Listening and Speaking 3

Unit 6 Achievement Test

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Name: ________________________________

Date: _________________________________

PART 1: LISTENING SKILLS

Listen to a news report. Then use the information to complete the activities that follow.

A. Choose the best answer.

1. Elephant Day is celebrated on ____.

A. March 3
B. March 13
C. March 15
D. March 30

2. In Bangkok, it is against the law to have elephants ____.

A. beg
B. work
C. be wild
D. go hungry

3. Dumbo Express is a group that ____.

A. gives food to hungry elephants
B. arranges trips to see wild elephants
C. helps elephants get medical attention
D. makes sure elephants are not begging

4. According to the news report, Thai elephants are ____.

A. being used in unkind ways
B. not safe to live alone in the wild
C. only important to attract tourists
D. no longer important to Thai people

5. Elephants are celebrated in Thailand because they ____.

A. were once a national symbol
B. are helpful for restaurant owners
C. are very popular with the tourists
D. have a long tradition in Thai culture

6. The tourist in the news report is surprised because she ____.

A. does not know what to feed a begging elephant
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B. does not have a guidebook to tell her about Thai laws

C. did not know that begging elephants were against the law
D. did not expect to be interviewed by a reporter in Thailand

B. Listen to the excerpt from the news report. Then choose the best answer to each
question.

7. Sang Tounserat’s feelings about Elephant Day are ____.

A. negative
B. neutral
C. positive

8. Which words help to show Sang’s opinion?

A. really
B. I believe
C. you can

9. The reporter’s feelings about the use of elephants in Thailand are ____.
A. negative
B. neutral
C. positive

10. Which words help to show the reporter’s opinion?

A. in my opinion
B. the national symbol
C. people like

PART 2: PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING SKILLS

A. Listen to the words. Circle the correct pronunciation of the letter o in each word.

Example so A. [ow] as in go C. [ɔ] as in law

B. [a] as in father D. [ә] as in cut

11. commerce A. [uw] as in do C. [a] as in father

B. [ow] as in go D. [υ] as in could

12. zoo A. [υ] as in could C. [a] as in father

B. [uw] as in do D. [ɔ] as in law

13. book A. [uw] as in do C. [ә] as in cut

B. [υ] as in could D. [ow] as in go

14. sport A. [ɔ] as in law C. [uw] as in do

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B. [i] as in sit D. [ow] as in go

15. some A. [uw] as in do C. [ә] as in cut

B. [υ] as in could D. [ow] as in go

16. women A. [uw] as in do C. [υ] as in could

B. [ow] as in go D. [i] as in sit

B. Complete each sentence with the strongest suggestion.

17. We ____ go to the festival tomorrow because it will be sunny all day.
A. could
B. should
C. might want to

18. Those people ____ treat their elephants the way that they do.
A. should not
B. might not want to
C. definitely should not

19. ____ visit the elephant park before we leave.

A. Let’s
B. We could
C. We might want to

20. ____ buy things to celebrate Elephant Day today.

A. We could
B. We should
C. We might want to

21. ____ learn about the culture of the country we are going to visit?
A. How about we
B. What do you think if we
C. Don’t you think we should

22. ____ stop those tourists from feeding the elephant.

A. We could
B. One option is to
C. I think we should

PART 3: VOCABULARY
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A. Match the boldfaced words and phrases on the left with their definitions on the right. Write
the letter of the definition next to each word or phrase. Not all the definitions will be used.

___ 23. make a living A. keep safe from change or harm

___ 24. season B. a popular place visited by many people
___ 25. community C. a certain time of the year
___ 26. tourist attraction D. be able to pay for
___ 27. afford E. do something to earn money
___ 28. preserve F. money received as payment for work
G. a group of people living in a town
H. grow into something bigger

B. Choose the meaning of each boldfaced word.

29. controversy
A. disagreement B. new experience C. understanding

30. stretch
A. create B. make longer C. remove

31. degrading
A. not respectful B. exciting C. not careful

32. souvenir
A. something given as B. something won C. something kept to
a gift remember a place

33. tradition
A. custom B. idea C. treasure

PART 4: GRAMMAR

Complete each sentence with the correct clause. Use contractions of will where possible.

34. If tourists do not visit their villages and spend money, the villagers _________________________
(probably / not / make)
enough income to live.

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35. Just as the women in their families once did, these women _________________________ brass
(wrap)
rings around their necks to stretch them as part of their culture.

36. If the women remove the rings from their necks, they _________________________ keep their
(not / be able to)
heads from falling forward because their necks are so weak.

37. Some tourists think that this tradition is unsafe, but almost all the visitors agree that it

_________________________ as long as there is money to be made.

(probably / continue)

38. If the tourists stop coming, the people in the village _________________________ another way to
(probably / find)
make money.

39. These types of shocking tourist attractions _________________________ visitors respect the
(not / help)
customs of others.

40. If we take time to learn about a group’s customs, we _________________________ a better

(have)
understanding of that group’s culture.