UNIT TEST 4

Name: ………………………………………….
EIC 4

Listening, Vocabulary, Total Score: .........................

Grammar, & Reading

Semester 14.1B

Duration: 30 minutes

I. LISTENING (1 mark each /10 marks) You will listen to each recording ONLY ONCE.
Listening 1: Listen to the recording and answer questions 1-6 using NO MORE THAN

THREE WORDS.
1. How many societies can students join at the university? __________________________
2. What is the Rock Society? __________________________
3. How often does the Mountaineering Club meet? __________________________
4. When does the Mountaineering Club visit actual mountains? __________________________
5. What kind of classes is the Dance Club putting on in the summer? _________________________
6. What does the Hellenic Society organize every month? __________________________
Listening 2: Complete the sentences. WRITE NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each

answer.
7. More artistic events take place in or around the __________________________.
8. It is always possible to see Eastern European Art at the __________________________.
9. More unconventional plays can be seen at __________________________.
10.To get into the choir or jazz band, students have to have __________________________.

II. VOCABULARY (1 mark each / 8 marks)

Complete each sentence with the correct word from the box. Change word forms if
necessary to make it grammatically correct. There are more words than needed.
intentionally loathe pampered amnesia implication disrupt
incidence prohibited collectively deteriorate procedure standard
1. At Hoa Sen University, you see students from all kinds of backgrounds. Some students have been
_______________ their whole lives while others have struggled every day.

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2. _______________, every student wants to succeed in life and do well while they’re studying
university. However, not everybody puts out the same effort to achieve their goals.

3. We should begin a new rule at EnglishZone. We should _______________ Vietnamese from being
spoken in class from EIC 3 to EIC 6. Those who do so should be barred from their final exam.

4. When you speak while the teacher is speaking, it _______________ other students from learning
and I won’t tolerate that. You will be punished for it!

5. During the speaking test you must follow all rules and _______________ in order to receive the
maximum score. Otherwise, you risk receiving a zero score for not following them.

6. I want to set really high academic _______________ here at the university so that when students
graduate, they know their degrees are worth something.

7. I have _______________ made quizzes and unit tests more difficult so students are exposed to
more rigorous practice. This will benefit them by preparing them for the midterm and final exams.

8. It’s funny how students claim to have _______________ when it comes to submitting homework.
They all say they’ve forgotten or didn’t even hear the teacher assign the homework.

III. GRAMMAR (1 mark each / 10 marks)

Complete the text with the verbs in the gerund or infinitive.
I’m planning (0)_to go_(go) to Iceland this summer. My friend Dagrun at university is from there
and she’s invited me (1)_______________(join) her on a visit. I didn’t want to go at first – I didn’t
fancy (2)_______________(travel) to such a freezing and inhospitable place in the holidays.
(3)_______________(live) in Belfast, I get enough bad weather as it is! But then I checked out
Iceland on the internet and, funny just how wrong you can be. It seems (4)_______________(be)
really cool – the kind of place where you can have adventures and allow yourself
(5)_______________(unwind) as well.

Complete the text with the verbs in the past continuous or past perfect.
My aunt finally passed her driving test in 2005. She’d failed_(fail) it three times before that. The first
time she tried it, she had crashed into a parked car. She (6)_______________(reverse) around a
corner at the time. The second time she did the test, she ended up failing again. She
(7)_______________(drive) through a traffic light when it was on red. The third time, she
(8)_______________(do) really well during the entire test, but right at the end she
(9)_______________(forget) to put on the handbrake and the car had started to roll down the hill
while the instructor (10)_______________(get) out of the car just at that moment.
IV. READING (1 mark each /5 marks)
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Read the article.

It’s Time to Take Action

1 Our actions may not feel very significant when we act alone. Only if many individuals make
changes in their behavior collectively can the power of this change be readily seen and felt. Here,
then, are some changes that we can all make to enrich our lives on a personal level and improve the
health of the planet at the same time.

Your Car

Suggestion: Try the bus

2 Transportation counts for more than 30% of the United States’ carbon dioxide emissions. It is also
true that 88% of all trips in the U.S. are made by car. It makes sense, therefore, that if more
Americans leave their cars at home, there will be much less pollution. This would help all of us to
breathe more easily. Also, with fewer vehicles on the road, traffic would flow more smoothly.

3 Even if people drive less, they still need to get from point A to point B. That’s where

the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) comes in. The BRT is a bus system that provides faster, more efficient
service than an ordinary bus line. It features longer buses that run in specially marked highway
lanes where cars are prohibited. Unlike a subway system, which requires a concentrated urban
population to make it profitable, a BRT works best in less densely populated suburban areas. By
taking a BRT, commuters can avoid stressful traffic jams, which will result in lower blood pressure
and a smoother, calmer ride for everyone!

Your Home

Suggestion: Downsize

4 In the United States, “supersized” homes have become the norm. Although the typical

U.S. household has shrunk from 3.4 to 2.6 inhabitants since 1950, during the same time period the
average new single-family home has increased in size from 1,000 to 2,500 square feet (90 to 230
square meters). It’s no surprise that these larger dwellings are not good for the planet. They require
more energy to heat in the winter and cool in the summer, and more materials are used to build
them in the first place.

5 In addition to the aforementioned savings on energy and materials, having less space in a smaller
home forces you to dispose of things and simplify your life. Studies show that the percentage of
people who describe themselves as “very happy” peaked in the 1950s. Even though Americans
consume twice as many goods today, they don’t say that they are any more contented. In fact, one
study showed that nearly 86% of Americans who voluntarily reduced their consumption felt happier
afterwards. Therefore, by shopping and buying less, not only will you save money and have a less
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cluttered home, you’ll also feel better overall.

Choose the best response.

1. Which is the main idea of paragraph 1?

A. People need to work collectively to help the environment.

B. Individual actions are insignificant
C. Making changes will enrich our personal lives.
2. Which is the main idea of paragraph 2?

A. Eighty-eight percent of Americans drive their cars to work.

B. Too many cars on the road can lead to traffic jams.
C. Pollution would decrease if fewer people drove cars.
3. Which is the main idea of paragraph 3?

A. BRT is an efficient and environmentally-friendly form of transportation.

B. BRT uses buses that drive on specially marked lanes on the highway.
C. Less populated suburbs are the best places to use a BRT.
4. Which is the main idea of paragraph 4?

A. The size of the average American home has increased since 1950.
B. Larger homes are worse for the environment because they use more energy.
C. The average American home today measures 2,500 square feet.
5. Which is the main idea of paragraph 5?

A. Americans today are not happier than they were in the 1950s.
B. People who reduce their consumption of goods feel better.
C. Smaller homes can make people’s lives simpler and happier.

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Answer Key

Listening:
1. over a / one hundred 2. a music club 3. twice a week 4. during the vacation

5. Scottish dancing 6. a film evening 7. Lakeside Theater

8. the University Gallery 9. the Workshop Studio 10. an audition

Vocabulary
1. pampered 2. collectively 3. prohibit 4. disrupts

5. procedures 6. standards 7. intentionally 8. amnesia

Grammar
1. to join 2. travelling 3. living 4. to be 5. to unwind

6. was reversing 7. had driven 8. was doing 9. had forgotten 10. was getting

Reading
1.A 2.C 3.A 4.B 5. C

Correct Score Correct Score

33 10 22 6.7
32 9.7 21 6.4 Correct Score
31 9.4 20 6.1 10 3.1
30 9.1 19 5.8 9 2.8
29 8.8 18 5.5 8 2.5
28 8.5 17 5.2 7 2.2
27 8.2 16 4.9 6 1.9
26 7.9 15 4.6 5 1.6
25 7.6 14 4.3 4 1.3
24 7.3 13 4 3 1
23 7 12 3.7 2 0.7
11 3.4 1 0.4

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