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1. You are carrying a lot of things. You can’t open the 3.
door yourself, what would you say? A. don’t have to
I have a lot of B. have to
things to carry C. has to
4.
A. has to
B. have to
C. should
5.
A. can
B. should
C. have
A. Could you open the door, please?
B. Would you open the door? RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 6 A 8
C. Do you open the door? DE ACUERDO CON EL SIGUIENTE TEXTO
D. Have you opened the door?
The Dog and the Wolf
2. You are obligated to wear an uniform so, while on
duty Aesop’s Fables
A gaunt wolf was almost dead with hunger when he
happened to meet a House-dog who was passing by.
“Ah, Cousin,” said the dog. “I knew how it would be;
your irregular life will soon be the ruin of you. Why do
you not work steadily as I do, and get your food reg-
ularly given to you?” “I would have no objection,” said
the wolf, “if I could only get a place.” “I will easily ar-
range that for you,” said the dog; “come with me to my
A.
you should use an uniform. master and you shall share my work.”
B.
you have to use an uniform. So the wolf and the dog went towards the town togeth-
C.
you can use an uniform. er. On the way there the wolf noticed that the hair on
a certain part of the dog’s neck was very much worn
D.
you would use an uniform. away, so he asked him how that had come about.
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EL TEXTO Y SELECCIONE LA(S) “Oh, it is nothing,” said the dog. “That is only the
PALABRA(S) CORRECTA(S) PARA CADA place where the collar is put on at night to keep me
ESPACIO chained up; it chafes a bit, but one soon gets used to
it.” “Is that all?” said the wolf. “Then good-bye to you,
Master dog.” Better starve free than be a fat slave.
Housework or homework
6. According to the fable, what is the wolf’s problem?
Every morning, Sophia Edwards gets up, gets
dressed and _ 3 _ go to college. Nothing unusual A. The wolf likes to be a free animal.
about that, except that Sophia and her daughter B. The wolf is a hungry animal.
Lina are in the same class. C. The wolf will die.
They both study French and History at Chester Col- D. The wolf doesn’t have food to eat.
lege. Lina thinks it’s great that her mum is one of her
classmates. “My mom helps me with the homework, 7. What is the dog’s advice?
but I _ 4 _help her with the housework, too! In the
evening, we _ 5 _ do our homework together, then A. “Stay in your owner’s house”.
she cooks dinner and I do the washing up. B. “Continue being free”.
Sophia loves being a student again after so many C. “Find food in other place”.
years. “I think homework is better than housework
any day! She says. D. “Use a collar like me”.

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8. What is the wolf’s reaction at the end of the fable? RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 14 Y 15 DE
ACUERDO CON LA SIGUIENTE GRÁFICA
A. The wolf feels veryhappy.
B. The wolf disagrees with dog’sadvice.
C. It thinks it’s a good strategy to find food.
D. It thinks it’s better to continue being free.
EN LAS PREGUNTAS 9 Y 10 GOOD GRIEF! I WENT TO BED
WHAT`S FEELING OKAY, BUT
COMPLETE LOS DIÁLOGOS HAPPENED NOW...! WHAT AN
TO ME? AWFUL LIFE I HAVE!!
9. Yes, There is one on First
excuse me
_________? Avenue, next to the bank

MAYBE IF I REST HERE GREGOR! WAKE

A. Can you tell me where the post office is. FOR A FEW MINUTES,
EVERYTHING WILL GO UP! YOU`RELATE
B. Does he know, where the post office is. BACK TO NRMAL... FOR WORK!
C. Is the post office closed bynow.
D. Where is the postoffice.
10. I don’t understand No problem, I can
this exercise. help you!!
_______________?
I HATE TO SAY THIS
IN YOUR OWN HOME, BUT
GREGOR, THIS I MUST TELL YOU HOW
IS YOUR DISAPPOINTED WE ARE IN
A. Do you want to helpher? MANAGER... YOURRECENT BEHAVIOR...
B. Would you like to helphim?
C. Can you helpme?
D. May I helpyou?

AAUGH!!
CHOOSE THE WORD OR SIR, PLEASE LET ME
PHRASE THAT BEST EXPLAIN! AS SOON AS
COMPLETES THE SENTENCE. I OPEN THIS DOOR, I´LL
SOOTHE ALL YOUR FEARS!
11. You look so tired. ………
A. What sort of work do youhave?
B. What sort of music do you listen to?
C. What sort of food do youeat?
14. What was Gregor waiting for?
12. Turn the TV off when Dad comes here…….
A. That everything went back tonormal.
A. He doesn’t never watches those B. That his boss wentaway.
types of programs. C. Achange in his recent behavior.
B. He never watches those types of D. To continue sleeping.
programs.
C. He watches those types of pro- 15. Why was his boss disappointed with him?
grams never.
A. Because he wassleeping.
13. How often .......... ? B. Because he was a badguy.
C. Because of Gregor’s recentbehavior.
A. do you usually playsoccer
D. Because of Gregor’s change.
B. usually you play soccer
C. do you play soccerusually

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 RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 16 A 18 CONTESTE LAS PREGUNTAS 21 Y 22
COMPLETANDO LAS FRASES COMPLETANDO LAS FRASES CON LA
CON LA OPCIÓN QUE MEJOR SE OPCIÓN QUE MEJOR SE AJUSTE
AJUSTE
IS IT RIGHT TO KEEP Today is the first day of spring, and all of Paris
ANIMALS IN PRISON? 21 beautiful. The sun is shining and it’s about
60 degrees.
In their natural state elephants and lions 16. People are wearing sweaters and jackets. The trees
on the African plains. Elephants and lions in circus- 22 green and the birds are singing.
es can spend 23 hours a day in cages. They are
constantly traveling to different parts of the coun- 21.
try in all kinds of weather which 17. cause them A. looks B. look C. is looking
stress.
Is it right to deny an animal its natural behavior? 22.
Wild elephants are intelligent and social animals. A. aren’t turning B. are turning C. turns
Lions 18. hunters who patrol a territory.
CON BASE EN EL SIGUIENTE TEXTO RE-
SPONDE LAS PREGUNTAS 23 A 25
16. 17. 18.
A. lives A. should A. are Jim is looking out his window. He sees two men in
B. living B. could B. is his neighbor’s driveway.
C. live C. is C. does The men are carrying a big color TV. They are car-
rying the TV to a truck.
RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 19 Y 20 DE Jim opens his window. “Hey” he yells to the two
ACUERDO CON EL SIGUIENTE TEXTO men. “Are you TV repairmen?”
“Yes”, the men answered.
This girl is a member of the Navajo Indian Tribe.
She lives in an American Indian reservation in New “Are you going to fix that TV? “ Jim asks.
Mexico. Navajo children have to attend school just “Yes” the men answer again
like you.
“My TV is broken” Jim tells the men. Can you take
They also help their families with their work. my TV, too?
They have to take care of sheep and
goats. Girls have to learn how to weave. “Sure” the men say. “We can take
your TV”
Jim gives the men his color TV.
The men put the two TVs in the
19. Members of Navajo community live truck and drive away.
Jim never sees his TV again.
A. in New Mexico.
B. in an American Indianreservation.
23. What are the two men really doing?
C. in a Navajoreservation.
20. Girls from Navajo Indian Tribe have to A. They are repairing TVs.
B. They are carrying the TV into a truck.
A. learn how to weave. C. They are stealing TVs.
B. learn how to live inMexico. 24. At the end of the story
C. learn how to work.
A. Jim gives them hisTV.
B. The men put his TV into the truck.
C. Jim never sees his TVagain.
25. Jim never sees his TV again because
A. They are thieves.
B. They are bad repairmen.
C. They break his TV.

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 CON BASE EN EL SIGUIENTE TEXTO RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 26 A 30

Interviewer: What’s happening in the school right now? It’s 10 a.m. but most children
are not in their classrooms like in traditional schools. What are they doing?
Teacher: Well, some are playing basketball or riding their bikes. Most of them love sport.
Some are developing pictures in the photo lab. Others are talking about last
weekend or discussing politics. Some of them are studying traditional subjects, like
biology or maths. In this way, they are learning how to work with other people and how
to organize their learning.
Interviewer: Who runs the school?
Teacher: We all do. We meet once a week at the School Meeting and we make all the
important decisions. Each student and each teacher has one vote.
Interviewer: What is life like at the school?
Student: Well, it’s a challenge but I love it because I decide what I learn and who
teaches me. I think we learn most from conversations with other people.
At the moment we’re reading a lot about the Middle Ages because we’re
preparing a play about the history.
Challenger Person. Longman

26. According to the text, teachers teach students CON BASE EN EL SIGUIENTE TEXTO
RESPONDE LAS PREGUNTAS 31 Y 32
A. to waste their time doing differentactivities. What´s he doing. Henry?
Look at that boy! Different tribes of people
B. to be responsible with their time. live in the forest. Tribal children know a lot
about the rainforest, sometimes more than
C. to spend their time doing different things. scientistis!
He´s collecting berries.
Plants are useful as
medicines and food. Many
27. What can the reader learn from the text? of the medicines you know
come from plants that
grow inrainforests.
love it here. It´s so peaceful Oh no! My beatiful tree! It´s
A. How to organize his/her learning process. and the air is so fresh. not here anymore!

B. What sort of activities you can experience at school.

C. How to be a successful student.
Finish your luch quickly! I´m
going to show you my favorit
tree. I go there every year wit
28. What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing this text? my family.
We all need the rainforest.
Oh, I´m so sorry Henry!

People are destroying it. but

we can save it. How are you
A. To tell the reader about a normal day at school. going to help?

B. To explain how to be a better student.

C. To demonstrate that students are responsible of his
learning process.
31. Why does the boy love the rainforest?
29. This school can be identified as
A. Because there are beautiful trees.
A. a democratic school. B. Because he can learn about tribal children.
B. a cool school. C. Because this is a peaceful place and the air is fresh.
C. a free school.
32. What would someone learn from this text?
30. The students think that school’s philosophy is good A. How to use natural resources in a better way.
because
B. How tribal children learn about the rainforest.
A. They only have traditional subjects if they want. C. How to destroy the rainforest.
B. They learn thing when they need them.
C. They can play whenever they want.

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 CON BASE EN LAS SIGUIENTES
GRÁFICAS IDENTIFIQUE EL MENSAJE DE LAS PREGUNTAS 33 A 35

33. 34. 35.

A. Save energy. A. Don’t litter the streets. A. Throw garbage in the trashcan.
B. Don’t pick flowers. B. Throw garbage in the trashcan. B. Don’t litter the streets.
C. Protect the rainforest. C. Keep plastic bags. C. Protect the streets.
RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 36 Y 37
DE ACUERDO CON LA SIGUIENTE INFORMACIÓN

FIRST NATION’S WISDOM

Take care of your Mother, the Earth.

Let the Great Spirit live in your heart and soul.
Respect all your relations
Work together for the benefit of all humankind.
Be kind and respectful to all creatures because their life is sacred.
Act for the good of all and take full responsibility for your actions.
Be truthful and honest at all times.
Look after the well-being of mind and body.
Thank the Great Spirit for each new day.
Share your efforts, successes and dreams with your fellow beings.
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36. What can a reader find out from the text? 37. According to the text

A. The best way of being a better person. A. We are responsible for what we are and do.
B. How to live in harmony with the earth, soul and B. Life is considered sacred.
human beings. C. We have to be respectful to all creatures.
C. How to communicate with Great Spirit.
RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 38 A 40 COMPLETANDO
LAS FRASES CON LA OPCIÓNQUE MEJOR SE AJUSTE

38
Well, 38. ?
twice a week!

A. How often do you exercise.

B. What do you do for your heart.
C. Where do you run.

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39.
Let me see 39. ?

A. How tall are you?

B. How much do you heavy?
C. How much do you weight?

40.
I’m 1 m 55 cm 40. ?

A. How tall are you?

B. How long are you?
C. How high are you?

RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 41 A 44 COMPLETANDO LAS FRASES

CON LA OPCIÓN QUE MEJOR SE AJUSTE

41. There was a power cut last night.......

I know. I 41.
some paperwork
when the lights went
out.

A. did
B. do
C. was doing

42.
Yes, father, She 42.
Son, Have you
to the shop. She’ll be back
seen mum?
soon.

A. has gone
B. had gone
C. goes

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43. CON BASE EN LAS SIGUIENTES
SITUACIONES RESPONDE
LAS PREGUNTAS 46 Y 47

What should they do?

My football team 43. the cup twice so far.

A. had won
B. has won
C. wins

44.

46. I’m trying to slim. I often miss breakfast but then

I’m so hungry at lunchtime that´s why I have at
least two or three sandwiches. I’m not getting din-
ner. What should I do?
A. You should eat something when you wake up.
He still 44. a shower B. You should do the same routine every day.
A. doesn’t have C. You should begin with light weighlifting.
B. didn’t have
47.
C. hasn’t had

45.
CLASSROOM RULES

1. Listen and pay attention ( 2 points)

2. Be polite – No bullying. ( 3 points )
3. Keepyourhands and feet to yourself( 2 points ).
4. Walk in class ( 1 point ).
5. Raiseyour hand to speak( 1 point ).

According to this text, if the students of that class want

to live better together
A. they are responsible for what they say anddo.
B. they should respect all communitymembers
C. they must be careful with their class mates.
I go to college by car every day because my dad
takes me there, so I don’t get any exercise. How
can I get fit?
A. You should walk or cycle to college.
B. You should miss breakfast.
C. You should change your routine once or twice
a week.

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 CONTESTA LAS PREGUNTAS 48 A 50
COMPLETANDO LAS FRASES CON LA
OPCIÓN QUE MEJOR SE AJUSTE

My sister and I 48 to Sweden before so we

were looking forward to our trip. We 49. the
train from London to the ferry terminal at Har-
wich, but while we 50 towards the ferry, we
heard that it hadn’t arrived from Sweden yet.

48.
A. has never been
B. had never been
C. have never been

49.
A. caught
B. catch
C. catches

50.
A. walk
B. walked
C. were walking

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