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PART 1: LISTENING SKILLS

Listen to a talk show. Then use the information to complete the activities that follow.
A. Choose the best answer.
1. The main idea of the talk show is to tell .
A. the challenges that single mothers face
B. how important it is to prioritize choices
C. the benefit of contributing time and money
D. how an anonymous donation helped a woman
2. According to the host, what percentage of Americans has made charitable contributions?
A. less than 25 percent
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B. 30–40 percent
C. 45–50 percent
D. greater than 50 percent
3. People wrote letters to the Afternoon Update to .
A. ask for contributions
B. thank their benefactors
C. try to find people in need
D. learn more about donating
4. Most Americans make contributions to .
A. organizations that have money
B. new businesses just starting up
C. causes that give to those in need
D. individuals who need financial help
5. The woman wrote the letter because she wanted the donor to feel .
A. amazed
B. curious
C. lucky
D. proud

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B. Listen to the excerpts from the talk show. Choose the best answer to each question.
6. How certain does the host feel?
A. very sure
B. somewhat sure
C. unsure
7. How certain does the host feel?
A. very sure
B. somewhat sure
C. unsure

C. Listen to the excerpt. Choose the best answer.

8. Why does the host read the letter to the anonymous donor?

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A. to explain that an anonymous person donated
B. to engage the listener’s emotions directly

PART 2: PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING SKILLS

A. Listen to the lists in the sentences. Circle U if the list is unfinished or F if it is finished.
9. U F 13. U F
10. U F 14. U F
11. U F 15. U F
12. U F

B. Complete the conversation by choosing phrases that rank ideas correctly.

A: Guess what? I am starting my own local fundraiser. I’d like to raise money and collect items
for the new animal shelter in town. They really need some help.
B: That’s wonderful! Have you planned out what you need to do?
A: Well, (first and foremost, / the lowest priority is,) I need to make a flier that I can hand
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out door-to-door. That’s important. It needs to be short and to-the-point, (but it’s of least
concern / but it’s also important) that it has enough information to make people want to
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donate.

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B: Don’t forget to include an address so they know where to send the check!
A: Right. (The least important thing, / In addition,) I’d like to have a car wash at the shelter to
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help raise money.
B: That could work. Count me in to help out.
A: Thanks! You bring up (another consideration / above all). I will need volunteers to help
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knock on doors and hand out fliers, as well as wash cars. I guess (our top priority / our least
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concern) is choosing a date for the car wash. That probably doesn’t matter.
B: Don’t be so sure. If it’s a weekend, more people are likely to come. (Above all, / Aside from
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that,) you want to receive as many donations from the event as possible!
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PART 3: VOCABULARY
A. Match the boldfaced words and phrases on the left with their definitions on the right. Write
the letter of the definition next to each word or phrase. Not all of the definitions will be used.

22. have access to A. equal

23. funds B. answer or reaction
24. proportionate C. encourage or make eager
25. tend to focus on D. be able to get
26. response E. special organization
27. foundation F. special importance
G. money
H. likely to think about

B. Complete the chart with the correct word forms.

Noun Verb Adjective

28. contribute contributed
debate debate 29.
definition define 30.
31. emphasize emphasized
motivation 32. motivated
33. require required

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PART 4: GRAMMAR
Complete the paragraph. Circle the correct relative pronouns.
The American Red Cross was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton, a nurse had
34. (who / whose)
served on the battlefield during the Civil War. It is a charitable organization has
35. (that / where)
a mission to respond to national disasters. These disasters, threaten thousands of
36. (who / which)
lives, take place all around the globe. Many times the government has needed
37. (when / whose)
assistance, the American Red Cross has come to its aid. For example, in 1993 the Red Cross provided
food and shelter to people in the Midwest, is an area floods
38. (where / which) 39. (where / when)
had destroyed thousands of homes. The Red Cross helped people homes had
40. (that / whose)
disappeared over night.

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