Anual san marcos

WEEK 39
REVIEW

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1. The little boy has finally ______ how to catch the 8. My mom ________ her hairstyle and now she
ball. looks great.
A) dropped A) have changed
B) learned B) have change
C) taught C) has changen
D) run D) has changed
E) improve E) has change

2. This old camera hasn’t been ______ for years. 9. Martha’s uncle ________ to me for ages.
A) used A) hasn’t talk
B) started B) hasn’t talked
C) taken C) haven’t talked
D) run D) haven’t talk
E) gone E) hasn’t talking

3. It is now March and the students have _____ to 10. My father ______ to Athens.
class. A) have went
A) stopped B) have gone
B) back C) has gone
C) returned D) has go
D) broken E) has go
E) had
11. I’ve been so busy that I haven’t slept ____ two
4. The mama cat knows what to do. She has _____ days.
kittens before. A) for
A) has B) since
B) have C) to
C) having D) been
D) had E) gone
E) been
12. I haven’t had a holiday ______ last summer.
5. The school bell has _______. Let’s go! A) to
A) ring B) been
B) ringed C) have
C) rang D) since
D) fixed E) for
E) rung
PASSAGE 1
6. We _________ Maria since 2010. What is quantum physics? Put simply, it is the
A) hasn’t seen physics that explains how everything works:
B) hasn’t saw the best description we have of the nature of the
C) haven’t seen particles that structure matter and the forces with
D) haven`t saw which they interact.
E) hasn’t see Quantum physics underlies how atoms work, and so
why chemistry and biology work as they do. You, me
7. They _________ their rooms so they can’t watch and the gatepost – at some level at least, we are all
any cartoons. dancing to the quantum tune. If you want to explain
A) hasn’t cleaned how electrons move through a computer chip, how
B) hasn’t clean photons of light get turned to electrical current in a
C) haven’t clean solar panel or amplify themselves in a laser, or even
D) haven’t cleaned just how the sun keeps burning, you will need to use
E) haven’t cleaning quantum physics.

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The difficulty – and, for physicists, the fun – starts C) are obstinate followers of Einstein’s theory of
here. To begin with, there is no single quantum relativity.
theory. But to understand how things work in the real D) consider that physics has already explained
world, quantum mechanics must be combined with everything.
other elements of physics – principally, Albert E) concentrate exclusively on objects of microscopic
Einstein’s special theory of relativity, which explains size.
what happens when things move very fast – to create
what are known as quantum field theories. 5. If Albert Einstein had not been able to propose the
special theory of relativity
Webb, R. (s.f.). Quantum physics. New Scientist. Retrieved from
https://www.newscientist.com/definition/quantum-physics/ (Edited
text).
A) quantum physics would only be capable to
elucidate large-scale phenomena.
1. Mainly, the passage is about the B) he would try to redevelop his approach to general
relativity to explain physics.
A) link between quantum physics and Einstein’s C) the development of quantum field theories would
views. have been very problematic.
B) growth from simple atoms to complex human D) most of the knowledge about chemistry and
beings. biology would have been in vain.
C) difference between quantum physics and field E) we would be able to explain exclusively the
theory. properties of photons and neutrons.
D) importance and some branches of quantum
PASSAGE 2
physics.
Is it possible to predict earthquakes? No. We do not
E) best description we could have with about
know how, and we do not expect to Is it possible to
structures.
predict earthquakes? No. We do not know how, and
we do not expect to know how any time in the
2. The phrase DANCING TO THE QUANTUM
foreseeable future.
TUNE connotes
Some people say they can predict earthquakes, but
here are the reasons why their statements are false.
A) assurance. B) agreement.
First, they are not based on scientific evidence, and
C) dependence. D) movement.
earthquakes are part of a scientific process.
E) development.
Scientists can only calculate the probability that a
significant earthquake will occur in a specific area
3. About quantum mechanics, we can infer that
within a certain number of years. On the other hand,
earthquakes have nothing to do with clouds, bodily
A) must exclusively require one kind of relativity to
aches and pains, or slugs.
exist.
Second, they do not define all three of the elements
B) can explain why the sun keeps burning
required for a prediction. An earthquake prediction
interminably.
must define 3 elements: 1) the date and time, 2) the
C) is far from being an independent field of
location, and 3) the magnitude. But their predictions
knowledge.
are so general that there will always be an earthquake
D) could become archaic if Einstein’s theory is
that fits. If an earthquake happens to occur that
complete.
remotely fits their prediction, they claim success
E) must need to work with the chemistry to be useful.
even though one or more of their predicted elements
is wildly different from what actually occurred, so it
4. It is compatible to say that physicists that study
is therefore a failed prediction.
quantum physics,
USGS (s.f.). Can you predict earthquakes? USGS. Retrieved from
A) had to study chemistry and biology to approach https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-you-predict-
earthquakes#:~:text=No.,time%20in%20the%20foreseeable%20future
that field. (Edited text).
B) find the complexity involved in quantum physics
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1. What is the subject of the passage? PASSAGE 3
Erwin Rommel is known forleading Germany’s Afrika
A) The impossibility to anticipate earthquakes Korps to victory in the deserts of North Africa. His
B) The dependence on scientific procedure ability to keep the enemy off balance, using surprise
C) The importance of detecting false prophets attacks and quick movements, earned him the
D) The predictions made by ordinary people nickname «Desert Fox».
E) The difficulties researchers have getting data He was admired by friends and enemies alike; for
example, British prime minister Winston Churchill
2. What does GENERAL most likely means? told the House of Commons (England’s legislative
body) that Rommel was «a very daring and skillful
A) twisting B) inaccurate opponent and, may I say across the havoc of war, a
C) disjointed D) fraudulent great general».
E) distracted By the end of World War II, Rommel had fallen out
of favor with Germany’s leader, when Adolf Hitlertold
3. It is inferred from the passage about a real him that Germany couldnot defeat the Allies (Great
earthquake prediction that Britain,the United States, the Soviet Union, and the
other countries fighting against Germany, Italy, and
A) it must at a minimum elucidate its location and Japan.)
the date and time. Bigelow, B. (1999). World War II: Biographies. UXL.
B) anyone with a little knowledge of science and lore
can carry it out. 1. What is the topic?
C) we lack data even to know if in the future we will
be able to do it. A) a brief social biography of Erwin Rommel.
D) it is possible since such a forecast can be B) Erwin Rommel's nickname: «Desert Fox».
accommodated to data. C) a brief military biography of Erwin Rommel.
E) to prove it has to do with clouds it will be D) the military life of Hitler and Erwin Rommel.
necessary to study slugs. E) Erwin Rommel and the Second World War.
4. According to the author’s point of view, it is 2. What is the synonymous of the word HAVOC?
inconsistent to argue that people who say that can
predict earthquakes A) effect
B) weapon
A) link them to clouds or body aches. C) cause
B) make very indefinite estimations. D) strategy
C) evade the rigor necessary to do so. E) enemy
D) often claim that they got it right.
E) strictly follow the scientific method. 3. According to the passage, Winston Churchill
5. If a group of people claimed that they felt a pain in A) was also a great general in World War II.
their chest just before a big earthquake and there fore B) recognized the capabilities of his enemies.
were able to predict it, then C) criticized the German military a century ago.
D) constantly lied to his enemies to win the war.
A) they would be wrong since they failed specifying E) was prime minister during the First World War.
the location.
B) that claim would be dismissed by the author of the 4. It is inferred from the passage that «Desert Fox»
passage.
C) the rumbling after such a disaster would have A) won many battles in various territories of Europe.
disproved them. B) shared the same nationalist ideology as Hitler.
D) tests would be required to find out if they had C) was an excellent soldier who won all his battles.
heart problems. D) faced churchill in a great military battle in Africa.
E) that quaking would not have had to happen in that E) was convicted of serious crimes against humanity.
place at all.

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5. If Erwin Rommel had lost most of his battles in 2. The word THRIVING implies
Africa
A) difficulty.
A) he would not have been so close to Hitler. B) motivation.
B) he would be a great German Field Marshal. C) evolution.
C) he would not be known as «Desert Fox». D) progress
D) he would have won his battles in Europe.
E) he would not have been sentenced in Paris. 3. Which of the following sentences is not compatible
with the passage?
PRÁCTICA DOMICILIARIA
A) A dyslexic doesn’t have problems with reading
Dyslexia is a common condition that makes it hard to comprehension
read. Some experts believe that between 5 and 10 B) A dyslexic can have problems in solving
percent of people have it. People with dyslexia mathematical exercises.
typically have trouble reading fluently. That can C) A vision problem is not a cause for being a
impact how well they comprehend what they read. dyslexic person.
But when other people read to them, they often have D) People with dyslexia are not less intelligent than
no problem understanding the text. Dyslexia affects their peers
a people's ability to recognize and manipulate the
sounds in language. People with dyslexia have 4. It is inferred from the text that a dyslexic,
difficulty decoding new words, or breaking them
down into manageable chunks that can sound. A) he reverses word and number order when he
Dyslexia can create difficulty with other skills, too. reads.
These include: reading comprehension, spelling, B) he will never be able to pursue a professional
writing and Math. People sometimes believe dyslexia career.
is a problem with vision. They think of it as reversing C) he has not any difficulties in learning other
letters or writing backwards. But dyslexia is an issue languages.
with language. D) it takes him longer to read a written text than his
It’s important to know that while dyslexia impacts peers.
learning, it’s not a problem of intelligence. People
with dyslexia are just as smart as their peers. There 5. If a child has difficulty reading and has a low IQ,
are countless stories about people thriving with then,
dyslexia, including actors, entrepreneurs, and
elected officials. Dyslexia doesn’t just affect A) he would need to have special teaching.
learning. Additionally, it can also impact everyday B) he would be treated as a person dyslexic.
skills and activities. These include social interaction, C) the possibility of dyslexia would be ruled out.
memory, and dealing with stress. D) he would also have trouble writing correctly.

1. What is the main topic of the passage?

A) Language disorders: dyslexia