Choose the correct form of the word.

1. Joe was not sure which beverage would __________ his extreme thirst.

(A) satisfy (B) satisfactory (C) satisfaction

2. The student did not know what the __________ would be from mixing vinegar and baking soda together.

(A) affect (B) effective (C) effect

3. Drinking coffee is not a __________ method to wake oneself up in the morning.

(A) suffice (B) sufficient (C) sufficiency

4. The sunbather made sure to wear sunscreen as _________ against the hot sun.

(A) protect (B) protector (C) protection

5. One way for a baby–sitter to control the excitement of ___________ children is to give them lots of activities to do.

(A) energize (B) energetic (C) energy

6. The boy thought that broccoli was __________ but he could not bear onions.

(A) tolerate (B) tolerable (C) toleration

7. The college graduate was not certain how he could ___________ the goals that he had planned but for himself.

(A) attain (B) attainable (C) attainment

8. The ___________ team was very hard for the high school basketball team to beat.

(A) oppose (B) opposing (C) opposition

9. Ms. Smith was not sure what type of __________ would best suit her, but she knew she had to choose something.

(A) educate (B) educating (C) education

10. She tried to ignore the temptation, but she could not ___________ eating a piece of cake.

(A) resist (B) resistible (C) resistance

11. The police officer wanted to ___________ the suspect, but he had to wait for the man's lawyer.

(A) interrogate (B) interrogative (C) interrogation

12. Daniel was not sure what his friend's _________ was for candy, so he bought two different boxes.

(A) prefer (B) preferred (C) preference

13. John was such an ____________ person that nobody liked to be around him.

(A) irritate (B) irritating (C) irritation

14. Some students____________ so much over their grades that it affects their health.

(A) obsess (B) obsessive (C) obsession

15. The woman's _____________ was so great that she was easily elected for prom queen.

(A) beautify (B) beautiful (C) beauty

16. The fact that he could work his own hours was the _____________ factor in Bill's choice to open up his own business.

(A) decide (B) deciding (C) decision

Exercise 2

Each of the following paragraphs has five incorrect words. Find the errors and correct them. There can be more than one incorrect word within a sentence.

1. Both the reading and the lecture discuss the accurate of the Critical Period Hypothesis. The Critical Period Hypothesis states that children can only learn language during a certain period of their childhood. According to the reading, ifchildren do not learn language before the critic age of twelve, then they will never learn to speak. In the lecture, the professor describes a young girl found in the 1970s, who was thirteen years old and had never learned to speak. The girl was able to learn basic speak even though she was past the critical age. However, the girl was never able to learn any advanced language skills. The professor conclusion by saying that although the Critical Period Hypothesis is not true all the time, its basic logical still seems to apply.

2. The invention of email has allowed communicate between people to become much easier. However, I believe that although email has many advantages, it has many disadvantages as well. For instance, email has greatly replaced face-to-face communication, which I feel isolation people from one another. Instead of talking to each other personal, people now sit in front of their computers sending emails. They do not receive the social interaction that humans so often require. Also, emails have made writing communication less formal. Many people send off emails without even double-checking for any errors. This gives the impress that they are careless and that they do not value the other person's time. I believe that we as a society need to be more careful of how we use email.

Listening Question Type 1: Main Idea

Example Questions:

• What is the main topic of the lecture?

• What is the main topic of the conversation?

• What are the speakers mainly discussing?

• What aspect of_________ does the professor mainly discuss?

• What aspect of the problem does the __________ help with?

• What features of each type of ___________ does the professor focus on?

• What is the woman's main concern about __________?

• What concerns does the student have about ___________?

• Why did the professor mention __________?

• What is the student's motivation for _________?

Strategies

• Pay attention to expressions that indicate the topic:

– Today's talk is on...

– Today we're going to talk about...

– Now we are going to discuss...

• In a conversation, listen for cues that will indicate a speaker's main purpose.

– How can I help? / –What do you need?

– Can you help me with...

• Listen for key words that are emphasized or repeated.

• Keep in mind that two or more major ideas together may define the overall topic.

Lecture on Music

A. Listen to a lecture in a music class, and answer the questions.

icon – an object or person that has an uncritical following

orchestrate – to write and arrange music for an orchestra

tuba – a large, metal, wind instrument that is shaped like a tube with a wide open end

recognition – specific notice or attention

recording – a copy of music onto a CD, tape, record, etc.

1. What is the main topic of the lecture?

(A) The effects of cool jazz

(B) The origins of a type of music

(C) A form of musical theory

(D) A comparison of two band leaders

2. What is the main idea of the lecture?

(A) How cool jazz changed jazz music

(B) A jazz musician and his influences

(C) Why cool jazz had a slow tempo

(D) The type of instruments cool jazz used

B. Listen again and fill in the diagram with the information you hear.

Cool Jazz

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