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Russian Roulette
100
Match the verbs with their complements: detect / search / map / discover / locate / a cure for cancer / traces of the mineral / the ocean floor / the lost city of Atlantis / for new species
Detect traces of the mineral / search for new species / map the ocean floor / discover a cure for cancer / locate the lost city of Atlantis
100
Match the expressions with "put" with their meanings: put off / put off / put in / put up / put up / put on / put on / made uninterested / wear / hosted / post / procrastinate / turn on / install
put off = procrastinate; put off = made uninterested; put in = installed; put up = hosted; put up = post; put on = wear; put on = turn on
100
Consider these sentences. Which describes an action that is already completed? That has been completed before the future? That is still being completed in the future? I will be traveling the world. I will have traveled the world. I have traveled the world.
Already completed: I have traveled the world. Completed before the future: I will have traveled the world. Still being completed in the future: I will be traveling the world.
100
Correct these resume points: LaSalle, Professor, August 2013 - Present. (1) I teach students. (2) I write and grade exams.
(1) Design and impart courses for university students. (2) Create and execute holistic evaluations for students.
100
Who is Danny Wallace? What does he decide to do?
He is the author of the book "Yes Man." He decides to say 'yes' to everything for one day.
200
Which expressions can be used in each sentence? allow us / benefit / crucial / enable us / essential / give us the ability / have a positive effect on / improve / vital; (1) Continuing research on the origins of the virus is _____ for understanding how the virus works. (2) A deeper understanding of the virus's function will _____ to stop the virus from causing bodily damage. (3) This will _____ our ability to defeat the virus.
(1) crucial; essential; vital; (2) allow us; enable us; give us the ability ; (3) benefit; have a positive; improve
200
Add a preposition to each sentence: (1) We need to put more effort in order to solve the problem. (2) Let's get together and talk the problem before the next meeting. (3) We discussed what was going on, and we were able to sort everything. (4) We were just about to come to an agreement when the negotiations broke.
(1) We need to put in more effort in order to solve the problem. (2) Let's get together and talk the problem over before the next meeting. (3) We discussed what was going on, and we were able to sort everything out. (4) We were just about to come to an agreement when the negotiations broke down.
200
In July, what will you be doing? What will you have done? Tell me three of each.
I will be relaxing. I will be traveling on holiday. I will be working. I will have finished my final exams. I will have received my grades. I will have completed my second semester of school.
200
Tell me 6 things that are important for a summary.
be easy to understand; include all the main points of the original, without unnecessary details; not include your own opinions or reactions; not include any unnecessary words and expressions; be written in your own words, without copying sections of the original; be written in complete sentences, linked to make a paragraph.
200
Who is typically involved in a mediation? What are these people like?
Two mediators who should be visibly different and the two sides of the argument, with an equal number of supporters on each side.
300
Rewrite the sentences so that the meaning is the same. Use the word in brackets. (1) Students have the right to use the library. Students _____ (entitle) use the library. (2) You will be paid for the time you spend on the study. You will _____ (compensate) for your time. (3) What were you thinking of as compensation? What did you _____ (have)? (4) We would be happy to return. We ____ (willing) to return.
are entitled to; be compensated; have in mind; would be willing
300
Choose the correct sentence and fix the incorrect sentence in each pair: (1) I try to keep up my spirits, even when I'm in a bad mood. / My friends keep up calling me when I feel down. (2) I set up the bags on the floor. / We set up a meeting for Thursday. (3) I put up with his tardiness. / He put up with the fliers that I asked him to hang around campus.
(1) I try to keep up my spirits, even when I'm in a bad mood. / My friends keep calling me when I feel down. (2) I set the bags on the floor. / We set up a meeting for Thursday. (3) I put up with his tardiness. / He put up the fliers that I asked him to hang around campus.
300
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the future progressive or future perfect: (1) In ten years, I _____ (work) at Yale. (2) I ____ (receive) my doctorate. (3) I _____ (raise) my children. (4) I ____ (get) married. (5) What ___ you ____ (do) by then?
(1) will be working; (2) will have received; (3) will be raising; (4) will have gotten; (5) will / have done
300
What are the things that a resume should include?
Contact information, education, experience, skills
300
Are the statements true or false? Correct the false statements. (1) People have the freedom to vote in Australia. (2) People have the right to roam in the UK. (3) People can walk through the countryside, in gardens, and in hunting areas in the UK. (4) People don't have to vote in Australia if they have a good excuse.
(2) and (4) are true. People have an obligation to vote in Australia. People can walk through the countryside in the UK, but they must avoid gardens and hunting/fishing areas.
400
Rewrite the sentences using the word in brackets so that the meaning is the same. (1) We must pay taxes (obliged); (2) You must attend classes (compulsory); (3) You can choose whether or not you want to drive a car (free); (4) You are guaranteed the ability to speak your mind. (right)
(1) We are obliged to pay taxes. (2) Attending classes is compulsory. (3) You are free to drive a car. (4) You have the right to speak your mind.
400
Complete the sentence with a preposition: (1) I keep putting ___ going to the gym. (2) We just put ___ a new swimming pool! (3) I spend 5 minutes putting ____ make-up every morning. (4) The smell of fish put me ____ and I wasn't hungry anymore. (5) You put me ___ a difficult situation.
(1) off; (2) in; (3) on; (4) off; (5) in
400
Give an example of an -ing form as: the subject in a sentence; after a preposition; after the verb "begin"; as part of a progressive verb form; and as an adjective.
Walking is healthy; After walking for an hour, you will feel good; I began walking two years ago; I have been walking everyday since then; Walking shoes are an important purchase.
400
What three things are wrong with the summary of the article "Forget Space Travel"? I think that deep sea exploration is more important than space travel. However, deep sea exploration is very difficult and it must be done by humans. There's a good chance that you'll discover a species completely new to science. Exploring the deep sea can help us learn more about the origin of life, and we might even find new sources of energy, medicine, and food. It's been 50 years since Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh went to the deep sea in the Challenger Deeps, and we've still got a lot to learn.
Gives a personal opinion; copies text from the original article; includes unnecessary information
400
Describe the following: active contact lenses; active skin; digital jewelry; automatic transport systems
Active contact lenses: contact lenses with a display function (similar to Google Glass, but as contact lenses instead of glasses); active skin: temporary tattoos with electrical currents that can serve as security keys etc.; Digital jewelry: jewelry that will replace our current electronics cell phones and tablets; automatic transport systems: rail system of personal cars that will be able to drive themselves along the rail.
500
Complete the sentences using vocabulary about discovery. Scientists are now _____ research into the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Researchers _____ the affected area last month to begin research. Soon, they _____ that the disease had spread to other countries. In fact, doctors _____ evidence of the disease as far away as France. Researchers continue to _____ for a cure. They hope, at least, to find a way to _____ the virus sooner, before the person has become dangerously ill.
doing; reached; discovered; found; search; detect
500
Replace the verb in each sentence with a phrasal verb from chapter 13: (1) We need to find a solution to the problem. (2) Let's meet to discuss the issue. (3) Can we plan a time to get together? (4) This problem won't disappear on its own. (5) We can't tolerate this type of behavior.
(1) We need to come up with a solution to the problem. (2) Let's sit down to discuss the issue. (3) Can we set up a time to get together? (4) This problem won't go away on its own. (5) We can't put up with this type of behavior.
500
Find 5 forms that should be -ing forms and correct them: If you have been follow the news recently, you will have heard about the disaster in Turkey. It seems that hundreds of men work in Turkish mines have been killed. Mine is a dangerous occupation, of course, but a disaster of this size has been unheard of to date. Teams are search for the lost men. Find the men in time is crucial to saving their lives.
If you have been followING the news recently, you will have heard about the disaster in Turkey. It seems that hundreds of men workING in Turkish mines have been killed. MinING is a dangerous occupation, of course, but a disaster of this size has been unheard of to date. Teams are searchING for the lost men. FindING the men in time is crucial to saving their lives.
500
Write a 50 word summary of the following: Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- At least 10 people were killed in two explosions Friday in central Nairobi, the Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre said via Twitter. As many as 76 people were wounded in the blasts at the Gikomba market and on a public minibus, the disaster agency said. Ambulances evacuated 43 injured males and 33 injured females, the Centre said via Twitter. Two suspects were arrested in connection with the explosions, which were caused by grenades, according to Nairobi Police Commandant Benson Kibuye. There have been no claims of responsibility in the attack. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta expressed his sympathy to those affected by the blasts, the Interior Ministry said via Twitter. The explosions came after the United States, Australia and UK issued travel alerts for the African nation Thursday. Hundreds of vacationers were evacuated from Kenya the same day in response to the alerts, which warned of a "high threat" of terrorist attacks.
An attack in Kenya on Friday has killed at least 10 people and injured up to 76. The Nairobi police have arrested two suspects, but no terrorist groups have claimed responsibility for the attack. Many international travelers had already evacuated Kenya after the US, Australian, and British governments issued travel warnings for the area.
500
Answer the following interview questions. Each answer should be at least 20 seconds long. (1) What would you say are your greatest strengths? (2) What do you think you'll be doing in 5 years' time? (3) What do you consider to be your greatest weaknesses?
Individual answers