UI4 Final Exam

Vocabulary
A. Choose the letter of the word that correctly completes each sentence.

Example:
I don’t understand your point. Do you mean to _____ that this toothpaste isn’t c
any good?
a. promote
b. endorse
c. imply

1. I got some packets of free shampoo—they are giving it away to _____ a new brand.
A. prove
B. b. promote
C. endorse

2. Sometimes it’s impossible to _____ that one product is better than another. Even scientific testing doesn’t convince
everyone.
A. promote
B. imply
C. prove

3. If you buy something every time you _____ the urge, you will never be able to save any money.
A. indulge
B. resist
C. Get

4. When I see something I want, I can’t _____ the temptation to buy it. That’s why I don’t take any money or credit
cards when I go out.
A. indulge
B. resist
C. get
D.
B. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
Example:
“I resent (force) being forced to listen to loud rock music while I’m browsing in record shops.”
1. “I want (remember) ____________________ for what I’ve done, not for what I had.”
2. “I didn’t expect (tell) ____________________ the truth, but the salesman was very honest with me.”

C. Write the noun form of each verb or adjective on the line.

Example:
different  difference
3. happy  ____________________________
4. expect  ____________________________
5. develop  ___________________________
6. important  __________________________
7. permit  ____________________________
8. difficult  ___________________________
9. independent  ________________________
10. frustrate  __________________________
D. Read the article. Then read it again and choose the word or phrase that correctly completes each sentence.

Example:
You can save time _____ by using websites such as Froogle.com. a
a. shopping around
b. promoting
5. According to the article, it is easy to _____ on the Web.
a. haggle
b. comparison shop

6. You should not buy something online without being _____.

a. informed
b. persuaded

7. A seller who asks for your credit card information by e-mail might be trying to _____.
a. tell you about a good deal
b. steal from you

8. To save on shipping costs, you should try to buy _____ at a time.

a. one thing
b. several things

9. International shipping costs can be _____.

a. a bit steep
b. a good deal

10. The article _____ that people can save money by shopping online.
a. implies
b. proves

11. The article gives advice on how to _____ while shopping online.
a. splurge
b. find great offers

E. Complete each conversation with an expression from the box. Make changes as necessary.

get on my nerves drive me crazy

choke me up blow me away
crack me up

Example:
A: My son is such a troublemaker!
B: Oh, yeah? What’s he up to now?
A: Well, this morning he was disrespectful to his grandma. He makes me so angry.
B: Well, if it makes you feel better, my daughter drives me crazy , too. She never
listens to anything I say.

11. A: This Al Green CD is amazing. I haven’t heard music this great in a long time.
B: I know. Every time I listen to the song “Tired of Being Alone,” his voice just ____________________.
12. A: What did you think of Napoleon Dynamite?
B: I loved it. When Napoleon did his goofy dance at the end of the movie, I couldn’t stop laughing!
A: Yeah, that ____________________, too.
13. A: Would you mind changing the station?
B: Why? I thought you liked country music.
A: I do, but I hate this DJ. His voice is so annoying. And he’s always talking.
B: Yeah, I know what you mean. It always ____________________ when radio DJs talk too much.
Grammar
A. Complete each sentence in your own way. Use a passive gerund or infinitive.

Example:
You’re lucky to be given such a great opportunity .
1. I don’t expect _________________________________________________________.

2. They resent ___________________________________________________________.

3. We enjoy _____________________________________________________________.

B. Combine each pair of sentences into one new sentence. Use repeated comparatives.

Example:
The birthrate is low now. It was not as low before.
The birthrate is getting lower and lower.
4. Life expectancy is high now. It was not as high before.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
5. Divorce is common now. It was not as common before.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
6. Divorce is common now. It was not as common before.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
7. Couples are having fewer children now. They used to have more children.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

C. Combine each pair of sentences into one new sentence. Use double comparatives.

Example:
Couples are waiting longer to have children. Cause:
Couples are having fewer children. Effect:
The longer couples wait to have children, the fewer they have.

8. Cause: People are living longer.

Effect: People are requiring more care.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
9. Cause: Health care is getting better.
Effect: Life expectancy is getting higher.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
10. Cause: Life expectancy is getting higher.
Effect: The elderly population is getting larger.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
11. Cause: People work hard.
Effect: They are successful.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

F. Read the newspaper article. Then read it again and choose the letter of the correct answer.

Example:
b According to the first paragraph, .
a. the British government wants women to have children younger
b. the British government keeps information about childbirth
c. present trends in childbirth will continue in Britain

12. According to the second paragraph, .

a. British women are having children earlier and earlier
b. there is no obvious explanation for the change in childbearing patterns in Britain
c. there was no difference between the birthrate in 1934 and the birthrate in 1955 in Britain
13. The number of is decreasing.
a. taxpayers
b. older people
c. people who need social services

14. According to the article, .

a. the rate of population growth in Britain is getting higher and higher
b. British women are having more and more children, and having them earlier and
earlier
c. British women are having fewer and fewer children, and having them later and
later

15. The trend in Britain is toward motherhood.

a. earlier
b. later
c. teenage

Writing
Read the topic. Write a paragraph of at least four sentences about it.

How does your generation differ from the one that comes before or after it?