L10: Contextos: Match each word on the left with its correct English translation on the right

Reading Comprehension: (10 pts.)  Felipe se cayó ayer de la bicicleta y se lastimó la rodilla. ¡Le dolía muchísimo! Fue al hospital con su hermano mayor. Mientras esperaba en la sala de emergencia, el doctor le dio una aspirina. Luego le sacaron una radiografía. Afortunadamente, no se rompió nada. Felipe sólo tiene que descansar durante una semana.

The most sonographic characteristic of a breast fibroadenoma is which one of the following?

The volume of water that flows past a specific point in a river or stream is the 

L10.2: ¿Pretérito o imperfecto? Read the following sentences and decide whether the verb is in the preterite or imperfect tense (10 pts.)  [1] Elisa se enfermaba cuando era niña. [2] Ayer, nosotros caminamos al parque. [3] Anoche, tú estudiaste para el examen final  [4] Nosotros íbamos a la playa todos los veranos. [5] La semana pasada, mis amigos comieron en la cafetería

Why was the Edward’s Aquifer Authority established? 

Of the following organisms, which appeared in the fossil record first?

You measure the amount of carbon-14 (the parent isotope) in a sample of bone and determine that 0.25 half-lives have elapsed. What is the age of the bone sample if carbon-14 has a half-life of 5,730 years?

You are interested in determining the current rate of MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infections at Cootietown Hospital. Who is the most appropriate person or office to contact for this information?

You are an epidemiologist at a County health department. A large political event is scheduled to take place in your city, and there are concerns about the potential for both natural outbreaks (e.g., influenza) and intentional bioterrorism events. You are asked to help develop a surveillance strategy to monitor the health of attendees in near real time. Which type of surveillance system would be most appropriate to detect early signs of an outbreak based on nonspecific symptoms such as fever, cough, or gastrointestinal distress?