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TEMA: PAST SIMPLE OF BE

PASSAGE 1
In front of the enormous Shibuya train station C) Huge neon signs.
in Tokyo, there is a life-size bronze statue of a D) Big train station.
dog. Even though the statue is very small when E) Other dogs.
compared to the huge neon signs flashing, it
isn’t difficult to find. It has been used as a 2. Where did the profesor work?
meeting point since 1934 and today you Will A) In a primary school
find hundreds of people waiting there for their B) At a university
friends to arrive just look for the crowds. C) At a train station
Hachiko, an Akita dog, was born in 1923 and D) In a high school
brought to Tokyo in 1924. His owner, Professor E) At a library
Eisaburo Uyeno and he were inseparable
friends right from the start. Each day Hachiko 3. People get together at the statue of Hachiko
would accompany his owner, a professor at because:
the Imperial University, to Shibuya train station A) They like to visit the bronce statue and
when he left for work. When he came back, pray for the dog’s soul.
the professor would always find the dog B) It serves as a meeting point for lovers.
patiently waiting for him. Sadly, the professor C) People await there to meet their friends.
died suddenly at work un 1925 before he could D) It is a meeting point for dates.
return home. E) People want to eat a hot dog.
Although Hachiko was still a young dog, the
bond between him and his owner was very 4. It is correct according the passage:
strong and he continued to wait at the station A) Hachiko died in 1934.
every day. Sometimes, he would stay there for B) Nobody gave Hachiko any food.
days at a time, though some believe that he C) Hachiko waited every day at the station.
kept returning because of the food he was D) When the owner died, Hachiko was an old
given by street vendors. He became a familiar dog.
sight to commuters over time. In 1934, a statue E) Hachiko was a chinese dog.
of him was put outside the station. In 1935,
Hachiko died at the place he last saw his friend 5. In the passage, the word bond refers to:
alive. A) Compliance
B) Connection
1. Hachiko’s statue is small in comparison to: C) A paper
A) Life sized dogs. D) Reject
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PASSAGE 2
A man named Randy liked to hunt trees. He
looked for big trees and old trees. He made
maps to show where these trees were. He did
not want to cut them down. He wanted people
to take care of them.
Randy was told of a very tall tree on Vancouver
Island. The tree was said to be 314 feet tall.
That would make it the tallest tree in Canada.
Randy set out to find the tree.
But someone else found it first. It was found by
a logger. Loggers wanted to cut down Canada’s
tallest tree and all the trees around it.
Randy made a path in the forest so people could
see the tall tree. The tree was so big and
beautiful it would fill them with awe. More and
more people wanted to save that forest. Thanks
to these people, that forest is now a park.
Canada’s tallest tree is still there.
There may still be a bigger tree out there.
Maybe you will find it. But there are only a few
old forests left in Canada. Many are still at risk
of being cut down.
6. Why did Randy make maps?
A) The maps help the loggers.
B) Randy makes maps to help campers.
C) He makes maps to show where Canada's
biggest trees are located.
D) He makes maps because he works for the
government.
E) He wants to grow vegetables
7. What did the loggers want to do to Canada's
tallest tree?
A) They wanted to cut it down.
B) Save the tree.
C) Take pictures of the tree.
D) Measure the tree to find out how tall it
was.
E) They found the tree unmeasurable
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8. Why did Randy make a path to the tallest
tree in Canada?
A) He needed the path to get home.
B) He wanted more people to see it.
C) He made a path so he could visit the tree
more easily.
D) He made a path to help the loggers get
to the tree.
E) He wanted to grow trees.
9. What does it mean to be "filled with awe".
A) to be not interested
B) to be curious
C) to be amazed
D) to want money
E) to be angry
10. What happened to the forest where Randy
found Canada's tallest tree?
A) The loggers might cut it down in the
future.
B) No one knows. It is a mystery.
C) The loggers cut it down.
D) He never found a tree.
E) It became a park.
PASSAGE 3
In the mid-1700s, there was a shift in the arts
and in politics. The Age of Enlightenment (or
just the Enlightenment) had taken shape in
Europe, with more people supporting ideals
such as tolerance and individual liberties. There
was increased separation of church and state
and opposition to absolute monarchy. In the
arts, architects, designers, and painters
favored symmetry over dramatic proportions
and ornate details.
The same change was taking place in the
music world – the pioneers of what we now call
the Classical period (ca. 1750-1800) composed
in stricter, more balanced forms. Franz Joseph
Haydn was the perfect example of this. In
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contrast to the music of the Baroque era, music
in the classical era featured a more specific
compositional structure. A symphony, which is
a piece written for orchestra, would be broken
down into four movements (large sections with
different tempos and contrasting moods or
emotions). Each movement would be broken
down into discrete sections, demarcated by
pauses, or musical cadences. Each section
would be broken down further into smaller
sections, called phrases, which are short
passages that evoke the same pacing and
feeling as a spoken sentence.
So, generally speaking, each piece Haydn wrote
can be viewed as a collection of phrases –
“musical sentences” – strung together into
larger structures. That is not to say that his
music was uninteresting – it was in the details
that Haydn created interest. Perhaps he
repeated a phrase twice in a row, for emphasis;
maybe one movement was in a different key
than the one that came before.
The Declaration of Independence was signed
in 1776, stating that all men have the right to
“life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
This major historical event occurred during
Haydn’s lifetime – we must remember he and
the founding fathers lived in the same world.
Just as white settlers in America wanted
independence from England, composers like
Haydn established themselves as artistic
individuals who did not need the approval of
nobility to be successful. He famously lived in
London at the end of his life, writing music for
the sake of creating art – not for the prince –
and effectively changed the role of composers
and musicians in European society.
Haydn wrote 106 symphonies and 68 string
quartets (pieces for two violins, viola, and cello).
Music written for these ensembles was
essentially invented by Haydn, and this is one
of many examples of Haydn’s adherence to
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structure as a man of the Enlightenment, but
also his simplistic and playful personality as an
artist.
11. Which of the following best expresses the
conditions in the mid-1700s?
A) The Age of Enlightenment was ending
B) The monarchies were growing in power
and influence
C) Major changes were taking place across
society and culture
D) Separation of church and state was
coming to an end
E) None of above
12. Based on the information in the passage,
which best describes the Age of
Enlightenment?
A) A time of major change for architects,
musicians, and painters
B) A time in history where people began
to value the monarchy and oppose
individual liberties
C) A time in history where people began to
value individual liberties and began to
oppose the monarchies
D) A time in history where people began to
listen to music
E) A time in history where people didn’t
know how to write
13. What is implied in the second paragraph?
A) Haydn was reluctant to adopt the new
forms of music pioneered in the Classical
era
B) Changes occurring in culture and society
were less likely to occur in music and
composition
C) Haydn was a pioneer in Classical era music
D) Haydn’s musical techniques were more
suited to the Baroque era
E) Haydn copied all his songs
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14. Which question is NOT answered in the
second paragraph?
A) What is a symphony?
B) How was music in the Classical era
different from that in the Baroque era?
C) How did Haydn create interest in his
music?
D) What is a movement in a symphony?
E) None of Above
HOMEWORK
PASSAGE 1
Tracey is starting a new school today.
She is very sad. She is very scared.
“I don’t want to go to school today,” Tracey tells
her dad.
“I understand, sweetheart,” Dad says. “Starting a
new school can be very scary.”
Tracey has moved to a new town. She has moved
to a new house. She is starting a new school
today. She has done all of this in a week!
“I feel sick,” Tracey says. “My stomach hurts. I
can’t eat breakfast.”
“I think that is because you are nervous,” Dad
says. He pats Tracey’s hair. He gives her a little
hug. “Try drinking just a little juice. Then I will
walk you to school.”
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15. Which of the following does the author
compare?
A) Composers such as Haydn and White
settlers in America fighting for
independence
B) Symphonies and movements
C) Composers such as Haydn and the
monarchies of Europe
D) The Declaration of Independence and
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
E) B and C
Tracey and her dad walk to school.
Tracey thinks about many things.
Will I make friends?
Will I like my teacher?
What if I don’t know the answer to a question?
Will kids laugh at me?
What if no one likes me?
“We’re here,” says Dad.
Tracey looks up at the big building. Her other
school was small.
Tracey wishes she could run away.
She knows she cannot.
She takes a deep breath.
She walks up the steps to school.
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She walks into her third grade classroom. 4. Why can't Tracey eat breakfast?
“That must be Tracey,” she hears a boy say. I. She is nervous.
“Hello, Tracey!” II. Her stomach hurts.
III. She is late for school.
“Welcome, Tracey!”
A) I only
“Let me show you around.”
B) I and II
Everyone seems kind. Tracey feels a little better.
C) II and III
But she is still not happy. She is still a little scared. D) I, II, and III
She cannot eat her lunch. E) II only
Dad picks Tracey up after school.
“How was your day?” he asks.
5. Why does Tracey's dad think she feels sick?
“Okay,” she says. A) because she is sleepy
“It will get better,” Dad says. “Big changes are B) because she is nervous
hard.” C) because she has a cold
“I know,” says Tracey. She reaches for her dad’s D) because she ate too much
hand to hold as they walk home. E) because she didn’t have her breakfast

1. Why is Tracey sad and scared?

6. As used at the beginning of the story, what
A) She is moving to a new house today.
does nervous mean?
B) She is moving to a new town today.
A) to be happy
C) She is starting a new school today.
B) to be hungry
D) She is walking to school alone today.
C) to be mad
E) She is feeling wear today.
D) to be sleepy
E) to be scared
2. What has Tracey done during the week?
I. made a new friend
II. moved to a new town 7. What does Dad tell Tracey to do before
III. moved to a new house school?
A) I only A) stop crying
B) I and II B) get her bag
C) II and III C) drink some juice
D) I, II, and III D) put on her shoes
E) II only E) stop drink

3. What grade is Tracey in? 8. How do Tracey and Dad get to school?
A) second grade A) They drive.
B) third grade B) They walk.
C) fourth grade C) They run.
D) fifth grade D) They take the bus.
E) Last grade E) They ride a bike.

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9. What does Tracey think about most as she 10. When does Tracey seem to be brave?
walks? A) when she cannot eat
A) her math test B) when she feels better
B) answering questions C) when she holds her dad's hand
C) having friends D) when she walks up the steps to the school
D) her teachers E) when she goes to the bathroom
E) having her lunch

CLAVES
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. B

6. E 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. D

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