SOPHOMORE PRE TEST: THE LOS TEMPLES OF THE MAYA

I. Match the words with its corresponding  meaning.

                   A                              B

1.-  Archaeologist               ___7___  Very old. 

2.-  Give up                         ___6___  Information about   something.

3.-  Large                            ___5___  Achieving a goal.

4.-  Leave                           ___1___  Person who  studies the life of people in the past.

5.-  Successful                   ___3___  Very big.

6.-  Knowledge                   ___10___  Something that stops  the progress of something.

7.-  Ancient                        ___2___  To quit.

8.-  Thick                           ___8___  Not thin.

9.-  Rule                            ___4___  Go away.

10.-Setback                      ___9___  To order.


 II. True or False?


 

1. __F__ El Mirador is a hidden temple from the Classic period. (It is an area form the Pre classic period)

2.  __T__ Richard Hansen is an archaeologist.

3.  __F__ Hansen has worked more than 10 years in the Maya culture. (More than 20 years)

4.  __F__ There are 2 periods on Maya’s history. (There are 3: Preclassic, classic and post classic)

5.  __F__ Big fiery jaguar paw was a Maya tribe. (The name corresponds to a king)

6. __F__ Hansen finds the tumb of the Maya king. (He doesn't find anything)

7. __T__ Hansen’s new plans are to start digging  another pyramid.

                

Keys Pre Test Freshmen: LIVING WITH A VOLCANO.

I. Vocabulary. Match the word with its corresponding definition.


18
21
12
17
5
20
7
23
22
9
10
8
2
13
14
24
16
3
1
19
4
1
6
11


II. Say whether the statements are right (R) or wrong (W). Justify the wrong ones.


1. W   
2. W
3. R
4. R
5. R
6. W
7. W
8. W
9. W
10. R
11. W 
12. W
13. W
14. W
15. R
16. W
17. W
18. R
19. W
20. R
21. W
22. R
23. R
24. W
25. R
26. W
27. R
28. R
29. R
30. R
31. W
32. R
33. R
34. W
35. R
36. W


III. Listen and complete the blanks with most suitable words.


Today thousands people live on and around the volcano. The volcanic ash makes excellent farmland. For centuries, people have been farming the rich volcanic earth and growing their food near the volcano. Now, many people are also making money from tourists who come to see the eruptions. 


Although people have been living on Etna for a long time, it doesn't mean that it's an  easy place to live. The town of Nicolosi is just 12 miles down the hill from the crater. The village was first built more than 800 years ago, but eruptions from Etna have destroyed it twice. The people who live in the village know that Nicolosi could be destroyed by Etna again. Yet, the town also benefits from being so close to the volcano. It's an interesting relationship between man and land.