FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE

I. READING COMPREHENSION

Have you ever heard the expression “opposites

attract”? It means that people who have
completely different characters often like
each other a lot. I’ve always thought that was
lucky for me, because otherwise I wouldn’t be
here. If you ever met my mom and dad, you’d
know what I mean!
Take money, for instance. My dad is obsessed
with keeping records. He writes down
everything he spends, and when his bank
statement arrives, he sits down and goes over
it really carefully. He’d like Mom to do the
same, but she says that “life’s too short” for
that kind of thing. She takes pleasure in
pointing out that in 20 years, Dad has yet to
find an error. However, she has to admit that
she occasionally ends up paying fees to the
bank because her account has been overdrawn,
which dad says is a silly waste of money.
Needless to say, they’ve never had a joint bank
account!
Then there are family vacations. Dad likes to
plan out absolutely everything. Once, he tried
to force us to go to a really dirty looking
restaurant, just because it was on his plan! (We
refused, obviously!) Mom, on the other hand,
prefers just to book a plane ticket and see
what happens when we arrive. Over the years,
we’ve gotten used to wandering the streets of
foreign cities late at night, desperately
searching for a hotel, with Dad getting more
and more annoyed!
As you will have gathered by now, Dad loves
planning. Every morning, he makes a list of jobs
for the day, and crosses them off as the day
goes on. But in the time it takes him to do that,
Mom’s usually actually done two or three of
them. She doesn’t mind though—she’s used to it
now, and anyway, they both insist that they
love each other just the way they are!!!

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1. What does Emma’s father do with his bank

statements?
He have a detailed register about the expenses

2. What is the problem with Emma’s mom not

checking her bank statements?
The problem is when she pays fees to the bank.
3. Why can Emma’s father’s vacation planning
cause problems?

A. He plans absolutely everything

B. He likes to go shopping
C. He likes to stay at the hotel

4. What is the problem with Emma’s mother’s

approach?
She isn't very productive, and she is
unconcerned.

5 What makes their marriage so successful?

They don't give much attention to their

differences.
II. GRAMMAR THIRD CONDITIONAL

1.If the weather __________ better, we_______ in the

sea.
A. Had been, would have swum
B. Has been, would swim

2.We ______ at the station, if you ________ us a

message.
A. would been,has send
B. Would have been, had sent

3. They ______ a hat ,if the shops______open.

A. would have bought, had been

B. would have buy, has been
4.If my dad _________ time he_________ with me.

A. had has,would played

B. had had, would have played
5.I _________ to London, if I ______ English.

A.would have traveled, had learned

B. would has traveled, has learning

III. PASSIVE FORM

1. The hurricane destroyed more than one thousand

houses.
Thousands of houses had been destroyed by the
hurricane.

2.Most people have tried alcohol.

Alcohol is tried by people.

3. Max is cooking pasta.

___Pasta was cooking by Max
4. The police had arrested him.
______He had been arrested by the police.
_________________________________

5.They had already rebuilt many of the small towns.

___Small towns had been rebuilt by their.

IV. BE USED TO/ GET USED TO

1.Hey,Julia , I’m arriving in Atlantas on Friday to move

into my dorm before classes start. I just can’t (1) be
/get used to the idea that I’m finally going to be living
away from home.!

2.Did your family convince (2) to live/you to live with us?

3.My parents want me (3) stay/to stay in the dorm for

at least 9 months. Anyway...you sound kind of anxious.
4. I was,too,but my sister told me (4) not to/don’t
stress.
5.She is a senior at the university,so she’s totally (5)
use/used to the place.

V. VOCABULARY

Hygiene- famished- drought- mascot- freshman

Choose the vocabulary word that fits for each sentence.

1. When you start college you are a ___freshman

_______.

2. Something that represents a team is a __mascot

______.

3. In Africa many people experience being _famished

__ ______.
4. You need to keep a good __hygiene _____ to
prevent COVID.

5. Long periods of no rain is considered to be a

_drought_____.