Aufnahmeprüfung 2018 für die Berufsmaturitätsschulen des Kantons Zürich

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Aufnahmeprüfung 2018 für die

Berufsmaturitätsschulen des Kantons Zürich

Englisch Serie: B

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Dauer: 30 Minuten

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TASK 1

What's the least stressful way to commute?

According to recent research, cycling to work can reduce your risk of early death by 40%. But if avoiding an early end isn’t enough to get you on a bike, there’s also a more immediate benefit – if you travel to work by bike, you will feel less stressed and be more productive at work. A study last week in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management found that, for the first 45 minutes of work, employees who cycled in had less stress than those who travelled by car. And how stressed you feel early in the morning is apparently a strong indicator for how you will feel throughout the day. The authors say it “can shape how the following events are experienced, in- terpreted and acted upon”.

It may seem absurd that a reduction in stress levels can be reached by biking to work if you think about how this enjoyable activity can be ruined by air pollution and heavy traffic. But think about it:

it could be that other ways of travelling to work are even worse. The study was small and was done in Montreal with 123 employees of an IT-company, 25 of the test persons were cyclists. This is actually more than the country’s national average – only 6% of Canadians cycle to work. In Brit- ain about 4% of commutes are on bikes. In contrast, in Copenhagen, which has prioritised cycling so that no car or bus can travel faster through the city than a bike, about 40% of commuter trips are by bike.

Regardless of injuries and pollution, the result of the risk-benefit-analysis for cycling clearly shows the advantage of pedalling as much as possible. A study from the UK Biobank asked 264,377 people to record how they travelled to work. During the five years of the study, those people who travelled to work by bike were less likely than any other commuters to die of anything. Walking to work reduced heart disease but not dying from cancer, and benefits were only seen at more than six miles a week.

Studies show that, although cars are the favourite way to travel to work because they provide freedom and control, driving in heavy traffic and having to concentrate is stressful. Research shows that cycling wins out because commutes by bike are experienced as more interesting and exciting. Cycling isn’t always practicable – but some research suggests a third of people who use their car to work live within a comfortable cycling distance. And the benefits of a cycling commute can also be felt after the journey home.

adapted from an article on https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle published on 17 July 2017

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TASK 1a

• Read the text and then decide if the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

• If there is not enough information to answer True or False, choose Doesn’t say (DS).

Example:

Text: Sarah is in her twenties. T F DS Statement: Sarah is 18 years old.

1. The study shows that if you go to work by bike, you can increase your work productivity.

T F DS 2. If you feel stressed early in the morning you are probably going to feel like

that for the rest of the day.

T F DS 3. Biking to work cannot reduce your stress levels. T F DS 4. The study showed that most Canadian employees would rather cycle to

work.

T F DS

5. In Copenhagen, you can travel 40% faster by car or bus than by bike. T F DS 6. Pedalling came out as the healthiest way to travel to work, despite a risk of

injuries and pollution.

T F DS

7. According to the study, walking to work reduced the risk of dying from cancer if you walk more than six miles a week.

T F DS

8. Studies show that the majority of people prefer to travel to work by car. T F DS 9. Public transport may be less stressful than cycling, the study found out. T F DS 10. A third of people who drive to work could use their bicycles instead. T F DS

Points:____/10

TASK 1b

• Read the text and find the underlined word matching the synonym.

• If the word you need is a verb write the infinitive of the verb, if it is a plural noun, write the singular of the noun.

Example:

The king arrived at the party.

Synonym: come Word in text: arrive

Synonym: Word in text:

1. possible ____________________

2. to write down to __________________

3. to destroy to __________________

4. signal ____________________

5. advantage ____________________

Points:____/5

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TASK 2 WRITING

Should parents control their teenagers’ internet use? Why or why not?

Write a short text of about 60 words.

_______________________________________________________________________

Content: ____/3 Vocabulary: ____/6 Grammar: ____/6

Points:___/15

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TASK 3

Complete the text with the correct form of the word(s) in brack- ets or with a suitable word/phrase if no word is given.

Example: I haven’t met any (some) of my friends yet.

1. The spectators of the football match were mostly ____________________ (man).

2. I apologize, my mother and I are very sick so ____________________ of us can come to your party.

3. Wow, what a bargain! These are the ____________________ expensive shoes I have ever bought.

4. Two years ago I ____________________ (go) to Canada to learn English at a university there.

5. The ____________________ (construct) of a suspension bridge like the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is quite amazing.

6. Supergirl has a proud smile. She is smiling ____________________ (proud).

7. You went to the party last Friday, ____________________ you?

8. He will be very happy when he ____________________ (finish) this test.

9. I ____________________ (text) on the cell phone when my mother called.

10. Usually I don’t have to take as ____________________ tests as today!

Points: _____/10

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TASK 4

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

Example:

0. She is a vegetarian

She doesn’t eat __any__ meat.

1. The students listened and the teacher instructed.

While the students _________________________________, the teacher was instructing.

2. My mother is unhappy whenever I get home late.

If I get home late, my mother _________________________________ be unhappy.

3. There wasn’t much traffic in the Gotthard tunnel this summer.

There weren’t _________________________________ cars in the Gotthard tunnel this summer.

4. Holland produces the famous Gouda Cheese.

The famous Gouda Cheese _________________________________ in Holland.

5. This year Gatlin ran faster than all the others in the men’s 100m.

This year Gatlin was _________________________________ runner in the men’s 100m.

6. He didn’t catch the virus until the next day.

He _________________________________ the virus the next day.

7. Peter hated reading when he was young but now he loves it.

Peter _________________________________ hate reading when he was young but now he loves it.

8. Our sportspeople had lots of success in this year’s competitions.

Our sportspeople were very ________________________________ in this year’s competitions.

9. Athletes mustn’t take any drugs.

Athletes _________________________________ to take any drugs.

10. He has plans to travel to Australia next year.

He is _________________________________ travel to Australia next year.

Points:____/10