Book 3 Unit 4 Self-test
Unit 4 Beyond Limits
I. Choose the appropriate word or expression to fill in each blank.
1. Also, tell him not to be afraid to ask for _________________ if he hasn't understood the question or a particular word.
A. translation B. interpretation C. comprehension D. clarification
2. This disorder is easily ________________ but not so easily treated.
A. diagnosed B. realized C. explored D. emerged
3. Renewable energy will become ________________ more important as time goes on.
A. stagnantly B. steadfastly C. progressively D. profoundly
4. We are waiting to hear the final _____________ of the negotiations.
A. outbreak B. outlet C. outcome D. output
5. This exercise improves your _____________, balance, timing and footwork.
A. cooperation B. coordination C. combination D. integration
6. The accident left him _______________ from the waist down.
A. paralleled B. paralyzed C. paraphrased D. parachuted
7. They found a bacterium ________________ to the human eye.
A. evident B. apparent C. transparent D. visible
8. I'm sure she'll cope with the changes very well; she's very ______________.
A. adaptable B. adoptable C. accountable D. answerable 9.
---It rained pretty heavily yesterday. Was your flight delayed?
---You bet! We were told to wait for one hour after another. Our flight ___________ left five hours late!
A. at the end C. eventually B. then D. lastly 10.
---That bathroom is still flooded. Didn’t you have it fixed?
---I’ve called the plumber three times, and each time he said that he’d got to it ______________ he could.
A. as soon as C. before B. as far as D. after
II. Listening Comprehension
Long Conversation
Directions: In this section, you will hear one long conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the long conversation you have just heard.
1. A. She is busy writing a biological article.
B. She is busy with a program about endangered species. C. She is busy reading some books on economics.
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D. She is busy with two research papers.
2. A. They cannot save every endangered species. B. Some species are impossible to conserve.
C. Funds are difficult to get to conserve endangered species. D. People are less conscious of saving endangered species.
3. A. The relatives of the tailed toad have been extinct.
B. The varieties of the tailed toad are helpful to the research of evolution.
C. If the tailed toad is well conserved, many other species will be better saved. D. It would be wiser to conserve the tailed toad than the spotted owl.
4. A. The man is busy preparing the research paper.
B. The woman should hand two papers in on the same day. C. The man is reading a book about the spotted owl.
D. The woman is glad to make a decision on which animal to save.
Script
W: Hi, Bill, how is it going?
M: Oh, hi, Jan. I'm OK. How about you?
W: You can probably tell just by looking at me. I've been really busy. Hey, what are you reading? M: A pretty interesting article. My biology professor assigned it, and I thought I just look it over. But I got really involved in it. It's about endangered species.
W: That sounds pretty interesting. I'm getting frustrated with the two research papers I'm struggling with. M: Oh?
W: And can you believe they are both due on the same day? M: That's tough.
W: I'll get through it. So what's this you are reading?
M: Well, it's basically about the choices conservationists faced with. You know, on these days when funding is so hard to come by.
W: Wait a minute. Is the focus on biology or economics?
M: Both. Conservationists don't have enough funding to save every endangered species in the world, so they have to decide based on what would be lost if a species became extinct. W: Can you give me an example of what you mean?
M: Take for instance, two animals, the spotted owl and the tailed toad. The article says the toad is unique. It has no relatives. But there are a lot of varieties of owls.
W: So, if that toad became extinct, we'd lose an important link in the chain of evolution, right? M: Exactly. But that isn't so for the owl. So for conservationists, it might be clear choice of which animal to save.
W: I see. I am glad I don't have to make that kind of decision. Aren't you? http://m.kekenet.com/cet6/201606/447228.shtml
Questions:
1. Why is the woman so busy?
2. What is the problem conservationists have? 3. What can be inferred about the tailed toad? 4. What can we learn from the conversation?
Key: 1. D 2. A 3. D 4. B
Passage
Directions: In this section, you will hear one passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear three questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you
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hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the passage you have just heard.
5. A. He would be able to walk normally without treatment. B. He would never run well without treatment. C. He would not be able to walk even with treatment. D. He would never run well even with treatment.
6. A. He went out for a cross-country team.
B. He ran more than his team members every day. C. He felt he was inferior to his peer boys.
D. He thought he could be a member of the team.
7. A. We never told Joey about his illness for fear of breaking his heart. B. The doctor’s diagnosis was apparently wrong. C. Joey was the youngest on the team list.
D. Joey was the last on the team list but he made it.
Script
My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally — but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in surgery, casts and braces. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a problem when you saw him walk.
The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would jump right in and run and play, too. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to run as well as the other children. So he didn’t know.
In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others — perhaps he sensed that the abilities that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to score points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.
He continued to run four to five miles a day, every day — even the day he had a 103-degree fever. I was worried, so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more miles to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept running. We never told him he couldn’t run four miles with a 103-degree fever. So he didn’t know.
Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were called. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in seventh grade — the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldn’t expect to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it. We never told him he couldn’t do it...so he didn’t know. He just did it.
Questions:
5. What did the doctor tell about Joey’s illness?
6. Which of the following is not true when Joey was in his seventh grade? 7. What can we infer from the story?
Key: 5. D 6. C 7. C
Lecture
Directions: In this section, you will hear the first section of a lecture. At the end of the lecture, you will hear three questions. Both the lecture and the questions will be spoken only once.
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After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Questions 8 to 10 are based on the lecture you have just heard.
8. A. feel inferior to others
B. ready to get help from others C. rise above their limitations D. Accept their limitations
9. A. An orator. B. A judge. C. A presenter. D. A school principal.
10. A. attend ceremonies once a week B. hide his weakness in front of others C. speak in front of others regularly D. limit his life and prospects Script
Section 1
We all have weaknesses and strengths — no matter who we are. Sometimes the weaknesses seem to outweigh the strengths and sometimes it’s the other way around. Some people get sick easily. Some struggle to manage their finances properly. Some people are hopeless communicators and struggle with relationships.
Many people leave it and accept it as just bad luck — but not everyone. Some people facing huge limitations still manage to achieve tremendous things. They rise above their weaknesses and do not allow them to limit their possibilities.
It's Your Choice
I attended a school prize-giving ceremony not so long ago and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft, who had a severe stutter as a child. Instead of allowing this to limit him, he chose to work hard to overcome it. He is now the Principal Youth Court Judge for New Zealand. Not only did he become successful, but he did so in a profession where he had to speak in front of others regularly — where his weakness is front and center for all to see. If he hadn’t worked on his speaking ability, it would have been very limiting to his life and career prospects.
You can find similar people on New Zealand News channels, and I suspect the same in other countries. There are a number of presenters and reporters who have a noticeably unusual manner of speaking. Perhaps they have a lisp, or they have a peculiar accent or pitch of voice. These people have succeeded in spite of what would appear to be a weakness in their profession.
Lots of people face far more significant limitations than you do. They may be missing limbs or are born into extreme poverty. But no matter what the limitation, you will always find people who have overcome it.
Questions:
8. Which of the following is a positive attitude when people are facing their weaknesses or limitations?
9. What is Andrew Becroft’s profession? 10. What did Andrew Becroft have to do?
Key: 8. C 9. B 10. C
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