English Examination

ALCALDÍA DE SANTIAGO DE CALI
SECRETARIA DE EDUCACIÓN MUNICIPAL
INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA LA BUITRERA
CORREGIMIENTO LA BUITRERA
EXAMEN DE INGLÈS I PERIODO 2011 GRADO 10º

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1. Escribe la forma correcta de los verbos en los espacios en blanco. Mira el ejemplo

Ejemplo: The weather ______ nice at the weekend. (to be)Respuesta: The weather will be nice at the weekend.
1) I to the cinema yesterday. (to go) |
2) Peter 13 tomorrow. (to be) |
3) My friend to music every evening. (to listen) |
4) They their car.It looks new again. (to clean) |
5) Listen! Mr Jones the piano. (to play) |
6) She her left arm two weeks ago. (to break) |
7) We a test now. (to write) |
8) Danny a book this evening. (toread) |
9) Ken and Emily often lunch at school. (to have) |
10) He his money. So he can't buy this hamburger. (to lose) |

2. Lee la siguiente historia y contesta las preguntas
Levi Straussjeans
Levi Strauss was born in Germany in the mid 1800's and emigrated to the United States as a young man. He lived in New York City and learned the dry-goods business for several years. In 1853 he tookhis knowledge and his dreams to San Francisco (California., USA.) His dream to succeed came true over the next 20 years as he became a very successful businessman.
Many of Levi Strauss' customerswere cowboys and miners. They needed clothing that was strong and durable. Strauss found a special fabric from France that was comfortable and lasted a long time. It was called "serge de Nimes," whichwas later shortened to the word denim.
Another man named Jacob Davis bought large amounts of the denim fabric from Levi Strauss. He was a tailor who made pants for hard-working men. One of hiscustomers was continually tearing the pockets off his pants. So Jacob Davis decided to put rivets on certain parts of the pants to make them stronger. The customer loved the new pants so much that he told...