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ENGLISH EXAMS
Uno, Dos, Tres y Así de Fácil
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Uno, Dos, Tres y Así de Fácil
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Question 1

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ENGLISH EXAM FOR LEVEL C1 SKILL READ Read the text carefully number 1. Melting road' damages cars in Australia "Melting bitumen has forced drivers in Australia to abandon their vehicles after the tires became coated with tar. Up to 50 motorists may be entitled to compensation over the incident in Queensland on Tuesday, reports said. "I have never seen anything like it and when the reports started coming through yesterday, it was just incredible," local mayor Joe Paronella told the ABC. The incident has been blamed on a change in weather, and damage to the road after it was revealed last week. Local resident Deborah Stacey said "big globs" of tar had stuck to vehicles, amid hot weather that followed several cooler days and rain. "We had a week of cracked windscreens... then as soon as the sun came out, it started sticking," she told the Courier Mail. The tar meant tires on several vehicles had to be replaced, and it caused damage to bumper bars and panels." BBC NEWShttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-44720166 05/07/2018.08:03p.m. Answer the questions according to the text. QUESTIONS 1. Why are drivers forced to abandon their vehicles?
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  • Because the bitumen that covered the tires with tar.
  • The incident has been blamed on a change in weather

Question 2

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2. Why is the accident attributed to the weather?
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  • The incident has been blamed on a change in weather, big globs" of tar had stuck to vehicles, amid hot weather that followed several cooler days and rain. "We had a week of cracked windscreens. Then as soon as the sun came out, it started sticking.
  • Because the bitumen that covered the tires with tar.

Question 3

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3. What does tar mean?
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  • The tar meant tires on several vehicles had to be replaced, and it caused damage to bumper bars and panels.
  • Fellinger, noting the negative way Iran is often portrayed in Europe, says, “The point is also to prove that there is a really interesting culture.

Question 4

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Read the text carefully number 2. "The exhibition has a room dedicated to religious-inspired works, although Qajar-era art includes much more (Credit: Musée du Louvre) Just as the exhibition doesn’t limit itself to narrow interpretations of Iranian art, it also goes beyond the Qajars to serve as a sort of introduction to the richness and exuberance of Iranian art and culture as a whole, as well as a catalyst for intercultural dialogue. “In a period like the one we live in politically, economically, and diplomatically, culture from this part of the world is important to be shown in this part of Europe for a better understanding,” says Lacroix. “Even during the Pahlavi era … Iran and France seemed unable to understand each other, and the gap is [getting] deeper and deeper each day with events in the Middle East …” Likewise, Fellinger, noting the negative way Iran is often portrayed in Europe, says, “The point is also to prove that there is a really interesting culture." BBC NEWS http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180323-what-irans-dazzling-art-tells-us-about-its-civilisation 05/07/2018.08:37p.m. Answer the questions according to the text. QUESTIONS 4. What does Fellinger say about the culture of Iran?
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  • Because the bitumen that covered the tires with tar.
  • Fellinger, noting the negative way Iran is often portrayed in Europe, says, “The point is also to prove that there is a really interesting culture.

Question 5

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5. What does Lacroix say?
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  • Even during the Pahlavi era … Iran and France seemed unable to understand each other, and the gap is [getting] deeper and deeper each day with events in the Middle East.
  • The tar meant tires on several vehicles had to be replaced, and it caused damage to bumper bars and panels.
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