Unit 3 General quiz Name: ___________________________

Date: ___________________________
Total Score
______ / 50 points

A Listen to a man and a woman talking about living at home. Check ( ) True or False
for each sentence.
True False
1. The woman wants to leave home because of an argument with her parents.
2. The wo
woman’s parents would like her to pay them rent.
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3. The woman
woma is not discussing her plans with her parents at the moment.
4. The man left h
home after finishing college.
5. They both a
agree ttheir views may change in the future.

A _______ / 10 points (2 points each)

B Complete
ete the conversation
conversation.
convers Write participle clauses, using the verbs in parentheses.
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A When remember everybody talking about this new TV series. I couldn’t join
hen I was at school, I rem
remembe
in the conversations,
onversations, _________________ (not see) it. I felt really left out of things.
sations, though, _______
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((1)
B So it bothered
ed you?
A Yeah, it did. My parents,
s, you know, _________________
_________
___ (be) serious academics, never let
(2)
us watch much TV. And certainly
ertainly not any of the
t popular
po shows.
B That must have been hard.
rd. My family
mily loved TV shows,
sh but _________________ (have) four
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(3)
older brothers and sisters, I invariably
variably had to watch their
nvariably th favorite
fav shows.
A I wish I’d had a large family. I mean,
an, _________________
_______________ (live) with just my mom and dad,
(4)
I was often lonely.
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B But you had friends, right?
A Yeah, but _________________ (not know) about
out alll the latest fashions
fashi and stuff,
s I was
(5)
never one of the cool kids at school.
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B Well, you presumably had other advantages. _________________
_____ (be) one of the
__________ t so-called
so
(6)
cool kids when I was at school, I now wish I’d focused on my schoolwork
work a bit more!
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B _______ / 6 points (1 point each)
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C Replace the paraphrases in bold with expressions from the box.. Theree is one
expression that you do not need to use.

take advantage of take credit for take heart take stock of take part in take e precedence over
ove
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take refuge in take responsibility for take steps take note of take the initiative

My friend Jon took a break from his career last year, feeling he needed time to think about
out
and assess _______________________ some aspects of his life and do some positive things
.ir
(1)
_______________________ to change what he didn’t like about it. Having worked as a
(2)
sales consultant since leaving college, he found his work tended to take priority over
_______________________ everything else, leaving him little free time.
(3)
 Jon’s employer had asked his staff to take unpaid leave. So Jon decided to make use
of _______________________ the situation and do something different for a year. He loves
(4)
sailing, but rarely had time to participate in _______________________ competitions. So he
(5)
volunteered at a sailing center, and now he’s been offered a job as an instructor.
Jon’s story allows me to have courage _______________________ when my work gets
(6)
me down. I know I can take control of _______________________ my own life rather than
(7)
hide
hi in _______________________
_ the safety of my regular job. He's taught me that I need to
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(8)
do something
somethin before others suggest it _______________________ and change my life if I
som
(9)
need to. I really
r think
t he should accept praise for _______________________ inspiring me!
(10)
C _______ / 10 points (1 point each)

D Complete
mplete the sentence
sentences
sen with even, only, so, and such.
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1.. Our lives have changed __________
_
___ much that our great-grandparents wouldn't recognise
many of the things we take for granted.
g
n't tell my grandparents I was planning
2. I didn't p to go traveling by myself. They’d __________
lan
out me..
worry about
e love routine and __________
3. Some people ____ making the smallest changes in their lifestyle
ge for them.
can be a huge challenge
elmed with work, but I can't
4. I often feel overwhelmed ca do everything. There are __________ so
gu
many hours in a day.
e range of subjects you can study
5. There’s __________ a wide st at college that it’s sometimes
hard to choose.
e don’t __________
6. Not everyone is academic. Some people _______ wan
want to go to college, but feel
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they have to because everyone else iss going.
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th they just do what their
7. It’s __________ hard for some people to resist peer pressure that
friends are doing.
an be __________ more
8. Starting college is hard, but starting a new job can m stress
stressful.
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austing that you’ll need to get some
9. The first few days of college can be __________ exhausting som extra sleep.
xious the first few days of work or
10. A lot of people say that it’s __________ natural to feel anxious o school.
gine life
11. My friends are __________ kind people that I couldn’t imagine fe without them!
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D _______ / 11 points (1 point each)

E Match the comments on the left with the contrasting views on the right.
ht. Write the
letters on the lines. There is one contrasting view that you do not need to use.
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1 Nobody seems to have time to talk these tryside can be so boring!
a. Then again, the countryside boring
days. __________ b. Having said that, a lot of my friends
ends are going to
2. Most people don’t get enough exercise. fitness classes.
__________ est way
c. But then, that’s apparently the best ay to do it.
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3. It’s great that people can communicate so d. But then, the public transportation system is really
easily online. __________ pretty bad.
4. Living in a big city gets me down th their
e. Then again, people are always chatting with
sometimes. __________ friends online.
5. People should not be allowed to drive in the f. Even so, you have to take steps to protect your
city. __________ privacy.

E _______ / 5 points (1 point each)

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F Read the course descriptions. Then read the questions. Which course covers each
question? Write the course letter (A, B, or C).
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1. What factors influence a person’s choice of clothes? ________
2. Do people’s accents affect the way they are treated by others? ________
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3. Does the economy play a role in people’s sense of identity? ________
4. Does social status influence people’s choice of friends? ________

F _______ / 8 points (2 points each)

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