Read The Dialogue. Select The Appropriate Alternative To Complete It

Inglés/ Nuevas Oportunidades 1
Ministerio de Educación Pública Programa de Nuevas Oportunidades

División de Control de Calidad y Educativas para Jóvenes
Macroevaluación del Sistema Educativo Prueba Comprensiva de III Ciclo
Departamento de Pruebas Nacionales Asignatura: Inglés
Convenio MEP-ICER Convocatoria: 03-2004
Total de puntos: 60
SELECTION 60 ÍTEMS
Read the dialogue. Select the appropriate alternative to complete it.

1)
Situation: Martha, Joseph's nurse and A) Good night
Ligia, a Garden' school secretary, B) Good evening
are in the park. It’s 9:00 a.m. C) Good morning
Joseph the doctor, is coming. D) Good afternoon
Martha: ________________, Joseph. 2)
1 A) Hello
Joseph: ________________. B) Hi, Ligia
2 C) That’s O.K.
D) Nice meeting you
Martha: Joseph, this is Ligia.
3)
Joseph: Glad to meet you. A) nurse
B) doctor
Ligia: Nice to meet you. C) teacher
Joseph: What do you do? D) secretary
Ligia: I'm a teacher but I work as a 4)

secretary now. What do you do, A) school
Joseph? B) the park
C) the bank
Joseph: I'm a _______________. D) the garden
3
5)
Ligia: Well Joseph, I have to go to A) Thanks
________________ now. B) See you
4 C) Good bye
D) Greetings
Joseph: I go to my office but I have to go to
the bank, first. ________________ 6)
5 A) Thank you very much
later. B) Oh! I’m sorry
Girls: ________________, Joseph. C) She’s Martha
6 D) Bye
División de Control de Calidad

Look at this information.
Sweaters for ladies

round neck, easy to
wash and dry, in
Corduroy skirts long
colors: bottle green,
and short brown, blue,
black, white, camel
black, camel.
and brown. Price $29 S
$40 S M L. Gentleman’s pants.
M L.
Polyester and rayon
kaki, blue, black,
brown.
All the sizes $35
Shirt for men cotton and rayon,

long sleeves.
Colors: blue
navy, white,
light green,
black, brown.
Sizes M L $35
Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, from the previous
information.
7) The two articles for men _________________________.
A) offer all the sizes

B) have the same price
C) are made of polyester
D) are in light colors only
8) Two ads offer _________________________.
A) women’s articles in a variety of sizes

B) the articles in the same colors
C) long and short pants for men
D) clothes for children

Read the text.
Sam’s activities
Sam left home late this morning about 8:30, and walked to the
park. He met his girlfriend there. Then, he had lunch in a café with
her. After that, Sam saw a film at the cinema alone. Then he went to
a travel agency, he plans to visit his mother in Canada next month.
After that, he went to the gym, he stayed there two hours. Then, he
returned home and phoned his mother around seven. He took a bath
and went to bed at 10 o’clock.
Choose the appropriate alternative to answer the questions, from the previous
reading.
9) What did Sam do before going to the travel agency? He _____________________.
A) visited his mother

B) went to the gym
C) returned home
D) saw a film
10) When did Sam call his mother?
A) After he went to bed.

B) Before he took a bath.
C) When he was at the gym.
D) When he was at the travel agency.

Read the text.
The Alvarez family lives in La Roxana, Guápiles. Frank works in the

banana plantation and Patty works in a supermarket as a cashier. They
are married. Their eldest boy Paul, is attending to the university, he is
studying computing. He works at a restaurant during the weekend.
Their daughter Susan is at Colegio Técnico. She’s in the tenth grade.
She has classes from 7 to 5. She’s a good student. She plans to be a
doctor.
Frank’s parents live in Ciudad Neilly, so they come to visit Frank’s
family twice a year.
Patty’s parents live in Alajuela and they see their daughter and
grandchildren so often. There are some aunts, uncles and cousins in
Heredia, Cartago and Limón.
Choose the appropriate alternative to answer the questions, according to the text.
11) How many members are there in the Alvarez family?
A) Five.
B) Two.
C) Four.
D) Three.
12) What is Frank’ son? He’s a _______________________.
A) banana plantation worker

B) supermarket cashier
C) computing teacher
D) university student
13) Where do Patty's parents live?
A) In Alajuela.
B) Near Patty’ son.
C) In the same place as Frank’s family.
D) One in Alajuela and the other in Ciudad Neilly.

Read the information.
Jennifer is 16. This summer, for the first time, she is going
camping with a group of friends in La Carpintera, Tres Ríos. Jennifer
doesn’t know which things to carry. Her father is recommending her
to carry a good book, some water, a hat, some matches, a sleeping
bag, a tent a lantern and some bug repellent. Some food cans, such
as tuna fish, beans, soup. She has to carry jeans, sweaters, T-shirts,
tennis shoes and socks.
Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, from the reading.
14) Jennifer ___________________________.
A) knows exactly what to carry

B) plans to camp during winter
C) helps her father in La Carpintera
D) is the only teenager of the group
15) The text says that ___________________________.
A) Jennifer is part of a group of sixteen girls

B) Jennifer’s father is helping her
C) the girl has everything ready
D) the group is from Tres Ríos
16) Jennifer is going to ___________________________.
A) read many books

B) wear heavy clothes
C) go to Tres Ríos with her parents
D) carry important articles to the camping area

Read the text.
Corn is a very useful food. It first grew as wild grass in Mexico 500
before Christ.
Christopher Columbus ate corn for the first time in Cuba. The Cubans
called this grain maize. It is a common vegetable to most people. People
learn new uses for corn all the time.
Corn is the ingredient for many useful
products. Even the ethyl alcohol and corn
syrup are produced from corn.
Adapted from Language Structure
reading.
17) Corn is _________________________.
A) originally from Mexico

B) Cuban modern food
C) a wild grass now
D) useless food
18) Christopher Columbus _________________________.
A) planted corn
B) ate corn in Cuba
C) brought maize to the continent
D) learned about the new use of the grain
19) The reading says that ___________________________.
A) some syrup and ethyl alcohol are derivations of corn

B) people knew all the uses of corn since before
C) Columbus ate grass corn 500 times
D) corn is the new Cuban product

Read the following instructions.
How to order by post office
1- Select the items you like to order from the catalogue.
2- Complete the order including details as color, size, etc.
3- Choose your method of payment, check, postal order or credit card.
4- Send your completed order form and payment to:

Glamorous
P.O.Box 510
423 West Gate Ave.
Saint Louis 43130
USA
payment: the action of paying

send: mail
item: article
Adapted from Have Fun
information.
20) First, to order by post you have to ___________________.
A) choose the article

B) like the catalogue
C) order a check
D) pay the item
21) In the order form you have to ___________________.
A) select the post office

B) include your credit card
C) specify color and size of the article
D) choose the color of the new catalogue

Read the text.
Rules for the road
A Louisiana school is making campaign to teach children lessons of respect

on the school bus, it is calling the attention to other schools in the state. The
school principal places a different brightly colored poster on the school bus
every month. The illustrations have messages such as “Obey the rules”, “Keep
your bus clean”, etc. The idea came from four agents. The artist Eugena
Manning drew the nice illustrations.
For more information contact Willie J. Jones Director/Supervisor of Federal
Programs and Transportation at the School Board.
Adapted from American School Board
reading.
22) What is the Louisiana School teaching? About __________________________.
A) some rules of conducting on transportation

B) the attention to other schools in the state
C) the respect to the school principal
D) some use of posters in class
23) How does the Principal teach the students? By __________________________.
A) putting different colored posters on the school bus monthly

B) having them painting the classroom colors every month
C) forcing them making drawings about rules
D) placing messages on the school walls
24) Who creates the illustrations?
A) Willie Jones.
B) Four agents.
C) The principal.
D) Eugena Manning.

Read the ads.
Want to meet an Attractive Tico wants Slim attractive Latina,

European male, tall, to meet a skinny, 36, no children wants
sincere, friendly, blue eyes, long hair to meet man for
athletic, 45 – 55 old, female, tall and friendship and
handsome and intelligent who likes marriage, tall, brown
positive, for marriage. to travel. eyes and black hair.
Send photo. Write to Call David 389-21-14 Call Karla 8201953
Hellen.
Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, according to the ads.
25) Two of the ads want ________________________.
A) tall and friendly couples

B) handsome young men
C) athletic, attractive girls
D) beautiful, thin women
26) Karla prefers ________________________.
A) male with children

B) intelligent and tall traveler
C) a man with dark eyes and hair
D) sincere and positive European

Read the text.
Famous Cities
New York, Tokyo, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in.
There are many interesting places to see and things to do. People can
visit different museums, churches, great stores, gyms, beautiful gardens,
famous universities and others.
But there are serious problems in big cities. The cost of living is high
and there are many people in some communities. Every year many people
from the country move to the cities looking for better opportunities to find
jobs, to study at good schools and to receive good medical care.
Adapted from Lado English Series
Select the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, according to the

previous text.
27) In New York, Tokyo and Paris ___________________________ according to the text.
A) people move from the city to the country

B) many churches have beautiful gardens
C) great stores have serious problems
D) there are interesting museums
28) A serious problem in a big city is ___________________________.
A) the high cost of living

B) a good service in medical care
C) that few people live in communities
D) to have opportunities in good schools

Read the paragraph.
Situation: Carlos is going to the mountain hotel La Caminata Cabins.

A farmer is giving him some directions.
First go north to La Cruz. Then turn left to the coast. Walk 2 km

north along the coast until you get to El Jobo. Spend the night there.
The next day, walk north along the coast of Salinas Bay. Go east
through the forest, when you get to the river, turn right and walk to the
east, go up the hill, there is a guards’ house there. Walk north 4 km and
get to the tourists cabins.
reading.
29) Where is Carlos when he asks some directions?
A) In La Cruz.
B) In the Cabins.
C) It doesn’t say it.
D) Along the coast.
30) What does Carlos do during the second day? He ________________________.
A) spends one night at the guards’ house

B) walks 2 km. north from La Cruz
C) goes into the forest
D) stays in El Jobo
31) Where is the guards’ house?
A) on the hill.
B) next to the river.
C) in front of the cabins.
D) at the left of the coast.

Read the text.
Animals that live in the Arctic are

fewer each time. Environmental groups
are campaigning against exploitation of
the Arctic. They think it’s better to built
a world park, free from people and
pollution.
Polar bears live in the Arctic;
penguins populate the Antarctic. Fish is
the food for millions of seabirds and
seals. But man damages the Polar
Regions using aerosol gases, which
make a hole in the ozone layer of the
North Pole. The rays from the sun now
reach the earth directly and the
greenhouse effect can dissolve the polar
icecaps.
Ozone layer: A layer of ozone high above the earth’s surface that helps to protect
the earth from the sun’s rays.
Icecaps: A permanent covering of ice, especially around the North and South Poles.
Adapted from English for Central America
Select the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, from the text above.
32) There is pollution in the Arctic because __________________________.
A) many animals live there

B) man is using aerosol gases
C) millions of seabirds live in groups
D) some people are pressuring to have a world park
33) One result of man’s contamination in the Polar Region is the __________________.
A) construction of a park
B) growing of the polar icecaps
C) partial destruction of the ozone layer
D) reproduction of many seabirds in the ocean
34) The sun rays over the Earth may cause __________________________.
A) a negative effect on the polar icecaps

B) the development of the Arctic species
C) elimination of the aerosol gases
D) overpopulation of penguins
Read the text.
Snakes are very versatile reptiles. They can live in different types of habitats:
rain forests, deserts, rivers and sea. They live everywhere on earth except the
polar regions.
Rhinos live in Africa and Asia. They are between 1 and 4 tons. They eat small
trees and fruits. They are strong and aggressive.
Gorillas live in the African rain forest. They eat leaves and fruits. They are
strong, but they are not aggressive. They are similar to humans in many ways.
Whales live in family groups in oceans all over the world. They eat fish, seals
and dolphins. They are very strong and they are also extremely intelligent.
They are very big. They are not aggressive.
Select the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, according to the text.
35) Rhinos ______________________.
A) are versatile reptiles

B) eat small trees and fruits
C) live in the deserts and sea
D) adapt easily to different types of habitats
36) Whales ______________________.
A) are aggressive
B) are very intelligent
C) eat leaves and fruits
D) live in rain forests and rivers
37) Snakes and Gorillas ______________________.
A) live in rain forest

B) are similar to rhinos
C) eat seals and dolphins
D) live in the polar regions
Read the text.

Robert, Margoth, Vincent, Donald and Ernest are friends. They are
learning Spanish in the evening. They listen to Mr. Hunt, the teacher,
and they speak Spanish in class.
Robert works in a garage. He fixes buses, cars and trucks. He’s a
very good mechanic. Margoth works in a restaurant during the day.
She’s a waitress. Vincent works in a hospital at night. He’s a nurse.
Donald works at the bakery. He makes bread and delicious cookies.
At night, he works at Robert’s garage. He’s a good mechanic. Ernest
is a fire fighter. He works at the fire station three days a week.
Select the appropriate alternative to complete the answer, according to the reading.
38) What does Mr. Hunt do? He’s a _______________________.
A) mechanic
B) teacher
C) baker
D) nurse
39) What do Robert and Donald do? They’re _______________________.
A) mechanics
B) fire fighters
C) nurses and teachers
D) waiters and teachers
Read the text.

Children between the ages of four and twelve spend, three hours a day
from 1 to 4 in front of the TV. The old people spend more and more hours
watching TV. By the age of fifty-five it will be an average of about six and
seven hours a day. Young people between twenty and thirty spend and
average of about one and two hours a day.
Adapted from New Headway
Select the appropriate alternative to answer the questions, according to the text.
40) How much time do children watch TV in a day?
A) One.
B) Four.
C) Three.
D) Twelve.
41) How many hours do the old adults spend in front of the TV?
A) Twenty
B) One
C) Five
D) Six

Look at the pictures and read the texts. Select the appropriate alternative to
complete the sentences, according to the texts.
ZUMA BEACH CLUB
 Exclusive, quiet club for adults

only.
 2 swimming pools: a small one, a
big one.
 Beach: ¼ kilometer long.
 Swimming: safe (except in bad
weather).
42) Zuma Beach Club ______________________.
A) offers two medium swimming pools

B) has 4 kilometers long beach
C) is for every people
D) is a private club
SURF RIDERS’ BEACH CLUB
Surfing, music and young people

all day and night.
Swimming pool: Medium.
Beach: 1 kilometer long.
Swimming: dangerous always.
43) Surf Riders’ Beach Club ______________________.
A) has safe swimming

B) has dancing just at night
C) has fifteen kilometers long
D) offers music for young people

CARLSBAD BEACH CLUB
Enjoy fun and sports for the whole

family.
Swimming pools: 1 Small and 1
Medium.
Beach: ½ kilometer long.
Swimming: always safe.
44) Carlsbad Beach Club ______________________.
A) offers fun only for children

B) has dangerous swimming
C) has two swimming pools
D) has always bad weather

Read the information.
Who will become the class president? Who will get into college? Who is
going to be a rock star? Can you imagine the day when technology helps
you predict the student success?
Industry is working on giving solutions to these questions. It connects
the students, teachers, and the community. Compaq Company makes
software for computers with the new technology Intel Inside Pentium
incorporated.
So call 1-800-88 TEACH or visit us at compaq.com/discoverttechnology
and discover what technology can teach you.
Adapted from American School Board
reading.
45) The text is about __________________________.
A) the students’ interest

B) the teacher’ success
C) a computer course for students
D) a new computer company in education
46) Compaq refers to __________________________.
A) the development of a community around the Intel company

B) the community’s participation in the production of software
C) a creation of a rock star’s career through a computer
D) a company that prepares software
47) To discover the new technology, __________________________.
A) phone or visit the company

B) contact the students and the community
C) make some questions and try to answer them
D) work on giving solutions to the students’ questions

Read the passage.
Carol brought her brother, Paul to the record store. They wanted to
buy a musical album for their aunt. It was on sale for only one week.
Carol couldn’t find the album, so she asked Tom, the clerk for help. He
told her that there wasn’t. Carol and her brother were disappointed, but
the clerk told them to return in a few days. They could buy it at the sale
price.
Carol told the clerk that she was glad to hear that. She asked him to
hold an album copy for them.
reading.
48) Who came to the record store?
A) Carol’s aunt.
B) Tom’s friends.
C) Paul and his sister.
D) The clerk’s brother.
49) What happened to Carol and Paul? They ___________________________.
A) were disappointed because the clerk wasn’t there

B) returned the album because it wasn’t on sale
C) found the musical instrument
D) bought what they needed
50) Why was Carol glad? Because she ___________________________.
A) liked the salesman

B) found things at a good price
C) found another musical album on sale
D) asked the salesman to hold a copy of the album

Read the selection.
The history of baseball of Major league in the United States has

interesting origins. Baseball was originated in England from the Cricket
sport. Players used a bat to hit a pitched ball. However, the bats were
not round, but flat.
Doctors, lawyers, bombers and clerks participated in the organization
of the first baseball teams. According to the story, the first organized
team was knickerbockers. Its experiments with games’ rules resulted in
today’s baseball games. At the beginning, there were eight players, then
they decided to add another player in other position, there were nine
players.
Bomber: A person who uses bombs.

Cricket: A game played on grass with bats and ball by two teams.
Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, using the previous
information.
51) The text is about the ___________________________.
A) origins of baseball
B) development of cricket
C) different sport organizations
D) beginning of England players
52) Knickerbockers was the ___________________________.
A) experiment of a group of workers

B) name of an England association
C) first organized team of baseball
D) name of the bat used in cricket
53) The reading says that the ___________________________.
A) players keep the same position

B) baseball team added another member
C) rules of baseball are originated in the Major league
D) number of players in baseball is the same as at the beginning

Read the text.
Milton Petrie
The most Generous Man in the World.

Every morning, billionaire Milton Petrie walked from his New York
apartment and bought a newspaper from a very poor old man on the
street corner. One morning the man wasn’t there. Petrie knew that he
was very sick in the city hospital. Immediately, he paid his hospital bill
and later, when the man died, Petrie paid for his funeral. The old man
was just one of many people that Milton Petrie helped with his money.
Select the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, according to the

previous reading.
54) Milton Petrie _________________________.
A) was a poor old man

B) was very sick in the hospital
C) bought newspapers from a poor man
D) sold newspapers on the street corner
55) The old man _________________________.
A) sold newspapers to Mr. Petrie in the morning

B) lived in an apartment in New York
C) was a generous billionaire
D) worked in a city hospital
56) When the old man died, _________________________.
A) Mr. Petrie took his money

B) Mr. Petrie was in his funeral
C) the hospital paid for his funeral
D) Milton paid the man’s hospital bill

Look at the pictures. Choose the appropriate alternative to answer the question
what does she/he like? According to the drawings.
57) He likes _______________________.
A) opera and baseball
B) rock music and fast-food
C) typical food and formal clothes
D) romantic music and vegetarian food
58) She likes _______________________.

Art
A) cooking and wearing informal clothes Gallery
B) sports clothes and reggae
C) formal clothes and art
D) comedies and rock

Read the dialogue.
Situation: Some friends are talking about different things.
Hugo: I feel nervous. I have an exam today.

Víctor: Good luck! Do your best. I don’t feel very well. I think I’m
getting the flu.
Hugo: Why don’t you go home to bed?
Víctor: I can’t. I have classes. Hector, how do you feel?
Hector: I feel better, thanks. I have more energy.
Robert: I’m really excited. I’m going to Australia tomorrow.
Víctor: That’s great. Have a good time.
Peter: I felt really upset with this weather. It’s so wet and miserable.
Robert: I know. We really need some sunshine.
Jean: I’m tired. I couldn’t sleep last night.
Robert: Poor you! That happens to me sometimes. I just read in bed.
Select the appropriate alternative to answer the questions from the previous
dialogue.
59) How does Robert feel?
A) Very happy because he’s going to travel to Australia.

B) Great because he has a good time.
C) Nervous because he has a test.
D) Miserable because it’s so wet.
60) How does Peter feel?
A) Bad because of the weather.

B) Tired because he couldn’t sleep.
C) Sick because he’s getting the flu.
D) Better because he has more energy.

SOLUCIONARIO
Programa: Nuevas Oportunidades Educativas para Jóvenes
Convocatoria: 03–2004
Asignatura: Inglés Total de ítemes: 60
ÍTEM RESPUESTA ÍTEM RESPUESTA ÍTEM RESPUESTA

1. C 21. C 41. D
2. A 22. A 42. D
3. B 23. A 43. D
4. A 24. D 44. C
5. B 25. A 45. D
6. D 26. C 46. D
7. B 27. D 47. A
8. A 28. A 48. C
9. D 29. C 49. D
10. B 30. C 50. C
11. C 31. A 51. A
12. D 32. B 52. C
13. A 33. C 53. B
14. * 34. A 54. C
15. B 35. B 55. A
16. D 36. B 56. *
17. A 37. A 57. B
18. B 38. B 58. C
19. A 39. A 59. A
20. A 40. C 60. A
* ITEMES CONCEDIDOS

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Inglés/ Nuevas Oportunidades 1

Ministerio de Educación Pública Programa de Nuevas Oportunidades

Read the dialogue. Select the appropriate alternative to complete it.

Ligia: I'm a teacher but I work as a 4)

División de Control de Calidad

Look at this information.

Sweaters for ladies

Shirt for men cotton and rayon,

7) The two articles for men _________________________.

A) offer all the sizes

8) Two ads offer _________________________.

A) women’s articles in a variety of sizes

División de Control de Calidad

Read the text.

9) What did Sam do before going to the travel agency? He _____________________.

A) visited his mother

10) When did Sam call his mother?

A) After he went to bed.

División de Control de Calidad

Read the text.

The Alvarez family lives in La Roxana, Guápiles. Frank works in the

11) How many members are there in the Alvarez family?

12) What is Frank’ son? He’s a _______________________.

A) banana plantation worker

13) Where do Patty's parents live?

División de Control de Calidad

Read the information.

14) Jennifer ___________________________.

A) knows exactly what to carry

15) The text says that ___________________________.

A) Jennifer is part of a group of sixteen girls

16) Jennifer is going to ___________________________.

A) read many books

División de Control de Calidad

Read the text.

Adapted from Language Structure

17) Corn is _________________________.

A) originally from Mexico

18) Christopher Columbus _________________________.

19) The reading says that ___________________________.

A) some syrup and ethyl alcohol are derivations of corn

División de Control de Calidad

Read the following instructions.

How to order by post office

1- Select the items you like to order from the catalogue.

2- Complete the order including details as color, size, etc.

3- Choose your method of payment, check, postal order or credit card.

4- Send your completed order form and payment to:

payment: the action of paying

Adapted from Have Fun

20) First, to order by post you have to ___________________.

A) choose the article

21) In the order form you have to ___________________.

A) select the post office

División de Control de Calidad

Read the text.

Rules for the road

A Louisiana school is making campaign to teach children lessons of respect

Adapted from American School Board

22) What is the Louisiana School teaching? About __________________________.

A) some rules of conducting on transportation

23) How does the Principal teach the students? By __________________________.