- Section I New wordsI. Match each vocabulary word on the left with the correct definition on the right. (3points each) brain mind memory identity personality insight knowledge logic peer co-worker
- II. Fill in the blanks with words from the box below. (3points each) ask for coming-of-age corporation guidance negotiations previous proposal regain rite of passage vision Dear Julio, It’s been five years since we graduated, but I still miss my old friends from college. That’s why the reunion of the Class of 2003 this summer is going to be great! The years at Central State University were the best years of our lives. It was a (1) period in which we were growing from adolescence to adulthood. We were leaving behind our (2) friends from high school and finding new ones in college. We were trying to decide whowe were and what we wanted to do, to develop a (3) for the future. We took courses and looked for (4) from our professors, hoping they would help us decide on a profession. I remember a (5) from one of my professors; she said that how much money you made wasn’t as important as how much better you made the world. At first, I was just concerned about paying back my student loans to the bank. I wanted to (6) a sense of independence, of not owing money to anyone. When I paid them back, I remembered my professor’s advice about contributing to society. I decided to work for a nonprofit (7) . I got a job with Fair Trade, an organization that buys food products, like coffee, from small farmers. These farmers can’t 8 high prices because they produce small crops. So Fair Trade holds 9 with food companies so that they pay fair prices to the farmers. I even went to Central America to visit these farms, which was like a 10 for me. I realized how much I really have and how much I must give back to society. Your friend,Shawn
- Students can graduate from college if they __.
A. put soap in the fountain
B. march to music
C. steal a cannon
D. pass their exams - Students wear caps and gowns today because __.
A. it is cold in the buildings
B. it is a tradition
C. they are colorful
D. they are warm - Families want to celebrate the graduates’ __.
A. pranks
B. tears
C. cheering
D. hard work - An example of a simple prank is __.
A. putting a car on the roof
B. stealing a cannon
C. putting soap in a fountain
D. returning a cannon - Next time, CalTech may__________.
A. plan a prank at MIT
B. take back their cannon
C. transport the cannon to Spain
D. rescue MIT students - According to the article, purists and multiculturalists both dislike the spread of “Englishes” around the world.
A. T
B. F - According to the article, Tom McArthur, editor of the Oxford Companion to the English Language, would agree with the statement that people invent too many new words.
A. T
B. F - Professor Firth’s comments indicate that people involved in international business often think any communication strategy is good if it helps business get done.
A. T
B. F - ‘Hybrid’ means foreign in this reading.
A. T
B. F - ‘Linguicide’ in the reading means linguistic genocide.
A. T
B. F
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