Rafael Nadal is a professional tennis player from Spain. He was born in 1986 in Mallorca and began playing tennis at age 8. By age 12, he had won several Spanish and European titles. While also playing soccer as a youth, Nadal's father encouraged him to focus on tennis. At age 14, he moved to Barcelona to further his tennis training. By age 17, Nadal was ranked in the top 50 players in the world. He has won numerous Grand Slam titles, especially the French Open, and has had a long rivalry with Roger Federer. Nadal is known as the "King of Clay" for his dominance on clay courts.

2. CLIMA/TIEMPO.
LLUVIA.
VENTOSO.
FRIO
CALIENTE.
SOLEADO.
NEBLINA
CALIDO.
NIEVE.
Llave.
MOSCA.
DESCRIBIR.
CAMINAR.
MIENTRAS.
ALLI/ALLÁ
CASCO.1. WEATHER
2. RAIN
3. WINDY
4. COLD
5. HOT
6. SUNNY
7. FOGGY
8. WARM
9. SNOW
10. KEY
11. FLY
12. TO DESCRIBE
13. TO WALK
14. WHILE
15.THERE
SUCEDER
OIR.
RUIDO
VECINOS
ALGO.
ZAPATOS
AFUERA
USAR ROPA
CAMISETA.
PISTAS
LLEVAR
ENCONTRAR
EMPEZAR
ESPERAR
Vocabulary

3. APUNTAR
DECIR
VER.
CALLE
HERIDO
MOVER
CON
LLORAR.
ENCONTRARSE CON
CONVERSAR.
CEBRA(CALLE)
NEGOCIO
CARTA,LETRA
QUERER.
CUBRIR
CIMA31. TO POINT
32. TELL-TOLD
33. TO SEE-SAW
34. STREET
35. HURT
36. TO MOVE
37. WITH
38. TO CRY
39.TO MEET-MET
40. TO TALK
41. CROSSWALK
42. BUSINESS
43. LETTER
44. TO WANT
45. TO COVER
AHORA MISMO.
LANZAR
PREGUNTAR
REEMPLAZAR
C.COMERCIAL
CAER
CADA
ROPA
SUBRAYADO
DARSE CUENTA
ORACIONES
A MENUDO
GRANDE
VISTA
Vocabulary 2

4. ARCILLA
PREMIO
MUDARSE
MUCHOS(AS)
AUNQUE
REY
CAMPEONATO
SUPERFICIE
MITAD
FORMA,CAMINO
LAMER
INGESTA
ANILLO
ALMUERZO.
IGLESIA
CUENTOS DE HADAS1. CLAY
2. AWARD
3. MOVE
4. A LOT OF
5. ALTHOUGH
6. KING
7. CHAMPIONSHIP
8. SURFACE
9. HALF
10. WAY
11. LICK
12. INTAKE
13. RING
14.LUNCH
15. CHURCH
BOSQUE.
MANO
CEMENTERIO
MEDIAS VELADAS
JOVEN
DEBIL
FUERTE
CORAZON
ERASE UNA VEZ
SALUD
PEREZOSO
CHATARRA
PAGO
JOYAS
Vocabulary 3

5. Part IEx

6. 1

7. 2

8. 3

9. 4

10. 5

11. Part II
6) A woman carries her things in one
of these.
7) Many girls wear this when they
don´t want to wear trousers.
8) With this, your neck won´t be cold
9) When people can´t see well, they
need them.
10)These are for your feet.
a) coat
b) glasses
c) handbags
d) hat
e) scarf
f) skirt
g) Socks
h) watch

12. 11.She wasn´t sent the
invitation:

13. 12. Why don´t you visit
your doctor?…

14. 13. Grandma,shall I hold
those bags for you?

15. 14. Dr Smith! All your articles
have been brilliant!

16. 15. How much is that
umbrella?

17. CLEOPATRA
One of the (0)__ famous women in world history was
Cleopatra. She was the last pharaoh of Egypt in 51 B.C
(16)__ the age of eighteen. She was a descendant of one
Alexander the Great´s generals. When she was twenty-one,
Julius Caesar (17)__ well-known lover.
0. a. Most b. Much c.
More
16. a. On b. To c.
At
TIPO DE PREGUNTA 4

18. CLEOPATRA
Seven years (18)__ she met Anthony. The romantic tragic
relationship continued (19)__ they died by suicide in 30 B.C.
Cleopatra was legendary. She was famous not (20)__ for
being intelligent, but also for being beautiful. She had
brown hair and brown eyes and they looked (21)__ they
were cat eyes.
18. a. While b. Ago c. Late
19. a. When b. Until c. But
20. a. Only b. Yet c.
Rather

19. CLEOPATRA
Cleopatra was a woman of wonderful elegance and
unusual intelligence. She was (22)__ educated. She
(23)__ speak nine languages and she was also good
at mathematics.
22. a. highly b. high c.
higher
23. a. should b. may c.
could

20. Part V
JAMES SALTER´S DAYS IN FILM
James Salter was a pilot in the United States air
force.He abandoned the military profession in 1957
after the publication of his first novel,THE
HUNTERS.He is best known as a novelist, but during
the sixties and seventies, he worked in film
making.Salter made documentaries, wrote text for
films, and even was the director of a film called
THREE,starring Charlotte Rampling and Sam
Waterston.
In passionate falsehoods,which was adapted from
Salter´s book BURNING THE DAYS, published in the
New Yorker in 1997,Salter tells the story of his life in
film.
Lee el texto y luego responde las preguntas 24 a 30

21. Part V
Salter´s time in the film world is both good and bad.In
Rome, he met directors and stars.In New York, he
explored the city with Robert Redford and enjoyed
being famous. Deborah Treisman and Michael Agger
have talked about Salter.Nick Paumgarten in the last
book describes Salter´s opinion about his film career.
“Of sixteen texts for movies, only four were
popular.There was money,attractive women, and
entrance into rooms where there were stories more for
the dinner table than for the page” Salter thought he
was wasting his time.Perhaps he wasted his time in a
larger artistic way, but it still makes for attractive
reading.THE LAST BOOK is available to everyone in
online stores.
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22. James Salter played an important part in the making of
movies from
a. 1960-1979
b. 1960-1970
c. 1960-1975
24.
25.
passionate falsehoods is
a.A newspaper
b.A play
c.A movie

23. Salter had nice and difficult times in his
a. Acting years
b. Big screen work
c. Visit to one city
26.
27.
The last book was written by
a.James Salter
b.Deborah Treisman
c.Nick Paumgarten

24. James Salter thinks that his work in the cinema business was
a. An unimportant experience
b. A hard experience
c. A strange experience
28.
29.
Getting to know about james Salter´s
years in the cinema could be
a.Just amazing
b.Quite funny
c.Interesting enough

25. The last book can be found
a. In museums
b. At a cafe
c. On the web
30.

26. Part VI
Responda las preguntas 31 a 35 de acuerdo con el siguiente texto
SWIFT PIZZA AND SANDWICH HOUSE
Today we have the pleasure of showing you the best letter
written by our customer Mark.He wins 25 for writing
about us this week.He is so happy with the orders at Swift
Pizza and sandwich House that he wants to declare a
holiday to celebrate his experience here; ´¨HAPPY
BURGERDAY AND MERRY SANDWICHIMAS to everyone he
wrote.WEDNESDAY MAY 18,2011
One typical day I was too tired after working all day long to
cook for myself,and I was very hungry.I really wanted
something to eat, so I decided to find a burger.

27. Part VI
Responda las preguntas 31 a 35 de acuerdo con el siguiente texto
I order a half-pound burger and a lamb and chicken
sandwich. I also had some special requests about
extra cheese and vegetables.Food arrived very fast(
less than twenty minutes) and was hot and fresh.The
burger was delicious, and left me wanting more-
fortunately I had the sandwich left.It felt as if it was cut
just a minute before I opened it-juicy,fresh and
great.Every single special request I made was
completely satisfied,100%
And the best thing was that all of the above and some
drinks cost me only 10 dollars! If that doesn´t say

28. Part VI
Responda las preguntas 31 a 35 de acuerdo con el siguiente texto
It certainly feels great to find new excellent
food delivery companies for whenever you
don´t feel cooking yourself.I recently had a sad
experience with my usual take away
restaurant, so I decided to change to do
something else and on my first trip I got what I
wanted!
Order now from SWIFT PIZZA AND SANDWICH
HOUSE

29. what is the writer trying to do in the text?
A. Explain how to order main dishes
b. Suggest a restaurant to try
c. Express his feelings about food
d. Adviseto buy a $ 25 meal

30. in the text the reader can find
A. Recipes to prepare delicious and fresh fast food
b. Menus that are offered at this restaurant
c. That there are discounts on special drinks
d. That food can be delivered to your home

31. According to the text the customer
a.Left a $ 25 tip to the waiters who work
there
b. Celebrated christmas and new year at this
restaurant
c. Found this great restaurant after many
attempts
d. Posted an excellent review about this
restaurant

32. It can be inferred from the text that mark
A. dOoes not like cooking for himself
b. Almost always eats hamburgers
c. enjoys eating fast food sometimes
d. Is tiredof going to restaurants

33. Mark would write at the end of the text
A. The fantastic chefs here prepare the tastiest food I have ever tried
b. If you buy a sandwich, you will get some free cold sodas. Just order here
c. I will keep ordering from these guys because you can taste food before
paying for it
d. Come and enjoy our comfortable restaurant to eat with your family and
friends

34. Part VII
Responda las preguntas 36 a 45 de acuerdo con el siguiente texto
rafael nadal is a spanish professional tennis player. he(36)___born on june 3, 1986. (37)__the
town of monacor, majorca. HE STARTED(38)_AT THE AGE OF 8. when he was twelve he
won the spanish and european tennis title.
a. be b. was c. is d. are36
a. in b. at c. on d. to37
a. competition b.competing c. competed
d.complete
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35. Part VII
Responda las preguntas 36 a 45 de acuerdo con el siguiente texto
rafael nadal is a spanish professional tenis player. he(36)___born on june 3, 1986.
0.a. skin b. heart c. body d. face
a. Nor b. But c. Or d. So36
a. look b. Think c. Know d. Say37
a. sends b. does c. describes d. sees38

36. 39 a. them b. then c. than d.that
40 a. choses b. chose c. choose d. choosing
41 a. by b. for c. in d. at
at that time, he also played soccer and his father(39)___,told him he would have to choose one of the
two. he(40)___tennis .at the age of 14 he had to move from Mallorca to barcelona to continue his
tennis training.(41)____the age of 17, nadal was ranked in the world`s top 50 players. nadal has played in
7 grand –slams finals and has won 5.

37. NADAL HAS WON NINE TIMES OVER FEDERER HIS(42)___RIVAL.NADAL`S BEST
SURFACE IS ON CLAY COURTS. HE WAS RANKED WORLD Nº 1 FROM AUGUST
18,2008 TO JULY 5,2009, HIS (43)__IS “THE KING OF CLAY” BECAUSE OF THE WAY
HE(44)__ON CLAY COURTS.HIS UNCLE TONY NADAL IS HIS COACH. HE HAS WON
FRENCH OPEN`S, WIMBLEDOM CHAMPIONSHIPS, AUSTRALIAN OPEN`S, DAVIS
CUP AND MANY(45)___.IN THIS YEAR 2008 HE WAS GIVEN THE AWARD “PRINCE
OF ASTURIAS”.
a. mine b. main c. mind d. named42
43
44
45
a. surname b. nickname c. first name d. last name
a. act b. performs c. performance d. prefer
a. other b.another c. others d. any

38. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH
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