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Pointing the Finger

1false A report published in ?Developmental Medicine in Child Neurology? suggests that people with autism have ring fingers that are abnormally long compared with their index fingers B)false Early symptoms ? a failure to point at things, follow the gaze of someone else, or engage in pretend play- are often obvious by the tender age of 18 months

2two researchers from Britain have studied that fingers can indicate many things, such as fertility and sexual preference. Now, they are studying the length of fingers and the ratio between the length of the index and ring fingers because they think that it may be related to autism and a similar syndrome, the Asperger´s syndrome B) According to the text, babies with autism cannot point at things or follow someone else´s gaze, nor can they engage in pretend play. In addition to this, when they are children they have difficulties interacting with others due to the fact that they have a low intelligence and that their ability to communicate by gestures is very limited

3
a) lines: creases (líneas, rayas)
b) the look: the gaze (la mirada)
c) relationship between two amounts: ratio
d) standard: average ( media, normal)

4 a) are fixed...To be governedB although...To C earlier...Easier  D . I could never imagine that my fingers could say so many things.

Should the State tell us what to eat and drink?

1 false We eat on the street to a degree almost unknown anywhere else B FAlse A sociologist told me that half of our homes no longer have a dining table.

2 Many people have become gluttonous, consuming junk food and substituting traditional kitchen utensils with a microwave. In addition, meals are no longer a social event enjoyed by the whole family. B) Most rubbish consists of plastic wrappings from junk food as can be seen in the litter bins along the streets. This means that people have replaced homemade meals by fast food.

3
a) research : enquiry (investigación)
b) nearly : almost (casi)
c) whole : entire (completa)
d) unpleasent : nasty

4a eating...For B) ate ...Loaves c) buy....Twice D her something else to eat.

Singing

1 a False Each of us with hearing and vocal cords can sing B ) fasle And as adults, we tend to narrow our forms of self-expression even more

2According to the text, people do not sing as much as they would like to because of insecurity in their way of singing and embarrassment at what others may think of their imperfect sounds.B)   Paul Winter is mentioned in the text because he is a skilled musician and composer who holds summer singing camps for adults. He is meaningful in this text about singing because he has helped many adults to appreciate their own voices and be confident about their singing skills.

3
a) talented: gifted
b) plays music : performs
c) rewarding: gratifying
d) structure: fabric

4Skin Art
1False: The Romans considered decorative tattoing barbaric, ..., and used tattoos to mark slaves and criminals.FALSE :Cook also introduced to the English language the word tattoo, taken from the Tahitian.

2 a) The Polynesian people used tattoos as symbols to protect themselves against enemies B) Sailors had crosses tattooed on their bodies because they thought no enemies would try to hit the image of Christ and so they would not get hurt that way

3
a) embalmed human bodies : mummies B) almost : nearly
c) profound : deep
d) completely : fully

4 becoming...His B) what...A C) whose...It D)were linked...Is worn

Smart shoes

1 false The expression ?square-eyes? has long been a term associated with sedentary children who are exposed to too much television B true Some researchers believe the invention is at the vanguard of computer-integrated clothing which will allow clothes to monitor our health

2The new invention controls children´s viewing type by recording the number of steps that a child has taken in a day. This information is passed to a receiver connected to the television which calculates the number of minutes that a child can watch television according to the exercise done. When the time set has expired, the TV automatically switches off. B) Swan believes that the new device will make families aware of their sedentary lifestyle and will hopefully put an end to it, therefore becoming more active.

3
a) worries: concerns
b) ended : expired
c) mechanism : device
d) cause : raise

4a) easiest...From B) whichC ) of ....Has increased D) watching....Tries ...Spent