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Test de nivell B2-C2
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We use parts of official Cambridge exams in this test to give you an idea of your english level. If, at any point, you realize that you don't know the answer(s), just send the test as is. It would be helpful if you could tell us here what was the last English level you studied:
En el test que trobareu a continuació fem servir part dels exàmens oficials de Cambridge per poder-vos donar una idea del vostre nivell aproximat. Si en algun punt trobeu que ja no sabeu la resposta, podeu deixar-ho en blanc i enviar-lo en el punt que estigueu. També ens aniria bé saber quin és l’últim nivell que heu estudiat:
A) For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap. This is an example for gap (0):
report (this is the correct one)
describe
inform
tell
THE OLDEST LEATHER SHOE INTHE WORLD Archaeologists (0) …….. that a perfectly preserved 5,500-year-old shoe has been discovered in a cave in Armenia in south-west Asia. It is (1) …….. to be the oldest leather shoe ever found. The shoe was made of a single piece of leather, stitched at the front and back, and was shaped to fit the wearer’s foot. It had been (2) …….. with grasses, either for warmth or to make sure it kept its shape. ‘The shoe is relatively small but we can’t say for (3) …….. whether it was worn by a man or a woman,’ says Dr Ron Pinhasi, an archaeologist on the research (4) ……… ‘We thought at first that it was about 600-700 years old because it was in such good shape.’ Shoes of this type from later periods have turned (5) …….. in archaeological excavations in various places in Europe, and shoes of a very similar design were still being used on the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland as (6) …….. as the 1950s. It’s (7) …….. a style which (8) …….. popular for thousands of years
(1) It is (1) …….. to be the oldest leather shoe ever found.
accepted
regarded
assessed
believed
(2) The shoe was made of a single piece of leather, stitched at the front and back, and was shaped to fit the wearer’s foot. It had been (2) …….. with grasses, either for warmth or to make sure it kept its shape.
stuffed
loaded
pushed
blocked
(3) ‘The shoe is relatively small but we can’t say for (3) …….. whether it was worn by a man or a woman,’
clear
specific
true
certain
(4) says Dr Ron Pinhasi, an archaeologist on the research (4) ……… ‘We thought at first that it was about 600-700 years old because it was in such good shape.’
class
force
team
company
(5) Shoes of this type from later periods have turned (5) …….. in archaeological excavations in various places in Europe,
over
into
up
about
(6) and shoes of a very similar design were still being used on the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland as (6) …….. as the 1950s.
recently
lately
presently
immediately
(7) It’s (7) …….. a style which (8) …….. popular for thousands of years
correctly
exactly
precisely
obviusly
(8) It’s (7) …….. a style which (8) …….. popular for thousands of years
held
stood
remained
lasted
B) For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap. This is an example for gap (0):
deposits (this is the correct one)
piles
stores
stocks
NEW USES FOR SALT MINES Geological (0) …….. of salt were formed millions of years ago, when what is now land, lay under the sea. It is hard to believe that salt is now such a cheap (1) …….. , because centuries ago it was the commercial (2) …….. of today’s oil. The men who mined salt became wealthy and, although the work was (3) …….. and frequently dangerous, a job in a salt mine was highly (4) …….. . Nowadays, the specific microclimates in disused mines have been (5) …….. for the treatment of respiratory illnesses such as asthma, and the silent, dark surroundings in a mine are considered (6)…….. in encouraging patients to relax. In addition, some disused mines have been (7) …….. to different commercial enterprises, although keeping up-to-date with the technology of mining is essential to (8) …….. visitors’ safety. Some of the largest underground chambers even host concerts, conferences and business meetings.
(1) It is hard to believe that salt is now such a cheap (1) …….. ,
provision
utility
material
commodity
(2) because centuries ago it was the commercial (2) …….. of today’s oil.
match
similarity
parallel
equivalent
(3) The men who mined salt became wealthy and, although the work was (3) …….. and frequently dangerous,
critical
demanding
extreme
straining
(4) a job in a salt mine was highly (4) …….. .
regarded
admired
approved
honoured
(5) Nowadays, the specific microclimates in disused mines have been (5) …….. for the treatment of respiratory illnesses such as asthma,
exploited
extracted
exposed
extended
(6) and the silent, dark surroundings in a mine are considered (6)…….. in encouraging patients to relax.
profitable
agreeable
beneficial
popular
(7)In addition, some disused mines have been (7) …….. to different commercial enterprises,
put down
turn over
made out
set about
(8) although keeping up-to-date with the technology of mining is essential to (8) …….. visitors’ safety. Some of the largest underground chambers even host concerts, conferences and business meetings.
enable
retain
ensure
support
C) For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap. This is an example for gap (0): (copia)
dispute (this is the correct one)
argument
dissent
challenge
SOAP OPERAS It is surely beyond (0)……… that soap opera is the most consistently popular type of television programme in the world. It has succeeded in (1)…….. the imagination of millions since it first (2)……… as a genre back in the 1930s. The word ‛soap’ alludes to the role originally played by detergent manufacturers, who promoted their products during commercial breaks. Soap operas have been (3)……. as mindless entertainment, with viewers only (4)……. to these programmes in order to escape from reality. Soaps are often set in friendly, tightly-knit neighbourhoods, evoking nostalgic feelings in some viewers, since such communities may no longer exist in many areas. The subject matter of soaps also (5)…….. great appeal for viewers since the stories (6)…….. focus on domestic problems they may have experienced themselves. There has been a significant shift in attitudes with many soaps now (7)…….. moral and social issues. The characters and situations (8)…….. are complex and ambiguous, providing much food for thought and no easy answers.
(1) It has succeeded in (1)…….. the imagination of millions since it first (2)……… as a genre back in the 1930s.
commanding
capturing
carrying
conquering
(2) It has succeeded in (1)…….. the imagination of millions since it first (2)……… as a genre back in the 1930s.
originated
emerged
established
inaugurated
(3) The word ‛soap’ alludes to the role originally played by detergent manufacturers, who promoted their products during commercial breaks. Soap operas have been (3)……. as mindless entertainment,
disregarded
deplored
disapproved
dismissed
(4) with viewers only (4)……. to these programmes in order to escape from reality.
resorting
applying
resigning
adopting
(5) Soaps are often set in friendly, tightly-knit neighbourhoods, evoking nostalgic feelings in some viewers, since such communities may no longer exist in many areas. The subject matter of soaps also (5)…….. great appeal for viewers since the stories (6)…….. focus on domestic problems they may have experienced themselves.
catches
holds
bears
brings
(6) The subject matter of soaps also (5)…….. great appeal for viewers since the stories (6)…….. focus on domestic problems they may have experienced themselves.
permanently
uniformly
perpetually
invariably
(7) There has been a significant shift in attitudes with many soaps now (7)…….. moral and social issues.
enquiring
addressing
commenting
interpreting
(8) The characters and situations (8)…….. are complex and ambiguous, providing much food for thought and no easy answers.
symbolised
illustrated
depicted
represented
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