Part 1

Listen to the radio advertisement. Then choose all the correct answers. 

1. According to the advertisement, karate would be good for kids

2. According to the advertisement, the karate course will help children

3. The advertisement

4. According to the advertisement, the karate course would also be beneficial for adults who 

5. The advertisement claims that the karate course can give families

Part 2

Listen to the conversation. Then choose the correct answers. 

6. Why does the woman think she is a shopaholic?

7. What is the biggest attraction about shopping for the woman?

8. What does the man suggest to help the woman?

9. What does the man offer to help the woman do?

Part 3

choose the answer that correctly completes each sentence.

 10. I’d like a pet but I don’t have much time or money. Maybe I’ll get a pet that is

11. We have young children in the house so we can’t have a pet that is too

12. We don’t want to disturb our neighbors so we think we’re going to get a ………………. pet like a guinea pig or a goldfish. 

13. I don’t think my parents will put up with another pet that is messy or ………………… . My last cat scratched up our couch and all the chairs and they were furious.

14. I have heard that elephants are very ………………. to their owners, but if they are treated badly, they can become aggressive.

Part 4

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

Part 5

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in parentheses.

Part 6

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in parentheses.

Part 7

Rewrite the sentences using supposed to and the words in parentheses. 

Example: Our professor told us to finish all of the online assignments by Friday so we could take the exam. (we / finish)

Answer: We were supposed to finish all of the online assignments by Friday.   

32. My grandfather says this generation is a lot different than his. He tells me, “Be more respectful to your parents and other adults.” (I / be)

33. My doctor warned me, “Stop working such long hours.” (I / not work)

34. My friends didn’t get here in time to help me prepare for the party. (my friends / get)

35. My boss asked which member of our team is handing in the report. (who / hand)

36.  The hotel policy states that checkout time for guests is 11:00, but they are letting us stay a little later. (we / check out)

Part 8

Read the sentences. Decide if the person is very certain, almost certain, or not certain. Then choose the correct answers.

37. The Naga fireballs had to have come from the river. There’s no question about it. 

38. Bill probably got stuck in traffic. He must have been late to the meeting. 

39. Ari must not have bought the designer jacket for full price. She’s a great bargain hunter, so most likely she got it on sale.

40. Some of the guests haven’t arrived. They might not have received their invitations. I wonder if they were delivered on time.

41. The Kim family couldn’t have returned from their vacation. It’s obvious that their mail hasn’t been picked up for days.

42. Clearly, those people are making up stories about what they saw. UFOs aren’t real, and what the people saw couldn’t have come from outer space.

Part 9

Select the answer that correctly completes each sentence. 

43. I heard that Dave and Alicia are back together again. I was glad to hear that they had ………………….. .

44. James and his wife have had a ……………………. because of his spending habits.

45. Hua’s relationship with her parents has been ………………… for a while. They say she is disrespectful and disobedient.

46. Jason’s parents ……………….. when he got a piercing after being told not to.

47. If teens have no responsibilities around the house, they are likely to become ……………………… .

Part 10

Match the situations with the descriptions by dragging and dropping the right answers in to the blank fields.

Part 11

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

Are We Sleeping Enough?

Health experts say that many of us don’t get enough sleep and, that unlike previous generations— who regularly got a full eight hours—we have too many distractions. Many of us have a demanding work life, we are constantly connected to our devices, and we feel as if we are on call 24/7. All of these pressures tend to keep us up at night. We just can’t seem to switch off and unwind at the end of the day. This lack of sleep results in frustration and exhaustion for many people.

But did people really get eight solid hours of sleep in past generations? New research into sleep patterns in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries suggests that they did not. In fact, most people did not sleep through the night. Instead, they would sleep in two separate segments. For the first segment, they would sleep starting when it was too dark to see until about midnight. Then they would get up and engage in quiet activities, often by candlelight, for an hour or two. They would write in their journals, check on their animals, or do some work in the kitchen to prepare for the following day. Then, they would go back to sleep for another three to four hours, waking at dawn. This practice must have worked for them. They couldn’t have gotten so much work done if they were constantly exhausted.

But this all changed with the invention of electric lighting. People started staying up later and later, sometimes until midnight, so they stopped waking up in the middle of the night to complete tasks. Instead, they would sleep through the night. Also, because fewer and fewer people were working on farms, they didn’t need to wake up as early to care for their animals. As a result, more and more people began to sleep in a single segment. Does that mean the eight-hour guidelines are correct? Perhaps, but research on traditional societies living in different parts of the world today suggests otherwise. The full eight hours may still be just wishful thinking for the average adult. Between six and seven hours is probably enough for most of us.

53. According to the article, why are adults today not getting enough sleep?

54. What is the most likely meaning of a segment? 

55. The article says that people used to wake at dawn. About what time would that have been? 

56. What does the author mean when she says that the practice of segmented sleep “must have worked for them”?  

57. What does the author mean when she says that research suggests that eight hours of sleep is wishful thinking?

58. Which of these statements can you infer from the article?

59. Which statement best expresses the author’s attitude?

60. In terms of their impact on human sleep, in what way was electric lighting like today’s electronic devices?  

Part 1

Choose one of the following topics below to write about. Write a paragraph of at least six to seven sentences.

Topic 1

Do you think family life has changed in any way in your lifetime? If so, how? Has the change been positive or negative?

Topic 2

What makes you trust a news source? Give an example of one source you trust and another that you don’t trust.

Topic 3

How do people you know deal with the stress of balancing work and home life? Describe one person you think is dealing well with stress and another person you think is not dealing as well with it.

Topic 4

Describe two very different hobbies. Why would someone take up each? What kind of person would each hobby be good for?