Examen de Inglés de La Rioja (EBAU de 2018)

Spam

Los términos correo basura y mensaje basura hacen referencia a los mensajes no solicitados, no deseados o con remitente no conocido (correo anónimo), habitualmente de tipo publicitario, generalmente son enviados en grandes cantidades (incluso masivas) que perjudican de alguna o varias maneras al receptor. La acción de enviar dichos mensajes se denomina spamming. La palabra equivalente en inglés, spam, proviene de la época de la segunda guerra mundial, cuando los familiares de los soldados en guerra les enviaban comida enlatada; entre estas comidas enlatadas se encontraba una carne enlatada lla…

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Alexander Fleming

Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 188111 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist, pharmacologist and botanist. His best-known discoveries are the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the world's first antibiotic substance benzylpenicillin (Penicillin G) from the mould Penicillium notatum in 1928, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy.

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Donald Trump

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman, television personality, politician, and the 45th President of the United States.

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Cambridge English Language Assessment

Cambridge English Language Assessment is part of the University of Cambridge and has been providing English language assessments and qualifications for over 100 years. Cambridge English exams are taken by over 5 million people each year.

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Royal Army Medical Corps

The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace. Together with the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, the Royal Army Dental Corps and Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, the RAMC forms the Army Medical Services.

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St Mary's Hospital, London

St Mary's Hospital is a hospital in Paddington, in the City of Westminster, London, founded in 1845. Since the UK's first academic health science centre was created in 2008, it has been operated by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, which also operates Charing Cross Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, and Western Eye Hospital.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry; rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,…

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President of Iraq

The President of Iraq is the head of state of Iraq and "safeguards the commitment to the Constitution and the preservation of Iraq's independence, sovereignty, unity, the security of its territories in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution". The President is elected by the Council of Representatives by a two-thirds majority, and is limited to two four-year terms. The President is responsible for ratifying treaties and laws passed by the Council of Representatives, issues pardons on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, and performs the "duty of the Higher Command of the armed …

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The Queen's College, Oxford

The Queen's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield (d'Eglesfield) in honour of Queen Philippa of Hainault (wife of King Edward III of England). The college is distinguished by its predominantly neoclassical architecture, which includes buildings designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Nicholas Hawksmoor.

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Etiquette

Etiquette (or) is a code of behavior that delineates expectations for social behavior according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group.

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Penicillin

Penicillin (PCN or pen) is a group of antibiotics which include penicillin G (intravenous use), penicillin V (use by mouth), procaine penicillin, and benzathine penicillin (intramuscular use). Penicillin antibiotics were among the first medications to be effective against many bacterial infections caused by staphylococci and streptococci. Penicillins are still widely used today, though many types of bacteria have developed resistance following extensive use.

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Casandra

En la mitología griega, Casandra (en griego antiguo, Κασσάνδρα: "la que enreda a los hombres" o "hermana de los hombres") era hija de Hécuba y Príamo, reyes de Troya. Casandra fue sacerdotisa de Apolo, con quien pactó, a cambio de un encuentro carnal, la concesión del don de la profecía. Sin embargo, cuando accedió a los arcanos de la adivinación, Casandra rechazó el amor del dios; éste, viéndose traicionado, la maldijo escupiéndole en la boca: seguiría teniendo su don, pero nadie creería jamás en sus pronósticos. Tiempo después, ante su anuncio repetido de la inminente caída de Troya, ningún …

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Cambridge English: Advanced

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE), also known as the Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), is an international English language examination developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment (previously known as University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations). It is targeted at Level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and can be used for study, work and immigration purposes.

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