Question 1

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.   He´s __ the show at least once before.

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seen

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been seeing

Question 2

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.  I´ve just __  here so I don´t know anybody around.

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moved

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been moving

Question 3

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.  Have you __ this cake? It´s delicious!

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tried

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been trying

Question 4

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.   She has a very interesting _____.

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background

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factor

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music

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cultural

Question 5

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION ACCORDING TO THE AUDIO.  Omar wants to know what the expression thinking outside the box means.

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true

Answer

false

Question 6

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION ACCORDING TO THE AUDIO.  Omar and Mrs. McGrath agree that a box is something you use to transport things that can break, like glass.

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false

Answer

true

Question 7

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION ACCORDING TO THE AUDIO.  Mrs. McGrath compares the box to the ideas we use to organize our thinking.

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true

Answer

false

Question 8

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION ACCORDING TO THE AUDIO.  Omar says that we must protect our thoughts from influences coming from outside the box.

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false

Answer

true

Question 9

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION ACCORDING TO THE AUDIO.  Einstein thought that knowledge is the most important thing in life.

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false

Answer

true

Question 10

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION ACCORDING TO THE AUDIO.  Mrs. McGrath says that there is knowledge that we must not forget.

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true

Answer

false

Question 11

LISTEN  AND DECIDE: IS IT...  T (TRUE), F (FALSE), or DS (DOESN´T SAY)?

Grace and her husband moved to the city to experience a new culture.

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F

Answer

T

Answer

DS

Question 12

LISTEN  AND DECIDE: IS IT...  T (TRUE), F (FALSE), or DS (DOESN´T SAY)?

Grace worked in a school.

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F

Answer

DS

Answer

T

Question 13

LISTEN  AND DECIDE: IS IT...  T (TRUE), F (FALSE), or DS (DOESN´T SAY)?

Fatima was about 24 when she met Grace.

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T

Answer

F

Answer

DS

Question 14

LISTEN  AND DECIDE: IS IT...  T (TRUE), F (FALSE), or DS (DOESN´T SAY)?

Grace was an excellent cook.

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DS

Answer

F

Answer

T

Question 15

LISTEN  AND DECIDE: IS IT...  T (TRUE), F (FALSE), or DS (DOESN´T SAY)?

Grace and Fatima have been friends for more than 50 years

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T

Answer

DS

Answer

F

Question 16

LISTEN  AND DECIDE: IS IT...  T (TRUE), F (FALSE), or DS (DOESN´T SAY)?

Grace and Fatima's friendship started with a lie.

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T

Answer

DS

Answer

F

Question 17

Match the sentence halves.

Question 18

Put the events in the correct order according to the text.

Question 19

Which expression does not shows the writer's attitude to immigration?

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Australia was inhabited by about 350,000 native people of many different cultural groups .

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Australia is one of the most multicultural countries in the world.

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In a sense, nearly all Australians are immigrants

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With people from so many cultures migrating in and out, Australia is truly a diverse nation.

Question 20

Which of these sentences is true?

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The author thinks immigration is good for Australia.

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The author thinks immigration is bad for Australia.

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The author is neutral about the topic.

Question 21

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ENDING FOR EACH SENTENCE.  Norman Cousins worked...

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in the mass media sector.

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in the health sector.

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in the tourism sector.

Question 22

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ENDING FOR EACH SENTENCE.  In the hospital, the doctors told him that his disease...

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was going to kill him soon.

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had no cause.

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needed powerful drugs.

Question 23

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ENDING FOR EACH SENTENCE.  Cousins decided to try to cure himself by...

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changing his emotional state.

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getting a private nurse.

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leaving the hospital.

Question 24

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ENDING FOR EACH SENTENCE.  
He thought that to get better he needed...

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to laugh.

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to rest.

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to watch movies.

Question 25

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ENDING FOR EACH SENTENCE.  
He checked his progress with...

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blood tests.

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advice he found on the internet.

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medication.

Question 26

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ENDING FOR EACH SENTENCE.  
Research has shown that Cousins was right,...

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but at the time, few people took him seriously.

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but at the time, people believed stress was a factor.

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but at the time, doctors were wrong about his condition.

Question 27

WHICH WORDS BEST COMPLETES EACH OF THE FOLLOWING BLANKS? 
*believed – incurable – connected – produced – showed – decided – reduced – had – positive – started – nothing*

Norman Cousins was an American journalist. In 1964, he became ill with a(n) (1) __ disease, and the doctors told him there was (2) __ they could do. He believed that the mind and the body are (3) __, and that emotions can affect our health. So he left the hospital and (4) __ to make sure he had only (5) __ emotions. He went into a hotel and (6) __ watching and reading only things that made him laugh. His condition improved quickly, as laughing (7) __ the bad chemicals, and (8) __ good ones, as the results of his blood tests (9) __. Thanks to later research, today we know he was right, but at the time few people (10) __ him. However, he lived 26 years after doctors told him he (11) __ only a short time to live.

Question 28

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.   Kanata _____ in San Francisco next year.

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plans to study

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plan to study

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plans studying

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is planning studying

Question 29

CHOOSE THE INCORRECT SENTENCE.

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She decided studying child development at university.

Answer

Mei agreed to try a new study method.

Answer

She enjoys solving mental challenges like sudoku puzzles.

Answer

He doesn't enjoy doing phyically challenging activities.

Question 30

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.   What's wrong with Valeria? Everyone is having fun, but she is worried.

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She could be an anxious person.

Answer

She can't be an anxious person.

Answer

She might not be an anxious person.

Answer

She should be an anxious person.

Question 31

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.                                                                                                                                           A: Tomas doesn't enjoy traveling and meeting new people.
B: That's OK. He _____ be an outgoing person.

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might not

Answer

might

Answer

may

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could not

Question 32

READ THE SENTENCES. CHOOSE THE INCORRECT ONE.

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She enjoys to imagine where she might live in the future.

Answer

She enjoys thinking about where she could live in the future.

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She continues to believe she could study in Lima.

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She enjoys imagining what people in other places might be doing.

Question 33

Which is NOT a personality characteristic?

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wealthy

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sensible

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reliable

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easygoing

Question 34

An important step in a child's mental development is a _____.

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cognitive milestone

Answer

mental challenge

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mental stage

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developmental step

Question 35

Which of these is an example of the halo effect?

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a person buying a car because the person in the car ad is attractive

Answer

a person buying a car because they like the way it looks.

Answer

a person buying a good quality car.

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a person buying a car because it's cheap.

Question 36

If you have so little money that you can't afford the ticket, _____.

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you can't buy the ticket because you don't have enough money

Answer

you have little money because you can't afford the ticket

Answer

you have little money because you bought the ticket

Answer

you had little money before you bought the ticket

Question 37

How do you write 13,210 in words?

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thirteen thousand, two hundred ten

Answer

thirteen, two hundred ten thousand

Answer

thirteen hundred, two ten

Answer

thirteen thousand, two hundreds and ten

Question 38

How do you write 567,320 in words?

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five hundred sixty-seven thousand, three hundred twenty

Answer

five sixty-seven thousand, three twenty hundred

Answer

five hundred sixty-seven thousand, three hundred twenty thousand

Answer

five hundred thousand sixty-seven, three hundred twenty thousand

Question 39

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.  New sources of energy ___ in the future for the entire world population.

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will be needed

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will been need

Answer

will need

Answer

will be need

Question 40

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.  Not all of the effects of pollution around the world __ yet.

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are known

Answer

are knew

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known

Answer

are know

Question 41

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.  Where there are not sources of clean water, potable water __ by large trucks.

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can be taken

Answer

could take

Answer

can taken

Answer

can took

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