Elige las palabras de vocabulario más apropiadas para completar las oraciones sobre los hispanos que viven en los Estados Unidos.
Los hispanos que viven en los Estados Unidos llegan de muchas partes del mundo hispanohablante, pero la (1) _____________ (mayoría / minoría) proviene de México, Centroamérica y el Caribe. (2)____________ (Actualmente / No obstante) el quince por ciento de la población estadounidense es hispana. Muchos vienen (3) _____________ (para poner fin a / en busca de) una vida mejor para sí mismos y sus familias. Otros (4) ______________ (inmigraron / emigraron) de sus países natales para escapar de la violencia causada por conflictos internos. De hecho, hay oportunidades para los que vienen a vivir a los Estados Unidos. También hay una variedad de (5) _____________ (desafíos / éxitos), como el nuevo idioma y el difícil proceso de obtener la (6) _____________ (ciudadanía / clase menos acomodada).
1. mayoría
2. Actualmente
3. en busca de
4. emigraron
5. desafíos
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Use the past participle or the present perfect of the verbs given to complete the following exchanges
—¿La paciente todavía está _______________? (dormir) —No, porque la enfermera la _______________. (despertar)
Read the sentences and then respond to the questions that follow by choosing the letter of each correct answer.
Henry’s class met three times a week from 9:00am-11:30am. When he gets to school, he joins his classmates, mingles, and plays with the blocks, the cars, the train table, or the dinosaur models. After fifteen minutes of free-play, his teacher, Mrs. Barron has them come to the story rug, and they have circle time. They sing some songs and put the right date on the calendar; then they break to do an art project at the table. Henry especially likes working with the finger-paint and gluing collages. All of the children wash their hands after art and then eat a snack. After snack if it a nice day, they will play on the playground. About ten minutes before dismissal, his teacher will read a story and pass out their artwork and other papers which need to go home with them. What can you infer about Henry? a. Henry is taking an English course at a local University. b. Henry is in Preschool c. Henry probably attends Middle school. b. Henry is in Fourth grade.
Which one of the following sentences does not contain a misplaced modifier?
a) I feel out of the car nearly. b) That jacket looks great on you with the rhinestones. c) The antique coins are in the safe for the museum. d) I only wanted to say that I was sorry.
For the main idea, "In the United States, many qualified immigrants are unable to find work in their former professions," the detail that gives a reason is
a. My friend Rima taught school in Lithuania, but in America she cleans houses. b. Research shows that educated immigrants are underemployed in other countries as well. c. Immigrants often face difficulty in finding more suitable work because of the language barrier. d. The unemployment rate for immigrants is double that of U.S.-born workers in some parts of the country.