HOW DID THE EXPERIENCE AFFECT THE WRITER

5. How did the experience affect the writer?

a. It made him feel extremely ashamed.

b. It made him feel unhappy.

c. It made him feel worry.

d. It made him very funny.

KEY:

A.

I. 1.A 2.C 3.D 4.A

II. 1.B 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.C 6.A 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.B

B. ( students’writing)

C.

I. 1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T

II. 1d 2d 3c 4b 5a

MARIA’S HOMECOMING

When the bus ... (36) ... in a small square, Maria was reading her magazine and didn’t realize that she had

arrived at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said. “You’ve arrived home!” I suppose your cousin will

be ... (37) ... for us. Come on. I’ll carry the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I ... (38) ... in New York, I

used to dream if this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, I’m really standing in the square.”

Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she often left the town at the age of six. She had some ... (39) ... of the

town, and some photos, but did she belong here still? She didn’t know. Nobody was waiting in the square. Perhaps

her cousin Pablo hadn’t received Maria’s letter. “What are we going to do now?” asked Martin. “There isn’t ...

(40) ... a hotel here!”