The Correct Answer and Explanation is:
Here are the correct words to complete the sentences:
- para
- la
- el CD
- la
The completed text reads: “Ana y Javier salieron de casa para comprar una impresora. Llegaron a casa con la impresora nueva y leyeron las instrucciones: “Pon el CD en la computadora. Luego conecta el cable USB. Sigue las instrucciones de la pantalla y haz una prueba de impresión (printing)”.
This short narrative describes the process of buying and installing a new printer. The chosen words are essential for making the story grammatically correct and logical.
The first blank requires the preposition “para,” which is used to express purpose. Ana and Javier left home for the purpose of buying a printer. The structure “verb of motion + para + infinitive” is common in Spanish to explain the reason for a journey.
For the second blank, the definite article “la” is the correct choice. The first sentence mentions they went to buy “una impresora” (a printer, an indefinite one). When they return, they have a specific printer, the one they just purchased. Therefore, “la impresora” (the printer) is used to refer to this now specific object. The article “la” also correctly agrees in gender and number with the feminine singular noun “impresora.”
The third and fourth blanks are part of the installation instructions. In the context of setting up older hardware, the first step was often to insert a disk with drivers and software. “El CD” (the CD) is the logical item to put into the computer. Following this, the fourth blank needs the definite article “la” to specify the computer. “Computadora” is a feminine noun, so “la” is the grammatically correct article to use. These words complete the instruction “Put the CD in the computer,” which is a standard step for installing a new device.
