Question

1. leer el siguiente texto, marcar la respuesta correcta y argumentar en español por qué eligió cada respuesta. (se puede
argumentar haciendo referencia a los usos o que la oración contiene una palabra importante de cada tipo de presente, ejemplo: la
respuesta es la b. porque es un hecho que inicio en el pasado y que aun continua. O también, la respuesta es la b. porque dice “already” y
esta se usa en presente perfecto).

The cuddliest animal on earth:
The giant panda has a distinctive (a) are earning (b) have earned / (c) earns popularity these days. Unlike other bear species, giant
pandas (a) are/ (b) have been/ (c) are being known for being goofy and cute, and people love that, despite this, and because of poaching
and habitat loss, they are extremely rare, occurring in small populations in the bamboo forests of China. Despite being the subject of major
international conservation efforts, wild populations of giant pandas may not be enough to save this species.

Panda’s Territory: Where do pandas come from?
Giant pandas (a) have lived/ (b) are living/ (c) live in the bamboo forests of China for millions of years and have been honored by the
Chinese for a very long time. In fact, giant pandas (a) appear/ (b) have appeared/ (c) are appearing in Chinese art for thousands of years.
Because the giant panda is considered a national treasure in China, it is protected by law so that it (a) has not become/ (b) becomes not/
(c) does not become extinct.
Although giant pandas have long been known to the Chinese, they (a) are/ (b) do/ (c) have a recent discovery for people living outside of
China.

At Panda’s Place: Where do pandas live?
There is only one place where giant pandas (a) live/ (b) lives/ (c) are liveing in the wild: high in the mountains of central China. There,
they (a) live/ (b) are living/ (c) have lived in cold and rainy bamboo forests that are often misty and shrouded in heavy clouds. Today,
they (a) lives/ (b) are living/ (c) have lived at elevations of 5,000 to 10,000 feet.

Panda's Lunch: What do pandas eat?
In the wild, a giant panda’s diet is 99% bamboo. Bamboo is a giant grass that (a) is growing/ (b) grows/ (c) has grown in the mountains
of China. Because bamboo is so low in nutrients, an adult giant panda (a) eats/ (b) is eating/ (c) has eaten between 20 and 40 or more
pounds of it each day. It eats the stems, shoots, leaves and all.
There are about 25 different types of bamboo that wild pandas will eat. Some nutritionists (a) think/ (b) are thinking/ (c) have thought that
giant pandas need to eat not only different parts of the bamboo, but also different kinds of bamboo in order to get proper nutrition. Some
findings says that in addition to bamboo, giant pandas (a) have eaten/ (b) is eating/ (c) eat other grasses, insects and, small rodents
through decades of evolution, so they started as pure omnivorous, but for years, they (a) has been/ (b) have been/ (c) are transforming to
herbivorous.

Panda Cubs: How are baby pandas born?
when a giant panda is first born, it is tiny. It (a) is weighing/ (b) has weighed/ (c) weighs between four and six ounces and is about the
size of a stick of butter. At birth, it is pink, blind, helpless and hairless. During this time, the mother cares for it closely, often cradling it in her
paw and keeping it close to her chest. The cub (a) doesn’t open/ (b) doesn’t opens/ (c) has not opened its eyes until it is six-week-old
and it (a) walks/ (b) doesn’t walk/ (c) walks not until it is three months.

Panda’s Day Out: How does a panda spend the day?
In the wild, giant pandas (a) spend/ (b) are spending/ (c) have spent their lives resting, eating or looking for food without too many
concerns. Unlike other bear species, giant pandas do not hibernate during the winter months, they (a) have evolved/ (b) evolve/ (c) are
evolving so they do not need this process anymore. They also do not build permanent dens. Instead, they shelter in caves and trees.

Pandas in Peril: Why are pandas endangered?
Right now, giant pandas (a) are/ (b) have been/ (c) are being protected, because they are at risk of becoming extinct. Only about 1,000
giant pandas are left in the wild. All of these (a) inhabit/ (b) are inhabiting/ (c) have inhabited a small area in the bamboo forests of
China, at the moment. About 150 live in captivity. This is why the giant panda (a) are/ (b) has been/ (c) is not listed as endangered in the
World Conservation Union's Red List of Threatened Animals.

Pandas in Pounds: How big are pandas?
Giant pandas are about the size of an American black bear. When they (a) are standing/ (b) stood/ (c) have been standing on all four
legs, giant pandas are two to three feet tall at the shoulder. They can be up to six feet long. Males (a) are/ (b) have been/ (c) will
be usually larger than females. Males can weigh 250 pounds or more in the wild. Females usually (a) grow/ (b) measure/ (c) weigh less
than 220 pounds

Answer 1

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