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Topnotch3A Unit 1-5

Short Answer

Look at the picture. Check the sentence that matches the picture.

Example:

I can’t stop wheezing.

I shouldn’t eat so much.

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Can you give me a ride? My hip hurts.

Can you fill in for me? I have a pain in my chest.

2.

She’s getting her hair washed.

She might wash her hair.

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3.

They should have brought an umbrella.

The storm might cause a flood.

4.

He must not be able to drive.

He may be stuck in traffic.

Cross out the word in the group that doesn’t match the category.

Example:

medication:
antibiotic wheeze nasal spray

5.
ways to address someone:
by their first name by their clothing by their title

6.
type of medical treatments:
chiropractic homeopathy appointment

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emergency supplies:
first-aid kit power outage non-perishable
food

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weather events:
severe landslide drought

9.
types of service:
reliable professional mild

10.
preparations for a meeting:
assign responsibilities get antacids plan an agenda

11.
dental emergency:
lost filling blood test broken tooth

Answer the question in your own way. Write complete sentences.

Example: What might you be able to do next year?

I might be able to visit you in Mexico.

12. What is something that you had done before you were 15 years old?
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13. What is something that you might get done for a social event?
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Read the situation. Write a complete sentence, following the instructions in parentheses.

Example: You are calling a doctor’s office because you’d like to make an appointment today. (Use I
wonder.)
I wonder if I might be able to see the doctor today.

14. You’re talking to a friend. You think that he knows where you live, but you want to make sure.
(Write a tag question.)
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15. You’re talking to a friend. She broke a tooth last night, but she hasn’t been able to see a dentist yet.
(Use must to make a conclusion.)
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16. Yesterday someone told you some news. Report the news to a friend. (Use reported speech.)
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Completion
Complete each statement.

Write an appropriate answer to the question. Use phrases from the box. You will not use all of
the phrases.

I’ll see what I can do. Please call me Russell.

At the newsstand around the corner. Please do.
It’s a novel. Yes, a small gift is nice.
It’s in the autumn. Yes, it really is.
Of course not!

Example: Do you mind if I ask you something?

Of course not!

17. It’s too cold for a walk today, isn’t it?

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18. Can I have the copies made for this afternoon?

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19. Should I bring something to a person’s home when I’m invited for dinner?
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20. What kind of book is it?

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21. What do you like to be called?

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22. Could you tell me where you bought that magazine?

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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Complete the sentence. Choose the correct answer.

Example:

a Adam studied abroad in Russia, ?

a. didn’t he c. doesn’t he
b. did Adam

____ 23. By this time last year, the company ____ 2 million client orders.
a. didn’t fill c. were filled
b. had filled

____ 24. I’m speaking next, ____?

a. am I c. I’m not
b. aren’t I

____ 25. She asked me to call next week, so her news ____ very important.
a. would not be c. must not be
b. not be

____ 26. I ____ see you tomorrow around noon. Why don’t you come by then?
a. can’t c. will be able to
b. might

____ 27. The movie hadn’t yet begun when ____.

a. we arrive c. we had arrived
b. we arrived

____ 28. How do you get your children ____ fruits and vegetables?
a. to eat c. might eat
b. eats

____ 29. Would you like to have the hotel room ____ while you’re out?
a. clean c. be able to clean
b. cleaned

____ 30. I asked my friend ____ me a ride to work.

a. for giving c. to give
b. give

____ 31. We were disappointed ____ you couldn’t come with us.
a. that c. where
b. if

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____ 32. The reporter said ____ for a severe storm.

a. would prepare c. prepared
b. to prepare

____ 33. Jack didn’t know ____ Mechanical Magazine.

a. that I got c. when did I get
b. whether I didn’t get

____ 34. They ____ that the disease can be deadly.

a. say c. told
b. tell

____ 35. The radio announcer says ____ stay outside.

a. don’t c. didn’t
b. not to

____ 36. When we heard about the storm, we ____ the house.
a. leave c. are leaving
b. had already left

____ 37. The clinic ____ be open today. I can call and find out.
a. must c. may be able to
b. might

____ 38. You can have your mail ____ to a different address when you're not at home.
a. to send c. sent
b. must send

____ 39. Yesterday, they said that last month’s hurricane ____ a huge economic impact on the island.
a. had had c. has
b. had

____ 40. We’d like to know when ____ published.

a. was this novel c. did the novel
b. this novel was

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Problem

41. READING

A. Read the newspaper column. Then read it again and check yes or no for each question.

yes no
Example: Had “Hungry to Learn” been culturally literate about Vietnam
before she wrote to Globe Trotter?

(1) Are yellow flowers an acceptable gift to take to dinner at a

Vietnamese home?
(2) Is it taboo to ask for a fork?

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(3) Is it OK to say “no” if a Vietnamese host offers you more food?

(4) Is it impolite to ask a Vietnamese host a question about table

manners?

B. Read the newspaper column again and circle the letter of the correct answer.

Example:

(5) “Hungry to Learn” ____ Vietnam.

a. doesn’t know etiquette from
b. is culturally literate about
c. lives in

(6) In this column, “Globe Trotter” doesn’t give advice about ____ in Vietnam.
a. etiquette
b. table manners
c. time and punctuality

(7) People ____ take off their shoes before they go inside a Vietnamese home.
a. never
b. usually
c. rarely

(8) A Vietnamese person ____ bow when they meet someone for the first time.
a. might
b. must
c. may be able to

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Essay

42. Choose two of the following topics to write about. Write at least six sentences about each.

a. greetings and meeting someone for the first time

b. good etiquette for males and females in your country
c. medications you use for specific symptoms or medical problems
d. a service you’ve been happy or unhappy with and why
e. an emergency, severe weather event, or natural disaster
f. reading and literature in your country

Topic 1: ____________________
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Topic 2: ____________________
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