english test

What a story!

Stephen William Hawking, a well-known scientist from Oxford, studied physics at Oxford University. When he was 21 and was doing studies on the universe at Cambridge University, the doctors found he had a neuro motor problem. Later, his problem got worse but he wanted to finish his studies. He thought he was going to live only a few months because most people like him only live for 18 months after diagnosis. In 1985, he had an operation and lost his ability to speak. At first, he could talk by spelling words moving his eyes when someone showed him a letter. Then, he was able to choose words from a computer screen with a switch. In 1998, his first book, which was about the universe, was very popular, but many people did not finish it because it was difficult to understand. In 2005, he wrote a simple version called A brief History of Time. “Before I got ill, my life was boring,” he said. But then he had dreams about giving something good to the world, so he began to improve his work and now we can understand the universe better. He said his success came from the help of his wife and children, other people, and government organizations. Hawking worked as a Lucasian Proffessor of mathematics at the University of Cambridge, a job that Newton also had had in 1663.

1.Stephen Hawking became a sick person when...

• He was a student.

• He was born.

• He was popular.

• He was a professor

2.After his 21st birthday, he believed he was going to...

• Die soon.

• Study more.

• Discover new things.

• Get married

3.Before he died, he could talk using

• His face.

• A machine

• Some letters.

• A phone

4.When did he start needing help to communicate?

• in 1985

• in 1988

• in 2005

• in 1987

5.¿Donde puedes observar los siguientes avisos ?

Please, put the books on the correct desk

• in a school

• in a clothes shop

• in a toy store

• in a bank

6.Please do not take the flowers

• at a zoo

• at a garden

• at a beach

• in a cinema

7.children under 6 only

• by a soccer field

• in a cinema

• at a playground

• in the school

8.Elige la opción correcta

how old are you

• you have 16 old years

• I've been here for 15 years

• I'm 15 years old

• i was 18 years old

9.Are you listening to music?

• No. I'm watching TV

• No. I was playing soccer

• No. I'm going out with susan

• No, i have been playing basketball

10. What did you do last night?

• i was in Mexico for 3 years

• I went to the cinema

• they visited her grandmother

• i am going to the cinema