Summit 1 – Unit 9
Summit 1 – Unit 9
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Question 1 of 31
1. Question
Part 1
Listen to the conversation. Then choose the correct answers.
1. What did the show say about the origin of the stone balls?
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Question 2 of 31
2. Question
2. What does Lorenzo think about the origin of the stone balls?
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Question 3 of 31
3. Question
3. What do Fran and Lorenzo disagree about?
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Question 4 of 31
4. Question
4. Does Fran think the stone balls could have been a part of a machine?
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Question 5 of 31
5. Question
5. What does Lorenzo believe about the stone balls falling from space?
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Question 6 of 31
6. Question
Part 2
Read the sentences. Decide if the person is very certain, almost certain, or not certain. Then choose the correct answers.
6. I think I left my purse on the train. I’ll call the lost-and-found; someone may have turned it in.
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Question 7 of 31
7. Question
7. Jim had to have been at the office this morning. His computer was turned on, and there was a hot coffee on his desk.
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Question 8 of 31
8. Question
8. The bright light in the sky last night might have been from a plane. I think it’s possible, even though I didn’t hear any loud noises.
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Question 9 of 31
9. Question
9. The stones used to build the Egyptian pyramids must have been difficult to move.
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Question 10 of 31
10. Question
10. Chris couldn’t have written that letter. He obviously doesn’t speak or write Chinese!
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Question 11 of 31
11. Question
11. Stonehenge must have been man-made. I’ll bet it didn’t occur naturally.
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Question 12 of 31
12. Question
12. My best friend’s birthday party is next week. There’s no question that I’ll be there to help her celebrate.
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Question 13 of 31
13. Question
13. He should have been home an hour ago. I’ll bet he had to stay late to finish the report that’s due tomorrow.
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Question 14 of 31
14. Question
Part 3
Listen to the conversation. Then choose the correct answers.
14. Why does the woman think the story is true?
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Question 15 of 31
15. Question
15. In the beginning, what is Mel’s response to the story in the beginning?
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Question 16 of 31
16. Question
16. Why does Izzy say the man’s ability to speak Icelandic is debatable?
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Question 17 of 31
17. Question
17. What is Izzy’s view of the story?
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Question 18 of 31
18. Question
Part 4
Match the sentences by dragging and dropping the correct answers into the blank fields.
Sort elements
- d. The theory is unprovable.
- e. I think the story is questionable.
- a. I think the story is debatable.
- b. The story seems believable.
- c. The magazine is simply unreliable.
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18. There is no evidence that anyone ever lived here.
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19. I don’t think a word of what she said is true and there are quite a few things that don’t make sense.
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20. I can think of plenty of other explanations for what happened.
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21. What I read makes a lot of sense to me.
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22. Their stories have been proven to be false in the past.
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Question 19 of 31
19. Question
Part 5
Choose the answer that correctly completes each sentence.
23. The Incas didn’t have any sophisticated machines or work animals. The temples …………………. have been built exclusively by human hands.
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Question 20 of 31
20. Question
24. Dinosaurs may not have died off gradually as the result of climate change. They ………………. have been killed off quickly by some sudden event.
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Question 21 of 31
21. Question
25. I don’t believe in any of those other crazy theories. Stonehenge …………………… built by ancient Britons many years ago.
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Question 22 of 31
22. Question
26. The Nazca lines are incredible, but I’m certain they weren’t created by people who lived 1,500 years ago. The ancient people ……………………. had the knowledge to create something so accurate.
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Question 23 of 31
23. Question
27. Conspiracy fans continue to consider the story of Roswell aliens. They believe that UFOs ………………….. have crashed in the desert.
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Question 24 of 31
24. Question
28. The Mary Celeste …………………………… attacked by pirates. No one knows
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Question 25 of 31
25. Question
29. It’s obvious that something terrible happened. The crew …………………………… abandoned the ship during the incident. There’s no other explanation.
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Question 26 of 31
26. Question
Part 6
Read the article. Then answer the questions. Choose the correct answers.
The Real Story of Jimmy’s World
“Jimmy’s World” was an article that appeared in the Washington Post in 1980. It told the story of an eight-year-old drug addict named Jimmy (not his real name) who lived in Washington, D.C. The article also described his family—his parents and grandparents who were drug addicts as well. It told the story of a community that was consumed by an epidemic of drugs, guns, and violence. It was a very emotional story filled with details about the people in the community and the negative effects that drugs were having on all of their lives.
The story had considerable impact on the public. Readers of the newspaper were shocked. They didn’t understand how such a small boy could have become an addict. Even the city’s mayor took note of the story. Under pressure from the public, he asked the police to search for Jimmy. He then said that Jimmy had been found and was being treated for his drug problems. Later, the mayor announced that Jimmy had died.
Many people who read the story did not believe it. They claimed that it couldn’t have happened. They demanded that the journalist who wrote the story, Janet Cooke, reveal the identity of the boy in the story. Cooke refused to reveal any real names. A few months later, Cooke received a major journalism prize for her work on the story. However, as time went on, it became clear that there were some problems with the article. People suspected that some of the details might have been made up. Eventually, other reporters found so many holes in her story that Cooke was forced to admit that she had invented all of it. There was no Jimmy. Cooke had to return the prize and she was fired from her job.
Why did she do it? It’s difficult to know. She might have been so eager for attention that she forgot about the truth. Or, she could have been more interested in revealing the very real problems of drugs and violence than in telling the truth about a specific story. Her editor insisted that the story was a good one, even if it was all a lie. Famous author Gabriel García Márquez said that perhaps she did not deserve the journalism prize, but she could have won a prize in literature instead.30. Why did some readers doubt the story of “Jimmy’s World”?
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Question 27 of 31
27. Question
31. Based on the passage, what can you infer about the mayor of Washington, D.C., at the time?
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Question 28 of 31
28. Question
32. Based on the passage, why did Cooke invent the story about Jimmy?
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Question 29 of 31
29. Question
33. Why did Gabriel García Márquez think Cooke could have won a literature prize with the story?
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Question 30 of 31
30. Question
Writing Test
Part 1
Explain why it is important to be skeptical about stories you read about or hear in the news. Give an example of a story you read or heard that turned out not to be true. Write two paragraphs.
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Question 31 of 31
31. Question
Part 2
Correct the sentence fragments and rewrite the paragraph with complete sentences.
Suddenly, the airplane disappeared from the radar screen. None of the airline officials could understand what could have happened. They thought the plane might have crashed. They wondered what they should say to the public. Especially to the families of the passengers on the plane. They decided to begin a complete investigation. Into the plane’s disappearance and its possible causes. They decided to wait for a while. Before informing the families. At least until they had completed the entire investigation into what could have happened to the plane. Fortunately, this story has a happy ending. After the experts checked out all the equipment. The problem was in the computer. Because an insect had gotten inside of it! The computer had lost contact with the plane. The plane and all the passengers were just fine. It had just been a computer “bug!” They were happy that they had not told anyone. Especially the families of the passengers.
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