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1What is she wearing?

C She has a blouse.

2 Are they autonomous?

B Yes, they are.

3 Who is the person next to Maria?

A His uncle.

4 What does he look like?

B He is generous.

5 Is it raining?

C Not!

MOUNT EVEREST

Asa Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest more times than anyone else

in the world. Last year, he broke the world record by climbing the

world’s highest mountain for the twenty-first time. However, he says

he won’t be able to do it again, because the mountain is becoming too

dangerous to climb.

Asa first climbed the mountain on 1989 at the age of 12. He worked

as a porter, carrying supplies for trekkers. When he first climbed the

mountain, there was plenty of snow and ice up there. Now there is

much less snow, and more bare rock.

Asa is worried about the lack of snow. Without snow to hold the rocks

in place, there are more rock falls. Melting ice makes big holes, and

these make trips up the mountain very dangerous. Also, climbers slip

more easily on rock than on snow

6 Asa Sherpa was mostly excited because

C He has become a great hiker.

7 The alpinist is not going to climb the mountain again due to

B The weather conditions in the Mountain.

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8 When he climbed the mountain for the first time, he

B Was working in a trekkers company

9 Based on the reading, whether conditions in the mountain has

B Made the snow get melted.

10 Nowadays, One big risk for the trekkers in Everest is:

A The melted ice which makes snow slippery.

11 Asa’s feelings towards the mountain is:

C Of happiness.

12 The fact that snow is disappearing is:

C Provoking the trekkers much more slippery.

13 This story is:

C The real example of the effects in global warming

Texto 2

Agent: Thank you for calling the best company ever, how can I

help you?

Customer: Well I hope you can finally help me.

I’m so frustrated because I have been charged with a ridiculous

amount in my bill and I’m not going to pay that.

Agent: I understand ma’am, could you please tell me your social

security number please?

Customer: No way, I can’t trust in you and I don’t give that

information

Agent: It is just for verification please

Customer: I think you are not doing a good job, can I talk to

your supervisor?

Agent: It is not necessary ma’am, I can help you to verify your

account, but first I need to ask you some questions to verify

your identification.

Customer: Well I won’t do it.

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14 What is a customer?

B The customer is the same than a client.

15 Is the customer a difficult client?

C. The customer probably was right probably not.

16 What was the conversation about?

B It was about a bill.

17 How are they having the conversation?

B They are having a phone conversation.

18 Was the agent able to help the customer?

A It was not possible because the client did not

cooperate.

IT’S A DOG’S LIFE

For over 12.000 years, dogs have lived with people and helped

us in our daily lives. In ancient Egypt, the Pharaohs built statues

of dogs and thought they were like gods. Today there are about

400 types of dog of different sizes and shapes.

Dogs have the same five senses as people, but their sense of

smell is very helpful to the police, bombs and dangerous gases.

When a dog starts barking, it’s often because they’ve heard

something. A dog’s sense of hearing is very good and they can

hear things that humans can’t.

Dogs can also help blind people and become their ‘eyes’. They

can lead a blind person to the shops, onto buses, or just help

them to live a normal life.

For many people, dogs are just good company and make

perfect family pets. They can be friendly animals, but are usually

expensive to keep and you must have the time to take them for

walks. If you look after your dog, it can be a really good friend!
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19 For how long have dogs lived with people?

A For more than 12.000 years.

20 How was seen the dogs in ancient Egypt?

C Like gods.

21 What is the most important quality of a dog’s sense of smell?

B Is very good.

22 What is the function of a dog when they help the police?

C Make a bomb.

23 When do dogs bark?

B When they hear a noise.

24 How do dogs help blind people?

A Doing their shopping.

25 What do you have to consider when you have a pet?

C That can make you feel friendly

My Love of Traveling by Sam Harris

I grew up in Australia and was introduced to traveling at an early age. We

moved around a lot because of my father’s work. My main hobby was

radios - I repaired old sets and listened to various programs from around

the world. I had a map of the world on my bedroom wall with pins on it

and I wrote postcards to foreign radio stations. I was an only child and I

didn’t have many friends; instead I tried to contact the outside world. We

didn’t have a television, so what I learned came from the radio and from

encyclopedias. By the age of 13, I could draw maps of countries from

memory and name all the capital cities.

I didn’t actually leave Australia until I was twenty-five, when I went on a

long trip through Asia. I arrived in Thailand thinking I was well prepared,

but in fact, I knew little about its rich culture. Then I went to India, where

my taste for adventure and different experiences grew. Every city there
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was different; there were cows on the streets, old cars, interesting food,

and people everywhere.

I went from country to country without realizing how dangerous some of

them were at that time. There was very little advice available. But now

it’s different - you can learn so much from the internet and just about

everywhere you go, you’ll find an internet café. It’s really changed the way

people travel.

The things I now like most about a trip are eating and shopping. I also love

sitting on trains and talking to different people. I’m sure I’ll never get bored

with traveling, even though I’ve explored most countries in the world.

1. What is the writer trying to do in the text?

D. explain how his interest in travel has developed

2. What can you learn about the writer from this text?

C. His early knowledge of the world came from the radio.

3. What does the writer say about traveling abroad?

A. There are many countries he would still like to visit.

4. What do we learn about the writer’s life as a child?

A. He spent time fixing radios that were broken.