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MARRIED OR SINGLE
SOLUCIONES
 
(A) COMPREHENSION (4 points) |
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.                              (1point per answer)
 
1)    Why could marriage be good for your health?
BECAUSE MARRIED PEOPLE HAVE LOWER RISKS OF DYING / BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE MARRIED, YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO TAKES CARE OF YOU2)    What is the risk of lifetime smoking?
PREMATURE DEATH (EARLY DYING)
 
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT.
3)       Married peopleare usually healthier than single people.
TRUE:  “married men and women tend to be in better health than their single counterparts” (line 5)
4)       Money can make you live longer
FALSE:  “Itis clear that a ring of gold, rather than money is what keeps people alive.”  (lines 12-13)
5)       Recent studies confirm that the effects of smoking and drinking are worse in married men thanin single men.
FALSE “when the effects of smoking, drinking and other poor lifestyles were taken into account, married men had a much lower risk of death.” (lines 9-10)
6)    Lifetime smokershave the same possibilities of dying as single people.
FALSE. “However, while over a seven year period, the risks of smoking compared to single life are similar, over a lifetime period the risksof smoking are much higher. Scientists think a long-term smoker has a one in two chance of dying prematurely.” (lines 14-16)
 
 
(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points) |
 
7) Find in the texta synonym for PROBABILITY (noun)    CHANCE       (line 12)                                            (0.25 points)
8) Find in the text the word which has thefollowing definition:  (verb)               
Someone who knows a lot of a particular subject     EXPERT    (line 2)                                             (0.25 points)
9) Give a noun with the same root as WARN (line...