PREPARATORIA ABIERTA

ENGLISH 5
LAB 1
A continuacin se le presenta un texto que usted deber leer con atencin y
exclusivamente con base en este, contestara las preguntas 1, 2 y 3.
Styles of dress change a lot, particularly in or near cities. In the last twenty years,
many people have begun to wear less formal clothes. Young people, particularly, like
to wear exactly what they want or what is comfortable, so jeans, T shirts and sweaters
have become very popular among the young 9and not so young) of both sexes.
Even at work, many people have stopped wearing formal clothes (suits and ties for
the men, dresses or skirts for the women) and have begun to wear casual clothes. In
fact, this casual look has become the fashion in recent years, and people pay quite
exorbitant sums of money to attain this look.
It is perhaps true to say that there is a greater choice today in fashion. However,
whether we want to dress in a casual or formal way, some people think we are still
slaves to the fashion of the day.
Taken from Contemporary English, by J. Taylor, R. Rossner, P. Shaw and J. Sheperd.
1. The word choice, underlined in line 12, may be substituted by
a) selection
c) determination
b) predilection
d) discrimination
2. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
a) it was easier to dress in a formal way before.
b) young people often go to work in conventional clothes.
c) people usually waste a lot of money to be fashionable.
d) it is more common to wear informal clothes in our days.
3. people, at present, prefer their appearance to be
a) uniform
c) conditional
b) accidental
d) unconventional
4. The view of Mexico City from the plane was __________.
a) desolate
c) ecological
b) faithful
d) breathtaking
5. Our umbrellas are __________ the entrance door.
a) beside
b) besides
c) downward
d) backward
6. Mrs. Samuels founded a ___ society to take care of poor and orphaned children.
a) personnel
b) personal
c) humane
d) human
7. The juice is __________ through the crack in the bottle.
a) surprising
b) dropping
c) devising
d) seeping
8. Who gave you the information? Your answer is not __________.
a) profit
b) right
c) loss
d) aid
9. For further information about the course, get _______ touch _______ Mr. Green.
a) in / for
b) on / for
c) in / with
d) on / with
10. I told the old man to get __________ the bus at the next corner.
a) up
b) off
c) down
d) away
11. Help the teacher. The wind _____ away the exams and they are all over the yard.
a) got
b) went
c) blew
d) threw
12. We must strive for the comple_____ of the project.
a) ion
b) ment
c) hood
d) ship
13. __________ bought a new house in the country. Phil moved last week.

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14.
a)
15.
a)

has
b) have
c) having
d) to have
Mr. Brown would be invited to the ceremony if he __________ a famous actor.
had been
b) would be
c) were
d) been
Sallys time of departure is still __________ determined.
in
b) dis
c) un
d) mis

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