A. Listen to a woman and a man talking about a quiz they took. Choose the correct answer for each question. 1. What did the quiz test?
A.
strengths and skills
B.
physical strength
2.
2. What did the man think about his results?
A.
They were what he expected.
B.
They weren't what he expected.
3.
3. Which job does the man think would be good for him?
A.
animal trainer
B.
PE teacher
4.
4. What is the woman's biggest strength?
A.
learning languages
B.
translating languages
5.
5. Which job is the woman considering?
A.
journalist
B.
translator
6.
6. What does the woman think about becoming a translator?
A.
It's a difficult profession.
B.
It's a difficult profession to enter.
7.
B. Complete the sentences. Choose the correct word. 7. Musicians are often ________ to sound.
A.
articulate
B.
capable
C.
efficient
D.
literate
E.
sensitive
F.
musical
8.
8. Many linguists are ______ of speaking more than one language.
A.
articulate
B.
capable
C.
efficient
D.
literate
E.
minded
F.
musical
9.
9. Not all singers can play a ________ instrument.
A.
articulate
B.
capable
C.
efficient
D.
literate
E.
minded
F.
musical
10.
10. World leaders need to be ________ if they want to impress people with their speeches.
A.
articulate
B.
capable
C.
efficient
D.
literate
E.
minded
F.
musical
11.
11. A good lawyer should speak well and be ________ at influencing others.
A.
articulate
B.
capable
C.
efficient
D.
skilled
E.
minded
F.
musical
12.
12. Most inventors are scientifically ________ and are good at putting their ideas on paper.
A.
articulate
B.
capable
C.
efficient
D.
literate
E.
minded
F.
musical
13.
13. ________ people have usually read lots of books.
A.
articulate
B.
capable
C.
efficient
D.
literate
E.
minded
F.
musical
14.
C. Which word is incorrect? Choose the letter that contains the incorrect word. 14. My mother is (a) extreme (b) skilled at helping people work out (c) difficult problems.
A.
(a) extreme
B.
(b) skilled
C.
(c) difficult
15.
15. Our teacher is (a) particular (b) good at teaching pronunciation and helps us with (c) hard words.
A.
(a) particular
B.
(b) good
C.
(c) hard
16.
16. I'm not (a) physical (b) fit, but I do well with things that involve (c) bodily intelligence.
A.
(a) physical
B.
(b) fit
C.
(c) bodily
17.
17. I didn't want to read that article because it was (a) long, but I found it (b) incredible (c) interesting.
A.
(a) long
B.
(b) incredible
C.
(c) interesting
18.
18. The results of this report are (a) scientific (b) accurate, but the (c) grammatical errors make it useless.
A.
(a) scientific
B.
(b) accurate
C.
(c) grammatical
19.
19. I managed to finish the test (a) fairly (b) quickly even though some of the test questions were (c) remarkable difficult.
A.
(a) fairly
B.
(b) quickly
C.
(c) remarkable
20.
D. Complete the email. Use "as ... as" or the comparative or superlative form of the words in parentheses. 20. Hi Tom, How are you? My classes are going extremely well this year. I feel __________ (capable) this semester than I did last semester.
21.
21. As you know last semester was extremely difficult. It was probably the __________ (bad) one I've ever had.
22.
22. So, I got a tutor, and she has helped me feel __________ (confident).
23.
23. My grades aren't __________ (good) I'd like them to be, ...
24.
24. ... but they're definitely getting __________ (good).
25.
25. I know I don't write to you __________ (often) I should. I'll write more in the future -I promise!
26.
26. I bet you're working __________ (hard) than ever.
27.
27. How is tennis going? Are you still __________ (experienced) person on the team? I bet Dan still wishes he were the #1 player instead of you! Write soon, Dmitry.
28.
E. Complete the conversation. Choose the correct words. 28. A: Hey, Mariana, how did you get so good at playing the guitar and the piano and all ________?
A.
don't
B.
doubt
C.
everything
D.
so
E.
that
F.
thing
29.
29. B: You know, I've always been able to do it. When I was four I could sing on key and ________. A: Really? Do you want to be a professional singer or musician one day?
A.
don't
B.
doubt
C.
everything
D.
so
E.
that
F.
thing
30.
30. B: Not really. I think it would be a hard life. A: Well, there's no ________ about that. ...
A.
don't
B.
doubt
C.
everything
D.
so
E.
that
F.
thing
31.
31. ...But when you have a talent for music and that sort of ________, It'd be a shame to waste it. Many famous people have less talent than you have!
A.
don't
B.
doubt
C.
everything
D.
so
E.
that
F.
thing
32.
32. B: Well, I ________ doubt it. But, you know, I enjoy writing music more than performing it. I'd like to write songs for other people.
A.
don't
B.
doubt
C.
everything
D.
so
E.
that
F.
thing
33.
F. Read the article. Then read the statements and choose True, False, or NG if the information is not given. 33. Howard Gardener added naturalistic intelligence to his theory of multiple intelligences in 1983.
A.
True
B.
False
C.
NG
34.
34. People with naturalistic intelligence are often able to easily classify things in nature.
A.
True
B.
False
C.
NG
35.
35. People with existential intelligence are good at thinking about philosophical issues.
A.
True
B.
False
C.
NG
36.
36. People with existential intelligence often have strong family and community connections.
A.
True
B.
False
C.
NG
37.
37. Some people like reading philosophy books while spending time in nature.
A.
True
B.
False
C.
NG
38.
38. People tend to have just one or two types of intelligence.
