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I am going to tell you about my best friend at University. COMPLETE THE TEXT
WITH THE BEST OPTION, a,b,c,d. WRITE THE LETTER ON THE BLANK.
I remember one of my best friends at university, who I admired a lot. He (1) __________ do
a lot of exercise to keep (2) __________. He never ate (3) __________, only fruit and
vegetables. He was very poor so while he (4) __________ at university, he couldnt travel
but he always said that he would like to go to Europe. He did (5) __________ things to get
money to save in order to fulfill his dream. Last year, I met him, he was returning from
France. He told me he had saved (6) __________ money during his years at university that
he could study at Sorbonne in France. Definitely, when youre disciplined and work for
your dreams, you can achieve anything you want.
1) a. is
b. used to being
c. used to
2) a. ill
3) a. sweety food
4)
a.
was
studying
5) a. not many
6) a. not much
b. fit and healthy

b. healthy food
b. studies
c. fat
c. slow food
c. has studied
d. are used to
being
d. going up
d. junk food
d. were studying
b. much
b. too much
c. too many
c. not enough
d. not much
d. much
Amanda is at Scotia Bank because she wants to get a credit card. The clerk is
asking her some questions. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION WITH THE CORRECT
QUESTION.
Bank clerk: Good morning (1) _____________________________________________?
Amanda:
Good morning, Id like to know what I have to do to get a credit card.
(2) ______________________________________?
Bank clerk : Certainly, but first, I need to ask you some questions. (3)
______________________________?
Amanda:
I earn three million pesos.
Bank clerk: Ok, good, now, how much do you spend every month?
Amanda:
Well, I live with my parents, so I just spend about 1 million on my personal
things.
Bank clerk: Excellent, I will bring a form, please fill it out and well give you an answer in
three days.
Amanda:
Thanks a lot.
Juan is telling his American friend how people pay for things here. COMPLETE
THE TEXT WITH A WORD FROM THE BOX. There are two words you do not need
to use.
lend
/ bills /
counts
card
/
/
cash
borrow
credit
Nowadays many people like to pay by (1) _______________ because they feel they dont
need money to buy things. Actually this is not true because when they receive their salary,
they have to pay what they bought plus interests. Personally, I prefer to pay by (2)
_______________ so I really know how much I have and when I have to pay my (3)
_______________ like electricity, gas or cable, I dont have any problem. Another thing I
dont like to do is to (4) _______________ money, I prefer to live with what I earn, if I cant
buy something, I just wait or, simply, I dont buy anything. In that way I dont have any
stress about money matters.
Venezuela is going through a difficult situation and the President is giving some
solutions. READ THE TEXT AND DO THE EXERCISES BELOW.
There are many food shortages in Venezuela. Many Venezuelans cannot buy basic
goods. This problem is made worse because people buy too much of something when
they see it in the stores. It's a kind of panic buying. President Nicolas Maduro has started a
new system to stop people buying too much. Shoppers must soon start scanning their
fingerprints when they buy food at grocery stores and supermarkets. This is to make sure
that more people can buy an equal share of food and groceries. Mr Maduro has not said
when the new system will start, but people close to him say it could be January. It is also
unclear how much food people can buy and what happens if they buy too much.
A. CIRCLE THE BEST OPTION a,b,c,d
1) Goods is close in meaning to:
a. articles
b. fines
2) Share is close in meaning to..
a. food
b. system
3) Shortages is close in meaning to:
a. abundance
b. systems
4) The word they refer to:
a. fingerprints
b. stores
5) him refers to:
a. persons close to Maduro
b. Maduro
friend
c. wells
c. portion
d. sweets
d. shopper
c. reductions
d. shoppings
c. systems
d. shoppers
c. shoppers
d.
Mr
Maduros
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN SHORT FORM.

1) What is one of the reasons why the problem of buying in Venezuela is getting worse?
______________________________________________________________________________________
2)
What
solution
has
the
government
given
to
this
problem?
__________________________________________
3)
What
do
people
close
to
Maduro
say
about
the
measure?
_________________________________________
4)
Write
the
main
idea
of
the
text.
_____________________________________________________________
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced today during the companys FY Q4 2014 earnings call that
Apples cumulative App Store downloads have now topped 85 billion up from 60 billion
around a year ago. The number was announced alongside news of Apples massive
quarter, and its record-breaking sales of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus devices. For additional
context, at Apples Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco this June, the
company announced that the iOS App Store had then reached 1.2 million applications. By
September, that number had reached 1.3 million a figure that had put Apple just
behind competitor Google, which is currently estimated to have roughly 1.4 million or 1.5
million, In other words, the app store races at least in terms of filling out the stores
virtual shelves are neck and neck. App Store revenue also grew 36% over last year,
Apple says today. More importantly, perhaps thanks to the launch of Apple Pay, also out
this morning with the release of iOS 8.1 App Store revenue has the potential to grow
even further. Although many people only associate Apple Pay with the ability to pay at
point-of-sale at a growing number of supported retailers, Apple Pay also enables in-app
transactions to take place with just a touch of the finger. That means that more consumers
will be able to purchase virtual items, or subscribe to more services via in-app purchases,
which will be easier than before because theyll no longer have to remember their Apple
ID and password. Instead, just by touching on the fingerprint reader on new iPhones and
iPads running iOS 8, theyll be able to pay using the credit or debit card information on file,
already associated with their Apple account.
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ACCORDING TO THE CONTEXT WRITE (T) IF THE SENTENCE IS RIGHT OR (F) IF IT

IS WRONG.
1) Tim Cook announced that the downloads reached 60 billion. (______)
2) Last year the downloads reached 85 billion. (______)
3) According to the context, the expression they are neck and neck is close in meaning
to they are equal. (____)
4) That number refers to: 1.3 million applications.
(______)
5) The word launch is close in meaning to catch. (______)
6) Apple Pay will make more people buy Apples items. (______)
Bogot is a very big city where there are many shopping possibilities. WRITE A
60-WORD-PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING THE DIFFERENT PLACES WHERE YOU CAN
BUY IN BOGOT.
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