Passages 2

Final Exam Review

Units: 1 – 3
May 18, 2020

A: Put the words in order to make sentences. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
Grammar Phrasal Verbs, P. 3

1. The best in me / a friend / is someone / who / brings out

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2. I / put down / like to / never / my friends.

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3. Can’t / some people / a cell phone / do without

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4. Hang on to / new friends / make / should / you / , but / old ones

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5. You / a problem / when / happy to help / run into / good friends /always / are

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Phrasal verbs which are separable, inseparable, and/or three-words verbs, and intransitive

Separable: bring out / cheer up / put down / turn down

Inseparable: run into / drift apart / stand up for / open up / hang on to / come by / do without

Three-words verb: stand up for / hang on to

Transitive Verbs vs Intransitive Verbs

Transitive Verb: describes an action on an object by using the. It takes an object.

I stopped the car. (you can stop the car.)

Intransitive Verb: does not take an object

The baby smiled. (you cannot smile something.)

B: Circle the verb form that completes each sentence. If both are possible, circle both forms.
Grammar Gerund and Infinitive Constructions, P. 7

1. I am the kind of person who tends to be / being friend with everyone, therefore, I tend to have /
having lots of acquaintances.

2. She has an interview this afternoon, she decided to wear / deciding wear her best clothes and
even got a haircut.

C: Use the correct form of the words from below that best completes each sentence. Use each word
only once. Vocabulary, re-verbs, P. 8

Rehash replace resurface recall reconnect redefine rekindle rebuild

1. You can always ____________ with old friends no matter how long you have not seen each other.

2. You should always visit your hometown and ______________ with yours roots and old friends.

3. It always takes time to ____________ a damaged friendship no matter how hard you try.

4. One should never ________________ old arguments with a friend over and over for the sake of
your friendship.

5. Some people often _________________ themselves, but they’re essentially the same. Because
some people never change no matter how hard they try.

6. Sometimes you think an old friend is gone forever but suddenly they ___________ one day.

7. I think you can always ___________________ the first time you met your best friend, don’t you?

8. You should know by now that a close friend is impossible to __________.

Vocabulary: Your taste in clothes

Stylish / Fashionable / Trendy: fashionable, in fashion

Formal: Fancy clothes (dress, suit), Evening gown

Trendy: Current fashion, fashionable, stylish

Functional: useful, practical, serves to purpose

Conservative / Stuffy: to preserve traditions

Sloppy: untidy

Elegant: luxurious, tasteful, chic

Frumpy: untidy, poorly dressed

Classic / Chic / Elegant: traditional, timeless, serves an example to be followed, excellent

Quirky / Funky: odd and cool, having a strange taste in clothes or habits.

Retro: not a current trend, old fashion

D: Circle the word that best completes each sentence. Vocabulary 4, Your tastes in clothes, P. 12

1. That is a formal / stylish hat you are wearing. It looks great on you.

2. John does not like to dress up to as long as it is trendy / functional.

3. Matt is so cool that he even likes to wear conservative / funky clothes.

4. It is better to wear conservative / sloppy when going in a date.

5. When I go to a wedding, I like to look elegant / frumpy and I think people should be very chic.

6. Her husband doesn’t wear stylish clothes. He wears classic / quirky outfits that they never match.

7. Her pants are not really in fashion. I think she prefers to wear retro / trendy clothes.

E. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Grammar, Gerund and
Infinitive Constructions, P. 7

1. She decided _____________ (change) clothes and go out for a night out.

2. I really enjoy _____________(go to the gym) four times a week if I can manage my schedule.

3. They refused _______________(take) the exam since they did not prepare for it.
4. My trainer advised me not _____________(start) exercising before warming up.

5. You should never be discouraged from _____________(make) a mistake. That is the only way we
can advance and learn from our mistakes.

6. Because he is shy, he considered _____________(change) his personality to become more

outgoing.

7. Everyone was convinced _________________(pay) the bill by credit card so we could collect the
reward points.

F: Choose the adjective that best matches each description. Vocabulary, Adjectives to describe
outward appearance, P. 16

1. Her evil and threatening look scared everyone at the Halloween party.

2. Everyone loved his impressive and respectful character.

3. I don’t like that self-satisfied look on her face.

4. I think Tom is an unusual person with an odd personality.

5. I always try to be caring of people in pain. Because I always feel compassion towards them.

6. The victim was proved to be not guilty. Therefore, he was not sentenced.

7. She has never been an intellect, but she has the look of one.

8. Tom is rude, proud, snobbish, and ignorant.

9. Johnathon always takes things seriously and shows great passion.

10. They thought Mary was trustable and reliable so they told her the secret.

G. Read each pair of sentences. Then complete the second sentence to make cleft sentences with
what. Grammar, Cleft Sentences with What, P. 15

1. I appreciate a student with great perseverance.

_________________ a student with great perseverance.

2. My first impression is very important to me. I think it says a lot about the person.
__________________ my first impression. I think it says a lot about the person.

3. I notice fashionable people easily at all times.

___________________ fashionable people.
4. I can’t stand students who do not study and expect good grades.
___________________ students who do not study and expect good grades.

5. Someone with an intellectual personality is appealing to me.

____________________ someone with an intellectual personality.

6. I am interested in students who have goals to advance in English each term.

____________________ students who have goals to advance in English each term.

H. Choose the word from below that best completes each sentence. Vocabulary, A Brave New
World P. 20

Prudent frivolous confidential audacious hazardous unethical problematic

1. His _________________ behavior bothered everyone in class.

Because it was against the norm of the society.
2. He was always so cautious and tried to avoid unnecessary risks.

3. Her talk seemed so silly and wasteful to all that no one was paying attention.

4. I think nuclear weapons are very dangerous to all and they should be avoided by all countries.

5. They had a childhood life full of difficulties and problems which they could hardly forget.

6. My father always loved to take risks in life whereas my husband is not a risk taker.

I. Read each pair of sentences. Then complete the second sentence with an -ing clause.
Grammar-ing Clause, P. 23.

1. He was ordering dinner for the family. He cleaned the stove.

____________________________for the family, he cleaned the stove.

2. She is very clumsy. She tripped and broke her new cell phone.
____________________________ she tripped and broke her new cell phone.

3. They crashed. They were texting.

They crashed ________________________.

4. Jack just got his new laptop. He now spends all of his time on it.
___________________________ his new laptop, he now spends all of his time on it.