UNIT 5 ■ Achievement Test

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‫ ﲵ‬Listen to the conversation. Read the sentences. Then listen again and check
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1. Matt thinks people’s behavior in the city is unacceptable at times. 䡺 䡺

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2. It really bugs Sandra when people bump into her on the street. 䡺 䡺
3. Matt thinks city people are impolite and discourteous. 䡺 䡺
4. Matt thinks it is inconsiderate when people litter. 䡺 䡺

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5. Matt does not mind when people talk loudly on their cell phones.
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Write the antonym of each adjective below. Use the negative prefixes
es from the box.

dis-

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Example:
im-

polite ≠ impolite
in- ir-

8. honest ≠
un-
un
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6. acceptable ≠ 9 excusable
9. excu ≠
7. proper ≠ 1
10. rational ≠
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Complete each sentence with a word orr phrase from the box. Make changes as necessary.
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beautify your town donate your organs clean up litter volunteer

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autifyy your
y tow
town
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Example: by planting
pla trees or flowers where there are none.”

11. “Mike
ke at a hospital. He doesn’t get paid for his work; he does it
because
se community service
ser is important to him.”
2. “Have
12. Have you ever co
considered
considere so that you could save the lives of others
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after you die?”

3. “It’s importa
13. important not to leave any trash behind and to left lying around.”

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each sent
sentence in your own way. Use possessives with gerunds.
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Example:
mp My husband’s smoking really bothers me.

14. really ticks me off.

15. gets on my nerves.

16. really bugs me.

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Combine each pair of sentences into one new sentence. Use a possessive
with a gerund.

Example: They laughed during the wedding. I didn’t like it.

I didn’t like their laughing during the wedding.

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17. Jacob moved out of the city. He says that it is the best thing he has ever done forr himself.

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18. Maria smokes. Her boyfriend is getting worried about it.

19. They argue. I think it’s getting worse and worse.

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20. Chris talks on his cell phone during meetings. His boss iss really getting annoyed
an by it.

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either . . . or
entence.

neither . . . nor
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Combine each pair of sentences into one new sentence. wo in the box.

not only . . . but

bu also
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Example: You may smoke in the lounge.
e. You may smoke outside.
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You may smoke either

ther in the lounge
lou or outside.
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21. Driving in the

e city is not convenient.
convenien Driving
Drivi in the city is not enjoyable.
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22. You can help your community

commun by volunteering your time. If you are too busy, you can
donatee money.

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rooms a
are unpleasant. Smoke-filled rooms are unhealthy.
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24 The traffic w
24. was terrible. The weather was awful.
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Read the article. Then read it again and circle the letter of the correct answer.

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“Advancements” in Transportation
BY DAN JOHNSON
Published: January 11

n the late 1980s, the city of Beijing had six million “oxygen bars” for people le who are havin
having trouble
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cyclists and only a few thousand cars. There were breathing. Accidents are not only more common
wide cycle lanes and plenty of convenient parking but also more serious,s, often involvin
involving severe injury.
for bicycles. If your bicycle got a flat tire, there were treets make city travel slower than it
Overcrowded streets
sidewalk repair shops everywhere. Everything—from he days when th
used to be in the the bicycle was the
food and clothing to heavy items like refrigerators transportatio
ansportati
main form of transportation.

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and washing machines—was delivered either by
bicycle or by some other vehicle without a motor.
Consequently, the air was free of the pollution
that makes most modern cities so unpleasant
and unhealthy.
ver Asia, people have
All over
fe, and convenient
safe,
hav been giving up their clean,
convenie bicycles and purchasing motor
vehicles. The resu
result has been an increase in pollution,
accidents, and tr traffic jams. It happened in Bangkok
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and Jakarta a and now it is happening in Beijing. Will
any of these c cities reverse this trend and bring back
In Beijing today, bicycles have been joined by over the bicycle? WWhatever happens, one thing is clear:
a million cars, trucks, and motorbikes. The air quality here must be a solution to the transportation problem
There
is no longer acceptable, and there are nowow sidewalk if th
the megacities of the future are to be livable.
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Example: Which of the following

owing is a main idea
ide of this article?
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a. Transportation
ansportation in megacities
megac is improving.
b. It is difficult to cure breathing problems.
c. Bicycles are not only
o convenient but also safe.
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25. Which statemen

statement is true
true, according to the first paragraph?
a Not only food and
a. a clothing but also heavy items such as washing machines were delivered by
bicyc Bei
bicycle in Beijing.
b. Heavy ite
items must be delivered by vehicles with motors.
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c. Moto
Motor vehicles are useful for delivering heavy items.

26. Ac
According to the article, which statement about Beijing in the 1980s is true?
a. Bicycle parking was inconvenient.
b. The air quality was acceptable.
c. The air was unhealthy and unpleasant.

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27. Which statement about Beijing is now true, according to the article?
a. Road accidents are more common but not more serious.
b. Road accidents are more serious but not more common.
c. Road accidents are more common and more serious.

28. Which statement best describes the effect of motor vehicles on Beijing?

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a. Motor vehicles have made Beijing not only dirtier but also more dangerous.
b. Motor vehicles have made Beijing neither dirtier nor more dangerous.

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c. Motor vehicles have made Beijing either dirtier or more dangerous.

29. According to the article, what has happened in Beijing since cars became
me popular there?
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a. Traffic has decreased.

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b. The air quality has become unacceptable.
c. Transportation is now faster.

30. Which of the following best describes the condition

tion of Beijing’s
eijing’s streets today,
t according
to the article?

ec a. They have wide cycle lanes.

b. They have plenty of convenient parking
c. They are overcrowded.
arking spots.
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Choose one of the following topicss to write
te about. Write a paragraph
para of at
least four to five sentences.
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• What kinds of behaviors

viors in
n public places bother
b you most? Describe the behaviors and explain
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why they irritate you so much.
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• Which urbann problems the most serious? Explain. Use some of the words
lems do you think are th
from the box.
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discrimination
ation
on pollution
pollut crime unemployment

corruption
uption disease
dis crowding lack of housing

poverty inadequate
inade public transportation
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