Directions: Choose the right answer.

1. My Uncle gave me this lucky mascot when I was five, and it's been with me ever since. It brought me luck in all my college exams. I can't ________________ part with it. A. bring myself to B. get myself C. take myself to D. help myself Your answer A ________________ for you. A. crossed my legs for you B. crossed my arms for you C. got your fingers crossed D. got my fingers crossed Your answer D certainly ________________. A. worth seen B. worth looked C. worth looking D. worth a look Your answer D Correct answer D Correct answer D Correct answer A 2. Congratulations for getting the interview! I've

3. David Copperfield is the world's greatest magician; he's

4. A magician never tells his secrets. David attempts the impossible, and no one has any idea ________________ he

does it. A. which B. where C. what D. how Your answer D Correct answer D 5. If you smash your mirror, your soul will be damaged too, dooming it to an early death, and not giving it an entry into ________________. A. sky B. the sky C. heaven D. the heaven Your answer C Correct answer C

Unit 7

Part I

Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. A one-day trip to the waterfalls. B. A two-day trip to the waterfalls. C. A trip to the caves. D. A free travel book. Your answer C Correct answer C 2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. He was exhausted from the whirlwind tour of Europe. B. He was surprised by the beautiful scenery in Europe. C. He was robbed and almost killed on his trip to Europe. D. He enjoyed his trip to Europe tremendously. Your answer A Correct answer A 3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. The man cannot download photos from the Internet. B. The man's phone can take pictures.

C. The woman will lend her camera to the man. D. The woman will email her photos to the man.

Your answer B Correct answer B 4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. She will buy a good camera.

B. She will use the negatives to make copies. C. She will ask the man to email her some photos. D. She will email the photos to the man. Your answer D Correct answer D 5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. It was perfect.

B. It was excellent though there were some minor problems. C. It was bad though there were a few good points. D. It was very bad. Part II

Directions: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.

In recent years the weekend has begun to decline in importance. While most people work a five-day workweek, (S1)

(1)Your answer B Correct answer B the hardware costs outweigh human costs, the (2)(S2) of the modern economy means that leaving