Pregunta 1
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1) In 2009, the world Surfing Games took place in _____________________.
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A) Australia
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B) Argentina
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C) Nicaragua
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D) Playa Hermosa
Pregunta 2
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2) The 2016 surfing event had more ______________________________________.
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A) titles
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B) medals
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C) competitors
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D) powerful waves
Pregunta 3
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3) The surfing activity has had an economic impact due to _____________.
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A) national athletes
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B) an increase in tourism
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C) the Surfing Federation
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D) the Costa Rica Tourism Board
Pregunta 4
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4) According to the _________________________, surfing is part of Costa Rica culture.
Pregunta 5
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5) According to Carolina Mauri, the activity is an opportunity to __________________________.
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A) defend surfing titles
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B) bring countries together
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C) honor athletes around the world
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D) help Costa Rica´s Institute of Tourism
Pregunta 6
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6) Costa Rica authorities give support to ______________.
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A) the coffe elite
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B) European singers
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C) The performing arts
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D) International artists
Pregunta 7
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In Costa Rica, plays are performed in _________________.
Pregunta 8
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8) A European artist refused to perfom in Costa Rica because __________________.
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A) there was not a proper place
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B) there was not any money to pay her
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C) the National Theater had a small place
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D) the National Theater was under construction
Pregunta 9
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9) The National Theater was built with money collected from ___________________________.
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A) a tax on coffe imports
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B) a tax on coffe exports
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C) poetry readings and ballets
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D) the National Symphony Orchestra
Pregunta 10
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10) The National Theater often presents ________________________________ at no cost.
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A) plays
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B) opera
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C) concerts
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D) choreographies
Pregunta 11
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11) Brenda ______________________________ English food
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A) hates
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B) enjoys
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C) has never tried
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D) does not prepare
Pregunta 12
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12) Tom and Brenda _________________________________.
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A) dislike the same type of food
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B) prepare tradiotional English dishes
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C) are talking about the worst desserts in England
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D) have different opinions about the best dish for breakfast
Pregunta 13
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13) Both English and Costa Rican breakfast include ______________________ .
Pregunta 14
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14) Brenda´s favorite dessert is _______________________ .
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A) Trifle
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B) arroz con leche
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C) toasted almonds
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D) Lancashire Hotpot
Pregunta 15
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15) Tom will _________________ Lancashire Hotpot and Trifle.
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A) eat
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B) cook
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C) make
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D) detest
Pregunta 16
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16) What is the electric hand mixer used for?
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A) to sprinkle Demerara sugar
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B) To beat the eggs with a fork
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C) To grease and line the cake tin
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D) To cream the sugar anda Margarine
Pregunta 17
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17) Where are the eggs beaten?
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A) In a greased cake tin
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B) On a cooling rack
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C) In a small bowl
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D) In the hot oven
Pregunta 18
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18) Which ingredients go through the colander?
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A) Baking powder, eggs, and cinnamon
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B) Cinnamon, baking, powder and flour
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C) Cream, sugar, and margarine
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D) Cinnamon, sugar, and butter
Pregunta 19
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19) When is the batter added to the cake tin?
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A) After it is greased
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B) Before the tin is lined
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C) Before the oven is Preheated
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D) Right after the mixture is Sprinkled with sugar
Pregunta 20
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20) How long does it take to bake the cake?
It takes ______________________ .
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A) half hour
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B) one hour
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C) less than an hour
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D) more than an hour
Pregunta 21
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21) What happened that made Jessica jump?
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A) The host´s loud voice surprised her
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B) Everyone held a knife in their hands
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C) She was served a salad with mayonnaise on it
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D) The formal family meal started with the outside untensils and worked in
Pregunta 22
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22) What is a similarity between Jessica´s culture and that od Costa Rica?
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A) Salads are served with mayonnaise
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B) The host says ¨Provecho¨in a loud voice
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C) People hold onto their knives during the whole meal
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D) The order in which people use their forks and spoons
Pregunta 23
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23) How did Jessica learn about a different culture?
By ______________________________________ during a meal.
Pregunta 24
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What was different between Jessica´s culture and that of Costa Rica?
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A) Costa Ricans have formal family meals.
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B) The salad was served with the main course
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C) The host said, ¨Enjoy your meal¨in a soft voice
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D) Jessica can rest her arms on the table at her home in US
Pregunta 25
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25) What is the main point of the letter?
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A) Table manners in Costa Rica are tenser
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B) Table manners in U.S. are more relaxed
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C) International table manners for Costa Rica tourists
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D) Differences and similarities between two cultures at the table
Pregunta 26
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26) Hanukkah is observed ___________________________.
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A) exclusively by Jewish living in Costa Rica
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B) by Jewish people all over the world
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C) every year on the same date
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D) for a whole month
Pregunta 27
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27) Hanukkah is also known as the _________________________.
Pregunta 28
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28) Based on the secular calendar, Hanukkah ___________________________.
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A) falls only in December
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B) lasts for more than 8 days
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C) may fall on different dates some years
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D) is always celebrated on December 25 th
Pregunta 29
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29) It is uncommon that the celebration falls ____________________________.
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A) in December according to the secular calendar
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B) in the month of Kislev in the lunar Jewish calendar
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C) in November or January based on the secular calendar
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D) during December according to the lunar Jewish calendar
Pregunta 30
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30) During Hanukkah, Jewish people honor the ___________________________________ .
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A) incidents derived from the victory over the Greeks
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B) invasion of the Greeks in Jerusalem
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C) reconstruction of the menorah
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D) candelabrum temple
Pregunta 31
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31) Coopedota members were the pioneers in ________________________________.
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A) importing PAS2060 coffee
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B) increasing greenhouse gases
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C) exporting carbon-neutral coffee
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D) working with coffe processing plants
Pregunta 32
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32) Los Santos produces high-quality coffee because of the ____________________________.
Pregunta 33
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33) The first step to achieve carbon neutral coffee production was to _________________________.
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A) hire cosultants form EARTH University
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B) set a strategy to manage the cycle of coffee
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C) reach Zero net emissions of greenhouse gases
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D) decrease the use of energy at the coffee processing plant
Pregunta 34
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34) The cooperative worked with _______________________ to establish a regulatory plan
Pregunta 35
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35) Coopedota carbon neutality certification __________________________________.
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A) was a type od greenhouse gas
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B) took a short time to be reached
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C) might benefit the Bristish Standards Institution
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D) is the result od great efforts to protect the environment
Pregunta 36
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36) Karla _________________________________ La Popa Hill and the convent tomorrow
Pregunta 37
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37) People can view all the city below at _______________________________.
Pregunta 38
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38) Karla and Bryan plan to eat in ________________________________ tomorrow
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A) the aquarium
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B) a local convent
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C) an old monument
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D) the historic old town
Pregunta 39
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39) Bryan suggests that they can _______________________________.
Pregunta 40
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40) Karla and Bryan _____________________________.
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A) are in the Rosario Islands
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B) dislike momuments and sculptures
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C) plan to go an aquarium on Saturday
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D) have different opinions about their itinerary
Pregunta 41
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41) For whom is folic acid essential?
For___________________________________
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A) no one
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B) cancer patients
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C) all men and women
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D) a few pregnant women
Pregunta 42
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42) What can folic acid insufficiency cause?
it can _______________________________________________.
Pregunta 43
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43) Where has folic acid research been done?
Pregunta 44
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44) According to Dr. Oakley, what could be possible if people take folic acid?
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A) Infants may be affected
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B) Deaths can be prevented
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C) Birth defects may increase
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D) Cancer Symptoms can get worse
Pregunta 45
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45) How often can folic acid be taken?
Respuesta
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A) Yearly
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B) Weekly
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C) Every Day
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D) Every month
Pregunta 46
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46) Suffrage is defined as the right people have to ______________________________ their representatives.
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A) remove
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B) defeat
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C) elect
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D) rule
Pregunta 47
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47) Voting by referendum is ________________________________.
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A) restricted in some nations
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B) considered an ilegal mechanism
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C) permitted worldwide at a national level
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D) Contempled as a non-democratic process
Pregunta 48
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48) Race, gender and beliefs ________________________________________ vote wherever universal suffrage exists
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A) restrict a person´s
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B) determine the right to
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C) do not allow the person
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D) do not restrict the right to
Pregunta 49
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49) Costa Rica are not allowed to vote if they _________________________.
Pregunta 50
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50) One difference between referendums and initiatives is that __________________________.
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A) initiatives impose laws
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B) initiatives approve passed laws
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C) referendum revoke approved laws
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D) referendums are practiced worldwide
Pregunta 51
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51) Call center in Costa Rica are now _______________________________________________.
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A) decreasing their workforce
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B) providing many more services
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C) offering mainly the same services as in the past
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D) giving technical support to national customers only
Pregunta 52
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52) Call centers have expanded their businesses because they ______________________________.
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A) operate very efficently
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B) do not have any competition
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C) do not receive support from CINDE
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D) compete with companies in the USA
Pregunta 53
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53) Call centers are looking for applicants that ___________________________.
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A) start working right away
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B) work different schedules
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C) have experience in the area
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D) have their own means of transportation
Pregunta 54
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54) There are many job oportunities en call centers for people if they _______________________.
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A) request a high salary
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B) are willing to work in the USA
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C) already have medical insurance
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D) master an advanced level of English
Pregunta 55
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55) One of the benefits most call centers offer to employees is ____________________.
Pregunta 56
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56) Watching Costa Rica form the space is _____________________________________.
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A) very expensive
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B) going to be a reality this week
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C) going to be possible in two weeks
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D) an opportunity few people will have
Pregunta 57
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57) On the planetaurium´s website, in the images _______________________.
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A) occur every month of the year
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B) change as often as every 15 minutes
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C) are changed for new ones every half hour
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D) take place when important astronomical events approach
Pregunta 58
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58) ¨GOES Satellites¨are able to_______________________.
Pregunta 59
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59) The UCR´S Planetaurium offers online _____________________________.
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A) chats with astronauts
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B) maps of the university
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C) stellar maps twice a day
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D) live solar eclipse observation
Pregunta 60
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60) The background color of maps is important depending on the _____________________________.