Free Printable Simulacro Pruebas Saber Pro -Ingles

1.

Part #1

Select the word that correspond to the description:

List of the different kind of food available in a restaurant.

a)

Dessert

b)

Fast Food

c)

Menu

d)

Main Course

e)

Soup

2.

Select the word that correspond to the description:

Sweet preparation, it is usually eaten after a meal.

a)

Wine

b)

Soup

c)

Fruit

d)

Fast Food

e)

Dessert

3.

Select the word that correspond to the description:

The largest and more important part of the meal.

a)

Main Course

b)

Dessert

c)

Fruit

d)

Menu

e)

Fast Food

4.

Select the word that correspond to the description:

Whatever liquid in general that you can drink.

a)

Wine

b)

Drink

c)

Fruit

d)

Dessert

e)

Soup

5.

Select the word that correspond to the description:

Salty and creamy preparation, normally elaborated with vegetables and some proteins like chicken or fish.

a)

Fast Food

b)

Wine

c)

Dessert

d)

Soup

e)

Drink

6.

Part #2

Select the place where you could find this notice.

a)

Airport

b)

Highway

c)

Power plant

d)

Library

e)

Private Property

7.

Select the place where you could find this notice.

a)

Power plant.

b)

Airport.

c)

Private Property

d)

School.

e)

Highway

8.

Select the place where you could find this notice.

a)

Highway

b)

School

c)

Private Property

d)

Airport

e)

Hospital

9.

Select the place where you could find this notice.

a)

School

b)

Supermarket

c)

Private Property

d)

Bank

e)

Highway

10.

Select the place where you could find this notice.

a)

Hospital

b)

School

c)

Bank

d)

Supermarket

e)

Museum

11.

Part #3:

Complete the conversation:

How much does it cost?

a)

It was costing $50.00.

b)

It costs $50.00.

c)

It cost $50.00.

12.

Complete the conversation:

how many eggs are left?

a)

There are 2 eggs left.

b)

There is much.

c)

There is a little.

13.

Complete the conversation:

Did you see that girl?

a)

Not, I wasn’t.

b)

Yes, I will do later.

c)

Not. I didn’t. Where is she?

14.

Complete the conversation:

Can I take a picture?

a)

Yes of course you can.

b)

No sorry we don't have.

c)

Yes, he knows paint.

15.

Complete the conversation:

Where are you going?

a)

She is at school.

b)

I am going home.

c)

I will be there soon.

16.

Part 4

Select the correct option to fill the gap, remember that the number of the gap that you will fill, must match with the number of the question.

Japan and Hong Kong have (16)________ their elementary, junior-high and high schools (17)_______ April. Governments say they want to protect children from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Schools in Japan will remain closed until April the 8th, (18) _______ is the start of the new school year. Children in Hong Kong will return to school (19)____ April the 20th at the (20) ______. Parents are now worried about the school closures. Working parents have to think about how to care for younger children. Grandparents will look after many children (21) _______ their parents go to work. (22) _________, many children have no grandparents or extended family (23)______ live nearby. Parents may have to pay for expensive childcare fees.

Taking from https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2003/200304-covid-19.html

a)

Close

b)

Closed

c)

Clouse

17.

Select the correct option to fill the gap, remember that the number of the gap that you will fill, must match with the number of the question.

Japan and Hong Kong have (16)________ their elementary, junior-high and high schools (17)_______ April. Governments say they want to protect children from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Schools in Japan will remain closed until April the 8th, (18) _______ is the start of the new school year. Children in Hong Kong will return to school (19)____ April the 20th at the (20) ______. Parents are now worried about the school closures. Working parents have to think about how to care for younger children. Grandparents will look after many children (21) _______ their parents go to work. (22) _________, many children have no grandparents or extended family (23)______ live nearby. Parents may have to pay for expensive childcare fees.

Taking from https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2003/200304-covid-19.html

a)

Until

b)

Above

c)

In

18.

Select the correct option to fill the gap, remember that the number of the gap that you will fill, must match with the number of the question.

Japan and Hong Kong have (16)________ their elementary, junior-high and high schools (17)_______ April. Governments say they want to protect children from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Schools in Japan will remain closed until April the 8th, (18) _______ is the start of the new school year. Children in Hong Kong will return to school (19)____ April the 20th at the (20) ______. Parents are now worried about the school closures. Working parents have to think about how to care for younger children. Grandparents will look after many children (21) _______ their parents go to work. (22) _________, many children have no grandparents or extended family (23)______ live nearby. Parents may have to pay for expensive childcare fees.

Taking from https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2003/200304-covid-19.html

a)

Who

b)

Which

c)

Whose

19.

Select the correct option to fill the gap, remember that the number of the gap that you will fill, must match with the number of the question.

Japan and Hong Kong have (16)________ their elementary, junior-high and high schools (17)_______ April. Governments say they want to protect children from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Schools in Japan will remain closed until April the 8th, (18) _______ is the start of the new school year. Children in Hong Kong will return to school (19)____ April the 20th at the (20) ______. Parents are now worried about the school closures. Working parents have to think about how to care for younger children. Grandparents will look after many children (21) _______ their parents go to work. (22) _________, many children have no grandparents or extended family (23)______ live nearby. Parents may have to pay for expensive childcare fees.

Taking from https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2003/200304-covid-19.html

a)

In

b)

On

c)

At

20.

Select the correct option to fill the gap, remember that the number of the gap that you will fill, must match with the number of the question.

Japan and Hong Kong have (16)________ their elementary, junior-high and high schools (17)_______ April. Governments say they want to protect children from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Schools in Japan will remain closed until April the 8th, (18) _______ is the start of the new school year. Children in Hong Kong will return to school (19)____ April the 20th at the (20) ______. Parents are now worried about the school closures. Working parents have to think about how to care for younger children. Grandparents will look after many children (21) _______ their parents go to work. (22) _________, many children have no grandparents or extended family (23)______ live nearby. Parents may have to pay for expensive childcare fees.

Taking from https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2003/200304-covid-19.html

a)

More early

b)

Most early

c)

Earliest

21.

Select the correct option to fill the gap, remember that the number of the gap that you will fill, must match with the number of the question.

Japan and Hong Kong have (16)________ their elementary, junior-high and high schools (17)_______ April. Governments say they want to protect children from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Schools in Japan will remain closed until April the 8th, (18) _______ is the start of the new school year. Children in Hong Kong will return to school (19)____ April the 20th at the (20) ______. Parents are now worried about the school closures. Working parents have to think about how to care for younger children. Grandparents will look after many children (21) _______ their parents go to work. (22) _________, many children have no grandparents or extended family (23)______ live nearby. Parents may have to pay for expensive childcare fees.

Taking from https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2003/200304-covid-19.html

a)

While

b)

Where

c)

Whose

22.

Select the correct option to fill the gap, remember that the number of the gap that you will fill, must match with the number of the question.

Japan and Hong Kong have (16)________ their elementary, junior-high and high schools (17)_______ April. Governments say they want to protect children from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Schools in Japan will remain closed until April the 8th, (18) _______ is the start of the new school year. Children in Hong Kong will return to school (19)____ April the 20th at the (20) ______. Parents are now worried about the school closures. Working parents have to think about how to care for younger children. Grandparents will look after many children (21) _______ their parents go to work. (22) _________, many children have no grandparents or extended family (23)______ live nearby. Parents may have to pay for expensive childcare fees.

Taking from https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2003/200304-covid-19.html

a)

Because

b)

However

c)

About

23.

Select the correct option to fill the gap, remember that the number of the gap that you will fill, must match with the number of the question.

Japan and Hong Kong have (16)________ their elementary, junior-high and high schools (17)_______ April. Governments say they want to protect children from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Schools in Japan will remain closed until April the 8th, (18) _______ is the start of the new school year. Children in Hong Kong will return to school (19)____ April the 20th at the (20) ______. Parents are now worried about the school closures. Working parents have to think about how to care for younger children. Grandparents will look after many children (21) _______ their parents go to work. (22) _________, many children have no grandparents or extended family (23)______ live nearby. Parents may have to pay for expensive childcare fees.

Taking from https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2003/200304-covid-19.html

a)

Whose

b)

What

c)

Who

24.

Part #5

According to the reading:

Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but the different generations' online habits couldn't be more different. The over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning that they will soon be the site's second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55–64 and 2.9 million over-65s.

Sheila, aged 59, says, 'I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them. It's a much better way to see what they're doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post. That's how we did it when I was a child, but I think I'm lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did.'

Ironically, Sheila's grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children under 17 are leaving the site – only 2.2 million users are under 17 – but they're not going far from their smartphones. Chloe, aged 15, even sleeps with her phone. 'It's my alarm clock so I have to,' she says. 'I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wake up.'

Unlike her grandmother's generation, Chloe's age group is spending so much time on their phones at home that they are missing out on spending time with their friends in real life. Sheila, on the other hand, has made contact with old friends from school she hasn't heard from in forty years. 'We use Facebook to arrange to meet all over the country,' she says. 'It's changed my social life completely.'

Teenagers might have their parents to thank for their smartphone and social media addiction as their parents were the early adopters of the smartphone. Peter, 38 and father of two teenagers, reports that he used to be on his phone or laptop constantly. 'I was always connected and I felt like I was always working,' he says. 'How could I tell my kids to get off their phones if I was always in front of a screen myself?' So, in the evenings and at weekends, he takes his SIM card out of his smartphone and puts it into an old-style mobile phone that can only make calls and send text messages. 'I'm not completely cut off from the world in case of emergencies, but the important thing is I'm setting a better example to my kids and spending more quality time with them.'

Is it only a matter of time until the generation above and below Peter catches up with the new trend for a less digital life?

Digital habits across generations. (2019) England. BritishCouncil.org. Taken fromhttps://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1/digital-habits-across-generations

a)

The children are join more and more to Facebook.

b)

Adults between 50 and 64 years don't like Facebook.

c)

The over-55s will be the second biggest group from Facebook.

25.

Read the text and answer the questions from 24 to 30.

The main reason why Sheila joined to Facebook was...

Digital habits across generations

Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but the different generations' online habits couldn't be more different. The over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning that they will soon be the site's second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55–64 and 2.9 million over-65s.

Sheila, aged 59, says, 'I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them. It's a much better way to see what they're doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post. That's how we did it when I was a child, but I think I'm lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did.'

Ironically, Sheila's grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children under 17 are leaving the site – only 2.2 million users are under 17 – but they're not going far from their smartphones. Chloe, aged 15, even sleeps with her phone. 'It's my alarm clock so I have to,' she says. 'I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wake up.'

Unlike her grandmother's generation, Chloe's age group is spending so much time on their phones at home that they are missing out on spending time with their friends in real life. Sheila, on the other hand, has made contact with old friends from school she hasn't heard from in forty years. 'We use Facebook to arrange to meet all over the country,' she says. 'It's changed my social life completely.'

Teenagers might have their parents to thank for their smartphone and social media addiction as their parents were the early adopters of the smartphone. Peter, 38 and father of two teenagers, reports that he used to be on his phone or laptop constantly. 'I was always connected and I felt like I was always working,' he says. 'How could I tell my kids to get off their phones if I was always in front of a screen myself?' So, in the evenings and at weekends, he takes his SIM card out of his smartphone and puts it into an old-style mobile phone that can only make calls and send text messages. 'I'm not completely cut off from the world in case of emergencies, but the important thing is I'm setting a better example to my kids and spending more quality time with them.'

Is it only a matter of time until the generation above and below Peter catches up with the new trend for a less digital life?

Digital habits across generations. (2019) England. BritishCouncil.org. Taken fromhttps://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1/digital-habits-across-generations

a)

Sheila wanted to meet with old friends from school.

b)

Sheila wanted to know more about her grandchildren’s life.

c)

Sheila wanted to change her social life.

26.

Read the text and answer the questions from 24 to 30.

From the reading we can infer that...

Digital habits across generations

Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but the different generations' online habits couldn't be more different. The over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning that they will soon be the site's second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55–64 and 2.9 million over-65s.

Sheila, aged 59, says, 'I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them. It's a much better way to see what they're doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post. That's how we did it when I was a child, but I think I'm lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did.'

Ironically, Sheila's grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children under 17 are leaving the site – only 2.2 million users are under 17 – but they're not going far from their smartphones. Chloe, aged 15, even sleeps with her phone. 'It's my alarm clock so I have to,' she says. 'I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wake up.'

Unlike her grandmother's generation, Chloe's age group is spending so much time on their phones at home that they are missing out on spending time with their friends in real life. Sheila, on the other hand, has made contact with old friends from school she hasn't heard from in forty years. 'We use Facebook to arrange to meet all over the country,' she says. 'It's changed my social life completely.'

Teenagers might have their parents to thank for their smartphone and social media addiction as their parents were the early adopters of the smartphone. Peter, 38 and father of two teenagers, reports that he used to be on his phone or laptop constantly. 'I was always connected and I felt like I was always working,' he says. 'How could I tell my kids to get off their phones if I was always in front of a screen myself?' So, in the evenings and at weekends, he takes his SIM card out of his smartphone and puts it into an old-style mobile phone that can only make calls and send text messages. 'I'm not completely cut off from the world in case of emergencies, but the important thing is I'm setting a better example to my kids and spending more quality time with them.'

Is it only a matter of time until the generation above and below Peter catches up with the new trend for a less digital life?

Digital habits across generations. (2019) England. BritishCouncil.org. Taken fromhttps://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1/digital-habits-across-generations

a)

Teenagers are leaving Facebook because they don’t like social networks.

b)

Teenagers under 17 years use their cellphones just because of its alarm clock.

c)

Teenagers are leaving Facebook for other social networks.

27.

Read the text and answer the questions from 24 to 30.

According with the Reading, Peter…

Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but the different generations' online habits couldn't be more different. The over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning that they will soon be the site's second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55–64 and 2.9 million over-65s.

Sheila, aged 59, says, 'I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them. It's a much better way to see what they're doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post. That's how we did it when I was a child, but I think I'm lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did.'

Ironically, Sheila's grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children under 17 are leaving the site – only 2.2 million users are under 17 – but they're not going far from their smartphones. Chloe, aged 15, even sleeps with her phone. 'It's my alarm clock so I have to,' she says. 'I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wake up.'

Unlike her grandmother's generation, Chloe's age group is spending so much time on their phones at home that they are missing out on spending time with their friends in real life. Sheila, on the other hand, has made contact with old friends from school she hasn't heard from in forty years. 'We use Facebook to arrange to meet all over the country,' she says. 'It's changed my social life completely.'

Teenagers might have their parents to thank for their smartphone and social media addiction as their parents were the early adopters of the smartphone. Peter, 38 and father of two teenagers, reports that he used to be on his phone or laptop constantly. 'I was always connected and I felt like I was always working,' he says. 'How could I tell my kids to get off their phones if I was always in front of a screen myself?' So, in the evenings and at weekends, he takes his SIM card out of his smartphone and puts it into an old-style mobile phone that can only make calls and send text messages. 'I'm not completely cut off from the world in case of emergencies, but the important thing is I'm setting a better example to my kids and spending more quality time with them.'

Is it only a matter of time until the generation above and below Peter catches up with the new trend for a less digital life?

Digital habits across generations. (2019) England. BritishCouncil.org. Taken fromhttps://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1/digital-habits-across-generations

a)

He is against of the new technologies.

b)

He thinks he has to control the use of technology to give a better example to his sons.

c)

He is always working in his computer and cellphone.

28.

Read the text and answer the questions from 24 to 30.

Sheila thinks she is lucky because …

Digital habits across generations

Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but the different generations' online habits couldn't be more different. The over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning that they will soon be the site's second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55–64 and 2.9 million over-65s.

Sheila, aged 59, says, 'I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them. It's a much better way to see what they're doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post. That's how we did it when I was a child, but I think I'm lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did.'

Ironically, Sheila's grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children under 17 are leaving the site – only 2.2 million users are under 17 – but they're not going far from their smartphones. Chloe, aged 15, even sleeps with her phone. 'It's my alarm clock so I have to,' she says. 'I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wake up.'

Unlike her grandmother's generation, Chloe's age group is spending so much time on their phones at home that they are missing out on spending time with their friends in real life. Sheila, on the other hand, has made contact with old friends from school she hasn't heard from in forty years. 'We use Facebook to arrange to meet all over the country,' she says. 'It's changed my social life completely.'

Teenagers might have their parents to thank for their smartphone and social media addiction as their parents were the early adopters of the smartphone. Peter, 38 and father of two teenagers, reports that he used to be on his phone or laptop constantly. 'I was always connected and I felt like I was always working,' he says. 'How could I tell my kids to get off their phones if I was always in front of a screen myself?' So, in the evenings and at weekends, he takes his SIM card out of his smartphone and puts it into an old-style mobile phone that can only make calls and send text messages. 'I'm not completely cut off from the world in case of emergencies, but the important thing is I'm setting a better example to my kids and spending more quality time with them.'

Is it only a matter of time until the generation above and below Peter catches up with the new trend for a less digital life?

Digital habits across generations. (2019) England. BritishCouncil.org. Taken fromhttps://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1/digital-habits-across-generations

a)

She has two beautiful grand children.

b)

She can use a computer.

c)

She can see more of her grandchildren than her grandparents saw of her.

29.

Read the text and answer the questions from 24 to 30.

Who isn’t spending time with Friends?

Digital habits across generations

Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but the different generations' online habits couldn't be more different. The over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning that they will soon be the site's second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55–64 and 2.9 million over-65s.

Sheila, aged 59, says, 'I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them. It's a much better way to see what they're doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post. That's how we did it when I was a child, but I think I'm lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did.'

Ironically, Sheila's grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children under 17 are leaving the site – only 2.2 million users are under 17 – but they're not going far from their smartphones. Chloe, aged 15, even sleeps with her phone. 'It's my alarm clock so I have to,' she says. 'I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wake up.'

Unlike her grandmother's generation, Chloe's age group is spending so much time on their phones at home that they are missing out on spending time with their friends in real life. Sheila, on the other hand, has made contact with old friends from school she hasn't heard from in forty years. 'We use Facebook to arrange to meet all over the country,' she says. 'It's changed my social life completely.'

Teenagers might have their parents to thank for their smartphone and social media addiction as their parents were the early adopters of the smartphone. Peter, 38 and father of two teenagers, reports that he used to be on his phone or laptop constantly. 'I was always connected and I felt like I was always working,' he says. 'How could I tell my kids to get off their phones if I was always in front of a screen myself?' So, in the evenings and at weekends, he takes his SIM card out of his smartphone and puts it into an old-style mobile phone that can only make calls and send text messages. 'I'm not completely cut off from the world in case of emergencies, but the important thing is I'm setting a better example to my kids and spending more quality time with them.'

Is it only a matter of time until the generation above and below Peter catches up with the new trend for a less digital life?

Digital habits across generations. (2019) England. BritishCouncil.org. Taken fromhttps://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1/digital-habits-across-generations

a)

Chloe's age group.

b)

Sheila´s daugther

c)

Peter’s Parents

30.

Read the text and answer the questions from 24 to 30.

According to the reading teenagers are addicted to the social media and cell phones because…

Digital habits across generations

Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but the different generations' online habits couldn't be more different. The over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning that they will soon be the site's second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55–64 and 2.9 million over-65s.

Sheila, aged 59, says, 'I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them. It's a much better way to see what they're doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post. That's how we did it when I was a child, but I think I'm lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did.'

Ironically, Sheila's grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children under 17 are leaving the site – only 2.2 million users are under 17 – but they're not going far from their smartphones. Chloe, aged 15, even sleeps with her phone. 'It's my alarm clock so I have to,' she says. 'I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wake up.'

Unlike her grandmother's generation, Chloe's age group is spending so much time on their phones at home that they are missing out on spending time with their friends in real life. Sheila, on the other hand, has made contact with old friends from school she hasn't heard from in forty years. 'We use Facebook to arrange to meet all over the country,' she says. 'It's changed my social life completely.'

Teenagers might have their parents to thank for their smartphone and social media addiction as their parents were the early adopters of the smartphone. Peter, 38 and father of two teenagers, reports that he used to be on his phone or laptop constantly. 'I was always connected and I felt like I was always working,' he says. 'How could I tell my kids to get off their phones if I was always in front of a screen myself?' So, in the evenings and at weekends, he takes his SIM card out of his smartphone and puts it into an old-style mobile phone that can only make calls and send text messages. 'I'm not completely cut off from the world in case of emergencies, but the important thing is I'm setting a better example to my kids and spending more quality time with them.'

Is it only a matter of time until the generation above and below Peter catches up with the new trend for a less digital life?

Digital habits across generations. (2019) England. BritishCouncil.org. Taken fromhttps://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1/digital-habits-across-generations

a)

Grandparents used to use Facebook a lot.

b)

Their Friends use it too.

c)

Their parents example.

31.

Part # 6

Read the text and answer the questions from 31 to 35.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Christmas customers.

Shopping for Christmas

Christmas will soon be here again. For Britain's shops, specially shops in cities, November and December are the busiest months of the year. In fact, some big shops do half their year's business in those two months.

Yet in 2020, with Covid-19, Christmas shopping will not be the same! Many people do not want to go into cities, or into big shopping centers. They are afraid of catching Covid. More and more people are now shopping on the Internet ! Internet shops are safe for shoppers, and they never shut... not even on Christmas Day !

Most people, however, spend their money before Christmas. "Christmas shopping" is different from ordinary shopping, and people like to do it differently. They go to different shops, or different online stores, more expensive shops very often. They don't just buy food from their supermarket and clothes from big department stores. They look round, they take time (if they can), they browse and they choose.

City shops do their best to attract them with exciting windows, and special offers. In the West End of London, shops spend thousands of pounds on lights, decorations, and special window displays. Some visitors come to London, just to see the lights and shop windows; but others come to shop in famous shops like Harrod's or Hamley's, Europe's biggest toy shop.

For shop assistants, it is a frantic season . There is not much time to rest. Just time for a cup of coffee or tea perhaps, then back to work. It's a good season for pay! As Christmas gets nearer, shops stay open longer, sometimes until 10 p.m. That means more pay for the staff. It also means extra staff. Some people find a job, for a few weeks at least.

Then, at about 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, it all stops. The shops are suddenly empty - just a few people running round, looking for last minute presents. In many shops, there is a small party, a bottle of wine and mince pies or something like that. And then it's over. The shop doors close, but the lights stay on. Out in the streets, which were so busy a few hours before, there is hardly anyone. Just a few people going home, or singing in the street.

Christmas shopping is over again.... until next October or November.

But for some shops, the doors will only stay closed for a day. After Christmas shopping, there is New Year shopping! The New Year sales used to start after January 1st. Now in some shops they start on the day after Christmas, and the crowds rush back for a few more days. Lots of things are cheaper now.

Reference:

Linguapress Intermediate English. (2000 – 2020). Horizon. Linguapress.com https://linguapress.com/intermediate/christmas-shopping.htm

a)

They love too much Christmas that they don’t matter to go shopping during the pandemic.

b)

They prefer to do the Christmas shopping by internet because of the pandemic.

c)

They usually spend most of their money before Christmas.

32.

Read the text and answer the questions from 31 to 35.

London’s visitors at Christmas…

Shopping for Christmas

Christmas will soon be here again. For Britain's shops, specially shops in cities, November and December are the busiest months of the year. In fact, some big shops do half their year's business in those two months.

Yet in 2020, with Covid-19, Christmas shopping will not be the same! Many people do not want to go into cities, or into big shopping centers. They are afraid of catching Covid. More and more people are now shopping on the Internet ! Internet shops are safe for shoppers, and they never shut... not even on Christmas Day !

Most people, however, spend their money before Christmas. "Christmas shopping" is different from ordinary shopping, and people like to do it differently. They go to different shops, or different online stores, more expensive shops very often. They don't just buy food from their supermarket and clothes from big department stores. They look round, they take time (if they can), they browse and they choose.

City shops do their best to attract them with exciting windows, and special offers. In the West End of London, shops spend thousands of pounds on lights, decorations, and special window displays. Some visitors come to London, just to see the lights and shop windows; but others come to shop in famous shops like Harrod's or Hamley's, Europe's biggest toy shop.

For shop assistants, it is a frantic season . There is not much time to rest. Just time for a cup of coffee or tea perhaps, then back to work. It's a good season for pay! As Christmas gets nearer, shops stay open longer, sometimes until 10 p.m. That means more pay for the staff. It also means extra staff. Some people find a job, for a few weeks at least.

Then, at about 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, it all stops. The shops are suddenly empty - just a few people running round, looking for last minute presents. In many shops, there is a small party, a bottle of wine and mince pies or something like that. And then it's over. The shop doors close, but the lights stay on. Out in the streets, which were so busy a few hours before, there is hardly anyone. Just a few people going home, or singing in the street.

Christmas shopping is over again.... until next October or November.

But for some shops, the doors will only stay closed for a day. After Christmas shopping, there is New Year shopping! The New Year sales used to start after January 1st. Now in some shops they start on the day after Christmas, and the crowds rush back for a few more days. Lots of things are cheaper now.

Reference:

Linguapress Intermediate English. (2000 – 2020). Horizon. Linguapress.com https://linguapress.com/intermediate/christmas-shopping.htm

a)

They all go just to buy in the Europe's biggest toy shop.

b)

Some of them go to see the shops exhibitions and lights, while others go to buy in the biggest toy shop.

c)

They love to go just to see the special window displays and have a cup of coffee or tea.

33.

Read the text and answer the questions from 31 to 35.

Some big shops…