ESL 3 Review

Cross-Cultural Communication

100

Do not be _________ for a job interview in the U.S. or you will not get the job. 

late

200

It is important to be __________ for many jobs in the U.S. 

punctual

300

America is filled with ___________ groups of people from many different cultures and countries. 

diverse

400

It is a _________ to assume that everyone from one culture is good at math, or everyone from another culture is lazy. 

stereotype

500

____________ on the basis of race, gender, or religion is illegal in the U.S.

Discrimination

Contemporary Problems

100

Air _______ is not as bad as it used to be in the U.S. because cars have become cleaner. 

pollution

200

The _________ of people in the past two hundred years has changed dramatically. Why do you think this is so? 

life expectancy

300

To ______ type 2 diabetes, it is a good idea to lose weight. Obesity can lead to diabetes and other health problems. 

prevent

400

In the U.S. some people are born into poverty, but by the time they are in middle age, they have become rich. Do people sometimes move up in _______ where you are originally from?

social class

500

In the U.S., there is much ______________ between the rich and the poor. 

inequality

Verbs - past and present

100

A: Tell me about your brother.

B: Jason?

A: Yeah, what ____ he like to do on the weekends. 

does

200

______ you happy now? 

Are

300

When did you _____ to play tennis? 

learn/start/begin

400

My sister ________/drive/drives/driving/drived to school everyday

drives

500

The government should _____ people who have lost their jobs. 

help

Gerunds and Infinitives

100

I enjoy __________ my bicycle

riding

200

__________ tennis is a lot of fun. 

Playing

300

I hope ________ my parents in New Mexico this year. 

to visit

400

A: What do you remember about your childhood?

B: I remember ___________ a lot of trees. 

climbing

500

Remember __________ the door when you leave the house today, okay? 

to lock

Punctuation and Miscellaneous Grammar Points

100

I went to the store _____ I bought a loaf of bread. 

, and 

200

Correct the sentence: 

I do not like fish, because I don't like the way it smells. 

I do not like fish because I don't like the way it smells. 

300

Correct the sentence: 

Because I came home late I could not finish my homework. 

Because I came home late, I could not finish my homework. 

400

Correct this below. 

I like to eat potatoes with chicken, I also like to sew on the weekends. 

I like to eat potatoes with chicken, and I also like to sew on the weekends. 

Or 

I like to eat potatoes with chicken. I also like to sew on the weekends. 

500

Because the weather was really weird last Sunday. So I didn't go outside. 

Because the weather was weird last weekend, I didn't go outside.