Unit 10 Written quiz Name: __________________________ Total Score

Date: __________________________ ______ /50 points

A Todd and Cindy meet at the gym. Listen and circle True or False for each sentence.
1. Todd has a new place to live. True False
2. Todd has started going to another gym. True False
3. Cindy’s company has hired some new workers. True False
4. Cindy has recently seen her best friend from childhood. True False

A _______ /8 points (2 points each)

B Complete the conversation. Use the present perfect or the present perfect continuous. Sometimes both are
possible. Use contractions where possible.
Kate What ______________ you ______________ (do) lately, Jon? I ______________ (not see) you in ages!
(1) (2)
Jon Yeah, I ______________ (travel) a lot lately. It’s part of my job, you know.
(3)
Kate Oh, yeah. That’s right. So where ______________ you ______________ (go)?
(4)

Jon All over the place. I ______________ (be) to three different cities on business in the last week.
(5)
I like to travel, but that’s ridiculous! . . . Anyway, what ______________ you ______________ (be) up to, Kate?
(6)
Kate Oh, I ______________ (be) really busy, too. For one thing, my cousins ______________ (visit) us.
(7) (8)
They arrived yesterday. Oh! And I ______________ (take) an acting class since September.
(9)
Jon No kidding! How ______________ it ______________ (go)?
(10)
Kate Not bad. I ______________ (not be) in a play yet. But I really ______________ (not study) for very long. . . .
(11) (12)

B _______ /12 points (1 point each)

C Match the comments with the most appropriate movie word. There is one extra movie word.
1. “I loved the dancing. The singing was really great, too.” _____ a. subtitled
2. “The aliens were really strange looking.” _____ b. thriller
3. “It was hilarious. I couldn’t stop laughing.” _____ c. science fiction
4. “It had such a sad ending. I wanted to cry.” _____ d. horror
5. “It’s a Chinese film. I saw it at the foreign film festival.” _____ e. musical
6. “My wife and I loved it. It was very romantic.” _____ f. tearjerker
7. “Very exciting. I kept wondering what would happen.” _____ g. animated
8. “There was this ugly monster in it. It really scared me.” _____ h. love story
i. comedy

C _______ /8 points (1 point each)

 

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D Circle the correct words to complete the conversation.
A It’s so good to see you. We haven’t spent time together for / since last summer!
(1)
B Yeah. And I haven’t been to the movies in / since months. So what do you want to see?
(2)
A I don’t know. I’ve already / still seen a lot of stuff. . . .
(3)
B Well, have you seen It’s a Funny World still / yet?
(4)
A No! I already / still haven’t seen it. And I’ve wanted to in / for a long time.
(5) (6)
B Well, great! Let’s go!
D _______ /6 points (1 point each)

E Read the situations. Then complete the sentences. Ask politely for a favor.
1. You want to make an appointment to talk with your teacher.
“I wanted _______________________________________________________ .”
2. You ask your boss for permission to leave the office early today.
“Would it be all right _______________________________________________________ ?”
3. Your boss asked you to finish a report today. You want to work on it for another week.
“Would it be OK _______________________________________________________ ?”
4. You failed the midterm exam. You ask your teacher if you can take the test again.
“I was wondering _______________________________________________________ .”
E _______ /8 points (2 points each)

F Read the article. Then circle the four true statements.

a. The Zagat Survey started as a business.

b. Tim and Nina Zagat started the survey because they loved writing reviews.
c. The first Zagat guide only reviewed restaurants in New York City.
d. The Zagat Survey now covers places worldwide.
e. Zagat doesn’t review restaurants anymore.
f. If you go to a place which is listed in Zagat, you can write a review.
g. Some places in the survey have thousands of reviews.
h. Zagat ratings are very good because they are based on the opinions of experts.
F _______ /8 points (2 points each)

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