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PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

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COMPRENSIÓN DE TEXTOS

1 - 3

Many major cities in the world today have large populations of people who have recently arrived; they have emigrated

from other countries. Perhaps you, too, have left a familiar place to come to a new city or a new country. Or you may

live in a city where there are large numbers of newcomers. Adapting to a new place forces people to seek out new

friends, face new problems, and often learn a new language.

1. The underlined word who is related to

A. cities.

B. people.

C. major.

D. countries.

2. The underlined words seek out can be replaced by

A. give up.

B. look for.

C. take care.

D. find out.

3. According to the text,

A. people are forced to leave their native countries.

B. major cities of the world have received many visitors.

C. people have immigrated to other countries due to overpopulation.

D. living in a new place implies many changes for immigrants.

4 - 6

People are living longer in the United States. As a result, more and more middle aged adults are becoming caretakers

of their aging parents. When their parents can no longer care for themselves, these adults stay at home to care for

them in much the same way they cared for their own children.

Playing the role of "parent sitter" is quite difficult and frustrating. For example, an aging parent may become blind. No

longer able to see, the old person needs his or her children to perform many every day jobs. Another example is the

parent who becomes brain damaged during the aging process. Natural roles are then reversed, as children are forced

to care for their parents as if their parents were children.

4. The underlined words middle aged can be replaced by

A. very young people.

B. ancient people.

C. very old people.

D. people in their 50's.

5. According to the text, the underlined words "parent sitter" refer to a person who

A. takes care of his/her father or mother.

B. loves and works for his/her family.

C. looks after his/her children.

D. likes helping his/her relatives.

6. The main idea of this text is:

A. Sons and daughters take care of their parents because of longevity.

B. Children do not like to take care of their parents.

C. The natural roles of parents and children have changed throughout history.

D. Parents stay at home to take care of their children.

7 - 9

The United States is now becoming a non-smoking society. Across the country, hundreds of towns and cities, and even

entire states, are passing strict laws to control the sale and use of cigarettes. In New York, for example, smoking is

illegal in public buildings, hospitals, schools, banks, stores, movie theaters, taxi-cabs, and restrooms, to name a few

places. In addition, smoking is prohibited anywhere in the U.S. on airline flights that last two hours or less. And now

many private companies have also made rules prohibiting cigarette smoking. At least 40% of American companies

restrict smoking by their employees. Company policies are mostly of three kinds: they prohibit smoking by employees

when they are working, they hire only non-smokers, or they force workers who smoke to quit smoking.

7. The underlined sentence they force workers who smoke to quit smoking means that

A. workers are hired because they smoke.

B. workers have to give up smoking if they want to continue working.

C. workers are required to smoke if they want to continue working.

D. workers are fired because they smoke.

8. According to the text, we can infer that

A. none of the company policies ban smoking.

B. all of the company policies ban smokers.

C. the first policy bans smoking, and the other two, ban smokers.

D. the first and second policies ban smokers, and the last one bans smoking.

9. According to the text, the author's intention is to

A. describe how the U.S. is regulating smoking.

B. promote discrimination against smokers in the U.S.

C. protest against people who smoke in the U.S.

D. show how smokers can quit smoking in the U.S.

10 - 12

We owe our nation's state park system to one of the world's most recognizable landmarks -Niagara Falls. By 1880, a

ring of industrial sites and man-made attractions had so completely choked off public access to the falls that the only

views from American soil were on private land. News of Niagara's plight spread when a group of artists and politicians

spearheaded a campaign to buy back the land, creating a preserve. Finally in 1885, after six years of legislative

wrangling, New York Governor David B. Hill dedicated the famous landmark "free to mankind", and our state park

system was born.

America's parks really took off in the 1930's when the country was booming with public works projects. The Civilian

Conservation Corps built camps and trails that gave Americans access to the outdoors. Now, there are more than

5.000 state parks, nearly ninety-five times the number of national parks. That means at least a few per state, or a short

drive for most families.

10. The underlined expression choked off can be replaced by

A. suspended.

B. increased.

C. promoted.

D. eliminated.

11. The underlined sentence America's parks really took off in the 1930's, when the country was booming with public

works projects means that

A. America's parks were destroyed in the 1930's because of the increase of public works projects.

B. America's parks began to emerge in the 1930's due to the decrease of public works projects.

C. public works projects increased because of the beginning of America's parks in the 1930's.

D. public works projects encouraged the beginning of America's parks in the 1930's.

12. The title of the text could be

A. The history of America's state parks

B. How were America's national parks born?

C. Why visit America's state parks?

D. A guide to America's national parks

QUIZ TIME

February 12/ 2014    English QUIZ

Please you must study all vocabulary you have studied in classes

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The Choking Dog

 "Come on, come on, move it, idiot!"

 Joanne beat impatiently on the steering wheel of her Mercedes sports car. How stupid to get caught up in the rush hour! She had planned to leave work early this afternoon, at three o'clock, to give herself a chance to relax and have a bath before going out to a meeting of her local tennis club. But just at ten to three a client had arrived, and it was two hours before she had finished dealing with the man. When she came out of her office, all the other staff in the Highlight Advertising Agency had already left. Now she was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30, and at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. There would be no time for any hot bath.
     Ahead of her, the traffic was moving at last, and she swung quickly out into the centre lane to turn right, and raced the last half-mile through the quiet suburban streets to her house. Pulling up on the driveway, she leapt out of the car and ran for the house. As she opened the door, she nearly tripped over Sheba, who was standing behind it.
     "Hey, Sheba, hello," she said, bending down to stroke the large alsatian dog's head, "I've got no time for you now, but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from the tennis club."
     It was then that she noticed something worrying about the dog. Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking, her stomach pumping repeatedly as if she was trying to vomit something up. She was obviously in real discomfort and could hardly breathe; her sad eyes gazed up at Joanne helplessly.

     "Oh damn, this is all I need now," said Joanne to herself, dropping her briefcase and bending down to take a closer look, "a sick dog, today of all days!" On closer examination, Sheba did look very sick, and Joanne realised she would have to take her down to the vet immediately. Luckily, the vet's surgery was only a few streets away, and Joanne quickly loaded the dog, still coughing and choking, into her car for the short drive.
     When she got there, the surgery was just about to close for the day. Luckily, Dr. Sterne had not left yet, and when he saw the state of Sheba, he brought her quickly into hisoffice.
     "It looks like something is stuck in her throat," said Dr. Sterne. It shouldn't take me too long to get it out."

   "Listen, doctor, I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting -- can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, then I'll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?"

"Sure," said the doctor. "You get going. I'll see you in ten minutes."

 Joanne jumped back into her car again, and made the quick trip round to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone on the table by the door began to ring. She picked it up, annoyed by this additional interruption to her plans.

 "This is Dr. Sterne," said an anxious voice. "Is that you, Joanne?"

  "Of course it's me," said Joanne, surprised at the sound of his voice, "no-one else lives here."
      "I want you to get right out of that house immediately," said the doctor's voice. "Right now. I'm coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside for us." The phone went dead. Joanne stared at it. She was confused, but she was also a little frightened by the obvious fear in the voice of the doctor. She replaced the receiver, then quickly backed out of the door and ran into the street.
     At that moment, a police car with its lights flashing swung round the corner and screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out. After briefly checking that she was the owner of the house, they ran into the house through the still open door, without explaining anything. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.
     "Where's Sheba? Is she OK?" shouted Joanne, running over to his car.
     "She's fine, Joanne. I extracted the thing which was choking her, and she's OK now."
     "Well what's this all about? Why are the police in my house?"
     Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced figure, a man in a dark grey sweater and jeans, who, it seemed, could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.

     "My God," said Joanne, "how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?"
     "I think he must be a burglar," said the doctor. "I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba's throat, it turned out to be three human fingers. I don't think he's a very happy burglar."

 According to the previous article, answer the following questions

1. Where did Joanne work?

  ?    an advertising agency

  ?    a vet's surgery

  ?    a Mercedes dealer's office

  ?    the text does not say

2. Why was she angry at the beginning of the story?

  ?    She was lost.

  ?    She had lost a client at work.

  ?    She was stuck in a traffic jam.

  ?    Her dog was sick.

3. Why did she take the dog to Dr. Sterne's surgery?

  ?    It was time for Sheba's checkup.

  ?    The dog couldn't breathe properly.

  ?    She wanted to get her out of the house.

  ?    The doctor had asked to see her.

4. Why did she leave the dog at the surgery and drive home again?

  ?    She wanted to catch a burglar.

  ?    The dog was too sick to come home.

  ?    The doctor wanted to keep her.

  ?    Joanne wanted to change her clothes.

5. How long did it take Joanne to drive home from the surgery?

  ?    two minutes

  ?    ten minutes

  ?    an hour

  ?    the text does not say

6. What happened as she arrived home for the second time?

  ?    The police arrived.

  ?    The phone rang.

  ?    The dog died.

  ?    A burglar was just escaping.

7. Why did the doctor tell her to get out of the house?

  ?    There was a dangerous dog in there.

  ?    It was on fire.

  ?    He knew there was a burglar inside.

  ?    He wanted to meet her outside.

8. Why did the burglar look very sick?

  ?    The police had caught him, and he would probably have to go to prison.

  ?    He had caught a disease from the dog.

  ?    He hadn't found any valuable things to steal.

  ?    The dog had bitten off his fingers.

9. The story says that the dog "gazed up at Joanne helplessly". "Gazed" means _______________.

  ?    stared

  ?    cried

  ?    barked

  ?    laughed

10. A "vet's surgery" is probably _______________.

  ?    a serious operation

  ?    a minor operation

  ?    an animal doctor's office

  ?    a police station