Name: __________________________

Units 9–16 TEST B Date: __________________________

Score: __________________________

A ► Listen to the people talking. Check () the correct answers. (2 POINTS)

1. Chris _____ . 2. Natalie thinks Chris should _____ .

 didn’t earn much last year  buy her a new boat
 needs to buy a vacation house soon  get a new accountant
 has talked to his accountant  join an investment club

B ► Listen to the people talking. Check () the correct answers. (2 POINTS)

1. Greta is worried about Melissa because 2. Connor thinks that he and Greta
Melissa _____ . should _____ .
 isn’t coming to work  talk to Melissa’s boyfriend
 has been acting depressed  ask Melissa what’s wrong
 stopped working on her project  help Melissa with her project

C Circle the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. (6 POINTS)

1. Typewriters have become obsolete (before / since) the invention of computers.

2. India has been an independent country (for / at) nearly 60 years.
3. (By the time / After) Michael Jackson died in 2009, he had become famous around the world.
4. The U.S. TV show Friends lasted (for / since) ten years.
5. (Until / Once) the civil rights movement of the 1960s, voting rights were restricted for African Americans in
many U.S. states.
6. The Berlin Wall was built (in / from) 1961.

D Complete each suggestion with the correct form of the verb. (5 POINTS)

1. A: I need to make some extra money.

B: What about __________ (get) a part-time job?
2. A: I’m so disorganized. I need to learn how to organize my life.
B: Have you thought about __________ (hire) a professional organizer?
3. A: I want to buy a new sofa, but it’s too big to put in my car.
B: You know, you can get the store __________ (deliver) it to you.
4. A: I’d like to improve my memory.
B: It might be a good idea __________ (read) a book on memory techniques.
5. A: Now that I have a new job, I just don’t have time to walk my dog during the week.
B: Why don’t you have a dog-walking service __________ (come) to take care of your dog Monday
through Friday?

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 E Check () the correct word to complete each sentence. (5 POINTS)

1. When I go out to lunch with Lydia, she usually insists on paying the bill.
She’s very _________ .
 ambitious  pragmatic  generous
2. Richard is always arguing with his classmates. He doesn’t _________ them.
 get along with  keep up with  break up with
3. Molly isn’t very compassionate. She seems uncaring and _________ about other people’s problems.
 timid  resourceful  insensitive
4. The basketball players are on strike and won’t play unless the owners give in to their _________ for better
health insurance.
 demand  suggestion  prediction
5. The first humans landed on the moon in 1969. It was a great _________ .
 achievement  invention  epidemic

F Match the clauses to make logical sentences. (5 POINTS)

1. For a person to become successful, _______ a. I became more responsible.

2. After I went to college, _______ b. because I didn’t want to work hard.
3. If I’d listened to my parents, _______ c. since I started working.
4. I’ve been able to do well _______ d. I would have gone to college.
5. I didn’t accomplish much when I was younger _______ e. it’s necessary to have a good attitude.

G Circle the incorrect word in each sentence. Then write the correct word or words on the blank. (5 POINTS)

1. Elizabeth Taylor was from England, didn’t she? _______________

2. In order climbing Mount Everest, you need to be in top physical shape. _______________

3. The biggest challenge about be a police officer is the danger you face every day. _______________

4. A lot of charities get their work doing by volunteers. _______________

5. Muhammad Ali, that was born Cassius Clay in 1942, was nicknamed “The Greatest” because of his superior
boxing skills. _______________

H Choose the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage. (6 POINTS)

I __________ (’ve managed / was managed) to achieve a lot recently. After I looked for a year or so,
(1)
I __________ (found / have found) a great new job. Since then, I __________ (’m being / ’ve been)
(2) (3)
much happier at work. Also, after looking for several months, I __________ (move / will move)
(4)
into a wonderful apartment next weekend. The apartment is very large, so I __________ (’d need / ’ll need)
(5)
to buy some new furniture. By the end of the summer, I’d like to __________ (have had / will have had)
(6)
at least a few parties!

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 I Check () the correct phrase to complete each response. (4 POINTS)

1. A: I’m so hungry.
B: You _________ eaten something before we left.
 would have  might have  should have
2. A: Tabitha seems happy.
B: Hmm. She __________done well on her test.
 must have  should have  will have
3. A: Why wasn’t Derek in school?
B: He _________ been sick.
 may have  would have  should have
4. A: The coach was really angry with you. What happened?
B: If I’d remembered to set my alarm clock, I _________ been late for practice.
 must not have  shouldn’t have  wouldn’t have

J Read about Groupon. Then circle T (true) or F (false). (6 POINTS)

Groupon

Groupon is one of today’s newest and most exciting successful businesses. Groupon, which offers discounted gift
certificates that can be used at both local and national companies, is a web-based company with more than 35
million registered users.

Groupon, a combination of the words group and coupon, was created by Andrew Mason from Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, in 2008. Mason was originally working on the Point, a social-justice web-based project that he
thought would help solve the world’s big problems, like homelessness and hunger. Groupon was an afterthought
project that Mason and his business associates hoped would pay the bills while they continued work on the Point.

Groupon is so popular because it offers people living in certain areas around the world the opportunity to buy
products and services from local businesses at a deep discount. Groupon offers one special deal each day with a
minimum number of buyers. For a deal to be successful, the minimum number of buyers (for example, 2,000
people willing to buy a half-off coupon for a restaurant) need to agree to purchase the deal. The more people
Groupon can find who agree to buy a product or service, the more it drives down the price, but Groupon also
makes sure that the business offering the product doesn’t lose money in the process.

Mason feels that Groupon can be used as a tool for social change. He says, “When consumers are buying these
half-off deals, they don’t realize it, but they’re playing their part in revitalizing their local economy and reversing
the trend of people spending a larger amount of time in front of the computer screen . . . .”

1. T F In 2008, Groupon was not Andrew Mason’s main project.

2. T F Groupon was created to make money.
3. T F Groupon offers deals from distant restaurants.
4. T F A certain number of people have to agree to buy a gift certificate so the deal works.
5. T F Businesses that participate in Groupon often lose money.
6. T F Andrew Mason doesn’t think Groupon has a positive effect on social change.

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 K Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb. (4 POINTS)

1. Hunger is a real problem in our community. People should not __________ (force) to suffer from hunger
because of the high cost of food.
2. Bullying is becoming a huge problem in schools. Teachers and students ought __________ (require) to
take an anti-bullying seminar every year.
3. Company outsourcing is taking jobs away from people in our country. Local companies should __________
(fine) for each job they move to a foreign country.
4. Taxes on businesses and individuals are too high. Taxes have to __________ (reduce) in order to improve
the economy.

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