Name: __________________________ Total Score

Written test 3 Date: __________________________ ______ /100 points

A Jim and Barbara are talking about getting their house cleaned. Listen and circle True or False for each
sentence.
1. Jim’s parents are going to visit them soon.
1 True False
Jim is going to be away next Saturday.
2. Ji True False
3. Barbara
Barba prefers to have professionals clean the house. True False
4. Jim
J is go
going to help Barbara clean the house. True False

A _______ /8 points (2 points each)

B Listen
sten to fou
four peopl
people talk about how they manage their money. Match the names with the things the
ple do. Write the letters.
people letter There is one extra thing that people do.
1. Liz _____
____ a. doesn’t spend a lot but is getting into debt.
2. Peter _____
___ b. likes to spend but is trying to get out of debt.
3. Sonia
a _____
_ c. doesn’t
d spend much and is saving a lot of money.
4. Dennis _____ d spends
d. spen a lot but invests, too.
e. do
doesn’t sspend much but isn’t saving, either.

B _______ /8 points (2 points each)

C Complete the sentences. Circle

cle the correct answers.
answ
1. I like this new shirt, but it doesn’t
esn’t look as _____ as m one.
my red o
a. good
b. important
c. difficult
____ as younger people
2. I don’t know why older people don’t spend as _____ peop do on clothes.
a. hard
b. much
c. scruffy
ent.
3. I hate cleaning. I spend as _____ as possible cleaning my apartment.
a. long
b. little time
c. much attention
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C _______ /3 points (1 point each)

D Complete the sentences in two ways. Use need + passive infinitive and need + verb
b + -ing.
e
1. The car isn’t starting. The battery probably ______________ .
OR It ______________ . (recharge)

2. It’s too cold in here. The air conditioner ______________ .

OR It ______________ . (adjust)

D _______ /4 points (1 point each)

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E Circle the best word or expression to complete each sentence.
1. Don’t buy that shirt. The sleeve is scratched / has a hole in it / keeps flickering.
2. These sweaters come in many patterns, such as polka-dot / green / silk.
3. I had a loan on my car, but now it’s all set aside / put away / paid off.
4. At first, Bob wasn’t a very successful musician. Recently, though, his career has really gotten bad press / taken
off / dropped out of sight.
5. S
Shoplifters should go to jail the first time they do it. I mean, robbing someone / doing graffiti / stealing is a
serio
serious offense.
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6. Alex
A likes working in the financial sector. Right now he’s looking for a job as a contractor / pediatrician / tax
adviser
advis
adviser..
7. My little sister
si a
always tried to get the feeling / get out of / get away with doing her chores. She hated doing
them!
E _______ /7 points (1 point each)
w.
F Write answers
nswers to the questio
questions
questions. Use the underlined verbs and the words in parentheses.
Example: made y
ple: A Have you ever m your own business cards?
lan
_____________________________________
B No, I always have
____
__________
_______
____________
a printer
p make them . (have a printer)

u ever repaired your car yourse

1. A Have you yourself?
_________________________
________________
B No, I _____________________________________ . (have a mechanic)

2. A Do you wash yourr own shirts?

g
_________________________
_______________
B No, I usually _____________________________________ . (get / at the laundromat)
ua
3. A Do you do your own yard work?
B No, I _____________________________________
____________ . (get
_________________ ( my son)
F _______ /6 points (2 points each)
ge
G These people are talking about the past. Complete
mplete
e the sentences with
wit the correct form of the verbs in
parentheses.
Joe I should ______________ (finish) college thiss year, but my father ______________
___
________ (get sick).
(1) (2)
I ______________ (take care) of him for a few months now and will go back to school in September.
ce
(3)
Robert If I ______________ (not stay) in my hometown, I would
ould ______________
________
_____________ (pursue) a career in publishing.
_______ (p
(4) (5))
I could ______________ (work) with famous authors.
(6)

G _______
_____ /6 points (1 point each)
ntr
H You invited some friends to your house for dinner, but they are over an hour late. You
u are speculatin
speculating about
abo
what happened. Rewrite the sentences in the past with the words in parentheses.es.
1. They said they would be here at 7:00. (supposed to)
e.i
_______________________________________________________
2. It’s possible they forgot. (may)
_______________________________________________________
r
3. I bet they got stuck in traffic. (must)
_______________________________________________________
4. Maybe their car broke down. (might)
_______________________________________________________
H _______ /8 points (2 points each)

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I Complete the sentences to report what these people asked or said. Change the tense.
1. A friend: “Are you materialistic?”
She asked me _______________________________________________________ .

2. A classmate: “I’ve been using my credit cards too much.”

He said _______________________________________________________ .
M mother: “How much did you spend on clothes last month?”
3. My
a
She asked me _______________________________________________________ .
Som
4. Someone at work: “I’ll probably buy a house someday.”
_____
_
He said _______________________________________________________ .

I _______ /8 points (2 points each)

J Complete
plete the conversation w
with tag questions and negative questions.
A You remember
emember Martina, _____
_
______________ ?
(1)
B Oh, yeah, I think so. She won
wo that talent contest last year, ______________ ?
(2)
ght. Well,l, now she’s singing
A That’s right. sing w a band. ______________ heard of the QTs?
with
(3)
B Oh, yeah! I have. They’re
hey’re great! ______________
_________
___ love their new single?
(4)
’re playing
A I do! In fact, they’re ying at the Bowery this w
weekend. Let’s go!
B Wow! You bet.

J _______ /4 points (1 point each)

K Circle the correct word or expression

sion to
o link the ideas.
g systems
1. Many people are putting solar heating ms in their homes
pense.
because of / in spite of / due to the expense.
2. I bought a smaller car instead of / so that / in order
rder tto save money on gasoline.
ga
ower plants
3. The government is building more coal-burning power
even though / because / despite they pollute the air.

K _______ /3 points (1 point each)

L How would you go about starting a new career? Choose the best
st expression
sion from the box
b to complete each
e
sentence. There is one extra expression.

the best thing about that what he did

the main thing you need what I’m saying

“Well, ______________ is to get some advice from people who

(1)
work in the field. So, ______________ is that you should find out the
(2)
facts from people who do the job. Or, you know, when my brother changed jobs,
______________ was talk to the job recruiters.”
(3)
r
L _______ /3 points (1 point each)


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M Rewrite the sentences in the paragraph using the passive forms of the underlined verbs.
(1) They’re employing fewer people to work as telemarketers in the United States. (2) They’ve sent a lot of these
jobs overseas already. (3) They may cut more jobs in this area soon. (4) Many Americans consider it very important
to employ people locally in order to boost the economy.
1. _______________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________
_
4. _______________________________________________________
_____
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M _______ /4 points (1 point each)

N Complete the
th conve
conversation using the future continuous or the future perfect.
A What
hat do you tthink you’ll
you ______________ (do) in ten years?
w.
(1)
B Well,
ell, I hope by then I’ll ___
______________ (start) my own business. How about you?
(2)
A Actually, I may ____________
_______
______________ (retire) by then. But if not, I’ll probably
(3)
still ______________
_________ (work) in the same job.
lan
(4))

N _______ /4 points (1 point each)

O Read the conversations.

ns. Then
en match each conversation
co
convers with the correct strategy on the right. Write the letters.
egy.
There is one extra strategy.
gu
1. A I talked to Ken last night.
ht.
t. He was telling me a. showing understanding by
that his new job is really stressful.
stress summarizing what people say

B Oh, that’s too bad. _____ b. highlighting key moments in a story

with the present tense
ag
2. A I had to get my car fixed, and it cost
st me $500.
c. reporting the content of a conversation
B Wow! That’s a lot. Speaking of repairs,, my roof you had
is leaking. I need to find someone to fix it.. Do
o
you know anyone? _____ d.
d sharing
shar similar experiences
ec
3. A I didn’t know anyone at the party last night! refe
e. referring back to things said earlier in
conversa
co
a conversation
B Oh, no! So you didn’t enjoy it, huh?
A Not really. _____
en
4. A Most actors don’t make much money.
B Yeah, but most actors I know don’t want to
do anything else.
C That’s true. But as you say, Ann, it’s hard to
tre
make much money acting. Most actors have a
second job. _____

O _______ /8 points (2 points

p each)

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P Read the article. Then read the statements and circle (a) True, (b) False, or (c) Doesn’t say.
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gu
1. Empathy is a simpler emotion
on than sympathy.
tion
a. True b. False c. Doesn’t say

2. Most people’s emotions are limited.

d.
ag
a. True b. False c. Doesn’t
oesn’t say
3. Empathy means going through the same feelings
eelingss as someone else.
el
a. True b. False c. Doesn’t
n’t say
esn’t
ec
4. A two-year-old child can understand when people are sad.
a. True b. False c. Doesn’t say

P _______
_ /8 points (2 points each)

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Q Read the article. Add the missing sentences. Write the letters in the blanks. There is one extra sentence.
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gu
a. Although there is an organization
zation that coordinates some
ization s worldwide
w Earth Day activities, most events are
organized by local environmental
ntal groups.
groups
b. Certainly, since the first Earth Day,
ay, threats
ats to the world’s environment
enviro have not decreased, but rather have
become more and more serious.
ag
and the
c. And people are only starting to understand e possibly disastrous
disastr eff
effects of global warming and other trends.
ally recognized
d. Governments around the world have officially cognized Earth Day.
D
onment
nment had spread around
e. By 1990, interest in issues related to the environment arou the world.
ec
Q _______ /8 points (2 points each)
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tre
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