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RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 69 A 75 DE ACUERDO CON EL SIGUIENTE

TEXTO

Lea el texto y responda las preguntas.

En las preguntas 69 - 75, elija A, B o C.

JAMES SALTER’S DAYS IN FILM

James Salter was a pilot in the United States Air Force. He

abandoned the military profession in 1957 after the publication of
his first novel, The Hunters. He is best known as a novelist, but
during the sixties and seventies, he worked in film making. Salter
made documentaries, wrote texts for films, and even was the director
of a film called Three, starring Charlotte Rampling and Sam
Waterston.

In Passionate Falsehoods, which was adapted from Salter’s book

Burning the Days, published in The New Yorker in 1997, Salter tells
the story of his life in film. Salter’s time in the film world is both good
and bad. In Rome, he met directors and stars. In New York, he
explored the city with Robert Redford and enjoyed being famous.
Deborah Treisman and Michael Agger have talked about Salter. Nick
Paumgarten in The Last Book, describes Salter’s opinion about his
film career:

“Of sixteen texts for movies, only four were popular. There was
money, attractive women, and entrance into rooms where there were
stories more for the dinner table than for the page.” Salter thought
he was wasting his time.

Perhaps he wasted his time in a larger artistic way, but it still

makes for attractive reading. The Last Book is available to everyone
in online stores.

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69. James Salter played an important part in the making of movies from

A. 1960 to 1979.
B. 1960 to 1970.
C. 1960 to 1985.

70. Passionate Falsehoods is

A. a newspaper.
B. a play.
C. a movie.

71. Salter had nice and difficult times in his

A. acting years.
B. big screen work.
C. visit to one city.

72. The Last Book was written by

A. James Salter.
B. Deborah Treisman.
C. Nick Paumgarten.

73. James Salter thinks that his work in the cinema business was

A. not useful.
B. not hard.
C. not usual.

74. Reading about James Salter's years in the cinema could be

A. clever enough.
B. just fair.
C. quite interesting.

75. The Last Book can be found

A. in museums.
B. at a café.
C. on the web.

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RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 76 A 80 DE ACUERDO CON EL SIGUIENTE

TEXTO

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En las preguntas 76 - 80, elija A, B o C.

My Artistic Adventure

When I was a child in Ireland, I went to bed late, and I could not sleep
past six. One morning, I found a Spanish television show with a French
man who was painting a beautiful countryside with oil paints.

Right then, I began watching this show. With his quiet voice he
explained his natural way of painting, and he quickly made trees and
rivers, simply by moving his hand across the paper. He made it look
simple and easy, so I thought I could do it by myself.

Every Sunday morning, I would try to paint what he was painting on

the screen, but I needed oil paints to make my paintings as beautiful as
his. I could not buy oil paints; I was only seven, and my parents would
not buy them for me. Then I decided to use my mother's cosmetics and
paper for my painting. I was ready to paint my first picture.

After my mum saw what I did with her things, I was told I could not
paint again. This put an end to my idea of using food the next time to
make a picture. After a while, I stopped watching the French painter.
It was difficult for me to simply watch him when I was unable to paint
my own pictures.

76. Where was the painter from? A. Ireland

B. Spain
C. France

77. She was mostly excited by the A. painter’s ability.

B. painter’s voice.
C. painter’s show.

78. How often did she watch the show? A. three times a week
B. once a week
C. twice a week

79. She could not get oil paints because she A. didn’t speak Spanish.
B. was too young.
C. always watched TV.

80. Stopping painting was A. the painter’s idea.

B. her mother’s order.
C. her own decision.
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RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 81 Y 82 DE ACUERDO CON EL SIGUIENTE

TEXTO

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En las preguntas 81 y 82, elija A, B, C o D.

81. According to the text, the customer

A. left a £25 tip to the waiters who work there.

B. celebrated Christmas and New Year at this restaurant.
C. found this great restaurant after many attempts.
D. posted an excellent review about this restaurant.

82. It can be inferred from the text that Mark

A. does not like cooking food for himself.

B. almost always eats hamburgers.
C. enjoys eating fast food sometimes.
D. is tired of going to restaurants.
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RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 83 Y 84 DE ACUERDO CON EL SIGUIENTE

TEXTO

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En las preguntas 83 y 84, elija A, B, C o D.

83. What is the writer trying to do in this article?

A. convince people to buy a Colombian coffee farm

B. tell readers to run a coffee business in Colombia
C. invite tourists to write about places they visit in Colombia
D. encourage tourists to visit Colombia

84. What can a reader find out from this text?

A. which activities tourists prefer to do at the farm

B. when the best time is to visit the farm
C. what the accommodation price includes
D. how to grow coffee on the farm
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RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 85 A 91 DE ACUERDO CON EL SIGUIENTE

TEXTO

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En las preguntas 85 - 91, elija A, B o C.

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85. They first started to build the Eurotunnel in

A. 1957.
B. 1973.
C. 1984.

86. Sometime after starting the construction, the company building Eurotunnel

A. finished the tunnels.

B. had problems with time.
C. couldn’t continue.

87. What did companies want to do in 1984?

A. build more tunnels

B. continue building the project
C. change the project

88. The way in which the company built the tunnel was

A. a long one.
B. completed in 13 years.
C. impossible to build.

89. Compared to what the first company did, TLM’s work was

A. easier.
B. shorter.
C. more difficult.

90. There was a ceremony when the

A. smallest platform was completed.

B. travelers’ train met.
C. project was completed.

91. When was the Eurotunnel project finished?

A. in 1990
B. in 1994
C. in 1991

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RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 92 A 96 DE ACUERDO CON EL SIGUIENTE

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En las preguntas 92 - 96, elija A, B, C o D.

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92. What is the writer trying to do in this article?

A. encourage tourists to visit Japan

B. invite colleagues to learn Japanese
C. describe her job in Japan
D. share her curious experiences in Japan

93. What can the reader find in this article?

A. facts about Japanese culture

B. ways to take a taxi in Tokyo
C. an amusing story about a foreigner
D. how to order food in restaurants

94. One of the ideas presented in the text is that

A. it is difficult to share a house with colleagues.

B. she quickly felt comfortable with the culture.
C. Japanese taxi drivers can speak English.
D. she got to work on foot because she likes running.

95. The writer’s family and close friends thought that she

A. would be treated badly by colleagues.

B. would enjoy the Japanese culture and way of life.
C. would not be able to make friends.
D. would miss them and would return before time.

96. The most suitable note for the writer’s employers would be:

A. B.

C. D.

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