UNIT 1
Over time, there have been different waves of _____ from Europe.
A. society
B. community
C. migration
D. history
C. migration
An important step in a child's mental development is a _____.
A. developmental step
B. cognitive milestone
C. mental challenge
D. mental stage
B. cognitive milestone
She never knew her grandparents because they _____ before she was born.
A. lived
B. had died
C. had been alive
D. hadn't died
B. had died
Do people in your city have _____ to good public transportation?
A. opportunities
B. access
C. afford
D. vehicles
B. access
If you have so little money that you can't afford the ticket, _____ .
A. you have little money because you can't afford the ticket
B. you had little money before you bought the ticket
C. you have little money because you bought the ticket
D. you can't buy the ticket because you don't have enough money
OPTION D
I've _____ Chinese every day for 5 years now with very little progress.
A. been studying
B. studied
C. studying
D. been studied
A. been studying
Which emotion could be positive or negative?
A. happiness
B. anger
C. surprise
D. disgust
C. surprise
By the time she arrived at the beach, it ______ to rain.
A. started
B. stopped
C. began
D. had started
D. had started
How important is job _____ to you?
A. balance
B. secure
C. stress
D. satisfaction
D. satisfaction
If your father is from Mexico and your mother is from China, your background is
A. one-quarter Chinese
B. half Chinese
C. one-third Mexican
D. all of the above
B. half Chinese
She's _____ the truth all this time.
A. knowing
B. know
C. known
D. been knowing
C. known
A: Tomas doesn't enjoy traveling and meeting new people.
B: That's OK. He _____ be an outgoing person.
A. could not
B. may
C. might
D. might not
D. might not
Drivers need to turn on their cars' headlights in _____ fog.
A. strong
B. dark
C. light
D. thick
D. thick
She _____ a raise last June.
A. 'll be given
B. was given
A. has been given
A. 's being given
B. was given
Read the sentences. Choose the incorrect sentence.
A. She enjoys to imagine where she might live in the future.
B. She enjoys thinking about where she could live in the future.
C. She continues to believe she could study in Lima.
D. She enjoys imagining what people in other places might be doing.
A. She enjoys to imagine where she might live in the future.
I've been waiting _____ twenty minutes.
A. for
B. since
C. in
D. during
A FOR
hat's wrong with Valeria? Everyone is having fun, but she is worried.
A. She could be an anxious person.
B. She might not be an anxious person.
C. She can't be an anxious person.
D. She should be an anxious person.
A. She could be an anxious person.
he scientists concluded that human activity _____ climate change.
A. had caused
B. caused
C. had resulted
D. effected
A. had caused
The students _____ read nine books in English by the end of the school year.
A. have read
B. will have read
C. had read
D. were being read
B. will have read
Already, the ______ of climate change are happening all over the world.
A. causes
B. levels
C. pollution
D. effects
D. effects
He was _____ shy that it was hard for him to talk to strangers.
A. so little
B. so much
C. so
D. so few
C. so
Which of these is an example of the halo effect?
A. a person buying a car because they like the way it looks
B. a person buying a car because it's cheap
C. a person buying a car because the person in the car ad is attractive
D. a person buying a good quality car
C. a person buying a car because the person in the car ad is attractive
Climate change affects _____ species on the planet—land animals, sea animals, and plants.
A. every
B. most
C. some
D. certain
A. every
The teacher returned the tests and now the results _____ very carefully by the students.
A. were being studied
A. had been studied
C. will have been studied
D. are being studied
D. are being studied
Julia has been offered a new job. She made a list of pros and cons about it. Which is the con?
A. The salary is very good.
B. There are opportunities for growth in the company.
C. The job is 1,000 miles away from where she lives now.
D. The office is in a new building with a gym and company cafeteria.
C. The job is 1,000 miles away from where she lives now.