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PART 1: LISTENING SKILLS

Listen to the discussion between a business professor and students. Then use the information to
complete the activities that follow.

A. Choose the best answer.

1.
Dr. Kim says it is hard to .
A.
sell a new product
B.
start a new business
C.
work for many hours
D.
buy things for a business
2.
The new kind of bicycle .
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A.
is very safe
B.
is very large
C.
has a new seat
D.
has four wheels
3.
Why does Dr. Kim think it is hard to come up with a new idea?
A.
It is hard to meet people who have creative ideas.
B.
It is hard to think of people to tell about the idea.
C.
It is not easy to build something without machines.
D.
It is not easy to think of something people don’t have.
4.
Martin Green made a .
A.
bicycle
B.
pencil
C.
toy
D.
wheel
5.
How old was Martin when he started his business?
A.
seven
B.
eight
C.
ten
D.
twelve

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6.
Dr. Kim most likely thinks kids .
A.
are more afraid than adults
B.
are less creative than adults
C.
have more free time than adults
D.
make fewer mistakes than adults

B. Listen to the excerpt from the discussion. Choose the best answer to each question below.
7.
Which two ideas is Dr. Kim contrasting?
A.
Martin AND only twelve years old
B.
no business experience AND creative idea
8.
What does Dr. Kim want to explain?
A.
Martin was very young to be so creative.

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B.
Creativity is important when starting a business.

PART 2: PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING SKILLS

A. Listen to the sentences. Choose whether each underlined word has a voiceless “th” sound
(as in thanks) or a voiced “th” sound (as in this). The first one has been done for you.
Example:

The owner of the company will visit tomorrow.
A. voiceless
B. voiced
9.
Think about how to improve creativity.
A. voiceless
B. voiced
10. Have you seen these new products?
A. voiceless
B. voiced
11. There are a few new ideas I’d like to discuss.
A. voiceless
B. voiced
12. We had a meeting on Thursday.
A. voiceless
B. voiced

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13. It is a good thing to be creative!

A. voiceless
B. voiced

B. Choose the best response to complete each conversation.

14. A: So what do you do?
B: I’m an actor, but I’m working in a restaurant right now.
A:
A.
Uh-huh. B. Wow! C. That’s amazing!
15. A: This is my office.
B: Your office is in the Empire State Building?
A: Yes, I can look out the window and see the whole city!
B:
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A.
Really. B. Uh-huh. C. Wow!
16. A: How do you like working at the United Nations?
B: I like it. One of my co-workers is from Nigeria, one is from Thailand, and one is from
Russia.
A:
A.
That’s interesting. B. That’s great! C. That’s unbelievable!
17. A: I love my new job! We can start work any time between 8:00 a.m. and noon, and we don’t
work on Mondays or Fridays. And we even get three months of vacation a year!
B:
A.
Uh-huh. B. Really?! C. That’s so interesting.
18. A: My new store had a grand opening today.
B: How did it go?
A: Really well! We made a huge profit in just one day!
B:
A.
Really. B. That’s amazing! C. Uh-huh.

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PART 3: VOCABULARY
A. Read the paragraph. Use the words and phrases from the box to fill in the blanks. Not all the
words and phrases will be used.

afraid creativity exciting make mistakes

come up with employee experience owner

We are looking for ten people who are not to work hard and want to be
19.
part of a(n) new company. These people must be able to
20. 21.
ideas to improve at our company. They must have at least five years of work
22.
. If you would like to be an here, please contact Mr. Simon,
23. 24.
the and president of the company.
25.

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B. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
26. A business that is successful .
A.
makes money B. has problems C. builds things
27. To make mistakes means to .
A.
become angry B. not know what to say C. do things wrong
28. Someone creative is able to .
A.
find a good job B. help others C. think of new ideas
29. An exciting idea makes a person feel .
A.
happy B. tired C. nervous
30. To increase something is to .
A.
get more of it B. make it better C. give it away
31. A completely new product is one that people do not .
A.
like B. have C. need
32. Advice is information that .
A.
gives many facts B. is incorrect C. helps another person
33. The employees of a business are people who .
A.
work there B. buy things there C. own the business

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PART 4: GRAMMAR
Use the phrases from the box to complete the conversation. Remember to use a capital letter if the
phrase belongs at the beginning of a sentence.

are there there are there was was there

is there there is there were

Bill: Hi, Rose. a meeting in a couple hours?

34.
Rose: Oh, yes, but I don’t know anything about it. Where will the meeting be?
Bill: I’m not sure. some information about it in the email we got last week.
35.
Rose: Oh, I remember. This is the meeting about improving creativity in our company. Last year,
only two successful new products.
36.
Bill: a few new ideas that the company is planning to start this year?
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37.
Rose: I think so. Uh-oh, only two hours until the meeting starts. I still have to do
38.
some work.
Bill: Don’t worry. a chance that the meeting will start late.
39.
Rose: another email sent about this?
40.
Bill: No, but meetings always start late on Monday mornings!

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