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REVIEW TEST 2
LISTENING
Questions 1-5. Listen to an online lecture about the health benefits of animals and robots
(Track 1). Then choose the correct answer for each question.
1. The speaker says her cat helped her relax when _____.
a. she was feeling sick
b. she was having a hard day
c. she didn’t have any friends
2. A visit from an animal can help a sick person _____.
a. move
b. think
c. relax
3. Some people worry that animal visits may not be _____.
a. healthy
b. safe
c. welcome
4. Paro the robot seal looks quite real because of its _____.
a. size
b. color
c. eyes
5. Some researchers worry that robot animals may have a bad effect on a sick person’s
_____.
a. behavior
b. health
c. heart
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PRONUNCIATION
Questions 6-10. Listen to the questions and repeat them to yourself (Tracks 2-6). You will
hear each question twice. Then choose the correct answer.
6. What kinds of things do you find funny? (Track 2)
A. voice rises at the end
B. voice rises, then falls at the end
7. When are you going to the TV studio? (Track 3)
8. Do you like situation comedies? (Track 4)
9. Is your sister enjoying her video game? (Track 5)
10. Why do you go to the park? (Track 6)
VOCABULARY
Questions 11-15. Write the correct word from the box to complete each sentence.
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11. One _disadvantage__ of putting the park near a busy road is the noise from heavy
traffic.
12. Taking a walk in the park is a _healthy___ way to get some exercise.
13. What do you do to ________relax_____ on weekends?
14. Swimming has ______benefits__ for both you body and mind.
15. Are you sure you want more cheese? I don’t think it’s __________disadvantage____ to
eat so much fat.

GRAMMAR
Questions 16-20. Choose the best answer to each question.
16. For her birthday, Monica said that she __________ either a bicycle or a
skateboard. (QKD)
a. needed
b. has needed
c. wanted
d. has wanted
17. The teacher told the students that they ________ to hand in the assignment on Friday.
a. needs
b. needed
c. wants
d. wanted
18. In order to apply for this job, I __________ four years of previous experience working in
a store.
a. need
b. needs
c. want
d. wants
19. There's a movie on at the theater that I __________ to see for several months.
a. need
b. have needed
c. want
d. have wanted
20. Jon realized he had left his passport at home, so he __________ to call his friend to
bring it to the airport for him.
a. needs
b. needed
c. wants
d. wanted

Questions 21-24. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Use the simple
present.
21. ______is your book____ (be /your book) amusing?
22. _________________ (when does the show) start?
23. ___________________________ (Do they / spend) a lot of time at the park?
24. ___________________________ (where is / be) the movie theater?
READING
Questions 25-29. Choose the correct heading for paragraphs A-E from the list of headings
below. Not all of the headings will be used.
A The modern world moves so fast that it can seem difficult to succeed. As a result, many
people are looking for a strategy or a system for doing well. Parents especially want to
help their children grow up and be successful. This feeling is why many people were
interested in grit when Angela Duckworth wrote her book of the same name. The idea
that simply having determination and not giving up could lead to success is an
attractive one. But is grit really so great?
B One problem with the idea is that not everyone agrees having grit is important. Some
studies support the idea that grit leads to success. For example, children with grit who
take part in spelling competitions are more likely to study harder and do better than
children with less grit. But other studies suggest that people with a lot of grit are only
slightly more likely to be successful than people without this characteristic.
C Duckworth says people with grit have a strong interest in, or passion for, one subject.
They also have a feeling that this subject is important and will make a difference to the
lives of other people. When they are combined, these two feelings are important for
helping people stick to their work and achieve success. However, many children are
unsure what they want to do until they are in their late teens, early twenties, or even
older. And until they find their passion, they cannot use their grit to work hard and be
successful.
D There are other questions surrounding the idea of grit. Are people born with a certain
level of grit that cannot be changed? Or can people learn how to be more gritty and
successful? Until scientists learn the answers to these questions, it is not clear whether

teachers should try to teach their students how to have more grit. Even if teachers do
decide to try, how should they teach it? Grit is not a subject like math or science with
knowledge that can easily be explained. Perhaps helping students find ways to raise
their motivation level would help, but nobody is sure.
E Still, despite these unsolved problems and unanswered questions, the idea of grit is an
interesting one. People who want to be successful will keep trying to develop more grit.
After psychologists have done more research and conducted more studies, perhaps we
will know better how to help them do this.
List of Headings
i. Different views about whether or not grit is a factor in success
ii. Predictions about how the idea of grit will continue to develop
iii. Reasons why the idea of grit has been studied by few scientists
iv. Things we need to know before we can actually teach grit
v. What people with grit need, and why this might be a problem
vi. Why people these days are so interested in the idea of grit
25. Paragraph A _________

26. Paragraph B _________
27. Paragraph C _________
28. Paragraph D _________
29. Paragraph E _________

WRITING
Questions 30-33. Which words or phrases could complete each sentence naturally and
accurately? Choose two options for each question.
• after that • lastly

• finally • next
• first • second
• firstly • then
I have decided to learn a new language over the next three months. However, I am not
referring to a foreign language like Spanish, Mandarin, or German, for instance. Instead, I
am planning to learn a computer language. I believe knowing how to program computers
will help me be successful in the future. To do that, I need to follow a plan. There are many
different programming languages, so (30) ___________ I must decide which of those
languages to learn. My (31) ___________ step will be to read some books about this
language to get a basic understanding. (32) ____________, I will take a course to learn the
language. The public library near my home offers some programming courses that are free,
so I think I will probably take one of those. (33) ___________, I will practice writing simple
programs at home. If I need extra help, I'm sure I can find advice or information on the
Internet.
Questions 34-35. Write full sentences in answer to these questions.

34. What is something you often needed to do when you were a child? Did you like or dislike
doing it?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
35. What is something you have wanted for many years? Why do you want it?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
SPEAKING

Questions 36-38. Complete each conversation with a phrase that uses the word in
parentheses.
36. A: That show was a real waste of time!
B: Oh, ________________________ (bad). What was wrong with it?
37. A: We had such a good time at the park!
B: ________________________ (good). Did you go there to exercise?
38. A: I didn’t like that show at all.
B: ________________________ (not)? I laughed so hard I cried!

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