INGLES IIIPRIMERA PARTE

A story is entertainment. As entertainment, it must interest and divert you. That is a story must capture your attention. A story is a special kind of entertainment, for requires the participation of the reader. He must shut out the world around him and, momentarily, even his own affairs. A good reader does not simply let the story happen to him. He gets into the story and read with his eyes and ears open. He reads with his mind and his heart. A good reading is a re-creation in which the reader works along with the reader.

Taken from Designs in fiction By Elizabeth Scheld.

1. Which of the following statements expresses the main idea of the text?

a) How a story captures our attention.b) Stories open our eyes and ears.c) Stories are fine re-creation.d) How we should read a story.

2. Which of the following ideas is included in the text?

a) Good readers live the writer’s work.b) Readers ignore their personal affairs.c) The author lets the story happen to us.d) A good author writes with heart and mind.

SEGUNDA PARTE3. Complete con “The”

a) We never have__________ breakfast before seven.b) He will be in __________ jail for three months.c) They shouldn’t play in _________ street.d) Mary left for ___________ late.

4. Complete con “The”

a) Do you like ________ rock music?b) This is ______ pencil I was looking for.c) We know __________ apples are usually red.d) Is your brother working for ________ Mr. Taylor?

5. COMPLETE CON “The”

a) Alice lived on _____ Insurgentes Avenue.b) Bob swam across ________ Panuco River.c) Daisy traveled to ________New York City.d) Pete met Lucy at ________ Lake Tahoe.

6) Complete con “a”

a) She wants ________ tea for breakfast.b) Teddy needed _______ time to recover.c) David Barns went to ______ war last year.d) I think it’s ________ pity they didn’t win.

7. Sin “The” se escribe:

a) Steve is ______ teacher’s cousin.b) Did Bill receive ______ post card?c) Maggie called _______ Doctor Palmer.d) Are you living near _______ Johnsons?

8. ________ will not _______ many people at the meeting.

a) It / beb) It / to bec) There / bed) There / to be

9) I didn’t prepare _______ supper.

a) nobodyb) nothingc) somebodyd) anything

10) We must leave _________ if we want to arrive at school on time.

a) hardb) dailyc) earlyd) straight

11) Katy ate her cake. Henry dropped _________.

a) heb) hisc) himd) himself

12. She never ___________ to _________ an actress.

a) got / beb) went / bec) got / beend) went / been

13. ________ she been __________ when Tom met her?

In Puebla with her sister.

a) who has / livedb) who had / livingc) where had / livedd) where had / living

14. Has Anne ___________ any concerts this year?

a) giveb) gavec) givend) to give

15. Rebecca _________ always ___________ in love with Pierre before he left.

a) had / beenb) was / beenc) had / beingd) was / being

16. _________ your program _______ when you turned the television on? Yes. I missed the first part.

a) Had / startedb) Did / startedc) Had / to startd) Did / to start

17. The secretary should get the documents ___________ before the meetings.

a) backb) overc) aheadd) across

18. The mail comes ____________ midday.

a) overb) intoc) aboutd) through

19. Why do you _________ to leave the country?

a) mindb) denyc) avoidd) intend

20. The president and his wife _________ the ribbon last night.

a) itselfb) himselfc) yourselvesd) themselves

21. Jean doesn’t want _________ my brother.

a) helpb) helpsc) to helpd) helping

22. My book is the same length __________ yours.

a) as b) ofc) howd) from

23. The letter was full of mistakes. He had to write it ___________.

a) on b) upc) backd) over

24. We don’t need a taxi. The subway is fast ________________.

a) quiteb) enoughc) fairlyd) certainly

25. Lizzy took the ___________ heavy package.

a) fewb) lessc) leastd) little