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1 PART VII Post-Test 60 Items Score: 1 Complete the conversation by writing the words that you hear. Marisol: I m going to the store. We need to buy some boxes, and I plan on getting some extra tape too. Are you interested in going with me? Theo: Why do you want to buy boxes? We can get them for free at the grocery store. Marisol: Yeah, but then they won t be all the same size. I free boxes, but couldn t stack them very easily. Besides, grocery store boxes are. Theo: Not having boxes that are all the same size is no problem. We can just pack them well. I don t think we should buy boxes We can get them for free! I don t want to waste money. Marisol: But it s easy for the boxes to fall and for things to get damaged if they don t stack well in the truck. Believe me, I used grocery store boxes once, but then I spent money to replace the things that got broken. Theo: OK... let s go see how much they cost. 2 Read the sentences from the conversation. Choose whether the boldfaced words are gerunds or infinitives. Are you interested in going with me? Why do you want to buy boxes? Not having boxes that are all the same size is no problem. save money But it s easy for the boxes to fall and for things to get damaged if they don t stack well in the truck. Focus on Grammar 3 PART VII Post-Test 1

2 3 Use the words from the box to complete the paragraph. being moving to be to move buying of spending to buy to show going spending to go to watch letting thinking to let It was interesting to pack our things today. I told Theo that I d like some packing boxes. Theo didn t like that idea. In general, he avoids money, and he prefers getting things for free whenever possible. He said there were free boxes at the supermarket we could use. I m also afraid too much money during our move, but is something that I recognize costs some money. I had to persuade him me buy the boxes. He finally agreed with me, I think because he wanted to see how expensive the boxes were. Well, the moving company had a bunch of grocery store boxes stacked up how difficult they 7. are to move with. When he saw that, he stopped so nervous about spending 8. the money. It was interesting his attitude change when he saw the display. 9. We ended up some great boxes that will all stack very nicely Circle the correct words to complete the sentences. Overly frugal people are addicted to save / saving / to saving. They refuse to go to shop / shopping / to shopping even if they have money to spend. Sometimes they are too frugal / too frugal not / frugal enough to buy things they need. They think that everything is too expensive not / too expensive / expensive enough to be worth the price. 5. They can t get used to spend / to spending / spending money on things they consider unnecessary. 6. Sometimes their husbands and wives become too frustrated / too frustrated not / frustrated enough to file for divorce. (continued) 2 PART VII Post-Test Focus on Grammar 3

3 7. Extremely frugal people usually try fulfill / to fulfilling / to fulfill some kind of need that they have by saving money. 8. They try not to spend money to proving / proving / to prove to themselves that they can live simply. 9. Walking / To walking / Walk into a store is something they rarely do. 10. If you think you are too frugal, don t postpone to get / to getting / getting help. 1 Extremely frugal people usually find it too hard / too hard not / enough hard to change on their own. 5 Use the correct gerund or infinitive form of the words from the box to complete the paragraph. admitting go to insisting to go wasting buying going to buy to spend working finishing helping to finish to work We re getting close to our packing. Marisol asked me with her to buy boxes. I considered boxes to be a waste of money because there are free boxes everywhere, and money is something that I never do. I remember some neighbors move one time. 5. Their boxes were all free, and they seemed just fine. I really resisted 6. that it was OK to spend money on boxes. At first, I was kind of annoyed 7. with Marisol for that we buy them. I was nervous about spending a lot of 8. money. I finally relaxed when I saw in the store how unstable the free boxes were, and I decided all our boxes there. Maybe we didn t buy enough, and I m thinking about 9. back to buy some more. 10. Focus on Grammar 3 PART VII Post-Test 3

4 6 Use the infinitive or gerund form of the words in parentheses to complete the sentences. Nomads are good travelers, stopping only traveling. (sleep). They can even eat while carry. (move) for a nomad simply means taking whatever you or your animals can Nomads avoid houses or land. (own) But that doesn t mean that nomads don t need 5. A group of researchers is attempting (learn) economy of Indian towns and cities. money. (make) about the role of nomads in the 6. Finally, they are beginning more about nomads financial habits. (discover) 7. The problem with about nomads is that it requires living like them, too. (learn) 8. Because nomads avoid property, they usually do not have voting rights. (buy) 9. Some groups are encouraging lawmakers the impact of new land laws (consider) on India s nomads. 10. The researchers are offering their findings with everyone who is (share) interested. 1 If you re interested in more about nomads economic influence in (read) India, click here. 7 Correct ten errors in the blog entry. Are you a smart mover? The last time you needed to move, did you take the time to ask for help, tell others you were packing, or talking to professional movers? Smart movers prefer to not do it alone. I used to move alone because I thought it was my own responsibility. But I quit to try to move all by myself because I got sick of to spend so much time and energy, and other people were happy to help. I ve learned that it s OK to ask people to help in order to not waste my time and energy. I believe on helping other people. For instance, I needed putting my refrigerator onto (continued) 4 PART VII Post-Test Focus on Grammar 3

5 a moving truck. I did it by myself, but I later realized that to do that was a mistake. I was so sore the next day that I couldn t get out of bed! If you are enough strong to move a refrigerator by yourself, feel free to do so. But smart movers like me need people like you help us sometimes! Focus on Grammar 3 PART VII Post-Test 5

PART VII Pre-Test. 1 Complete the conversation by writing the words that you hear.

PART VII Pre-Test. 1 Complete the conversation by writing the words that you hear. PART VII Pre-Test 60 Items Score: 1 Complete the conversation by writing the words that you hear Machiko: I need to get some things at the store today Actually, I m planning on going to the thrift store