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c. He did like the book. d. He doesn’t know what to do.
Man: Would you mind if I turned off the radio? Woman: Well, I’m in the middle of listening to the game.
It’s almost over.
4. What is the woman implying? a. The man should listen to the game too.
b. The man doesn’t like sports. c. She’ll turn off the radio right away.
d. She’ll turn off the radio when the game is finished.
Man: So, how’d you do in your acting class? Woman: Let’s just say that I won’t be winning any Acad-
emy Awards.
5. What does the woman mean? a. She’s a terrific actress.
b. She thinks she didn’t do very well in acting class. c. She didn’t go to class.
d. She doesn’t have time to watch the Academy Awards
ceremony on TV. Woman: Hey, why aren’t you at the physics lab?
Man: I don’t have lab on Tuesdays. Woman: Today’s not Tuesday—it’s Wednesday Really, I
think you would forget your head if it weren’t attached to your shoulders.
Man: Oh no Woman: You can just make it if you take my car.
Man: Thanks, I’ll be careful with it
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6. What does the woman mean by “you would forget your
head if it weren’t attached to your shoulders”? a. The man is very forgetful.
b. The man forgot where the physics lab was. c. The man has had neck surgery.
d. The man usually doesn’t forget things.
7. What will the man probably do? a. skip lab and go to lunch with the woman
b. run as fast as he can to the lab c. call his professor and explain the problem
d. borrow the woman’s car and drive to the lab
Questions 8 through 11 are based on the following class discussion:
Professor: By now you have read the chapter about the challenges faced by Native Americans after the first Europeans set-
tled in North America. What were your reactions? Yes, Malinda?
Malinda: I was really surprised that the biggest threat to the Native Americans was disease. I couldn’t believe how
much damage smallpox and measles caused. Jose:
Yeah, it was really devastating. The native population just didn’t have the immunity to those diseases. I read
in the chapter that smallpox and measles killed entire Native American communities before even one Euro-
pean got sick
Barbara: Disease wasn’t the only problem. There was genocide. And European settlement also destroyed their tradi-
tional way of life.
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Malinda: I think it’s a tragedy how many people were killed and how much of Native American culture was lost after
Europeans arrived. Jose:
I agree that it was a terrible tragedy, but I think it’s important to remember that not everything was lost.
I mean, Native Americans have had a major popula- tion recovery in the last century. And a lot of Native
American tribes are really strong today. They’re car- rying on their traditions and taking back control of their
governments.
8. What event are the students discussing? a. the development of Native American cultures
b. U.S. policymaking regarding Native Americans c. the effect of European settlement on Native Americans
d. the arrival of the first people in North America
9. Why is Malinda surprised? a. She’s surprised that Native Americans were removed
from their homelands.
b. She’s surprised by the diversity of Native American cul-
tures.
c. She doesn’t believe that some Native American pop-
ulations have recently increased.
d. She can’t believe that common European diseases were
so deadly to the native population.
10. The students name some of the challenges that Native
Americans faced after European settlement. What were the two that they discussed?
a. malnutrition b. new diseases