Complete the following sentence
No me gusta el café amargo; siempre le pongo _______________.
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Il y a un petit appartement à vendre à __________________________________(1) et voilà un grand appartement à __________________________________(2) . Blank #1
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The best guide question for paragraph 4 is:
1. Although precise statistics are hard to come by, experts guess that about one out of
every five smokers doesn’t smoke every day. If you’re one of these so-called “social smokers,” you probably believe that your behavior is unlikely to cause any harm. Are
you right? Here’s what the research says about social smoking.
2. Social smokers smoke more than they think. Although gathering precise data is challenging, researchers find that most self-described social smokers actually smoke a
few cigarettes per day. One nicotine addiction specialist notes that people who smoke just one or two cigarettes a week—true social smokers—are very rare indeed.
3. Social smoking leads to addiction. Tobacco researchers point out that the majority of social smokers are on the road to addiction. Initially they may only bum a cigarette
from friends occasionally, but soon they find themselves bumming cigarettes more often. It’s only a matter of time before they find themselves buying a pack a week, then
two or three packs a week. Although they believe that they can quit whenever they want, on average, social smokers end up addicted, and smoking for years. One-third of people who have ever tried smoking become daily smokers.
4. Social smoking increases risk of cardiovascular disease. Studies have shown an increased risk of cardiovascular disease at all levels of smoking. Moreover, smoking begins to exert this effect—causing fatal heart attacks and strokes—as early as age 35. The risk is especially acute for women who also use a hormonal method of birth control
(pills, patch, etc.). One mechanism by which smoking, even at low levels, promotes heart disease is by causing inflammation and dysfunction of the lining of blood vessels.
In one study, young, healthy people who smoked less than one pack per week were found to have a 35% reduction in blood vessel functioning compared with nonsmokers.
5. Social smoking increases cancer risk. Tobacco smoke itself is a carcinogen, as are at least 69 of its component chemicals. Because inherited genetic variations influence cancer rates, as do other determinants such as diet, stress, etc., the influence of
social smoking on cancer promotion is difficult to determine. However, any level of smoking increases the frequency of DNA mutations known to be associated with
cancer. And the risk of cancer is more closely tied to the number of years you’ve smoked—at any level—than to the number of cigarettes smoked per day. As one expert put it, you wouldn’t go out to your car four times a week and inhale exhaust fumes. But that’s the health equivalent of smoking cigarettes four times a week.
6. The bottom line? There is no safe level of exposure to cigarette smoke. If you smoke at all, you are at increased risk of nicotine addiction, cardiovascular disease,
cancer, and other illnesses. Get help, and quit.
a. How does social smoking increase the risk of cardiovascular disease?
b. Is the risk of cardiovascular disease increased by social smoking?
c. Do social smokers and regular smokers have the same risk for cardiovascular disease?
d. Who is at risk for cardiovascular disease?
Complete the following exchanges, using the present indicative of the verbs given.
comer / comer —¿Dónde _______________ ustedes? —En la cafetería, ¿y tú? —Yo _______________ en mi casa.
Se casaron. A wedding guest prepared the following information about the event to publish in a local newspaper. Read the article and complete the sentences that follow with the appropriate information.
? La boda de Javier y MaríaPor fin llegó el 18 de abril, el día de la boda. A las 7:00 de la noche más de 100 parientes y amigos de María y Javier asistieron a la ceremonia religiosa en la Catedral de Santiago, en la capital de Nicaragua. Poco después, llegó Javier, quien llevaba un elegante traje negro. Estaba muy contento, pero un poco nervioso. A las 7:50 llegó el señor Cabral con su bonita hija vestida de blanco. A las ocho en punto empezó la ceremonia. Los novios caminaron lentamente hacia el altar donde el cura (priest), padre Contreras, celebró la misa (mass) y casó a Javier y María. Cuando el padre Contreras les dijo que ya eran esposos, los jóvenes se besaron. Cuando ellos salieron de la catedral, los invitados los abrazaron y los besaron. Entonces, todos fueron al Hotel Continental donde fue la recepción. Cuando Javier y su nueva esposa María entraron en la sala del Hotel Continental de Managua, los invitados aplaudieron y sacaron fotos de ellos. Después de un brindis a los recién casados, María, Javier y sus invitados tuvieron un banquete maravilloso: calamares, ensalada, filete de pollo asado, vino tinto y vino blanco. Después de cenar, la orquesta comenzó a tocar música moderna y todos los invitados bailaron; incluso el abuelo de Javier, quien tiene 84 años, bailó. Después de bailar, María tiró su ramo de flores, y su hermana Leticia lo agarró. Más tarde, Javier y María partieron el pastel, que a los invitados les gustó muchísimo. Finalmente, el padre de Javier hizo otro brindis, entonces, todos tomaron una copa de champán en honor a Javier y María, aplaudieron otra vez y felicitaron a la nueva pareja. Así terminó la celebración. La fiesta duró hasta las 5:30 de la mañana. Los recién casados y los invitados lo pasaron muy bien. La fiesta terminó a las ___________________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).