debe realizar un ejercicio de comprensi6n de lectura literal. Se debe ‘gunta, entre tres opciones, A, Bo C en la hoja de respuestas. as preguntas de acuerdo al siguiente texto: te dela prueba SABER el estudiante nesta Pala respuesta correcta para cada pre jonar sf gospont ot f f awe NO PEACE LIKE HOME t October Vicky Samson ran away fr tate. How did it all start? "! hated school, We Mways had so much to do, and I didn't see the int of it all. But it was worse at home. My rents just didn't understand, It was always: Do {his! Dor't do that! We only spoke to each other ‘when we were fighting. One day | just couldn't standitanymore. That day, Vicky didn't go to school. She put some dlothes in her backpack, threw her books away, went to the bus station, and took a bus to New York City. “At first it was pretty exciting. There were bright lights, theaters, and stores, and some really interesting people. | had to sleep on the streets, but | didn't mind. | was free: no school, no homework, andno parents." But soon there was no food and no money either. "Someone ripped off my purse about a week after | arrived. | couldn't get a decent job because | was only 15, and you have to be 16. | worked in a restaurant for a while, washing dishes. That was really funny because I'd always complained about doing the dishes at home. I didn't make much money, but at leastit was warm.” Then the restaurant closed down, and Vicky was back on the streets. She was cold, hungry, and miserable, but she survived until one night about a week before Christmas. "I was walking down the streets when | looked into someone's front window. There was a girl there, just like me. She was decorating a Christmas tree. | thought, “If | were at home, I'd be decorating our tree now. Then | couldn't help it. | just started crying. | sat down on the sidewalk and cried and cried.” Luckily for Vicky, the man who lived in the house, Mr. Escobar, came home when she was sitting there. He took Vicky inside, and Mrs. Escobar gave her something to eat. "They were so nice. | told them my whole story. They offered to pay for my ticket home, but | didn’t want that. | thought my Parents would be angry.” But the next day she was back home again. While Vicky was in her living room, Mrs. Escobar went Upstairs to the bedroom and called the police. Five hours later, Vicky's father arrived to pick her up. “Itwas the best Christmas present I'd ever had,” said Mrs. Samson. “We're so grateful to the Escobars forwhat they did.” Mg at four o'clock. She watched TV for half an hour. Then Sy aman one os or ata nbs tae on ar , She talked to her parents about a problem she was having at school.' have any money? ; : ny didn't she ee Respuesta | 0 3. WI : oes 'A. Because someone stole her purse B. Because she lost her purse 0. Vicky ran away from home because: : 1 C. Because she forgot her purse at home ‘A. She hated her school and home ‘i B. She hated her school C. She was in love She said she couldn't get a decent job because: ‘A. She was too young B, She was a foreigner hy girl How did she feel when she first arrived in New C. She was a shy g} as 5. When Mr. Escobar found Vicky, she was 8 Shetethappy A. sitting onthe footway C. She felt upset B. inside the house C. walking on the street 2 ‘ae 6. What made her want to go home? ‘A. She asked for money on the streets ; B. She got food in a restaurant for a while A. She didn't have money C. She got a job in a restaurant for a while B. She felt tired C. She started to miss her family After their mother had repeated for the twentieth time that she'd like th Carter and Rodney decided that maybe they could feign enthusi However, by the time they got three hours away from the city, player, they had decided nature wasn't so bad. 1e boys to have "a taste of nature,” iasm for a camping trip after all. set up the tents and turned off their CD Accustomed to their noisy Hamilton neighborhood, they were in aw silence. Unti they heard a loud rusting sound outside their tent, thatis. "Ugh, huh?" Carter snorted ashe jolted awake. He turned to shake his older brother, but Rodney was already up. "What's that?” Whispered Carter. He raised his voice a litle. "Mom?" The only answer was an even louder crunching that sounded lke footsteps. "There's somebody out there!" gulped Carter, panic edging into his voles {That's not somebody, that's something," Rodney whispered authoritatively. "That's not human. It muct be abear" They could just make out each other's wide-open eyes. "Should we, uh, get Mom?" Gator asked. "But her tents over on the other side ofthe bear,” said Rodney. "Besides, Ive been taking te train all the way to Toronto by myself for five years. | can handle this, "He felt around the tent fee me flashlight. "Remember that nature documentary on TV? We'll make a lot of noise and scare him away = Carter nodded reluctantly. 3 e of the overwhelming night-time They quietly eased the tent zipper open, then tured on the flashli whooping. Looking up at where the bear's face should be, the | ght, Jumped out of the tent and started only darkness. There, in front of them, was a mother raccoon and her three babies, eyes emf), Ooked down. bies, eyes blinking i brightness. Behind them were the remains of the family's food -- sandwich crusts Sete nea an empty Potato-chip bag The brothers looked at one another sheepishly as the tenance predato ee ; ; ace 7 Mon about, with the rest of tomorrow's lunch. "Uh, Rodney mumbled, ‘maybe we don't need tos vest mesring of the word “feign” as used in 1. Tyragraeh 1 IS: pal A Find Build & pretend carterand Rodney are best described as 4. Brave 8, Cows ¢, Problem solvers the statement, "That's not somebody, that’s ? 1 meting,” (paragraph 2) whyis "thing" in italics? A, Becauseit's a newidea B. Because it's a difficult word C. To emphasize the difference. It's something scary not natural {0 "Besides, I've been taking the train all the way to Toronto by myself for five years,” (paragraph 2) Why does Rodney make this statement? " 12. 13. A. Heisrich B. He has relatives in Toronto C. Hewants to prove that he is mature What is one thing that Carter and Rodney do to ‘Scare away the bear they think is outside their tent? A. They pray B. Theyjumponit C. They start shouting Why did their mother want them to go camping? ‘A. She wanted them to havea “taste of nature” B. She wanted to scare the boys C. She wanted them to get out of Toronto How did they feel when they saw the raccoon and its babies? ‘A. Ashamed B. Scared C. Excited of medicine in the United States is agreed to be very high. There is no of well qualified specialists, and there is a tof individual attention. Treatment is backed up by @ latest medical technology. Doctors and do their utmost not to make mistakes, if they do they risk being made to pay out s sums in compensation. American health care system has what look oluble problems. There are in fact two ‘side by side. One is the private system run basis of free competition. The other is the system which had to be created because such a large part of the population, including many of the ,Could not afford to pay for the absurdly expensive private treatment. b is vast. 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