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INGLESSeptiembre 2001

INSTRUCCIONES GENERALES Y VALORACINTIEMPO: 1 hora y 30 minutosINSTRUCCIONES:1. Leatodo el textocuidadosamente

2. Lea atentamente todas las preguntas de la prueba.

3. Proceda a responder en lengua inglesa a las preguntas en el papel de examen.PUNTUACIN: La puntuacin mxima de la prueba es de 10 puntos.

BURGLARS MOVE IN FOR THE WEEKEND

Gill Cox, a 58-year woman who took her first break in more than a year from caring for her ill

husband, returned to find that thieves had spent the weekend in her home. The burglars cooked meals,

made cup of tea, drank a bottle of gin and slept in the beds before making of with a 30,000 pounds haul.

Mrs. Cox said yesterday that the robbery had been like an unpleasant version of the Three Bears. She had

arranged for her husband Jack, a former financier who now suffers from Alzheimers disease, to stay in

hospital for the weekend while she attended a wedding in London. The family dog was looked after byfriends in Bath and their home in Somerset was left locked but empty.

Police believe that three thieves forced a window only hours after Mrs Cox had left. They drew

the curtains and basically settled in, said Mrs Cox. When I arrive back, there were three glasses andthree mugs on the kitchen table. Chairs had been sat in and the bed had been used. They had obviously

stayed for some time and helped themselves to food from the fridge. They ate two pork chops wich I hadbought for our Sunday lunch.

Mrs. Cox has cared for her husband since he became ill in 1984. We have been cominggradually down in the world since Jack stopped working and all we have is a few possessions. She added

But the thieves appeared to know exactly what they wanted. The gang filled pillowcases with 94 itemsfrom the house, including her string of pearls, an antique doll, and a silver coffee pot.

1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE Write down the evidence from the test. Nomarks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.

a) Mrs. Cox takes her husband to hospital twice a month when she goes to London.b) Mr. Cox has suffered from Alzheimers disease for more that fifteen years.

(Puntuacin mxima 2 puntos)

2.- In your own words and based on the ideas from the text, answer the following questions.a) Explain why the house was empty that weekend.

b) What did the thieves do in Mrs. Coxs house while she was away?

(Puntuacin mxima 2 puntos)

3.- Find the words in the text that mean.a) leaving (paragraph 1)

b) loot (paragraph 2)

c) closed (paragraph 1)

d) looked after (paragraph 3)

(Puntuacin mxima 1 punto)4.- Complete the following sentences. Use the appropiate from of the word in the brackets whengiven.

a) Mrs Smith,________ had to go away,________ (tell) to be careful.

b) This week they________ (visit) the National Gallery of Art and learnt a lot________

Impressionism.

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5.- Write about 100 to 150 words on one of the following topics.a) Should people stop going away during the weekends in orden to prevent robberies? Discuss and

give reasons.

b) Your home has been robbed. Burglars went into your home while you were inside. Explain the

experience.

(Puntuacin mxima: 3 puntos)