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Units 15–16 QUIZ Date: _________________________

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A ► Listen to four phone conversations. Circle the correct words. (4 POINTS)

1. Linda is (in class / at home / on her break) now.

2. David is going to (do laundry / study for a test / help his parents) tomorrow.
3. Jasmine is going to (go on vacation / go to a concert / stay home) tomorrow.
4. Ben is going to (go to work / go to bed early / see a movie) tonight.

B Complete the sentences with the past of be. (4 POINTS)

1 Tonya _____________ at home last night. She went to a party.

2. Dan’s parents _____________ teachers. They worked at a high school.
3. _____________ Jacob in class yesterday?
4. Marcos and Paula _____________ born in the United States, not in Costa Rica.

C Complete the questions in these conversations. (4 POINTS)

1. A: _________________ in the U.S.?

B: No, they weren’t. My parents were born in Japan.

2. A: _________________ grow up?

B: I grew up in Tokyo.

3. A: _________________ your first English teacher?

B: My first English teacher was Mr. Sato.

4. A: _________________ come to New York?

B: I came to New York in 1998.

D Complete the conversations with the correct pronouns and prepositions. (5 POINTS)

1. A: Can I speak to Carl, please?

B: I’m sorry. He’s _____________ his break.
2. A: Hi. Is Tom there?
B: Yes, but _____________ can’t come to the phone. He’s _____________ the shower.
3. A: Hi. Is Beth in, please?
B: No, she’s _____________ the mall. Do you want to leave _____________ a message?

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 E Circle the correct words. (5 POINTS)

1. A: Do you want to go shopping on Saturday?

B: I’m sorry, I can’t. I (’d like to / have to / want to) work on Saturday.
2. A: What are you going to do tonight?
B: I have an important test tomorrow, so I (don’t want to / ’d love to / need to) study.
3. A: Let’s see a movie.
B: I (’d like to / have to / need to), but I can’t.
4. A: Do you (have to / need to / want to) come to a party at my house?
B: Thanks. I (’d love to / have to / need to)!

F Read the article. Then write questions for the answers. (3 POINTS)

The First American Woman in Space

Sally Ride was born on May 26, 1951, in Los Angeles, California. As a young
girl, she wanted to be a tennis player, and she played tennis professionally
as a teenager. She was a student at Standford University and studied English and
physics. She finished her third degree at Standford in 1978 and decided she wanted to be
an astronaut. That year, over 8,000 people wanted to enter the U.S. space program (NASA). Only
35 people got in. Six were women, and one was Sally Ride.
At NASA, Sally got a lot of training. In 1983, she took her first space flight and became the first
American woman in space. Sally Ride left NASA in 1987. Today, she encourages other young
women to study science and math.

1. _________________________________________________________ ? In Los Angeles, California.

2. _________________________________________________________ ? English and physics.

3. _________________________________________________________ ? In 1987.

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