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Unit 1 Test Purposes
Comprehend the main ideas and details of a lecture
Understand and use target vocabulary from the unit
Organize notes in chronological order using a timeline (Note‐taking Skill)
Identify inference (Listening Skill)
Identify emphatic word stress (Pronunciation Skill)
Recognize and use negative prefixes (Vocabulary Skill)
Recognize and use figurative language (Speaking Skill)
Recognize and use the passive voice (Grammar)
Discuss successes and achievements
I. Listening
A. In this section, you will hear an extract from a lecture on bilingualism. You will hear the
extract twice. Choose the best answer.
1. What is the best title for the lecture?
A. The Varied Challenges of Bilingual and Monolingual Learners
B. Academic Reading and its Effect on Bilingual College Students
C. How Bilingual and Monolingual Learners Retain New Vocabulary
D. Similar Processes of Language Prediction in Bilingual and Monolingual Learners
2. What does the speaker say about the University’s research project?
A. It has taken a long time to complete.
B. It has changed the way people think.
C. It has proven the challenges bilinguals face.
D. It has been conducted by students.
3. The speaker says that the majority of people ____________ .
A. find learning a language challenging
B. tend not to read in a foreign language
C. have few opinions about language learning
D. rarely take language proficiency tests
4. What does the speaker feel about long‐term language learning?
A. Learners will end up with extensive vocabulary.
B. The success depends upon learning strategies.
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completely immersed in another culture for the first time. When I first stepped into the
market in Shanghai, I panicked –I just couldn’t understand what anyone was saying, and I
certainly couldn’t speak myself. I got this (12) ______ rush of anxiety, but then I slowly
recovered, and started to remember some useful words and phrases.
Surprisingly, however, this (13) ______ never happened. I wasn’t actually in China. In fact, I
never left my room. I was only wearing a Virtual Reality headset using a program developed
by researchers at MIT, the main (14) ______ of which is to track emotional responses in
language learning environments. The device also has a (15) ______ effect on language
learning by having learners immerse in the target language environment.
1 point for each correct answer 5
B. Match each definition with the correct word.
16. _____ the process of becoming well again after an illness
17. _____ to get back something you no longer have, especially an ability
18. _____ the ability to see and understand the truth about people or situations
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