Reading

1 Read the text quickly. Then underline the correct words to complete the sentences about it. ____ / 0.6 point

a. The text is a news article / personal story.b. It presents facts and figures / a moral dilemma.c. The main character in the text is Avery / Madison.

Madison kept thinking about what her mother said. She didn’t hurt anyone when she cheated on her test. Was it fair for her to be grounded when her own mother was doing something wrong? What should she do the next time her mother makes her sister walk under the turnstile?

Her parents were called to school. At the principal’s office, Madison sat in a corner while her parents, the science teacher and the principal discussed the school policy on cheating. After dinner that night, Madison’s mom and dad made it very clear how disappointed they were at her and explained that cheating wouldn’t take her anywhere. They also said she was grounded and that she couldn’t attend the drama classes anymore. Madison could barely sleep that night – she was sad and guilty for letting her parents down. She also thought she set a bad example to Avery, her 6-year-old sister.Two weeks later, Madison, her mom and Avery had a medical appointment in Manhattan. When they got to the turnstile at the subway station, Avery walked under the turnstile, as she always did. The girl was tall for her age and Madison wondered if it was right for her not to pay the subway fare. An MTA worker looked suspiciously at Madison’s sister and mom for some time and eventually shook his head, as if realizing the girl was too tall for a free ride. Then Madison remembered that only children under 44 inches could ride for free on subways. Avery was 47 inches tall.On the subway, Madison asked her mother why she was grounded for cheating on a test when it was OK to cheat the subway fare. Her mom frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then quickly replied that adults could cheat sometimes, as long as nobody got hurt.

Madison is a student in a middle school in Brooklyn, New York. Last month, she was caught cheating on a test. Her grades in science were low and her parents had told her that if she didn’t get better grades, she couldn’t attend the drama classes she so much loved. So she cheated, using a cell phone to check the answers. When the teacher caught her, she admitted to her fault immediately.

2 Read the text again. Then number the events in the order they happened in the story.

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a. Madison’s mother replied cheating was OK under certain circumstances. ( )b. Madison’s teacher and the school principal talked to her parents. ( )c. Madison felt sad and guilty. ( )d. Madison’s sister walked under the turnstile at the subway station. ( )e. Madison used her cell phone to cheat on a test. ( )f. A teacher caught Madison cheating on the test. ( )g. Madison kept thinking about her mother’s answer. ( )h. Madison’s parents told her they were very disappointed at her. ( )i. Madison questioned her mother about cheating the subway fare. ( )

3 Read the text once more. Then answer the questions. ____ / 1 point

a. Why did Madison cheat on the science test?_____________________________________________________________________________________b. How did Madison’s parents punish her for the cheating?_____________________________________________________________________________________c. How did she feel about her attitude?_____________________________________________________________________________________d. What was wrong about Madison’s sister walking under the turnstile?_____________________________________________________________________________________e. What was wrong in Madison’s mother’s attitude?_____________________________________________________________________________________

Vocabulary4 Match the columns. ____ / 0.5

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a. cheat ( ) difficult situationsb. cut ( ) a bad decisionc. help ( ) on testsd. make ( ) elderly peoplee. overcome ( ) classes

5 Use the verb phrases in Act. 4 to complete the sentences. Pay attention to verb forms.

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a. Chloe does volunteer work in a nursing home on Saturdays. She _____________________________ use tech gadgets, such as computers and tablets.

b. I think you _____________________________ when you chose to leave school before the end of the year. Getting a high school diploma is essential for a good future.

c. Students that __________________________ are simply deceiving themselves and harming their own reputation.

d. Refugees who immigrate to countries in Europe generally ________________________ in their journey.e. Students are not allowed to ________________________ under any circumstances. They need to attend

all classes.

6 Label each behavior with a word or phrase from the box. ____ / 0.8 point

a. Nick and his friends destroyed two toilet seats in the boys’ restroom. They also wrote graffiti on the restroom walls. They were caught and sent to the principal’s office.________________________

b. Mike works at a local animal shelter twice a week. He walks the dogs, gives them a bath and helps the vets whenever necessary. He’s not paid for his work.________________________

c. Gary and his cousins went to a candy store yesterday. They put chocolate bars and chewing gum in their pockets and were leaving the store without paying for them when a clerk caught them.________________________

d. Elliot had a small piece of paper with the formulas he would need for his physics test. He peeked at it several times during the test until his teacher caught him.________________________

7 Complete the chart with the reflexive pronouns. ____ / 0.8 point

Personal pronouns

Reflexive pronouns

I a. __________________you b. __________________

cheating on a test • shoplifting • vandalizing • volunteering

he c. __________________she d. __________________it e. __________________

we f. __________________you g. __________________they h. __________________

8 Check () the correct reflexive pronoun to complete the sentences.____ / 0.8

point

a. Mary looked at ______________ in the mirror and was happy with her appearance.( ) herself ( ) yourself

b. Have you ever asked ______________ what the meaning of life is?( ) myself ( ) yourself

c. The twins hurt ______________ with a knife. Their mom took the little boys to a hospital.( ) himself ( ) themselves

d. We made that table by ______________. No adult helped us!( ) ourselves ( ) yourselves

e. I hope you and your cousin enjoyed ______________ at the party.( ) yourself ( ) yourselves

f. Greg’s mom usually makes dinner, but yesterday he had to make it by ______________.( ) himself ( ) myself

g. I’ve told ______________ a million times not to trust Eric, but I always give him a second chance.( ) herself ( ) myself

h. My parents bought a new microwave oven that cleans ______________.( ) itself ( ) themselves

9 Circle the correct pronoun to complete the sentences. ____ / 0.8 point

a. I hurt me / myself when I was working out at the gym.b. The teacher told us / ourselves to study for the test.c. Since they didn’t have money to buy a cake, Emily and Jen decided to make it by theirs /

themselves.d. Bob got a new train for Christmas. He really enjoyed it / itself.e. Have you ever heard you / yourself singing?f. Alex didn’t tell me / myself what really happened at the principal’s office.g. When you’re anxious, it’s best to keep you / yourself busy.h. Sarah prides her / herself on getting excellent grades at school.

10 Rewrite

the sentences using reflexive pronouns. ____ / 0.8 point

a. This computer turns off automatically when nobody is using it._____________________________________________________________________________________b. Janice painted that beautiful watercolor. Nobody helped her._____________________________________________________________________________________c. My little brother read this book alone._____________________________________________________________________________________d. I don’t like to look at my reflection in the mirror._____________________________________________________________________________________

Listening11 Listen

to this extract of an article about cheating at school. Then complete its summary with the words from the box.

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According to the research, there are a. _______________ kinds of students who cheat:1. Students who are not b. _______________: they don’t cheat c. _______________, but might

cheat because they have much to do or many activities in their d. _______________.2. Students who think assignments are not relevant: when they don’t understand the

e. ______________ of an assignment, how it relates to them, or what they are meant to f. _______________ from it.

3. Students who are very g. __________________, cynical or don’t have emotional expression: these three characteristics combined have been associated to h. _______________. These students might be chronic cheaters who think they deserve good i. _________________ and don’t consider cheating to be j. _______________. They are rare, but present in all schools.

Writing12 Write a

short letter to Madison, the girl in the personal story in Act. 1. Try to answer her final questions. ____ / 1 point

cheating • frequently • grades • learn • pointprepared • schedule • self-confident • three • unethical