Situation 1: Mr. Hanson is asking Jessie about her classmate
1. Paol Paolo o is is __ _____ ___ a) In class b) At the cafeteria c) At home d) In the the lib libra rary ry Situation 2: usan is asking Ale! about his free time.
". #n the the $ee $eeke kend nds% s% Ale! Ale! ___ ____ _ a) &orks orks at at a 'ar 'art( t(ti time me ob ob b) *oes to the mo+ies c) ,akes akes cla class sses es d) Has Has a lot lot of of free free time time Section II: Reading
In the section of the #becti+e Placement ,est you $ill read some short 'assages and ans$er -uestion about them. hoose the ans$er that best com'letes the sentence. /or each item% fill in your ans$er on the ans$er sheet. Passage 1: &hat0s your $eekly routine
MI2I: I ha+e classes e+ery aftermoon. In the mornings I $ork in the college cafeteria. I usually do my home$ork in the e+enings. #n the $eekends I go out $ith my friends. "1. #n $eeknights% Miki usually _______ a) tudies b) &orks in the cafeteria c) ees ees her her frie friend ndss d) Has cl classe sses
45acation de'ri+ation6 Passsage 3: 3o you ha+e 45acation ,he a+erage amount of time off in the 7nited tates is only !!! !!! a a year. 8ut in 9uro'e% $orkers get " to ;< days off. =esearchers say +acations are im'ortant for good health. >!! the >!! the kind of +acation you take makes a difference% too. &hen 'eo'le tra+el to sunny 'lace% ha+e lots of free time !!! !!! a a lot% e!ercise% and make friends% they enoy better health. ";. ,he article suggests that _____ a) 8usy 8usy +acat +acation ionss are bette betterr for your your heal health th b) Americans need more +acation time c) 9uro'e 9uro'eans ans don0t don0t like like to tra+el tra+el d) Americ Americans ans take take enough enough +acatio +acation n
Passage 4: Minor burns
?eon a'lan $as $atching tele+ision $hen his sister burned herself in the kitchen. He immediately ran to the refrigerator to get some ice and butter for her hand. 3id he do the right thing &hat should you do for a burn Many 'eo'le think you should 'ut ice% oil% or butter on a burn. Actually% these can damage the skin and make the burn $orse. Al$ays cool a minor burn as soon as 'ossible $ith cold $ater @ 'referably running $ater. ". ,he main idea of this reading is to _______ a) ,ell a story about ?eon b) *i+e ad+ice about burns c) 3escribe ty'es of burns d) to' 'eo'le from burning themsel+es
"B. If you ha+e a burn% the reading says you should ____ a) b) c) d)
Put the burned area into the refrigerator A+oid cold $ater Put oil on it Ce+er 'ut butter on it
Passage 5: ?i+e life to the fullest: /ly a 'laneD
Ha+e your e+er flo$n a 'lane Probably not. 8ut if you like e!citement and don0t get stressed easily% you might $ant to try flying a umbo et simulator @ the same one 'ilots use in training. I ha+en0t taken many 'lane rides% but last unday I decided to try a day at 'ilot school. It0s o'en to the 'ublic on undays. I got a full lesson on ho$ to fly before I climbed into the simulator. ,hen the instructor let me take off% fly at E1 F;GGG feet)% and land. It $as the scariest ;G minutes I0+e e+er had 4in the air6 @ and totally realistic. ". Jumbo(et simulators _______ a) Are real 'lanes b) Aren0t o'en to the 'ublic c) Are something 'ilot use to learn to fly d) Aren0t like real air'lanes "<. ,he $riter _______ a) Has ne+er been on a 'lane b) Has taken classes at 'ilot school before c) Has flo$n a 'lane d) Has flo$n in a simulator
Passage 6: omeone you can look u' to: hristina Morin
hristina Morin is an amaing young $oman $ith an ins'iring story. &hen she $as 1<% hristina $ent on a safari to 2enya $ith her 'arents. 3uring her tri' she s'ent four days $ith the local amburu tribes'eo'le% $ho $ere suffering from a de+astating drought after se+eral months $ithout rain% and had +ery little food. hristina $anted to hel'. he started by teaching art classes to the amburu children% $ho had ne+er 'ainted before. hristina $as amaed at their $onderful dra$ings% and began to think. If she made their 'ictures into note cards% $ould she be able to sell them $hen she $ent home% and raise money for food he bought sam'les of the children0s art$ork $ith her o$n +acation money% $hich 'aid for t$o $eeks $orth of food for the tribe. oon after she got home% the amburu Proect $as born. hristina has been selling tribal arts and crafts for se+eral years no$% $ith all 'rofits going to the tribes'eo'le in 2enya. o far% she has been able to build a dam% $hich $as her original goal% as $ell as build se+eral $ells% buy animals and food% 'ay medical bills% and build a crafts center. ". hristina $anted to hel' the amburu tribes'eo'le because ________ a) ,he didn0t ha+e an art teacher b) ,hey $ere suffering from a food shortage c) ,hey didn0t kno$ ho$ to run a safari tri' d) ,hey homes $ere flooded "E. hristina got he idea to sell the children0s art$ork _______ a) After she $as able to sell some of the 'ictures b) After she returned back home c) 8efore she started teaching them art classes d) After she sa$ the 'ictures they 'ainted ;G. hristina0s amburu Proect _________ a) 8ought t$o $eeks of food for the tribe b) ?asted ust three or four years c) Hasn0t made a 'rofit yet d) Is still making money for the tribe ;1. hrstina0s original goal $as to _________ a) Pay for medical bills b) =aise money for a dam c) 8uild a crafts center d) *o back and see the tribe again Passage 7: Modern crimes: image theft
Personal blogging is the ne$ form of Journal $rite @ only better because more 'eo'le can read your entries onlineD Co$adays% most tra+elers are e!'ected to 'ost their 'hotogra'hs% in addition to their commentary% on blogs for friends and family to see. 8ut imagine finding your +acation 'hotos in an ad+ertisement% co'ied from the Internet $ithout your 'ermission. As an amateur 'hotogra'her% you thought they $ere 4ust 'ictures6% but someone else decided they had +alue and used them to make money. ,hat 'erson stole your 'ro'erty.
Photo theft% or image theft% is a gro$ing 'roblem% es'ecially for 'rofessional 'hotogra'hers $ho ad+ertise on the $eb. Any 'hoto can easily be co'ied and used illegally% and often the 'eo'le $ho do it don0t realie they are committing a crime. ,he ones $ho do 'robably kno$ the $on0t be caught o ho$ can you 'rotect yourself and your images Professional 'hotogra'hy associations recommend using 'hoto editing 'rograms to add te!t to your 'hotos. /or e!am'le% $hite !!! AMP?9 on the 'ictures. More so'histicated soft$are allo$s you to make the 'ictures 4flash6 or add mo+ing !!! can0t be co'ied. /inally% gi+e your 'hoto files unusual names so that 'eo'le $on0t find them easily $hen the !!! internet for common subects like 4the beach6. ;". ,he article tells 'hotogra'hers ho$ to ______ a) Make money from 'ictures b) 8ecome a 'rofessional c) Put their 'ictures on the internet d) to' 'eo'le from using their 'hotos illegally ;;. ,he $riter says amateur 'hotogra'hers _____ a) Might not realie their 'hotos are +aluable b) ,ra+el too much to $orry about image theft c) houldn0t find image theft frustrating d) an also use other 'eo'le0s 'icture illegally ;. 9+eryone $ho uses an image $ithout 'ermission _______ a) 2no$s it0s illegal b) &ill be caught c) Is doing something illegal d) hould be 'rotected ;B. #ne $ay of 'rotecting your 'ictures is to ____________ a) *i+e them +alue b) 7se soft$are to change them c) Join a 'rofessional association d) Hide them on the Internet Passage 8: &hat are businesses doing about global $arming
,he issue of climate change has been discussed in scientific and business circles for t$o decades. Ho$e+er% it0s only in recent years that there has been agreement that something needs to be done to reduce the carbon emissions that cause global $arming% and that businesses% as $ell as go+ernments and indi+idual citiens% must act. ,he main 'roblem is the rising le+el of carbon dio!ide% $hich has been sho$n to $arm the earth0s atmos'here and $hich is still being 'roduced in damaging -uantities by 'o$er 'lants and motor +ehicles. A fe$ for$ard(thinking com'anies are in+esting in re ne$able energy% reducing their use of oil and coal% recycling more% and consuming less in order to reduce their carbon foot'rint. Although com'anies like these are 're'aring to li+e in a reduced(carbon
$orld% most businesses ha+e been slo$ in reducing their negati+e im'act on the en+ironment. &hat might encourage them to finally start changing their en+ironmental 'olicies $ill 'robably be a combination of legal% 'olitical% and business 'ressures. ?a$s on carbon emissions are likely to be affected by changes in go+ernment 'olicy. In the 7nited tates% la$yers from eight states ha+e tried to sue some of the biggest 'o$er( 'roducing com'anies to force them to reduce their carbon emissions. In addition% the effects of ne$ $eather 'atterns such as high $inds% hurricanes% fires% and floods are making insurance com'anies look seriously at climate change% as they 'ay out more and more money for the damage caused by these e+ents. Insurers are no$ forcing com'anies to think of such damage as an im'ortant business risk. ;. ,he main idea of the articles is that _________ a) 8usinesses $ill ha+e to be more en+ironment(friendly in the future b) It0s the go+ernment0s res'onsibility to do something about climate change c) Cothing has been done about climate change d) ,here are some en+ironment(friendly com'anies ;<. ,he article sys that scientists and business leaders _______ a) Ha+e al$ays agreed about the causes of climate change b) Ha+e been talking about climate change for a long time c) Ha+e ne+er agreed about $hat causes climate change d) Ha+e not discussed climate change enough ;. ___________ com'anies are trying to be more en+ironment(friendly. a) A lot of b) A small number of c) All the maor d) Cone of the big ;E. om'anies might change their en+ironment 'olicies _____ a) 8ecause it costs less to be en+ironment(friendly b) 8ecause of the nice $eather c) /or 'olitical% legal% and business reasons d) /or reduce their insurance 'ro+iders G. Insurance com'anies are interested in climate change because ______ a) It0s the right thing to do b) ,he la$ says they ha+e to be c) It0s im'ortant to be en+ironment(friendly d) It0s costing them money
Section III: ?anguage 7se
In this section% you $ill ans$er -uestions about the use of 9nglish. hoose /or each item% fill in your ans$er on the ans$er sheet. 1. My friends and I go to the mo+ies ______________ $eekends a) e+ery b) on c) in d) at ". Ho$ often a) b) c) d)
__________________ your father $ork late is do are does
;. Jill didnt ___________ that skirt because it $as e!'ensi+e a) bought b) buys c) buy d) buying . Ja+ier al$ays eats _____________ fruit% but he doesnt like +egetables b) a)much c) b) a lot of d) c) many e) a B. A: Im a big baseball fan. 8: =eally ____________________ a) I do too b) I can too c) Me neither d) I am too . /A?,A an art class ne!t year a) b) c) d) <. A: &hats the $eather forecast for tomorro$ tonight 8: It _________________ tomorro$ night a) rains b) is raining c) is going to rain d) rained
. I $ent sho''ing yesterday _______________ a tent for my cam'ing tri'. a) get b) to get c) got d) for getting E. A: &hat do you do $ith your old clothes 8: I thro$ them a$ay% but my sisters gi+e _______________ to charity a) hers b) their c) /A?,A d) theirs BG. A: &hat _______________ $hen you broke your arm 8: I $as climbing a tree a) are you doing b) did you do c) $ere you doing d) do you do B1. &hen _____________________ college% Ill try to find a good ob a) I finish b) Im going to finish c) Ill finish d) I finished B". It0s terrible to lose your keys% but its _____________________ to lose your $allet a) bad b) more bad c) better d) $orse B;. A: Ha+e you e+er been to china 8: Co ________________ a) I ha+ent b) I +e been c) I didnt d) Im not B. &hen I $as a kid% my 'arents al$ays made me ______________________ my home$ork before dinner a) to do b) doing c) do d) did BB. A: &hat are you doing tomorro$ night 3o you $ant to hang out 8: Actually% ____________________ anything. Id lo+e to get together a) I $ont do b) I cant do
c) Im not doing d) I dont do B. Im taking four courses and $orking 'art ( time for my father% so I ___________________ add anything else to my schedule a) $ould rather b) had better not c) dont ha+e to d) ought to B<. &e need to find a car __________________. a) that doesnt use a lot of gas b) $ho isnt too e!'ensi+e c) is totally reliable d) $e both like it B. It ____________ the chance% Id s'end a year or t$o in Australia. My 9nglish $ould im'ro+e a lot. a) ha+e b) b)$ould ha+e c) had d) am going to ha+e BE. A) &here did you buy your 'rinter 8) I dont remember $here ______________ it a) did I buy b) I bought c) I0ll buy d) I buy G. anna________________ an art class since e'tember% and she lo+es it a) is taking b) has taken c) took d) has been taking 1. /A?,A is ________________of s'iders a) scared b) scaring c) scary d) scare ". e+eral flights_______________ earlier today because of se+ere thunderstorms a) delayed b) $as delayed c) $ere delayed d) be delayed
;. &hen did shane decide ____________________to seoul a) mo+ing b) to mo+e c) mo+ed d) mo+e . #ur city has lots of fascinating festi+als. ,hey ________________ all year round% and $e try to go to as many as $e can. a) are held b) are holding c) held d) $ere held B. Kou can offend 'eo'le by not ________________ their names a) remember b) remembering c) remembered d) ha+e remembered . &e_______________ to a soccer game last night% but the $eather $as a$ful% so $e stayed home. a) are su''osed to go b) are going to go c) $ent d) $ere su''osed to go <. &e0d lo+e to get our neighbors_____________________ their yard. ItLs really a messD a) leaned u' b) &ill clean u' c) ,o clean u' d) lean u' . I0m +ery u'set $ith 8rian. He should not ___________________ to me that $ay. a) Ha+e s'oken b) Had s'oken c) s'oke d) s'eaks E. If 3ennis had been in the right 'lace at the right time% his care ______________. a) &ould take off b) Is ,aking off c) Has taken off d) &ould ha+e taken off
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