Reading and Use of English B2 First

52 preguntas originales en el formato del Reading and Use of English de B2 First: las siete partes, con explicaciones también en español. Aquí las respuestas escritas de las partes 2, 3 y 4 se eligen entre opciones.

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Parte 1: texto con huecos de opción múltiple

Read the text. For each gap, choose the word or phrase that fits best (A, B, C or D).Lee el texto. Para cada hueco, elige la palabra o expresión que mejor encaja (A, B, C o D).

Artículo Getting lost on purpose

Not so long ago, finding your way around an unfamiliar city meant unfolding a paper map on a street corner and hoping for the best. Today most of us simply (1)hueco 1 an address into our phones and follow the blue dot. It is undeniably convenient, but some researchers believe it comes at a (2)hueco 2. Studies suggest that people who rely heavily on satellite navigation tend to form weaker mental maps of the places they visit, and may find it harder to (3)hueco 3 their bearings when the battery dies.
Rachel Okafor, a geographer at the University of Merrow, has a simple suggestion: get lost now and then. 'I'm not saying we should throw our phones away,' she explains. 'But it's worth (4)hueco 4 a few minutes to look around and work out where you are.' She encourages her students to walk across town without a screen, paying (5)hueco 5 attention to landmarks such as churches, rivers and unusual buildings.
The results, she says, are often surprising. Students who (6)hueco 6 out on these walks feeling nervous usually come back delighted. Many discover cafés and parks they had never (7)hueco 7 of, despite living nearby for years. 'When you're not staring at a screen,' Okafor says, 'you actually (8)hueco 8 the city rather than just passing through it.'

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Pregunta 1

Today most of us simply hueco an address into our phones and follow the blue dot.

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Respuesta correcta: C — type

¿Por qué? We 'type' an address or words into a phone or computer. You 'dial' a number, and you 'press' a button, not an address.En inglés se dice 'type an address into a phone' (teclear una dirección). 'Dial' se usa con números y 'press' con botones.

Parte 1: texto con huecos de opción múltiple

Today most of us simply hueco an address into our phones and follow the blue dot.

It is undeniably convenient, but some researchers believe it comes at a hueco.

Studies suggest that people who rely heavily on satellite navigation tend to form weaker mental maps of the places they visit, and may find it harder to hueco their bearings when the battery dies.

'But it's worth hueco a few minutes to look around and work out where you are.'

She encourages her students to walk across town without a screen, paying hueco attention to landmarks such as churches, rivers and unusual buildings.

Students who hueco out on these walks feeling nervous usually come back delighted.

Many discover cafés and parks they had never hueco of, despite living nearby for years.

'When you're not staring at a screen,' Okafor says, 'you actually hueco the city rather than just passing through it.'

Parte 2: texto con huecos abierto

When the head teacher of Linfield Academy announced that the school bell would be switched off for good, many parents assumed it was a joke. hueco the plan was perfectly serious.

Instead of rushing from class to class at the sound of a loud ring, students are now trusted to keep track of time on hueco own.

Supporters of the idea argue that a bell treats teenagers as if they hueco factory workers.

Some teachers worried that lessons would start late, hueco others feared the corridors would be chaotic.

'There's none of that panic hueco everyone floods out at once,' says Cole.

It's become a habit, hueco like brushing my teeth.'

It's become a habit, (…) like brushing my teeth.' hueco the experiment continues to succeed, the school plans to share its experience with other schools in the area, several of (…) head teachers have already visited.

(…) the school plans to share its experience with other schools in the area, hueco head teachers have already visited it.

Parte 3: formación de palabras

In the centre of Brackenford, the roof of a former car park has been turned into one of the region's most hueco (PRODUCE) farms.

The project was started by two friends, Hana Ruiz and Sam Doyle, who were frustrated by the hueco (AVAILABLE) of fresh, local food in the city.

'People assumed growing food on a roof was hueco (POSSIBLE),' says Ruiz.

Solving those problems took time and a great deal of hueco (PATIENT).

Their hueco (PERSIST) has paid off: the farm now employs eleven people and runs workshops for local schools.

For Doyle, the biggest hueco (ACHIEVE) is not the size of the harvest but the change in how residents think about food.

Their hueco (EXCITE) is wonderful to see.'

The farm is not without its critics, who point out that it remains hueco (RELY) on volunteers at busy times of year.

Parte 4: transformación con palabra clave

I'm sure Lena didn't forget about the meeting. Key word: CAN'T Lena hueco about the meeting.

'Why don't we take the train?' said Marco. Key word: SUGGESTED Marco hueco the train.

It's ages since I last went to the cinema. Key word: BEEN I hueco to the cinema for ages.

The concert was cancelled because of the storm. Key word: CALLED The storm meant that the concert hueco.

Nobody in the class is taller than Amir. Key word: TALLEST Amir hueco in the class.

I regret not studying harder for my exams. Key word: WISH I hueco harder for my exams.

Parte 5: opción múltiple

What do we learn about the narrator's relationship with the orchestra before the phone call?

What does the narrator mean by 'in the way you know a city you have only seen on a map'?

When the narrator entered the rehearsal hall, Owen's words

How did Clara react to the narrator's mistakes in the first hour?

What effect did Owen's story have on the narrator?

What does the final paragraph show?

Parte 6: texto con frases eliminadas

Brambles covered it, fences cut across it, and few people under the age of seventy knew it had ever existed. hueco Today, thanks to a group of volunteers armed with old maps and garden shears, it is walked by hundreds of people every month.

Pike learnt that hundreds of paths in the county had fallen out of use as people stopped walking between villages and began to drive instead. hueco In many cases, the legal right to walk them still exists; it is simply that nobody has used it for decades.

The society must first prove that the route was used by the public in the past, which can mean months of searching through parish records and old newspapers. hueco Most, Pike says, are surprisingly supportive once they understand what the society is trying to do.

Pike, however, is keen to stress that the real goal is not simply to restore old routes. hueco 'A path that nobody walks will disappear again within a few years,' he says.

Parte 7: relacionar

Which person says a parent was strongly against the plan at first?

Which person got the idea for the business from a frustrating personal experience?

Which person admits spending a lot of money before testing the idea?

Which person says that conditions outside their control have lost them business?

Which person found that a popular way of promoting the business did not work?

Which person turned down an opportunity to make the business much bigger?

Which person regularly asks an experienced person for advice?

Which person changed the way they charge customers?

Which person says that chatting with customers is what they enjoy most?

Which person combines the business with another paid job?

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