Complete the statements that follow each of the paragraphs below by choosing the letter of the correct response.

(1) When asked on a survey “How much special consideration should black students receive in college admissions?” more than 70 percent of the UCLA freshmen in the sample said that at least some special consideration should be given. (2) However, when asked, “Should affirmative action be abolished?” 50 percent said yes. (3) Asked about government spending “on assistance to the poor,” only 23 percent of respondents in a 1994 Time magazine survey said that too much was being spent. (4) Asked about “welfare,” however, 53 percent said that too much was being spent. (5) In one study, 88 percent of participants indicated that they thought condoms were effective in stopping AIDS when condoms were said to have a “95 percent success rate.” (6) However, when condoms were said to have a “5 percent failure rate,” only 42 percent indicated that they thought condoms were effective. (7) When German adults were asked how many hours a day they watched TV, their answers differed dramatically as a function of the response scale they were given.

The subject of sentence 7 is
a. television watching.
b. German adults’ answers
c. response scales.
d. surveys.


b. German adults’ answers

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Complete lo siguiente, usando vocabulario de la Lección 2.

Elsa ______________ está tratando de escribir el artículo.

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For each group of words, write the one word that doesn’t belong. Include the indefinite article in your answers.

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Write five sentences by combining the information provided and the correct form of the present perfect indicative or subjunctive.

Alicia y yo / sacar una «A» en el examen de matemáticas (Es increíble que… ) ___________________________________________________________________________

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