Task 3 · Inglés PAU Murcia Ordinaria 2022

SECTION II: OVERALL LANGUAGE ABILITY (USE OF ENGLISH) (3 marks)

3. Complete the text choosing the best option (A, B, or C) for each gap (1-15). On your answer sheet, draw a table like the one below and, for each gap (1-15), copy the letter that corresponds to your answer (A, B, or C). Use CAPITAL LETTERS. [Score: 15 items x 0.1 = 1.5]

Inspired by Tony Stark and determined to follow in his heroic footsteps, fifteen-year-old super genius Riri Williams built her own suit of advanced armor and now (1)... a life of adventure, crime-fighting, and humanitarianism (2)... the superhero known as Ironheart.

Born after the death of her father, and after (3)... she was named, Riri Williams was (4)... by her mother and stepfather in Chicago, Illinois. (5)... the age of five, a series of tests showed that she possessed an intelligence of super genius level. As Riri grew, she pursued her passion (6)... technology obsessively, choosing to spend time (7)... inventing new and advanced machines rather (8)... making friends, playing with toys, (9)... TV, or even eating regular meals.

By the time she was eleven, Riri was already studying at the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Fascinated by the billionaire scientist, businessman, and superhero Tony Stark, Riri built herself a suit of armor like the ones worn by Iron Man. Riri used materials that she (10)... from around campus, including the robotics lab —and when a security team arrived at her dorm room (11)... confront her about it, Riri (12)... the armor and flew off, deciding to (13)... school.

While testing her armor in a flight across the United States, Riri captured a pair of inmates escaping from the New Mexico State Penitentiary, but her armor was damaged in the process. (14)... home to repair the suit and to explain to her mother that she left MIT, Riri found herself being paid a visit by none other than Tony Stark himself, who had (15)... of her activities. Stark expressed his support for Riri's decision to become a superhero, and this is how she became Ironheart.

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