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9) Right answer: parades and colorful costumes
This event has been celebrated since the first half of the 19th century. The carnivals in Ponce (Puerto Rico) are held annually and last for 7 days. Among the most outstanding activities are the Carnival Parade, the Coronation of the Queens and the Burial of the Sardine. In addition to the parades, dances and presentations are held; music, food and drink abounds, as well as colorful costumes.
12) Right answer: the southeast of united states
The climate in Cuba is a moderate subtropical climate with two seasons: The dry season from November to April, which is less humidity and somewhat cooler; and the rainy season (from May to October), with a slightly higher humidity.
Because the region of the United States closest to Cuba is the southwest, this region has a similar climate.
Therefore:
The climate of havana is similar to that of the southeast united states
15) Right answer: castle
This castle was built in the 16th century at the north of the San Juan city (Puerto Rico) by the Spanish colonizers to protect the city from the attacks that came from the sea. It received its name from King Felipe II of Spain.
Therefore, the san felipe del morro in puerto rico was originally a castle
18) Right answer: realismo magico
Magical realism (realismo mágico) is also called a narrative style (characteristc from Latin America) and had its peak in the middle of the twentieth century. It is based on the interest of showing the unreal or strange as something everyday and common, being one of the main precursors the Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez and a perfect example his book One Hundred Years of Solitude.
In addition, it covers myths and legends, which are presented by multiple narrators (with may combine the first, second and third person in singular). On the other hand, the presence of the sensory is highlighted as part of the perception of reality.
Therefore, the name of the literary style by Gabriel Garcia ,Marquez is realismo mágico
20) Right answer: leyendo
This is a sentence written in Present Progressive tense, which is used to refer about an action that is currently happening.
This is written with the verb estar (to be) plus the verb in present participle, also called gerund.
Nevertheless, if we want to write a complete sentence, we have to be careful because the verb estar must be correctly conjugated in accordance with subject pronoun.
For example, in this sentence the subject is Rebeca, who is the 3rd person singular ella (she), hence the correct verb TO BE is está.
Now, the present participle of the verb leer (to read) is leyendo (reading).
Therefore the complete sentence is:
Rebeca está leyendo un libro
Rebeca is reading a book
23) Right answer: it shows a completed action in the past
From these options this is the only that is false.
This is because the Imperfect Tense (Preterite) talks about past habitual actions (adding used to in its different forms) and describes what someone was doing when it was interrupted by someone (or something) else.
In other words:
It is specially used to describe what used to happen or what was happening.
24) Right answer: Santiago
Pablo Neruda, whose real name was Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, was born in Santiago de Chile on July 24th, 1904. He was a renowned poet who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.
Therefore, Santiago in Chile is known for being poet Pablo Neruda’s home.