Advanced 1, Units 1-6

Daniela Chango

Practice Exam 3
A. Fill in the blank with the appropriate vocabulary word.
1. When my mother came to my school looking for me in ever classroom and shouting my name, I
felt embarrassed.
2. I was studying abroad one summer when I found myself in a(n) dilemma situation. I realized I
hadn’t tipped the waiter, but I wasn’t sure if I should or not. The waiter became very rude with me
and I felt like I needed to explain that in my country, we don’t tip waiters.
3. Many people visiting Ecuador for the first time feel amazing by the local cultures and food.
Ecuador has such unique customs and it’s easy to feel this way.
4. One thing people often feel when they move to a new country is insecure. They may feel very
sad because they don’t speak the language and they miss their family and friends.
5. Triumph is one adjective that people use to describe how they feel when they know that they are
going to succeed because they have studied a lot or because they have experience in a similar
situation.

B. Put the words in order to make sentences about living abroad.

1. thing would nervous is new one I feel foods about eating
One thing I would I feel nervous about is eating new food.
2. I two really and mother miss people would father are my
Two people I would really miss are my father and mother.
3. guaguas de pan for feel I foods and are fanesca homesick would two
Two foods I would I feel homesick are guaguas de pan and fanesca.

C. Complete the following sentences involving customs in Ecuador.

1. In Ecuador, when a couple gets married, ____________________________________________.
2. ___________________________________you’re supposed to bring lots of food to their house.
3. When it is someone’s birthday, ____________________________________________________.
4. _____________________________________________________________________________.

D. Circle the correct word from the choices.

1. My computer keeps (fixing, cleaning, crashing). I think it has a virus.
2. I think my car’s engine has a leak somewhere. It keeps (crashing, overheating, flickering).
3. My new cell phone won’t stay charged. It keeps (going dead, sticking, jamming).
4. The screen on my laptop keeps (going dead, flickering, jamming). I need to take it to the store.

E. Fill in the blank with either the correct form of keep or need.
1. The refrigerator is broken. It needs to be fixed.
2. The printer stopped working. It keeps jamming.
3. My TV suddenly stopped working. I think it needs replacing.
4. The light in my bedroom keeps flickering.
5. The carpet is very dirty. It needs to be vacuumed.

F. Fill in the blank with the correct word.

1. The mug is chipped. It has a chip.
2. The pen is leaking. It has a leak.
3. The CD is damaged. It has damage.
4. The glasses are cracked. They have crack on it.
5. The jeans have a tear. They are torn.

G. Turn to page 43 in your book and do exercise 4 (Role Play – Haggling) with a partner.

H. Listen to three tenants complain to their building manager (pg.43, ex.3). Complete the chart.
Tenant’s Complaints How the problems are solved
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