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29 Ιουνίου 2021

ΟΔΗΓΙΕΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΥΣ ΥΠΟΨΗΦΙΟΥΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΥΠΟΨΗΦΙΕΣ

1. Να απαντήσετε σε όλα τα ερωτήματα στο τετράδιό σας ακολουθώντας την αρίθμηση των
θεμάτων ως εξής:
Α1. 1. ...
2. ...
Α2. Να γράψετε μόνο τον αριθμό του ερωτήματος και το γράμμα που αντιστοιχεί στη
σωστή απάντηση, π.χ.
4. – A
5. ...
Β1. Να γράψετε μόνο τον αριθμό του ερωτήματος και τη ζητούμενη λέξη.
10. ...
11. ...
Β2. Να γράψετε μόνο τον αριθμό του ερωτήματος και τις ζητούμενες λέξεις.
15. ...
16. ...
Β3. Να αντιστοιχίσετε τον αριθμό με το σωστό γράμμα και να γράψετε μόνο την
αντιστοιχία, π.χ.
20. – Α
21. ...
Γ. Να αναπτύξετε το ζητούμενο θέμα στο τετράδιό σας χωρίς να αντιγράψετε την οδηγία-
εκφώνηση.
2. Να χρησιμοποιήσετε μόνο μπλε ή μαύρο στυλό διαρκείας και μόνο ανεξίτηλης μελάνης.

Καλή Επιτυχία

Διάρκεια εξέτασης: Τρεις (3) ώρες

Έναρξη χρόνου εξέτασης: Αμέσως μετά τη διανομή των θεμάτων
Δυνατότητα αποχώρησης: 11:30

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 ΑΡΧΗ 2ΗΣ ΣΕΛΙΔΑΣ

Α. Read the text below and respond to tasks A1 and A2.

Where you are, what you’re doing, and following situation-selection instruction
who you are with all affect your before the weekend and asked them to
personality in the moment. Over time, repeat it three times and to commit to
these influences can accumulate, shaping doing it: “If I am deciding what to do this
the kind of person you become. But you weekend, then I will select activities that
don’t have to accept this state of affairs will make me feel good and avoid doing
passively. things that will make me feel bad!”
The poet Maya Angelou said, “Stand up On Monday, all the participants provided
straight and realize who you are, that you a breakdown of what they’d spent the
tower over your circumstances.” She was weekend doing and the emotions they’d
certainly right in the sense that we can be experienced. The key finding was that
canny about how we choose to spend our those who followed the instruction
time: we can shape our circumstances so experienced more positive emotions over
that they work for, not against, us. the weekend. This was particularly the
case for the participants with more
For instance, if you would like to develop
neurotic personalities, who said they
a more open-minded, sociable warm
usually struggled to regulate their
personality, an important way to achieve
emotions. If you would like to be less
this is to strive to place yourself into
neurotic, this could be a particularly
situations that lift your mood. This may
useful approach for you.
sound obvious, but if you think honestly
for a moment, how often are you The situation-selection strategy is not all
strategic when planning your time? easy sailing, though. An unfortunate and
important obstacle to taking this more
Rather than gritting your teeth as you
strategic approach to life and our own
endure yet another spell of boredom, try
personality development is that a lot of
making a greater effort to plan ahead and
the time, we are not very good at
seek out the sunlit places that promise
anticipating how different situations will
more joy.
make us feel.
Psychologists at the University of
Sheffield in England tested this approach Adapted from
recently. They conducted a study and www.sciencefocus.com (20 May 2021)
gave half of their participants the

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 ΑΡΧΗ 3ΗΣ ΣΕΛΙΔΑΣ

Α. ΚΑΤΑΝΟΗΣΗ ΓΡΑΠΤΟΥ ΛΟΓΟΥ (30 points)

A1. Answer questions 1-3, based on information from the text (max. 30 words each).
(3 x 4 points = 12 points)

1. What would be a suitable title for this text?

2. What is the purpose of the text?
3. According to the text, is it possible to choose the situations we will find ourselves in? Justify
your answer.

A2. Choose the correct answer (A, B or C) for items 4-9, based on information from the text.
(6 x 3 points = 18 points)
4. Where is this text likely to appear? In a
A. textbook on psychology. B. popular science magazine. C. lifestyle magazine.

5. According to the text, the situations you generally find yourselves in

A. make you passive. B. influence your personality. C. affect your personality
momentarily.

6. The quotation by the poet Maya Angelou implies that

A. we need to stand up for B. we need to realize our C. we can take control of our
our rights. circumstances. circumstances.

7. According to the text, people

A. do not always choose to B. make conscious efforts to C. like to feel bored than to
spend their time doing do things that bring them plan to do things that
things that make them joy. bring them joy.
happy.

8. In the study conducted by psychologists at the University of Sheffield, half of the participants
were asked to select activities that made them feel good during the weekend and the other
half
A. were asked to stay at B. were not given any C. were asked to do things
home. instructions. that made them feel bad.

9. According to the results of the University of Sheffield study,

A. all the participants B. only the participants with C. those participants who
experienced pleasant neurotic personalities consciously chose to do
emotions during the experienced pleasant things that made them
weekend. emotions during the happy during the
weekend. weekend experienced
positive emotions.

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 ΑΡΧΗ 4ΗΣ ΣΕΛΙΔΑΣ

Β. ΓΛΩΣΣΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΓΝΩΣΗ (30 points)

B1. Use the correct form of the following words (A-H) to complete the gaps (10-14) in the
following text, as in the example. There are TWO words you do not need.
(5 x 2 points = 10 points)

A. contradict B. infect C. believe D. tend (example)

E. visible F. harm G. transmit H. benefit

The example is in bold and italics.

Are humans naturally clean and tidy creatures?

Thousands of years ago, our ancestors were already using latrines and tidying their hair with combs,
suggesting we have some deep-rooted tidy (ex.) tendencies. Yet people today still engage in gross
habits, such as eating lunch over a keyboard or failing to wash their hands after visiting the loo.
The reason for these (10) ___________ is that our natural inclination for cleanliness and good
hygiene isn’t borne from reason, but driven by our sense of disgust. This emotion protects us from the
risk of (11) ___________, but it’s far from foolproof or logical – it’s triggered by certain sights, smells
and (12) _____________, rather than any objective measure of hygiene. Generally speaking, people
are more bothered by dirt they can see and smell, even if it’s (13) _____________, rather than germs
that are (14) ___________, even if more deadly.

B2. Fill in the gaps with two words in the statements of column B, so that they are similar in
meaning to the statements (15-19) of column A, as in the example.
(5 x 2 points = 10 points)

Example: Please, switch off the library lights and Please, switch off the lights before leaving the
then you can leave. library.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
15. Erika left but she didn’t even say goodbye. Erika left ________even ________ goodbye.
16. When I started my speech, I forgot When I started my speech, I couldn’t ________
everything I wanted to say. ________ I wanted to say.
17. If I were you, I wouldn’t buy such an In my opinion, it’s ________ ________ buying
expensive camera! It’s a waste of money! such an expensive camera! It’s a waste of
money!
18. The teacher has tolerated the student’s The teacher has ________ ________ with the
behavior for a long time. student’s behavior for a long time.
19. I still can’t believe it! Everyone came to my I still can’t believe it! Everyone came to my party
party apart from Cathy. with the ________ ________ Cathy.

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 ΑΡΧΗ 5ΗΣ ΣΕΛΙΔΑΣ

B3. This is a children’s story called ‘Stone Soup’ written by Leanne Guenther, based on a
Portuguese fable.
The paragraphs of the story have been jumbled up. Put paragraphs A-E in the correct
order by writing the number of the item (20-24) and the letter corresponding to each
paragraph in the order in which they should appear.
(5 x 2 points = 10 points)

This is how the story begins

A kindly, old stranger was walking through the land when he came upon a village. As he entered, the
villagers moved towards their homes locking doors and windows.

A. By now, hearing the rumor of food, most of the villagers had come out of their homes or watched
from their windows. As the stranger sniffed the “broth” and licked his lips in anticipation, hunger began
to overcome their fear. “Ahh,” the stranger said to himself rather loudly, “I do like a tasty stone soup.
Of course, stone soup with cabbage -- that’s hard to beat.”
B. As he left, the stranger came upon a group of village children standing near the road. He gave the
silken bag containing the stone to the youngest child, whispering to a group, “It was not the stone, but
the villagers that had performed the magic.”
C. The stranger smiled and asked, “Why are you all so frightened? I am a simple traveler, looking for
a soft place to stay for the night and a warm place for a meal.” “There’s not a bite to eat in the whole
province,” he was told. “We are weak and our children are starving. Better keep moving on.”
D. Soon a villager approached hesitantly, holding a small cabbage he’d retrieved from its hiding place,
and added it to the pot. “Wonderful!!” cried the stranger. “You know, I once had stone soup with
cabbage and a bit of salt beef as well, and it was fit for a king.” The village butcher managed to find
some salt beef… And so it went, through potatoes, onions, carrots, mushrooms, and so on, until there
was indeed a delicious meal for everyone in the village to share. The village elder offered the stranger
a great deal of money for the magic stone, but he refused to sell it and traveled on the next day.
E. “Oh, I have everything I need,” he said. “In fact, I was thinking of making some stone soup to share
with all of you.” He pulled an iron cauldron from his cloak, filled it with water, and began to build a fire
under it. Then, with great ceremony, he drew an ordinary-looking stone from a silken bag and
dropped it into the water.

20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

Γ. ΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΗ ΓΡΑΠΤΟΥ ΛΟΓΟΥ (40 points)

TASK: You have decided to spend part of your summer vacation doing volunteer work and would like
your friend Alex from Spain to join you. Write an email (180-200 words) to Alex in which you:

a) describe the kind of volunteer work you would like to do during the summer

and

b) try to convince your friend that it’s a good idea for the two of you to do this kind of volunteer work
together.

Sign as George/Georgia.

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