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ListeningPart1.(Track1)Listentoawomantalkaboutherselfandhermother.Choosethecorrectanswers.

1. Thewomansaysthatsheandhermotherlookverydifferent.

a. Trueb. False

2. Thewomansaysthatbothsheandhermotherworryaboutthingsandareshy.

a. Trueb. False

3. Thewomansaysthatbothsheandhermotherloveplayingsportslikebaseball.

a. Trueb. False

4. Thewomandoesnotlikecooking,butshedoesenjoyeatingthefoodhermothercooks.

a. Trueb. False

5. Thewomaneatsfoodfromothercountriesmoreoftenthanhermotherdoes.

a. Trueb. False

Part2(Track2)Listentoamantalkaboutrunningmarathons.Choosethecorrectanswers.

1. Howmanymarathonsdidthemandecidetorun?

a. 8b. 12c. 20

2. Whatdoesthemansayabouthisfirstrace?

a. Hewasfeelingtoonervoustoperformwell.b. Histrainingallowedhimtofinishtherace.c. Hedidn’tliketheweatherandtheatmosphere.

3. Whatcausedaproblemintheman’smostdifficultmarathon?

a. Apreviousinjuryb. Someforgottenequipmentc. Thecoldweather

4. WhatsurprisedthemaninKorea?

a. Howhottheweatherwas.b. Howmanypeopletookpart.c. Howwellhedidintherace.

StudentName___________________________


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5. Wheredidthemanrunhisfirstandlastmarathons?

a. InKualaLumpurandGwacheonb. InOkinawaandBangkokc. InReykjavikandStockholm

Part3(Track3)Listentofourshortconversationsandanswerthesequestions.

1. Basedonwhatthespeakerssay,whichstatementistrue?

a. NeitherspeakerlikestheideaoflivinginCrestview.b. ThewomanfeelsWoodlandswouldbetoonoisy.c. BothBrentwoodandWoodlandshavegreenspacesANDWoodlandsisaconveniently

locatedneighborhood.

2. Basedonwhatthespeakerssay,whichstatementaboutMonterrey,Mexicoistrue?

a. BothspeakerslivedinMonterreyforpartoralloftheirchildhood.b. ItisdifficulttogetaroundMonterreyunlessonehasaccesstoacar.c. Apparently,peopleinMonterreyareamongthehappiestintheworldANDtheSanta

LucíaRiverwalkisarecommendedattractioninMonterrey.

3. Basedonwhatthespeakerssay,whichstatementaboutthebookTheLion,TheWitchandtheWardrobeistrue

a. Bothofthespeakersarebigfansofit.b. ItisabouttheadventuresofsomechildrenANDthestoryispartiallysetinEngland.c. Themaincharacterisamagicalanimal.

4. Basedonwhatthespeakerssay,whichstatementaboutspacetourismistrue?

a. Onlyasinglecompanyisworkingtoletpeopletaketheirvacationsinspace.b. Potentialspacetouristscanalreadypurchaseatickettotakeatripintospace.c. ThegreatviewsofEarthwouldbeoneofthebenefitsoftravelingtospaceANDthe

priceforbeingaspacetouristcouldbeaquarterofamilliondollars.Part4(Track4)Listentothetalkandanswerquestions1and2.

1. WhydoesRobertWoodtalkaboutbees?

a. Todemonstratetheimportanceoftakinginspirationfromnatureb. Toexplainwhyhefeelsrobotswillbenefitfromworkingingroupsc. Togiveanexampleofaninsectthatperformsdangeroustasks

2.WhatconclusioncanbedrawnaboutRobertWood?

a. Heisnotworriedwhenoneofhisrobotdesignsfails.b. Hefeelsthattraditionalrobotshaveratherlimiteduses.c. Hehasbeeninterestedinrobotssincehewasachild.


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Part5(Track5)Listentothetalkandanswerquestions1,2,and3.

1.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheChallengerdisasterin1986?

a. Itmightnothavehappenediftheweatherhadbeenwarmer.b. IthappenedbecauseengineersatNASAusedcheapequipment.c. Itwasthefirstlaunchofarockettobeshownonlivetelevision.

2.WhatdoesthespeakerimplyabouttheChallengerspaceprogram?

a. Overtheyears,ithasexperiencedmorethanoneseriousaccident.b. Ithasbeensuccessful,despitetheexplosionaboardtheChallenger.c. Itsseniormanagerswerenotinterestedinlisteningtoadvice.

3.Whatcanbeconcludedaboutwhistle-blowerslikeRogerBoisjoly?

a. Theiractionscanhavebothphysicalandemotionalconsequences.b. Itcantakethemuptoahalfayeartodecidewhethertotellthetruth.c. Theygenerallyfindithardtohavecloserelationshipswithothers.

Part6(Track6)Listentoatalkandanswerquestions1–3.

1. WhichisthebestdescriptionofHipcycle?

a. Acharitythatencouragespeopletorecycletheirunwantedpossessions.b. Asecondhandstorethathasrecentlybecomeverypopular.c. Anonlinecompanythatsellsproductsmadefromwastematerials.

2.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthedrinkingglassesshebought?

a. Theyarestrongandlooknice.b. Theywereareallygoodprice.c. Theyweremadefromrecycledplastic.

3.Whydoesthespeakermentionoldvinylrecordsandbicycleparts?

a. Theyareproductsthatthespeakerhasrecentlybought.b. TheyareexamplesofthematerialsusedbyHipcycle.c. TheyareexamplesofthingsthespeakerhasdonatedtoHipcycle.

Part7(Track7)Listentothetalkandanswerquestions1and2.

1.WhichisthebestdescriptionofBoxcycle?”

a.It’sacompanythatmakescardboardboxesfromrecycledpaper.b.It’sawebsitethathelpsusersfindusedcardboardboxesthatareavailablenearwhere

theylive.c.It’sacompanythatcollectsusedcardboardboxesfrompeople’shomesanddelivers

themtopeoplewhoneedthem.

2.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutBoxcycle?

a.AnymoneyyouspendonBoxcyclegoestocharity.b.Mostofthecardboardboxesareavailableforfree.c.Youcansellyouroldcardboardboxesandmakealittlemoney.


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SpeakingReadeachspeaker’sstatementorquestionandchoosethebestresponse.

1. “Howoftendoyougoshopping?”

a. Abouttwiceamonth.b. Iusuallygotothemall.c. No,Idon’tenjoyit.

2. “Areyougoodatmakingdecisions?”

a. Yes,Ican.b. Yes,I’mprettygood.c. Yes.Icandoitfluently.

3. “I’mfeelingreallyhomesick.”

a. Howdidyoucope?b. Oh,Iknowhowyoufeel.c. Yeah,Iguessyou’reright.

4. “Areyoulookingforwardtoyourvacation?”

a. I’mgoingtoHawaii.b. Yeah,Ican’twait.c. Yeah,nextmonth.

5. “Whydon’tyoubuyabike?”

a. Becauseitwastooexpensive.b. That’snotabadidea.c. There’sashopnearmyhouse.

6. “Whatareyourplansfortheweekend?”

a. Ireallyenjoyplayingtennis.b. Ivisitedmygrandparents.c. I’mgoingshoppingwithafriend.

7. “What’sthebestadviceyou’veeverreceived?”

a. Itoldmyfriendtoquithisjob.b. Mybrothertoldmethathewasgettingmarried.c. Mygrandfathertoldmetofollowmydreams.

8. “Whatkindofbookareyoureading?”

a. Iusuallyreadhorrorstories.b. It’safairytale.c. It’sfantastic!

9. “HowdoyoulikelivinginNewYork?”

a. Forabouttwoyears.b. IcameheretostudyEnglish.c. Iloveit.It’ssolively.


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10. “Haveyoueverbeencamping?”

a. No,I’veneverbeenthere.b. Yes,butnotforalongtime.c. Yes,I’dloveto.

11. “Doyouthinkdriverlesscarswilleverbecomecommon?”

a. Idon’tthinkthereareverymany.b. Ithinkit’sagreatinvention.c. Probably,butnotanytimesoon.

12. “Ican’tlogintoFacebook.”

a. Haveyouforgottenyourpassword?b. Yeah,Idon’tlikeiteither.c. Youshoulduploadsomephotos.

13. “Thatguyjustcutinline.Unbelievable!”

a. Ihateitwhenpeopledothat.b. I’msorrytohearthat.c. Thatmusthavebeenannoying.

14. “Whatdoyouthinkmakesagoodleader?”

a. Ithinkit’sreallyimportantinbusiness.b. Mymanageratmypreviouscompany.c. Youneedtobeabletoinspirepeople.

15. “Whatwouldyoudowithyourfreetimeifyoudidn’tneedtowork?”

a. Ijustrelaxathomeeveryday.b. IthinkI’dtakeuppainting.c. I’mgoingtolearnthepiano.

16. “Howdoyoudealwithstress?”

a. Forme,exerciseisagreatwaytounwind.b. It’susuallywhenIhavetoomuchworktodo.c. Yeah,Ihaveanimportantexamtomorrow.

17. “Doyouthinksuperheroesaregoodrolemodels?”

a. Somemightbe,Isuppose.b. Tobehonest,I’mnotsuretheydo.c. Yeah,Ithinkitwasagreatidea.

18. “Wouldyoudescribeyourselfasaliar?”

a. Mybestfriendliesquitealot.b. No,Idon’t.It’sdishonest.c. Notreally.ButIdoliesometimes.

19. “Areyougoodatmulti-tasking?”

a. No,Ican’tdotwothingsatonce.b. Notreally.I’mabittooshy.c. Yes,Ican.I’mverygoodwithnumbers.


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20. “Whydidthisprojectgosobadly?”

a. Ithinkifwehiredmorestaff,itwouldbemucheasiertomeetthedeadline.b. Ithinkifwe’dplannedmorecarefully,wecouldhavepredictedalotoftheproblems.c. Inmyopinion,ourbestoptionistoconsiderusingothersuppliers.

21. “Wecan’thavethismeetingwithoutJohn.Shallwepostponeit?”

a. Iwouldsuggestwaitingafewmoreminutesfirst.b. No,let’srearrangeitfortomorrow.c. Yeah,Iagree.Let’sgetstarted.

22. “It’sbeensuggestedthatwereassessourmarketingstrategy.What’syourtakeonthat,Akemi?”

a. Iseeyourpoint,butIhavetodisagreewithyou.b. Sorry,Idon’thaveanysuggestions.c. Tobehonest,Icompletelyagree.

23.“Haveyougotaminute?”

a. Ofcourse.Whatisit?b. Sorry,Idon’thaveany.c. Yes,it’saboutthreethirty.

24. “Canyouseeyourselfevermovingabroad?”

a. It’sapossibility,yes.b. Yeah,Iseewhatyoumean.c. Yes,itwasthreeyearsago.

25. “I’vegotaconfessiontomake.”

a. Ohdear.Youmustbereallybusy.b. Really?Whatisit?c. That’sashame,butIunderstand.

GrammarChoosethebestoptiontocompleteeachsentence.

1. Mariela___swimmingandtennis,butshedoesn’tlikerunningorsoccer.

a. doeslikesb. islikec. likes

2. AlthoughDiegospeaksEnglishfairlywell,CarlaspeaksEnglish___.

a. betterb. thebestc. thebetter

3. I___eatoutatrestaurantsbecauseIprefertoeatathome.

a. everydayb. hardlyeverc. sometimes


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4. Iloveexercising,butIdon’thave___timetodoitthesedays.

a. fewb. manyc. much

5. Mygirlfriend___myparents.

a. didnevermeetb. hasnevermetc. wasnevermet

6. Therestaurant___thanweexpected.

a. costmoreandmoreb. wasmoreexpensivec. wasn’tascheap

7. Tomokoisexcitedabouttheweekendbecauseshe___severaloldfriends.

a. goingtoseeb. hasseenc. isseeing

8. Karim___aYouTubevideowhenherememberedhewassupposedtobeatwork.

a. couldwatchb. haswatchedc. waswatching

9. I’mexcitedbecausenextmonthI’mgoingtovisitthecountry___myparentsgrewup.

a. thatb. wherec. which

10. Ijustlearnedthatmyfriend’shouseislocatedright___thesoccerstadiumdowntown.

a. aroundb. behindc. inside

11. ___whatyou’regoingtostudyatuniversityyet?

a. Areyoudecidedb. Haveyoubeendecidingc. Haveyoudecided

12. Myfriendgavemeareally___.

a. goodsuggestionb. greatadvicec. interestingnews


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13. Sofia___inSpainforthelast10years,butvisitsherhomecountryonceortwiceayear.

a. didliveb. haslivedc. isliving

14. Dmitriwillhelphisbrothermoveintoanewapartmentifhe___enoughtime.

a. canhaveb. hasc. willhave

15. Afterallthedelays,Icouldhardlybelievethattheconstructionproject___ontime.

a. hascompletedb. iscompletedc. wascompleted

16. Myfathersaidthathewasbusyand___beabletotakemeshoppingaswehadplanned.

a. couldn’tb. mustn’tc. wouldn’t

17. Unfortunately,theyhadtocanceltheirtripbecauseof___.

a. itwasrainingsoheavilyb. thebadweatherc. therewasastorm

18. Theinvitations___byexpressmailyesterday.

a. haveallsentb. wereallsendingc. wereallsent

19. Aftershefinishedspeaking,SooYoungaskedthepeople___herpresentationiftheyhadanyquestions.

a. attendingb. thatareattendingc. whoattending

20. Mohammedsaidthatif___whatwasgoingtohappen,hewouldnothaveagreedtodoit.

a. hecouldknowb. hehadknownc. hewereknown

21. Ifnodelayshappen,IamconfidentthatI___theprojectbythistimenextweek.

a. amfinishingb. shouldbefinishedc. willhavefinished


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22. UnlessIsendthegiftbyexpressmail,I___reachmyfriendintimeforherbirthday.

a. doubtitwillb. hopeitcanc. worryitmight

23. Thewomanlivingnextdoortoussaid___herhousenextsummer.

a. shehasjustsoldb. shemaysellc. shemighthavesold

24. Marcusreceived______emailsthatittookhimhourstoreplytothemall.

a. alotofb. somanyc. toomany

25. Astridcouldn’t___toherbyemailbecausethesizeofthefilewastoolarge.

a. askfortheinformationsendsb. gettheinformationtosendc. havetheinformationsent

26. Thebarkingdogwasscaringthechild,butIwasabletocalmitdownafterspeakingtoit___.

a. asafriendlywayb. byactingfriendlyc. inafriendlymanner

27. Duringthemeeting,severalemployees___tothecompany’sproposal.

a. decidedtosupportb. explainedtheirworriesc. expressedtheiropposition

28. Nosooner___oneprojectthanhisbossaskedhimifhecouldtakeonanother.

a. hadPetrfinishedb. Petrhadfinishedc. Petrisfinished

29. AlthoughIlikethehouseitself,itsconvenientlocation___persuadedmetopurchaseit.

a. iswhatreallyb. mustbethatc. wasthemost

30. Oneofmycat’sbadhabitsisthat___scratchingthefurniture.

a. italwaysb. italwayswantsc. itisforever


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VocabularyPart1CirclethebestmeaningofthewordinALLCAPS.

1. TomdidnotbuythecamerabecauseitwasEXPENSIVE.

a. costsalotofmoneyb. looksdifficulttouse

2. SandydecidedtoeatmorefruitsandvegetablestoimproveherHEALTH.

a. theconditionofyourbodyb. thetypeoffoodyoueat

3. TheeventwassoPOPULARthatticketssoldoutonlineinjustafewminutes.

a. easyandcheaptobuyb. likedbymanypeople

4. TheparentsENCOURAGEDtheirchildtotakehisfirststeps.

a. givesupportandconfidencetosomebodyb. persuadesomebodytodosomethingunusual

5. GulaygotintroublebecauseshedidnotaskforPERMISSIONbeforetakingacookie.

a. theopportunitytotryagainb. therighttodosomething

6. Althoughtheygottheanswerwrong,theteacherpraisedtheAPPROACHthatthestudentstooktosolvingtheproblem.

a. wayofdoingsomethingb. wayoftalkingtosomebody

7. Kate’sfriendslistenedSYMPATHETICALLYasshedescribedtheunfortunateeventsthathadtakenplaceduringherfirstweekofwork.

a. offeringadviceandsuggestionsb. showingpityandunderstanding

8. Althoughtheevidenceagainsthimlookedextremelydamaging,BenjyASSERTEDhisinnocence.

a. argueforapointofviewthatisunpopularb. stateafactorbeliefinaconfidentway

9. AlanwassurehisplanforreducingpollutionwasFEASIBLE,buthefoundithardtoraisethecapitalheneededtobegintheventure.

a. eligibleb. viable

10. ManyofthepeopleintheaudiencefoundthewhiningnoisefromtheairconditioningsystemtobeveryOFF-PUTTING.

a. disconcertingb. discriminatory


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Part2Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachsentence:

1. AsurveyonspendinghabitsshowsthattheaveragestudentintheU.S.loves________forclothes.

a. buyingb. shoppingc. spendingd. wearing

2. Theresultsevensuggestthatmanystudentsspendmoremoneyonclothesthantheydoonfood,whichmay________someparents!

a. avoidb. doubtc. questiond. worry

3. Accordingtoa________report,climatechangehasstartedtoaffectfarmersaroundtheworld.

a. modernb. presentc. recentd. soon

4. Althoughsomecropswilldefinitelygrowbetterinawarmerworld,othersmaynotdosowell.Forinstance,almondsneedalong________ofcoolweathereachyear.Withoutthis,thetreeswillnotflower.

a. monthb. periodc. staged. time

5. Weliveinanageofinformationoverload.Researchshowsthateachdaytheaveragesocialmediauserreceivesabout300piecesofcontentwithatotalnumberofwordsroughly________tothelengthofatypicalnovel.

a. compatibleb. equivalentc. exclusived. relative

6. Withsomuchcontentavailable,peoplehavelesstimetospendonanyonepieceofinformation,sodatamustbe________quicklyandeffectivelytogettheirattention.

a. assignedb. deliveredc. evaluatedd. nominated


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7. Manyofusdreamof________greatwealth,butthemostsatisfyingthingthatBillandMelindaGates,whoareamongtherichestpeopleintheworld,havedoneistogivetheirmoneyaway.

a. accumulatingb. anticipatingc. incorporatingd. undertaking

8. Theirmissionisnotonlytopractice________withtheirownmoney,buttoencourageothersamongthewealthytodothesamesoastohelpmaketheworldamorejustplace.

a. peripheryb. philanthropyc. plausibilityd. polarity

ReadingPart1Readthearticleandanswerthequestionsbelow.Bodyimage—thewaypeoplefeelabouttheirappearance—isabigissueformanyyoungpeopletoday.Accordingtotwodifferentstudies,morethanhalftheteenagegirlsintheUnitedStatesthinktheyshouldbeonadiet,andalmostoneinfiveteenageboysareworriedabouttheirbodiesandtheirweight.

Butwhat’sthecause?Manyblamethemedia.TurnontheTV,andyou’lllikelyseebeautifulmodels,handsomeactors,andfitsportsstars.Openamagazineornewspaper,browsetheinternet,andit’sunlikelytobeanydifferent.

Manyyoungpeoplefeelpressuretolooklikethese“perfect”people.Butformost,thisisjustnotpossible.IntheUnitedStates,forexample,theaveragewomanis163centimeterstallandweighs64kilograms.Theaveragemodelis180centimeterstallandweighs53kilograms.

Whenpeopledon’tmatchuptothesestandards,manydeveloplowself-esteem.Somestopeatingproperlyinordertoloseweight.Otherslosesomuchconfidencethattheystarttowithdrawfromclassroomactivitiesatschool.

Bodyimageissuesdonotdisappearaswegetolder,either.IntheUnitedKingdom,forexample,womenover50spendmoremoneyoncosmeticsthananyotheragegroup.Oldermenspendlargeamountsofmoneytryingtoavoidhairloss.

1. Themainideaofthearticleisthattoomanyteenagersareeatingunhealthyfood.

a. Trueb. False

2. Whenpeoplethinktheirbodyisnotperfect,theymaytrytoloseweight.

a. Trueb. False


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3. Itisunusualforolderpeopletoexperienceissueswiththeirbodyimage.

a. Trueb. False

4. OnestudyshowsthatfiftypercentofboysintheUnitedStatesworryabouttheirweight.

a. Trueb. False

5. IntheUnitedStates,theaveragemodelistallerthantheaveragewoman.

a. Trueb. False

Part2Readthearticleandanswerthequestionsbelow.In2010,ahugeearthquakehitHaiti,causingthedeathsofoverahundredthousandpeopleandmillionsofdollars’worthofdamage.Theinternationalcommunityjumpedintoactiontoprovideaid.Onthisoccasion,fundswereraisedwithamazingspeed—withinaweekofthequake,theAmericanRedCrosshadraised$22million.Thereason?Peopleweredonatingviatheirmobilephones.

Technologicaladvanceshavechangedhowcharitieswork.Gonearethedayswhensomeoneknockedonyourfrontdoorandpolitelyaskedyoutomakeadonation.Intoday’sworldofcomputers,smartphones,tablets,andsmartwatches,charitiescannowreachmorepeoplethaneverbefore.

Socialmediainparticularhashadagreatimpactoncharity.Newsofdisastersspreadsquicklyaroundtheworld.Thisenablescharitiestoraisemoneyextremelyquickly,asinHaiti.Andthequickeraidcanbedelivered,themorelivescanbesaved.Individualfundraisinghasalsobenefited.Mostpeoplearenowsowell-connectedthroughsiteslikeFacebookthataskingpeopletocontributetoyourchosencauseiseasierthanever.Inthefuture,it’slikelythatwe’llallbegivingtoourfavoritecausesmoreeasilyandmoreoften.

1. Thispassagemainlydiscusses_____.

a. theusesofFacebookandothersocialmediabycharitiesb. thewaysinwhichcharitiescanraisemoneythesedaysc. theeffectsofanaturaldisasterthatoccurredin2010

2. ThepassagestatesthattheearthquakeinHaiticaused______.

a. significantdamageaswellasmanydeathsb. over$20millionindamagetopublicbuildingsc. moredamagethananyearthquakeinhistory

3. Afterlearningaboutthedisaster,people______.

a. regularlycalledfriendstoaskthemtodonateb. suddenlydecidedtodonateequipmenttovictimsc. quicklydonatedmoneyviamobiletechnology


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4. Inthepast,charitiesgotdonationsby______.

a. visitingpeopleathomeandaskingforhelpb. takingadvantageofthelatesttechnologiesc. usingcomputerstogetintouchwithpeople

5. Accordingtothepassage,socialmediahasmadeiteasierfor______.

a. peopletosayhowdisastershavehadanimpactonthemb. governmentstowarnpeopleaboutnaturaldisastersc. charitiestoconnectwithindividualsandraisemoney

Part3Readthearticleandanswerthequestionsbelow.A. Foralongtime,Facebookhadatoolthatallowedpeopletoreportphotosasspamor

abuse.Butofthecasesreported,onlyasmallpercentageofthephotoswereactuallyoffensive.Oneofthedesignersontheteamfeltthereprobablywasareasonforthis,sohestudiedthecasescarefully.Hefoundthatinmostcasesusersjustdidn’tlikethephotosofthemselvestheirfriendshadposted,andwantedthemtakendown.Toenablepeopletoreportcaseslikethese,theFacebookteamaddedanewfeature.Thisfeatureallowedpeopletomessagetheirfriendstoaskthemtotakethephotodown.Butonly20percentofpeopleusedthefunction.

B. Theteamworkedonthecasefurther—itspoketocommunicationsexpertsandstudiedrulesofpolitelanguage.Itdiscoveredthatusersdidn’tjustwanttotelltheirfriendstotakethephotodown—theywantedtotelltheirfriendshowthephotomadethemfeel.Sotheteammadeasmallchange.Peoplecouldselectamessagetoexplainwhytheydidn’tlikeit,suchas,“It’sembarrassing.”Thissmallchangehadahugeimpact—60percentofpeoplewhoreportedphotosusedthefunction.Surveysshowedthatpeopleonbothsidesoftheconversationfeltbetterasaresult.

C.Whiledataabouthowpeopleareusingaproductcanhelpdesignersmakedecisions,itisn’talwaysassimpleasfollowingthenumbers.Otherfactorssuchasintuition,research,andtestingofdesignareequallyimportant.AsdesignexpertMargaretGouldStewartpointsout,“Datacanhelpyoumakeagooddesigngreat,butitwillnevermakeabaddesigngood.”

D.Atonetime,YouTubewaslookingforwaystoencouragemorepeopletoratevideos.WhenGouldStewartandherteamlookedintothedata,theyfoundthatmostpeoplewereonlyusingeitherthehighestrating(fivestars)orthelowestrating(onestar).Almostnoonewasusingtwo,three,orfourstars.Sotheteamdecidedtosimplifytherating—itgaveusersachoicebetweengoodorbad:thumbsuporthumbsdown.

E. YouTubetriedtopreparepeopleforthischangebysharingdataabouthowthefive-starratingsystemwasn’tbeingusedasintended.Itannouncedthatitwasgoingtochangethesystemtomatchuserbehavior.Whenthechangewasmade,itwasstillfrustratingforsomeusersastheyhadbecomeattachedtotheolddesign.However,becauseofthepreparatorystepstakenearlier,itwaseasierforYouTubetogetuserstoacceptthechange.


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1. WhichstatementistrueaccordingtotheinformationinparagraphA?

a. Foralongtime,therewasnowayforFacebookuserstoreportphotosasspamorabuse.

b. Facebookaddedanewfeaturetohelppeopleremovephotostheydidn’tlike.c. Facebook’snewfeatureenabledpeopletoremoveanyphototheydidn’tlike

immediately.

2. WhichstatementistrueaccordingtotheinformationinparagraphA?

a. Thenewchangeallowedpeopletotelltheirfriendswhytheydidn’tlikeacertainphoto.

b. TheFacebookteamhadtomakehugechangestotheirnewfeature.c. Therewasnoevidencetoshowthatthenewchangemadepeoplefeelbetter.

3. WhichstatementwouldMargaretGouldStewartmostagreewith?

a. Whencreatingagooddesign,intuitionisnotimportant.b. Bystudyingdataabouthowpeopleuseaproduct,youcanchangeabaddesignintoa

goodone.c. Youcanimprovethedesignofaproductbystudyingdataabouthowpeopleareusing

it.

4. WhichstatementistrueaccordingtotheinformationinparagraphD?

a. GouldStewartandherteamdecidedtomakeYouTube’sratingsystemmoresimple.b. DatashowedthatveryfewYouTubevideosweregiventhehighestrating.c. GouldStewartandherteamdiscoveredthatnotmanypeopleusedYouTube’srating

system.

5. WhichisthebestsummaryoftheinformationinparagraphE?

a. YouTubedidnotprepareusersforthechangeintheratingsystem.Asaresult,userswereunhappy.

b. BecauseYouTubeexplainedinadvanceaboutthechangeintheratingsystem,itwaseasiertogetuserstoacceptthechange.

c. YouTubedecidednottochangetheratingsystemastheyfeareditwouldmakeusersunhappy.

Part4

Readfiveparagraphsandanswerthequestionsbeloweachone.

Paragraph1Manycollegestudentsexperiencestress.Beingawayfromhomeforthefirsttimeisonemajorcause;thepressureofexamsisalsoafactor.Sincefeelingstressiscommontocollegelife,counselorsoftenrecommendthatstudentsfindwaystocopewithit.Therearemanytechniquesforreducingstress.Physicalexerciseisone.Listeningtomusicisanother.Inaddition,talkingtopeople—especiallyfriendsandfamilybackhome—canbeanexcellentwaytorelievestress.Eventhoughitisafactofcollegelife,havingwaystohandlestresscanhelpgivestudentsasenseofcontrolovertheirlives.

1. Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthispassage?

a. Peoplefeelmorestressastheygetolder.b. Stresscanoftencausecollegestudentstofailtheirexams.c. Spendingtimewithnewpeopleisonewaytoreducestress.


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Paragraph2Thereneverseemstobeenoughtimetodoeverything.Asaresult,manyofusfeelaneedtorushthroughlife.Wenowhavefastercars,fasterInternet,even“fastfood.”Inresponsetotherushofmodernlife,agrowingnumberofpeoplehaveembracedthe“SlowMovement.”Thisbeganin1986,whenCarloPetrinifoundedSlowFoodtoprotestagainsttheopeningofthefirstMcDonald’sinItaly.Hewantedtorestoreanappreciationforlocalfoodculturesandtraditions,andpromotequalityoverconvenience.TheSlowMovementencouragesustodothingslikeeatingandexercisinginamoreleisurelyway,andtobemoreawareofoursurroundings.Thisway,wecandevelopmoremeaningfultieswithotherpeople.

2. WhatcanbeinferredaboutpeoplewhosupporttheSlowMovement?

a. TheybelievethatusingtheInternetleadstohigherlevelsofstress.b. TheybelievethatthebestlifestyletoadoptisthetraditionalEuropeanone.c. Theyfeelitisimportanttopushbackagainstthepressuresofamodernlife.

Paragraph3Householdsavingsratescanbeverydifferentacrossdifferentcountries.GlobalFinancemagazineresearchedhowmuchfamiliesaroundtheworldsave,anddiscoveredthatwhilerichercountriesgenerallyhavehighersavingsrates,notallwealthycountriessavealot.In2015,thebestsaversintheworldweretheSwiss,whosavedover17percentoftheirhouseholdincome.However,Denmark’shouseholdsavingsin2015wasverylow,atabout-4percent.ThiscouldbeduetotheDanes’confidenceintheeconomy,Denmark’swell-developedsocialsecuritysystem,andotherfactorsthatcreatemoreequaldistributionofincomesinthecountry.

3. Whatdoesthisarticleimply?

a. Severalfactorsaffecthowmuchmoneypeoplesave.b. Danishpeoplearelikelytosavemoreinthefuture.c. Peoplewholiveinrichcountriesshouldsavemore.

Paragraph4Howoftenhaveyouclicked“Like”onFacebook,notbecauseyouactuallylikethepictureofyourfriend’slunchorthecatvideoyourcousinposted,butbecauseyouwanttoshowyoursupport?PsychologyprofessorLarryRosensaysthatwedothistoshowourfriendsthatwehavegoodintentions.Thiswhitelieisanexampleofapro-sociallie.AccordingtoRosen,it’ssimilartosaying“Yes”whensomeoneasks,“Doyoulikemynewshoes?”You’relyingnottohideasecretortoprotectyourself,buttoavoidhurtingsomeone’sfeelings.Butwhenpeopletellliesonsocialnetworkstomaketheirownlivesseemmoreexciting,ortomakeothersjealous,thisisantisociallying.Itdoesn’tbringfriendscloser,butinsteadcreatesnegativefeelings.

4. Whatisthebesttitleforthisarticle?

a. ReasonsWhyWeLietoFamilyb. TheMostCommonLiesWeTellOurFriendsc. TheTwoKindsofLiesWeTell

Paragraph5EarlMillerisafamousscientistandanexpertonmultitaskingandthebrain.Hesaysthatmultitaskingcanbeaddictivebecauseeverytimewecompleteasmalltask—likesendinganemailoransweringatextmessage—thebrainreleasesthepleasurechemicaldopamine.Overtime,however,thisconstanttask-switchingleadstoanxietyandstress.Infact,


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multitaskinghasbeenfoundtoincreaseproductionofthestresshormonecortisolinthebrain,whichcanleadtohealthproblemslikediabetes,heartdisease,andevendepression.

5. Wheredoesthispassagemostlikelycomefrom?

a. Fromawebsiteofferingadvicetobusypeopleb. Fromanarticleinapopularfitnessmagazinec. Fromatextbookintendedformedicalstudents

Part5Readtwopassagesandanswerthequestionsbeloweachone.

Passage1Alittleoveraquarterofidentitycrime—twentysevenpercent—involvesgovernmentdocumentsorbenefits.Thisisfraudwheresomeonepretendstobesomeoneelseinordertoillegallyreceivemoneysuchashealthcarepaymentsorapensionfromthegovernment.Abouthalfasmanycases—fourteenpercent—arecreditcardfraud.Intheseinstances,theidentifythiefusuallyusesstolendocumentstoobtainacreditcardinsomeoneelse’sname.Thetheftisusuallycaughtwhenthefirstbillarrives,butthemoneyisalreadyspentand,usually,thethiefsimplydisappears.Phoneorutilitiesfraudoccursataboutthesamerateascreditcardfraud—thirteenpercent.Employmentfraudaccountsforaboutninepercentofidentitytheft.Therateissimilarforbankfraud.Asmallminorityofinstancesinvolveloanfraud—takingabankloaninanotherperson’snameandthenvanishing.Finally,asizeableportionofIDthefts—26percent—areinthe‘other’category.Thisincludessocialmediaidentitytheft,sendingemailfromanotherperson’saddress,andpretendingtobesomeoneelseonthephone.

1. Whatwastheauthor’spurposeinwritingthistext?

a. Toexplainwhytheincidenceofidentitytheftiscurrentlyincreasingb. Toidentifyandillustratereasonswhypeoplecommitidentitytheftc. Tocategorizeandenumeratesometypicalkindsofidentitytheftd. Toimplythattheuseofmoderntechnologyleadstoidentitytheft

2. Whatcanbeconcludedfromthistext?

a. Identitytheftinordertogethealthcarepaymentsismorecommonthanthefttogetapension.

b. Mostcasesofidentitytheftarerelatedtoemploymentfraud.c. Casesofsocialmediaidentitythefthavefalleninnumberinrecentyears.d. Incasesofcreditcardfraud,thepersonwhostolesomebodyelse’sidentityisrarely

caught.Passage2Whenyousuddenlyrealizeyouhavebeendaydreaming—especiallywhenyouareworkingonadifficultproblem—theusualresponseistosnapoutofitandtrytogetbacktowork.Butwhatscientistsnowunderstandisthatwhilewearedaydreaming,weareoftensolvingproblemsatthesametime.AlbertEinstein’sstoryisacaseinpoint.Hehadbeenthinkingabouthisspecialtheoryofrelativityforaboutsevenyearswhenhefinallyhadabreakthrough.In1904,hehadbeenworkingformonthsoncomplexmathematicalexerciseswhenhedecidedtotakeabreak.Asherested,hebegantodaydream.Hismindhadbeenwanderingforseveralminuteswhentheimageofatrainformedinhisbrain—atrainbeing


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struckbylightning.Atthatmoment,itallfellintoplace.Becausehehadnotbeentryingtothinkaboutit,Einsteinwasabletoproduceacompletelynewdescriptionoftheuniverse.

Sodaydreamingisactuallyonewaythemindhasofgettingworkdone,andscientistsinCanadahavebeenstudyingthebraininthehopeofunderstandingmoreaboutwhathappenswhenwedaydream.Inonerecentexperiment,researchersmonitoredthebrainactivityoftestsubjectswhiletheywereperformingasimpleroutinetask—pushingabuttonwhennumbersappearedonascreen.Afterthesubjectshadbeenperformingthetaskforseveralminutes,theybegandaydreaming—andpartsoftheirbrainassociatedwithproblem-solvingbeganlightinguponthebrainscanner.Theresearchisalteringscientists’perceptionofdaydreaming,becauseitshowsthatwhenwedaydream,ourbrainsaremoreactivethanwhenwefocusonaroutinetask.

Oneconclusionofthestudyisthatwhenpeoplearestrugglingtosolvecomplexproblems,itmightbemoreproductivetoswitchtoasimplertaskandlettheirmindwander.Psychologistsinterestedincreativityandimaginationwillbewatchingdevelopmentsinthisareacloselyasourunderstandingofthemindanditsworkingsdeepens,andwewillcertainlyseemoreresearchintothepowerandworkingsoftheimagination.Itislesslikely,however,thatwewillsoonbeseeingteachersencouragingstudentstostareoutthewindowanddaydreaminsteadofdoingtheirlessons.

3. Whatdoestheauthorstateorimplyaboutdaydreaming?

a. Researchintodaydreaminghaschangedideasabouteducation.b. Despiteseemingunproductive,daydreamingcanbebeneficial.c. Forsomepeople,daydreamingisawaytoenhanceproductivity.

4. WhydoestheauthormentionEinstein?

a. TodemonstratetheimpactofdaydreamsANDToillustrateapointaboutdaydreamsb. Toemphasizethateverybodydaydreamsc. Toexplainwhyandhowbrainsdaydream

5. Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutresearchintodaydreams?

a. Ithasnotyetexplainedwhendaydreaminghappens.b. Itishavinganimpactoncomplexsocialproblems.c. ItcaninvolveanalysisofactivitylevelsinthebrainANDitsuggestsoneapproachto

solvingtoughproblems.