PARTE 4

TEXTOS
INCOMPLETOS
1. TRIGGER PROVOCAR, DAR INICIO, DESENCADENAR
2. CRIME DELINCUENCIA, DELITO, CRIMEN
3. HIGH ALTO(A), ELEVADO
4. RATE TASA, ÍNDICE
5. RELEASE LIBERACIÓN
6. YELL GRITAR, AULLAR, CHILLAR
7. INCREASED SECURITY MAYOR SEGURIDAD
8. ATTEMPTED RAPE INTENTO DE VIOLACIÓN
9. MURDER ASESINATO, HOMICIDIO/ VERB: ASESINAR, MATAR
10. COMPLAIN QUEJARSE, PROTESTAR, RECLAMAR
11. SHORTAGE ESCASEZ, CARENCIA, FALTA
12.DEMOSTRATIONSMANIFESTACIONES, MARCHAS, PROTESTAS
13.DEMAND EXIGIR, DEMANDAR, REQUERIR, RECLAMAR
14.BENT PAST OF THE VERB “BEND” DOBLAR.
WHAT TRIGGERED THE PROTESTS IN
VENEZUELA?
 WHAT TRIGGERED THE PROTESTS IN
VENEZUELA?
The protests in Venezuela (98)__ in early February in the
western states of Tachira and Merida when students
demanded increased security after a female student (99)__
she had been the victim of an attempted rape. Venezuela
has the fifth (100)__ murder rate in the world, and crime is
rife in many urban centres.

98. a. begin b. began

c. begun
99. a. supposed b. alleged
c. alleging
 WHAT TRIGGERED THE PROTESTS IN
VENEZUELA?
The students (101)__ complained about record inflation
(official figures suggest yearly inflation in December 2013
stood at 56.2%) and shortages of basic food items. The
protests in tachira (102)__ violent, triggering the arrest of
several students, which in turn led to demostrations in
Caracas (103)__ for their release.

101. a. too b. also

c. either
102. a. deranged b. bent
c. turned
 PARTE 5

COMPRENSIÓN DE
TEXTOS DESDE EL
NIVEL LITERAL
 VICTORIA´S WEDDING
“It was a wonderful wedding, an unbelievable day,”
says Victoria. “But we have so much we want to do
together now, we are both looking to the future.” Her
husband, banker and amateur race driver Richard,
agrees. “Both our minds are now fixed firmly on the
future. I´ll never forget our wedding ceremony or the
reception we had at a Cliff-side hotel afterwards, but
there´s so much we want, so many hopes. Our
marriage is so much more important than the
wedding.”
 WEDDING
THE CEREMONY
- I’m going to my
cousin’s wedding on
October 7.
- We want to have a band
at our wedding reception
- The wedding will be at
the church, and the
reception will be at a
restaurant.
 MARRIAGE
THE RELATIONSHIP - My parents have a
IN GENERAL. strong marriage. They’v
e been together for 35
years.
- New York has just
legalized gay marriage.
- Over 40%
of marriages end in
divorce.
 MARRIED
DESCRIBES THE
STATUS OF A PERSON.
-My sister isn’t
married. She’s
single.
-I’ve been married for
5 years.
 VICTORIA´S WEDDING
“At the moment, we are still living with my parents,”
explains Victoria, “So our first wish is to find our own
place. We intend to start looking for a new house with
all the modern conveniences in the suburbs in the
new year.” Both Victoria and her husband Richard
have a lot of siblings. Do they intend to add to the
extended Hammond family? “We plan on having two
or three children ourselves,” Richard tells me.
“Victoria is just wonderful with children and I can get
3 years paternity leave from my work, which is just
perfect.”
 VICTORIA´S WEDDING
The Young couple has just returned from a two-week
honeymoon spent in an authentic Scottish castle. Both
the newly-weds are big travel lovers and Richard hopes
this will continue.”I would like to go travelling as much
as possible together. Travelling with someone else is
such a sharing experience. I think it´s sad to experience
all the wonderful places in the world and have no-one
else there. “Victoria also has another great travel
ambition that she might have to do alone. “I have
always been fascinated by safari and my real wish is to
go on safari. Richard has no interest in wildlife though.
”
104. What is Victoria´s husband
job?

A. He works in a bank.
B. He is a race driver.
C. Her works in a hotel.
105. Where did they hold the
wedding reception?

A. In a hotel side downtown.

B. In a church.
C. In a hotel at a cliff.
106. Where do the couple live?

A. In their own house.

B. With Richard´s parents.
C. With Victoria´s parents.
107. What kind of house do
they want to live in?

A. A big house.
B. A country house.
C. A modern house.
108. The couple has each one:

A. A small family.
B. A big family.
C. No families.
109. Richard likes to travel

A. By himself.
B. With his couple.
C. With his full family.
 110. Victoria might travel alone
because

A. Richard could be working.

B. She wants to make that travel alone
C. Richard doesn´t care for wildlife.
 PARTE 6

COMPRENSIÓN DE
TEXTOS DESDE EL
NIVEL INFERENCIAL
 RESTAURANTS EXPERIENCES

The last time I went to a restaurant was about 2

months ago. My wife and I wanted to celebrate our
wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to
an expensive restaurant in downtown Lisbon. We
both had pasta to start and for the main course my
wife ordered baked Rigatoni with Bolognese sauce.
For dessert we both ate chocolate cake topped with
fresh cream. Delicious! – Carlos, 36 years old.
 RESTAURANTS EXPERIENCES

I went to a restaurant yesterday evening with my

sister´s children. It wasn´t very expensive and the
menu was very limited. We all had a Burger and
French fries, and drank cola. It wasn´t very good. The
food was just ok, according to the Price – I really
liked but sometimes is better to pay a Little bit more
when it comes to food. – Sofia, 33 years old.
 RESTAURANTS EXPERIENCES

My boyfriend loves spicy food so this restaurant was

perfect. The waiters were all really friendly and
polite, and they played traditional music which was
very relaxing. The menu offered vegetarian dishes as
well as meat dishes served with rice and a sauce – it
depended on how hot you wanted it! I chose a mild
beef curry but my boyfriend had a lamb “vindaloo” –
he also drank 2 liters of water! Sara, 26 years old.
 RESTAURANTS EXPERIENCES

I was invited to a very popular restaurant last

weekend but I didn´t go because I had to take some
exams at the University. My friends told me, that it
generally offers one type of food (a kind of bread
with cheese and tomato sauce) which you then
choose what ingredients to add on top of it. They
went there and had a nice time. - Marie, 20 years
old.
 111. According to the first paragraph it
is possibe to infer that probably:

A. The couple won´t be going back to the restaurant.

B. The couple had a problem at the restaurant.
C. The couple didn´t like the food.
D. The couple would be going back to the restaurant.
 112. According to the second paragraph it
is possibe to infer that probably:

A. She would be going back to the restaurant.

B. She is stingy.
C. She would be back and suggest to improve the
food.
D. She won´t be going back to the restaurant.
 113. According to the third paragraph the
best thing on this experience was:

A. The atmosphere of the restaurant.

B. The food of the restaurant.
C. The service of the restaurant.
D. The drinks of the restaurant.
 114. From the third paragraph it is possible
to infer that her boyfriend drank two liters of
water because:

A. The food was very dry.

B. The food was very spicy.
C. The food was very hot.
D. Water was the only option.
 115. According to the fourth paragraph the
menu in this restaurant is:

A. Limited.
B. Extended.
C. Delicious.
D. Popular.
 116. The 4 cases in this Reading were taking
from experiences in the same neighborhood,
according to this fact. It is posible to say that in
general terms :

A. The restaurants in the neighborhood are good.

B. The restaurants in the neighborhood are just ok
C. People are not happy with the restaurants.
D. Restaurants are expensive.
117. From the fourth paragraph it is
possible to infer that:

A. She didn´t go to the restaurant because she was

not in the city.
B. She didn´t go to the restaurant because she was
studying.
C. She didn´t go to the restaurant because she was
taken some exams.
D. She didn´t go to the restaurant because she was
sick.
 PARTE 7

COMPRENSIÓN DE
TEXTOS DESDE LO
GRAMATICAL Y
LEXICAL
 RIHANA

Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), known by

her (118)__ name Rihanna is a Barbadian recording artist,
actress, and fashion designer. She was born in Saint Michael,
Barbados, and her career began when she met record
producer Evan Rogers through mutual friends in late 2003
and recorded demo tapes (119)__ Roger´s guidance.
118. a. stage b. arts c. first
d. last
119. a. by b. under c. down
 RIHANA

Her demo tape was sent to several record labels, and she
subsequently signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings
after (120)__ for its president, rapper Jay-Z. Her debut
album, Music of the Sun (2005) and its folllow-up A Girl like
me (2006) both peaked in the top ten of the Billboard 200
chart. The albums spawned the Billboard Hot 100 top two
hit single “Pon de Replay” and her first Hot 100 number-one
“SOS”.
120. a. casting b. doing c. auditioning
d. showing
 RIHANNA
Her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), and its
chart-topping lead single “Umbrella” were major (121)__ in
her career that brought her to widespread prominence. The
album and its Reloaded version (2008) produced the
worldwide hit singles “Don´t stop the music”, “Take a Bow”,
and “Disturbia”. The record was nominated for nine Grammy
Awards , (122)__ Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for
“Umbrella”.
121. a.success b.breakdown c.collapse
d.stepback
122. a.competing b.winning c.racing
d.misleading
 RIHANNA
Following a highly publicized (123)__ with then-boyfriend
Chris Brown, she released her fourth studio album, Rated R,
in November 2009. it was followed by three more albums:
Loud (2010), Talk that talk, (2011), and her first Billboard
200 number one album Unapologetic (2012). That (124)__
year, she appeared in her first theatrical feature film,
Battleship.
123. a.battle b.altercation c.agreement
d.accord
124. a.any b.some c.same
d.all