File: MegaGoal Book 6 Unit 1: Everyone Makes Mistakes

Vocabulary

Question type: Fill in the Blank

Complete each sentence with a word from the box. 

1. When personal computers first came out, many people thought that they were a ____________________ and that they would not last.

[Answer: novelty
Learning Objective: Vocabulary]

2. You need to use an ____________________ to make the paper stick to the door.

[Answer: adhesive
Learning Objective: Vocabulary]

3. The new car model was a complete ____________________. Hardly anyone bought one.

[Answer: flop
Learning Objective: Vocabulary]

4. Many people were ____________________ to learn that they could no longer buy software for their old computers.

[Answer: outraged
Learning Objective: Vocabulary]

5. To ____________________ sales, the department store is having a big sale this weekend.

[Answer: boost
Learning Objective: Vocabulary]

6. Charlotte is so ____________________. She leaves something behind wherever she goes.

[Answer: absent-minded
Learning Objective: Vocabulary]
7. Abdullah ____________________ eight hours of interviews before he got the job.

[Answer: endured
Learning Objective: Vocabulary]

8. Someone has ____________________ with our computer system. Now it is not working properly.

[Answer: tampered
Learning Objective: Vocabulary]

Grammar

Question type: Matching Questions

Match the pairs of sentences. 

9. My phone is not working.	A. They should have been here by now.	
10. Where were you yesterday?		B. I must have left it at home.	
11. I’ve been waiting for an hour.		C. He could have become the manager.	
12. I’m not sure where I left my umbrella.	D. It should have been done last week.	
13. He shouldn’t have quit his job.	E. Someone was supposed to pick me up.	
14. I’m getting worried about them.	F. I might have broken it when I dropped	
15. My essay is late.	G. You were supposed to come over.	

[Answers:

9. My phone is not working. I might have broken it when I dropped it. F
10. Where were you yesterday? You were supposed to come over. G
11. I’ve been waiting for an hour. Someone was supposed to pick me up. E
12. I’m not sure where I left my umbrella. I must have left it at home. B
13. He shouldn’t have quit his job.  He could have become the manager. C
14. I’m getting worried about them. They should have been here by now. A
15. My essay is late. It should have been done last week. D

Learning Objective: Grammar]

Reading

Question type: Multiple Choice

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

16. Drake _____.
A. invested in oil
B. discovered oil
C. invented the oil drill
D. invented the salt drill

[Answer: C
Learning Objective: Reading Comprehension: main idea]

17. Many other people _____.
A. stole his oil
B. went to work for Drake
C. copied Drake’s drill
D. bought Drake’s drill

[Answer: C
Learning Objective: Reading Comprehension: supporting detail]

18. Which word from the reading is a synonym of the underlined word?
Drake was hired to research ways to take oil from the ground.
A. obtain
B. gave up
C. invent
D. finance

[Answer: A
Learning Objective: Reading Comprehension: vocabulary]

Choose the correct sentence. 

19. 
A. Drake should have been being the wealthiest man alive.
B. Drake may have been the wealthiest man alive.
C. Drake must have been the wealthiest man alive.
D. Drake could have been the wealthiest man alive.

[Answer: D
Learning Objective: Reading Comprehension: grammar]

20. 
A. Drake should have been patented the oil drill as soon as he invented it.
B. Drake should have patented the oil drill as soon as he invented it.
C. Drake should have been patented as soon as he invented the oil drill.
D. The oil drill should have patented as soon as Drake invented it.

[Answer: B
Learning Objective: Reading Comprehension: grammar]

Listening

Question type: True/False

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

[AUDIO: CD2, Track 10:

I was traveling to London and had just gone through security check at the airport. When I picked up my coat it felt a bit heavier than usual, but I quickly put it down to fatigue as I had worked through the night in order to complete some work before I left. I checked the time and decided that it was far too early to proceed to the departure gate, so I sauntered about the Duty Free section of the terminal, having a look at displays. 

I was examining a computer case when I heard the announcement. Somebody had mistakenly taken a coat that was a lot lighter than his, and requested that the person who might have accidentally taken the wrong coat meet him at the information desk. I did not take any notice at first, but when the announcement was repeated for a third time, I stopped and had a look at the label of the coat I was carrying. I had never seen it before! 

When I got closer to the information desk, I saw someone who looked vaguely familiar. I smiled holding up the coat. He smiled back, pointing to my coat. We exchanged coats and introductions. Surprisingly, we shared the same family name. 

We decided to spend the time left before our flights working out possible connections over a cup of coffee. As it turned out, we were both descendants of the same family. We simply happened to be in different places at different times. We found the physical resemblance quite amusing. We could have been brothers or cousins. We have since kept in touch and have become very close friends, or relatives, if you wish. 

If I hadn’t taken the wrong coat at the security check, I might never have run into my long lost relative. I would not have known of the existence of someone who looked like me and carried the same name. I would have missed the opportunity to encounter an important person in my life.]

21. The writer thought that his coat felt heavier than usual, but waved it off. ____

[Answer: True
Learning Objective: Listening Comprehension: main idea]

22. He walked quickly through the Duty Free section. ____

[Answer: False
Learning Objective: Listening Comprehension: vocabulary]

23. He checked the label of his coat after the third announcement. ____

[Answer: True
Learning Objective: Listening Comprehension: vocabulary]

24. The owner of the coat turned out to be a distant relative. ____

[Answer: True
Learning Objective: Listening Comprehension: grammar]

25. He met his friend and relative through a mistake.  ____

[Answer: True
Learning Objective: Listening Comprehension: inference]

Form, Meaning and Function

Question type: Multiple Choice

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

26. A company that closes down is one that ________ goods or services.
A. makes a mistake
B. stops producing
C. begins negotiations
D. buys or sells

[Answer: B
Learning Objective: FMF]

27. We’ve had enough of the bad news; let’s hear ______ good news for a change.
A. a lot of
B. little
C. some
D. enough

[Answer: C
Learning Objective: FMF]