DÉCIMO...
I.E.PAULO VI.
EVALUACIÓN DE PERÍODO
March_________2014_____
GRADE:
10
Lic.
Patricia Jiménez.
THE FOUNDER OF IBM…COMPLETE THE TEXT USING THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE OF THE
VERBS IN BRACKETS
Thomas J. Watson
Senior (1) ______ (begin) his business career as a sewing machine salesman a
later, when he (2)___________ (become ) President of IBM, he (3.)______( Use
)his sales techniques to promote the
company’s name.
There (4) _____ (be)
IBM anthems, IBM songbooks, IBM regulation clothes, and the company motto,
“Think” (5) __________(appear) on every wall in the organization.
When Watson (6) ________
(join) IBM in 1914, the company (7)______(be) almost broke. Under his
leadership, it (8) _______(grow) beyond all expectations, and
(9)___________(establish)a leading position in the information-processing
industry. So how did he do it?
Watson (10)
_____________(believe)that the way to win a man’s loyalty is to up his self- respect. So under his
management, IBM employees (11) _____ (earn) above-average salaries and good
pensions. In return, he (12) ___________ (demand) loyalty and enthusiasm. Everyone (13) ________(work) long hours.
Until the 1950s, IBM
never (14) ______ (sell) machines. They just (15) _______ (rent) them the
customers. Watson (16)________(insist) on this policy, and it
(17)________(help) the company to survive the Depression of the 1930s.
He (18)_________
(have) a strong personality and (19)________(make) all the major decisions
himself. As many as forty top people (20) _______ (report) to him personally.
Watson (21)
__________(think) that a manager should be an assistant to his men, and IBM
(22)_______(run) no management training schools in his day. The only advice he
(23) ________(give) was: “You’re promoted to Assistant Manager. Be careful with
people, don’t swear, and wear a while shirt”
Lea el
dialogo y escoja la respuesta más apropiada.
Doctor: Take this medicine for a week and you’ll start to feel better.
Patient:_________________________
Doctor: Are you sure? It’s the best on the market.
Patient: Yes I am. Can you please prescribe another one?
A- What shall I
do if unexpected side effects arise?
B- What is the
ideal dosage for my weight?N, it’s too
early to prescribe another medicine.
C- But I’ve
used it before and it did not help at all.
D- It looks as
if the illness has already been cured.
Tom: ________________________________.
Mary: Are you kidding? We are in
June.
Tom: So what? What’s wrong with
June?
Mary: The right time to trim your
rose is the beginning of winter, when they lose their flowers.
A- Are going to
plant those roses in your garden in June or July?
B- Can you help
me prune the roses in the garden at the weekend?
I C- I didn’t
know your brother knew so much about gardening?
D- Have you got
any idea what the right time is to shorten rose plants?
E E- Are you
supposed to do anything special to keep the roses fresh?
READ THE ARTICLE, AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
Ecological Farming
Changed My Life
My name is Gabino Lopez. I was born and grew up in
Guatemalan village and later became a small farmer there. The biggest problem
in my life was that we never had enough food or money. But, 21 years ago I
started doing things differently, and that changed my life. I began using plants around my fields to stop
erosion and began using natural fertilizers. This was very good for my farm.
So, I joined some other colleagues and went to
agricultural classes in San Martin. I stopped burning my fields every year and
changed many other ways of working on my farm. This improved things a lot.
Soon, friends began asking me to help them and I began
giving other farmers information and learned to speak in front of groups. In
1979, I became the leader of a team. At first, I was afraid, but my friends
helped me, telling me that I could do it. The next year, I became a farm
manager, and spent the next five years as one.
We have shown that ecological farming is highly useful
for most village farmers. Also, learning about it has been very important for
me. I am happy to help many farmers and give them information because that´s
how we are making a better world.
It makes me feel good to know I have helped my people.
1. Gabino started working as a farmer
a. In his home town
b. In a big city.
c. Near Guatemala.
2. When he was younger, Gabino
a. Was a big farmer.
b. Was poor.
c. Had no problems.
3. How did Gabino make his farmer better?
a. He did things in new ways.
b. He stopped using fertilizers.
c. He made some new friends.
4. Gabino took agricultural classes with
a. People he didn´t know.
b. People working on his farm.
c. A number of other farmers.
5. After the classes, Gabino stopped
a. Working on his fields.
b. Improving his fields.
c. Setting fire to his fields.
6. How did Gabino learn to speak in public?
a. By asking for help.
b. By helping other people.
c. By looking for information.
7. In 1979, Gabino was afraid of
a. Being a leader.
b. Helping his friends.
c. Being a manager.
8. What does Gabino think about what he is doing now?
a. It is a good way of learning.
b. It improves people´s lives.
c. It is necessary for ecological farming.
¡Good luck!
I.E.PAULO VI.
EVALUACIÓN DE PERÍODO
March_________2014_____
GRADE: 11º
1 -
3
Many major
cities in the world today have large populations of people who have
recently arrived; they have emigrated from other countries. Perhaps you, too,
have left a familiar place to come to a new city or a new country. Or you may
live in a city where there are large numbers of newcomers. Adapting to a new
place forces people to seek out new friends, face new problems, and
often learn a new language.
1. The
underlined word who is related to
A. Cities.
B. People.
C. Major.
D. Countries.
2. The
underlined words seek out can be replaced by
A. Give
up.
B. Look
for.
C. Take
care.
D. Find
out.
3. According
to the text,
A. People
are forced to leave their native countries.
B. Major
cities of the world have received many visitors.
C. People
have immigrated to other countries due to overpopulation.
D. Living
in a new place implies many changes for immigrants.
4 -
6
People are
living longer in the United States. As a result, more and more middle aged
adults are becoming caretakers of their aging parents. When their parents can
no longer care for themselves, these adults stay at home to care for them in
much the same way they cared for their own children.
Playing the
role of "parent sitter" is quite difficult and frustrating. For
example, an aging parent may become blind. No longer able to see, the old
person needs his or her children to perform many every day jobs. Another
example is the parent who becomes brain damaged during the aging process.
Natural roles are then reversed, as children are forced to care for their
parents as if their parents were children.
4. The
underlined words middle aged can be replaced by
A. Very
young people.
B. Ancient
people.
C. Very
old people.
D. People
in their 50's.
5. According
to the text, the underlined words “parent sitter" refer to a person who
A. Takes
care of his/her father or mother.
B. Loves
and works for his/her family.
C. Looks
after his/her children.
D. Likes
helping his/her relatives.
6. The main
idea of this text is:
A. Sons
and daughters take care of their parents because of longevity.
B. Children
do not like to take care of their parents.
C. The
natural roles of parents and children have changed throughout history.
D. Parents
stay at home to take care of their children.
7 -
9
The United
States is now becoming a non-smoking society. Across the country, hundreds of
towns and cities, and even entire states, are passing strict laws to control
the sale and use of cigarettes. In New York, for example, smoking is illegal in
public buildings, hospitals, schools, banks, stores, movie theaters, taxi-cabs,
and restrooms, to name a few places. In addition, smoking is prohibited
anywhere in the U.S. on airline flights that last two hours or less. And now
many private companies have also made rules prohibiting cigarette smoking. At
least 40% of American companies restrict smoking by their employees. Company
policies are mostly of three kinds: they prohibit smoking by employees when
they are working, they hire only non-smokers, or they force workers who
smoke to quit smoking.
7. The
underlined sentence they force workers who smoke to quit smoking means that
A. workers
are hired because they smoke.
B. Workers
have to give up smoking if they want to continue working.
C. Workers
are required to smoke if they want to continue working.
D. Workers
are fired because they smoke.
8. According
to the text, we can infer that
A.
none of the company policies ban smoking.
B.
all of the company policies ban smokers.
C.
the first policy bans smoking, and the other two, ban smokers.
D.
the first and second policies ban smokers, and the last one bans smoking.
9. According
to the text, the author's intention is to
A.
Describe how the U.S. is regulating smoking.
B.
Promote discrimination against smokers in the U.S.
C.
Protest against people who smoke in the U.S.
D.
show how smokers can quit smoking in the U.S.
10
- 12
We owe our
nation's state park system to one of the world's most recognizable landmarks
-Niagara Falls. By 1880, a ring of industrial sites and man-made attractions
had so completely choked off public access to the falls that the only
views from American soil were on private land. News of Niagara's plight spread
when a group of artists and politicians spearheaded a campaign to buy back the
land, creating a preserve. Finally in 1885, after six years of legislative
wrangling, New York Governor David B. Hill dedicated the famous landmark
"free to mankind", and our state park system was born.
America's
parks really took off in the 1930's when the country was booming with public
works projects. The Civilian Conservation Corps built camps and
trails that gave Americans access to the outdoors. Now, there are more than
5.000 state parks, nearly ninety-five times the number of national parks. That
means at least a few per state, or a short drive for most families.
10. The
underlined expression choked off can be replaced by
A.
suspended.
B.
increased.
C.
promoted.
D.
eliminated.
11. The
underlined sentence America's parks really took off in the 1930's, when the
country was booming with public works projects means that
A.
America's parks were destroyed in the 1930's because of the increase of public
works projects.
B.
America's parks began to emerge in the 1930's due to the decrease of public
works projects.
C.
public works projects increased because of the beginning of America's parks in
the 1930's.
D.
public works projects encouraged the beginning of America's parks in the
1930's.
12. The title
of the text could be
A.
The history of America's state parks
B.
How were America's national parks born?
C.
Why visit America's state parks?
D.
A guide to America's national parks
.
