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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 

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