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to a conversation between two friends at an airport. Then check (/) the

corect answers. . 1 . Carlosis ! a. waiting for his best friend I b. going on vacation E c. going to Mexico City

3. Hariko calls her friend

2 . Carloshasknown Alvaro since

4. Hariko is goingto L.A.

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f] a. he moved to San Francisco I b. he moved from Mexico City I c. elementary school B

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a. to work on her thesis b. to visit her best friend c. for herjob

Put the words in order. Sometimes,more than one answer is possible. l. stand / always / for / up / I / my best friend

2. bring / some people / ou.t/ in you / the worst

3. down / you / do your friends/ put

4. hung / Ihave / to / my old friends / from school / on

5. into / ran / an old classmate / yesterday I / at the mall

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Match the words to complete the sentences. 1. Those who are the most 2. People friends. 3. If I

toward you are your friends.

from the Intemet by using it to reach faraway

a. benefit b. admire c. enduring

with a friend, I wait a few days before talking again.

d. empathetic

4. I have friends whose accomplishments I really

e. harmonize

5. friendships are those where you know people for many years.

f. clash

6. To -

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D Circle the wordsthat bestcompleteeachsentence. 1. I wasexpectingto ltear/ hearingfromSuzy,but I guessshe'stoo busy to call. 2. Maria keepsto inaite/ inuitingmeto parties,but I haven't been able to go to any.

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3. I prefer to beasked / beaskingwhen someoneborrowsmy things. 4. I considercdlookingup / to lookupmy old friend from college,but I didn't. E Completethe sentenceswith the correctform of the words in the box. rebuild recall

reconnect redefine

rehash rekindle

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resurface reunion

L Micah quit school for a semester,but last week she

2. I saw a friend from school. but I couldn't 3. Kate always 4. If we

his name.

herself. Whenever I seeher. she looks different, this disagreement again, I'm going to go crazy.

5. After our fight, it was hard for us to our friendship. 6. We were glad to our friendships after being apart so long. 7. My high school is having a class this weekend. 8. Our college friend Muffy, will F

with us for dinner next weekend.

Read the article. Then check (/) true or false.

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Americans aremoresocially disconnected thanever, experts say.0verthe"last 30years, attendance atclubsandcivicassociations hasdecreased. Also,people don'tvisitwithfriends asmuchastheir parents andgrandparents did.Thistrendhasanimpact livesinwaysyou onpeople's everyday wouldn't expect. Forexample, areas wherepeople knowtheirneighbors' names havea lowercrime ratethanareas wherepeople don'tinteract withoneanother.

(2points each)

Butsocial disconnection hasmoreobvious consequences. People needconnection withothers, and joining justonegroup theirphysical andmental health depend onit.According toonestudy, cutsyour professor chances ofdyingwithinoneyearby50percent.A Harvard suggests thatpeople engage in group activities inwhichtheyinteract witha diverse ofpeople, rather thaninsocializing withpeople likethemselves. youhavesomething youmight Findgroups ofpeople forwhichsuperficially incommon. Forexample, you play groups guarantees youwill havechildren thesameage,or thesamespod.Joining likethese youmayonlyhaveoneinterest meetmanydifferent typesofpeople, eventhough incommon.

1. People are visiting friends less often than 30 years ago. 2. People who don't know their neighbors suffer higher crime rates.

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3. Having a connection with others doesn't affect your health. 4. Joining diverse groups of people helps you connect with others.

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5. Joining a group cuts your chance of dying by 30 percent.

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Unit 2 Quiz A

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Llr,"tt to a conversation between two friends. Then check (/) true or false.

True n Doug sewedthe coathe is wearing. Doug didn't like or couldn't affordthe clotheshe found in stores. n n Doug madethe pantshe is wearing. tl Krista prefersto wear trendy clothing. Doug thinksfashionableclothescan be comfortabletoo. tl

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B Circle the words that best complete each sentence.

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2. At the opera, I love to see the stoppy/ elegantclothing rich people wear.

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3. I work outside, so the clothing I wear has to be formal /functional

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1. I love classic / trendyclothes, becausethey never go out of style.

4. My mother's clothes are so chic/ sloppythat she always gets compliments on them. 5. When going to a job interview at a bank, it's best to wear corueruatiae Ul^|ry clothing. 6. My sister wears quirlcy/formal clothing she makes herself out of thrift-store purchases.

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Complete the sentenceswith the correct iorm of the verbs in parentheses.

1. I refuse

clothes that don't fit properly. (wear)

them out. (throw)

2. I had my shoesrepaired since my mom advised me not 3. Mv friend alwavs convinces me

4. I enjoy

clothes that I never wear. (buy)

flornice clothes in secondhand stores.(hunt)

5.My parentsdiscouragedme from

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D Match the words with the descriptions. 1. She alwayswearsyellow glassesand a hat with feathers.

a. innocent

2. Li-li is always on time and prepared for every meeting.

b. intense c. intellectual

3. Lars always looks very serious and focused 4. Gema has never seen anything bad happen to anybody. 5. Kavi can talk knowledgeably about any subject 6. Peter has a lot of money, but he is always bragging about it! 7. There's something creepy about Rick. I'm scared of him.

d. smug e. eccentric

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8. Lori always listens to her friend's problems.

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Rewrite the sentencesby making cleft sentenceswith what. Exampk:

I always notice people who are well dressed. rofice is WharfI arlwarvs

people who are well dressed.

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1. The way I appear to others is important to me. the way I appear to others.

2. I pay attentionto peoplewho are eccentric. people who are eccentric. 3. I'm interestedin people who love to travel. people who love to travel. 4. I can't stand people who aren't sincere. people who aren't sincere. 5. Someone with a nice smile is appealing to me. someone with a nice smile. 6. I always notice people's shoes. people'sshoes. F

Read the article. Are the statementstrue (T), false (F), or not given (NG)?

Nature or nurture? your profoundly affects byyourparents Yourenvironment andthewayinwhichyouwereraised your you greatly the way and personality. environment affect researchers saythat can However, . people toyou. respond cause yourenvironment? andappearance Froma young age,yourpersonality Howdoyouinfluence youto alteryourownbehavior and people way.This,inturn,causes to reacttoyouina certain theyare personality. aretreated asthough children foundthatattractive Forexample, researchers inferior treated in an are not as attractive who are considered Children socially superior to others. t0 according behavior differed ofchildren's expectations way.Onestudyfoundthatwhenteachers' Another study to meetthoseexpectations. theirbehavior modified theirappearance, thechildren asfacial bysuchstandards to choose theirplaymates atanearlyagebegin showed thatchildren andbodyform. attractiveness of hada lowopinion withsomeone theybelieved thatina shortinterview 0therresearch showed thatonce Researchers believe loweraftertheinterview. wasmeasurably them,people's self-esteem fail0r people thattheypurposefully withsuccess theyaresouncomfortable havelowself-esteem, tothem, sothattheyareunfavorable interfere withfutureresults 1. According to the article, you can have an effect on your environment. 2. Your clothing greatly determines how people respond to you. 3. Children want more attractive clothing when their teachers treat them poorly. 4. Children choose playmates based on physical appeaxance. 5. People with low self-esteemtry to gain successarry way they can.

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Lirt"n to an advertisement.Then check (/) true or false.

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The LifePhoneonly checksyour e-mail and plays games. The LifePhonewon't confirm your appointments. at resaurants. The LifePhonemakesreservations You can usethe LifePhoneto find a baby-sitter. The LifePhonecan't help you if you're in an accident.

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Circle the words that best complete each sentence.

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I. Technolog/ Thetechnology is making people's lives both easier and more complicated.

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2. A / Thecell phone inJapan can read bar eodes and give tourist information. 3. Blogs/ The blogsare being used for many different purposes these days. 4. Wireless computing depends on a / thesignal from a wireless router. 5. The/Afirst personal computers were very large and heavy. 6. Onlinecommunication / Theonlinecommunication may replace the cell phone one day. C

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Complete the sentenceswith words from the box.

audacious confidential 1. Many

frivolous hazardous

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prudent unethical

batterieswere recalled becausethey were causing fires.

2. Imitating another company's products is but not illegal. 3 . Security laws assure that information on banking websites is 4. The

company presented technology that shocked the public.

5. Owning five gadgets to keep track of your life seems

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to be sure your credit information is secure.

Read each pair of sentences.Then complete the sentencesbelow with an -fzgclause. Example: I was talking on the phone to a classmate.I typed our classproject. Tarlkrrrgorrfhe pho\e to a classmate,I typed our class project. L I am terrible with computers. I break my laptop all the time.

, I break my laptop all the time. 2. My printer died. lt was printing out my dissertation. My printer died 3. I entered my phone number on an insecure website. I received hundreds of calls. on an insecure website. I received hundreds ofcalls.

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4. I am at an Internet caf6. I am checking my e-mail. I am at an Internet caf6

5. I typed an e-mail.I clicked"send"and lost it. I clicked "send" and lost it.

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that bestcompleteeachsentence. E Circle the expressions ofit. 1. I can't live without my laptop.I've becomevery relianton/ suspicious 2. I'm craytabout/ intimidatedby newphonesthat have featuresI don't know how to use. aboutmy new laptop. I keep having to get it fixed. 3. I'm fed,up with / knowkdgeable

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aboutdigitalphotographl,but I alwaysusemy old film camera. 4.I'm sickof/ curious

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5. Peopleare leeryof/fed up witheye surgery,but today the technologyis safe. 6.I,mknowledgeableabout/awareo/thenewsoftware,butdon'tunderstandit. 7. My cell phonewasn'talwaysnecessary before,but I'm now leeryof/reliantonit. 8. I thoughtI would neverusemy MP3 player,but now I'm craq about/ awareof it. F

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Read the article about spam. Then check (/) true or false.

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What'sfor breakfast? Spam! faceaninbox brewed theirmorning coffee andturned ontheircomputer, Manypeople, afterthey've productivity, are intoworkers' andspammers fullofspam. ridofspamis increasingly cutting Getting finding newwaysto getpastthefilterssetupto blocktheirmessages. to block designed usetricksto avoidbeing trapped bye-mailspamfilters, orprogJams Spammers Names likeBriskie Meltdowns seem spam. Thefirstclueto a spame-mailisthenameofthesender. Also,fakee-mailaddresses suchas human tospamfilters, evenif theyseemfaketo people. t0 at random [email protected] showthatthesender simply typedletters andnumbers generate butit lineis usually thatseems likea phrase, theaddress. Inaddition, thesubject something playtimes courage!" doesn't make sense, suchas"lnnocent justforspam. Usethis Experts offerthisadvice foravoiding spam: 0pena freee-mailaccount you privacy policy you Useyour the ofthewebsite areusing. address whenever areunsure about personal youtrust.Never e-mail account onlyforcompanies clickona linkina spame-mailmessage thatreads, "Clickhereto unsubscribe." Thisonlyconfirms tothespammers thatyoure-mailaddress isvalid.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Spammersusereal namesto avoid being trappedby filters. Spammersuserandomly generatede-mailaddresses. The subjectline of spamseemslogical,but it isn't. To managespam,useyour personale-mailaddress. Clickinglinks in spamconfirmsyour e-mailaddress.

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