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EXERCISE 78 3. Another example of my reaction to a pleasant

1. I have always dreamed (16) of being a person who surprise was my admission to a special (24) Honors
is always on time. However, in reality, I am always, Program at my school. When I received the letter
always late. The following three examples (19) show saying that I had been admitted, I did not run and
that, even in several very important situations (19), I shout this news out to everyone imInediately (24).
cannot seem (18) to arrive on time. Instead. I wanted to keep the ne\NS to myself. It was
four or five days before I told my family and friends.
2. One example of my terrible tardiness is a job Then I told them (23) quiedy (241, without shouting
interview (19) that I had soon after I graduated from the news. I did not seem very happy (25) about the
college. I was given (17) the opponunity to interview situation because I was not jumping up and down
for a wonderful job that many (20) other people and shouting. but I was really qu.ite happy about it
wanted. The interview was .scheduled (17) for 10:00. (23).
However, I overslept and did not arrive at the
interview until 11 :00. I am sure that my lateness was 4. These examples show that I usually keep special
the major reason that 1 did not get the job. (24) news to myself for a while. I think that I want to
be the only one to know about it for a while. I want
3. Another example of my terrible lateness is an to enjoy it myself before I share it with family and
appearance in coun that I had to make after I had friends of mine (22).
received ( 16) a ticket. I. of course, could not arrive
(18) on time for this coun date. Because I missed my
CQun time. I had to pay the original ticket, and a COMPLETE TEST ONE
large fine was added (17) to the amount (20) of
money that I had to pay. Section 1: Listening Comprehension
4. The final example of my terrible lateness was my I.B 11. A 21.B 31.A 41. C
wedding. I was engaged to be married to the most 2. 0 12. 0 22. A 32. 0 42. A
. wonderful woman, and the wedding had been (16) 3. B 13. C 23. D 33. B 43. C
scheduled for 2:00 on Saturday afternoon. As you 4. B 14. B 24. A 34. B 44. D
can probably guess from both of the earlier 5. C I S . 0 25. D 35. A 45. B
examples (19), I just could not manage (18) to 6. A 16. B 26. C 36. C 46.0
arrive at my own wedding on time. I was very lucky 7. B 17. C 27. A 37. B 47. A
that my bride was waiting (17) for me when I arrived 8. A 18. A 28. B 38. D 48. A
an hour late. 9. 0 19. D 29. B 39. 0 49. D
to. A 20. A 30. D 40. C 50. C
5. These examples show that there is little (20) doubt
that I have a serious problem with lateness. My Section 2: Structure and Written Expression
lateness has caused (16) me many (20) serious
problems in my life. as the examples of the job 1. 0 4. D 7. D to. D 13. A
interview and the coun appointment show. At least 2. B 5. A 8. A 11. B 14. D
my lateness did not cause me to lose out on the 3. C 6. C 9. B 12. C I S . A
single most important occasion (19) of my life, my 16. B long 29. C or
wedding. 17. D turned 30. B matches·
18. C his 31. B progressively
EXERCISE 7C 19. C years 32. A his
1. When I receive a pleasant sutprise, my reaction 20. 0 become 33. B he
differs considerably (24) from the reactions of mast 21. A normal 34. C con.tained
people, I think. Most other people react to a nice (24) 22. A remembered 35. A nun-zber
surprise by showing their (22) reaction and by 23. A it 36. B built
telling other people around them about it (22). 24. C observing 37. B easily
However, I do not react this way. I react to a pleasant 25. B was 38. 0 adapted
sutprise by keeping it (23) to myself for a while. 26. 0 many 39. A is
27. 0 sea 40. C their
2. One example of my reaction to a pleasant surprise 28. C be
was a grade that I (21) received on a chemistry exam.
After I took this exam. I did not think that I had done Section 3: Reading Comprehension
extremely (24) well. When the professor returned
the exam. he (21) announced that only one exam 1. D 11. 0 21. D 31. B 41. D
paper had received an A on the exam. I felt quite 2. B 12. 0 22. B 32. D 42. C
happy (25) when I looked at my paper and saw the A 3. C 13. C 23. C 33. C 43. A
on it (23). I kept the news to myself for some time 4. A 14. D 24. C 34. A 44. B
because I wanted to enjoy myself. Perhaps a week 5. B 15. B 25. D 35. C 45. B
later, I told some of my friends about my grade. It 6. C 16. D 26. B 36. A 46. A
was unbelievable (25) to them (21) that I had kept 7.A 17. A 27.0 37. A 47. D
this news to myself for so long. 8. 0 18. C 28. B 38. D 48. A
9. A 19. B 29. A 39. D 49.0
10. 0 20. B 30. D 40. C 50. C