Unit 4 Achievement Test JORGE BELEM

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General Test
Part 1
Listen to the conversation. Then circle the word or phrase that correctly completes each
sentence.

1. A couple of Paul’s friends think his new clothes are ( loud / trendy / inappropriate ).

2. Margaret thinks that Paul’s clothes might ( be too modest for a bank / be in bad taste / attract too much
attention ).

3. Paul’s old boss probably wore a ( dress shirt / V-neck shirt / polo shirt ) to the office.

4. Paul’s new boss usually wears ( classic / casual / frumpy ) clothes to work.

5. Paul is likely to wear ( a tuxedo / a stylish pair of jeans / a subdued dress shirt ) to work.

6. According to Paul, ( several / not as many / more and more ) people who work in banks wear conservative
clothes.

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Part 2
Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Not all the words will be used.

centered confidence confident content critical esteem image pity

7. A positive self- image is the result of feeling good about the way you look, feel, and act.

8. I wish I had more self- confident ; then I wouldn’t be so nervous when I meet new people.

9. Anita is so self- centered . She only thinks about what she wants and needs, never about other
people.

10. People with low self- esteem often see themselves as failures.

11. Self- pity will not solve anything. You should try to improve the situation instead of just
feeling sorry for yourself.

12. She’s worried everyone is going to laugh at her new short haircut. She’s feeling self- conscious .

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Part 3
Listen to the lecture. Then circle the correct answers.

13. Why does the professor say the diet industry is so profitable?

a. People have a lot of choices because plenty of diets are effective and safe.

b. People find fad diets to be quick solutions to their weight loss problems.

c. A number of celebrities advertise the diets.

14. According to the lecture, what could be a problem with the liquid diet?

a. You might be too tired to engage in your normal activities.

b. You might feel sick.

c. You might never lose any weight.

15. What is the main problem with all of these fad diets?

a. People are unable to follow them.

b. They make many people self-conscious.

c. People end up worse than when they began.

16. According to the speaker, what is a negative result of a fad diet?

a. People can develop a negative self-image.

b. People can spend too much money on the diets.

c. People might take medication.

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Part 4
Circle all the answers that correctly complete each sentence.

17. _____ people would agree that wearing shorts to a wedding is inappropriate. A few would argue otherwise.

a. Plenty of

b. All
c. Not as much

d. Most

18. There has been _____ interest in the idea of dressing down at offices around the country.

a. plenty of

b. more and more

c. a majority of

d. many

19. _____ of these questionable treatments have been banned because they pose a health risk.

a. Several

b. Any

c. Less

d. A number

20. _____ doctors say the tapeworm diet is dangerous. It will be difficult to find a doctor who is willing to
recommend it.

a. Few

b. Most
c. All

d. Plenty of

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21. _____ clothing customs have changed significantly in the last 100 years.

a. No

b. Many
c. Not as much

d. Some

22. In the past, office workers didn’t have _____ choice about what to wear. Men wore suits and women wore
dresses.

a. a lot of

b. a number of
c. much

d. many

23. _____ student needs to meet with an advisor to talk about the classes required for graduation and to discuss job
plans following graduation.

a. Each

b. Many
c. A great deal of

d. Every

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Part 5
Match the sentence that goes with each picture. Write the letter.

E C B
24. 25. 26. A 27. 28. D

a. I think some people like to express their individuality by standing out. And it’s not always just about the clothes.

b. This is so trendy! It’s appropriate for the party I’ll be attending next week.

c. I thought this was a formal event. People who are underdressed shouldn’t be here.

d. Oh, what an elegant, classic look! It’s really appropriate for this charity ball.

e. Those clothes aren’t appropriate for a job interview. Julia should’ve worn a suit or a modest dress.

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Part 6
Read the article. Then answer the questions. Circle the correct answers.

tandards for fashion and appropriate dress are always changing. What is fashionable or trendy in one

S generation may be seen as in bad taste or inappropriate in another. In the past, there was much more
formality in how people dressed. For example, appropriate work attire included a modest dress for women
and a suit and tie for men. If you wore those clothes today, you would probably feel overdressed in most offices.
We have much more choice now.

It’s not just trends in clothing that have changed. Other fashions are different now, too. One significant trend is
the increase in body art. Fifty years ago, body art, including tattoos and body piercings, was rare in Western
society. Very few people got tattoos perhaps because a majority of people disapproved of them and even
associated them with criminal behavior. Until very recently, it was not considered appropriate for people to show
their tattoos or piercings at work, so most people with tattoos covered them in formal settings. They probably felt
self-conscious because other people always stared at them. And although body piercing has a long history,
going back 5,000 years, piercings were not considered in good taste until recently.

The pubic impression of body art began to change in the 1960s, as many standards for dress and behavior
became more relaxed. Pierced ears became trendy and widely accepted, but only a few people got piercings in
other parts of their body. At the start of the trend, most of the people getting piercings were women who got
pierced ears, but soon a lot of men were doing it, too. The first people to embrace tattoos as a fashion were
musicians and athletes and most of them were men. It was a way for them to rebel against society’s rules and to
show that they were different. Soon, other celebrities, especially movies stars, including a lot of women, followed
suit and began to get tattoos as well. Body art has become especially popular among teenagers, and they often
do it as an expression of individuality and self-confidence. Today, tattoos and piercings—in the nose, mouth, and
other parts of the face and body—can be seen on all types of people. Most people don’t even give smaller, more
subdued examples of body art a second thought.

Still, it is too early to say that body art has achieved widespread social acceptance. In some professions, such as
the military and law enforcement, people are still required to wear long-sleeved shirts to cover tattoos on their
arms and remove their piercings when they are at work. However, plenty of people now starting their careers got
tattoos or piercings when they were students. The majority of people get them between the ages of 18 and 22.
Eventually, when more and more of these people become leaders in society and business, body art will no
longer seem wild or even unusual. When we see a tattoo or body piercing on a president or prime minister, that’s
when we’ll know that body art has been fully accepted by society.

29. Why were tattoos unpopular fifty years ago?

a. They were considered too flashy for ordinary people.

b. The public had a negative impression of people with tattoos.

c. Many people thought they posed a health threat.

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30. Why do many people choose to get body art?

a. Body art is a form of personal expression.

b. Body art helps them become more self-conscious.

c. It has become accepted as more and more people are choosing to get body art.

31. What will it mean when we have a president with a tattoo?

a. More and more people will want to get tattoos.

b. Tattoos will no longer be considered funky.

c. Tattoos will be an expression of self-esteem.

32. What does the author mean when she says musicians and athletes were the first to “embrace” tattoos?

a. have an interest in
b. create

c. accept

33. What does the author mean when she says women “followed suit”?

a. wore pants

b. did the same thing

c. went behind them

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