MegaGoal Book 2 Exam: Units 1–3

Vocabulary

Question type: Short Answer

Write the word that does not belong.

1. extraterrestrial, space, universe, desert island _________________

2. leader, technology, empire, historical _________________

3. cash, prize, encounter, win _________________

Question type: Complete

Complete each sentence with a word or phrase. 

4. To be away on a business trip is to be __________________.

5. When you bring something in from another country, you __________________ it.

6. Something that is very important is __________________.

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer to each question. 

7. What problem does the picture show?

A. a dripping computer
B. a flat computer
C. a broken computer
D. a torn computer

8. What problem does the picture show?

A. a dead battery
B. a missing battery
C. a flat battery
D. a leaky battery

9. What problem does the picture show?

A. a loose windowpane
B. a worn windowpane
C. a dripping windowpane
D. a broken windowpane

10. What problem does the picture show?

A. a cracked faucet
B. a loose faucet
C. a dripping faucet
D. a scratched faucet

Grammar

Question type: Fill in the blank

Write the past participle of the verb in parentheses.

11. The button on that shirt needs to be _______________. (sew)

12. The car was _______________ in the accident. (damage)

13. Don’t drink out of that _______________ glass. (crack)

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer to fill in each blank. 

14. Omar went to school today _______________ being sick.
A. although
B. in spite of
C. so that
D. as soon as

15. I can’t wait to find out what happens! Call me _______________ you know.
A. even though
B. in spite of
C. so that
D. as soon as

16. I am going to buy these shoes _______________ they are expensive.
A. even though
B. in spite of
C. when
D. so many that

17. Our refrigerator isn’t working properly. It _______________.
A. need to be fixed
B. needs to be fixed
C. needs be fixed
D. needs fixed.
18. Our house looks much better since we _______________.
A. got repainted
B. get repainted
C. had it repainted
D. had repainted it

19. I’d like to go to the mall. I wish my brother _______________ me his car.
A. lend
B. will lend
C. would lend
D. might lend

Conversation

Choose the best answer to fill in each blank.

20. Dana: Jane, I’d like to ask you a question. Will you _______________ with me?
Jane: Of course. What is it?
Dana: Do you think my haircut looks bad?
A. straight
B. be straight
C. take it straight
D. straight out

21. Kurt: I don’t know what’s wrong with Steven. He hasn’t called in days.
Brad: _______________ it sounds like he might be upset about something.
A. On me,
B. In me,
C. By me,
D. To me,

22. Claudia: Karen, can I wear your red sweater tonight?
Karen: _______________! I just bought that sweater, and I don’t want it to get dirty.
A. Not away
B. Not way
C. No a way
D. No way

23. Dad: Frank, I’m sorry I wasn’t able to come to your basketball game today. I didn’t mean _______________.
Frank: That’s OK, Dad. We have another game on Thursday. Maybe you can come to that one.
A. let you down
B. let down you
C. to let you down
D. to let down you

Reading 

Question type: True/False

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

Curling

Curling was made an official sport in the Winter Olympics in 1988. When spectators watched the first curling match in the Olympics, many people in the audience did not know anything about the game. They thought that it was a new sport. However, in spite of the fact that curling is little-known, it has been around for hundreds of years. 

In the sport of curling, a team of players slide stones across the ice to reach a target spot. The stones are made of granite, a naturally-occurring hard rock. Each team throws eight stones. The stones that are closest to the target spot gain points for their team. 

The name curling comes from the movement of the stones on the ice. When a stone was thrown, it would often curve, or curl, as it slid across the ice. This game involves more skill and strategy than it first appears. In fact, good players spend so much time thinking about where to throw their stone that curling has been referred to as “chess on ice.” The stones need to be thrown skillfully to land in the target spot. 

In the 1500s, curling was a recreational sport in Scotland. Friends and family gathered on frozen lakes, or lochs to play. They used ordinary flat stones that they gathered from the ground. The first curling club was established in Scotland in 1668. The first curling club in the United States was founded in 1830. Today, curling is played in many countries around the world, including Canada, the U.K., the U.S., Norway, Sweden and Japan. Even though curling is an Olympic sport, it can be played by almost anyone. 

24. Curling is an Olympic sport. ____

25. Curling is a new sport. ____

26. The first curling club was established in the United States. ____

27. Curling is often played in countries that have cold weather. ____

28. The name curling comes from the movement of the player’s body. ____

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer to each question. 

29. What is the meaning of this sentence?

In fact, good players spend so much time thinking about where to throw their stone that curling has been referred to as “chess on ice.”

A. Players throw stones in both curling and chess.
B. Curling and chess are both played on ice.
C. Many people play both chess and curling.
D. Curling involves thinking and strategy, like chess.

30. What is granite?
A. a frozen pond or lake
B. a way of throwing
C. a man-made rock
D. a natural, hard rock

31. What is a loch?
A. a lake
B. a rock
C. ice
D. a team

Choose the best way to rewrite each underlined sentence.

32. Even though curling is an Olympic sport, it can be played by almost anyone.

A. In spite of curling being an Olympic sport, it can be played by almost anyone.
B. Although curling is an Olympic sport, it can be played by almost anyone.
C. As soon as curling is an Olympic sport, it can be played by almost anyone.
D. When curling is an Olympic sport, it can be played by almost anyone.

33. The stones need to be thrown skillfully to land in the target spot.

A. Players must throw the stones skillfully to land in the target spot.
B. Players need stones to throw skillfully to land in the target spot.
C. The target spot needs to be skillfully thrown for the stones to land.
D. To land in the target spot, skillful stones need to be thrown.

Written Expression 

Choose the underlined words that are incorrect in each sentence. 

34. This has been such a long winter that I am dreaming to springtime.
A. such
B. a
C. that
D. to

35. I’m sorry I’m late. There were so much cars in the parking lot that I couldn’t find a place to park.
A. so
B. much
C. that
D. couldn’t

36. I wish I would go shopping with you today, but I can’t. I have to work.
A. wish
B. would
C. can’t
D. have to

37. As soon as we had the car fixed last week, it is still not running well.
A. As soon as
B. had
C. fixed
D. well

Listening

Question type: True/False

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

38. Dr. James A. Naismith was a physicist. ____

39. Dr. Naismith needed to create a game that could be played indoors in summer. ____

40. Naismith put two apple baskets on opposite walls of the gymnasium. ____

41. The team that managed to drop the ball into the basket won. ____

42. Initially, basketball was played with a football. ____

43. At first, someone had to climb a ladder to get the ball out of the basket. ____

44. Open baskets were introduced immediately. ____

45. After the introduction of open baskets, the game became faster. ____

46. Until backboards were introduced, spectators had to push away the ball. ____

47. In the early days, each team was made up of ten players. ____

Form, Meaning and Function

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank in each question.

48. Ali _______ play football three times a week before he broke his leg. Now he doesn’t play at all.
A. didn’t use to
B. would
C. use to
D. wouldn’t

48. City life can be expensive but there are ______ work opportunities to earn a good salary.
A. many
B. lots
C. much
D. little