SELF-REINFORCEMENT TGAT insight EXERCISE 4

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Section I: Speaking Skill

Part I: Question-Response

Directions: Choose the best answers to complete the following

conversations.

Section I: Speaking Skill

Part I: Question-Response

Directions: Choose the best answers to complete the following

conversations.

1. A: Have a nice weekend.
B: __________.

1. You are too

2. Same to you

3. We are the same

4. Shame on you

2. A: I regret that I couldn’t make it to your party.
B: __________.

1. Don’t worry about it

2. Don’t say so

3. Your excuse is convincing

4. You can change your decision

3. A: What were you like at 15?
B: __________.

1. I liked playing football

2. I wanted to be a pilot

3. I lived with my parents

4. I was rather shy

4. A: Hey! I got some new jokes for you.
B: __________.

1. Too good to be true

2. Here we go again

3. Three’s a crowd

4. One day at a time

5. A: Would you mind helping me move this table?
B: __________.

1. Don’t bother

2. Don’t have to care

3. Sure, I would

4. No way

Part II: Short Conversations

Directions: Choose the best answers to complete the following
conversations.

Part II: Short Conversations

Directions: Choose the best answers to complete the following
conversations.

Jeff: You look so concerned, Sue. What’s on your mind?
Sue: I’m worried about the interview tomorrow. _____6_____. You know,
I’ve been looking for a job for three months, and this is my first
interview.
Jeff: Don’t worry too much, Sue. 􀀝verything will work out just fine.
Sue: I hope so.
Jeff: Come on, Sue. _____7_____ and hope for the best.

1. It’s so sad for me

2. I’ve never interviewed anyone before

3. It’s so important to me

4. I have no idea

1. Let’s go forward

2. Let’s keep our fingers crossed

3. Let’s not do this

4. Let’s not be crazy

Jan: Gary, you look so worried. What happened?

Gary: Well, I want to get into that class, but I just found out that there

are so many people on the waiting list. I guess _____8_____.

Jan: _____9_____! Many people might drop the class, and then there will

be some openings. You never know.

Gary: I hope so.

Jan: Come on, cheer up. Don’t worry so much. _____10_____.

Jan: Gary, you look so worried. What happened?

Gary: Well, I want to get into that class, but I just found out that there

are so many people on the waiting list. I guess _____8_____.

Jan: _____9_____! Many people might drop the class, and then there will

be some openings. You never know.

Gary: I hope so.

Jan: Come on, cheer up. Don’t worry so much. _____10_____.

1. I’m not going to make it

2. chances are reasonably slim

3. I should be satisfied

4. it’s time I let things work themselves out

1. I wouldn’t say that

2. I wouldn’t dare

3. I wouldn’t bother trying

4. I wouldn’t try

10.

1. You cannot predict the future

2. Just let it be

3. Everything will work out just fine

4. It will be your chance of a lifetime

Section II: Reading Skill

Part I: Text Completion

Directions: Choose the best answers to complete the following

passages.

Section II: Reading Skill

Part I: Text Completion

Directions: Choose the best answers to complete the following

passages.

Alexander the Great’s official historian was a professional ___11___ to

please his arrogant king. He called him the new Achilles, from Alexander’s

favourite ___12___ in his favourite book, the Iliad. When although Alexander

allowed himself ___13___ as a god by some of his Asian subjects, Callisthenes

thought this went ___14___ far. This time he quoted the Iliad - against him:

A better man than you were Patroclus, ___15___, death didn’t spare him.

Getting angry, Alexander had Callisthenes connected to an assassination plot,

and though he was innocent, he found him guilty.

Alexander the Great’s official historian was a professional ___11___ to

please his arrogant king. He called him the new Achilles, from Alexander’s

favourite ___12___ in his favourite book, the Iliad. When although Alexander

allowed himself ___13___ as a god by some of his Asian subjects, Callisthenes

thought this went ___14___ far. This time he quoted the Iliad - against him:

A better man than you were Patroclus, ___15___, death didn’t spare him.

Getting angry, Alexander had Callisthenes connected to an assassination plot,

and though he was innocent, he found him guilty.

11.

1. flattery who knowing why

2. flatter that knowing which

3. flatterer who knew how

4. flattered that knowing when

12.

1. role

2. cast

3. personification

4. character

13.

1. worshiped

2. to be worshiped

3. to worshiped as

4. be worshiped

14.

1. too

2. little

3. away

4. by

15.

1. since then

2. and thus

3. but still

4. further

Part II: Reading Comprehension

Directions: Read the passage and choose the best answer to each
question.

Part II: Reading Comprehension

Directions: Read the passage and choose the best answer to each
question.

Postal Orders: The Handy Way to Send Cash Today

What is a Postal Order?

Postal Orders are the closest thing to cash you can send in the post.

They are simple to send and available in any amount from 50p to 20p, with

no limit to the cash value you can buy. Unlike cash, a Postal Order is

traceable, as the counterfoil provides you with proof of purchase.

What can I use it for?

Any time you need to send money through the post, you can send

a Postal Order. They are especially useful for sending to people without bank

accounts, as they are easily cashed at any local Post Office.

All your bills can be settled with Postal Orders. You can use them to

pay for catalogue shopping and mail order purchases, for competition entries,

football pools, film processing, and many other uses.

Anyone can cash a Postal Order at their local Post Office, so they make
perfect gifts for children or anyone who does not have a bank account.
Postal Orders are one of the most popular methods of sending money abroad,
to businesses or individuals. They are accepted in around 50 countries
worldwide, and there is no limit to the cash value you can send. (onet 52)

Postal Orders: The Handy Way to Send Cash Today

What is a Postal Order?

Postal Orders are the closest thing to cash you can send in the post.

They are simple to send and available in any amount from 50p to 20p, with

no limit to the cash value you can buy. Unlike cash, a Postal Order is

traceable, as the counterfoil provides you with proof of purchase.

What can I use it for?

Any time you need to send money through the post, you can send

a Postal Order. They are especially useful for sending to people without bank

accounts, as they are easily cashed at any local Post Office.

All your bills can be settled with Postal Orders. You can use them to

pay for catalogue shopping and mail order purchases, for competition entries,

football pools, film processing, and many other uses.

16. The word “they” (paragraph 2) refers to __________.

1. bills

2. Postal Orders

3. bank accounts

4. local Post Offices

17. The idea discussed in paragraph 2 is __________.

1. Postal Orders can delay bill payments

2. catalogue shopping has many other uses

3. any kind of bill can be paid by a Postal Order

4. the Postal Order is another way to catalogue shop

18. The last paragraph is mainly about __________.

1. how to cash a Postal Order

2. the cash limit for Postal Orders

3. a popular way to send money abroad

4. Postal Orders for businesses or individuals

19. According to the extract, all of the following are advantages of using
Postal Orders EXCEPT __________.

1. one can send money as a present through this method

2. the amount of money to be sent can either be very large or very small

3. the receiver of a Postal Order does not need to have a bank account

4. you can transfer money from your bank account to pay bills by this method

20. We should use a Postal Order to send money because it is __________.

1. easier to cash than a check

2. the most flexible method of sending money

3. possible to claim your money back if it gets lost

4. a better way to send money than any other means