Name: _______________________ Class: __________________ Date: _________________

StartUp4 Units 1–10 End Of Course Test

LISTENING

A. Listen to the radio show and answer the questions.

(Audio Track: StartUp4_End_of_Course_Test_01)

____ 1. What is the woman mainly speaking about?

a. Shopping for antiques downtown. c. Antiques that can be bought online
b. How to be an antique expert. d. Antiques that people brought to her
store.

____ 2. How does the woman describe the clock?

a. Beautiful, round c. Smooth, made of glass
b. Brown, rectangular d. Small, old-fashioned

____ 3. What do all the people who came to Mary’s store have in common?
a. Their antiques are from different c. Their antiques are very expensive.
countries.
b. Their antiques were gifts. d. Their antiques are from a family
member.

B. Listen to the radio show and answer the questions.

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____ 4. What is this passage mainly about?

a. how to finish a project on time. c. how to better communicate with your
coworkers
b. how to help your workers have better d. how to work better as a team.
relationships

____ 5. What does the radio host think Gisela should do first next time?
a. Ask for a different schedule. c. Communicate clearly with her co-
workers.
b. Work alone in her own office. d. Check e-mail from co-workers more
frequently.

C. Listen to the podcast and answer the questions.

(Audio Track: StartUp4_End_of_Course_Test_03)

____ 6. What is the movie “Moon Food” about?

a. A comedy about two friends who act c. A suspense movie about scary things
silly during science class. that grow on the Moon.
b. An adventure movie about scientists d. A science fiction movie about an
who travel to the Moon. experiment that goes wrong.

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____ 7. What would the speaker most likely say about the actors in the movie?
a. They were given bad roles to act. c. They were better in this movie than in
any other.
b. They were trained by a famous d. They are not known to most of the
director. audience.

D. Listen to the podcast and answer the questions.

(Audio Track: StartUp4_End_of_Course_Test_04)

____ 8. What is the main idea of the podcast?

a. Managing your stress is difficult and c. Exercise is not necessary to feel less
takes time and effort stressed.
b. Too much work is bad for your stress d. Managing your stress is about a
healthy work-life balance

____ 9. What made the speaker’s stress worse during her work day?
a. She was always looking at her phone. c. She rarely took a vacation.
b. She got sick all of the time. d. She got calls from people very often.

E. Listen to the radio show and answer the questions.

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____ 10. What do the guests have in common?

a. They used to be afraid to do c. Their learning styles helped them learn
something. something.
b. Their adult children taught them d. They read a book to master something.
something.

____ 11. What did Bart like most about his class?
a. The content of the class was easy. c. His classmates felt the same as he did.
b. His presentation was last. d. The teacher had good advice.

PRONUNCIATION

A. Listen to the conversation. Choose the words you hear with a main stress.

12. (Audio Track: StartUp4_End_of_Course_Test_06)

A: I can’t believe the Chinese Language class costs a hundred and fifty dollars!
B: But, that includes four classes.

B. Listen to the pronunciation of -th in the words. Choose the word that has a voiced /th/ sound.

____ 13. (Audio Track: StartUp4_End_of_Course_Test_07)

a. theater c. author
b. mother d. thriller

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 C. Listen to the sentence. Choose the words that are stressed.

14. (Audio Track: StartUp4_End_of_Course_Test_08)

Make sure you check in with the teacher.

D. Listen to the sentence. Write a line (/) to separate the two thought groups.

15. (Audio Track: StartUp4_End_of_Course_Test_09)

When Sam lost his job he had to make a decision.

GRAMMAR

A. Complete the sentence with who, that, when, or where. If a relative pronoun is not needed,
write X in the space. More than one answer may be possible.

16. The restaurant ____________________ I will meet my friend is not far.

B. Choose the correct modal to complete the sentence.

____ 17. Ahmed drinks coffee every day. He _____ like it.
a. must c. may
b. could d. might

C. Complete the sentence with the present perfect or present perfect continuous form of the
verb in parentheses.

18. It _________________________ (rain) only twice this year.

D. Rewrite the sentence in passive voice.

19. Jorge drew the pictures for the children’s book.

___________________________________________________________________.

E. Rearrange the words in the correct order to form a sentence.

20. taking | is | long | relaxing | walks

________________________________________________________.

F. Complete the response using the correct form of the given phrasal verb. Include a pronoun
as the object.

21. A: Would you please back up these documents for me?

B: Sure. I’ll __________________________ after I write this email.

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 G. Complete the future real conditional sentence using the correct form of each verb in
parentheses.

22. Wesley ____________________ (be) sad if it ____________________ (not snow) this winter.

H. Complete the present unreal conditional sentence using the correct form of each verb in
parentheses.

23. If I ____________________ (be) a college student, I _______________________ (study) art.

I. Complete the sentence using the past perfect form of the verb in parentheses.

24. When he told me this story last year, Lenny _________________________ (not see) a wild bear
since he was a young boy.

VOCABULARY

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentence.

____ 25. I hope I _____ at work. I could really use the higher salary.
a. get a promotion c. look for my own place
b. start a family d. go to law school

____ 26. He thought he wanted to be a lawyer, but _____ after he heard they work really long hours. Now he
wants to be a writer.
a. changed his mind c. came to a crossroads
b. realized d. ended up

____ 27. I think I have _____. I feel too hot, and I keep coughing.
a. a rash c. allergies
b. the flu d. indigestion

____ 28. You need to _____ while you’re sick. So, you should take this big water bottle with you and fill it up
often.
a. avoid touching your face c. wash your hands
b. drink plenty of fluids d. stay in

____ 29. Some people like to _____ early in the winter so they don’t get sick.
a. get the flu vaccine c. go to the doctor
b. avoid spreading the virus to others d. stay home until they are not contagious

____ 30. My daughter won’t eat _____ because she won’t eat anything green.
a. cheesecake c. cheese and crackers
b. pretzels d. guacamole

____ 31. I’m going to order French fries for my _____.

a. side c. salad
b. dessert d. beverage

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____ 32. I’m already wet. I forgot my umbrella and _____.
a. it’s getting windy c. it’s starting to rain
b. it’s getting cloudy d. it’s clearing up

____ 33. I couldn’t use my computer because _____ last night.

a. the roads were closed c. we lost power
b. trees fell down d. the streets were flooded

CONVERSATION

A. Choose the best phrases to complete the conversation.

a. What are you doing? c. That’s a relief!

b. We were lucky. d. It will rain all week.

34. A: Have you ever been in a hurricane?

B: Yeah. It rained so hard, the streets were flooded. The wind was so strong that lots of
trees fell down.
A: Sounds like it was dangerous!
B: It was. ___________________________________________ My sister’s place was okay.
We didn’t lose power or anything.
A: ___________________________________________

B. Choose the best phrases to complete the conversation.

a. It’s so easy. c. Why’s that?

b. You seem lost in thought. d. What do you mean?

35. A: We work online, bank online, shop online—what did we use to do before all this technology?
B: ____________________________________________
A: I hate shopping in stores, so I just go online, choose what I want, pay and someone delivers it.
Done!
B: Oh I get what you’re saying. ____________________________________________

C. Choose the best phrases to complete the conversation.

a. You did? c. I’d love to join you.

b. I go outdoors as often as I can. d. Do you go every day?

36. A: Do you do any kind of exercise?

B: Staying in shape can be tough when you travel a lot.
__________________________________________________
A: __________________________________________________
B: Yeah, just about. I’m training for the Seoul International Marathon.
A: You are? That’s great!
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 D. Choose the best phrases to complete the conversation.

a. Click on “direct download” next to c. It’s northpole, one word, no spaces or

the file. capital letters.
b. Sure. d. I’m almost done.

37. A: Can you tell me what the password is for the North Pole files?
B: _______________________________________________________
A: Thanks!
B: No problem.
A: The password didn’t work.
B: Wait for the pop-up window.
A: The pop-up window? Oh, there it is. Thanks.
B: _______________________________________________________

E. Choose the best phrases to complete the conversation.

a. Good for you! d. I can’t believe I’m leaving Lima and

moving to New York.
b. I’m raising money for charity e. I’ll be living on my own for the first
time.
c. They’re lucky to have you.

38. A: This is the first time we’ve talked about something not related to work. When’s the move?
B: Next month. ________________________________________________________
A: Wow. That’s a big change.
B: Yeah... ________________________________________________________
A: ________________________________________________________
B: I’m sure going to miss my mom’s cooking. What about you? What’s going on in your life?

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READING

Read the passage and then answer the questions.

____ 39. What does the author believe about fitness apps?
a. They are a temporary idea. c. They are easy to use.
b. They can help some people meet their d. They make people feel bad for not
fitness goals. exercising.

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____ 40. What does the author compare fitness apps to?
a. Competitive people. c. Other apps on people’s phones.
b. Popular diets and fitness machines. d. Cycling or spinning classes.

____ 41. According to the author, which of the following persons will get the best results when
using a fitness app?
a. someone new to exercise, who eats c. someone who runs regularly, eats
healthy, and enjoys competition healthy, and enjoys competition
b. someone who cycles regularly, eats d. someone new to exercise, who doesn’t
healthy, and doesn’t enjoy competition eat healthy, and enjoys competition

WRITING

A. Choose the sentence that best completes the paragraph.

____ 42. Hey Jerry, _____. It took us about 3 hours to get here. But thankfully, there was no traffic.
I think we’re going to get some food nearby.

a. I wanted to tell you that we have c. I wanted to tell you how we got here.
arrived at our hotel safely.
b. I wanted to tell you that we are going d. I wanted to tell you where we are.
to eat.

B. Choose the best word to complete the sentence.

____ 43. If you can’t focus at work, then your work can pile up. Similarly, _____

a. if you don’t ask for permission to leave c. if you don’t learn how to work in noisy
early, you may get in trouble. places, you won’t like open-space
offices.
b. if you don’t read all pages in a d. if you don’t respond to emails as they
contract, you can miss important arrive, you’ll have a lot to catch up on,
information. too!

C. Choose the best answer.

____ 44. Choose which sentence has a parallel structure.

a. While in France, my nephew spent his time studying French, working in a

restaurant, and jogging along the Seine River every morning.
b. While in France, my nephew spent his time studying French. He also worked in a
restaurant, and he jogged along the Seine River every morning.
c. While in France, my nephew spent his time studying French and working in a
restaurant, and he jogged along the Seine River every morning.

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StartUp4 Units 1–10 End Of Course Test
Answer Section

2 points each, except where noted

1. D
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. D
9. A
10. A
11. C
12. A: I can’t believe the Chinese language class costs a hundred and fifty dollars!
B: But, that includes four classes.
13. B
14. Make sure you check in with the teacher.
15. When Sam lost his job / he had to make a decision.
16. where
17. A
18. has rained
19. The pictures for the children’s book were drawn by Jorge.
20. Taking long walks is relaxing.
21. back them up
22. will be, does not snow / doesn’t snow
23. were, would study
24. had not seen
25. A
26. A
27. B
28. B
29. A
30. D
31. A
32. C
33. C
34. b, c (4 points)
35. d, a (4 points)
36. b, d (4 points)
37. c, b (4 points)
38. d, e, a (6 points)
39. B
40. B
41. C
42. A
43. D
44. A

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