Which unit theme is about our relationships with other people?
a. connections
b. lifestyles
c. media
d. mystery
a. connections
The article is clearly _______. It only tells one side of the story.
a) biased
b) compost heap
c) heroic
a) biased
Which one describes the past?
a) You couldn't have known.
b) You can't know.
c) You mustn't know.
a) You couldn't have known.
See p. 66. (60 seconds)
What kind of festival is Seijin-No-Hi?
a. a Japanese festival
b. a coming-of-age festival
c. both a and b
d. none of these
c. both a and b
How long we think people will live in called _____ expectancy.
a. living
b. life-time
c. life
d. live
c. life
True or False? The unit about Future had a reading passage that examined science fiction movies and their predictions about future.
true
Don't quit when things get difficult. You need to ______ what you believe in! (See 7.2 vocabulary.)
a. team up withb. look up to
c. stand up for
d. run out of
c. stand up for
Which is correct?
A) I'm always avoiding processed foods to maintain good health.
B) I always avoid processed foods to maintain my health.
B
See pp. 76-77.
What is the main idea of the text?
a. to speculate about why China Garden failed
b. to look at an example of a successful restaurant
c. to examine a community
d. none of these
a. to speculate about why China Garden failed
This semester, we did a presentation about sustainability in which you described eco-friendly houses that had things like smart meters. Sustainability is all about doing things in a way that ...
a. is good for the environement
b. helps community
c. solves mysteries
d. fosters change
a. is good for the environement
Which unit had a reading passage that described two incidents, one about a lighthouse and the other about some hikers?
a. change
b. business
c. mystery
d. none of these
c. mystery
Which words mean the same thing? (See 4.2 vocabulary.)
a. considerably and disastrously
b. entirely and totally
c. utterly and disastrously
d. widely and firmly
b. entirely and totally
There is only _____ evidence to support this claim.
a. a few
b. plenty of
c. a little
d. a great deal of
c. a little
See p. 86. (60 seconds)
What simile can be seen in paragraph 5?
Rescuers must have turned white as a sheet...
A man was trapped 30 minutes below the surface in freezing waters, and he lived to tell his story. This describes a reading passage about _____.
a. community
b. survival
c. Harrison Okene
d. both b and c
e. both a and b
d. both b and c
Read the passage. What unit theme is the best match?
After weeks of study, our analysis reveals that the target market for our up-coming product is young women aged 18-24.
business
The people were ________ when my father made a ______ to the charity.
a. disgusted ... traditional obesity
b. relocated ... language exchange
c. impressed ... substantial donation
d. hissing ... marketing strategy
c. impressed ... substantial donation
Change the active statement into a passive statement. Keep the tense. (See p. 130. 60 seconds)
Researchers were collecting evidence for decades.
Evidence was being collected for decades.
See pp. 104-105. (90 seconds)
This article is mainly about _____, a woman who launched a luxury womenswear brand called _______.
Correct the mistake:
By the time I am 35, I will be getting married to a kind man.
will have gotten
Read the passage. What unit theme is the best match?
The ceremonies, Ji Li (for girls) and Guan Li (for boys), typically honor youth who have turned 20, and provide an opportunity to wear traditional dress and pay tribute to Huangdi, a Chinese ancestor.
coming of age
Use 8.1 vocabulary to complete the below:
Every year on Christmas Eve, Santa Clause visits every house in the world to delivers presents. Although many children _____ in Santa, he is only a _____. Nonetheless, many families follow the _____ of leaving out milk and cookies for Santa to enjoy.
believe, myth, tradition
Change this to reported speech (60 seconds):
Lexie asked Tom, "Why did you forget to do your homework?"
See pp. 110-111. (90 seconds)
The author mainly argues that despite many media companies going from print to digital, there still remains ....
a. specialized magazines in print
b. increasing e-book sales
c. a target market for print
d. both a and c
c. a target market for print
Which vocabulary word starting with o describes the state of being extremely fat?
obesity