29 de octubre de 2010

Y un poco de repaso de Modal Verbs!

Modals

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  1. ___ you speak any foreign languages?
    a. May
    b. Can
    c. Have
  2. Liz ___ get tired of her job. It is so boring.
    a. has to
    b. must
    c. should
  3. Where's Nick? He ___ be in his office.
    a. might
    b. mustn't
    c. is to
  4. Take an umbrella. It ___ rain later.
    a. has to
    b. need
    c. might
  5. Jack ___ go to hospital yesterday.
    a. must
    b. had to
    c. need
  6. You look tired. You ___ go to bed.
    a. should
    b. ought
    c. are to
  7. You ___ do it. I've already done it.
    a. must not
    b. need not
    c. ought not
  8. ___ it be true?
    a. Must
    b. May
    c. Can
  9. ___ we stay or leave?
    a. Will
    b. Would
    c. Shall
  10. Jane was so tired. She ___ have worked days and nights.
    a. should
    b. must
    c. need
(C) 2001 by Igor Gashchuk

Sustantivo o Adejtivo?

North or Northern?

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  1. To go to New York from North Carolina, you need to go ___ .
    a. north
    b. northern
  2. I spent the summer of 1985 on the ___ coast.
    a. east
    b. eastern
  3. I'm going to Kansas next weekend so I have to travel ___ .
    a. south
    b. southern
  4. When people go camping, they go up ___.
    a. northern
    b. north
  5. Rochester is in the ___ part of Minnesota.
    a. south
    b. southern
  6. If you want to go to California, you need to go to the ___ part of the United States.
    a. west
    b. western
  7. Santa Claus lives at the ___ Pole.
    a. North
    b. Northern
  8. It will soon be cold in the ___ states.
    a. northern
    b. north
  9. Many famous people live on the ___ coast.
    a. western
    b. west
  10. Birds fly ___ for the winter.
    a. south
    b. southern
(C) 2000 by Gina Procopio

13 de octubre de 2010

All miners are saved

One by one the miners who had been trapped underground for more than two months in Chile ascended to the surface, ending their subterranean captivity. The world watched, their nation cheered, their families wept.
Today, we invite you to watch this CNN 10-minute report on the rescued miners.
Enjoy, and celebrate life!
Prof. Mariano Ignacio
Centro Univ. de Idiomas

8 de octubre de 2010

So or Such?

So or Such

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  1. They had ___ a bad night that they couldn't sleep.
    a. so
    b. such

  2. She gave him ___ good advice that he was very grateful to her.
    a. so
    b. such

  3. I'm having ___ a wonderful time in Belem that I don't want to go home.
    a. so
    b. such

  4. The day was ___ hot that everybody went to the beach.
    a. so
    b. such

  5. It was ___ cold weather that nobody could go outside.
    a. so
    b. such

  6. There are ___ good jobs in Fortaleza that people are looking for jobs in other states.
    a. so many
    b. so few
    c. so little
    d. so much
    e. such

  7. The hotel has ___ comfortable room that I don't want to go out.
    a. so much
    b. so a
    c. such a
    d. such

  8. It was ___ dark that I couldn't see his face.
    a. so
    b. such
    c. such a
    d. so a

  9. That restaurant has ___ delicious food that you can't stop eating.
    a. so
    b.such

  10. They were ___ talented singers that the concert was a hit.
    a. so
    b. so few
    c. so little
    d. such
    e. such a

  11. He is ___ student that he is going to win a scholarship
    a. so
    b. so good
    c. so good a
    d. such
    e. such good

  12. We had ___ horrible day that we felt depressed.
    a. so
    b. so a
    c. such
    d. such a

  13. The earthquake caused ___ damage that most people lost their homes.
    a. so
    b. so much
    c. so many
    d. so few

  14. The novel is ___ exciting that I can't put it down.
    a. so
    b. so a
    c. such
    d. such a

  15. We had ___ long and tiring day that we just wanted to go home.
    a. so
    b. so a
    c. such
    d. such a

  16. Most TV programs are ___ boring that nobody watches them.
    a. so
    b. so much
    c. so many
    d. such
    e. such a

  17. She has ___ nice voice that she should try to become a professional singer.
    a. so
    b. so much
    c. so little
    d. such
    e. such a

  18. The party was ___ organized that everybody had a great time.
    a. so well
    b. so good
    c. such an
    d. such

  19. It was ___ fast car that nobody could catch it.
    a. so
    b. such
    c. so a
    e. such a

  20. This quiz was ___ easy that I don't need to check my answers.
    a. such
    b. so
    c. such much
    d. so much

(C) 2002 by Silvana Salomao