UNIVERSIDAD DE NARIÑO

CENTRO DE IDIOMAS

CURSO DE INGLÉS GENERAL

INGENIERÍA

Seleccionado por:
Mg. Armando Agreda Martínez

San Juan de Pasto, 2021

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 READING COMPREHENSION
ANSWERS

UNIT 1
THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE

A. True or False

1. F 2. T 3. T 4. T

B. Multiple Choice

1. b 2. c 3. b

C. Short Answer

—> Sample Answers

1. The universe was static and unchanging.

2. He realized that all the observable galaxies were moving away from each
other.

UNIT 2
A PLAN TO CURB GREENHOUSE GASES
A. True or False

1. T 2. T 3. T 4. F

B. Multiple Choice

1.c 2. d 3. b

C. Short Answer

—> Sample Answers

1. Developing countries to reduce emissions.

2. Actions and dates to meet protocol emission levels.

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 UNIT 3
THE HISTORY OF THE INTERNET

A. True or False

1. T 2. T 3. T 4. F

B. Multiple Choice

1. c 2. c 3. d

C. Short Answer

—>Sample Answers

1. They could share information about their research.

2. Because information will be stored in places around the world instead of

hard drives, and people will retrieve it through cell phones, music players and
other portable devices.

UNIT 4
ASTEROID IMPACTS ON EARTH

A. True or False

1. T 2. T 3. F 4. T

B. Multiple Choice

1. b 2. c 3. a

C. Short Answer

—>Sample Answers

1. Asteroids that orbit near the earth (NEAs).

2. Because it was smaller than the asteroid that is thought to have hit Earth during

the time of dinosaurs.

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 UNIT 5
RISE OF THE ANDROIDS

A. True or False

1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F

B. Multiple Choice

1. d 2. c 3. a

C. Short Answer

—>Sample Answers

1. The motion capture system tracks the movements of Ishiguro’s lips and
mouth, meaning he could use the robot as a stand-in to teach classes.

2. She uses fifteen facial expressions, recognizes 400 Korean and English
words, and even moves her lips in synchronization with her speech.

UNIT 6
HAWKING RADIATION

A. True False

1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T

B. Multiple Choice

1. a 2. b 3. a

C. Short Answer

—>Sample Answers

1. It is a rare degenerative disease, which gradually destroys a person’s ability

to move and speak.

2. They both attained the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics.

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 UNIT 7
CAMPAIGNING FOR THE EARTH

A. True False

1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F

B. Multiple Choice

1.c 2. d 3. a

C. Short Answer

—>Sample Answers

1. It seeks change through creative, non-violent confrontations between activists

and those responsible for harming the environment..

2. In 2002, Greenpeace published the True Food Guide.

UNIT 8
SPACE TOURISM

B. True or False

1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T

C. Multiple Choice

1. a 2. b 3. d

D. Short Answer

—> Sample Answers

1. Many said that they performed research while in space and assisted
cosmonauts with scientific experiments.

2. n 2009, a Hungarian, Charles Simonyi, became the first citizen to make a

repeat space journey.

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 UNIT 9
DEFORESTATION

B. True or False

1. F 2. T 3. T 4. T

C. Multiple Choice

1. b 2. a 3. a

D. Short Answer

—>Sample Answers

1. It is sustainable only if the population density does not exceed four people
per square kilometer of land.

2. When the trees are cleared away, the canopy is lost and the cycle is
disturbed. With less evaporation, the Earth’s surface receives more energy from
the sun. This can lead to the creation of deserts, ultimately causing atmospheric
temperatures to rise.

UNIT 10
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

A. True False

1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F

B. Multiple Choice

1. c 2. c 3. a

C. Short Answer

—>Sample Answers

1. The countries involved include Brazil, Canada, Japan, Russia, and

2. several members of the European Union, including France, Germany, and

Italy.

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3. Russia was supposed to supply the next set of parts. At that time, however,
Russia was experiencing severe economic problems, and because of this,
construction of the ISS had to be delayed for almost two years.

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Graber B., Babcock P., Gagiano K. (2009). Reading for the Real World 3 (Second
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Jones L. (2001). New Progress to Proficiency. Cambridge: Cambridge University

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Longman dictionary of contemporary English (4th ed.). (2003). Harlow, England:

Longman.

Macgillivray, M. & Peters T. (2009). Reading for the Real World 2 (Second
Edition). Compass Publishing.

Malarcher, C., Janzen, A., Worcester A. (2009). Reading for the Real World 1
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