TEC THE English College - Gijón

Pruebas de Aptitud para el Acceso a la Universidad (3)

INGLÉS

Read the text and then answer the questions:

The least successful tourist on record is Mr Nicholas Scotti of San Francisco. In 1977 he flew from America to his native Italy to visit relatives. En route the plane made a one-hour fuel stop at Kennedy Airport. Thinking that he had arrived, Mr Scotti got out and spent two days in New York believing he was in Rome.
When his nephews were not there to meet him, Mr Scotti assumed they had been delayed in the heavy Roman traffic mentioned in their letters. While looking for their home, the great traveller could not help noticing that modernization had destroyed most, if not all, of the ancient city’s monuments.
He also noticed that many people spoke English with a clear American accent. However, he just assumed that
Americans got everywhere. After twelve hours travelling round on a bus, the driver handed him to a policeman. Then an argument followed, in which Mr Scotti expressed amazement at the Rome police force employing someone who did not speak Italian.
Scotti’s brilliance is seen in the fact that even when told he was in New York, he refused to believe it. To get him on a plane back to San Francisco, he was driven at full speed to the airport in a police car with sirens screaming. “See, “said Scotti to his interpreter, “I know I’m in Italy. That’s how they drive.”

QUESTIONS
Answer the following questions. Do not copy literally from the text:

1) Why did the plane from San Francisco stop at New York? (1 punto)

2) Why did Mr Scotti argue with a policeman? (1 punto)

3) What did Mr Scotti think when he saw that his relatives were not waiting for him? (1 punto)

4) Write the following sentence in reported speech: “I know I’m in Italy. That’s how they drive”, said Scotti to his interpreter. (1’5 puntos)

5) Find a synonym in the text for each of the following words or expressions:

to welcome / distinct / surprise / quickly / all the places (1’5 puntos)

6) Write an essay on your experiences as a tourist. (80-90 words) (4 puntos)