A. Listen to a man and a woman talking about their reading habits. Choose True or False for each sentence. 1. The woman doesn't see the point of reading short stories.
A.
True
B.
False
2.
2. The woman thinks online games are fun.
A.
True
B.
False
3.
3. The man mainly reads books that have been assigned in class.
A.
True
B.
False
4.
4. The woman is struggling with her course work.
A.
True
B.
False
5.
5. The woman will probably read the short stories the man recommends.
A.
True
B.
False
6.
B. Complete the conversation. Use the correct forms of the auxiliary verbs be, have, and do. Some are negative. 6. A: Do you read poetry? B: No, I guess I __________, really.
7.
7. B: But not many people __________.
8.
8. B: But I __________ when I was younger, sometimes. We had to write poems at school, and I was quite good at them.
9.
9. B: I remember many of my friends often asked me to write their poems for them -and I __________! I wrote lots of them.
10.
10. A: Well, maybe you should try again sometime. Do you ever write songs? I hear your brother __________. Do you?
11.
11. B: No. My brother's written a few songs for our band, but I __________ -I don't have the time, actually. Anyway, why do you want to know?
12.
12. A: Well, you're always reading -as I __________. And I thought It might be cool to set up some kind of reading group, but for poetry, you know?
13.
13. A: My cousin __________ that last year, at another college, and It worked really well. B: Yeah, good idea!
14.
C. Match the situations with the expressions. 14. Your friend asked you where you got your shoes. You can picture the store, but can't remember its name.
A.
Sorry, I just lost my train of thought.
B.
I had to learn it by heart.
C.
I just did it off the top of my head.
D.
It's on the tip of my tongue.
E.
I couldn't get my head around it.
15.
15. You're telling your friends why they should see a new movie, and suddenly you can't remember what you wanted to say.
A.
Sorry, I just lost my train of thought.
B.
I had to learn it by heart.
C.
I just did it off the top of my head.
D.
It's on the tip of my tongue.
E.
I couldn't get my head around it.
16.
16. You found it hard to understand a difficult concept.
A.
Sorry, I just lost my train of thought.
B.
I had to learn it by heart.
C.
I just did it off the top of my head.
D.
It's on the tip of my tongue.
E.
I couldn't get my head around it.
17.
17. You were asked to give a presentation without any time to prepare.
A.
Sorry, I just lost my train of thought.
B.
I had to learn it by heart.
C.
I just did it off the top of my head.
D.
It's on the tip of my tongue.
E.
I couldn't get my head around it.
18.
18. You had to prepare to recite a poem from memory in front of your class.
A.
Sorry, I just lost my train of thought.
B.
I had to learn it by heart.
C.
I just did it off the top of my head.
D.
It's on the tip of my tongue.
E.
I couldn't get my head around it.
19.
D. Choose the correct words to complete each sentence. 19. I like reading fashion blogs, and many of the ______ I read are really good.
A.
one
B.
ones
20.
20. I used to buy fashion magazines, but now there are so many good blogs that I don't really __________.
A.
need
B.
need to
21.
21. There are a lot of blogs out there. Every time I look there seems to be __________.
A.
a new one
B.
a new
22.
22. You can usually comment on a blog, though I generally prefer ______.
A.
to
B.
not to
23.
23. The longest blogs are not always __________, of course.
A.
the best one
B.
the best
24.
24. Anyone can start a blog, and in fact, I think I'd ______.
A.
like to
B.
like
25.
25. I hope to have links to other sites on my blog -at least to some of the __________.
A.
the better
B.
the better ones
26.
26. I'd like to get started as soon as I can, but I know I won't be ______ for a while.
A.
able
B.
able to
27.
E. Complete the introduction to a class with the phrases given. 27. "Well, I'm very glad to see so many of you here today, and __________ I recognize some of you from last year's class.
A.
I do
B.
I do believe
C.
I do like
D.
If not
E.
If so
28.
28. __________ hope I'll get to meet you all individually in the next few weeks to discuss dissertations.
A.
I do
B.
I do believe
C.
I do like
D.
If not
E.
If so
29.
29. You may be having trouble choosing a topic for your dissertation - __________, do come and discuss it with me as soon as you can.
A.
I do
B.
I do believe
C.
I do like
D.
If not
E.
If so
30.
30. In the meantime, you should have received the reading list for the class, but __________, please come and see me afterward.
A.
I do
B.
I do believe
C.
I do like
D.
If not
E.
If so
31.
F. Read the article. Then read the statements and choose True, False, or NG if the information is not give. 31. Autobiographies became recognized as a literary genre in the late 1800s.
A.
True
B.
False
C.
NG
32.
32. Some of the earliest known autobiographies included personal information and thoughts.
A.
True
B.
False
C.
NG
33.
33. Jean-Jacques Rousseau's biography is very similar to that of Augustine of Hippo.
A.
True
B.
False
C.
NG
34.
34. The first autobiography in English was written by a woman in 1936.
A.
True
B.
False
C.
NG
35.
35. Most autobiographies in the past 100 years have been written by celebrities.
