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III. A cоmpletаr. Cоmplete the fоllowing pаrаgraph using the correct word from the list for each blank. Not all words will be used. Do not repeat any word from the list. Careful, some words may need to be changed according to gender and/or number to fit in the blank. (14 pts. = 7 X 2) actriz ciencia ficción guitarra letra películas entradas cantante actor concierto Acentos: á é í ó ú A mi familia y a mí nos gusta la música y el cine. El fin de semana hay un 1. [BLANK-1] de música de Shakira en San Antonio, Texas y vamos a ir. Shakira es una 2. [BLANK-2] colombiana y toca unos instrumentos como la 3. [BLANK-3] y el violín. También, en septiembre Shakira va a hacer una gira por México, Colombia y Estados Unidos. Mi hermana Patricia prefiere ir al cine. A ella le gustan las películas de drama y misterio. También su 4. [BLANK-4] favorita es Nicole Kidman y Tom Cruise es su 5. [BLANK-5] favorito. A mi madre le gusta la música y su género favorito es la salsa. A mi abuela le gusta el jazz porque el ritmo es muy fino y suave. A mi hermano Marco también le gusta el cine y, como él trabaja en el centro comercial, puede comprar las (6) [BLANK-6] con descuento. El fin de semana él va a ir a ver Star Wars. A mí no me gusta la (7) [BLANK-7] porque es fantasía y yo soy una persona muy realista.
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Chооse the mоst аccurаte pаraphrase. Another vigorously debated issue is whether language is uniquely human. Animals obviously communicate. Bees, for example, communicate the location of food through an intricate dance. And several teams of psychologists have taught various species of apes, including a number of chimpanzees, to communicate with humans by signing or by pushing buttons wired to a computer. Apes have developed considerable vocabularies. They string words together to express meaning and to make and follow requests. Skeptics point out important differences between apes’ and humans’ facilities with language, especially in their respective abilities to order words using proper syntax. Nevertheless, these studies reveal that apes have considerable cognitive ability.
Pleаse reаd the fоllоwing pаssage and answer the questiоns that follow. INTIMACY VERSUS INDEPENDENCE Women speak and hear a language of connection and intimacy whereas men speak and hear a language of status and independence. John Gray, writing in Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, claims that women are more interested in people and feelings, and men are more interested in objects and things. The “things” Gray refers to include whatever can help men express power by creating results, achieving goals, and doing things by themselves. This is how men prove their competence and strengthen their egos. These characteristics, as it turns out, answer several related questions, for example, “Why don’t men ever stop and ask for directions when they are lost?” Men take great pride in handling problems on their own. “Why involve others,” they might think, “when I can do it myself?” Asking others for help when they can do it themselves is perceived as a sign of weakness. Also, there is a great deal of pride to be gained from having resolved the problem of how to get there. (They seldom admit to being lost.) That is why, when in dialogue the men involved attempt to solve the problems their partners are facing. Women, on the other hand, enjoying intimacy or connection, spend a lot of time supporting, helping, and nurturing; thus, they see no problem in seeking others—especially when lost—who can offer these features. Sharing and relating is natural, easy, and proper. Other related questions can be answered with the “intimacy versus independence” base. Women often wonder why men become absorbed in sports; men often wonder why women become absorbed in soap operas or romance novels. It should be clear with respect to interests in sports and soap operas, however, that they do not split evenly along genderbased lines. Many females enjoy sports; many males enjoy soap operas. But this does not explain the predominant gender-based interests. Think about it. Men value power, competency, efficiency, and achievement. These characteristics are clearly demonstrated on the athletic field. Women value love, communication, beauty, and relationships. These characteristics are clearly demonstrated in soap operas and romance novels. This is but one area where rules of communication collide. Women use talk to build and sustain connections with others. Men use talk to convey information and establish their independent status. These differences, obviously, give rise to many others. With just these two ideas as starting points, however, the number of misunderstandings that are likely to follow is not surprising. —Weaver, Understanding Interpersonal Communication, 7e, p. 253 In paragraph 2, the best paraphrase for the first sentence is: