Ejercicios de completación de párrafos-3 nivel C1 en inglés

1. _____ As a student, she studied dancing at the University of Michigan. Then in 1982, she recorded her first successful song: "Everybody".

2. In the old Roman calender the month of March was considered the first month of the year. _____. This was later changed to our present calender in which January is the first month of the year. The Scottish were the first people of the British Isles to change to this new calender in 1599.

3. In the classic film 'Citizen Kane', Orson Welles portrays William Randolph Hearst. _____. The failures that are often not seen outside of a very private circle of friends and family of well-known people, usually include shyness and loneliness as in the case of Hearst.

4. One of the most impressively beautiful collections of art accumulated by a personal collector can be found in the Lehman Wing of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. _____ Although Robert Lehman is best remembered as the owner of this collection, as he was the one who left it to the museum after his death, his father Philip had actually started the collection which Robert continued until his death and which he donated to the museum in his last will and testament.

5. Mary Shelly, the wife of the well known romantic poet, wrote 'Frankenstein.' _____ This was probably due to the strange subject of life from non-living matters which was a subject greatly discussed in her circle of acquaintances at those times.

6. The value of one's heritage is many times not understandable at a young age. _____ These young people are later able to realize that these social restrictions help maintain the values that all societies are built upon.

7. "Gone with the Wind" was one of the most expensive epic pictures made at that time. _____ After the waste of all the money and time to find the right woman for the part, the director's brother brought Vivien Leigh to his brother and said: "I want you to meet Scarlett O'Hara."

8. The rate of crime in our area has increased dramatically. _____ The changes in the value of money, inflation, war, etc., have forced some people to revert to crime in order to live.

9. In my youth, my family and I spent our holidays in our village. _____ Although we had no financial ties left there, the relatives and friends that were all very special to us, lured us back, so that we returned every chance we had.

10. It was once said that one of the values of TV films, even old reruns, was that they gave a person a deeper understanding of life. _____ Today, however, as many people do not really have the time to read, good films on TV seem to be the only alternative.

11. Have you ever noticed how beautiful the web of a spider is? _____ This awe-inspiring work of beauty is, however, a deadly trap for unsuspecting insects.

12. The audience at the concert hall viewed the performance with pleasure. _____ He slowly crossed to the grand piano, bowed towards the audience, gracefully sat down and began to play.

13. Finding a repairman that is trustworthy and knowledgeable is not easy today. _____. However, it is not a good idea to call these men in to look at expensive appliances without first checking their credentials.

14. Being a parent can be very difficult at times. _____. Older children, on the other hand, don't want the assistance you offer them for anything.

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The storm had caused only minor damage to the vessel, and the crew and captain tried to reassure the passengers. _____ So it was decided to return the ship to port and cancel the excursion.

16. The large sheepdog was one of the happiest creatures on the farm. _____ was like one of the family who faithfully performed his duties and in return was loved and cared for by everyone.

17. "The Lady with the Lamp", better known as Florence Nightingale, was a young English woman who trained to be a nurse in Germany. _____ At the end of this time, she became accepted as the authority on nursing matters and became involved in establishing nursing schools that taught modern nursing.

18. Loch Ness is well known as the lake in which a monster is said to live. _____ Many people have claimed to have seen this monster and some have even taken pictures that are not really clear enough to be good evidence for scientists.

19. Early settlers in America were not injured or hurt by the natives of this land. _____. It was only after they had lost their lands, hunting grounds, and were driven into poor lands, where staying alive was difficult, did they become the savage Indians of television.

20. The children had gotten dressed in their best clothes. The weather was sunny if not warm, _____, He finally got up and the children gave a cheerful yell and went running to the door.