CIUDAD ESCOLAR COMFENALCO

DEPARTAMENTO DE EDUCACIÓN FORMAL

COORDINACIÓN DE BÁSICA SECUNDARIA Y MEDIA ACADÉMICA
A.E.3#1
SEGUNDO PERIODO 2024
Área: Inglés Asignatura: Inglés GRADO: 10°

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PARTE 4
PARENTS AND ADULT CHILDREN: MUTUALLY IRRITATING

Investigators at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research _11_ that our parents
often get on our nerves -- and we on theirs. "The parent-child relationship is one of the longest-
lasting social ties human beings establish," said Kira Birditt, the study's lead. "This tie is of-ten
highly positive and supportive but it also commonly includes feelings of irritation, tension and
ambivalence."
Unsurprisingly, the survey of nearly 500 American parents and their age-22-and-older offspring
_12_ that the touchiest issues were "lifestyle choices": whom we date, our money habits, our
housekeeping savvy. Parents re-ported more tensions with daughters than sons. And daughters
and sons noted __14____ issues with Mom than Dad. Birditt suggests that this is _13_ women
tend to pursue more intimate relationships with more frequent contact -- thus more opportunity
for things to get ugly. The Michigan study also _15_ that parents get more prickly as we age. This
trend came as a surprise to Birditt -- but I suspect it's a familiar feeling to many of us with aging
parents.

11. b. reveals d. thus

a.demostrated c. was revealing 14.
b. demostrate d.had reveal.
c. had demostrate a. more
d. has demostrate 13. b. most
a. because c. the most
12. b.but d. that
a. revealed c. because of
15.

a. founded
b. find
c. found
d. had founded.
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RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 1 - 4 DE ACUERDO CON EL SIGUIENTE TEXTO. Lea el texto y las
preguntas de la siguiente parte.

A tornado is born from a powerful storm called a supercell. Tornadoes have been reported in all
states, but most tornadoes happen in the central parts of America called “Tornado Alley.” In some
supercells, warm, moist air rises quickly into the atmosphere. Winds blowing at different speeds at
different parts of the supercell produce wind shear and cause a horizontal, rotating column of air. A
funnel cloud will form as the air column rotates faster and more tightly within the supercell. The
rain and hail within the storm cause the funnel cloud to touch the ground resulting in a tornado.
The strength of a tornado is measured by what’s called the Fujita scale. The weakest tornadoes
(F0) feature winds of 40-78 miles per hour, while the strongest tornadoes (F5) have winds of up to
318 miles per hour. All tornadoes can be devastating, especially if they touch down in areas with
lots of people.

Tornado Outbreak A tornado outbreak occurs when one storm system produces multiple
tornadoes. Some tornado outbreaks can result in the formation of dozens of tornadoes over
several states. One particularly powerful tornado outbreak occurred between April 25 and April 28
of 2011, where a record 355 tornadoes in 21 states and Canada were recorded, an including an F5
tornado that completely destroyed parts of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Much of the destruction was
caught on camera and broadcast across the country and internet. The same weather system
produced hailstones that measured 4.5 inches across in southern Virginia. 328 people were killed
as a result of the outbreak, which totaled over $11 billion in damages.

1. We could say that the theme of the first paragraph is…

a. The Fujita Scale.
b. Historic Tornadoes.
c. Birth and Strength of a Tornado.
d. Wind Speed.
2. Why does the author refer to the hailstones that hit Virginia as part of the tornado outbreak
of April 2011?
a. To show how powerful and destructive the storms were.
b. The show that tornado outbreaks often happen in the spring.
c. To show that much of the damage was caught on camera.
d. To show how long the storm lasted.
3.What is the author trying to do with the text?
a. Suggest that tornadoes are bad.
b. Explain the differences between tornados and earthquakes.
c. Tell to the reader how he or she feels during the tornados.
d. Inform about the tornados.
4. We could say that…
a. The author doesn´t know too much about tornados.
b. The author doesn´t like tornados.
c. The author has studied a lot about tornados.
d. The author has been in contact with tornados.
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RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 5 a 10 DE ACUERDO CON EL SI-GUIENTE TEXTO. Lea el episodio y

seleccione la palabra adecuada para cada espacio.

The Adventures of Lara Cruft

There at the bottom of the hole was a pyramid of Gold, surrounded by trees. At the top of the
pyramid _5_ the Sword of Jupiter. Suddenly there was a crash and the roof of the cave fell in
behind them. They were cut off. Mrs Bluebottle lit a cigarette. She had tried to _6___ but it was
impossible, at least she had cut down on smoking, from 20 a day to 10 a day. The room slowly
filled with smoke. Lara knew they had to find an exit before either the men came, or Mrs
Bluebottle’s cigarettes gassed them all!

Bill saw an opening in the roof of the cave. Lara __7___ a tree and made a ladder. William suddenly
took the sword and __8____ Lara. She knocked him out with one punch, grabbed the sword and
climbed out of the cave and into the jeep. After twenty minutes it broke down near the village.
Lara tried to call the Mayor but kept getting cut off. So they walked. They were all tired but they
had to carry on. At that moment, William appeared with a gun. “Bill, stop him!” Lara called out. But
Bill ___9___ move. “Sorry, Lara, but he is my brother.” “What?” “My brother, we have both been
looking for that sword for a long time. You have the map and the sword, give them back” re-plied
Bill. She gave back the map and was about to give back the sword when suddenly Mrs Bluebottle
jumped into the air and with one swing of her handbag, knocked William and Bill onto the ground.
Lara and Mrs Bluebottle tied them up and just as they had finished, the Mayor turned up with the
police. “Well done, Lara. You have caught a clever criminal. They thought they__10____ get away
with it but they were wrong. We will put the sword in the museum. We will call it The Sword of
Lara Cruft!”

5.
a. was 8.
b. weren´t a. attacked
c. wasn´t b. attack
d. were c. attacking
6. d. attach
a. give up 9.
b. gave up a. didn´t
c. giving up b. will
d. given up c. are going
7. d. don´t
a. cut down
b. cut 10.
c. cutting down a. could
d. cut up. b. couldn´t
c. can´t
d. can