Ejercicios de inglés resueltos: comprensión lectora sobre marcas blancas, YouTube y el aborto

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2. F And store brand products, which tend to be cheaper than national brands and more profitable for grocers, are doing especially well. T They also say it is hard to resist the low prices of store brands for staple goods like milk, sugar and cheese. F ...major branded food companies dispute the idea that store brands are just as good as their products.

3. retailers, stick, plunges, staple.

4. b, a, a

I have little to say on this matter, as it still does not affect me directly because I am 19 years old. However, I have seen through my parents that, as prices rise in the supermarket, you can buy less with the same amount of money: they buy half or even less of what they used to buy. I think the crisis has not affected only the middle class; at least in my country, it has largely affected small traders, many of whom had to close. Large enterprises are also affected, but since I do not understand these companies very well, it seems inappropriate to discuss them.

1. because publicity is now included on the site. / by publishing videos which denounce antidemocratic abuses.

2. F Never before had anyone with a video camera been able to reach a potential audience of millions, and for many, they did so by accident. T It is an illuminating choice of elements: cats are, of course, a pretty good bet. F What many had dismissed as simply a site for teenagers became a battleground for one of the most interesting presidential fights in history.

3. dismissed, choice, generated, accident

4. b, c, a

YouTube

YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, share and view videos that other people have uploaded. I think YouTube is a powerful tool because it is a good source of entertainment and information. It has over 100 million users a day and offers the possibility to watch all kinds of videos.

There are lots of tutorials that explain how to learn something or what to do if you need help because you have no idea about something. It is also a good source of entertainment because you can watch many videos without getting bored. Even if YouTube has many silly videos that people around the world upload, I really think YouTube is a powerful tool in our society.

2. T with a provision that would allow girls over 16 to have an abortion without parental consent. F Hundreds of doctors, scientists and other Spanish professionals also signed a manifesto earlier this month rejecting the government's plans. T Only 15% of Spaniards oppose abortion under any condition.

3. support, clash, demonstrations, endangers

4. b, a, c

El aborto

From my point of view, I do not see it as the most adequate solution. I will give you my reasons: in the case that the girl is raped, her life is threatened, or the fetus is likely to have problems, I agree that abortion should be allowed. However, I do not see why a 16-year-old girl out there, with everyone she meets, should be entitled to have an abortion just because she became pregnant. If she was conscious of what she was doing and aware that she has a child growing in her belly, and if she is really mature enough to do so, then she is mature enough to take care of that child. But at the same time, I do not even care enough to take precautions, and let my 13-year-old daughter think that if she becomes pregnant she can simply abort, and so on.