CNE

Question 1

General Eisenhower,

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leader of European allied forces in WWII

became president of Columbia
University in the early 1950s

Question 2

what General Eisenhower, l said to the people?

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told them they
were the university, not the buildings

Question 3

, President Abraham Lincoln made a famous speech named?

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of the people, by
the people, and for the people” that defines what America is all about: the
people.

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endeavour

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to try to do something
tratar de

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boasting

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jactancia, fanfarronada

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underpinning

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support, strength, or the basic structure of something:

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downward slope

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pendiente descendente

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wart

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a small, hard lump (= a raised area) that grows on the skin, often on the face and hands.

or: verruga

Question 9

(Emigrate

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means to leave a country;

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immigrate

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means to
enter a country

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, in a nutshell

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, en pocas palabras

Question 12

American Dream

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t refers
to a concept that through hard work, courage, and determination one can
achieve prosperity.

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Horatio Alger

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was a prolific 19th-century American writer

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Horatio Alger term

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to describe someone who has overcome great odds to
achieve prosperity, including foreigners

Question 15

what the american Dream emphasizes vs europe’s ?

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autonomy, national pride, and material wealth while
Europe’s vision of the future for many emphasizes community and quality
of life.

Question 16

en que fecha se acentaron los espanoles en america y en cual los ingleses y franceses

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Spanish settlers in the
sixteenth century and French and English settlers in the seventeenth
century.

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melting pot.

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a place where many different people and ideas exist together, often mixing and producing something new

Question 18

baby boomers

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Boomers are
members of the large group of people born after the Second World War
(WWII) and through the mid-1960s.

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Generation X a

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The generation following the baby boomers them until the 1980s

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Generation Y

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are those born between the 1980s and 2000 and are
achievement-oriented.

Question 21

Yuppie

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a member of the upper middle class in their 20s or 30s

Question 22

dwellers

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a person or animal that lives in a cave, especially in the early stages of the development of human society

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household

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a group of people, often a family, who live together:

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and
on and on

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y así sucesivamente

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bread winner

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sostén de la familia

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bread winner

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brings home the paycheck)

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sticker shock

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an unpleasant feeling of surprise at seeing the price of something

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foreign lenders

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prestamistas extranjeros

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harp on

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to talk or complain about something many times He's always harping on about lack of discipline.

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attainment

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the act of achieving something:

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enthralled

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cautivada

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tug of war

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tira y afloja a type of sport in which two teams show their strength by pulling against each other at the opposite ends of a rope, and each team tries to pull the other over a line on the ground

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have-nots

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the people who are not poor and the people who are poor

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overshadow

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to cause someone or something to seem less important or less happy

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poverty line

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the official level of income that is needed to achieve a basic living standard with enough money for things such as food, clothing, and a place to live: In 1991 almost 36 million Americans were living below the poverty line.

Question 36

food stamps

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a piece of paper that is given to poor people by the government and with which they can then buy food

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Keeping up with the Joneses

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to always want to own the same expensive objects and do the same things as your friends or neighbours, because you are worried about seeming less important socially than they are

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spans

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abarca

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inhabited

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Habitada

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lasted for nearly

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duró casi

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raid

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a short sudden attack, usually by a small group of people

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knights

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a man given a rank of honour by a British king or queen because of his special achievements, and who has the right to be called "Sir"

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peasant

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campesina

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sought

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buscada

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welfare

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help given, especially by the state or an organization, to people who need it, especially because they do not have enough money: