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_______ / 50 points

[Track 09] Listen to two people talk about their experiences. Check ()
the correct answers.
Vicky

Matt

1. Vicky is talking about ____.

3. Matt is talking about ____.

a.
b.
c.

her first day at a new school

her first day at a new job
her first job interview

a.
b.
c.

2. She shouldnt have asked for water because ____.

a.
b.
c.

his first day at a job

his last day at a job
a mistake he made at work

4. By 3:00 he felt bad because ____.

she wasnt thirsty

she dropped the glass
she wasnt nervous

a.
b.
c.

nobody had come to see him

everybody had gone home early
his boss was upset with him
A _______ / 8 points (2 points each)

B Complete the verbs with the prefixes dis-, mis-, or re-.

1. I didnt think I would see you today. Did I _______understand?
2. I sent you the wrong information. Please _______regard my last message.
3. My teacher was upset because I _______spelled her name in the report.
4. The article had many mistakes in it, so I asked him to _______do it.
5. Last year I took the bus to work, but the city has _______continued the service.
6. Have you decided to quit your job, or do you think you will _______consider?
B _______ / 6 points (1 point each)

C Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.
effort

mind

nerves

rid

trouble

1. Its difficult to decide. I cant make up my ______________.

2. If you break the rules, youll get into ______________.
3. Hell do better in school if he makes an ______________.
4. You should get ______________ of that old cell phone and buy a new one.
5. I hate it when people are late. It really gets on my ______________.
C _______ / 5 points (1 point each)

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D Complete the paragraphs with the words in parentheses. Use the correct
simple past or past perfect form of the verbs.

Last Friday night, I _____________________ (go) to a concert, but when I got

1

there, I realized I _____________________ (forget) my ticket! I was angry

2

at myself, but I _____________________ (take) a taxi home to get the ticket.

3

When I _____________________ (get) back to the theater, the concert

4

_____________________ (already / start), and I had to wait for the second half
5

to go inside.
As I was waiting in the lobby, I _____________________ (see) an old
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friend from college. I _____________________ (not / talk) to him for ten years!
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Amazingly, he _____________________ (not / change) at all. We talked and

8

talked. It was great! So, in the end, missing half of a concert was a pretty good
experience.
D _______ / 8 points (1 point each)

E Complete the third conditional sentences with the correct forms of the verbs
in parentheses. Use contractions where possible.

1. If Harry _____________________________ (not / disagree) with

1

the interviewer, he _____________________________ (get) the job.

2

2. Your teacher _____________________________ (tell) you if you

3

_____________________________ (mispronounce) any words.

4

3. My relationship with Trey _____________________________ (be) better

5

if I _____________________________ (not / misjudge) him in the first place.

6

4. If Lisa _____________________________ (listen) to us,

7

she _____________________________ (not / make) a fool of herself last night.

8

E _______ / 8 points (1 point each)

F Number the lines of the conversation in the correct order.

____ A: Dont worry. Just try to relax. Im sure youll do fine.
____
1 A: Hi, Rick. How are you?
____ B: OK, but Im a little anxious today.
____ B: I hope so.
____ B: I have a job interview tomorrow morning.
____ A: Why?
F _______ / 5 points (1 point each)
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G Read the article. Check () the correct answer for each question.

Who . . . ?
1. made a mistake at work
2. apologized for something that was embarrassing
3. was embarrassed by another person
4. forgot something
5. didnt make a big deal about something

TerryW

Mandy

Erin86

G _______ / 10 points (2 points each)

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