Viewpoint 1 General quiz Unit 1

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Unit 1 General quiz

A Listen to a man and a woman talking about their classmates, Brad and Judy.

Check () the correct answers.

1. Why does the woman like Brad?  He’s laid-back.  He’s thoughtful.

2. What does the man want to do?  Meet Brad sometime.  Meet Judy for lunch.

3. Why did the man “unfriend” Judy?  She’s too pushy.  She’s too touchy.

4. What does the woman say about Judy?  She’s a bit of a pain.  She’s intelligent. A _______ / 8 points (2 points each)

B Match the descriptions on the left with the adjectives on the right. Write the letters on the

lines. There is one adjective that you do not need to use.

1. Mary is always happy to listen to other people’s opinions and discuss different ideas. ________
2. Sissy looks a bit unusual because of the clothes she wears, and she doesn’t live the way most other people do. ________
3. Jerry’s very smart and always gets good grades. ________
4. Kevin gets angry easily and shouts at people a lot. ________
5. People have to be careful about what they say to Rudy in case he gets upset. ________
6. Luke thinks he’s better than everyone else – it’s very annoying!

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7. Laura loves chatting to people – in fact, she never stops! ________
8. Jody never forgets my birthday, and always emails me the notes if I have to miss a class. ________

a. sensitive b. thoughtful c. arrogant d. open-minded e. self-confident f. intelligent g. eccentric h. aggressive i. talkative

B _______ / 8 points (2 points each)

C Complete the paragraph with the verbs in parentheses. Use one simple present and one

present continuous verb in each sentence.

I ________________ (use) my cell phone a lot, and I’ll often text my friends when I ________________ (take) a break at work. I tend to call people up right after work too. In fact I _______________________ (nearly always talk) to someone on the phone – but I ________________ (often meet) my friends face-to-face too. And of course I ________________ (never use) my cell when I ________________ (drive)! I ________________ (tend to) catch up with my sister while we _______________________ (work out) at the gym together. She ________________ (not talk) on her cell as much as I do, but she ________________ (use) her laptop a lot these days to email her friends abroad. C _______ / 10 points (1 point each)

Name: ___________________________ Date: ___________________________

Total Score ______ / 50 points

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D Complete the paragraph. Choose the correct verb from the box. There is one verb that

you do not need to use.

accused denied obtained promoted regretted rejected withheld

When Lee was at college, he got a part-time job in an advertising agency. Lee’s employers ________________ fairness in the workplace, but when a negative comment about the agency was posted on the Internet, his boss ________________ Lee of writing it because he was a student and much younger than the other employees. Lee ________________ it, and luckily it turned out that a colleague’s child had posted the comment as a joke. Lee’s boss apologized and told him that she ________________ what she had said. She told him she would give him a better job, but Lee ________________ the offer. As soon as he ________________ his degree, he left and took a job somewhere else. D _______ / 6 points (1 point each)

E Complete the conversation with questions from the box. There is one question that you

do not need to use.

But do you know what it was about? So you think it’s a bad idea? Why do you say that? But do you think that’s OK? So you think they’ll manage it OK?

Tariq I think Kim is just so two-faced! Ella ______________________________ Tariq Well, she told me she didn’t like Lisa, but I just saw them talking together! Ella ______________________________ They’re doing a class project together. Tariq Really? That should be interesting. Their teacher made a big mistake! Ella ______________________________ Tariq Yeah, don’t you? Ella No, actually. People need to get along with all sorts of different colleagues at work, so it’s good practice for them both. Tariq ______________________________________________ Ella Well I’m not sure, but I think they should try. Tariq Yeah, maybe... E _______ / 8 points (2 points each)

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