Name: ______________________ Class: _________________ Date: _________ ID: U

Unit 1 Test

MAIN IDEAS. Listen to the conversation. Answer T (true) or F (false). [Track 21CC
2_U1_1.mp3]

____ 1. This is the first class in this course.

____ 2. The main topic for today's class is what people can do after they retire.

____ 3. This is not a lecture class. The students will do most of the talking now.

DETAILS: Listen to the conversation. Choose the correct answer.

____ 4. What is the name of the course? [Track 21CC 2_U1_2.mp3]

a. Financial Planning
b. Retirement Finances
c. Planning for Retirement

____ 5. Why did the class look at bucket list Web sites? [Track 21CC 2_U1_2.mp3]
a. to learn about finances
b. to get ideas for retirement
c. to find containers for their money

____ 6. What was the most common topic on the bucket lists the class referred to? [Track 21CC 2_U1_3.mp3]
a. learning English
b. traveling
c. helping the poor

____ 7. What is an example of an idealistic bucket list item? [Track 21CC 2_U1_4.mp3]
a. helping children in developing countries learn English
b. going to see the Pyramids
c. eating food from other countries

____ 8. What does Isabel want to do? [Track 21CC 2_U1_5.mp3]

a. study a language in the United States
b. travel as a tourist
c. live in another country

____ 9. Who does Mary want to talk with in sign language? [Track 21CC 2_U1_5.mp3]
a. her best friend
b. her grandmother
c. her cousin

____ 10. What does Helena want to do? [Track 21CC 2_U1_5.mp3]
a. tutor her niece’s students
b. go to Slovenia
c. become an electrician
Name: ______________________ ID: U

LISTENING SKILL: Listen to the sentences. What examples do the speakers give to support
their points?

____ 11. What example does Isabel give when she says, “so many of the responses were similar” on the bucket list
Web sites? A lot of people want to [Track 21CC 2_U1_6.mp3]
a. travel
b. live in new places
c. learn new things

____ 12. What example did Mary give when she said, “there wasn’t much creativity in the postings”? Most people
wanted to go to [Track 21CC 2_U1_6.mp3]
a. Disneyland or the Pyramids
b. the ocean or Paris
c. Disneyland or Paris

____ 13. What examples does Ralph give when he says the places people wanted to see were “not very original”?
Most people want to see [Track 21CC 2_U1_6.mp3]
a. the Pyramids and the Eiffel Tower
b. Disneyland and the Eiffel Tower
c. Paris and the Pyramids

____ 14. What example does Helena give when she says, “some of the postings were very idealistic”? People want
to [Track 21CC 2_U1_6.mp3]
a. learn about different cultures
b. help children in developing countries learn English
c. learn English before traveling overseas

SPEAKING SKILL: Listen to the discussion. How do the speakers agree and disagree?

15. What sentence does Ralph use to agree with Isabel? [Track 21CC 2_U1_7.mp3]
_______________________

16. What word does Ralph use to agree with Mary? [Track 21CC 2_U1_8.mp3] ____________________

17. What sentence does Frederich use to disagree with Ralph? [Track 21CC 2_U1_9.mp3]
_______________________

18. What three words does Helena use to agree with Frederich? [Track 21CC 2_U1_10.mp3]

PRONUNCIATION SKILL: Listen to the sentences. Choose the three words that are
emphasized.

____ 19. Which words does Mary emphasize? [Track 21CC 2_U1_11.mp3]
a. love
b. idea
c. sign
d. language
Name: ______________________ ID: U

____ 20. Which words does Ralph emphasize? [Track 21CC 2_U1_12.mp3]
a. father
b. was
c. electrician
d. worked

VOCABULARY: Read the definitions of the words. Write the correct word on the line to
complete each sentence.

private (adj) personal, for just one person

depressed (adj) very unhappy
community (n) all of the people in one group or area
responses (n) answers
data (n) information

21. Some of the survey __________ were really amazing. People want to do interesting things.

22. Many people discussed very __________ issues on the Web site. I was surprised!

23. I live in a wonderful __________. All the people in my neighborhood are friendly.

24. He was really __________ when his grandmother died.

25. The researchers collected __________ on what people wanted to do after they retired.

VOCABULARY: Match each word to the correct meaning.

a. anonymously (adv)
b. preserve (v)
c. remains (n)
d. heroism (n)
e. play out (v)
____ 26. an action showing courage
____ 27. done with no name given
____ 28. to end
____ 29. to keep safe
____ 30. something left behind
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Unit 1 Test
Answer Section

1. ANS: F PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1

TOP: Main Ideas NOT: 21CC 2_U1_1.mp3
2. ANS: T PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Main Ideas NOT: 21CC 2_U1_1.mp3
3. ANS: T PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Main Ideas NOT: 21CC 2_U1_1.mp3
4. ANS: C PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Details NOT: 21CC 2_U1_2.mp3
5. ANS: B PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Details NOT: 21CC 2_U1_2.mp3
6. ANS: B PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Details NOT: 21CC 2_U1_3.mp3
7. ANS: A PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Details NOT: 21CC 2_U1_4.mp3
8. ANS: C PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Details NOT: 21CC 2_U1_5.mp3
9. ANS: C PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Details NOT: 21CC 2_U1_5.mp3
10. ANS: A PTS: 3 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Details NOT: 21CC 2_U1_5.mp3
11. ANS: A PTS: 5 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Recognize examples NOT: 21CC 2_U1_6.mp3
12. ANS: C PTS: 5 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Recognize examples NOT: 21CC 2_U1_6.mp3
13. ANS: A PTS: 5 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Recognize examples NOT: 21CC 2_U1_6.mp3
14. ANS: B PTS: 5 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Recognize examples NOT: 21CC 2_U1_6.mp3
15. ANS: I was just about to say that.

PTS: 5 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1 TOP: Agree and Disagree

NOT: 21CC 2_U1_7.mp3
16. ANS: absolutely

PTS: 5 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1 TOP: Agree and Disagree

NOT: 21CC 2_U1_8.mp3
17. ANS: I'm not so sure about that.

PTS: 5 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1 TOP: Agree and Disagree

NOT: 21CC 2_U1_9.mp3
18. ANS: I completely agree

PTS: 5 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1 TOP: Agree and Disagree

NOT: 21CC 2_U1_10.mp3
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19. ANS: A, B, C PTS: 5 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1

TOP: Emphasize key words NOT: 21CC 2_U1_11.mp3
20. ANS: A, C, D PTS: 5 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Emphasize key words NOT: 21CC 2_U1_12.mp3
21. ANS: responses

PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1 TOP: Part I Vocabulary

22. ANS: private

PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1 TOP: Part I Vocabulary

23. ANS: community

PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1 TOP: Part I Vocabulary

24. ANS: depressed

PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1 TOP: Part I Vocabulary

25. ANS: data

PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1 TOP: Part I Vocabulary

26. ANS: D PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Part II Vocabulary
27. ANS: A PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Part II Vocabulary
28. ANS: E PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Part II Vocabulary
29. ANS: B PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Part II Vocabulary
30. ANS: C PTS: 2 REF: 21CC 2, Unit 1
TOP: Part II Vocabulary