Title: Default for Basic English 9th, 3rd Trimester Evaluation.
Course: 2024 Basic English 9

Q: Making the Leap and Saying Goodbye: Tips for a New Life on the Road

It takes a certain type of person to be a digital nomad. If you struggle with shyness, it might be difficult for you to live this type of lifestyle because you need to be outgoing to meet new people and make new friends. If you live on the road, it can be lonely at times. As you travel around the globe, it is important to embrace your extroverted side.

If you are imaginative, you should think of places where other expats gather when you arrive in a new city. More and more cities are beginning to open shared workspaces, or they might have certain coffee shops that cater for digital nomads. These spaces are great for meeting new friends and building professional contacts for potential future opportunities.

If at first you feel nervous, just breathe, remain open-minded, and know that the only thing you have to be concerned about is not becoming too attached to your newfound friends. The people you meet are usually in a similar situation, so making friends is easy. The hard part is saying goodbye when it is time to move on to the next place.

Aside from the social aspects of being a digital nomad, it is important to stick to a schedule and motivate yourself to meet your deadlines. If you are diligent, you will be successful. Also, take care not to become overworked. Burnout is real, and it may cut your travels short if you do not find a balance between work and enjoying the sights in the places you visit.

When it is time for you to make the leap to become a digital nomad, just remember that you will not be alone and that only good things await you. If you are willing to put yourself out there, you will make friends while visiting some of the most beautiful places on earth.

Which statement best sums up the writer’s view on digital nomads?
- Being a digital nomad is an exciting experience when work isn’t necessary.
- Being a digital nomad is a fun and easy experience that everyone will enjoy.
- Being a digital nomad is a lonely experience, as you must always say goodbye to the friends you make.
- Being a digital nomad is an enriching experience that is not apt for everyone.
A: Being a digital nomad is an enriching experience that is not apt for everyone.

Q: Putting the Squeeze on the People

On May 20, 2018, elections were held in Venezuela, which ultimately ended with a victory for Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. However, as Maduro claimed victory, accusations of fraud began to surface from different sources in Venezuela. Even before the elections took place, the government had taken steps to prevent candidates from joining the presidential race. Candidates who were deemed a threat to a potential Maduro victory were barred from running.

Leading up to the elections, several leaders of opposition parties were incarcerated or exiled from Venezuela. Some argued that they had been accused of trumped-up charges by the Maduro government in an attempt to stifle legitimate competition. During the election campaign, there were reports of vote-buying in which state resources were used to give food to impoverished voters, and to promise rewards for voting. Individuals who were sick or in need of medical treatment were told that they would lose their medical treatment if they did not vote. Also, medicines and medical supplies were purposely withheld to create a stockpile that could be handed out right before the election to sway voters.

Both candidates that ran against Maduro have rejected the results of the election due to claims of illegitimacy and fraud. The European Union, the Organization of American States, the Lima Group, Australia, and the United States have also refused to validate the election results.

According to the text, which of the following statements is false?
- Rewards were promised to voters who voted in a certain way.
- Hospital staff were incarcerated if they did not withhold medicine until before the election.
- The United States doesn’t recognize the legitimacy of the election results.
- Many popular candidates were not permitted to run in the election.
A: Hospital staff were incarcerated if they did not withhold medicine until before the election.

Q: Many popular candidates were not permitted to run in the election.
- If we _____ to the concert after it begins, we _____ to enter. | get, will not be able
- 2. If you ____ your homework on time, you _____ wake up early. | do, do not have to
- 3. If you _____, you _____ the big exam. | had studied, wouldn’t have failed
- 4. If they _____ trouble, they _____ to the principal’s office. | cause, go
- 5. If we _____ for coffee, we _____ by now. | hadn’t stopped, would have arrived

Q: Read the following statements and choose the correct option to make alternative conditionals.

I’ll tell you what happened  [...] you keep it a secret.

We would have invested in your company [...] signed the proper paperwork.

[...]  you give her a formal written apology, I fear that she will never talk to you again.

[...]  the consequences, I think it is better to stay at home.
A: provided; had you; Unless; Given
Gap 1 offers: provided; unless; suposing
Gap 2 offers: had you; should you; if you
Gap 3 offers: Unless; Should; Did
Gap 4 offers: Given; Should I know; Supposing

Q: Read the following sentences and choose the word(s) that correctly complete them.

1. Receiving regular maintenance, your car [...] you at least three decades.

2. Not wanting him to have false hopes, she gently [...] that it is difficult to become a professional football player.

3. Taken care of, cats [...] live up to 18 years.

4. After becoming less expensive, solar power [...] a viable option for the government.
A: should last; explained; would; had been becoming
Gap 1 offers: should last; lasts; lasted
Gap 2 offers: explained; should explain; would explain
Gap 3 offers: would; can; do
Gap 4 offers: had been becoming; becomes; became

Q: Select the sentence that correctly rearranges the words to make a sentence using a transitive verb.

Please / that we will need for class /me / the book / bring / .
- Please bring me the book that we will need for class.
- 2. Please bring the book me that we will need for class.
- 3. Please bring me that we will need for class the book.
- 4. Please me bring the book that we will need for class.
A: Please bring me the book that we will need for class.

Q: Match the following reported speech statements with the direct speech statements with the same information.

1. Luis: I hate this computer. It’s so slow! [...]

2. Emily: Tomorrow, there will be a quiz for everyone in class. [...]

3. Axel: I’ll give you your final grades tomorrow. [...]

4. Angelica: This lesson is dumb. They are repeating the same stuff from the last lesson! [...]

5. Pablo: I was living in Belgium when I went to university. [...]
A: Luis said that he hated his computer because it was so slow.; Emily announced that there would be a quiz tomorrow.; Axel promissed that tomorrow he would give me my final grade.; Angelica complained that the lesson was dumb because they were repeating stuff from the last lesson.; had
Gap 1 offers: Luis said that he hated his computer because it was so slow.; Luis said that he hated his computer because it is so slow.
Gap 2 offers: Emily announced that there would be a quiz tomorrow.; Emily announced that there would been a quiz tomorrow.
Gap 3 offers: Axel promissed that tomorrow he would give me my final grade.; Axel promissed that tomorrow he would give me my final grade
Gap 4 offers: Angelica complained that the lesson was dumb because they were repeating stuff from the last lesson.; Axel promissed that tomorrow he would give me my final grade
Gap 5 offers: had; did