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Describe la diferencia entre las plantas que se cultivan en los jardines de las mansiones y las flores que se encuentra en los ramos de los niños del pueblo. ________________________
Lee el pasaje de la lectura Flores de volcán y contesta las preguntas que siguen. Desde la terraza ensombrecida1 se domina el volcán San Salvador 75 le suben por los flancos2 mansiones de dos pisos protegidas por muros de cuatro metros de alto le suben rejas3 y jardines 80 con rosas de Inglaterra y araucarias enanas4 y pinos de Uruguay un poco más arriba ya en el cráter 85 hundidos5 en el cráter viven gentes del pueblo que cultivan sus flores y envían a sus niños a venderlas. El ciclo ya se acerca 90 las flores cuscatlecas6 se llevan bien con la ceniza7 crecen grandes y Fuertes y lustrosas bajan los niños del volcán 95 bajan como la lava con sus ramos8 de flores como raíces bajan como ríos 100 se va acercando el ciclo los que viven en casa de dos pisos protegidas del robo por los muros se asoman9 al balcón ven esa ola10 roja que desciende 105 y ahogan en whisky su temor11 sólo los pobres niños con flores del volcán con jacintos12 y pascuas13 110 y mulatas14 pero crece la ola que se los va a tragar15 porque el chacmol16 de turno sigue exigiendo sangre 115 porque se acerca el ciclo porque Tlaloc17 no ha muerto.
Parientes Choose the right word to complete these sentences.
El hijo de mi tía es mi… a. tío. b. primo. c. abuelo. d. sobrino.
The best guide question for paragraph 4 is:
Directions: Read the following passage and then answer questions 1–10. 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 1 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. Social smokers smoke more than they think. Although gathering precise data is challenging, researchers find that most self-described social smokers actually smoke a 2 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. 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 3 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. 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 4 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. 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 5 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. 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, 6 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?
An effective thesis statement should do all of the following except:
a. express a viewpoint or state an approach to the topic. b. be as specific and detailed as possible. c. directly announce the purpose of the essay. d. offer a fresh and original perspective on the topic.