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_______ / 50 points

A [Track 08] Listen to Emma and Paul talk about an article in a magazine.
Write T (true) or F (false).
1. The article says that optimistic people are always outgoing. ____
2. Paul agrees with the writer’s ideas about optimistic people. ____
3. Emma doesn’t think Paul is easygoing. ____
4. Paul thinks that Emma is very considerate. ____
5. Paul wants to learn more about the writer’s ideas. ____
A _______ / 10 points (2 points each)

B Circle the correct adjective to complete each sentence.

1. The soup is hot! Please be fair / careful / indecisive.
2. She’s honest / unfair / adventurous. If she doesn’t like something, she tells you.
3. My son is very unreliable / agreeable / curious. He’s always asking questions.
4. William is very stubborn / unfair / unreliable. He never lets me help him.
5. Lenny is patient / agreeable / ambitious. He got two promotions last year, and he
hopes to get a third one soon.
6. Don’t be so reliable / indecisive / considerate. Do you want to marry her or not?
B _______ / 6 points (1 point each)

C Complete each sentence with the correct present perfect form of the verb
in parentheses and since or for.

1. We __________________________ (not / live) in Canada _________________ a long time.

1 2

2. My friend __________________________ (study) Chinese _________________ 2007.

3 4

3. He __________________________ (be) in Mexico _________________ a month.

5 6

4. I __________________________ (not / see) her _________________ this morning.

7 8

5. She __________________________ (not / write) to me _________________ she went to Japan.

9 10

C _______ / 10 points (1 point each)

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D Rewrite each sentence with the adverb in parentheses in the correct place.
1. Eve is intelligent. (extremely)
________________________________________________________
2. I finished my homework. (quickly)
________________________________________________________
3. Dinner tonight was good. (really)
________________________________________________________
4. They speak English. (well)
________________________________________________________
5. Do you learn new things? (easily)
________________________________________________________
6. The test was easy. (fairly)
________________________________________________________
D _______ / 6 points (1 point each)

E Number the lines of the conversation in the correct order.

____ A: You may be right. I said I liked her hair longer. Now she feels
terrible, and so do I.
____ B: Yes, it’s very short. She asked me what I thought, and I told
her I loved it.
____ B: See? Sometimes honesty isn’t the best policy.
____ B: Actually, I don’t. But in my opinion, it’s better to say something
nice so the other person feels good. Don’t you think so?
____ A: Have you seen Kim this week? She cut her hair short.
____ A: Is that true? Do you really think she looks good with short hair?
E _______ / 6 points (1 point each)

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F Read the article. Check () the correct answer for each question.

Which children . . . ? FBs MCs LBs OCs

1. are not afraid to do things differently    
2. might be successful, but may not be a nice boss    
3. are often less confident than the others    
4. may make the best politicians and scientists    
5. try hard to make other people agree    
6. are parents more relaxed with    
F _______ / 12 points (2 points each)

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A [Track 09] Listen to the conversation between Lucy and Nick. Check ()
the four facts that are true about Nick.
Nick . . .
a.  is in Lucy’s history class. e.  studies environmental science in college.
b.  is going to graduate next year. f.  had an interview at a wind farm yesterday.
c.  started to look for jobs last week. g.  drove for two hours yesterday.
d.  thinks nuclear energy is dangerous. h.  liked the people he met yesterday.
A _______ / 8 points (2 points each)

B Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.

bills energy faucet pollution transportation warming

1. I pay all my ____________________ online, so I don’t have to waste gas driving

to the post office.
2. If you have a leaky ____________________, I know someone who can fix it.
3. I use public ____________________, so I don’t get stressed in traffic every day.
4. Bikes are good for the environment because they don’t cause ____________________.
5. Summers are much hotter here now. Some people say it’s because of
global ____________________.
6. A lot of people in my country use solar ____________________ to heat the water
in their homes.
B _______ / 6 points (1 point each)

C Circle the correct quantifiers to complete the paragraph.

Today I read a newspaper article about environmental problems. The first problem
is that there are fewer / too many regular cars on the road and not enough / less
1 2

hybrids. The second problem is that our towns and cities need to give us
more / too many recycling bins so that too many / more people will recycle glass,
3 4

metal, and paper. The writer also believes that there is not enough / too much
5

e-waste in our landfills.

But the news isn’t all bad. One good thing is that our shopping habits are
improving. People are starting to buy less / fewer plastic bottles, and we are also
6

using more / less cloth shopping bags. Another good thing is that people are
7

beginning to understand that CFLs are good for the environment because they
use less / not enough energy than regular lightbulbs.
8

C _______ / 8 points (1 point each)

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D Complete the first conditional sentences with the words in parentheses
and the correct form of the verbs. Use contractions where possible.

1. If _______________________________ (we / take) the subway,

1

_______________________________ (we / not / sit) in traffic.

2

2. _______________________________ (they / save) money on gas

3

if _______________________________ (they / buy) a hybrid car.

4

3. If _______________________________ (she / buy) local food,

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_______________________________ (she / help) the environment.

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4. _______________________________ (you / not / waste) energy

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if _______________________________ (you / use) CFLs.

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5. If _______________________________ (it / rain) tomorrow,

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_______________________________ (I / not / use) the clothesline

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to dry my clothes.

D _______ / 10 points (1 point each)

E Number the lines of the conversation in the correct order.

1 A: Hi, Fred. Did you hear the news? I sold my car and bought a bicycle.
____
____ A: I’d say about 20 minutes. My office is only five kilometers from my
house. On the weekends, we use my wife’s hybrid. We bought it
last year, and she loves it!
____ A: Actually, I’d rather not say. But we’re really happy we bought it.
____ B: Good for you! How long does it take to get there?
____ B: You’re kidding! Why did you do that?
____ B: I didn’t know you bought a hybrid. Can I ask you how much it cost?
____ A: Well, I wanted to do my part for the environment. I ride the bike to
work now.
E _______ / 6 points (1 point each)

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F Read the webpage. Complete the text with the letters of the correct
sentences from the box.

A I ride my bike to class every day

B I stopped using regular lightbulbs a few years ago
C I buy only organic food
D I use it as often as I can
E I like my hybrid, but I don’t use it every day
F I take my own cloth bags

F _______ / 12 points (2 points each)

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