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el^* Listen to two people tell a little about themselves. Check (  ) the four words
that best describe each p erson .
1. Vanessa
u athletic
u selfish

u competitive
u fast

u patient
u unreliable

u rude
u down-to-earth

u lazy
u organized

u talented
u stressed

A 8 points
(1 point each)

u outgoing
ushy

2.

2. Adam
u demanding
u laid-back

B Complete the paragraph with the correct adjective or adverb form of the words
in parentheses. (1 point

B 10 points
each)

Paul and his boss don't get along very (good). They see a lot of 1.
(1)

things (2) (different). Paul thinks he's a (3) (careful) 2.- 3. _
worker. He likes to do a job (9) (proper). In his opinion, he works 4.very (hard). To his boss, Paul seems (slow). 5.- 6.
When Paul doesn't work (quick) enough, his boss gets 7.
(impatient). He sometimes argues with Paul, and that 8.
(automatic) has a (bad) effect on Paul's work. 9.- lo. _
uo)

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(1 s pom
C Check (.1) the correct word for each person.

(1

point

e a ch)

1. When Dan plays a sport, he wants to win. 1.

u competitive

ueasygoing

u friendly
2.

2. Marta loves to be with people.
u arrogant
u helpful

u outgoing

3. Sally likes to give things to her friends.
u honest
u generous

u practical

3.

4. Josh's friends and co-workers can always count on him.
u reliable
u versatile
u talented

4. -

5. Rob is always thinking of new ways to do things.
u cool
u serious
u creative

5. _

6. Jenniferdoesn't know how to do her job. 6.
u accomplished
u humble
u incompetent

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D Rewrite these negative sentences. Add a prefix to the adjectives to give the opposite
meaning and use the words in parentheses.
Example:

My co-worker isn't honest.

D 8 points
(2 points each)

My co-wcv v is i oi-ally distno^esi-(totally)

1. My roommate isn't organized. . (extremely) 1.
2. Young people aren't considerate. . (pretty) 2.
3. Our neighbors aren't friendly. (really) 3. _
4. My sister isn't a reliable person. . (incredibly) 4.

E Add a comment to describe the things these people do a lot. Choose a phrase
from the box and use alauays and a continuous verb.
do things for other people spend too muchmoney

E 8 points
(2 points each)

 say funny things

talk about himself complain about things
Example:

Jeff has a great sense of humor. He-'s alwotys sayi^g^ v^y } hih^s

1. A guy at work is very arrogant. 1 .
2. Angela loves shopping. 2
3. Brian isn't very pleasant. 3.
4. My mother's not selfish at all. 4.

F Read the biography of a famous basketball player. Then read thestatements and F lo points
check (  ) true, false, or it doesn't say.
(2 points eacil)
Earvin " Magic " Johnson was born and raised in Michigan. He comes from a
family of ten children. He loved basketball at an early age. In fact, his mother says
he slept with the first basketball he received as a present.
When he was in high school, a reporter saw Johnson play basketball. The
reporter called him"Magic" because he was so good, and the nickname stayed
with Johnson. Magic played basketball in college and then joined the Los Angeles
Lakers - a professsional basketball team. By age 21, he was already becoming
famous.
In 1991, Magic left the Lakers when he learned he had HIV/AIDS. His honest
statement about his health surprised everyone. After he left the Lakers, he became
verysuccessful in business, and he started the Magic Johnson Foundation. This
organization spends millions of dollars to help children and young people.
Magic is a great athlete, but more important, he is an extremely proud
husband and father. In fact, although he loves to sign autographs for his fans, he
won't sign them when he is in public with his children - their time together is too
important to...