# Pruebas de acceso a facultades, escuelas técnicas superiores y colegios universitarios

Comunidad: | Comunidad Valenciana
Convocatoria: | Junio de 1999
Modalidad: | LOGSE - Todas
Ejercicio: | 1er Ejercicio B
Asignatura: | Inglés
Obligatoriedad: | Todas
Duración: | 60 minutos
Baremo: | Reading comprehension: 2 points (1 point each); True/False: 1 point (0.5 each); Find synonym:1 point (0.5 each); Multiple choice: 2 points (0.5 each); Composition:4 points

## Part A. Reading comprehension

Read the following text:

Youth hostels' changing rooms

Youth hostels are having a reinaissance with new ones appearing in bright, designer buildings with prime riverside or city centre locations and old ones being revamped* beyond recognition.

The Youth Hostel Association was set up "to help all people of limited means, especially young people, to develop a love and care of the countryside," explained Emma Crump, sales and marketing manager of the charity.

These days, if you walk into the halls of this new kind of hostel you'll soon see that the youth image and primitiveness are things of the past. You can still stay cheaply in a single-sex dorm but double and twin rooms with bathrooms are now available.

The Youth Hostel Association has reduced the size of dormitories to allow groups of friends and families to have a room to themselves. The trend towards more luxurious rooms is a response to customer demand. "Everybody has a carpet at home so that' s what people want when they go away. Everybody has a shower too," Crump says.

Out of the Youth Hostel Association's 230 hostels, there are about 40 still aimed at providing "a real rural experience". For example, the hostel in Black Vale in the lake District has no electricity and only spring water. These sort of hostels have a very different atmosphere," says Crump.

J.O'Gallaghan and Z.Dare Hall, Sunday Express. April 11, 1999

*revamped: renewed, improved

I. Answer these questions using your own words:

1. Why was the Youth Hostel Association established?
2. Why are more luxurious rooms introduced in Youth hostels?

II. Are the following statements True (T) or False (F)?

1. Youth hostels are things of the past.
2. Some of the Youth hostels offer a rural atmosphere.

III. Find a word in the text which, in context, is similar in meaning to the following words or phrases.

1. Very comfortable:
2. Money, resources:

IV. Choose a, b, or c after each statement below. Only one choice is correct.

1. Nowadays Youth hostels offer...
   1. only rooms in the city centre.
   2. only rooms in rural areas.
   3. rooms in the city and in the countryside.
2. Youth hostels' rooms are...
   1. smaller than in the past.
   2. bigger than in the past.
   3. the same size as in the past.
3. Old Youth hostels are being...
   1. reconstruted to attract also families.
   2. knocked down to build new building.
   3. used as schools.
4. Youth hostels in the countryside...
   1. offer different conditions than those placed in the city centre.
   2. do not attract as many visitors as those placed in the city.
   3. do not attract groups of friends and families.

## Part B. Composition (100-150 words approximately)

Choose one of the following two topics:

1. Describe young people habits during their holidays.
2. If you had the opportunity to travel to England this summer, would you accept it? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of going to a foreign country to learn a language.

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