A Student Credit Card

1. According to the conversation, which item did the woman NOT purchase with her credit card?
A. a digital camera
B. a TV
C. a stereo

2. What is one reason to explain why the woman obtained a student credit card?
A. She wants to buy things at a discount using the card.

B. She hopes to establish a good credit rating.

C. She doesn't want to borrow from her parents.

3. What is one problem NOT mentioned in the conversation?

A. People generally have a difficult time getting out of debt.

B. Students often apply for more credit cards than they need.

C. The interest rates on student cards are very high.

4. What does the woman imply about how she plans on resolving her credit card problems?
A. She hopes that someone will give her the money.

B. She plans on getting rid of her student credit cards.

C. She is going to return the items she purchased on the card.

5. What is the man going to do for the woman to help her manage her money?
A. help her find a better paying job to cover her expenses

B. teach her how to prepare a financial management plan

C. show her how she can apply for low-interest student credit cards

Score =
100%

Correct answers:
1. a digital camera
2. She hopes to establish a good credit rating.
3. Students often apply for more credit cards than they need.
4. She hopes that someone will give her the money.
5. teach her how to prepare a financial management plan

A Healthy Lifestyle
1. What does the man want to do?
A. play basketball with friends from work
B. try out for the company baseball team
C. get in shape and compete in a cycling race

2. What is the woman's main concern?

A. She is worried her husband will spend too much time away from home.

B. She is afraid her husband will become a fitness freak.

C. She is concerned about her husband's health.

3. What is the woman's first suggestion to her husband?

A. He should see a doctor.

B. Her husband should start with a light workout.

C. Her husband needs to visit a fitness trainer.

4. What does the woman advise about the man's diet?

A. He should consume less salt.

B. He should eat less fatty foods.

C. He should add more protein products to his diet.

5. Why does the man's wife recommend cycling?

A. It is good for improving muscle tone.
B. It helps strengthen the heart.
C. It helps develop mental toughness.

Score =
80%

Correct answers:
1. play basketball with friends from work
2. She is concerned about her husband`s health.
3. He should see a doctor.
4. He should eat less fatty foods.
5. It helps strengthen the heart.

A Hiking Family
1. Where did Randall probably grow up?
A. in Indiana
B. in Venezuela
C. in Utah

2. What was his undergraduate major?

A. English

B. Spanish

C. Japanese

3. How many children does he have?

A. two

B. three

C. four

4. What does Randall do on his hikes with his children?

A. He points out the wildlife and plants along the way.

B. He enjoys telling them stories about his life.

C. He teaches them how to survive in emergency situations.

5. What point does Randall make about raising children?

A. Enroll kids into schools early to help them learn better.

B. Be consistent in the way you administer discipline in the home.

C. Talk with your kids about problems so they learn how to solve them.

Score =
100%

Correct answers:
1. in Indiana
2. Spanish
3. four
4. He enjoys telling them stories about his life.
5. Talk with your kids about problems so they learn how to solve them.

UFO: A Story to Remember

1. Where was the man coming from when he first saw the UFO?
A. He was returning home from a party.
B. He just got off work when he saw the UFO.
C. He was driving home from a restaurant.

2. What time did the man report the incident to the police?
A. about 12:00 AM

B. about 3:00 AM

C. about 5:00 AM

3. What jumped out in front of the man's car?

A. a giant deer

B. a strange man

C. a hairy alien

4. What happened next to the man?

A. He walked to a flying saucer.

B. He followed the animal to a plane.

C. He was carried to a spaceship.

5. What does the police officer suggest at the end of the story?
A. They should call the fire department.

B. The man should seek counseling.

C. The man should contact the newspaper.

Score =
80%

Correct answers:
1. He was returning home from a party.
2. about 5:00 AM
3. a hairy alien
4. He was carried to a spaceship.
5. The man should seek counseling.

Spice Girls
The Spice Girls are an English all-female pop group, formed in London in 1994. The Spice
Girls, consisting of: Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm
and Geri Halliwell signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe", in
1996. The song went on to spend seven weeks atop the UK Singles Chart and helped
establish the group as an "international phenomenon" who went on to release three studio
albums and ten singles, selling in excess of 55 million records world wide.
The group embraced merchandise and became a regular feature of the British press. Each
member of the group was given an alias by Top of the Pops Magazine in 1996, aliases
which were adopted by the group and media alike. According to biographer David Sinclair,
"Scary, Baby, Ginger, Posh and Sporty were the most widely recognised group of
individuals since John, Paul, George and Ringo", stating that the group was "a social
phenomenon that changed the course of popular music and popular culture".
They released three studio albums and went their separate ways in 2001 (a break-up was
never formally announced) to focus on their solo careers. On June 28, 2007, they reformed
and are now releasing a Greatest Hits album that will be accompanied by a World Tour.
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text and the images are used here only for educational purposes.
Questions about the text
1. They formed in 1994.
True.
False.
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2. They released ten studio albums.
True.

False.
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3. The group broke up in 2001.
True.
False.
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4. In 2007, they became a group again.
True.
False.
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Score:
100%

The Beatles
The Beatles were one of the most influential music groups of the rock era, and many
consider them the best musical group on Earth. Initially they affected the post-war baby
boom generation of Britain and the U.S. during the 1960s, and later the rest of the world.
Certainly they were the most successful group, with global sales exceeding 1.1 billion
records.
While they were originally famous for light-weight pop music (and the extreme hysterical
reaction they received from young women), their later works achieved a combination of
popular and critical acclaim perhaps unequaled in the 20th century.
Eventually, they became more than recording artists, branching out into film and
particularly in the case of John Lennon political activism. They achieved an iconic status
beyond mere celebrity, with far reaching effects difficult to exaggerate.
The members of the group were John Lennon, (James) Paul McCartney, George Harrison
and Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey), all from Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Original
drummer Pete Best was asked to leave the group just before it started recording. Stuart

Sutcliffe was with them in Hamburg but also left.

Beatlemania began in the UK and exploded following the
appearance of the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show in the
United States, on February 9, 1964. The pop-music band
became a worldwide phenomenon with worshipful fans,
hysterical adulation, and denunciations by culture
commentators and others such as Frank Sinatra.
Some of this was confusion over the sources of their music
(a similar confusion was evinced in 1956 over Elvis
Presley by commentators who were unaware of the
tradition of blues, R&B and gospel out of which Presley emerged), and some of it was
simply an incredulous reaction to the length of their hair. At any rate, it was regarded by the
band members with both awe and resentment.
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the Wikipedia article "The Beatles". You can explore more on the Wikipedia website. The
text and the images are used here only for educational purposes.
Questions about the text
1. They were the best selling group in history.
True.
False.
We don't know.
2. All the members were from Liverpool.
True.
False.
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3. They appeared on TV on February 9, 1964.
True.

False.
We don't know.
4. There was some confusion about the sources of their music.
True.
False.
We don't know.
5. Their music was copied by Elvis Presley.
True.
False.
We don't know.
6. Frank Sinatra didn't like the Beatles too much.
True.
False.
We don't know.
Score:
83%