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READER ON “A FOREIGNER IN NEW YORK” 2º BACHILLERATO NAME: …………………………………………………….GROUP ……. A. Choose the correct answer. 1. Elaine was a good tour guide because a. she worked as a professional tour guide. b. her family had lived in New York for 200 years. c. she was studying the history of New York. 2. Antonio didn’t ask famous people for their autographs because a. Jason advised him not to bother them. b. he was worried that they would refuse. c. he wasn’t interested in any of them. 3. Elaine gave Antonio an envelope before he left New York. Inside was a. an invitation to return to New York in July. b. a photo of them at the Empire State Building. c. a love letter to Antonio. 4. At Yankee Stadium, Antonio’s attention was mostly attracted by a. how often the people bought food and drinks. b. the famous baseball players he saw. c. the number of journalists reporting on the game. 5. Antonio spent many memorable evenings in Central Park a. watching professional sports events. b. listening to concerts. c. going on roller coasters and other rides. 6. At his goodbye dinner, Antonio promised a. to return to New York in less than a year. b. to e-mail everyone often. c. to offer hospitality to anyone who came to Spain. B. Choose the correct answer. Antonio was very interested in (1. reading about/ visiting) New York City because his father had grown up there. Antonio planned to stay there for a month to feel (2. what it was like / he’d better) to live in New York.

Fortunately, his editor (3. lasted / agreed) to pay him in advance for an article about the city. Antonio was excited to get his first view of the impressive (4. skyline / main dish) of New York, which is so famous because of its many (5. gangs / skyscrapers). He was also very happy when Jason (6. realised / introduced) him to a nice group of friends. They all (7. enjoyed / have enjoyed) a delicious Thanksgiving dinner in an enormous (8. court / loft) apartment. Two days later, Antonio and his new friend, Elaine, visited the Statue of Liberty (9. on / in) Liberty Island. The Statue of Liberty is 22 (10. storeys / performances) high, so there were a lot of steps to climb! Then they visited Ground Zero (11. where / who) the Twin Towers were missing, of course. When Antonio said to Elaine that it (12. isn’t / wasn’t) the same without the Twin Towers, Elaine’s eyes filled with tears, though Antonio really (13. didn’t mind / didn’t mean) to upset her. Their friendship continued to grow and they spent a lot of time together (14. sightseeing / owning) in the city. Antonio finally returned to Spain and wrote his article on New York, which was such a (15. success / guest) that his editor called him her ‘star writer’. C. Complete with a word from the box: pity

roommate

success

guests

embarrassed

lined up

rides

warmly

1. After kissing Antonio .............................. , Elaine told him about the Broadway show. 2. Antonio and Elaine could have a tour backstage because they were Jason’s .............................. . 3. Scott’s girlfriend, Elise, was Elaine’s .............................. and lived in the apartment with her. 4. Everyone knew that Antonio was .............................. because his face became red. 5. People .............................. early to get their free tickets for the show in Central Park. 6. The sandwiches were delicious and it would have been a .............................. to throw them out. 7. Antonio and Elaine went on the roller coaster and all the other .............................. . 8. Antonio’s second article on New York was a tremendous .............................. . D. Match the words with their definitions in.

1. crowd ..... 2. the press ..... 3. outdoor ..... 4. performance .... 5. realise ..... 6. over .....

a. not inside a building b. finished c. a large number of people together d. newspaper reporters e. presentation, show f. understand

E. Where did Antonio do the following things? Write M for Madison Square Garden, CP for Central Park, or CI for Coney Island. 1. watch an NBA game .......... 6. watch a softball game .......... 2. ride on a roller coaster .......... 7. ask Woody Allen for an autograph .......... 3. talk to Antonio Banderas .......... 8. learn about the hot dog .......... 4. teach Elaine some Spanish .......... 9. see a Shakespeare play .......... 5. see an exciting laser show .......... 10. play football .......... F. Write True or False next to each sentence. ……………. 1. Jason’s invitation to visit New York was unexpected by Antonio. ……………. 2. Antonio’s father grew up in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen neighbourhood. ……………. 3. The most impressive things in the Christmas parade are the enormous balloons. ……………. 4 .Antonio was surprised to see a cab driver wearing a turban. ……………. 5. Antonio was curious to travel by subway because he’d seen it in movies many times. ……………. 6. On Ellis Island, Antonio visited a museum about American sports. ……………. 7. On a clear day you can see into New Jersey from the Empire State Building. ……………. 8. Chinatown in London is much bigger than Chinatown in New York. G. There are three false sentences in exercise F. Correct them. ......................................................................................................................... .......................................... ......................................................................................................................... .......................................... ......................................................................................................................... ..........................................