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Pregunta 1
Correcta

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You are going to read an extract from a novel. For question

1-8, choose the answer (A,B,C or D) which you think best fits according to the
text

The train pulled in to a small

wayside station and we all descended. Outside, beyond the low white fence, a wagonette
drawn by a pair of
horses was waiting. Our coming was evidently a great event,
as the station master and porters gathered round us to carry out luggage out.
It
was a sweet, simple country spot, but I was surprised to observe that by the
gate there stood two men in dark uniforms, who leaned upon their
short rifles
and glanced keenly at us as we passed. The coachman, a hard-faced little fellow
saluted Sir Henry Baskerville, and in a few minutes
we were flying swiftly down
a broad white road. Rolling pasture lands curved upwards on either side of us,
and old gabled houses could be seen
among the thick green foliage, but behind
the peaceful and sunlit countryside there rose ever, dark against the evening
sky, the curve of the
moors broken by the jagged and sinister hills.

               The
wagonette swung round into a side road, and we curved upwards through deep
lanes worn by centuries of wheels, high banks on
either side, heavy with thick
growth. Various bushes gleamed in the light of the sinking sun. Still steadily
rising, we passed over a narrow granite
bridge, and alongside a noisy stream
which gushed swiftly down, foaming and roaring. Both road and stream would up
through a valley dense
with scrub oak and fir trees. At every turning
Baskerville gave an exclamation of delight, looking eagerly about and asking
countless questions.
To his eyes all seemed beautiful, but to me an air of
melancholy lay upon the countryside, which clearly revealed the mark of the
dying year.
Yellow leaves carpeted the lanes and fluttered down upon us as we
passed. The rattle of our wheels died away as we drove through drifts of
rotting vegetation - sad girts, as it seemed to me, for Nature to throw before
the carriage of the returning heir of the Baskervilles.

               "Halloa!”
cried Dr Mortimer.

               On the
summit, hard and clear like a statue was an officer sitting tall on his horse,
dark and stern, his rifle poised ready over his
forearm. He was watching the
road along which we travelled.

               "What is
this, Perkings?” exclaimed Dr Mortimer.

               Our driver

half turned in his seat.

               "There's
a convict escaped from Prince Town, sir,” said the driver "He's been out three
days now, and the warders watch every road and
every station, but they've had
no sight of him yet. You can imagine how excited the farmers around here are,
sir!”

               "Well, I
understand that they get five pounds if they can give information,” said Dr.
Mortimer.

               "Yes,
sir, but the chance of give pounds is but a poor thing compared to the chance
of having their throat cut. You see, he isn't like any
ordinary convict. This
is a man that would stick at nothing.”

               "Who is
he, then?” demanded Dr. Mortimer.

               "It is
Selden, the Notting Hill murderer.”

               I
remembered the case well, for it was one in which Holmes had taken an interest
on account of the peculiar ferocity of the crime and
the brutality which had
marked all the actions of the assassin. They changing of his death sentence to
one of life imprisonment had been due to
some doubts as to his complete sanity,
so atrocious was his conduct.

               Our
waggonette had topped a rise and in front of us rose the huge expanse of the
moor. A cold wind swept down from it and set us
shivering. Somewhere there, on
that cold plain, was this dangerous man hiding in a burrow like a wild beast,
his heart full of hatred against a
society which had cast him out. It need but
this to complete the grim appearance of the barren waste, the chilling wind and
the darkening sky.
Even Baskerville fell silent and pulled his overcoat more
closely around him.

1. What
gave the writer the idea that they were welcome?

Seleccione una:
a.
     A wagon and horses had been sent for them.

b. Armed guards were on duty to care for their safety.

c. The station staff were extremely helpful. 

d. The coachman was thrilled by their presence.

Your answer is correct.

La respuesta correcta es: The station staff were extremely helpful.
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Pregunta 2
Correcta

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 Which one of the following features was not to be seen on the drive?

Seleccione una:
a. a small river

b. people's houses

c. a lot of trees

d. bright sunlight 

Your answer is correct.

La respuesta correcta es: bright sunlight

Pregunta 3

Correcta

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What is meant by 'clearly revealed the mark of the dying year'?

Seleccione una:
a. The scene was depressing.

b. The surrounding countryside was ugly.

c. It was late in the autumn. 

d. The sun had already set.

Your answer is correct.

La respuesta correcta es: It was late in the autumn.

Pregunta 4
Correcta

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What does the driver really mean when he says "you can imagine how excited the farmers around here are, sir!" in lines 24-25?

Seleccione una:
a. They are interested in the convict's escape.

b. They are afraid of the convict. 

c. They are pleased as they may get a reward.

d. They are thrilled with the whole situation.

Your answer is correct.

La respuesta correcta es: They are afraid of the convict.

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Pregunta 5
Correcta

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How does Dr Mortimer feel about the criminal having escaped?

Seleccione una:
a. curious 

b. angry

c. frightened

d. depressed

Your answer is correct.

La respuesta correcta es: curious

Pregunta 6

Correcta

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 What do we learn about the narrator?

Seleccione una:
a. He had known Selden personally.

b. He had visited Baskerville before.

c. He was a guest of Sir Henry Baskerville. 

d. He disapproved of Dr Mortimer.

Your answer is correct.

La respuesta correcta es: He was a guest of Sir Henry Baskerville.

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