Read the text.

Situation: There is a school located in San Francisco de Dos Ríos. A teacher, Mr. Ramirez, has three new students.

Nelson: Good morning. My name is

Nelson Antonio Ruiz. I’m thirteen years old. I live in Zapote.

Carlos: Hi. My name is Carlos José Silva. I’m twelve years old. I live in Desamparados.

Yon Mi: Hello. My name is Yon Mi Lee. I’m from China. I like Costa Rica. I live in Zapote, too. I’m twelve years old.

Mr. Ramírez: Good morning. My name is Eduardo Ramirez. I’m your guide teacher. I live in San Francisco de Dos Rios, too. Welcome to my class. Nice to meet you.

Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, from the previous text. 1) “Lee” corresponds to Yon Mi's

_____________________.

A) last name B) first name C) middle name D) complete name

2) Nelson and Yon Mi live in

_____________________.

A) Zapote B) Desamparados C) Zapote and Desamparados D) San Francisco de Dos Ríos

3) These children,

_____________________ are the same years old.

A) Carlos and Nelson B) Yon Mi and Carlos C) Nelson and Yon Mi D) Nelson, Carlos and Yon Mi

4) Mr. Ramírez' name is _____________________.

A) Yon B) Carlos C) Antonio D) Eduardo

Read the texts.

Select the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, according to the previous texts. 1) Nhu _____________________.

A) is from Spain B) is Gino’s wife C) teaches English D) speaks Spanish very well

2) Cristina _____________________.

A) is an Italian pediatrician B) is a Spaniard single woman C) works in an electric company D) responds to phone calls and takes notes

3) Nhu and Cristina _____________________.

A) repair phones B) live in a big hotel C) are the same age D) work in an Italian company

4) Nhu, Gino and Cristina _____________________.

A) live in England B) speak many languages C) perform very similar jobs D) have different nationalities

Nhu is Vietnamese. She lives in Spain now. She’s thirty years old. She’s a single English teacher. She’s a pediatrician, too. Nhu can speak Vietnamese and English. She can also speak a little Spanish but not very well.

Cristina and Gino are married. Cristina is Colombian and Gino is Italian. Cristina is a receptionist. She works in a big hotel. She answers the phone and takes messages. Gino is an electrician. He repairs and installs lights. He works in an electric company. Gino is thirty-seven and Cristina is thirty.

Adapted from Intercom 2000

Read the text.

Choose the appropriate alternative to answer the questions, according to the text.

1) How many members are there in the Alvarez family?

A) Five. B) Two. C) Four. D) Three.

2) What is Frank’ son? He’s a _______________________.

A) banana plantation worker B) supermarket cashier C) computing teacher D) university student

3) Where do Patty's parents live?

A) In Alajuela. B) Near Patty’ son. C) In the same place as Frank’s family. D) One in Alajuela and the other in Ciudad Neilly.

The Alvarez family lives in La Roxana, Guápiles. Frank works in the banana plantation and Patty works in a supermarket as a cashier. They are married. Their eldest boy Paul, is attending to the university, he is studying computing. He works at a restaurant during the weekend. Their daughter Susan is at Colegio Técnico. She’s in the tenth grade. She has classes from 7 to 5. She’s a good student. She plans to be a doctor.

Frank’s parents live in Ciudad Neilly, so they come to visit Frank’s family twice a year.

Patty’s parents live in Alajuela and they see their daughter and grandchildren so often. There are some aunts, uncles and cousins in Heredia, Cartago and Limón.