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A tJ!I Jim and Barbara are talking about getting their house cleaned. Listen and A 8points
check (.I) true or false for each sentence. (2 points each)
True False
1. Jim's parents are going to visit them soon. D D 1._
B ~ Listen to four people talk about how they manage their money. Match the B 8points
names with the things the people do. Write the letters. (2 points each)
2. Peter ____ b. likes to spend but is trying to get out of debt. 2._
3. Sonia c. spends a lot but is saving, too. 3.
4. Dennis d. doesn't spend much but isn't saving, either. 4.
C 6points
C Circle the best word or expression to complete each sentence. (1 point each)
1. Don't buy that shirt. The sleeve is scratched I has a hole in it I keeps flickering. 1._
2. Everyone listens to Jane because she's a very decisive I depressed I impulsive person. 2._
3. I had a loan on my car, but now it's all set aside I put away I paid off. 3.
4. At first, Art wasn't a very successful musician. Recently, though, his career has really 4.
gotten bad press I taken off I dropped out of sight.
5. People worry that global warming I toxic chemicals I natural resources may be 5._
causing cancer and other diseases.
6. Alex likes working in the financial sector. Right now he's looking for a job as a 6._
contractor I pediatrician I tax advisor.
D Write answers to the questions. Use the underlined verbs and the words in D 6points
parentheses. (2 points each)
If I (continue) my education, 2.
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( I (would get) a better-paying job. 3._
(3)
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Robert If I (not stay) in my hometown, 4._
(4)
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I (would pursue) a career in publishing. 5.
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I (could work) with famous authors. 6._
(6)
G You invited some friends to your house for dinner, but they are over an hour late. G 8points
( You are speculating about what happened. Rewrite the sentences with past modals. (2 points each)
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H 8points
( H Complete the sentences to report what these people asked or said. Change the tense. (2 points each)
1. A friend: "Are you materialistic?" 1. _
Sheaskedme ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
2. A classmate: "I've been using my credit cards too much." 2._
Hesaid _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
3. My mother: "How much did you spend on clothes last month?" 3.
Sheaskedme ___________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
~ 4. Someone at work: ''I'll probably buy a house someday." 4.
( Hesaid _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Complete the conversation with tag questions. I 4 points
(l point each)
A You remember Martina, _____----",.,----_ _ _ _ _ ? l. _
(I)
B Oh, yeah. She won that talent contest last year, _ _ _ _ _---:-::-:______ ? 2._
(2)
A That's right. Well, now she's singing with a band. You've heard of the QTs,
-----~~-----? (3)
3._
B Sure, they're great. I'd love to hear Martina sing. She isn't performing anywhere
around here, _____----,,~-----? 4. _
(4)
J 5points
J Circle the correct word or expression to link the ideas. (1 point each)
1. Many people are putting solar heating systems in their homes 1._
because of I in spite of I due to the expense.
2. I bought a smaller car instead of I so that I in order to save money on gasoline. 2._
3. The government is building more coal-burning power plants 3. _
even though I because I despite they pollute the air.
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4. You should open a few windows as a result of I instead of I although turning on the 4._
air conditioning when it gets hot.
5. The price of oil has increased as a result of I because I to greater demand. 5._
K How would you go about starting a new career? Choose the best expression K 3points
from the box to complete each sentence. (l point each)
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what he did what I'm saying the main thing you need (
work in the field. _ _ _ _ _----;:::,--_____ is that you should find out the 2. _
(2)
facts from people who do the job. Or, you know, when my brother changed jobs,
_____---,:,.,--_ _ _ _ _ was talk to the job recruiters." 3. _
(3)
1. 1.
2. 2._
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M Complete the conversation using the future continuous or the future perfect. M 4points
(1 point each)
A What do you think you'll _ _ _ _ _---,,;-,----_____ (do) in ten years? 1._
(1)
( B Well, I hope by then I'll (start) my own business. 2. __
(2)
( How about you?
A Actually, I may _ _ _ _ _---=-_ _ _ _ _ (retire) by then. But if not, I'll probably 3.
(3)
N Complete the conversations with the correct expression from the box. Then N 8points
match each conversation with the correct strategy on the right. Write the letters. (l point each)
Empathy
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mpathy is the ability to understand another person's thoughts
a d feelings. Empathetic people really can, as they say, "put
emselves in someone else's shoes."
Empathy is not the same thing as sympathy. While both words
refer to the ability to understand another person's emotions,
sympathy is less complex. It usually just means the ability to feel
sorry for someone. (And feeling sympathy is not necessarily even
kind - because sympathetic people may actually feel superior to
the individuals they feel sorry for.) On the other hand, empathy
requires you to actually experience the thoughts and emotions of
the other person.
The process seems to be fairly simple: when we observe
another person (their movements, facial expressions, or voice),
our own bodies react in a similar way, and we recreate this same
emotion within ourselves. We know that this ability appears quite
early in life. For example, babies only a few months old react to (
their mother's smile or frown by smiling or frowning back. By the (
age of two, children may show signs of "feeling" another person's (
joy or pain. For example, if someone near them cries, they may
suddenly become quiet and appear to be very sad themselves -
even though they probably don't know why they feel this way.
They may even try to comfort the other person by patting the
person on the arm or shoulder.
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arth Day is a yearly holiday that is dedicated to protecting the world's
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natural resources. The first Earth Day, which took place on April 22,
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1970, was organized by an American senator as a nationwide protest
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against the increasing destruction of the environment. It drew about 20
million participants. Many people consider it to be the birthday of the
( modern environmental movement. It is estimated that in that 1.
year, over 200 million participants in 136 different countries took part in
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Earth Day celebrations.
( 12. __ IThese can be educational, practical, or purely recreational. 2._
( On Earth Day, some people may attend lectures and exhibits to learn
about environmental problems such as
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deforestation and air and water pollution.
Others may volunteer to participate
( in hands-on activities such as picking
up litter or planting trees, or simply
engage in fun activities such as hiking or
bird-watching.
( Although Earth Day has become very
popular, it has been criticized for being
merely a "feel-good" day that has had little
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effect. I For example, between 3._
1970 and 1990, the world's population has
( more than doubled, putting a huge strain
on current resources. 14. __ I 4.
Total:
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A
1. False 1. get off work
2. False 2. get around to packing
3. True 3. get over it
4. False 4. get away with wearing
B J
1. False 1. are / get enforced
2. True 2. be / get sent
3. True 3. are / get caught
4. False 4. be / get fined
C K
1. living 1. came
2. making 2. hadn't seen
3. to give 3. arrived
4. to try 4. had, gotten
5. living 5. was
6. to wear 6. hadn't heard
7. Working 7. dated / had dated
8. to stay 8. met / had met
9. broke up / had broken up
D 10. decided / had decided
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Don't they sell ties? L
2. Aren't those earrings beautiful? 1. boot-cut
3. The skirt would fit perfectly, don't you think? / Don't 2. stand too close to people
you think the skirt would fit perfectly? 3. get it
4. sentenced
E 5. superstition
1. as much money on clothes 'as me / I do
2. as often as my brother (does) M
3. as nice as fitted ones 1. Absolutely. In fact, I think living abroad would really
suit me.
F 2. He's not like anyone I've ever met.
1. The Day of the Dead is celebrated in November. 3. So, you prefer small parties, right?
2. People shouldn't be allowed to light fireworks on 4. Yeah. The new styles are kind of strange.
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Independence Day.
3. In Japan, a rice cake called mochi is served at new year's N
celebrations. 1. True
4. Employees ought to be allowed to go home early on 2. True
holidays. 3. False
4. It doesn't say.
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1. c
2. d
3. a
4. b
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1. Neither did 1.
2. So am 1.
3. Neither do 1.
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1. False 1. don't you
( 2. True 2. didn't she
3. True 3. haven't you
( 4. False 4. is she
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B J
( 1. d 1. in spite of
2. c 2. in order to
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3. b 3. even though
( 4. a 4. instead of
5. as a result of
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1. has a hole in it K
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2. decisive 1. the main thing you need
( 3. paid off 2. What I'm saying
4. taken off 3. what he did
( 5. toxic chemicals
6. tax advisor L
1. Fewer people are being employed to work as
D telemarketers in the United States.
1. have a mechanic repair it 2. A lot of these jobs have been sent overseas already.
2. get them washed at the Laundromat 3. More jobs may be cut in this area soon. I More jobs in
3. get my son to do it this area may be cut soon.
( E M
1. needs to be recharged; needs recharging 1. be doing
( 2. needs to be adjusted; needs adjusting 2. have started
( 3. have retired
F 4. be working
1. should have finished
2. had continued N
( 3. would have gotten 1. He was telling me that b
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4. hadn't stayed 2. Speaking of repairs, c
5. would have pursued 3. The best part was that a
( 6. could have worked 4. But as you say, d
( G 0
( 1. They may not have left on time. 1. False
2. They couldn't have forgotten. 2. It doesn't say.
3. They must have gotten stuck in traffic. 3. True
4. Their car might have broken down. 4. True
H P
1. if I was materialistic 1. d
( 2. he'd been using his credit cards too much 2. a
( 3. how much I'd spent on clothes last month 3. b
4. he'd probably buy a house someday 4. c
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Test 2 answer key T-205
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