Complete the following sentences, using the preterit or the imperfect of the verbs in parentheses.
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Perhaps the most important difference in life chances involves life itself. In 1992, men in the United States could expect to live 72.3 years and women 79.1 years. On the average, then, women live seven years longer than men. Although part of this difference is probably biological, the social contribution to differential life expectancy begins at a very early age and continues through the life
course. At high school and college ages, males are nearly three times more likely then females to die. To a significant extent, this difference has to do with the more dangerous lifestyle (particularly drinking and driving) associated with masculinity in our culture. The sex differential in life expectancy is more complex than the greater risk taking of young men, however. Even at the earlier ages just mentioned, men are more likely than women to die of cancer or heart disease. Consider men's disadvantage in heart disease, for example. Evidence suggests that men have this disadvantage not because they experience more stress than women but because, under the same levels of stress, they are more vulnerable to heart disease than women. Current thinking attributes men's greater risk of heart disease at least partly to the male gender role's low emphasis on nurturance and emotional relationships. Where women's personalities and relationship characteristics seem to protect them from this consequence of stress, lack of social support appears to leave men especially vulnerable to stress-related diseases. This suggests that, despite increasing female participation in politics and the labor force, women's life expectancy will continue to remain substantially higher than men's. The sex differential in mortality is likely to decline only when differences in personality and dispositions are reduced From this passage, you can infer that a. long life is promoted by strong family ties and friendships. b. biological differences in men and women have little effect on life spans. c. if women work harder than men, their life spans will soon decrease. d. men's relationships often promote good health.
Pretérito e imperfecto. Escoge entre la forma del imperfecto o del pretérito para completar el párrafo correctamente. ¡Hola, Carmen!Nuestro viaje a México (1. era / fue) fenomenal. El día que (2. llegábamos / llegamos) a la Ciudad de México (3. hacía / hizo) muy buen tiempo, así que (4. íbamos / fuimos) al centro (downtown) de la ciudad porque (5. queríamos / quisimos) ver la famosa plaza Mayor -también llamada "Zócalo". Sin embargo, cuando (6. estábamos / estuvimos) en la plaza (7. empezaba / empezó) a llover y (8. decidíamos / decidimos) ir a un restaurante cercano. Diego (9. pedía / pidió) su plato favoritos: tacos, y el camarero me (10. recomendaba / recomendó) a mí un delicioso plato que (11. se llamaba / se llamó) «chiles en nogada». ¡La comida
(12. tenía / tuvo) los colores de la bandera de México: rojo, verde y blanco! ¿Puedes creerlo? Al día siguiente...(8) Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
VOCABULARIO (20%) La familia de Delia. Delia habla de su familia con Ignacio. Completa el siguiente párrafo con las palabras necesarias en español.Mi familia no es grande pero es muy simpática; tengo dos (1) _________________ (sisters), Ana y Marisa, y un (2)_______________ (brother) mayor, Juan. Mi (3)_________________ (father) se llama Alfonso y es maestro; mi (4) ___________________ (mother) se llama Laura; ella trabaja en un banco. Tengo tres (5)__________________ (uncles). El más joven, Ricardo, está casado con mi (6) ______________ (aunt) Celia y tiene dos (7) ____________________ (sons) pequeños, mis (8) __________________ (cousins) Javi y Macarena. También (also) tengo un (9) _________________ (grandfather), Don Jorge, de 87 años y una (10) ________________
(grandmother), Doña Ana.(6) Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false