Question

A Tomás no le gustaba mucho su familia porque todos eran un poco peculiares. Aunque tenía siete tíos y muchísimos (1) primos de su edad, él siempre se sintió un poco solo porque era (2) hijo único y no tenía hermanos. Además, como sus padres se llevaban mal y (3) a menudo, él pasaba mucho tiempo con sus abuelos. Tomás era un chico muy obstinado y (4) rebelde y nunca hacía su tarea. Sus abuelos se enojaban y lo tenían que (5) regañaban casi todos los días. Los fines de semana Tomás visitaba a sus tíos Pepe y Maite que tenían dos hijas, Ingrid y Jimena. Las chicas eran (6) hermanas gemelas y por lo tanto Tomás nunca era capaz de distinguirlas. Además, ellas eran (7) mandonas y él siempre tenía que hacer lo que ellas decían. Por su familia peculiar, Tomás soñaba con estudiar en la universidad e (8) de sus padres.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Primos.

2. Hijo único.

3. A menudo.

4. Rebelde.

5. Regañar.

6. Hermanas gemelas.

7. Mandonas.

8. De sus padres.

Explanation:

In this exercise you hve to complete the blanks with the missing words. You must pay attention to the context.

You have done this exercise very good. The only mistake I have found was in sentence number 5:

-Sus abuelos se enojaban y lo tenían que (5) regañar casi todos los días.

The verb "tener" is conjugated as "tenían" besides there is clause there (que) so the following verb must be in the infinitive form.

This sentence in English would be something like this:

-His grandparents were angry with him and they had to scold him almost every day.

Answer 2

Tomás did not like his family very much because they were all a little peculiar. Although he had seven uncles and many (1) cousins of his age, he always felt a little lonely because he was (2) an only child and had no siblings. Also, as his parents got along and (3) often, he spent a lot of time with his grandparents. Thomas was a very stubborn boy and (4) a rebel and never did his homework. His grandparents got angry and they had to (5) scold almost every day. On weekends Tomás visited his uncles Pepe and Maite who had two daughters, Ingrid and Jimena. The girls were (6) twin sisters and therefore Thomas was never able to distinguish them. Also, they were (7) bossy and he always had to do what they said. For his peculiar family, Tomás dreamed of studying at the university and (8) of his parents. is the translation