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Reading 1

Read the following passage and then answer the five questions on the right.

Mary is living in California. She’s in her first year of college. Here’s what she says about one of her courses: Are these sentences true or false? After you have answered the questions in this section, press 'Check Your Answers'. A checkmark
Checkmark means a correct answer. will appear for each correct answer.

I take 5 courses. One of the courses is Spanish. The materials are good—we use a textbook and we also watch a movie. Every day we do the same things in class. We check our homework, watch the movie, answer questions, and then practice something. It sounds boring, but it’s not because the instructor is great. We can see that he’s interested in us. He likes to teach and he comes to class every day with a very organized lesson plan. He also has a lot of knowledge about Spanish culture. The problem is the other students. This is my first Spanish course, but a lot of the other students are from Mexico, so they already speak Spanish perfectly! A lot of the time, they speak to the instructor and I can’t understand what they’re saying. How can I get a good grade in this course when they’re so much better than I am? I want an opportunity to practice basic Spanish. I don’t know why they’re in my class. They should take a different course, like French.
  1. Mary likes the textbook in her Spanish course.
    2. No answer/incorrect True
     False
  2. Mary likes her teacher.
    3. No answer/incorrect True
     False
  3. Mary studied Spanish before she took this class.
    4. No answer/incorrect True
     False
  4. The time in class is boring.
    5. No answer/incorrect True
     False
  5. Mary has a lot of opportunities to speak Spanish in class.
    6. No answer/incorrect True
     False
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