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Instrucciones

1.-Lee el siguiente texto y selecciona la respuesta correcta.

Last week my brother had a big health problem. He woke up early in the morning with a very high fever. We took him to the hospital and Dr. Perez received him in the emergency area. This doctor examined him superficially and told us it was an “insignificant” infection. He prescribed an antibiotic and sent us home.Unfortunately we could not find the medication, so we went back to the hospital and asked to see Dr. Perez again. At first, the nurse told us that doctor could not see my brother again. After explaining the situation, the doctor came out to tell us that it was not his problem if the medication was not easy to find.We decided to go back home without the medication; by midnight we were in the hospital again. This time Dr. Suarez was in the emergency area. He made a complete examination and told us that my brother had pneumonia! He has been hospitalized for one week, but Dr. Suarez’s attention is excellent.

1.1 Who had a medical problem?a) My brother b) The author of the text c) Dr. Suarez d) Dr.

Perez

1.2. Who was at the emergency area the second time?a) the family b) Dr. Suarez c) the nurse d) Dr. Perez

1.3. What happened with the medication?a) It was easy to find b) it was very expensive c) they could not find it d) it did not exist

1.4. How can you describe the attention of the first doctor?a) Good and precise b) incomplete and rude c) good but rude d)

precise but incomplete

1.5 In this situation, what type of format should the family look for?a) Recommendation letter b) complaint format c) application format d)

friendly letter

2. Completa las emociones que expresan las caras después de leer una historia de terror:

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

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a) 1(tired), 2 (doubtful), 3 (happy), 4 (upset), 5 (surprised)b) 1(doubtful), 2 (surprised), 3 (happy), 4 (upset), 5 (tired)c) 1(tired), 2 (happy), 3 (doubtful), 4 (surprised), 5 (upset)d) 1(surprised), 2 (doubtful), 3 (tired), 4 (happy), 5 ((upset)

3. Ordena los pasos para hacer un proyecto de erupción de un volcán: Ingredients:

- 1/4 cup vinegar (up to a cup if you have a large bottle)

- 2 tablespoons baking soda

- cherry jello granules

1. Place the vinegar in the bottle. This can be done before the bottle is put inside the model volcano in case you want to prepare ahead of time, otherwise, a small funnel works just fine.

2. First, mix the powders.

3. Finally, get the baking soda into the vinegar as fast as you can. Stand back and watch what happens - Erupting Volcano!

4. Stir the baking soda and enough cherry jello mix to make a pinkish powder.

a) 4, 3, 2, 1b) 4, 1, 2, 3c) 2, 4, 1, 3d) 1, 4, 2, 4

4. Lee el siguiente texto con mucha atención, es la historia de un programa de televisión llamado “2 Broke Girls”."2 Broke Girls" is a comedy about two young women waitressing at a diner. The girls build an unlikely friendship in the hopes of launching a successful business - if only they can raise the money. One of the girls is Max Black. She works two jobs just to get by, one of which is waiting tables during the night shift at the retro-hip Williamsburg Diner. The other girl is sophisticated Caroline Channing. She used to be a rich girl who finds herself in a desperate money situation after her father goes to prison. At first, Max sees Caroline as an inept server she must cover for, but she's surprised to find that Caroline has as much substance as she does style. When Caroline discovers Max's ability for baking amazing cupcakes, she sees a lucrative future for them, but first they need to raise the start-up money. While they save their tips, they'll stay at the restaurant,

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working with Oleg, a Russian cook; Earl, a 75-year-old cashier; and Han Lee, the owner of the diner. Working together, these two broke girls living in one expensive city might just find the perfect recipe for their big break.

Adapted from: http://www.aceshowbiz.com/tv/2_broke_girls/

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A continuación selecciona la respuesta correcta al texto.

1. A comedy program usually makes people….a) Laugh b) feel sad c) get angry d) suffer

2. All the characters have had work experience except….a) Max b) Caroline c) Earl d) Han

3. What business do the girls want?a) A restaurant b) a travel agency c) a cupcake shop d) a modeling agency

4. Max considers Caroline…..a) Very competent b) really pretty c) presumptuous d)

incompetent

5. Localiza los 5 verbos irregulares que aparecen en el siguiente texto.The game Hangman has its origins in the Victorian times according to Tony Augarde, author of “the Oxford Guide to World Games” (Oxford University Press). Alice Bertha Gomme’s Traditional Games mentions this game in 1894 under the name “Birds, Beasts and Fishes.”

Hangman is a guessing game where a player thinks of a word and writes a row of dashes. Each dash corresponds to a letter of the word. On the hand, there is another player or group of players who tries to guess the word. For every mistaken letter they mention, a part of a hanging man is drawn. The winner is the one who guesses the word before the man is hung.

a) has, thinks, word, there, hungb) has, word, where, of, draw c) has, thinks, writes, is, hungd) has, oxford, mentions, letter, guesses

6. Completa el siguiente texto de la Guerra de Reforma en México, con la forma correcta del verbo. The Reform War in Mexico (BE) ________ one of the episodes of the long struggle between Liberal and Conservative forces that dominated the country’s history in the 19th century. The Liberals (WANT) ___________ a federalist government, limiting traditional Catholic Church and military influence in the country. The Conservatives wanted a centralist government, even a monarchy, with the Church and military keeping their traditional roles and powers.

This struggle erupted into a full civil war when the Liberals, then in control of the government after ousting Antonio López de Santa Anna, (BEGIN)

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____________ to implement a series of laws designed to strip the Church and military, but especially the Church, of its rights, powers and property. Conservative resistance to this culminated in the Plan of Tacubaya, which (DESTROY) ________________ the government of President Ignacio Comonfort and caused the remaining Liberals to move their government to the city of Veracruz. The Conservatives (CONTROL) ___________ Mexico City and much of central Mexico, but the rest of the states chose whether to side with the Conservative or Liberal government.

Taken from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_War

a) Was / wanted / began / destroyed / controlledb) Wanted / was / destroyed / controlled / beganc) Began / destroyed / was / wanted / controlled d) Controlled / destroyed / begand / was / wanted

7. Ordena el siguiente dialogo.

En el diálogo, la letra “R” corresponde a la Recepcionista y la letra “T” al viajero.

At the Airport

_______R: I am really sorry, Sir. The next flight leaves tomorrow at 6 am.

_______T: Here it is.

_______ R: May I have your ticket, please?

_______T: Yes, please. I am traveling to San Antonio, Texas

_______R: No, Sir your ticket says May 17th.

_______T: Yes, I know that.

_______R: Sir, I am sorry to inform you that your flight has left.

_______T: That is impossible!

_______R: Sir, today is May 18th. This ticket should have been used yesterday!

_______T: But… I need to be in San Antonio today! How can you help me?

_______R: Good morning! Can I help you?

_______T: Oh no! I have a big problem now!

a) 10, 4, 3, 2, 8, 11, 5, 6, 7,9, 1, 12

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b) 5, 6, 7, 9, 1, 10, 4, 3, 2, 8, 11, 12c) 10, 4, 3, 2, 8, 11, 5, 6, 7, 12, 1, 9d) 10, 2, 3, 4, 1, 12, 5, 11, 6, 7, 8, 9

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8. De acuerdo con la lectura, responda si es falso “F” o verdadero “V” de conforme a lo planteado. Although the three countries that make up North America are physically close, Mexico is simply a different country from her northern neighbors. Mexico has a different history and a different culture. Mexicans have their own ways of doing and looking at things. For most Mexicans, family is the first priority while in the United States, family is usually second to work. Regarding their children, in Mexico, they are sheltered while in the United States they are often minimally parented. American children are more independent. Mexicans are very nationalistic, they are proud of long history and traditions while Americans are very patriotic, they are proud of the American way of life. They assume everyone shares materialistic values. Regarding ethics, in Mexico truth is tempered by need of diplomacy while Americans expect direct yes/no answers.

1. The three countries that make up North America are separated (___)

2. Mexicans are very patriotic. (___)3. Family is the most important thing for Americans.

(___)4. Mexicans assume everyone shares materialistic values.

(___)5. Americans raise very dependent children.

(___)6. Mexicans are proud of their way of life.

(___)7. Mexican children are very independent.

(___)8. Diplomacy is important for Mexicans. (___)9. Americans do not give direct answers.

(___)10. Mexicans’ priority is their job.

(___)

9. Observa el siguiente poster y clasifica ventajas y desventajas.

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1. Technological literacy.2. Distraction.3. Health problems.4. Bringing people together.5. Illegal crime, virus attacks.6. Opportunity to make businesses.

9.1 Advantages of social networking:a) 3, 4, 6b) 2, 4, 5c) 1, 4, 6d) 4, 5, 6

9.2 Disadvantages of social networking:a) 2, 3, 5b) 1, 3, 6c) 4, 5, 6d) 2, 3, 4

10. De acuerdo a las siguientes ilustraciones, determina quien realizó qué actividad.

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John Susan Jane

a) John was sunbathing / Susan decided to go for a swim / Jane was building sand castles b) John decided to go for a swim / Susan was building sand castles / Jane was sunbathingc) John was building sand castles / Susan was sunbathing / Jane was building sand castlesd) John was sunbathing / Susan was building sand castles / Jane decided to go for a swim.

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11. Elije la opción correcta considerando el signo (+) para la forma afirmativa y el signo (x) para la forma negativa:

1. You ___________ in the classroom. (+)

a) Are b) am c) is d) aren´t e) am not

2. The school’s name ____________ República Argentina. (+)

a) Am b) are c) am not d) isn´t e) is

3. I ___________ Doris’ sister. (x)

a) Am not b) is c) are d) isn’t e) am

4. The DVDs ___________ in the classroom. (x)

a) Are b) isn’t c) am d) is e) am not

5. Mrs. Martha ________________ the principal at school. (+)

a) Are b) am c) is d) isn´t e) aren’t