Inglés

25 - 27
The story of Santa Claus began with a kind bishop named Saint Nicholas. He lived during the fourth century in what is now Turkey. He often gave presents to children and poor people in secret. One day he heard about three young sisters. They were poor, lived alone, and had nothing to eat. So he climbed up on their roof, and dropped three bags of gold down their chimney. The legend of thisgood saint and his generosity grew. Now, children believe that Santa Claus lives at the North Pole with his wife and his reindeer. This friendly old man wears a red coat and black boots, and has a long white beard. Over the centuries he has come to be considered magical and a symbol of Christmas time.
25. A proper title for this reading would be:
A. Santa Claus and Christmas beliefs.
B.Christmas traditions and Santa Claus stories.
C. Traditional stories at Christmas time.
D. History of, and beliefs about Santa Claus.
26. An important idea that could be taken from the reading is:
A. For many years Santa Claus has helped people, and he became important around the world in this era.
B. For a few years Santa Claus has been considered a magician because he flies over the roofs.
C.For a few years Santa Claus has given presents to poor people, so that they will consider him a generous man.
D. For many years people have thought Santa Claus is a kind man for his generosity at Christmas.
27. According to the reading, this is
A. an account about stories of people at Christmas time.
B. a summary of events about Santa Claus’ life.
C. a tale about anecdotes of people atChristmas time.
D. an abstract of Santa Claus and his friends’ lives.
28 – 30 WRITE LETTERS
The pen is mightier than the sword, they say; so why not use it? Write to packaging manufacturers and ask them to forgo CFCs and excess packaging on items you buy regularly. Write to manufacturers of canned goods and ask them to remove the sugar. Write to paper suppliers and ask them to produce unbleached andrecycled paper.
28. In the text, the underlined word it refers to:
A. The pen
B. Letters
C. The sword
D. Items
29. In the text, the underlined word regularly means
A. Only
B. Rarely
C. Frequently
D. Lately
30. In the text, the words canned goods mean:
A. Plastic goods
B. Dog food
C. Metal goods
D. Tinned food
31 - 33
It is time to get away! Let yourself be enchanted by landscapeswhere clear, blue waters catch the light of green hills and red rocks. Take in the clean, fresh air; enjoy the unusual; walk through boutiques, museums, galleries and amusement parks, or simply relax as time passes peaceful by... The province’s resorts offer all this, and more.
31. According to the text:
A. You usually visit provincial resorts.
B. You are going to hate our province’s resorts.
C.You are marvellous for province’s resorts.
D. You can be marvelled by province’s resorts.
32. The underlined expression Let yourself be enchanted by landscapes means:
A. Let yourself be motivated by amusement buildings.
B. Let yourself be attracted by splendid views.
C. Let yourself be unhappy to see a paradise.
D. Let yourself be anxious to take photographs.
33. The most appropriate titlefor this text is:
A. Summer Vacation
B. A Natural Park
C. Western Places
D. A Luxurious City
34 - 36
In the early 1950.s rock and roll radically changed the way people thought about music. Before that time, songs were generally popular because they appealed to a broad spectrum of people, and the music and lyrics were more important than the individuals who perfomed them. Rock and rollmerged the music and the performer and aimed itself at a young audience teenagers. In writing and performing songs that spoke specifically to teenagers, Chuck Berry, a black rhythm and blues musician from St. Louis, helped invent rock and roll.
34. The underlined word they refers to:
A. people
B. 1950.s
C. lyrics
D. songs
35. The underlined word spectrum can be replaced by:
A. community
B....