LECTURA 1. 13. A.eat B.eaten C.

eating
14. A.healthiest B.health C.healthier
RESPONDE DE LAS PREGUNTAS 1 AL 8 DE 15. A.by B.near C.off
ACUERDO CON EL SIGUIENTE TEXTO 16. A.until B.over C.across

USEFUL THINGS
Few things are (0)________ than have anything you love THE MOZART EFFECT
in your garage. I am a singles father and I (1) ________
You have probably (0)_______ of the Mozart Effect. In
look after two teenagers, both of them are special and
friendly. My car has become a very useful thing when it 1982, the scientist Don Campbell (16) ________
comes to (2) __________ them to the Museum or to the studying the idea that if children or even babies listen to
department store. (3) _________ their friends in this music composed by Mozart, they (17)______ become
places are important for them.
more intelligent. He says (18)______kinds of music can
 
affect our learning and our health.
However, the (4) ________ important things on my list is
my cell phone. I (5) ________ shopping and bought a We use music to (19) ______ us relax. However,
modern one two months ago. It is (6) ________ and Campbell says music can (20)______ reduce the stress
useful since I use it as an alarm clock to wake up (7) of being sick. Campbell believes (21) _____ Mozart’s
________ 5 o´clock. I can (8) ________ check
music is popular because it’s (22)_____ composed and
information on the web and send text messages to my
colleagues. makes your brain alert.
1. A. shall B. must C. could Music not only makes you more intelligent, but it can
2. A. take B. taking C. taken improve your memory, too. In one study, students who
3. A. Met B. meet C. meeting
4. A. more B. most C. much listened to Mozart before doing a test got much (23)
5. A. go B. went C. gone ______ marks than those students who didn’t.
6. A. interested B. interesting C. interest
7. A. at B. into C. on 17. A.begins B. began C.begun
8. A. quite B. also C. once 18. A. shall B.will C.must
LECTURA 2. 19. A.every B.both C.all
20. A.helping B.helped C.help
FAST FOOD VS SLOW FOOD
21. A.also B.once C.yet
The term Fas food is (0) __known__ for restaurants that 22. A.while B.that C.if
serve cheap meals (9)_________ in paper bags or 23. A.well B.better C.good
boxes, for example burgers and chips Fast food 24. A.highest B.higher C.high
(10)____________popular in the 1950s in the United
ELEPHANTS IN THE CIRCUS
States, but today, it`s known that it is bad for your body.
One of America's top shows will have no elephants (0)
There`s also slow food. It began in 1986 thanks to Carlo
Petrini, an Italian journalist (11)_________ found a stage in a few years. All their elephants will go to
McDonals`s restaurant in Rome. He thought it was a natural park and be (25) there than in the
horrible. (12)___________, he started “slow food”, that is
circus. One hundred years ago, people (26) it was
about (13)_________ fresh food that is cooked for a
Longer time; that`s why this food is (14)____________. OK for animals to be in these shows; (27) , today
It has two goals: to make the food of one’s Town things have changed. People have (28)___ to worry
popular, and to buy food made (15)__________ small about it because the animals aren't free.
farmers. This movement now has (16) __________
80,000 members in 100 countries. A lot of environmental groups believe that these kinds
(29) shows are not right. One group says circus
9. A.quickly B.quickest C.quicker
10. A. becoming B.become C.became elephants have a bad life. They (30) have pains in
11. A.what B.who C.which their bodies and get sick. This group (31)______wants
12. A.so B.if C.As
elephants to rest. There are even some places in the had to find someone (44) ________ wanted wood and
USA where shows (32)_______use elephants because this white substance.
people agree that it is important to protect them. In 600 B.C., Croesus, the last king of Lydia, introduced
the first money system: round pieces (45) ________
25. A.happier B.happy C.happiest
from gold. This system helped the country improve (46)
26. A.thinking B.thought C.think
27. A.instead B.next C.however ________ its internal and external business, becoming
28. A.begin B.begun C.began one of the richest places in Asia Minor. In 550 B.C., the
29. A.for B.about C.of Chinese started (47)________ paper money.
30. A.may B.shall C.should
31. A.else B.just C.almost The 21st century brought along different ways of (48)
32. A.never B.usually C.always ________ with money on the internet. People can also
send money to friends or family members.
A WOMAN OF SCIENCE
Many women are (0)__quite___ important to the world of
41. A. Through B. Over C. Without
science; (33) ________, most people do not know how
42. A. However B. Also C. Instead
the work of those women have (34) ______ our lives. 43. A. something B. nothing C. everything
Probably one of the (35) ______ of these women was 44. A. which B. what C. who
45. A. making B. made C. make
Rosalind Franklin.
46. A. any B. both C. each
Franklin was an English chemist (36) ________ studied 47. A. uses B. using C. used
DNA identification. She wrote several articles describing 48. A. paid B. pay C. paying
all her work. Franklin (37) ________ got the first image
of DNA, but her work was (38) ________ by James
Watson and Francis Crick in 1953. They noted that their
studies used some of Franklin’s “interesting ideas”, but
Watson and Crick, not Franklin, (39) ________ the
Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1962.
Franklin (40) ________ died when she was 38, in 1958;
but she worked on projects about DNA until the last day
of her life.

33,A. instead B. afterwards C. however

34,A. changes B. changed C. changing
35.A. clever B. cleverest C. cleverer
36.A. which B. what C. who
37.A. herself B. itself C. himself
38.A. copying B. copied C. copies
39.A. won B. win C. winning
40.A. suddenly B. perhaps C. rarely

MONEY
Money has (0)__been___ part of human history for the
last 3,000 years. (41) ________ it, people had to change
their things for food or jewelry in return. (42) ______, it
was not easy because they needed (43) ______ useful
enough to offer; if they had wood and needed salt, they
 LECTURAS LITERALES
The Hamburguer
 
There is a controversy over the German origin of the
hamburguer, but it is a U.S invention, says “The
Hamburger: A History” by Josh Ozersky. However, the
origin of the inventor of the hamburguer is still not clear.
It could be Charlie Nagreen, who sold meatballs
between two pieces of soft bread in 1885. Or maybe
Frank Menches, from Ohio, who sold a sandwich made
of meat and soft bread in hamburg, N.Y. in 1885.
Another possible inventor was Louis Lassen, from
Connecticut, who served some meat pieces between two
slices of toast in 1900. There was also Fletcher David, a
Texan who sold a meat sandwich with soft bread in
world exhibition in 1904, where it got the name
“hamburger”.
However, meat and bread- like today´s hamburger was
more in Hamburg, Germany, in the nineteenth century. It
was called Hamburg steak and was a usual dish for the
German immigrants that left Hamburg for the United
States. Anyone could prepare it, and they could have it
while standing up or walking.
So, the hamburger already existed in the early twentieth
century, but it was only food for workingmen and served
in restaurants near factories at midday. However, after
the introduction of the automobile in the market and
people´s new wish for meals to eat on the road, the
reputation of the hamburger improved in 1920.
58. A different type of bread was first used in a
hamburger in
A. Ohio B.Texas C.Connecticut
59. The hamburger became known by people from all
over the world in
A. 1885 B.1900 C.1904
60.Who made a hamburger with meat prepared in a
special way?
A.CharlieNagreen B.Lois Lassen. C.Fletcher David.
61.Hamburgers in Germany were different from the
American ones in that they
A. Were very popular.
B. Had more meat.
C. Were known later
62. The hamburgers brought from Germany to the
US were
A. Hard to find. B.Interesting to make. C.Easy to eat.
63. At the beginning of the last century, some people
ate hamburgers for
A. breakfast. B.lunch. C.dinner
64. What changed the way people thought of the
hamburger in 1920?
A. A new path. B.A new job. C.A new machine
River Dolphins
River dolphins were first described by Henri Marie
Ducrotay in 1817. He also gave them names. There are
38 kinds of dolphins, but 33 are sea dolphins and only 5
of them make their homes in large rivers. Although the
pink dolphin lives in the Amazon River, it can also be
found in the Orinoco and Madeira Rivers in smaller
numbers. While they are mostly pink, river dolphin can
be light gray or brown but science has not found out why
they have their lovely color. We guess they become
pinker when they are excited, as it happens to us when
we`re mad.
River dolphins, like the ones in Southeast Asia or La
Plata River, are clever; however, the pink dolphins in the
Amazon are the cleverest, but not as much as dolphins
in the Atlantic Ocean. Pink dolphins make sounds to
show they enjoy being close to people; some stories of
people being pushed close to the river by them are
popular in the Amazon, if a pink dolphin dies, people
think something bad may happen. However, if this
happens, they will use the dead animal`s oil to help other
animals with health problems like infections, but they
won`t use the meat.
Unfortunately, river dolphins have died as we have built
new towns around their area and changed the rain
forests. Also, they are caught with other animals to be
shown in aquariums.
95. How many types of dolphins are there in the
waters of our planet?
A. 33. B. 5. C. 38.
96. Most pink dolphin can be seen in the
A. Amazon river.
B.Orinoco river.
C. Madeira river.
97. What`s the reason why pink dolphins are that
color?
A.People bother them
B.They have feelings.
C.Nobody`s sure.
98. Pink river dolphins are less brilliant than
dolphins in
A.Southeast Asia. B.La Plata. C.The Atlantic.
99. Pink dolphins are
A. sometimes dangerous.
B.usually friendly
C. always noisy.
100. People think river dolphins could
A. bring bad luck B.become foodC.get sick easily.
101. Dolphins have been in danger because of
A. heavy storms.B.people`s buildings.C.animals` meals.
EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS
The wonderful Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan and
the large Pyramid of the First Quin King in China are
visited by thousands of people every year. However, the
Great Pyramid of Giza is the world's most famous
pyramid. It was built in the Sahara Desert in northern
Egypt, and fills an area of 52609 square meters. The bad
weather of the Sahara has actually made the pyramid
become smaller 9 meters from its real size.
The pyramid, which was cleaned In 2012, was such a
fascinating piece of engineering, that it was the tallest
building in the world for over 4000 years! Most
Egyptologists, people who study Egyptian history, agree
that the Great Pyramid was built around 2560 BC, a little
more than 5,000 years ago. It took tens of thousands of
workers 20 years to make it. The pyramid has over
2.000.000 rock blocks. How heavy are they? Most of the
blocks are 2000 or 3000 kilograms.
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built from orders by the
King Khufu for dead kings. His closest friend, Hemon,
was the pyramid's architect. The Great pyramid is part of
the three pyramids at Giza, and it is the largest and
tallest. The other ones are the Pyramid of Khafre with
two known rooms, and the smaller Pyramid of Menkaure,
with three smaller pyramids next to it.
113. The Great Pyramid is found in
A. China.B.Egypt.C.Teotihuacan.
LIFE IN AROAN TIMES
We know a lot about Aroans lived from ruins of houses
which have been found. Archeologists are people who
put together history from this kind of ruins.
Most Aroans were farmers, who lived in houses near the
Chinampas-parts of ground next to lakes. They fished for
food and grew all kinds of vegetables on their farms.
Also, they cooked on a plate on three rocks over a fire.
Other people had very little, the made their own clothes
and slept on the hard floor. The Aroans were very
religious and believed they could talk to their gods. They
thought that their gods made the sun come up, rain fall,
and fire burn.
The Aroans believed that they lived in the fifth of live
“suns”. One day this time would end, but they thought
that if they kept loving and giving live animals as food to
their gods, the end of their time would never come. They
had lots of ceremonies to please their gods. Special
religious people, who wore black clothes and never cut
their hair, started the ceremonies, and the oldest
member of the group closed them.
97. Aroans lived
A. Close to Chinampas
B. Far from Chinampas
C. In Chinampas

98. The majorit of Aroans

114. What does an Egyptologist do? A. Had few things to live
A. builds pyramids. B. Bought their clothes
B.learns about pyramids. C. Got good from their farms
C.improves pyramids.
99. Aroan farmers normally
115. The time spent building the pyramid was of A. Ate hot food
A. twenty years. B. Swan on lakes
B. four thousand years. C. Slept on beds
C. five thousand years.
100. Aroans believed their gods
116. The Great Pyramid was made A. Were in the sun
A. by 2000 workers. B. Listened to them
B. 2000 years ago. C. Loved them a lot
C. with 2.000.000 rock blocks.
101. Aroans thought they lived
117. Khufu was the person in Egypt who A. In the first “sun”
A. planned the buildings. B. In the next “sun”
B. was friendly with everybody. C. In the last “sun”
C. decided what to do.
102. Aroans gave animals to their gods
118. Hemon was a A. For a longer life
A. pyramid's name. B. For communication
B. person Khufu knew well. C. For rain to fall
C. place in Giza
103. Special religious people
119. The pyramid that has other pyramids around A. Had long hair
is B. Wore bright colors
A. The great pyramid. C. Ended the ceremonies
B. Menkaure.
C. Khafre.
 ECOLOGICAL FARMING AND LIFE c. By looking for information.

My name is Ivan Lopez. I was born and grew up in 7. In 1979, Ivan was afraid of
Guatemalan village and later became a small farmer a. Being a leader.
there. The biggest problem in my life was that we never b. Helping his friends.
had enough food or money. But, 21 years ago I started c. Being a manager.
doing things differently, and that changed my life. I
began using plants around my fields to stop erosion and 8. What does Ivan think about what he is doing
began using natural fertilizers. This was very good for now?
my farm. a. It is a good way of learning.
b. It improves people´s lives.
So, I joined some other colleagues and went to c. It is necessary for ecological farming.
agricultural classes in San Martin. I stopped burning my
fields every year and changed many other ways of JAMES SALTER DAYS IN FILM
working on my farm. This improved things a lot. James Salter was a pilot in the United States Air Force.
He abandoned the military profession in 1957 after the
Soon, friends began asking me to help them and I began publication of his first novel, The Hunters. He is best
giving other farmers information and learned to speak in known as a novelist, but during the sixties and seventies,
front of groups. In 1979, I became the leader of a team. he worked in film making. Salter made documentaries,
At first, I was afraid, but my friends helped me, telling me wrote texts for films, and even was the director of a film
that I could do it. The next year, I became a farm called Three, starring Charlotte Rampling and Sam
manager, and spent the next five years as one. Waterston.

We have shown that ecological farming is highly useful In Passionate Falsehoods, which was adapted from
for most village farmers. Also, learning about it has been Salter’s book Burning the Days, published in The New
very important for me. I am happy to help many farmers Yorker in 1997, Salter tells the story of his life in film.
and give them information because that´s how we are Salter’s time in the film world is both good and bad. In
making a better world. Rome, he met directors and stars. In New York, he
It makes me feel good to know I have helped my people. explored the city with Robert Redford and enjoyed eing
famous. Deborah Treisman and Michael Agger have
1. Ivan started working as a farmer talked about Salter. Nick Paumgarten in The Last Book,
a. In his home town describes Salter’s opinion about his film career: “Of
b. In a big city. sixteen texts for movies, only four were popular. There
c. Near Guatemala. was money, attractive women, and entrance into rooms
where there were stories more for the dinner table than
3. How did Ivan make his farmer better? for the page.” Salter thought he was wasting his time.
a. He did things in new ways.
b. He stopped using fertilizers. Perhaps he wasted his time in a larger artistic way, but it
c. He made some new friends. still makes for attractive reading. The Last Book is
available to everyone in online stores.
4. Ivan took agricultural classes with
a. People he didn´t know. 17. James Salter played an important partin the
b. People working on his farm. making of movies from
c. A number of other farmers. A. 1960 to 1979.
B. 1960 to 1970.
5. After the classes, Ivan stopped C. 1960 to 1985.
a. Working on his fields.
b. Improving his fields. 18. Passionate Falsehoods is
c. Setting fire to his fields. A. a newspaper.
B. a play.
6. How did Ivan learn to speak in public? C. a movie.
a. By asking for help.
b. By helping other people. 19. Salter had nice and difficult times in his
A. acting years.
B. big screen work.
C. visit to one city.

20. The Last Book was written by

A. James Salter.
B. Deborah Treisman.
C. Nick Paumgarten.

21. James Salter thinks that his work in thecinema

business was
A. not useful.
B. not hard.
C. not usual.

22. Reading about James Salter's years inthe cinema

could be
A. clever enough.
B. just fair.
C. quite interesting.

23. The Last Book can be found

A. in museums.
B. at a café.
C. on the web.
 LECTURAS INFERENCIALES
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
To the editor:
I will mention my position on Environmental Education
(EE) in our society.
The ability to work together towards a common goal is
absolutely essential and I consider it appears in
childhood, when kids get involved in positive
experiences.
I have personally discovered how nature sets positively
in their development. I used to organize expeditions to
natural reservations with my son and daughter and we
would discover magnificent landscapes from which we
learned a lot. Those occasions were marvelous.
. 113. The text suggests that in our current world, EE
Vincent Simmons, author of "The Natural Rule", argues
how family environmental organizations are a suitable
way to get families outside to learn from nature andto
consider the importance of protecting the planet.
Families are more likely to goto natural spaces if another
family arranges to go with them.
In Simmons' opinion, getting involved in such
experiences creates suitable conditions for working
together, and I agree. Children will feel more comfortable
being outside if others their age are involved too. This
new approach can also be transferred to schools where
children realize the importance of wildlife and its
protection. Students will get to actually see the animals
and habitats they are learning about in subjects such as
biology or science.
Active involvement in EE should be applied in the
classrooms because kids will learn better and recognize
its real world application so they would be able, for
instance, to confirm in what region penguins are
normally located. Such involvement may be introduced
in academic events aiming at discussing environmental
education, so kids could gain more knowledge of how
our planet works and what they can do to take care of it.
110. The water talks about EE in order to
A. Explain in what ways kids can protect our planet.
B. Describe its advantages on social relationships in
children.
C. Persuade people that this method is good to teach
children.
D. Encourage students to learn about animals´ natural
environment.
111. What can a reader find out from this text?
A. The effects of nature on parents and children`s
relationships.
B. The situations in which the project can be carried out.
C. The activities families can perform together in
excursions.
D. The role of a parent involved in environmental groups.
112. according to the next,
A. Exploring nature leads kids to promote EE in their
families.
B. EE. Helps children to get involved in animal life easily.
C. EE is essential for children to understand school
programs.
D. Students are encouraged to admire nature through
EE instruction.
needs.
A. More classroom teaching about our planet.
B. Parents to be involved in their children`s education.
C. More engaged students in our real environment
D. Teachers with essential biology knowledge.
114. A neat way to recommend this system for
teachers would be:
Allow your students to develop a sense, of responsibility
with our planet. Provide them with broad and realistic
opportunities to face environmental issues
Environmental Instruction is a recent trend to make your
students improve their academic performance in science
subjects. Give them that opportunity.
An advantage of EE is that kids will employ this
knowledge to favor their social demands. Accompany
them in this extraordinary action.
Encourage the children in your classes to use EE In
order to create environmental organizations. Our planet
will thank your effort.
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Experts points to the fact that almost 85% percent of our
success in life is due to our communication skills. That
means that no matter how brilliant, how responsible, or
how highly educated someone is, they still have a low
possibility of success unless they develop the right
communication skills.
The good news is that anyone can develop good
communication skills. And it´s encouraging to know that
even small improvements in your ability to connect with
others will have a deep effect on the quality of your life
and business.
Don´t concentrate too much on what are you´re going to
say next as your conversation partner is taking. Instead,
listen to every word they say and reply as properly and
smoothly as possible. This shows people that you are
interested in what they have to say and you are fully
engaged in the moment with them. Also, make sure to
ask questions whenever there´s something they say that
you don´t quite understand. This will help correct any
mistake in the communication.
Effective communication requires a set of skills including
body language, eye contact, engaged listening,
managing stress in the moment, the ability to
communicate confidently, and to recognize and
understand your own emotions and those of the person
you´re communicating with. It is the connection that
helps you solve problems, improve teamwork, and make
decisions. It allows you to transfer even negative or
difficult messages without creating disagreement.
These abilities will open up new opportunities that would
not have been available otherwise. Besides, you will
make people feel more confident to express their
thoughts. And finally, you will reduce stress, deal with
challenging situations, and build better relationships at
home and work.
31. What is the author trying to do with the text?
A. Revise how successful people develop effective
communication.
B. Help people become successful with different
communication skills.
C. Suggest how to develop better relationships with
communication skills.
D. Point at emotions that help improve effective
communication.
32. In this article you learn
A. To behave when you are listening to someone.
B. How smart people can communicate effectively.
C. Facts about the kind of people who are better at
communicating.
D. To control the way you reply when you are explaining
your point of view.
33. What would be one advantage of taking into
account other´s opinions?
A. It´s possible to understand people and their mistakes.
B. You can recommend helpful options to individual
benefits.
C. It´s possible to find out information from people´s
language.
D. You can build a broader contact with your colleagues.
34. When people feel they are heard, they are more
likely to
A. Be certain of bringing problems to light.
B. Think more about what they have to say.
C. Lead the conversation and listen to the other.
D. Deal with new challenges to avoid disagreement.
SNAKE CHAMBERS
Instead of collecting comic books or sports memorabilia
as a kid, Dr. ZoltanTakacs collected all kinds of different
snakes. The Hungarian herpetologist says his initial
interest in snakes came from spending his childhood
summers in Transylvania, a región in the neighboring
country of Romanía. A herpetologist is someone who
studies reptiles and amphibians. "That's where I was
exposed first to snakes, reptiles, amphibians and other
wildlife, so I started to catch them, take them home and
keep them in all kinds of basic conditions," he says.
"Later, in high school, this turned into a more advanced
snake-keeping hobby. That's how I got into the snake
business." Takacs is currently a research associate and
assistant professor at the University of Chicago and a
National Geographic Emerging Explorer. The
herpetologist says he discovered valuable information
about snakes during his early encounters with the
animals while growing up in Budapest, Hungary. Those
experiences were not always pleasant. "I kept vipers at
home in my room, and I got bitten once," he says. "I tried
to measure the length of the snake. It was my mistake;
just as the other six bites I have had since then. I gave
anti-venom to myself... just to find out a few weeks later
that l'm allergic to the snake anti-venom! I did learn a lot
during that early period.”
Eventually, Takacs found out that he was not only
fascinated by snakes, but that he was also intrigued by
their venom, a poisonous fluid some snakes secrete and
use on their prey. "I think the venom and the molecules
in the venom—the toxins—are the coolest molecules
nature ever invented," he says. Takacs' interest in
venoms led him to study pharmacology, which is the
study of drugs and their effects. Eventually, he earned a
PhD from Columbia University in New York City. One
aspect of venom that intrigued Takacs was how the
substance is able to zoom in on particular components of
the prey's body to immobilize or kill it. Some venoms
target the way a prey animal's blood clots. Without the
capability to clot, a prey animal quickly bleeds to death.
Other venoms target muscles, paralyzing the target. Still
other venoms target the heart or lungs, causing the
target to suffocate.
Although these venoms can be deadly to prey animals—
and sometimes humans—they can also provide valuable
medical assistance for some diseases. Venom that
prevents blood from clotting, for instance, may help
create a drug for heart attack victims by encouraging
blood flow.
Adapted from an article by Stuart Thornton.
D. Snake bites never occur due to humans' faults.
WHY WE LOVE TO TRAVEL
Anyone can travel, and it’s my opinion that everyone
should travel. You can use travel to relax, to see the
world, to connect with others who share your interest for
traveling or just to have adventure, but especially to
create a collection of many experiences to remember, as
you grow older.
You might be traveling to visit or friends, for work,
because you’re moving or sightseeing or just to relax on
a beach somewhere to get away from everything the
purpose depends on what you want to do and your
personal view of life.
Traveling for business of family event common reasons.
But the most difficult question is why some people are
happy to spend their whole lives within 50 miles away of
where they were born while others just can’t stop
traveling around the world. These travelers –called long-
term travelers- are easily recognized. There is something
in their eyes when they’re discussing their latest trip; it’s
a careless attitude when something goes wrong or an
ability to live in extreme conditions.

120. What kind of article is this? Traveling is amazingly rewarding. It helps you answer
basic human questions as: how are we different? How
A. Novelistic.
are we the same? Then you want to know about the art
B. Informative.
and the history and see what experiences helped people
C. Scientific.
become what they are. For some, this is sightseeing; for
D. Historical.
others, it’s simply part of “being”. For those who love
traveling, the question is not simply “when is my next
121. According to the article a reader can infer
trip?” but also “why can’t I stop?
that...
A.Zoltan was interested in vampires in his childhood.
31. What is the author trying to do with the text?
B.reptiles and amphibians can only be found in Hungary.
A. Explain why traveling is wonderful
C.Dr. Takacs is allergic to snakes.
B. Mention his experience of a nice trip
D.Dr. Takacs is an animal person.
C. Describe good places to travel to
D. Invite people to visit faraway areas
122. What piece of information is NOT given in the
article?
32. What is the purpose of traveling according to the
A. The length of the snake that bit Dr. Takacs.
text?
B. That Zoltan is intrigued by snakes' venom.
A. Traveling is only important for business and family
C. Snake venoms can be deadly for humans.
B. Traveling is the best way to learn about history.
D. That toxins are molecules inside the venom.
C. Traveling helps make your Life unforgettable.
D. Traveling is only for living adventures.
123. Where can you find an article like this?
A. In a sports magazine.
33. What's the author's description of long-term
B. In a poems book.
travelers?
C. In a cultural and science publication.
A. People who do not mind handling difficulties
D. In a comic book.
B. People who only like to travel abroad.
C. People who want to be easily recognized.
124. After reading the article we can conclude
D. People who do not feel well away from home.
that.
A. There's only one way in which a venom can kill a
34. What can the reader find out from the text?
prey.
A. People usually travel long distances.
B. Dr. Takacs is Romanian.
B. Traveling makes people reflect about their lives.
C. Although deadly, the venom in the snakes can
C. Travelers ask themselves why they travel.
be useful in medicine.
D. People should learn how to plan their next trip.
 A.watch less television
35. How would the author describe his last trip? B.consider visual learning
A. Traveling to Australia gave me the opportunity to C.try to become an artist
improve my English and find a better job in my country D.keep informed by watching TV

B. On my last trip to Australia, I visited the most
important places as the Sydney Opera Museum and saw
many kangaroos
C. When I visited beautiful beaches in Australia, it was
possible to relax, sunbathe and try new drinks
D. I learned that Australia’s cultures is great and their
customs are different; I can’t wait for my next trip
TELEVISION
Life is short! Who has time to waste? Not l. If you are
really honest with yourself you'll notice that you may be
spending too much time on television and there are
better things you could be doing. Whether you watch
television or not is your decision. But consider this first.
Some people say TV is educational, but it is an
ineffective medium for learning. Though there is a great
variety of programs and sometimes they are interesting,
many TV shows offer information that is not accurate. If
you really want to learn something, you should read it for
yourself.
106. According to the text, knowledge from TV
A.is always useful for Jearning.
B.is limited since it does not have diverse topics.
C.gives specific descriptions of events.
D.contains many things not worth learning.
107. In the text, "5 years" refers to the time that
A.an average person watches TV in a lifetime.
B.you need to become an expert TV viewer.
C.someone takes to become addicted to TV.
D.TV needs to teach us something interesting.
108. Which of the following statements would the
writer make?
A.I must admit sometimes I am so busy that I watch TV
instead of reading the newspaper.
B.I can speak Italian and cook French food thanks to TV
shows I used to watch.
C.One day I realized I needed more contact with real
people and situations than with television.
D.believe true artists should take advantage of television
as a resource to learn and practice.

TV can help you keep informed and it is necessary to

know what is happening with people and places around
you. However, if you watch the average news program,
you have to waste a long time on useless information. If
you really want to be up-to-date, read the newspaper; it
is more detailed and you can choose which stories you
read.

The average adult spends about 2 hours a day watching

TV. Let's say you lived to age 60; you would have spent
5 years of your life in front of the television. Not only
could you be catching up with your family during that
time, since watching TV with them it is not real
interaction, but you are also preventing yourself from
having new experiences. Do you know what you could
do with those extra years? Here's some advice: create
some art, talk to people, exercise, and learn a foreign
language or how to play an instrument.Using those two
hours a day for something you "don't have time for," will
make you have time for a lot more.

104. What is the author trying to do with the text?

A.warn about consequences after a long time watching
TV
B.explain why television is important to keep up-to-date
C.describe people who spend hours in front of the
screen
D.suggest that there are better leisure activities than TV

105. What might a person decide to do alter reading

this article?
 B. leader
C. fighter
D.manager

121.
A. beyond
LECTURAS DE COMPLETAR AVANZADO B. away
C. rather
A FRIEND OF ANIMALS D. close
Paul O‘Grady, famous for his (O) _________ Lily
Savage on a TV Program, is today an animal charity 122.
worker. He has a farm where he (115) _______sheep, A. ought
goats, and pigs. B. used
As a child, he liked (116) ______ street animals. His first C. appeared
pet was a hamster. (117)_____________its owner D. companied
couldn't look after it, feeling (118) _______ she gave it to
him in a cute cage, and he went on to keep rabbits, 123.
mice, and rats. A. delighted
His parents didn't (119) ________ him to have pets. His B. relaxed
mother was not an animal (120) __________, cats that C. satisfied
visited her garden were frightened by having things D. pleased
thrown at them. His father was (121)________
interested, not like his mother. O'Grady’s remembers 124.
that his first dog (122)_________to follow him A. should
everywhere; his mother could get (123)________ in the B. must
park, because if he lost the way, the dog (124)______ C. would
use movements to push the kid gently in the right D.might
direction. LOOKING AFTER ELEPHANTS IN A ZOO
Elephants love (0)__________ a bath and their regular
115. daily care includes a two – hour shower and brush in
A.rises summer, and a dust bath in winter, to (36)________ old
B. produces skin. Their feet must also be looked at every day as
C. raises stones get stuck (37)_______ their toes. That´s the easy
D. increases (38)_________ ! Their eating habits, however, demand a
lot of more attention.
116. Zoo owner Michael Booth (39)_______ describing the
A.reserving elephant as an enormous fire that (49)__________ lots
B. rescuing of fuel. This is (41)________ elephants in the wild
C.recovering (42)________ most of their time eating. The ones in
D.retiring Booth´s zoo eat large (43)_______ of vegetables and
fruit but their favorite food is bread. It (44)_______ about
117. $20 a day to feed a fully- grown elephant.
A. since A male elephant is roughly the same size as a bus, so it
B. unless isn´t a good (45)_______ to make an elephant angry.
C. although
D. until 36.
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C. ashamed
D.surprised 37.
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C.convince
D.encourage 38.
A.scene
120. B. role
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crazy and finally as it turns out, his hunch was right.
39.
A.now Jaroslav thought that might explain some of his strange
B. before behaviors that are no adaptive for him but adaptive for a
C. once parasite that needs toget a new host. Doctor Flegr
D. then 129._____ cross the street in traffic but not jump out of
the way when cars honked. 130.______ he found
40. thatpeople infected with toxoplasma gondii are 2.6 times
A.searches more likely to get into a traffic accident. Flegr also found
B. needs that in humans thisparasite greatly slows the reaction
C. asks time; 131._______ can influence the risk of a traffic
D. keeps accident. Infected people also tend to be
lessconscientious, and male subjects of the research
41. considered the scent of cat urine to be 132._______
A.when pleasurable.
B. whether
C. while For 133. _______people this phenomenon was difficult
D. why 134. ________ believe, but it was real and held the
parasite potentially responsible forhundreds of
42. thousands of deaths every year and perhaps for many
A.continue cases of schizophrenia as well.
B. spend
C. give 125. A. to B. in C. on D. at
D. stay
126. A. who B. where C. whose D. that
43. 127. A. jumpsB. flies C. rushes D. swims
A.totals
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C. numbers 129. A. shall B. should C. would D. will
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130. A. subsequentlyB. laterC. beforeD. therefore
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C. pays 133. A. very B. any C. many D. much
D. charges
134. A. for B. of C. towards D. to
45.
A.purpose
B. idea HAPPY PEOPLE AND LONG LIFE
C. opinion
D. thought Being optimistic can increase your length of five by 75
years. “Happiness helps you live longer no matter your
age, gender, socioeconomic status, or physical health",
36___ David Snow don, a professor of neurology at the
University of Kentucky 37 _________ studies age
issues. There are four activities that can become 38
CAT DETECTIVE _________ , and help you live longer.
Jaroslav Flegr 0. ______out 125._________ 1990 that
he was infected with toxoplasma gondii, a parasite First of all, if you socialize at 39 _________ once a
126.________ typically lives andreproduces in cats. The week, you are 40 _____ to live longer, keep your brains
Czech evolutionary biologist learned that the parasite sharper, and prevent heart attacks. Also, if you write 41
often 127. ________from cat to humans via litter boxes _________ all the things that bring you happiness, you
orcontaminated water, but what truly fascinated become opt1mistic on your future and are 42________
128._______ was how it jumps from cat to cat: it uses satisfied with your life. Additionally, 43 _____ some kind
rats. When the parasite infects a rat, ithijacks its brain, acts on a given day 44 ______ you feel healthier arid
making the rat more active, less risk averse, even prosperous.
sexually attracted to the scent of cat urine- in sum, more
likely to geteaten. This knowledge gave Flegr a radical
idea he decided to explore: Maybe this parasite was
Finally, when you 45 _________ about your
exper1ences, you can organize your perceptions and
expectations for the future in a better way.

36. A. answers B. tells C. speaks D. says

37. A. what B. who C. where D. which

38. A. customs B. habits C. uses D. styles

39. A. least B. less C. last D. later
40. A. possible B. hopeful C. likely D. suitable
41. A. about B. for C. in D. towards
42. A. most B. many C. more D. much
43. A. performing B. completing C. developing D.
producing
44. A. has B. make C.persuade D. encourages
45. A. imagine B. think C. consider D. believe