Aufnahmeprüfung 2014 Englisch Serie 1

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Diese Prüfungsaufgaben dürfen im Prüfungsjahr 2014/2015 nicht im Unterricht verwendet werden. 1/11 Eine kommerzielle Verwendung bedarf der Bewilligung der Kommission Kaufmännische Berufsmatura Kanton Zürich.

Aufnahmeprüfung 2014

Englisch Serie 1

(60 Min.)

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TASK 1 (10 minutes)

• Read the text below and then decide if the following statements are True or False.

• Tick the right box after each statement.

Example:

Text: Sarah is in her twenties. True False

Statement: Sarah is 18 years old. 

Creating a splash

The summer had been pleasant enough, but rather boring. Actually, Derek’s life had always been rather limited, made up mostly of routines - going to work and coming home and occasionally meeting somebody or going to a concert. But it wasn’t enough. He knew that.

One Sunday morning, Derek decided it was time for a change. Instead of cleaning the kitchen, he went down to the river. It was early September, but the city was in the grip of a terrible heat wave. Derek stopped on the bridge and looked at the bodies sunbathing on the shore. He went down to the water, picked up the biggest stone he could find and threw it into the river - hard. Nobody seemed to notice, so Derek chose a second stone and then a third, hurling them out into the river.

“Hey, What do you think you’re doing?” shouted a man sunbathing with his wife and small daughter. Derek stopped for a moment, then continued.

“Do you want me to call the police?” asked the man. “Yes,” Derek replied. “I’d like that”.

The man took a mobile phone from his bag and started to call. Before he could speak, though, Derek had taken the man’s hand in a strong grip, saying “But I’d prefer it if you tried to stop me.”

The sunbathers around them were irritated at being disturbed. The man with the mobile didn’t say anything. Perhaps he was afraid for his wife and daughter. Derek challenged him: “Are you going to stop me, then?” The man found his voice: “Do you have to ruin the day for everyone?” “Yes, I do,” answered Derek. There was an uncomfortable silence.

Derek turned to talk to the people around them. “What do you all think?” he asked. “Do any of you want to teach me a lesson?”

A young man a few metres away stood up. He was strong and athletic. “Stop throwing stones!” he said. “What are you going to do to make me stop?” Derek asked. The young man stepped towards him, but before he could get to him, Derek asked a young woman in a bikini: “What do you think?” The young man stopped, waiting for the woman to reply. “I think you need attention,” she said. Derek brushed some hair away from his eyes with his hand. Then he pointed to an elderly man with a baseball cap: “And you, sir, what do you think?” “I think you’re a loser,” said the old man, making an annoyed face.

Derek stepped backwards to the edge of the water. Then he turned and looked across the river to the other side. He picked up a small stone, threw it gently into the air and caught it again. Cupping a hand over his eyes, he looked up into the sky and stood there for quite a long time, with his back to the people. When he turned around, his cheeks were covered in tears. He looked down for a moment, then dropped the stone. “Thank you. That’s all I needed - just some attention. I don’t know if any of you ever feel that you don’t really have

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any connection with anybody. Maybe you’re all pretty satisfied with your lives. It’s very difficult when you haven’t got anything in your life, you know. But now I feel better. I’ve created a splash. For once, at least, I’ve created a splash.”

As Derek walked away, a large stone flew past him and hit the water, which soaked his legs. There were shouts and laughter behind him, but he just kept walking.

(adapted from a short story by David Creedon in Spotlight, September 2010)

‘True’ (=T) or ‘False’ (=F):

True False 1. During the summer Derek’s life didn’t have much

excitement.

2. Derek often went down to the river to watch people

sunbathing.

3. One of the men on the shore wanted to call the police

when Derek threw some stones.

4. The other sunbathers thought Derek was funny.

5. There was a strong young man who wanted to

teach Derek how to throw stones correctly.

6. The young woman thought Derek was throwing

stones because he wanted people to notice him.

7. The old man felt sorry for Derek.

8. Derek picked up another stone and threw it into the

river.

9. Derek started crying because the people weren’t

kind to him.

10. Derek does not regret throwing stones.

_____ / 20 marks

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TASK 2 (10 minutes) Questions 1 - 5

• Read the text and questions below.

• For each question, mark the letter next to the correct answer - A, B or C - as shown in the following example:

Example:

Text: Sarah’s parents, Mr and Mrs Smith, were busy at the office planning next year’s holiday for their employees.

Statement: Mr and Mrs Smith didn’t visit Sarah because they had to work.

B they didn’t want to.

C her father was in hospital.

A warmer world – a huge change for the Alps

Under Mont Blanc's glittering peak, mountain guides and scientists tell the same story: the Alps are warming, the evidence of climate change is clear and the golden years of ski tourism will soon be past.

Based in the alpine ski resort of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, meteorologist Gilles Brunot says,

"We are seeing less snow in lower lying areas of under 1,000m. Around 40% less over the last 50 years. At higher altitudes 2,000m and above it has stayed the same. The level at which rainfall turns from snow to rain appears to have risen by 200m."

Brunot clicked up another graph showing snowfall at under 1,000m altitude in the Alps.

The graph displays a clear decline. "What this evidence shows is that since the 1990s there has been a rapid rise in temperatures in the mountains and since the 1960s there has been a slower, but clear, trend of less snow at lower altitudes," he said.

"Chamonix probably has less to worry about because many of its pistes are over 2,000m, but ski resorts at lower altitudes, from 1,500m downwards, do have to worry. Things for them are going rapidly down. I would say it is hard to deny the fact that the mountains are warming up; it's the cause that is controversial. Is it a natural process or man-made?"

Last year, the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Valley authorities introduced a climate and energy action plan, the first in the French Alps. It is devoted to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the area by 22% by 2020. Among the proposed measures is a ban on the most polluting lorries using the nearby Mont Blanc tunnel. Their passage has led to peaks in air pollution in the valley to match those in Paris.

The plan accepts that temperatures have risen in Chamonix by 1.5C in the last 75 years and that the quantity of fresh snow has halved in the last 40 years, increasing the melting of the glaciers on the Mont Blanc massif. "The changes in climate will have a major impact on the valley's main economic activities (tourism and leisure); less snow on low-altitude ski slopes, and the risk of increased pressure on high-altitude ski slopes," the report says.

François-Régis Bouquin, a director in the mayor's office in Chamonix, said: "People who were born in Chamonix tell us we haven't had a winter with so much snow for 15 years.

But they also say there is much less snow now than there was, and if you've lived your A

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whole life in the mountain you see these things. And there are places that don't get snow at all any more. In the long term it's very worrying."

by Kim Willsher

adapted from www.theguardian.com/travel March 2013

1. Meteorologist Gilles Brunot tells us that there is …

A more snow now in areas under 2,000m than 50 years ago.

B less snow now in areas above 2,000m than 50 years ago.

C no change in snowfall in areas above 2,000m in the last 50 years.

2. Since the 1960s …

A temperatures have gone up quickly in the mountains.

B the snowfall in the lower areas has gone down.

C there has been more snow in lower lying areas.

3. The climate and energy action plan was put into action because … A greenhouse gas emissions will probably go up by 22% by 2020.

B the authorities want to ban some lorries from using the Mont Blanc tunnel.

C Paris has problems with air pollution.

4. The changes in climate will …

A become an economic problem for some places.

B become worse in the next 70 years.

C bring less people to high-altitude skiing areas.

5. François-Régis Bouquin says that people living in Chamonix … A are not worried about climate change.

B think that this winter was a very bad winter.

C can see the results of climate change.

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Fill the gaps with the correct form of the word. Write your answers in the column on the right.

Example: Put on a pair of ...gloves... if you’re cold.

If the word is a preposition/conjunction, no first letter is given.

Example: Are you interested ... politics? Are you interested in politics?

Party People (adapted from an article in Spot On, October 2011)

“We want to turn the world into a party rock planet!” says rapper Redfoo. “And we’re (1) … (erst jetzt) getting started!” adds his partner, Sky Blu. This duo are the electro/hip hop group LMFAO. And if you’ve (2) … (hören) their monster hit “Party Rock Anthem”, you’ll (3) …

(wissen) these boys are absolutely serious about having a good (4) … (Zeit).

The LMFAO stars are as Californian as it comes. “We (5)

… (wuchsen) up in Pacific Palisades by the (6) … (Strand) - where (7) … (sie) used to make the TV series Baywatch,”

(8) … (erklären) Redfoo. “We were (9) … (vorgestellt) to the bright (10) … (Lichter) at a really young (11) … (Alter).”

Pacific Palisades is a Los Angeles (12) … (Nachbarschaft) that’s home to lots of celebrities. And the boys come from a (13) … (berühmt) family, too!

Redfoo and Sky Blu are the son and (14) … (Enkel) of Berry Gordy, the (15) … (Gründer) of the well-known soul label Motown Records. So (16) … (obwohl) they’re about the same age, the boys are actually uncle and (17) … (Neffe)!

(18) … (Jetzt) Redfoo and Sky Blu are carrying on the family tradition by making hit records. But LMFAO’s music is a long way from the smooth sounds of Motown. The band’s (19) … (zweite) album is full of heavy house beats and auto-tuned vocals. “This is more (20) … (als) an album,” says Redfoo. “It’s a toolbox. These songs are tools to rock a party.”

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Word formation. Change the word printed in bold to a suitable form for the sentence. Write your answers in the column to the right.

Roman medicine

An (0) … (AWARE) of Roman civilisation will help our (1) … (UNDERSTAND) of Roman medicine.

The main (2) … (DIFFERENT) between Roman and Greek civilisation was that the Romans developed a single empire rather than many different small states.

This empire was ruled by a (3) … (POWER) emperor.

Rome became (4) … (EXTREME) wealthy, but the Romans invested their money into practical projects, rather than philosophy and culture. They built baths, aqueducts as well as (5) … (FIT) studios.

The Romans (6) … (PROBABLE) had three important (7) … (INSPIRE) for the (8) … (BUILD) of a public health system. First their dislike of Greek doctors, then their (9) … (KNOW) that the army needed to stay healthy and finally their engineering (10) … (ABLE).

(0) awareness______

(1) _______________

(2) _______________

(3) _______________

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adapted from www.bbc.co.uk/schools

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Add a question tag to each sentence. Example:

0) We’re nearly there, aren’t we?

1. Peter isn’t going to drop you off, __________________?

2. Diane didn’t do the cleaning, __________________?

3. Your mum has bought the flowers, __________________?

4. Ken fought with his brother, __________________?

5. The trains won’t run tomorrow, __________________?

__________ / 5 marks

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Make the following sentences negative. Don’t change the tense (Zeitform).

Examples:

0) Fred is 18 years old.

Fred isn’t 18 years old.

00) Emma speaks good English.

Emma doesn’t speak good English.

1. Monica always reads the newspaper every morning.

Monica ________________________________ the newspaper every morning.

2. Her brother cut the grass behind the house.

Her brother ______________________________ the grass behind the house.

3. Alexandra may be at the swimming pool.

Alexandra ____________________________________ at the swimming pool.

4. Betty fought with one of her classmates.

Betty ___________________________________ with one of her classmates.

5. We had to get new photographs taken.

We _______________________________________ new photographs taken.

6. The baseball player caught the ball.

The baseball player _______________________________________ the ball.

7. The meeting will take place next week.

The meeting _________________________________________ next week.

8. My secretary should have written that letter.

My secretary __________________________________________ that letter.

9. Andy has eaten all his vegetables.

Andy ___________________________________________ all his vegetables.

10. Your parents have got some books that they want to give away.

_______________________________ books that they want to give away.

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Ask questions. The underlined words are the answers. Don’t change the tense (Zeitform).

Examples:

0) Fred lives in Zurich.

Where does Fred live?

00) The film was about the 1960s.

What was the film about?

1. Mary needs to see her parents in London.

_____________________________________________________ in London?

2. The student has written five exams this year.

______________________________________________________ this year?

3. Kate went on holiday to Greece.

______________________________________________________________?

4. Maren watched a horror film last night.

______________________________________________________ last night?

5. Samuel is late because he missed the train.

______________________________________________________________?

6. Elizabeth has to buy two presents in town.

_______________________________________________________ in town?

7. The workers are producing several tons of plastic at the factory.

___________________________________________________ at the factory?

8. Jennifer’s sister has just had a baby.

______________________________________________________________?

9. The pasta sauce has been cooking for three hours.

______________________________________________________________?

10. Walter is going to buy an electric bicycle next year.

______________________________________________________ next year?

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Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. The words need not be the same.

Examples:

0) David is a better runner than Paul.

Paul is not as good a runner as David.

00) We started working here in 2001.

We’ve worked here for five years.

1. Yesterday Judy met an interesting man. The man lives in Sweden.

Yesterday Judy met an interesting man ____________________ in Sweden.

2. No one sings as well as Cathy does.

Cathy ______________________________________ singer.

3. As a teenager, I spent hours talking to my friends on the phone.

As a teenager, I _____________________ spend hours talking to my friends on the phone.

4. Ron owns most of these jackets.

Most of these jackets _______________________________________ .

5. The coffee was so hot that Mary couldn’t drink it.

Mary couldn’t drink the coffee ______________________________ so hot.

6. The new teacher gave back our tests.

Our tests _____________________________________ the new teacher.

7. The last time I saw your mother was last year.

I haven’t ___________________________________________ last year.

8. Ruby: ‘You’ll earn more if you get a new job.’

Ruby told me that ______________________________________ a new job.

9. This is the strangest TV program I have ever seen.

I’ve ________________________________________________ TV program.

10. Vicki can’t wait to finish school.

Vicki is looking _________________________________________ school.

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11. A mechanic fixed my car.

I had _____________________________________________ a mechanic.

12. Willy showed a lot of excitement about the painting.

Willy was really ____________________________________ the painting.

13. It’s possible that Gary has left already.

Gary might _________________________________________ already.

14. There was so much noise in the room that we held our ears shut.

The room ______________________________ that we held our ears shut.

15. Five months ago Helen started swimming on a regular basis.

Helen _____________________________________________ five months.

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