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Reading and Vocabulary

Quiz 4: Chapter 9&10

I.

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Vocabulary (15pts)

Score:

1.1 Word Matching (5pts)

Match the following terms with the definitions in the table below
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Terms
Adventure
Heroic
Imaginary
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5. Traitor
6. Aggressive
7. Camouflag

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Definitions
An exciting and sometimes dangerous experience
Very brave
Things that cannot be explained by our knowledge of science or nature
Not real but imagined in your mind
Someone who is not loyal to their country or to a group that they are

a member of
f. Using forceful methods and determined to succeed
g. A way of making something difficult to see by having a color or

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pattern that
8. Criminal
h. Relating to crime
9. Sleeve
i. The part of a jacket, shirt, etc that covers your arm
10. Tattoo
j. A design on someone's skin that is put on using ink and a needle
Write your answer here:
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I.2 Gap Fillings (10pts)

Use words in the box to fill in the gaps.
Adventure, Character, , Endlessly, Fantastic, Pass away, Pretend, Roleplaying, Supernatural, Traitor, Virtual reality
1) The hobbit is a story of a fictional place called middle earth. It involves the
______________________ of the goblin and the dwarfs who want to take back their
homeland. They are accompanied by a wizard, Gandalf the grey, who has
_________________________ abilities.
2) The whole class will do a ______________________________ of the Patriot that narrated
about a man who was so __________________________.
3) Do not _________________________ like you know nothing. You are a _____________________
and betray our trust.
4) This video game is a ________________________________ that involves players to choose
the ________________________.
5) I think Romeo and Juliet is __________________________ loves story even the main
characters ______________________ at the end of the story.

II.

Readings (25pts)

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Passage 1:

Reading and Vocabulary

Why Appearance Is Important

We are all more concerned with our appearance. For most of us, this concern is not
simply vanity. Vanity means having too much pride in one's appearance. On the other
hand, concern about appearance is quite understandable because attractive people have
many advantages in our society. According to the Social Issues Research Centre in Oxford,
England, studies show that: 1. Attractive children are more popular; 2. Teachers give
attractive children better grades;3. Attractive job applicants have a better chance of
getting hired. They also get higher salaries;4. People generally believe that physically
attractive people have other desirable characteristics such as intelligence, competence,
confidence, and morality. (The good princess is always beautiful; the wicked stepmother
is always ugly.)
Therefore, it is not surprising that physical attraction is of great importance to us.
This concern with appearance did not begin with modern Western culture. Every period of
history has had standards of beauty. For example, one hundred years ago in China,
people thought that women should have very small feet. To achieve this ideal, girls had
their feet bound to stop their natural growth. However, even though appearance has
been important in every age and every culture, it has not always been as important as it
is today. Western societies today are obsessed with physical appearance. Some people
believe that science and the media have caused this obsession.
Look at the following questions, then answer Yes or No into the right column.
(10pts)
Questions

Answer

1. Does the writer believe that concern for appearance is a bad thing?
2. What are some examples of the advantage that attractive people have in
our society?
3. Do people often think that attractive people are less intelligent?
4. Is concern for appearance a modern idea?
5. How is our concept of physical appearance different from other cultures' or
other eras' perception?
Passage 2: (15pts)
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Prepared by Leaksmy Choeun

Reading and Vocabulary

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