1. UNIVERSlDADES PÚBLICAS DE LA COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
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PRUEBA DE ACCESO A ESTUDIOS UNIVERSlT ARIOS (LOGSE)
MATERIA: INGLÉS
Curso 2006-2007 (f)
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QUEST10NS
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INSTRUCCIONES GENERALES Y VALORACiÓN
1. Lea todo el texto cuidadosamente ..
1. Are the following staternents TRllE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the texto No
2. Lea atentamente todas las preguntas de la prueba -, marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
3. Proceda a responder en lengua inglesa a las preguntas en el papel de examen.
TIEMPO: 1 hora y 30 minutos.
a. Pets are welcome in the New York public transpon systern. f
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b. Marcus believes that al! hotels should offer rooms where you can stay with your pet, ~ -.A.t. .
CALIFICACIÓN: La puntuación máxima de la prueba es de 10 puntos .. (Puntuación máxima 2 puntos) I
Not without my dog! 2. In your own words and based on the ideas in the texto answerthe following questions.
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a. What do you know about Pluto and his character?
b. How has (he attitude towards pets in the United States changed?
Mar)' Mareus of New York City takes her do , Pllito, evcrvwhere: to the sushi
.; restaurant oV/o t le street, to work, in and out of the nei hborhood sho s ev
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t e subway, w le has a no-dog palie)' "I wrap hirn up and take him in the last
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carriage," confesses Marcus, a photographer. "We take him everywhere, and we a. unsuitable (paragraph l ) ~ i"C<.~f.Ro¡R..«.
don't even think it's inappropriate." Pluto is a vivacious 8-year-old, 11 Kg., French b. lively (paragraph 1) _ Vi v'QC- iruS
bulldog. Marcus says that PIuto often has easy access to places that are not c. tendency (paragraph 3) ---.f.e...V..a
particularly dog-friendly: "Everyone loves hirn because he's so funny. Hes d. discovering (paragraph 3) - (1. <LO-b.;) i"'"cr I
hi larious." (Puntuación máxima 1 punto) . I
4. Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate fonn of the word in brackets
Not everyone is laughing. The world used to be divided into two groups: dogo
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people and cat people. There was no cornmon ground. Like srnokers and non-
a. Pets have become SO irnportant for their owners that the hotel industry has lo find a p~~c;e
smokers. But now it seems the canine world is dividing even further: dog lovers to accommodate~ with the rest of the famiJy. c1.o 't.D-t:.ll...t ~
who want their pet to be part of every party, and those who don't want them ~. But Marcus has. [adrnit) that every now and then she meets people who (not
around at all. hke)dogs. ~'&e.~ fl-c~v'......- ~~,... .
c. Several years ago, sociologists ~~ d (begin) lo study the differences __
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With this take-your-dog-everywhere trend growing as quickly as it seems to be, cat and dog owners. . I
'Marcus can't understand why the hotel industry doesn't offer pet and non-pet d. Before (Ieave) for holidays, Mary said: "1 cannot imagine little Pluto sleepmg_~
rooms like smoking and non-smoking rooms. At Loews Hotels, which has the floor." QQ.~v~
accepted dogs far four years, the reaction has been positive, with the pet business (Puntuación máxima 2 puntos)
doubling every year, although ít stíll rernains a smaJ1 market. "It's worked out well
5. Write about 100 to 150 words on one of the follov ing topies.
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far us," says Emily Goldfischer, the manager of Loews, which began acceptíng a. Which is vour favourite pet? Describe it and explain why you like it.
four-Iegged friends after realizing pets were becoming more important to b. Should public plaees like hotels and restaurants have strict regulations Ihal lirnit access to
American families. "People are treating their pets differently than, say, even 10 pets? Discuss.
years ago," she says. "They don't want to leave thern at horne.' (Puntuación máxima 3 puntos
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