Answer Key:

Test 4

Test 4: Units 1012

1 (that) it wasnt important

2 if OR whether I had seen Candace at
the party
3 (that) I would be late

1 Wherever

2 whatever

3 Whoever

4 Whatever

5 Whenever

6 wherever

(1 point each)

4 (that) he didnt want them to know

5 where her husband was

6 what time they had arrived

2 There is going to be a new surgeon on

our team.

7 (that) he could explain the problem

8 (that) Myra didnt want to come

3 There havent (have not) been many

changes (made) in the childrens
department this year.

9 (that) she hadnt seen him

10 (that) they were leaving immediately

4 There used to be a clinic here, but

it closed.

(2 points each)

1 shouldnt have

5 There have been several computer

problems in the office lately.

2 should have

3 would you have done 4 Should I have

5 would have

6 wouldnt have

7 would you have

8 would have

9 wouldnt have

6 There has been a lot of research (done)

on this disease.
(2 points each)

10 would have

(1 point each)

1 There should be more people working

in the emergency room.

1 had run / wouldnt OR might not

have been

1 First

2 Second

3 Nevertheless

4 For example

5 Similarly

6 Because of this

(1 point each)

2 would you have done / had been

7a

1 g

2 h

3 f

4 a

4 had taken / would they have been

5 b

6 c

5 hadnt gone / wouldnt OR might not

have gotten

7 d

8 e

3 hadnt found / would OR could OR

might have robbed

(1 point each)

(1 point for each blank)

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Answer Key Test 4: Units 1012

7b

1 down

2 up

3 out

4 out

5 away

6 down

7 up

8 up

Emily: Exactly. I shouldnt have done it, of

course, but I thought the only thing I
was good at was computers, and these
people were telling me how great I
was. Id been really lonely since I
moved to Boston, and they were
pretty much the only friends I had.

(1 point each)

Ron: Didnt you feel guilty about stealing?

Different answers may be acceptable if their

meaning is the same as the ones below.
1 changed

2 (complete) mess

3 turn out

4 computer classes

5 hacking

6 lonely

7 was arrested

8 had studied

9 computer skills

Emily: Oh, sure, I felt really bad about it, but

I just couldnt stop.
Ron: So what changed?
Emily: Well, we were arrested.
Ron: Wow!
Emily: Yes, I know. I was actually relieved in
a way, because if the police hadnt
found out about us, I dont know what
would have happened. Anyway, I was
given a lawyer, and it was the strangest
coincidence, because it turned out he
had studied with my father! They still
kept in touch, and he really wanted to
help me. After the trial, he asked me if
I wanted to change my life and what I
wanted to do.

10 teacher

(2 points each)

Audioscript
Ron: Hey, Emily! Ive just heard your life
has changed a lot in the past few
years. Is that true? I cant imagine you
being much different from the way
you are now.

Ron: So you didnt have to go to prison?

Emily: Its even hard for me to imagine! I

mean, if it hadnt happened to me, I
dont think Id have believed it myself.

Emily: No, I had to do community service

volunteer somewhere to help people.
So my dads friend got me into a
program where I could teach computer
skills to kids. I thought Id hate it, but
I didnt want to let my dads friend
down, so I agreed to do it. And then I
figured out that I was really good with
young people, and that I love sharing
my skills with them.

Ron: Really? Well, whats so different now?

Emily: My life was a complete mess, thats
what! I just didnt know where I was
going or what I wanted to do, and
whatever I tried to do seemed to turn
out wrong. I was taking some classes
at a small college, but I was only
doing well in the computer classes.
I was ready to drop out, and then I
met some people who were
wellcriminals.

Ron: So thats how you became a teacher?

Emily: Exactly. Now Im almost grateful to
those people I met in college, because
in a way the experience helped me
find out what I really wanted to do.

Ron: What were they doing?

Emily: They were hacking into computer
systems and stealing peoples credit
card information, and then

Ron: Not the best way to discover what you

want to do with your life, though, is it?
Emily: No, I wouldnt recommend it. But Im
certainly glad it turned out OK! It
could have been a lot worse.

Ron: They went shopping online with other

peoples money, right?
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