Beatrix Potter was born in 1866 and died in 1943. She was an English writer, illustrator, and also cared about the environment. She is famous for writing children's books with animal characters such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit, translated into 36 languages and one of the best-selling books of all time. Beatrix Potter was born in Kensington, London. Her family was quite rich. In that time rich people did not go to school, but had teachers in their own house, called governesses. She did not have many friends, but she had many pets, including Benjamin and Peter, two rabbits. She spent her holidays in Scotland and the Lake District, a part of England with beautiful lakes, forests and mountains. There, she started to love nature, plants, and animals, which she painted carefully.
When she was around 30, Potter published The Tale of Peter Rabbit. It was very popular. Her publisher was called Norman Warne. They fell in love and decided to marry. That was a problem for her family, because Warne was not as rich as Potter, and her family did not like him. For this reason, her family did not talk to her for some time. Warne died very young and they did not marry in the end.
Potter began writing and illustrating children's books full time. She did not need money from her parents because she got money from her books. She became an independent woman and bought her own house and plot of land in the Lake District. In her forties, she married William Heelis, a local solicitor. She also became a farmer, but she continued writing children’s stories. She published 23 books.Potter did not have any children. She died of a heart problem and pneumonia in 1943. Herbookscontinuetosellwellaroundtheworld.
1. ¿Cuál de estos títulos define mejor la información del texto?
a. Beatrix Potter, una escritora atípica.b. Beatrix Potter y los libros.
c. La historia de amor de Beatrix Potter.d. Beatrix Potter, una escritora millonaria.
2. ¿Cuál de estas frases es correcta según el texto?
a. No tenía muchos amigos, sus amigos eran los animales.
b. Cualquier animal se convertía en mascota suya.
c. Los animales son importantes en su obra porque ella era de Escocia.
d. De pequeña no le gustaba la naturaleza.
3. ¿Cuál de estas frases NO es correcta según el texto?
a. Norman Warne fue su editor y su novio.
b. A la familia de Beatrix Potter no le gustaba Norman Warne.
c. William Heelis fue su segundo marido.
d. Beatrix Potter no tuvo hijos.
4. ¿Por qué palabra se puede sustituir “plot” (línea 15) dentro del texto?
a. floorb. areac. lotd. park
5. ¿Por qué palabra se puede sustituir “solicitor” (línea 15) dentro del texto?
a. teacherb. salesmanc. lawyer d. applicant
6. Elija la opción que completa la oración de forma correcta:
- I haven’t received ___ presents.
a. thisb. somec. ad. any
7. Elija la opción que completa la oración de forma correcta:
- Jane___ three children, and I ___ one son.
a. has /has b. have / has c. has /haved. have/have
8. ¿Quéplural de los siguientesnombresescorrecto?
a. childrensb. childsc. boys. d. mens
9. ¿Cuál de las siguientes preguntas NO es gramaticalmente correcta?
a. Who are you? b. Who lives in England?
c. Where do they work?d. When does you live?
10. Elija la opción que completa la oración de forma correcta:
- My wife ___ having lunch with my brother at the moment.
a.isb. arec. dod. does
11. Elija la opción que completa la oración de forma correcta:
- John ___ speak English, but he ___ in the future!
a. is to / isn’t b. doesn’t / willc. doesn’t / doesd. does / is
12. Elija la opción que completa la oración de forma correcta:
- My son plays guitar in a ………… .
a.gangb.bandc. group d. blast
13. Elija la opción que completa la oración de forma correcta:
- We decided to turn a blind ……… on that matter.
a.earb.legc.eyed. nose
14. Elija la opción que completa la oración de forma correcta:
- He’s very sick. He has ………..cold.
a. ab.--c.thed.so
15. Elija la opción que completa la oración de forma correcta:
- Loch Ness is 30 miles ………………..from Inverness.
a. awayb. offc.ofd. out
16. Elija el conectorparacompleter la oración de forma correcta:
- I will go to the beach ………… you come with me.
a. ifb. unlessc. ord. later
17. Elija el conectorparacompleter la oración de forma correcta:
- He decided to take hisumbrella ………….it was raining.
a. ifb. orc. becaused. but
18. Elija la opción correcta para formar una oración que incluya una relación de causa:
- Mary emigrated to the USA…
a. although she had a great job in her country.
b. but she was not happy with her decision.
c. because he got a great job at one of the top American universities.
19. Elija la opción que completa la oración de forma correcta:
- They ………… us to do everything yesterday
a.allowab.allowc.allowedd.allowing
20. Elija la opción que completa la oración de forma correcta:
- People ___ many languages in the past.
a. spokingb. speakc.speakedd. spoke