Prueba 1 Medio
Prueba 1 Medio
Prueba 1 Medio
Complete the following sentences with one of the following words : can | could | may | might | should | ought to | shall | will 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The article stated that he ___________ read at the age of three. You ____________ take a sweater in case it gets cold. It's going to rain all afternoon. ___________ we go to the cinema? Scott ________ be 21 at the end of the month. Julie said they traffic was heavy, so she ___________ be late for the meeting. You look a bit confused. ________ I help you? You stole a CD from a friend? You _____________ be ashamed of yourself! I don't know the meaning of this word. _______ I borrow your dictionary?
Fill in the blanks with appropriate modal auxiliary verbs. Each question is followed by four suggested answers. Choose the most appropriate one. 1. He is afraid to speak, lest he . be laughed at. a) would b) should c) can d) could
4. He swim across the river when he was young. a) could b) can c) might d) should
7. If I had studied medicine I . have become a doctor. a) will b) would c) can d) may
8. I .. have arrived in time, if I had not lost my way. a) could b) can c) may d) shall
Reading comprehension part Read the passage. Then answer questions about the passage below. One of South Americas mysteries is Easter Island. Easter Island, also called Rapa Nui and Isla de Pascua, 3,600 km (2,237 mi) west of Chile, is a volcanic island with an interesting and partly unknown history. The island was named by the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen because he ENCOUNTERED it on Easter Sunday 1722. He was the first European to find the island. The official name of the island, Isla de Pascua, means Easter Island in Spanish. This island is famous because of the APPROXIMATELY 887 huge statues which were found there. The statues consist of heads and complete torsos, the largest of which weighs 84 tons! These monuments, called moai, were carved out of volcanic COMPRESSED ash, called tuff, which was found at a quarry at a place called Rano Raraku. Statues are still being found. Some of the MONUMENTS were left only halfcarved. Nobody knows why Rano Raraku was abandoned. It is thought that the statues were carved by the ancestors of the modern Polynesian inhabitants. But the purpose of the statues and the reason they were abandoned remain MYSTERIES.
Questions 1) Who named the island EASTER ISLAND? A. An explorer B. A Dutch explorer C. The original inhabitants D. Both A and B are correct.
2) Who was Jacob Roggeveen? A. A European who found the island 3) Whatt are moaii? A. Ancestors of the current inhabitants B. Quarries on the island C. Statues on the island D. Volcanic ashes B. An explorer who named the island C. A person who carved several statues D. Both A and B are correct
4) Why iisntt tthe number of sttattues known? A. The island is too big to explore. 5) Whatt are tthe sttattues made of? A. Volcanic ash Vocabulary 1) When he encountered the island, he A. found the island. B. saw the island. C. drew pictures of the island. D. Both A and B are correct. B. Tuff C. Clay D. Both A and B are correct. B. Statues are still being found. C. Some statues were taken away. D. None of the above
2) A synonym for approximately is A. more than. 3) Compressed ash is A. pressed together. 4) Monuments are A. explorers. 5) Mysteries are A. unexplainable. B. unpopular. C. dangerous. D. Both A and C are correct. B. volcanoes. C. statues D. ancestors B. ancient. C. hot. D.. None of the above B. about. C. rather. D. None of the above.