Name: __________________________

Units 916 TEST A Date: __________________________

Score: __________________________

A Listen to the people talking. Check () the correct answers. (2 POINTS)

1. Brandon _____ . 2. Carlos _____ .

doesnt know Irina works with Brandon
works with Irina went to high school with Brandon
is talking with Irina wants to meet Irina

B
Listen to Maria talking about her plans for the future. Check () the correct answers. (2 POINTS)

1. Maria plans to _____ . 2. She wants to _____ .

graduate soon find a new roommate
borrow money look for a larger apartment
get a job have her own apartment

C Check () the correct words to complete the sentences. (5 POINTS)

A: _________ I take your order?

(1)
May Will Would
B: Yes. _________ have a hamburger with french fries, please.
(2)
Id Ill Im
A: And what _________ you like to drink with that?
(3)
would will can
B: _________ I have a soda with a lot of ice?
(4)
Would Could Will
A: Sure. _________ bring it right away.
(5)
Ill Ive Id

D Match the answers with the questions. (6 POINTS)

1. What time of year should I go to Miami? __d_ a. You can visit the pyramids.
2. Whats Dubai like? __e_ b. Im going to go to the markets.
3. What sights can I see in Egypt? __a__ c. You should use the subway.
4. What are you going to do in Seoul? ___b_ d. You should go in the winter.
5. Have you been to Peru? __f__ e. Its very busy.
6. How should I get around in New York? __c__ f. Yes. I went last year.

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 E Kiko sent this postcard to her friend Jennifer. Complete the sentences with words from the box. One word will not
be used. (5 POINTS)

already really too

but though yet

Dear Jennifer,

Greetings from Tokyo! Ive been to Japan before, __but___ this trip is _ really__ special.
(1) (2)
Im meeting my husbands grandparents! Ive __ already__ met his parents. They came to Los
(3)
Angeles last year. The weather has been good not ___too___ hot or cold. We had some rain
(4)
yesterday, ___ hough__ . See you in a week!
(5)
Love,
Kiko

F Read about the Sahara Desert. Then circle T (true) or F (false). (5 POINTS)

The Sahara Desert

The Sahara Desert is in northern Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and the Red Sea on the
east. It is the largest hot desert in the world, but it is not the largest desert in the world. Antarctica is the worlds
largest desert. The Sahara is about 9,000,000 square kilometers (3,500,000 square miles). It is much larger than
Australia and just a little smaller than the United States.

The Sahara is one of the driest places on earth. The average rainfall is less than 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) per
year. However, some areas are even drier. The Libyan Desert is one of the six areas of the Sahara. In parts of
the Libyan Desert, no rain falls for years at a time.

Most of the Sahara is flat, but there are some very high mountains in the western and central parts. The highest
mountain, Emi Koussi, is over 3,400 meters (11,000 feet) high.

1. T F The Sahara is the largest desert in the world.

2. T F The Sahara is larger than Australia.
3. T F In most areas of the Sahara, no rain falls.
4. T F The Libyan Desert is drier than other parts of the Sahara.
5. T F The highest mountains are in the eastern part of the Sahara.

G Circle the incorrect word in each sentence. Then write the correct word on the blank. (5 POINTS)

1. Which country is the large: Brazil, Argentina, or Colombia? ___ largest_____

2. How long is Paris from London? ____ far

3. I hope to visiting Italy next year. __ visit

4. Is Mexico most expensive than Guatemala? __ more

5. Jenny is going to taking a trip to Costa Rica in the spring. ___ take

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 H Read the first line of each conversation. Check () the correct response. (6 POINTS)

1. A: What does your boyfriend look like? 4. A: What are you doing tonight?
B: _______________ B: _______________
Hes tall and handsome. Sure. Id love to.
Hes the man sitting on the couch. Im going to work late.
Hes the one in a blue T-shirt. No, Im not.
2. A: I love Mexican food. 5. A: Im not in the mood for a movie.
B: _______________ B: _______________
I dont either. Id love to.
Really? I do. Neither am I.
So do I. Great! Lets go.
3. A: What can I take for a headache? 6. A: Hey, you look really different!
B: _______________ B: _______________
Id like some aspirin, please. Yes, I got one last week.
Can I have some aspirin? I know. I got new glasses.
Why dont you take some aspirin? I moved to a new apartment.

I Complete this conversation. Use the present perfect or the simple past of the verbs given. (5 POINTS)

A: _ Have____ you ever ____taken_____ (take) a riverboat tour?

(1)
B: No, I __ havent / have not_ (not have). What about you?
(2)
A: I went (go) on a riverboat tour last summer in New Orleans.
(3)
B: ______did_______ you ____like__________ (like) it?
(4)
A: Not really. But my sister s / has gone (go) on many riverboat tours, and she loves them.
(5)

J Check () the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. (5 POINTS)

1. Tom isnt blond. His hair is very _____ . 4. Id like to see some of our friends. Lets invite
straight Rick and Simone over to our house and
dark have a _____ .
short baseball game
2. I went to the drugstore yesterday and bought barbecue
a tube of _____ . riverboat tour
tissues 5. I wanted to change how I look, so I _____ .
cough drops got a credit card
toothpaste started a new hobby
3. Martin likes to go away on weekends. Last grew a beard
Saturday, he _____ his truck to the beach.
rode
drove
lost

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 K Arrange these words to make sentences. (4 POINTS)

1. to / idea / take / good / vitamins / its / a

____________ Its a good idea to take vitamins.________________________ .

2. Jim / please / ask / call / to / me

___________ Please ask Jim to call me._________________ .

3. Diane / for / havent / I / years / two / seen

__________ I havent seen Diane for two years.___________ .

4. talking / phone / the / Barbara is / woman / the / on

____ Barbara is the woman talking on the phone._________________ ?

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