4" Year / 4" Accel / Boom 4 Anual EXTRA PRACTICE N° 1 LISTENING COMPREHENSION A) Answer TRUE or FALSE Rose offers to run some errands for her friends. Rose's female friend needs to have a package delivered. Rose can have the papers copied at the post office. Rose has a school assignment. B) Choose a, b,c 5. Rose's male friend needs... a. ...something from the post office. b. ...to have his shoes repaired. c. ...something from the drugstore. PONS 6. The photocopy store is. a. ...on the same block as the post office. b. ...next to the post office. c. ...opposite the post office. 7. Atthe locksmith you can have... a. ...a key duplicated, b. ...some documents copied too. . ...the copy machine fixed. 8. Rose.. a. ...seems pleased to go by the locksmith. b. ...doesn’t mind stopping off at the locksmith c. ...doesn't seem pleased to run any more errands in the end. TOP NOTCH 3 (UNIT 1,2, 3)READING COMPREHENSION Can You Trust 41 When Deborah Regosin's14-month-od, Sophie, thes was rnning a ever, Debeat called hr decor, Over-the-Counter who recommended giving the baby @ teaspoon Orugs? ‘fii Tye every four hous. He dd pec iy, awe, the ciiren'so infant's formula tin though he meant for hero use the cilren's, Ustunat, Sophie's mother bout Infant's Tylenol preparation that's intend fr babies up oage3 and sre times as slang as Chile's Tena it's concentated because its odie to get babies to swak- low meine). An, instead fusing the dpe tha eame wih the bate, Sophie's ma fe oui a bigger dapper so she could dispense the teaspeon her doctor ict. Every day fo Tour days Sophie's mother continued the ses Gradual the baby aew pale ist tes, afin umesponse. By he ith day be ver was fing and she was ruse to the haspta. Spe survived thanks oan emegency ver transplant. Bul forthe st of her ese have ake antici drs. 45 Alot counter (OC) medications must be Aare so thee requ to betested wil andl vith spectic dosage format or chien. The danger sthat these drugs Can cain srt roles the abused or used caelessh, fac, acorn oa rece Study ast 24 children in the United Slates have ded because of accidental overdoses of {xelaminoptthe active ingen Tera mary ere and pain revs Bul Tylenol sn the only O1C meicaton thal can harm cidren i i's used inconect- Ibuprofen can cause kidney problems in Wis who are dehyiraled because of dathea ‘vomiting, And decongestants can cause heart-tythm abnormalities in chien with heart problems, To head off trouble, the FDA has proposed making OTC Iabels more ‘2h consume end isting side effects and advice about when to consul a dactrin ant aay To Toad formal. Tylenot's manvfactorer has aleady made sone labeling changes: onthe infants formation for example, parents are alerted to the fat tha itis concen Urated.) In ation, the FDA has proposed adding information on proper dosages of painkillers for chien underage 2 24 Experts tecammend taking the following precautions whenever ging you chid OTC drugs: ‘hil pvng yo hd eontinalion col and Mh rods wich usualy contain more ‘hed than he needs, Pick medicine that is the splot) of Nea se the dosing speser thal comes wih the mica. Const yt doetor it Un are any age-related dosing instruction on the package. “Enver ur any O1C dct le exceptinn of acetaminophen, ona cil unger Than mont, and Then ase nl wi pes dosing stucins ftom your doctor. LM A) Answer TRUE or FALSE 1. Deborah bought the wrong medication because of the doctor's specification. 2. Deborah gave her daughter the concentrated preparation. 3. Sophie got very sick and then she died. 4, People need a doctor's prescription to buy Tylenol B) Ch be 5. Sophie was taken to the hospital because of. a. ...a high fever. b. ...a Tylenol overdose. c. ...a heart-thythm abnormality. 6. According to the article, over-the-counter medications for children... a. ...should be prohibited. b. ....shuold be prscribed by doctors. c. ...should be used carefully. TOP NOTCH 3 (UNIT 1, 2, 3)7. “sothey’re required...” (line 15), THEY refers to... a. ...kids b. — children c. ....OTC medications 8, “...more consumer-friendly labels” (lines 23-24) refers to labels that. a. ...can be understood easily. b. ...imclude a longer list of symptoms. ¢. ...contain more detailed information about the drug. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ‘A) Multiple choice. 1. So you bought a new apartment,.....? a. haven't you b. didn't you? c. weren't you? 2... ..fefers to being familiar with and respecting the culture of others. a. Customary b. Cultural literacy c. Common sense 3. A; |feel terrible! | have a splitting headache! B: Why don’t you take ......? a. anantacid b. an antihistamine c. a painkiller 4, When I finally got in contact with my cousin, she......already... a. was...leaving b. had....left c. was...left 5. Gina doesn’t have time to clean the house herself, so she has.....once a week. a. itcleaned b. cleaned c. itclean ' 6. I'mallergic to pollen and I've been....all day. My nose is really red! a. coughing b. sneezing c. wheezing 7. Ifyou are not afraid of needles, you should try. a. spiritual healing b. acupuncture c. homeopathy 8. Laura has a new boyfriend, a. has she? b. doesn't she? c. hasn't she? 9. I'mon time,...... a. am! not? b.aml? ©. aren't |? 10.Tom would like to have his car..... a. checked b. being checked c. check 11. The price was......but we couldn't afford to rent the apartment a. responsible b. reliable c. reasonable TOP NOTCH (UNIT 1,2, 3)12. Patient: My back stil hurts a lot. Doctor: Ok, when did you last get...? I need to see what's wrong with it. a. ashot b.an EKG c. an X-ray 13. Steven got his brother.....the air conditioner before the party. a. repair b. to repair ©. repaired 14. If it's an emergency, I......get you an appointment at 5:30. Would that be OK? a. might be able to b. must cc. be able to 18. I won't......... go to your party since I'm traveling to my home town. a. able to b. be able to c. be able Look at the pictur i mplete the sentences. Picture A: ..because she'd been coughing and wheezing. | When Mrs. Green called to make an appointment... ae After the checkup, the doctor ... Dr. Harper said, “I'm sure ....... However, Mrs. Green is worried oroens Picture B: et ek a tm a pet Before Oliver took the math test, Oliver's parents made him.. Oliver might .. Oliver's teacher always gets her students.. His teacher must ... fees @nona TOP NOTCH 3 (UNIT 1,2, 3)