in a day. It just killed me. But I never got off the bike to walk."
Day after day he battled on, setting out early to compensate for cycling at about half the speed of the
professionals and finishing each stage by nightfall.
Only three weeks previously he had been sitting drinking coffee, contemplating how to fill his time.
His sandwich business had recently gone bust and he was left with no money and a 40‐cigarette‐a‐
day habit. So he gave up smoking and bought himself a bike, the first he'd had since he was eight.
"There I was in Starbucks, reading in the paper about the first leg of the Tour de France setting off
from England. So I phone my mother and say: 'I'm thinking about doing the Tour de France. Will you
come?' "
His mum, 68‐year‐old Carolyn, a former primary school teacher, immediately agreed, but she turned
out to be almost as badly prepared as her son: she suffers from chronic vertigo, so had to drive on
the wrong side of the road through the Pyrenees and Alps hugging the cliffs. She was also
claustrophobic, so she wasn't able to sleep in the back of the van with the bike like Luke, sleeping
across the front seat instead.
On the fifth day Luke got food poisoning and was up all night being sick. But with some tough love
from Mum he managed to finish the stage. This year he plans to do it again on his own, pitching a
tent at the end of each stage. "Losing all my money was the best thing that could have happened to
me," he says now. Setting himself near‐impossible challenges and completing them gives him a sense
of pride he never felt through work. Separated from his wife and with two small boys, he has set up a
new business selling food supplements to cyclists, but limits himself to part‐time hours.
His next project is to do the Race Across America, where amateur cyclists cover 3,000 miles in 12
days ― cycling up to 23 hours a day. Only a handful of "nu ers", as Luke puts it, are willing to try it.
His father jokes that if Luke is "scared senseless" by something, he will want to do it. As Luke says:
"Endurance sports are like life ― it's long and it can be painful, but what matters is how you respond
when things get difficult."

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The Reader´s Digest, (adapted)
31. According to the text, ...
a) Bream felt too tired to go for a walk during the tour.
b) Bream's mum gave him a lot of jam sandwiches.
c) professional cyclists were addicted to food drips.
d) I don’t know
32. Bream was very surprised when he saw the mountains because ...
a) he did not know beforehand what they were like.
b) they were extremely close to each other.
c) when he set out and arrived it was too dark to see them.
d) I don’t know
33. Through the Pyrenees and Alps, Bream's mother ...
a) could not sleep well because of her son's bicycle.
b) drove away from the road outer side.
c) hardly knew how to drive properly.
d) I don’t know
34. Bream feels proud of ...
a) having lost all his money.
b) having started a new part‐time job.
c) overcoming difficult challenges.
d) I don’t know
35. Bream wants to do the Race Across America ...
a) as another way to test his endurance.
b) because his father finds it funny.
c) since there will only be a few nutters involved.
d) I don’t know

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Respuestas
Nº
RESPUESTA
CORRECTA Nº
RESPUESTA
CORRECTA
1 A 19 C
2 C 20 A
3 C 21 B
4 A 22 A
5 C 23 A
6 D 24 B
7 C 25 A
8 B 26 C
9 C 27 B
10 B 28 A
11 A 29 B
12 B 30 B
13 B 31 B
14 C 32 A
15 D 33 A
16 B 34 C
7 B 35 A
18 C

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acaba de realizar.

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