UNIVERSIDAD DE CASTILLA-LA MANCHA
Prueba de Aptitud para el Acceso a la Universidad (Bachillerato L.O.G.S.E.)
IDIOMA EXTRANJERO: Inglés 
•	No se permite el uso de diccionario ni de ningún otro material didáctico.
•	Las preguntas deberán ser respondidas en Inglés.
•	Duración de la prueba: 1 hora y 30 minutos.

SAVING NEMO  

Finding Nemo, the film, may have left cinemas, but in the southern sea the loss of brightly-coloured anemone fish is a problem. For more than a decade the population of anemone fish in the ocean has become smaller and smaller. The beautiful fish are popular pets and thus they are often caught to be sold at fish markets.
These little Nemos are quite vulnerable to environmental changes, though. Many suffer from the lengthy transportation times on their way to the market. Most die a few days after being kept in a fish tank.
Yet the demand continues, and hunters comb the seas. To make money quickly, some even add small drops of cyanide to the water. This causes all the fish in the vicinity to become unconscious for a short time and float to the surface. This makes it easier to get them, though many of the fish poisoned in this way will soon die.
Some species like the clown anemone fish are on the verge of extinction and the only solution to give an answer to the commercial demand is to have fish kept at a farm in order to produce new animals. In addition, the balance of the underwater ecology will not be destroyed.
 
QUESTIONS

I.  READING COMPREHENSION. (2 POINTS) (0.5 points for each correct answer)
Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your answer. 
NO marks are given for only true or false.

1.	The beautiful anemone fish are very well-known pets. 
2.	Environmental changes do affect the anemone fish. 
3.	Cyanide is a dangerous substance for fish. 
4.	There are many solutions to avoid the extinction of the clown anemone fish. 

II. EXPRESSING THE MAIN IDEAS. (1 POINT) (0.5 points for each correct answer)
Answer the following questions according to the information given in the text. Where possible, use your own words. 

1.	Why do hunters search the sea to harvest anemone fish?

2.	What are the advantages of having fish kept at a farm? 

III. LEXICON/ PHONETICS. (1 POINT). Choose ONLY ONE of the options.

A.	LEXICON. (1 POINT) (0.25  points for each correct answer)

Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given.

(a)	In or from the south part of the world.
(b)	Animals which you keep and look after at home. 
(c)	Stop living. 
(d)	Found below the surface of water (adjective). 

B. PHONETICS. (1 POINT) (0.25 points 
for each correct answer)

(a)	Write two words from the text that  have
the same consonant sound as "ship" /∫/. 
(Underline the part of the   word   which
contains the consonant sound) (0.5)
(b)	Which of the following words has the same vowel sound as "bed" /e/?
1. Selling,   2. Sea,   3. Be (0.25)
 (c) Is the "-s-" pronounced voiced /z/ or voiceless /s/ in "makes"? (0.25)

IV. USE OF ENGLISH. (3 POINTS) (0.5 for each correct answer)
       Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given.

1.	In my opinion, taking some exercise would be good for you.
You ...................................................................................................

2.	The teacher didn’t tell us the answer.
We .....................................................................................................

3.	I last visited London fifteen years ago.
I haven’t  .............................................................................................

4.	She asked me: “What time does your party start?”
 ............................................................................................................

5.	Will you close the door when you leave, please?
Do you mind ........................................................................................

6.	We bought our tickets on the Web because it was much cheaper.
Since .....................................................................................................

V. COMPOSITION. (3 POINTS)
Write a composition of between 100 and 125 words on ONE of the following topics. Specify your option.

4	Write about some points that could be made for and against the following statement: People should not be allowed to keep animals as pets in the city.  

   If you were wrecked on a desert island, which three objects would you take with you from the ship? Do you think you would survive, and if so, how?