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A continuacion se te presenta un texto que deberas leer ncon atencion y exclusivamente en base a este contesta las preguntas 1,2,3. When the world was still young, according to the Bible, the tower of Babel rose above the plain of shinar, and in it lived the descendants of Noah, all that were left of the world's people after the Flood. The people in the tower spoke the same language until the Lord came to them caused a confusion of tongues, and spread them over the earth. They could then no longer understand each other. The world is no longer young, but its people, still plagued by a confusion of tongues, seem to have just as much difficulty understanding each other. Besides that, the world has grown smaller. A person can now circle the planet earth in 36 hours. Telstar and other communication satellites beam television programs simultaneously to earth's not so far comes. But, how universal is reception of those programs when the people of the earth speak some 3,000 different languages? Many linguists, anthropologists, and other experts feel that the answer to such lack of communication is some kind of international language. It might be an artificial language, a natural language, or a simplified version off a natural language. But the time is now. Taken from The People's Almanac. Which of the following statements expresses the main idea of the text?. God himsel caused the confusion of languages. Man's incomunication started in the Tower of Babel. It is clear that the world's population needs to understand all existing languages. It is necessary to create a universal language in order to improve man's communication.

en base al texto The People's Almanac. Satellites have made human communication easier; however. incommunicaction reflects man's lack of knowledge. the problem of incommunication is a natural language. the problem of incommunication continues to be a serious matter. incommunication is caused by disagreement among linguists an other experts.

en base al texto The People's Almanac. Which of the following expressions taken from the text is used in a figurative sense?. the world has grown smaller. a person can now circle the planet earth in 36 hours. communication satellites beam television programs. it might be an artificial language.

Esta parte de la prueba consta de 9 preguntas, de la 1 a la 9. A continuación se le presentan 3 textos que usted deberá leer cuidadosamente y, EXCLUSIVAMENTE con base en ellos, contestará las preguntas de esa parte. A hat has the effect of making the human head a kind of residence. It gives the brain a strange little portable sense of place. It is a wonderful spot to look out from under, a sort of individual estate. A man feels at home in a hat, established. But wearing a hat is also like having the police set you up with a new identity in a different city. It can change you. The subject here is the serious hat. Not the “Fun” hat. A hat has psychological power. A man places the thing just on top of this brain, and the one takes emanations of the other. A hat can be revealing, intimate. It can also be dangerous: no other article of clothing has the potential to make a man look so ridiculous. There is the terror of the whisper: “Why does he wear that silly little hat?” Taken from: Time, April, 1983. Which of the following titles best expresses the content of the text?. “The Danger of wearing a Hat”. “Different Uses of a Hat”. “The Importance of Hats”. “Fashionable Hats”.

en base al texto.Taken from: Time, April, 1983. According to the text, a hat give its owner a sense of. Power. Comfort. Placement. Intimidation.

en base al texto Taken from: Time, April, 1983. Which of the following ideas is included in the text?. A hat if often worn at home. A hat gives a man a new personality. A man wearing a hat becomes very serious. A man wearing a hat is afraid to whisper.

Stanley Danzis has been a lumber jack for the last five years working in the forests of Oregon and Washington. Since last year, he has also been a college student. “I figure by the time I´m about 35, I´ll be ready to take it easy, ready, ready for a little more comfort than you find in the woods. I´ve always thought I´d like to teach kinder garden, so I´m going to get a degree in education.” He is representative of the fastest-growing group of students in the country. It is estimated that, by 1985, forty percent of all college students will be over 25. Why are so many adults going to college? Most of them hope to get better jobs or, like Stanley, to change careers. Because there are fewer youngsters than there used, to be, colleges are over expanded. They needed more students, and they are going out of their way to attract adults, so they offer a wide variety of vocational courses as well as more traditional academic ones. Taken from: Life Styles 2 According to the article, we can affirm that colleges today. Accept both young and adult students. Let young and adult students change courses. Are over crowed with young students. Prefer to have adult students in their courses.

en base al texto Taken from: Life Styles 2. The expression “take it easy”, underlined in line 4, may be substituted by. Support. Refrain. Endure. Relax.

en base al texto Taken from: Life Styles 2. Which of the following ideas is true according to the text?. Many adults try to improve their lives by studying. Most adults are trying to get a degree in education. Colleges are trying to get adults back to their classrooms. Students over twenty – five will be back to school in a few years.

Not even people who advocate sweet-talking a plant into bloom suspected that the greenery could talk back, but researchers reported that trees, at least, carry on a sort conversation. According to ecologists at the University of Washington, willows attacked by certain plagues exude a chemical that reaches neighboring trees, cuing them to take defensive measures. Biologists know that trees protect themselves from infestation by increasing the level of phenols in their leaves. The newly constituted leaves are leaves are less attractive to insects, scientists say, because they do not taste as good and contain fewer nutrients than before. Now they have evidence that when willows are attacked they trigger defense systems as far away as 200 feet. If the willows are communicating, it would be the first discovery of one plant emitting a chemical signal that is received and acted upon by another. Taken from: Newsweek, June, 1983. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?. People recommend talking to flourishing plants. Trees develop a certain system of communication. Insects do not eat as many leaves as they did before. Leaves do not taste as good today because of their lack of nutrients.

en base al texto.Taken from: Newsweek, June, 1983. The word “trigger”, underlined in line 12, may be substituted by. send. throw. set off. put away.

en base al texto.Taken from: Newsweek, June, 1983. What does the word “they” in line 10 refer to?. Scientists. Phenols. Insects. Leaves.

Vince didn´t remind ______. Me to call Betty. Brenda´s address. Us when we were away. How to speel the words.

Kitty is ______________on throwing a surprise birthday party for Bill. Trying. Wanting. Planning. Intending.

Mr. Martin will ____________________his products to South America. Portray. Export. Undergo. Reach.

I don´t trust Bill. He never __________ out his plans. sets. keeps. makes. carries.

The ____________ along the road made visibility impossible. peg. awe. mist. speck.

The new movie is for a panoramic ___________. path. screen. platform. timetable.

They will modern ______ the house in order to sell it. en. fy. ing. ize.

They enjoy ______________ about politics. arguing. breeding. pursuing. grasping.

The ____________________ were so hot that they exploded and two workers were burned. furnaces. crops. paths. roots.

Mr. Stevens’ cattle drowned in the __________. seep. flood. source. output.

Charles has almost ____________________ perfection on the piano. realized. compound. achieved. encouraged.

When we visited the plant, they gave us a _______________ of each product. brine. layer. shovel. sample.

We are going to _________________ the Clarks ___________________ at the train station. see/off. Call / off. See / over. Call / over.

Henry didn´t follow the _____________ for using that device and spoiled it. invoice. packing. lecture. procedure.

Pete’s income has ________________________ because he doesn’t work as much as he used to. Struggled. Diminished. Interfered. Impoverished.

_______________out the places of interest on this map. see. keep. point. think.

The ___________ took place because of Harry’s careless driving. pack. menace. disgrace. collision.

Mark was not very _______________ to listen to his wife’s complaints. accurate. willing. sticky. spare.

Stop ________________around! It’s a shame to waste time. filling. talking. fooling. changing.

_______by my house someday to listen to my new records. drop. pull. get. set.

The _________ declared bankruptcy because of a lack of raw materials. library. entreprise. advertising. merchandise.

The contract is very advantage ___________ for you. Sign it. ous. ive. ing. ion.

Dr. Scott __________ his son to be a doctor too. waits. hopes. wishes. expects.

Poor Alex: He has to ________________up _____________ his disagreeable wife. Put / for. Look / for. Put / with. Look / with.

That young man has committed some _____________ in the neighborhood. menaces. weapons. disgusts. burglaries.

Please, ___________ this jacket on and see if it fits you. bear. have. try. set.

The lecture was called ____________ because no one attended. down. off. back. for.

Sally can´t afford the __________ for the train. fare. goods. means. profit.

Daniel Boone _______________ animals to eat the meat and shell the furs. tramped. grabbed. trapped. grasped.

You should never take _______________ of those weaker than you. device. purpose. reliance. advantage.

The new technology will bring addition _____ benefits. al. ive. ment. ance.

The manager and I talked _________ the worker’s demands for two hours. at. over. to. along.

Johnny was so frightened that he could __________speak. hardy. barely. thrifty. bitterly.

Vicky __________ with strangers at parties. bursts. refines. whirls. mingles.

Betty, one of the stewardesses, was the youngest member of the ___________. crew. range. branch. crevice.

Dick’s carelessness brought __________a terrible accident. by. back. about. around.

Our government requires that all _______ obtain a visa. fields. settlers. immigrants. counselors.

Mr. Hill gave the new secretary a good ____________ explanation of her duties. overall. booklet. actual. major.