Unit 4
Choose the phrase that best completes the conversation.
bad luck / best of luck / no such luck
A: I’m developing a new app, and I’ll be rich soon.
B: ________! People can make a lot of money on apps.
Best of luck! People can make a lot of money on apps.
Choose the kind of TV show that best matches the description.
reality TV show / cartoon / talk show
A host discusses topics with guests and an audience.
talk show
A host discusses topics with guests and an audience.
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
Many restaurants play mellow / haunting music so you can relax while eating.
Many restaurants play mellow music so you can relax while eating.
Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses and would or will.
These days, some stars ________ (invite) reporters backstage after concerts.
These days, some stars will invite reporters backstage after concerts.
What is the capital of Mexico?
Mexico City
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Some movies seem so dubious / plausible because the storylines are like real life.
Some movies seem so plausible because the storylines are like real life.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Action movies are so predictable / engrossing that sometimes I forget I’m in a theater.
Action movies are so engrossing that sometimes I forget I’m in a theater.
Choose the expression that best completes the sentence.
In the music world, it’s easy to be a _____ and never have another success.
a. one-hit wonder
b. be a has-been
c. washed up
In the music world, it’s easy to be a one-hit wonder and never have another success.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
I recommended that thriller to all of my friends. It was so formulaic / riveting.
I recommended that thriller to all of my friends. It was so riveting.
What is the name of the traditional Mexican chocolate-based sauce often served with chicken?
Mole
Put the words in order to make a sentence with reporting clauses.
is / believe / spilling salt / I / bad luck / that
I believe that spilling salt is bad luck.
Complete the sentence with so, such, so many, so few, or so little.
______________shows on TV are worth watching that I don’t even own a TV anymore.
So few shows on TV are worth watching that I don’t even own a TV anymore.
Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses and would or will.
Before making it big, R.E.M. _________ (perform) in college town clubs.
Before making it big, R.E.M. would perform in college town clubs.
Match a clause to make a logical sentence.
The louder the music in a movie, _________.
a. the harder it is to concentrate on the dialogue.
b. the quicker my favorite band will play.
c. the less I want to buy their music.
The louder the music in a movie, the harder it is to concentrate on the dialogue.
What is the name of the Mexican volcano that is one of the most active in the country?
Popocatépetl
Complete the sentence with the verb in parentheses. Use a reporting clause in the passive with it.
__________________some birds eat 14 feet of worms every day. (assert)
It is asserted (that) / It has been asserted (that) some birds eat 14 feet of worms every day.
Choose the word that gives both sentences in the pair the same meaning.
There is no doubt that theaters are being threatened by online movie viewing.
Clearly / Potentially, theaters are being threatened by online movie viewing.
Clearly, theaters are being threatened by online movie viewing.
Match a clause to make a logical sentence.
The louder my roommate plays her favorite songs, __________
a. the quicker my favorite band will play.
b. the less I want to buy their music.
c. the more I dislike her musical taste.
The louder my roommate plays her favorite songs, the more I dislike her musical taste.
Choose the expression that best completes each sentence.
If you want to make it in jazz, other musicians expect you to _______.
a. one-hit wonder
b. pay your dues
c. get their foot in the door
If you want to make it in jazz, other musicians expect you to pay your dues.
Which Mexican state is known for its production of silver and has a colonial city with the same name?
Zacatecas
Put the words in order to make a sentence with reporting clauses.
say / when you wear blue / Americans / good / your marriage / that / at your wedding, / will be
Americans say that when you wear blue at your wedding, your marriage will be good.
Choose the word that gives both sentences in the pair the same meaning.
The main reason I don’t see many movies is that I don’t have time.
Basically / Seemingly, I don’t see many movies because I don’t have time.
Basically, I don’t see many movies because I don’t have time.
Match a clause to make a logical sentence.
The sooner this singer finishes, _______.
a. the more they’ll enjoy it.
b. the quicker my favorite band will play.
c. the more I appreciate it.
The sooner this singer finishes, the quicker my favorite band will play.
Put the words in order to make a sentence with reporting clauses.
more money / it brings / that / Argentineans / find money, / assert / if you
Argentineans assert that if you find money, it brings more money.
Who was the first indigenous president of Mexico?
Benito Juárez