Practice, exam 2 (SI-A 09)

From the listening on “What I learned from building robots with boys”:

In the Florida Atlantic University, which is a level at which students cannot compete?

• 1. national

• 2. state

• 3. local

• 4. international

What did Hannah stay up late reading about?

• how to increase the competitiveness of her team

• how to make robots more flexible

• how to best communicate ideas to people

• how to solve problems as world hunger

What is the value Hannah considers her goals tied to?

• Compassion

• Perseverance

• Respect

• Patience

What is the problem her friend was living through?

• Lack of water

• Energy poverty

• Lack of food

• Wars

From the listening on “The power of fashion” by Maria Raveendran:

Why does Maria believe we should be happy and grateful to be living in the 21^st Century?

• We have shorter lifespans

• Easy access to education

• Technology is more advanced than ever

• Great part of the population is middle-classed

Maria explains there is a great pressure to:

• Work

• Be eco-friendly

• Be productive

• Be happy

What did Maria start doing to be happier?

• She started going to more interviews

• She put more effort in her lectures and classes

• She started dating “hotties”

• She started wearing clothes reserved to special events daily

Maria believes that the way you dress…:

• influences how other people perceive you

• can make a great impact in the way you feel

• can motivate you to attend to boring classes

• is a good investment for your future

Complete the following sentences with the vocabulary of units 4, 5, and 6.

After a series of successful deals, the company made a _____ this year

• 1. release

• 2. structure

• 3. profit

• 4. primary

I really need to clean my house. There is a thin ____ of dust all over my furniture.

• 1. film

• 2. slippery

• 3. income

• 4. effective