Keynote SB4 Final Test

Track 28
A. Listen to the dialogs and select the best responses.

____ 1. One
a. Dean Kamen invented the insulin pump in 1976.
b. It’s about a drug that improves memory in the elderly.

____ 2. Two
a. Yes, but now they say I need to pursue a career.
b. Yes, and they hope I get a college degree someday.

____ 3. Three
a. Robots can assemble structures by following simple rules.
b. No one. They were programmed by scientists to build it on their own.

____ 4. Four
a. No, sorry, I got distracted.
b. Good listeners wait for the speaker to finish.

____ 5. Five
a. Oh, I plan to.
b. Take things easy.

____ 6. Six
a. They’re not afraid of getting in trouble.
b. Some disasters could have been prevented.

Track 29
B. Listen to a conversation about a problem a young woman is having at her internship.
Then select the correct word or words in parentheses to complete each sentence.

7. The woman is having a problem with her ____________________ ( boss / colleague ).

8. The man advises the woman to ____________________ ( stay quiet / talk to her boss ).

9. The product needs to be ____________________ ( advertised / tested ).

10. The man ____________________ ( interrupts the woman frequently / is a good listener ).

Read the article and select the best answer to each question.

After Michael Chorost went deaf in 2001, he received a cochlear implant. A cochlear implant is a device
which has one part inside the patient’s head and the other part on the outside of the patient’s ear. The
device picks up sounds and sends electric signals to the brain. The brain then recognizes the signals and
puts together patterns for the person to understand as language, music, or other sounds. The cochlear
implant did not completely restore Michael’s hearing, but his hearing did improve significantly.
 Regarding his hearing abilities with the implant, Chorost says, “I can hear you more than well enough to
have a phone conversation, but I’m still very much a person with hearing loss.” But according to Chorost,
having hearing loss isn’t all that bad. “When I’m writing, I always take my processors [the outer part of
the cochlear implant] off. I love to work deaf. Having normal ears would mean I couldn’t shut off the
world and concentrate.”

Chorost works as a biotechnical researcher. He looks for devices that partner with the natural, biological
systems of the body to improve the way humans live. He has recently been developing a device that could
help people communicate emotions through brain waves. The device would somehow pick up the
emotions in one person’s brain and send them to another person’s brain. In a dangerous military situation,
for example, this could help a soldier locate a fellow soldier in pain. Through this research as well as
through his personal experience, Chorost believes that biotechnology can improve human life.

____ 11. What would a good title for this article be?
a. How to Communicate Emotions
b. Hearing Aids vs. Cochlear Implants
c. One Man’s Experience in Biotechnology
____ 12. What caused Chorost to get a cochlear implant?
a. He went deaf in 2001.
b. He researched biotechnology.
c. His hearing improved significantly.
____ 13. Where is a cochlear implant placed?
a. inside the head
b. on top of the ear
c. both a and b
____ 14. According to Paragraph 2, how does Chorost feel about having a hearing loss?
a. Sometimes he likes it.
b. He doesn’t notice his hearing loss.
c. He wishes he had complete hearing.
____ 15. Which paragraph is mainly about how Chorost views his hearing abilities?
a. Paragraph 1
b. Paragraph 2
c. Paragraph 3
____ 16. What point is Chorost making when he says, “Having normal ears would mean I couldn’t shut off the
world and concentrate”?
a. He doesn’t like being deaf.
b. People who can hear have a harder time concentrating.
c. The cochlear implant has helped him have normal hearing.
____ 17. What is true about the device Michael has been developing recently?
a. It is being used by the military.
b. It will help improve people’s hearing.
c. It could help people understand each other’s emotions.
____ 18. What is the best description of biotechnical from the article?
a. communicating emotions through brain waves
b. to pick up sounds and send electric signals to the brain
c. relating to devices that partner with the natural, biological systems of the body
 Read the article. Complete the box chart with the correct words from the article.

After Michael Chorost went deaf in 2001, he received a cochlear implant. A cochlear implant is a device
which has one part inside the patient’s head and the other part on the outside of the patient’s ear. The
device picks up sounds and sends electric signals to the brain. The brain then recognizes the signals and
puts together patterns for the person to understand as language, music, or other sounds. The cochlear
implant did not completely restore Michael’s hearing, but his hearing did improve significantly.

Regarding his hearing abilities with the implant, Chorost says, “I can hear you more than well enough to
have a phone conversation, but I’m still very much a person with hearing loss.” But according to Chorost,
having hearing loss isn’t all that bad. “When I’m writing, I always take my processors [the outer part of
the cochlear implant] off. I love to work deaf. Having normal ears would mean I couldn’t shut off the
world and concentrate.”

Chorost works as a biotechnical researcher. He looks for devices that partner with the natural, biological
systems of the body to improve the way humans live. He has recently been developing a device that could
help people communicate emotions through brain waves. The device would somehow pick up the
emotions in one person’s brain and send them to another person’s brain. In a dangerous military situation,
for example, this could help a soldier locate a fellow soldier in pain. Through this research as well as
through his personal experience, Chorost believes that biotechnology can improve human life.

19. 1) ____________________

20. 2) ____________________

Select the correct option to complete each sentence.

____ 21. Who ____ penicillin?

a. discovered
b. extended
c. assembled
____ 22. I’m not sure which career to ____.
 a. coast
b. evolve
c. pursue
____ 23. The device is ____-controlled, so you can control it from another location.
a. remote
b. autonomous
c. customized
____ 24. The audience listened ____ to the man’s story. They could sense the pain and sadness he felt.
a. cooperatively
b. sympathetically
c. with half an ear
____ 25. Spending time in nature helps me feel ____.
a. asserted
b. restored
c. provoked
____ 26. Could you please ____ that? I didn’t understand.
a. clarify
b. assess
c. discredit

Complete each sentence with the correct word from the box.

conflict function innovations

leisurely raise reluctantly

27. If you have a(n) ____________________ with someone at work, don’t be afraid to talk to someone about
it and try to solve the problem.

28. The boy listened ____________________ as his mother told him what work he needed to do. He really
wanted to be running around outside.

29. I think it would be fun to ____________________ children in a big city. You could take them to zoos,
parks, the theater, and other fun places.

30. When is the last time you walked ____________________ down the road with nothing to rush home to
and no real reason for walking?

31. The latest ____________________ in technology and health-care will help people live better lives.

32. Some people have small robots in their homes. One ____________________ of these robots is to clean
the floors.

Select the correct option to complete each sentence.

____ 33. People ____ live longer in the future.

a. be should able to
b. should be able to
 c. to be able should
____ 34. When Clarice turns 40, she ____ here for twenty years.
a. been working will have
b. have working will been
c. will have been working
____ 35. If you push this button, the device ____.
a. will fly
b. is flying
c. would fly
____ 36. “When is the meeting?”
She asked me when the meeting ____.
a. is
b. was
c. had been
____ 37. You shouldn’t try to do ____ things at one time.
a. every
b. a lot of
c. a little bit of
____ 38. If the company had been more concerned about the employees’ safety, they ____ the smoke alarms before
the fire.
a. would replace
b. will have replaced
c. would have replaced

Complete the paragraph with the correct word or words in parentheses ( ).

According to Francis Collins, __________ ( a / the ) director of the National Institute of Health,
researchers are making new discoveries about human genes at incredible speeds. Collins said he
__________ ( hasn’t / hadn’t ) realized how quickly the research was moving. By this time next year,
scientists __________ ( have / will have ) found the differences between human genes and other species.
If scientists have this information, they __________ ( will / would ) know exactly which genes make
humans unique. None of this research would be possible if researchers __________ ( hadn’t / haven’t )
discovered the “map” of human genes over ten years ago. Thanks to their work, there __________ ( are /
will be ) many more discoveries in the future.

39. According to Francis Collins, ____________________ ( a / the ) director of the National Institute of
Health, researchers are making new discoveries about human genes at incredible speeds.

40. Collins said he ____________________ ( hasn’t / hadn’t ) realized how quickly the research was moving.

41. By this time next year, scientists ____________________ ( have / will have ) found the differences
between human genes and other species.

42. If scientists have this information, they ____________________ ( will / would ) know exactly which
genes make humans unique.
43. None of this research would be possible if researchers ____________________ ( hadn’t / haven’t )
discovered the “map” of human genes over ten years ago.

44. Thanks to their work, there ____________________ ( are / will be ) many more discoveries in the future.

45. Select one of the TED Talks you have seen. Write your answer to the three questions below. Check
your spelling and punctuation.

When David Sengeh noticed many people in his country who had amputated arms and legs but
didn’t wear their prostheses, what did he decide to do?
What does he think people with disabilities should be able to do?
What other device could engineers like Sengeh invent to help people with disabilities?
Why does Meg Jay believe your 20s are an important time?
What does she tell 20-year-olds to do?
What is one way you can invest in yourself in your 20s?
What kind of jobs will Vijay Kumar’s robots be able to do in the future?
What are the benefits of using robots instead of humans?
If you could build a small robot, what mission would you send it on?
Why does Julian Treasure think people need to improve their listening skills?
What is one of his suggestions for doing this?
Are you good at “conscious listening”?
Where does Gavin Pretor-Pinney say you can find natural beauty?
Why does he encourage people to slow down and enjoy what we see around us?
How would you benefit from taking his advice?
Why does Margaret Heffernan think it’s important for people to disagree with colleagues or
bosses?
How can disagreements improve a product or a process?
Can you give an example of a time when you had a disagreement, and something improved
because of the disagreement?