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INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTIONS. Read the following sentence and decide if it takes A, DI, or NO PREPOSITION (NO PREP). Loro odiano ________ ballare.

INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTIONS. Read the following sentence and decide if it takes A, DI, or NO PREPOSITION (NO PREP). Per favore, vai ________ comprare il latte?

INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTIONS. Read the following sentence and decide if it takes A, DI, or NO PREPOSITION (NO PREP). La professoressa insegna _________ parlare italiano.

THE PAST PROGRESSIVE. Read the sentence below and choose the right form of the past progressive of the verb. La mia amica _________________ un quadro per la mostra d’arte [art exhibition].

An excavator costs $250,000 when purchased new. The service life is 14,000 hours. A contractor is planning to use it for seven years (average 2000 hours per year). They expect to salvage it for $40,000. The annual operating cost of the excavator will be $100,000 per year. The contractor anticipates to borrow money at 9% to purchase the excavator. Using this information, calculate the annual series equivalent of payments for the initial purchase price.

An excavator costs $250,000 when purchased new. The service life is 14,000 hours. A contractor is planning to use it for seven years (average 2000 hours per year). They expect to salvage it for $40,000. The annual operating cost of the excavator will be $100,000 per year. The contractor anticipates to borrow money at 9% to purchase the excavator.   What would be the net annual ownership and operating cost of the excavator?

True/False: Based on the available data, same-sex relationships do not differ in quality from long-term heterosexual marriages.

True/False: Subjective well-being can be assessed using measures of life satisfaction, self-esteem, and happiness.

A. Verdadeiro, falso, não se menciona. Based on the information in the passage, determine whether each statement is Verdadeiro (True) or Falso (False). If the information is not mentioned in the text, select Não se menciona (Not mentioned). (1 pt. each; 5 pts. total)   1. A capoeira teve origem em Cabo Verde. [1] 2. A capoeira começa a ser praticada no Brasil no século 16. [2] 3. Muitas pessoas jogam capoeira na Bahia. [3] 4. O ritmo da música é muito rápido no início e depois fica mais devagar na capoeira. [4] 5. Cerca de 50.000 pessoas praticam capoeira no Brasil. [5]

D. Verbo ter e ir: vamos acampar? Marcus is going to camp with his friends. Everybody is discussing what they need to do to finalize their preparations. Complete the dialogue by filling in the blanks with appropriate forms of the verb ter or ir in the present tense. (2 pts. each: 1 pt. for correct verb choice between ter or ir, 1 pt. for correct conjugation in the present; 14 pts. total)   Marcus: Quem (1) [1] a lista de compras? Julia: Eu (2) [2]! Precisamos comprar os hambúrgueres e as bebidas! Marcus: Carol and Guilherme, quando vocês (3) [3] ao supermercado? Carol e Guilherme: Amanhã! Nós (4) [4] tudo quase pronto (almost ready). Marcus: E você, João, (5) [5] comprar as bebidas? João: Não (6) [6] tempo, mas a Carla (7) [7] trazer as cervejas hoje à noite. Marcus: Ok, ótimo!