MegaGoal Book 4 Exam: Units 1-3

Vocabulary

Question type: Matching Questions

Match each word in Column 1 with a definition in Column 2.

Column 1	Column 2	
1. Atmosphere	A. confused	
2. Loyalty	B. to bring back to life	
3. Puzzled	C. surrounding mood	
4. Originate	D. to begin	
5.Revive	E. faithfulness	

Question type: Fill in the Blank

Complete each sentence with a word from the box.

6. We were _____ to find out that the Olympic gymnast was only 12 years old.

7. It looks like we are going to have a bad storm. We had better find _____.

8. I am in training to run a _____. I run for 2 hours twice a week.

9. It is common _____ for people to get married young in that culture.

10. He was _____ to find out that his brother had scratched his car.

Grammar

Question type: Short Answer

Write the correct form of the adjective on the line.

11. The lion was so (frightening/frightened) that all of the children ran away from its cage at the zoo.
____________________

12. Sam was (embarrassing/embarrassed) when he tripped and fell in front of the class.
____________________

13. The news that the presentation was cancelled was (disappointing/disappointed).
____________________

Write the correct form of get + the adjective or participle in parentheses.

14. I always ____________________ when I am alone in the house at night. (scared)

15. I’m ____________________ about our exams. They are coming up soon! (nervous)

Write too or enough.

16. He is good __________________ to play for a professional football team.

17. It is __________________ far to walk to the store. Let’s drive.

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence. 

18. 
A. Let’s buy that old, wooden, wonderful clock.
B. Let’s buy that wonderful, old, wooden clock.
C. Let’s buy that wonderful, wooden, old clock.
D. Let’s buy that wooden, old, wonderful clock.

19. 
A. The delicious, Japanese, yellow pear is my favorite fruit.
B. The Japanese, yellow, delicious pear is my favorite fruit.
C. The delicious, yellow, Japanese pear is my favorite fruit.
D. The yellow, delicious, Japanese pear is my favorite fruit.

20. 
A. Watching DVDs my favorite thing to do on a rainy day.
B. To watch DVD is my favorite thing to do on a rainy day.
C. Watch a DVD is my favorite thing to do on a rainy day.
D. Watching DVDs is my favorite thing to do on a rainy day.

Conversation 

Choose the meaning of the underlined word or phrase.

21. John: Did you see how high that skier jumped?
Saeed: He’s got guts!
A. He has courage.
B. He is frightening.
C. He is frightened.
D. He has skill.

22.Adnan: Are you going to the football game tonight?
Jack: Yes. I’m psyched!
A. I’m late!
B. I’m worried!
C. I’m excited!
D. I’m sick!

23. Fred: I’m so depressed lately.
Ian: Let’s go shopping. That should cheer you up.
A. That should take the whole day.
B. That should help you spend money.
C. That should make you feel happier.
D. That should make you feel sad.

24. Alex: How much is the rent for this apartment?
Thomas: It’s three grand a month.
A. It’s three thousand dollars a month.
B. It’s three hundred dollars a month.
C. It’s three dollars a month.
D. It’s fifteen hundred dollars a month.

25. Samir: Are you ready to go, yet? I don’t want to be late.
Paul: You bet!
A. Not yet!
B. Of course!
C. You go ahead!
D. Wait a minute!

Reading

Question type: True/False

Read the text and answer the questions. Write T or F at the end of each question/statement. 

26. In 1980, a volcano near Boston, Massachusetts, erupted. ____

27. Everyone knew that Great Blue Hill was a volcano. ____

28. Great Blue Hill is a popular site for hiking and skiing. ____

29. The TV station thought that the story was genuine enough for everyone to believe. ____

30. It is common to play tricks on April Fools’ Day. ____

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer to each question.

31. When they saw the report, many people _____.
A. called the President
B. were burned by hot lava
C. got frightened and left their homes
D. got stuck in their homes

32. To support their story, the TV station showed ______.
A. the Governor of Massachusetts hiking on Great Blue Hill
B. people fleeing from the volcano
C. fake pictures of the President of the United States
D. fake pictures of the eruption

33. Lava is something that _____.
A. is on the roof of a house
B. comes from a volcano
C. grows in Boston, Massachusetts
D. is produced by TV stations

34. The hoax may have been the worst idea a TV station _____.
A. ever has had
B. has ever had
C. had ever has
D. ever had has

35. The TV station was _____ about the panic that they caused.
A. embarrassed
B. embarrassing
C. astonishing
D. excited

Written Expression

Choose the best way to rewrite each sentence. 

36. He keeps telling jokes, and I laugh more with each one.

A. I am laughing as he is telling jokes.
B. His jokes are the funniest I have ever heard.
C. The funnier the joke, the louder I laugh.
D. The more jokes he tells, the harder I laugh.

37. When he does not come home on time, I start to become worried.

A. When he is late, I always get worrying.
B. When he came home on time, I got worried.
C. I get worried when he comes home late.
D. I am getting worried when he is coming home late.

38. It is not a good idea to go to bed immediately after eating a big meal.

A. Eating a big meal in bed is not a good idea.
B. Going to bed immediately after eating a big meal is not a good idea.
C. Bedding is not a good idea immediately after eating a big meal.
D. Eating a big meal immediately after going to bed is not a good idea.

39. We have never seen a sky that is more beautiful.

A. This is the most beautiful sky that we ever seen.
B. This is the more beautiful sky that we never seen.
C. This is the most beautiful sky that we have ever seen.
D. This is the more beautiful sky that we have ever seen.

40. You are not well enough to go to school today.

A. You are too sick to go to school today.
B. You are too well to go to school today.
C. You are sick enough to go to school today.
D. You are enough well not to go to school today.

Listening

Question type: True/False

Listen to the text and answer the questions. Write T or F at the end of each question/statement. 

41. People, in many countries, play tricks on each other on the first of April. ____

42. The media have been careful to stay out of this practice of playing tricks and pulling pranks. ____

43. A British news show broadcast a news item about a spaghetti harvest in Switzerland.  ____

44. A video was shown of people harvesting spaghetti off trees and putting them in baskets. ____

45. The news segment did not manage to convince many viewers. ____

Question type: Multiple Choice

Listen to the text and answer the questions. Choose the best answer to each question. 

46. According to the reading, why did viewers call the station?
A. To find out if the story was true.
B. To find out how to grow their own tomato tree.
C. To find out how to grow their own spaghetti tree.
D. To find out where the trees grew.

47.  Many viewers in Sweden   tried _____.
A. to convert their black and white sets to color 
B. to divert their black and white screens to color 
C. correct their black and white sets to color 
D. to avert their black and white sets to color

48. Which sentence did you hear?  
A. Today many Swedes recall family members running round the house …
B. Today many Swedes call family members to run around the house …
C. Today many Swedes are calling family members running around the house …
D. Today many Swedes still recall family members running around the house …

Form, Meaning and Function

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer to fill the blank.
49. Mom said she would cook ______my aunt washed the dishes.
A. as soon
B. while
C. after they
D. before she

50. The more chocolate he ate,  ______ he wanted.
A. the most
B. the more
C. the least
D. the less