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Respuesta correcta: B) The painting was created.

• A) The painting was moved.'Later moved' is the second event in the chronology.
• B) The painting was created.'Was painted in the 16th century' comes first in the sequence described.
• C) The painting was restored.Restoration is not mentioned in the text.
• D) The painting was exhibited abroad.An exhibition abroad is not mentioned in the text.

Respuesta correcta: B) 400 kilograms

• A) 40 kilogramsThe figure is 400, not 40.
• B) 400 kilogramsThe text states '400 kilograms of rubbish'.
• C) 4,000 kilogramsThe figure is 400, not 4,000.
• D) 900 kilogramsThe figure is 400, not 900.

Respuesta correcta: B) The text does not say.

• A) On Fridays at nine p.m.That information does not appear in the text.
• B) The text does not say.Only the weekday closing time is given, so nothing can be concluded about Friday.
• C) Every day at nine p.m.The text says the opposite: it closes at six on weekdays.
• D) On Saturdays at nine p.m.Saturday hours are not mentioned at all.

Respuesta correcta: D) Not often.

• A) Very often.That would be the opposite of the meaning of 'rarely'.
• B) Always.'Always' is the opposite of 'rarely'.
• C) Immediately.'Immediately' refers to time, not to frequency.
• D) Not often.'Rarely' is the formal equivalent of 'not often'.

Respuesta correcta: A) A nurse or a doctor.

• A) A nurse or a doctor.Working in a clinic and helping sick children indicates a health profession.
• B) A teacher.A teacher works in a school, not in a clinic.
• C) A cook.Cooking has no connection with a clinic or with sick children.
• D) A journalist.Journalists report news; nothing in the text points to that profession.

Respuesta correcta: A) Before 7:35.

• A) Before 7:35.7:45 minus ten minutes is 7:35, so passengers must arrive before that.
• B) Before 8:00.That would be after the platform has already closed.
• C) After 7:45.Arriving after departure would be too late for the train.
• D) Before 6:45.That would be an hour early, which the text does not require.

Respuesta correcta: C) The city itself is quite old.

• A) The museum was rebuilt in 1890.The text says it was built then, not rebuilt.
• B) The city has only one museum.Nothing in the text limits the number of museums.
• C) The city itself is quite old.A building of 1890 described as among the oldest implies a long history for the city.
• D) The building was damaged in 1890.No damage is mentioned in the text.

Respuesta correcta: D) A notebook.

• A) A pen.'Pens are provided by the school', so students do not bring them.
• B) Both a notebook and a pen.Only the notebook is required from the student.
• C) Neither a notebook nor a pen.The notebook is explicitly required.
• D) A notebook.'Must bring a notebook' is the explicit requirement.

Respuesta correcta: B) The new bridge is longer; the old one carried lighter loads.

• A) The new bridge is shorter and lighter.The text says the new bridge is longer, not shorter.
• B) The new bridge is longer; the old one carried lighter loads.The text contrasts length and load capacity.
• C) Both bridges have the same length.The explicit comparison is 'longer than', so they are not equal.
• D) The old bridge is longer than the new one.That reverses the comparison in the text.

Respuesta correcta: C) More sleep was associated with better memory.

• A) Sleep causes students to forget words.The text says the opposite: more sleep went with better memory.
• B) Sleep has no effect on memory.The text reports a clear relationship between sleep and memory.
• C) More sleep was associated with better memory.'Found that' reports a correlation, not a proven cause.
• D) Students who sleep less remember more.That would invert the relationship described in the text.

Respuesta correcta: A) The water is still liquid.

• A) The water is still liquid.The text explicitly states it remains liquid at five degrees in the freezer.
• B) The water is frozen.If it were frozen the text would say it changes to ice at that temperature.
• C) The water has evaporated.Evaporation is not mentioned in the text.
• D) The water has boiled.Boiling is not mentioned and would require heat rather than cold.

Respuesta correcta: D) A difficult situation was overcome.

• A) A cause produces an effect.The sentence shows contrast, not cause and effect.
• B) Two facts are added together.'Although' is a contrastive conjunction, not an additive one.
• C) A condition restricts a fact.'If' would express restriction; 'although' expresses contrast.
• D) A difficult situation was overcome.'Although' sets up a concession: the crowd was overcome.

Respuesta correcta: C) To make it understandable to everyone.

• A) To show the writer's vocabulary.Nothing in the text suggests the aim was to display vocabulary.
• B) To reduce the number of pages.Length is not mentioned in the text.
• C) To make it understandable to everyone.'So that' states the purpose: everyone should understand it.
• D) To impress the government officials.The stated audience is everyone, not officials.

Respuesta correcta: C) It cannot be determined from the text.

• A) 20'Fewer than 20' is the number who passed, not the number who failed.
• B) 45'45' refers to the previous year, not to failures this year.
• C) It cannot be determined from the text.The total number of students is missing, so failures cannot be computed.
• D) 25That subtraction would assume 45 students this year, which the text does not state.

Respuesta correcta: A) plentiful

• A) plentiful'Plentiful' is a direct synonym of 'abundant'.
• B) delicate'Delicate' describes something fragile or subtle, the opposite sense here.
• C) distant'Distant' refers to distance, not to quantity.
• D) dormant'Dormant' means inactive, which does not fit rainfall.

Respuesta correcta: B) The ceremony will not take place.

• A) The ceremony will take place.The sentence states the opposite condition for the ceremony to happen.
• B) The ceremony will not take place.'Unless' means 'if not', so rain cancels the ceremony.
• C) The ceremony will start late.No delay clause appears in the text.
• D) The ceremony will move indoors.That detail is not mentioned in the text.

Respuesta correcta: D) It changed from industrial to educational use.

• A) It was destroyed in 1998.The text says the factory was closed, not destroyed.
• B) It still produces goods.The text states that it now houses a museum.
• C) It was sold to another factory.No sale to another factory is mentioned in the text.
• D) It changed from industrial to educational use.'Closed' as a factory and 'now houses a museum' describe a change of function.

Respuesta correcta: C) A city plan aims to reduce waste through school recycling.

• A) Schools have more recycling bins than before.That is only the first detail, not the main idea.
• B) The city will build a new waste plant.No new plant is mentioned in the text.
• C) A city plan aims to reduce waste through school recycling.Both sentences support this overall purpose.
• D) Students should separate paper from glass.That recommendation is not stated in the text.

Respuesta correcta: D) Up to now, no decision has been made.

• A) A decision was made a long time ago.'Yet' negates the idea of an earlier decision.
• B) The decision will be made next year.Nothing in the sentence refers to a future date.
• C) The committee refused to make any decision.'Not decided yet' means pending, not refused.
• D) Up to now, no decision has been made.'Yet' places the absence of a decision at the present moment.

Respuesta correcta: A) You can walk to the beach in a few minutes.

• A) You can walk to the beach in a few minutes.Two hundred metres is a short walking distance.
• B) You need a bus to reach the beach.A bus would not be needed for such a short distance.
• C) The beach is far from the hotel.That contradicts the stated distance.
• D) The hotel is on the beach.'Two hundred metres from' means near, not on.