English Language Exercises

ORDINARIA

2020-2021 (Lunes) OPCIÓN A// IS THE FULL STOP NO LONGER NECESSARY?

a) TRUE: “Linguists from across // b) TRUE: “The full stop is”

2. a) The difference is that ending messages with a full stop is identified as a sign of dishonesty or lack of sincerity, and ending messages with an exclamation mark is
supposed to be more genuine and sincere.
b) People use emojis because online messaging forces people to develop new ways of conveying emotion and meaning without the use of body language or tone of voice.

3. a) habits   b) obvious   c) add   d) suggested

4. a) communicating ——- rather
b) from ——- was introduced
c) The slightest ——- matters
d) would show ——- of / on

OPCIÓN B // WOMEN SPIES DURING WORLD WAR II

1. a) FALSE: “Intelligence agencies reali // b) FALSE: “As historian
Question 

2. a) Major British towns were being bombed by the Nazis. Besides, the Nazi army had conquered most of Europe, which left Great Britain exposed.

b) Because it was important for spies to go unnoticed when they carried out their missions
in Occupied France.

3. a) difficult b) fairly  c) rarely  d) each

4. a) Considered / Being considered ——- at
b) Although / Though / Even though ——- than
c) to ——- who / that
d) My friend asked me who my preferred woman spy is / was.

2020-2021 (Martes) OPCIÓN A//  THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS

1. a) FALSE: “In 1968, 1,000 ath // b) TRUE: “Initially, the  

2. a) She wanted to do something against society treating disabled people unfairly, and disabled children not having a place to play.
b) They were very involved, massively volunteered and attended the games; many social barriers were broken.

3. a) revolutionary   b) cheer on   c) seldom  d) joy

4. a) for ——- to celebrate
b) had had ——- would have won
c) on / upon ——- implying
d) Organisers said that they didn’t expect many people in the country would volunteer / to
volunteer.

OPCIÓN B // STUDENTS VOTE AND WORK THE POLLS, DESPITE THE PANDEMIC

1. a) TRUE: “Historically, most  // b) TRUE “Students were dis

2. a) Young Americans wanted to surpass youth voting records despite the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Some campus activists were interested in politics and engaged in online debates to encourage young people to vote.
b) Different social media (Snapchat, Zoom and Instagram) were used to appeal to young voters with the aim to encourage their participation in the elections.

3. a) enthusiasm  b) encouraging  c) really   d) host

4. a) at / during ——- with
b) How/ To what extent——- for / concerning / regarding
c) who / that——- rarely
d) larger——- than

2021-2022 (Lunes) OPCIÓN A// FIRMS HIRE FOR “CULTURAL FIT”

1. a) FALSE: “It’s vague, confusing // b) TRUE: “Then I got an 

2. a) Candidates who are rejected for not being ‘cultural fit’ can end up discouraged and wondering what they did not do well. Besides, they cannot obtain certain jobs or access specific areas.
b) Companies that do not apply the ‘cultural fit’ policy make improved, heterogeneous/mixed teams that are more beneficial.

3. a) looking for   b) shortly  c) assessments   d) build

4. a) which ——- if / though
b) application ——- including
c) at ——- as
d) are thought ——- worse

OPCIÓN B // ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY

1. a) FALSE: “This impact is often // b) TRUE: “In 2018, the EU 

2.  a) The reasons that have provoked the growth of clothes sales are that clothes have become cheaper and that they are available to buyers in a very fast way.

b) Possible measures can be: changing the clothes business from selling to renting, creating products that can be used several times easily, encouraging buyers to get high-quality clothes in a smaller amount, making customers select more sustainable choices.

3. a) bought    b) due to      c) address    d) promoted

4. a) the most efficient —- to rent  b) have become ——- of
c) that / which ——- were drawn up
d) The French minister asked if / whether only 2% of used clothes were recycled
/ had been recycled in the country last year / the previous year / the year before.

2021-2022 (Martes) OPCIÓN A// TODAY’S”FAKE NEW” USED TO BE CALLED YELLOW JOURNALISM

1. a) FALSE: “The reasons are b) TRUE: “Although today his 

2. a) Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst were the pioneers of engaging in a style of publishing called Yellow Journalism. They were owners and publishers of newspapers, and they were rivals.

b) Yes, Yellow Journalism played a role in the Spanish-American War because both Hearst and Pulitzer devoted more and more attention to the war, at times writing many stories that proved to be false, which fostered negative ideas towards Spain.

3. a) perhaps  b) dubious  c) fierce    d) major

4. a) has given / gave ——- hardly
b) the most colorful ——- involved
c) who / that ——- determining
d) She wondered if  I could check it out ten minutes later 

OPCIÓN B // BREAKFAST RADIO 

1. a) FALSE: “The duo searched  // b) TRUE: “Even licensed 

2. a) The main goal is to stream radio stations from all over the world and be able to listen to them as the sun rises in those countries.
b) The URLs of the radio stations in their database tend to stop working very soon, so GBR needs to pay attention and change them all the time.

3. a) respective b) notice  c) worked out  d) tremendous

4 . a) proved ——- which
b) on ——- experimenting
c) to transmit ——- known
d) had been used / was used ——- at

2022-2023 (Lunes) OPCIÓN A//  WHO INVENTED MUSIC?

1. a) FAL: “No historical evide // b) TRUE: “Archaeologists hav

2. a) Several reasons might explain this, such as the wish to reproduce beautiful sounds like those made by birds, or as a mechanism to attract and hunt animals. Also, singing could have been used as a way to interact with children, in the way modern children’s songs do.
b) People working in the countryside used little instruments that were easy to carry and take with them, while poet-musicians played aulos, more complex and requiring special abilities.

3. a) happened   b) throughout  c) full    d) combined

4. a) has loved ——- on
b) had known ——- would not have bought
c) noisy ——- playing
d) He asked me what songs I used to listen to when I was a child

OPCIÓN B // HOW GLOBAL WARMING IS CUTTING SLEEP ACROSS THE WORLD

1. a) TRUE: “When adults do // b) FALSE: “People worldwide 

2. a) According to the study, older people tend to lose more sleep than younger ones. Besides, females suffer more than men from the rise of temperatures.

b) Air conditioning is not an adequate solution since not everybody has the same economic resources to buy and use air conditioning. Furthermore, air conditioning contributes to global warming through the emission of greenhouse gases.

3. a) yet b) measure c) amount d) appear

4. a) about ——- to solve
b) that / which ——- correctly
c) had cared ——- would not need
d) He asked Mary if / whether she was going to the museum the following Friday. 

2022-2023 (Martes) OPCIÓN A//  THEATRE AUDIENCE ETIQUETTE

1. a) FALSE: “Sixteenth-century Engl // b) TRUE: “Audience etiquette guides, which 

2. a) He renewed the theatre so as not to let people sit on the stage and come in through the back door.

b) She interrupted a show in New York City to actually take away the cellular device
from a spectator as it was buzzing.

3. a) connected  b) frequently   c) oversee d) angry

4. a) incredibly ——- for / in
b) had taken ——- would be
c) of ——- which
d) He asked him what his favourite show is / was.

OPCIÓN B // THE RISKS OF ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS 

1. a) FALSE: “In many households //  b) FALSE: “Ultra-processed foods represent a

2. a) Eating ultra-processed foods reduces our longevity as there is a higher probability of suffering deadly illnesses, such as cancer and heart disease.
b) When we eat homemade food, we tend to get thinner, to be less hungry, and to have lower cholesterol levels.

3. a) variety   b) appealing    c) react  d) reverse

4. a) to ——- suffering
b) rarely ——- better
c) had known ——- would not have bought
d) whose ——- at