Advanced 1, Units 1-6

Practice Exam 3
A. Fill in the blank with the appropriate vocabulary word.
1. When my mother came to my school looking for me in ever classroom and shouting my name, I
felt _____________.
2. I was studying abroad one summer when I found myself in a(n) _________________ situation. I
realized I hadn’t tipped the waiter, but I wasn’t sure if I should or not. The waiter became very
rude with me and I felt like I needed to explain that in my country, we don’t tip waiters.
3. Many people visiting Ecuador for the first time feel ________________ by the local cultures and
food. Ecuador has such unique customs and it’s easy to feel this way.
4. One thing people often feel when they move to a new country is _____________. They may feel
very sad because they don’t speak the language and they miss their family and friends.
5. ________________ is one adjective that people use to describe how they feel when they know
that they are going to succeed because they have studied a lot or because they have experience
in a similar situation.

B. Put the words in order to make sentences about living abroad.

1. thing would nervous is new one I feel foods about eating
_________________________________________________________
2. I two really and mother miss people would father are my
_________________________________________________________
3. guaguas de pan for feel I foods and are fanesca homesick would two
_________________________________________________________

C. Complete the following sentences involving customs in Ecuador.

1. In Ecuador, when a couple gets married, ____________________________________________.
2. ___________________________________you’re supposed to bring lots of food to their house.
3. When it is someone’s birthday, ____________________________________________________.
4. _____________________________________________________________________________.

D. Circle the correct word from the choices.

1. My computer keeps (fixing, cleaning, crashing). I think it has a virus.
2. I think my car’s engine has a leak somewhere. It keeps (crashing, overheating, flickering).
3. My new cell phone won’t stay charged. It keeps (going dead, sticking, jamming).
4. The screen on my laptop keeps (going dead, flickering, jamming). I need to take it to the store.

E. Fill in the blank with either the correct form of keep or need.
1. The refrigerator is broken. It _____________________ to be fixed.
2. The printer stopped working. It ___________________ jamming.
3. My TV suddenly stopped working. I think it ___________________ replacing.
4. The light in my bedroom __________________ flickering.
5. The carpet is very dirty. It __________________ to be vacuumed.

F. Fill in the blank with the correct word.

1. The mug is chipped. It has a _______________________.
2. The pen is ____________________. It has a leak.
3. The CD is damaged. It has ____________________________.
4. The glasses are cracked. They have ______________________.
5. The jeans have a tear. They are _____________________.

G. Turn to page 43 in your book and do exercise 4 (Role Play – Haggling) with a partner.

H. Listen to three tenants complain to their building manager (pg.43, ex.3). Complete the chart.
Tenant’s Complaints How the problems are solved
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