EXAMEN PAU. THE OLYMPIC GAMES

1. I * READING COMPREHENSION
CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)

1. The ancient Olympic Games.... 
b) Were also a kind of religious celebration

2. The first modern Olympic Games....
d) gained popularity worldwide

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT

3. There is a general agreement on the date the first Olympic Games took place. 

False. Line 2. "Historians have many differing opinions about when the Olympic Games...."

4.The earliest editions of the Games were four days long. 

False. Lines 5-6. "the time period of the competition lengthened, and soon became an event that lasted for four consecutives days. 

5. The Olympics were forbidden for religious reasons hundread of years later.

True. Lines 7-8. After twelve centuries, when Romans came to power, the Games were banned for being sacrilegious and offendering to Christianity. 

6. It isn't know how often the ancient Olympics were held.

False. Line 12. "It was decided to hold them every four years, as in the ancient times."

7. FIND IN THE TEXT

• ONE SYNONYM FOR "really". Actually (line 2)
• ONE OPPOSITE FOR "allow". Banned ( line 7)

8. FIND IN THE TEXT 

• ONE WORD MEANING "The process of becoming popular,active or important again" Revival (line 8)
• ONE WORD MEANING "Causing disapproval or annoyance". Offending (line 8)

9. FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS. 

• I wish I HAD STUDIED harder for my last exam.
• I can't get used to LIVING is such a small place.

10. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION. 

• Alaska is the LEAST populated state in the USA.
• People are very CONCERNED about the damage to the environment. 

11. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. 

You needn't to buy a ticket to park here.

YOU DON´T / NEED/ HAVE TO BUY A TICKET TO PARK HERE.

12.  GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS:

The people of Greece offered a variety to sacrifeces to Zeus.

WHO DID THE PEOPLE OF GREECE OFFER A VARIETY OF SACRIFICES TO?

TO WHOM DID THE PEOPLE OF GREECE OFFER A VARIETY OF SACRIFICES?

13. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO DIRECT SPEECH:

Mary told her children not to get up so early because they didn't have to go to school.

DON'T GET UP SO EARLY BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL. MARY TOLD HER CHILDREN. 

14. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CAHNGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED.

My eyes were tested by the optician. I HAD HAD MY EYES TEST BY THE OPTICIAN.