Unit 8 Test

Name:Renzo Espejo, Frank Chapoñan, Arturo Oliva, Brayan Boyer

Date: 05/07/2023

Vocabulary

Use the following to answer questions 1-8:

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.

1. Ever since the city hired the new police chief, the ____ in our city has been dropping.
A traffic
)
B job market
)
C crime rate
)

2. If more people used public transportation, the ____ wouldn't be so poor.

A shopping
)
B air quality
)
C nightlife
)

3. Our ____ is excellent. Several of our teachers have won excellence-in-teaching awards.
A school system
)
B cost of living
)
C housing price
)

4. The ____ is the worst it's even been. I can't find a job anywhere!
A art scene
)
B job market
)
C nightlife
)
 5. If I could change one thing about my town, I'd make the ____ more exciting by
building a new museum.
A public transportation
)
B art scene
)
C air quality
)

6. I'm looking for a city with great ____ where I can ride my bike, play tennis, and relax.
A subway stops
)
B housing prices
)
C public parks
)

7.
A How is the ____ in your city?
B The subway system is great, but the bus system could be better.
A shopping
)
B public transportation
)
C nightlife
)

8. Never drive in this city on Monday mornings. The ____ is so bad that it takes nearly 45
minutes to go two miles.
A restaurants
)
B job market
)
C traffic
)

Grammar

Use the following to answer questions 9-14:

Is the sentence grammatically correct or incorrect?

 9. If I made more money, I wouldn't worrying all the time.
A correct
)
B incorrect
)

10. If more people took the bus to work, the environment would improve.
A correct
)
B incorrect
)

11. How would Andrew and Nate solve the problem if they were here?
A correct
)
B incorrect
)

12. Will you finish more work if your office weren't in the front of the building?
A correct
)
B incorrect
)

13. If Aileen had more money, she could bought a new digital camera.
A correct
)
B incorrect
)

14. If you came to work earlier, you would not have problems with Mr. Patel.
A correct
)
B incorrect
)

Use the following to answer questions 15-20:

Complete the sentence in the second conditional. Use the verbs in parentheses.
15. Amanda's health _______would improve____ (improve) if she ____eats____ (eat)
more vegetables.

16. If our boss ____weren´t______ (not be) on time every day, we _____wouldn´t
worry_____ (not worry) about being late.

17. Zach might take (take) a vacation if he wouldn’t be (not be) behind in his studies.

18. If more people were care (care) about the crime rate, our city might be(be) a safer
place to live.

19. Patrick might be (be) a fantastic manager if his company would give (give) him the
opportunity.

20. If I were lose(lose) a lot of money, I had feel (feel) very unhappy.
Reading

Use the following to answer questions 21-26:

Read the text. Choose True or False.

Would you really be happy?

Many people think, "If I had more money, I'd be happy!" But is this
true? Dan Gilbert, a professor from Harvard University, has been
researching this issue, and his conclusions are fascinating. Gilbert
found that if a person's basic needs are met, the happiness he or she
gets from having more money is really very small.
Gilbert's first reason is based on a personality trait that we all share:
an ability to change in different environments. For example, if a person
moved to a hot country, he or she would feel very hot at first, but in
time, the heat would feel normal. In the same way, when a person has
more money, he or she can buy exciting new things and is happy. In
time, the person sees these things as normal, not exciting, but the
memory of excitement remains. The person tries to buy new things to
create that feeling again.
Suddenly, having more money also causes stress. After the person
buys an expensive car, new clothes, or big home, he or she worries
about keeping it. There are always more things to worry about. For
most people who didn't always have money, there is a fear of losing it
or being unable to maintain expensive things. These people aren't able
to enjoy the things if they are focused on the worry or the loss. Many
people also feel that others want what they have, and this causes more
stress.
So, the next time someone says, "I'd be happier if I had more
money," you will know the truth!

21. If a person's basic needs are met, having more money can make that person much
happier.
A True
)
B False
)

22. Gilbert gives more than one main reason to support his position.
A True
)
B False
 )

23. Having more money makes most people happy for a while, but the happiness doesn't
last.
A True
)
B False
)

24. Buying new things never gives people a feeling of happiness and excitement.
A True
)
B False
)

25. Not everyone who has money is afraid of losing it.

A True
)
B False
)

26. Some people worry because they believe that others want their things.
A True
)
B False
)

Listening

Use the following to answer questions 31-33:

Listen. Choose True or False.

27. Julie's mother calls her every day.

A True
)
B False
)
 28. Julie doesn't want her mother to call her at all.
A True
)
B False
)

29. Julie's mother doesn't usually have a lot to tell her.

A True
)
B False
)

Use the following to answer questions 34-36:

Listen again. Choose the best phrase to complete the sentence.

30. Adam thinks he ____ if he spoke to his daughter twice a day.

A wouldn't have much to say
)
B wouldn't worry as much
)
C would feel very happy
)

31. It isn't a good idea for Julie to stop answering the phone because her mother ____.
A would get angry
)
B would call twice a day
)
C would worry about her
)

32. Julie hasn't told her mother how she feels because ____.
A she doesn't think her mother listens to her
)
B she doesn't want to hurt her mother's feelings
)
C she is afraid her mother will become angry
)