Mass tourism can kill a city (Opción A)

Examen

Respuestas

I * COMPREHENSION (This section consists of six items combining ‘True/False’ and/or ‘Multiple Choice’ questions) (3 points)

CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)

1. Tourism in Venice ....

(a) is vital for the city.

(b) will reach 10 million tourists a day by next year.

(c) is less massive than in Barcelona.

(d) affects negatively small local businesses. (l. 2-3)

2. Tourism affects the life of residents because....

(a) it is difficult to walk through the streets.

(b) tourists tend to come only in summer.

(c) tourists don’t understand local culture.

(d) they have to live with higher noise and pollution levels. (l. 14-15)

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT (0.5 points each)

3. The inhabitants of Barcelona are very proud to receive a lot of tourists.

False: “There have been neighbourhood assemblies and protests against the situation.” (l- 9-10)

4. Mass tourism contributes to increase the cost of living in traditional areas.

True: “people who live in popular tourist areas are at risk of being forced out by speculators who raise the rents of apartments and shops.” (l. 12-14)

5. Local authorities in Barcelona are trying to control the number of visitors.

False: “The local authorities say that they want to increase this to 10 million visitors per year.” (l. 8-9)

6. Mass tourism makes a city even more attractive to new visitors.

False: “but uncontrolled mass tourism ends up destroying the things that made a city attractive” (l. 16)

II * USE OF ENGLISH (4 points; questions 7-12, 0.25 points each; 13-17, 0.5 points each)

7. GIVE A VERB WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “invasion” (noun) (Line 2).

Invade

8. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION: “I wish you made ... your mind.” out / about / up / after

9. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “number” (noun).

Figures (l. 9)

10. WHICH WORD IS NOT AN ADJECTIVE? southern / easy / friendly / jealousy.

11. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “things that you buy”

Purchases (l. 4)

12. FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS. “I ....... (study) for two weeks.”

Have been studying

13. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “I don’t type as fast as you do.”

You type ... faster than me.

You type … faster than I do.

14. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: Peter bought his sister’s flat.

Whose flat did Peter buy?

15. REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY: “I looking forward to run the New York Marathon.”

I am looking forward to running the New York Marathon.

I look forward to running the New York Marathon.

16. USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES WITHOUT GHANGING IS FORM:

money

I

enjoy

when

spending

on

I

am

holidays

I enjoy spending money when I am on holidays.

17. JOIN THE SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY.

Mary is studying violin. She was born in Venice.

Mary, who was born in Venice, is studying violin.

III * PRODUCTION (3 points)

18. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT THE TOPIC PROPOSED AND FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT:

As a tourist, which places would you like to visit or which activities would you like to do? Explain.