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AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
Global leadership is both the price America pays and the benefit Americans derive from our wealth, our size and our strength. Worldwide hunger and poverty, the spread of nuclear weapons and the proliferation of violent conflicts harm us all. Economic development, better education, better control of arms, cooperation among nations and the peaceful resolution of conflicts helpAmericans enjoy greater prosperity and peace. Positive and active engagement in world affairs is the smart as well as the right thing for the United State to do. Yet among developed nations, America has become the least generous provider of either development aid or troops for peacemaking. Our virtue is fading.
A few of the early patriots might have expressed isolationist views, but many of themwere vigorous internationalists. Benjamin Franklin said, "Our cause is the cause of all mankind." Thomas Paine, the fervently religious man who gave us the name United States of America, said, "My country is the world." Today that spirit is not just noble; it is imperative.

QUESTIONS
1. Are the following sentences T(RUE) or F(ALSE)? Write the evidence from the text. No marks are given foronly TRUE or FALSE. (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
a)      The origin of the name United States of America is unknown.
b)      Benjamin Franklin was against the idea of American participation in other countries’ affairs.
2. In your own words and based on the ideas from the text, answer the following questions. (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
a)      What clues are there in the text that allow youto know the writer’s nationality?
b)      Why does the write think that America should feel responsible for other countries?
3. Find the words or phrases in the text that mean. (Puntuación máxima: 1 punto)
a)      cause damage to (paragraph 1)
b)      the opposite of "selfish" (paragraph 1)
c)      decreasing in strength (paragraph 1)
d)      human species (paragraph 2)
4. Complete thefollowing sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word(s) in brackets when given. (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
a)      America is the ......... powerful country ......... the world.
b)      Thomas Paine, ......... lived in the 18th century, said that this country ......... (be) the world.
c)      In the past, America ......... to be more generous in ......... (give) help to othercountries.
d)      Isolationist views .........(hold) by very few of the early politicians. Most of them felt a great interest ........ the world’s politics.
5. Write about 80 to 100 words on one of the following topics. (Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos)
a) What advantages can the United States get from being a leading country in the world?
b) Why is English an important language in today’s world?Bermuda
Many visitors have been attracted to the string-of-pearl islands of Bermuda ever since Spanish explorer Juan de Bermudez sailed by these luxuriant volcanic islands in 1511. As the story goes, Juan "came, saw, left his name and fled". He did not dare to venture close to shore because of the surrounding coral reefs -the world's top scuba-diving1 destination today-, which were a dreadfulsight to 16th century sailors.

One of thee first to set foot on Bermuda was accidental British "tourist" Henry May, whose French vessel was snared by the Bermudian coral reefs and ran aground on them in 1593. Nevertheless, the most famous fortuitous visitors were the shipwrecked passengers of a flagship that was sailing to Virginia in 1609, under the command of British Admiral Sir GeorgeSomers with the mission to rescue starving colonists in there. The Sea Venture, as his flagship was called, hit one of the reefs and could not sail any farther. Somers claimed the islands for Britain, and a passenger's account of the shipwreck that was read by Shakespeare is believed to have inspired him to write The Tempest.

Today the main force working to attract visitors to Bermuda is the...