Part 1

Listen to the conversation. Then choose the word or phrase that correctly completes each sentence.

1. A couple of Paul’s friends think his new clothes are ……………………. .

2. Margaret thinks that Paul’s clothes might ………………………………………. .

3. Paul’s old boss probably wore a …………………………. to the office.

4. Paul’s new boss usually wears …………………… clothes to work.

5. Paul is likely to wear …………………………………. to work.

6. According to Paul, ………………………………. people who work in banks wear conservative clothes.

Part 2

Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Not all the words will be used.

part 3

Listen to the lecture. Then choose the correct answers.

13. Why does the professor say the diet industry is so profitable?

14. According to the lecture, what could be a problem with the liquid diet?

15. What is the main problem with all of these fad diets?

16. According to the speaker, what is a negative result of a fad diet?

part 4

Choose all the answers that correctly complete each sentence.

17. ………………… people would agree that wearing shorts to a wedding is inappropriate. A few would argue otherwise.

18. There has been …………… interest in the idea of dressing down at offices around the country.

19. …………….. of these questionable treatments have been banned because they pose a health risk.

20. ……………… doctors say the tapeworm diet is dangerous. It will be difficult to find a doctor who is willing to recommend it.

21. ………………. clothing customs have changed significantly in the last 100 years.

22. In the past, office workers didn’t have ………….. choice about what to wear. Men wore suits and women wore dresses.

23. ………………… student needs to meet with an advisor to talk about the classes required for graduation and to discuss job plans following graduation.

Part 5

Match the sentence that goes with each picture. Write the letter.

a. I think some people like to express their individuality by standing out. And it’s not always just about the clothes.
b. This is so trendy! It’s appropriate for the party I’ll be attending next week.
c. I thought this was a formal event. People who are underdressed shouldn’t be here.
d. Oh, what an elegant, classic look! It’s really appropriate for this charity ball.
e. Those clothes aren’t appropriate for a job interview. Julia should’ve worn a suit or a modest dress.

part 6

Read the article. Then answer the questions. Choose the correct answers.

Istandards for fashion and appropriate dress are always changing. What is fashionable or trendy in one generation may be seen as in bad taste or inappropriate in another. In the past, there was much more formality in how people dressed. For example, appropriate work attire included a modest dress for women and a suit and tie for men. If you wore those clothes today, you would probably feel overdressed in most offices. We have much more choice now.
It’s not just trends in clothing that have changed. Other fashions are different now, too. One significant trend is the increase in body art. Fifty years ago, body art, including tattoos and body piercings, was rare in Western society. Very few people got tattoos perhaps because a majority of people disapproved of them and even associated them with criminal behavior. Until very recently, it was not considered appropriate for people to show their tattoos or piercings at work, so most people with tattoos covered them in formal settings. They probably felt self-conscious because other people always stared at them. And although body piercing has a long history, going back 5,000 years, piercings were not considered in good taste until recently.
The pubic impression of body art began to change in the 1960s, as many standards for dress and behavior became more relaxed. Pierced ears became trendy and widely accepted, but only a few people got piercings in other parts of their body. At the start of the trend, most of the people getting piercings were women who got pierced ears, but soon a lot of men were doing it, too. The first people to embrace tattoos as a fashion were musicians and athletes and most of them were men. It was a way for them to rebel against society’s rules and to show that they were different. Soon, other celebrities, especially movies stars, including a lot of women, followed suit and began to get tattoos as well. Body art has become especially popular among teenagers, and they often do it as an expression of individuality and self-confidence. Today, tattoos and piercings—in the nose, mouth, and other parts of the face and body—can be seen on all types of people. Most people don’t even give smaller, more subdued examples of body art a second thought.
Still, it is too early to say that body art has achieved widespread social acceptance. In some professions, such as the military and law enforcement, people are still required to wear long-sleeved shirts to cover tattoos on their arms and remove their piercings when they are at work. However, plenty of people now starting their careers got tattoos or piercings when they were students. The majority of people get them between the ages of 18 and 22. Eventually, when more and more of these people become leaders in society and business, body art will no longer seem wild or even unusual. When we see a tattoo or body piercing on a president or prime minister, that’s when we’ll know that body art has been fully accepted by society.

 29. Why were tattoos unpopular fifty years ago?

30. Why do many people choose to get body art?

31. What will it mean when we have a president with a tattoo?

32. What does the author mean when she says musicians and athletes were the first to “embrace” tattoos?

33. What does the author mean when she says women “followed suit”?

writing test

part 1

Compare the styles that you wear now with the styles that your mother or father wore when they were your age. Write two paragraphs giving specific examples.