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15-MINUTE TEST 1 (UNITS 1-2)

Duration: 15 minutes

LANGUAGE - PRONUNCIATION
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three
in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1. A. balanced B. family C. adapt D. organism

2. A. recipe B. digital
C. interactive D. liveable

3. A. honesty B. virus
C. understand D. poisoning

4. A. salty B. clad C. fatty D. bland

LANGUAGE - GRAMMAR
I. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. In my grandparents’ time, people (use, live) in multigenerational households.

2. The cycle path (become) unusable since the rain started yesterday.

3. A few decades ago, life expectancy (be) lower than it is today.

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. I can watch TV and play computer games on Sunday because I ______ go to school on that day.

A. haven’t to B. ought not to

C. mustn’t D. don’t have to

2. John’s parents are very strict, so he ______ use his smartphone after 9 PM.

A. didn’t B. doesn’t have to

C. couldn’t D. mustn’t

3. I always remember the time I ______ lost when going on a picnic with my family.

A. was getting B. get

C. have got D. got

READING
Read the following passage and answer the questions in the short form.
 What we can learn from past generations
How generations respond to historic events has preoccupied major historians as well as leading
political scientists and economists. William Strauss and Neil Howe (S&H), two eminent American
authors and historians who have developed the theory of recurring generational cycle in American
history, defined that a generation as people who were born over the average time which takes for
an infant to grow up and become a parent. Each of these periods produces notable historic events
and social trends, which indelibly shape the people who had witnessed or were part of them.
According to studies, there is a cycle of four stages that describes how society's mood and
behaviour have historically changed. Called “Turnings”, each of these four stages has lasted about
20 years, and has been followed, always in the same order. “High” is a period “when institutions are
strong and individualism is weak”. The 2nd, called the “Awakening” is marked by a mood of
disenchantment and turning against what is regarded as a superficial and oppressive system.
According to S&H, the rebellion of the young during the “Awakening” has weakened the institutions,
cultural identity and feeling of community in the next stage - the “Unravelling”. However,
individualism is strong, and “Every man for himself” is the motto of the period. The last Turning,
called “Crisis”, is the period when people start to cooperate to confront the problems in the 3rd
Turning. They decay institutions, and start rebuilding them, which leads to the “High” of the next 1st
Turning. The hypothesis has had a significant impact on business management literature,
marketing, and generation studies. However, the Turnings have drawn criticism for being overly
deterministic and without solid proof.
(Adapted from https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/what-past-generations-can-teach-us-
about-our-future)

1. According to studies, how long has each stage of “Turnings” lasted?

.

2. How many “Turnings” stages are there? What are they called?
.

3. What has been weakened by the rebellion of the young during the “Awakening”?
.

4. According to S&H, what is the motto of the “Unravelling”?

.

5. Without which have the Turnings drawn criticism?

.

WRITING
Reorder the words and phrases to make complete sentences.

1.
 has installation will announced days. been take that It

system new the of the several

2. marvelously. transformed Her health has conditions

3. in plants People lived and fruits then. the on wild

4. should colour ask for permission your hair. if You your you

want to parents

5. to pleased fund-raising We took place the support event

were last Saturday. which

 ANSWER KEY
LANGUAGE - PRONUNCIATION
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three
in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1. The correct answer

A. balanced B. family C. adapt D. organism

2.
3. The correct answer

A. honesty B. virus
C. understand D. poisoning

4.

LANGUAGE - GRAMMAR
I. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. The correct answer

In my grandparents’ time, people (use, live) used to live in multigenerational households.

2. The correct answer

The cycle path (become) has become unusable since the rain started yesterday.

3. The correct answer

A few decades ago, life expectancy (be) was lower than it is today.

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. The correct answer

A. haven’t to B. ought not to

C. mustn’t D. don’t have to

2. The correct answer

A. didn’t B. doesn’t have to

C. couldn’t D. mustn’t

3. The correct answer

A. was getting B. get

C. have got D. got

READING
Read the following passage and answer the questions in the short form.
 What we can learn from past generations
How generations respond to historic events has preoccupied major historians as well as leading
political scientists and economists. William Strauss and Neil Howe (S&H), two eminent American
authors and historians who have developed the theory of recurring generational cycle in American
history, defined that a generation as people who were born over the average time which takes for
an infant to grow up and become a parent. Each of these periods produces notable historic events
and social trends, which indelibly shape the people who had witnessed or were part of them.
According to studies, there is a cycle of four stages that describes how society's mood and
behaviour have historically changed. Called “Turnings”, each of these four stages has lasted about
20 years, and has been followed, always in the same order. “High” is a period “when institutions are
strong and individualism is weak”. The 2nd, called the “Awakening” is marked by a mood of
disenchantment and turning against what is regarded as a superficial and oppressive system.
According to S&H, the rebellion of the young during the “Awakening” has weakened the institutions,
cultural identity and feeling of community in the next stage - the “Unravelling”. However,
individualism is strong, and “Every man for himself” is the motto of the period. The last Turning,
called “Crisis”, is the period when people start to cooperate to confront the problems in the 3rd
Turning. They decay institutions, and start rebuilding them, which leads to the “High” of the next 1st
Turning. The hypothesis has had a significant impact on business management literature,
marketing, and generation studies. However, the Turnings have drawn criticism for being overly
deterministic and without solid proof.
(Adapted from https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/what-past-generations-can-teach-us-
about-our-future)

1. The correct answer

About 20 years.

2. The correct answer

4. High, Awakening, Unravelling, Crisis/There are four. They are High, Awakening, Unravelling and
Crisis/There are 4. They are High, Awakening, Unravelling and Crisis.

3. The correct answer

The institution, cultural identity and feeling of community.

4. The correct answer

“Every man for himself”/Every man for himself.

5. The correct answer

Solid proof.

WRITING
Reorder the words and phrases to make complete sentences.

1. The correct answer

 It has been announced that the installation of the new

system will take several days.

2. The correct answer

Her health conditions has transformed marvelously.

3. The correct answer

People lived on plants and fruits in the wild then.

4. The correct answer

You should ask your parents for permission if you want

to colour your hair.

5. The correct answer

We were pleased to support the fund-raising event which

took place last Saturday.