Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 7 Achievement Test
Name: ________________________________
Date: _________________________________
PART 1: LISTENING SKILLS
Listen to an interview from the radio show High-Tech Health. Then use the information to
complete the activities that follow.
A. Choose the best answer.
1. Andrew Flores is a ____.
A. nurse
B. doctor
C. video game developer
D. video game player
2. Andrew comes on the show to talk about _____.
A. why video games are good for kids
B. how video games are used in health care
C. where people can play video games
D. how to play exercise video games
3. In some exergames, people ____.
A. check their blood sugar levels
B. improve their skills as a doctor
C. play games with other people
D. go to a gym to work out
B. Listen to the excerpts from the radio show. Choose the best answers.
4. What is Andrew’s intended meaning?
A. Exergames are better than playing sports.
B. You should play exergames with other people.
C. Exergames can motivate people to exercise.
D. Exergames are easy to play with friends.
5. Which of the following questions asks for clarification?
A. What are those?
B. Why do you need a video game?
C. How does that work?
D. For doctors?
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PART 2: PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING SKILLS
A. Listen to the paragraph. Fill in the missing words have to, has to, or ought to.
My doctor’s office needs to be updated. The doctor 6. ________________ get some new
technology soon. He 7. ________________ stay up to date with hospitals and other medical offices.
Otherwise, I will 8. ________________ find another doctor. You may think, “Does she really
9. ________________ leave?” However, you 10. ________________ know that new medical technology
is much better at finding and curing diseases. My doctor simply has to keep up with the times!
B. Choose the correct phrases to complete the conversation.
Samantha: 11. What do you think / Do you think/ How do you think about joining a gym?
Kyle: Well, joining a gym is expensive. I 12. disagree / am not sure / think you should just
exercise at home.
Samantha: Yeah, I 13. guess so / think so / don’t think so. But, 14. I agree / for me / I’m not sure, it’s
a lot more fun to exercise with other people, and that motivates me to do it.
Kyle: Well, then maybe we should play tennis together in the park. I think that would be a lot of fun.
Samantha: 15. I agree / In my opinion / I don’t think so. Let’s do it!
PART 3: VOCABULARY
A. Read the paragraph. Use the words and phrases from the box to fill in the blanks.
keep track of motivates habits convinced advice
My doctor 16. ____________ me that self-care is important, so now I’m doing more to take care of my
own health. First of all, I changed my eating 17. ____________ . I’m using an app that helps me to 18.
____________ what I eat, gives me 19. ____________ about healthy food choices, and 20. ____________
me to eat better. It wasn’t easy at first, but I feel so much better now!
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B. Match each word or phrase on the left with the definition on the right. Write the
letter of the definition on the line.
___ 21. cure A. relating to the mind
___ 22. mental B. relating to the body
___ 23. physical C. a medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away
___ 24. prevent D. something that shows you are sick
___ 25. symptom E. stop something from happening
PART 4: GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences by writing the correct modals of advice and necessity.
26. You ought to try / Ought you to try this new health app.
27. Maybe you should / have to exercise more.
28. His blood sugar is high. He (oughtn’t / shouldn’t) eat any sweets.
29. I (have / have to) take a medical test next week.
30. (Should / Ought) I see a doctor?
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