O-PAEP Parte VII

Tiempo límite: 25 min.

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Instrucciones: Cada uno de los siguientes ejercicios ofrece 4. The house is not empty. There's somebody _ _ _ _ _
cinco alternativas, designadas con las letras A, B, C, D y E. the window.
Sólo una alternativa es correcta. Marque el espacio de la
letra correspondiente en la hoja de respuestas. (A) at
(B) on
Ejemplo: (C) in
I _ _ _ _ _ already _ _ _ _ _ lesson five. (D) down
(E) under
(A) have . . . studied
5. After Jim and I left the party, the driver took _ _ _ _
(B) has . . . studying _ home.
(C) am . . . studied
(D) hasn´t . . . studied (A) we
(E) are . . . studying (B) he and I
(C) they
(D) our
La respuesta correcta es la opción (A), have . . . studied. (E) us
Por lo tanto, debe marcar:
A B C D E 6. The complete report _ _ _ _ _ by the principal's
secretary.
1. Dr. Schaffner lived in Mexico as a child. He _ _ _ _ (A) was typing
_ Spanish fluently. (B) was typed
(C) were typed
(A) speak (D) typed
(B) is speak (E) typing
(C) speaking
(D) speaks 7. Mr. Allan's secretary called you about an hour ago
(E) spoken and I told her that you would be _ _ _ _ _ for a
couple of hours.
2. Tim and Don _ _ _ _ _ up late all this week in order to
study for a difficult exam. (A) out
(B) back
(A) are stayed (C) over
(B) is staying (D) up
(C) doesn't stay (E) away
(D) could stayed
(E) are staying 8. If Miss Alaska _ _ _ _ _ taller, she would have a
better chance to become Miss U.S.A.
3. I hope that you are feeling _ _ _ _ _ today.
(A) is
(A) gooder (B) were
(B) weller (C) be
(C) better (D) would be
(D) more good (E) will be
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9. Pavlov's dogs were trained to receive food after a found in cigarette smoke. Because marijuana use (45)
bell ring. They became so conditioned that they increases heart rate as much as 50% and brings on
would salivate _ _ _ _ _ food followed the bell. chest pains in people who have a poor blood supply
(25) to the heart (and more rapidly than tobacco smoke
(A) whether or not does), doctors believe people with heart conditions or
(B) in spite of who are at high risk for heart ailments, should not use
(C) however marijuana. Findings also suggest that regular use may(50)
(D) either reduce fertility in women and that men with marginal
(E) although (30) fertility or endocrine functioning should avoid
marijuana use and that it is especially harmful during
10. Heavy jackets _ _ _ _ _ in this cold weather, instead adolescence, a period of rapid physical and sexual
of those light sweaters they gave us. development.

(A) should wear Research is limited, but scientists believe marijuana

(B) can wear (35) which crosses the placential barrier, may have a toxic
(C) should be worn effect on embryos and fetuses.
(D) are wearing
(E) we should wear Tolerance to marijuana, the need to take more and
more of the drug over time to get the original effect,
has been proven in humans and animals. Physical
Instrucciones: A continuación se presentan tres pasajes (40) dependence has been demonstrated in research
seguidos por declaraciones basadas en su contenido. Después subjects who ingested an amount equal to smoking
de leerlos, seleccione la mejor opción, basándose en lo que 10 to 20 joints a day. When the drug was
los pasajes afirman o implican. Luego marque el espacio de discontinued, subjects experienced withdrawal
la letra correspondiente en la hoja de respuestas.
symptoms -irritability, sleep disturbances,
(Los pasajes para esta prueba han sido tomados de material
(45) loss of appetite and weight, sweating, and stomach
impreso que presenta contenidos propios para el análisis o la
evaluación. Las ideas que se incluyen en cada pasaje son upset-.
responsabilidad exclusiva de su autor).
Most commonly reported immediate adverse reaction
(1) A common plant (Cannabis sativa), its chief to marijuana use is the "acute panic anxiety
psychoactive ingrediant is delta reaction," usually described as an exaggeration of
9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. The amount of THC (50) normal marijuana effects in which intense fears of
in the marijuana cigarette (joint) primarily losing control and going crazy accompany severe
(5) determines its psychoactive potencial. anxiety. The symptoms often disappear in a few
hours when the acute drug effects have worn off.
Most users experience an increase in heart rate,
reddening of the eyes, and dryness in the mouth and
throat. Studies indicate the drug temporarily impairs 11. Which of the following statements expresses the
(35)
short-term memory, alters sense of time, and reduces main idea of the passage?
(10) the ability to perform tasks requiring concentration,
swift reactions, and coordination. Many feel that their (A) Marijuana, its effects and dangers.
hearing, vision, and skin sensitivity are enhanced by (B) Thorough research on the use of marijuana.
the drug, but these reports have not been objectively (C) Reported experiences on marijuana users.
confirmed by research. Feelings of euphoria, (D) Findings on the effects of marijuana.
(15) relaxation, altered sense of body image, and bouts of (E) Reactions to marijuana smoking.
exaggerated laughter are also commonly reported.

Scientists believe marijuana can be particularly

harmful to lungs because users typically inhale the
filtered smoke deeply and hold it in their lungs for
(20) prolonged periods of time. Marijuana smoke has been
found to have more cancer-causing agents than are

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12. In line 11 the word swift, as used in the passage, his day, chose the plays his group performed,
means organized the players, and took charge of rehearsals.
He also took care of business, and that usually meant
(A) alive. making the complicated arrangements for taking a
(B) quick. (20) company "on the road."
(C) sensitive.
(D) slow. The road was any place outside New York City that
(E) smart. had enough residents to fill a theater. A theater was
any place that held a group of people willing to pay
13. According to the passage, marijuana users feel to see a live performance. So plays were put on just
(25) about anywhere, including the general store. The
(A) a sense of time. audience, which was usually starved for contact with
(B) an increase in their sensitivity. the outside world, often had a very dramatic reaction
(C) an ability to concentrate. to the plays. More than once the actor who was
(D) an exaggerated seriousness. unfortunate enough to be playing the villain was
(E) an image of their body. (30) attacked while on stage for his evil ways. But despite
all the problems, a good company could earn
14. According to the passage, marijuana smokers lungs thousands of dollars for each week on the road, and
are harmed because that was reward enough for the difficulties of the job.

(A) the smoke produces chest pains. Perhaps the greatest American tour of all time was
(B) it produces physical dependance. (35) Sarah Bernhardt's farewell tour in 1916. By then she
(C) subjects smoke 10 to 20 joints a day. was successful and wealthy, and the most famous
(D) they hold the smoke for long periods of time. actress alive. Although she was 71 years old, she had
(E) the smoke decreases the heart rate more than more energy than people half her age. She toured for
tobacco. eighteen months, giving 266 performances -some in
(40) town halls, some in broken-down theaters, some in a
15. In line 8 the word impairs, as used in the passage, borrowed tent, and even once in a skating rink-. She
means won fans wherever she went. The tour earned over a
million dollars, of which she received $305,000 in
(A) stops. profit. The great actress was also quite a
(B) blocks. moneymaker.
(C) confuses.
(D) blurs.
(E) diminishes. 16. In line 5, the word accomodations, as used in the
passage, means

(1) Although the United States in the 1800's didn't seem (A) banks, stores, and warehouses.
like a good place to present Shakespearean drama, it (B) roads and bridges.
was. Americans weren't well-educated and, compared (C) small towns and cities.
to Europe, the U.S. was a wild country with (D) lodging, food, and services.
(5) uncomfortable accomodations and primitive (E) weather conditions.
transportation. But famous European actors who
crossed the Atlantic with their productions found that
in the cities, small towns, and even mining camps of
the United States, there was plenty of money to be
(10) made on classical drama.
In order to earn that money, however, actors had to
do much more than just memorize their lines and
look handsome on the stage. They had to be
managers of their own theater companies. Edwin
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17. In line 17, the word rehearsals, as used in the passage, Perhaps inevitably, the longing to prove that mankind
means (1) is not alone in the universe came to focus most
intensely upon a world that seemed remarkably Earth
(A) tickets. like: Mars. Although its year is nearly twice as long
(B) musicians. as Earth's, Mars's twenty-four-and-a half-hour day
(C) maintenance crew. (5) seems to mimic its terrestrial counterpart. Dark
(D) premiere. regions on the globe wax and wane seasonally,
(E) practice session. evoking oceans, continents, and vegetation; the
Martian polar ice caps advance and retreat before the
18. In line 35, the word farewell, as used in the passage, Sun.
means (10) A century or so ago, the conviction that Mars sustains
life was fueled by such tantalizing views through the
(A) good-bye. telescope. At its most distant from Earth, Mars is
(B) extravagant. merely a featureless orange disk not much larger than
(C) lucky. a star. But every 780 days, when Mars and Earth line
(D) longest. (15) up together on the same side of the Sun, the Red
(E) most important. Planet can acquire a distinctive personality. This is
especially true on the rare occasions, every fifteen to
19. According to the passage, the actor who played a nineteen years, when Mars reaches opposition at the
villain could same time that it reaches perihelion, the point in its
(20) elliptical orbit where it is closest to the Sun. During
(A) play in borrowed tents. these perihelic oppositions, Mars swings within 35
(B) be attacked while on stage. million miles of Earth, and astronomers rush to their
(C) manage his own company. instruments for an observational feast.
(D) earn over a million dollars. The perihelic opposition of 1877 was just such a
(E) become successful and wealthy. (25) banquet for Giovanni Schiaparelli, an accomplished
astronomer. Working at the eyepiece of his telescope,
20. Which of the following statements about Sarah Schiaparelli would focus on one feature of the planet
Bernhardt is an opinion? at a time, looking away to make a meticulous
drawing, then returning to the eyepiece. Gradually,
(A) She was successful and wealthy in 1916. (30) an astonishing pattern emerged: Mars was covered by
(B) She was the most famous actress alive in 1916. a planet-spanning network of geometrically ordered
(C) Her farewell tour was the greatest of all time. lines. He was not the first to see lines on the Martian
(D) Her farewell tour lasted eighteen months. surface or to see the hand of intelligence in their neat
(E) She once performed in a skating rink. geometry. But Schiaparelli's report staggered the
(35) imagination. He called the lines canali, Italian for
"channels," or canals. In a time when the Suez Canal
was still cause for wonder, the public inevitably took
canali to mean canals and began to imagine beings
capable of digging them.

21. In line 16 the word acquire, as used in the passage

means to

(A) secure.
(B) resemble.
(C) hold.
(D) obtain.
(E) knit.

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22. In line 13 the word featureless, as used in the
passage, means

(A) a special type of.

(B) not active or exciting.
(C) without distinctive characteristics.
(D) without movement.
(E) without weight.

23. In line 34 the word staggered, as used in the passage

means to

(A) struck.
(B) enlightened.
(C) increased.
(D) frightened.
(E) surprised.

24. According to the passage which of the following

statements is not an event?

(A) A century ago the idea of life in Mars was

awakened by the use of the telescope.
(B) Every 780 days Mars and Earth lined up together
on the same side of the Sun.
(C) Around every fifteen to nineteen years Mars
reaches opposition at the same time that it
reaches perihelion.
(D) Mars usually swings within thirty five million
miles of Earth.
(E) A perihelic opposition occurred in 1877.

25. According to the passage the perihelic opposition of

1877 was a banquet for Schiaparelli because he

(A) could observe Mars closely

(B) found that Mars was an ordered planet.
(C) compared the Suez Canal to those in Mars.
(D) discovered that the map of Mars resembles the
ocean features of Earth.
(E) discovered when Mars is closest to the Sun.

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78 Parte VIII
Tiempo límite: 25 min.
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O-PAEP

Instrucciones: Lea detenidamente el tema. Tómese un momento para analizarlo y asegúrese de que comprende realmente lo que
le piden. El propósito es conocer su capacidad para manejar el lenguaje escrito.
En la composición se evaluará el léxico, la sintaxis, la puntuación y la ortografía, así como la claridad de la exposición, la
organización de las ideas, la estructura de los párrafos y las transiciones entre los mismos.
No se aceptarán composiciones sobre temas diferentes ni en idioma extranjero.
Redacte una composición de alrededor de 300 palabras sobre el siguiente tema (use hojas aparte para este ejercicio).

No. 1 Tema: El deporte en la vida del ser humano

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