UNIT FIVE – TEST (September 24th, 2016) I Below you have some of the amazing achievements of modern technology Match the names in column A with the definitions in column B A B video recorder a a kind of sophisticated typewriter using a computer photocopier b machine which records and plays back sound fax machine c a machine which records and plays back sound and pictures tape recorder d a camera which records moving pictures and sound modem e a machine for chopping up, slicing, mashing, blending camcorder f a machine which makes copies of documents word processor g a machine which makes copies of documents and sends them down telephone lines to another place food processor h a piece of equipment allowing you to send information from one computer down telephone lines to another computer II Fill each gap with the correct form of the word in brackets Exercise has become part of my routine (day) We wished her a recovery from her illness (speed) We need to get an assistant who's and efficient (capability) The booklet should be very .to parents of disabled children ( help) The government is encouraging the .of small businesses (develop) Marie Curie is for her contribution to science (fame) A illness is affecting all the animals (mystery) Prevention also plays a role in traditional medicine (centre) They had a .escape when their car plunged into a river (miracle) 10 This… enables computers to read handwriting (technical) III Complete the second sentence so that it follows on from the first Use the present perfect My hair is tidy now I've brushed my hair The door is open Someone the door This is Oliver's drawing look: Oliver .a picture The calculator is broken Someone .the calculator United are the winners United the game There's no more wine in the bottle We all the Wine The floor is clean now I the floor I know my number now I number by heart The guests are here now The guests 10 I'm still working on the computer I with the computer yet IV Read the following passage and put the verbs in the correct form, present perfect or past simple Twenty years ago few people (1) .(realize) that computers were about to become part of our daily lives This short period of time (2) .(see) enormous changes, in business education and administration jobs which (3) .(take) weeks to complete in Cấn Chính Trường EXTRA COURSE 10 - 2016 the past, are now carried out in minutes Clerks who (4) .(spend) all day copying and checking calculations are now freed from these tedious tasks In offices, the soft hum and clicking of word processors (5) .(replace) the clatter of typewriters Schoolchildren (6) .(become) as familiar with hardware and software as their parents (7) .(be) with pencils and exercise books Computerization of public records (8) (enable) government departments to analyze the needs of citizens in detail Some of us may wonder, however, whether life (9) .(really/ improve) as a result of these chimes Many jobs (10) .(disappear), for example, when intelligent machines (11) (take) over the work Employers complain that clerical staff (12) (become) dependent on calculators and cannot simple arithmetic There are fears that government (13) (not / do) enough to ensure that personal information held on computers is really kept secret Certainly, many people may now be wondering whether the spread of computers (14) .(bring) us as many problems as it (15) (solve) V Use the words and phrases to make sentences in the present perfect passive Make any other necessary changes and additions These words / spell / wrongly? Mike / offer / opportunity / study abroad The package / deliver / yet? Have you heard about David? He / attack / a bull Three hostages / murder / terrorists Millions of pounds' worth of damage / cause / a storm The house / at the end of the street / sell / last month you / ever bite / a dog? These machines / not use / at least five years 10 The road / block / an hour / after / accident VI Combine these pairs of sentences Use a relative pronoun only when necessary Use commas for non-defining relative clause I bought a cell phone I can use it to send and receive e-mail My new cell phone has become a necessary part of life I only bought it a month ago My roommate has never been on the Internet She is afraid of computers Now, there are psychologists They help technophobes use technology A lot of people suffer from techno stress Those people work in my office Some people dream of a job They can the job without technology My stereo doesn't work today It worked yesterday The man is a computer expert You were talking to him Some documents have been found They were stolen from a car 10 Dr Michael Kurt wrote a book about 'techno stress' She is a psychologist 11 He works for a computer magazine The magazine is very popular in Mexico 12 Mai has a brother Her brother's name is Minh UNIT PRACTICE TEST C To express his/ her dislike of mobile phones D To say what the police think about mobile phones VII Read the passage and choose the best answer An American, Charles D Seeberger, invented moving stairs to transport people in the 1890s He (1)… this invention an “escalator”, (2)… the name from the Latin word "scala", (3) means ‘ladder’ Escalators move people up and down short (4) Lifts the same, but only move (5) .small number of people If an escalator breaks down, it can still be (6)… as ordinary stairs An escalator can move (7) 8,000 and 9,600 people an hour, and it (8) .not need a person to operate it Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were (9)… more crowded and the first escalators were built at railway stations and in big department (10)… so that people could move more quickly Today, we see escalators everywhere A called B explained C translated D announced A fetching B leading C taking D carrying A what B whose C who D which A lengths B distances C directions D measurements A a B the C some D any A walked B made C used D changed A above B from C to D between A is B has C does D did A coming 10 A stores B becoming C continuing B shops C places D developing D houses VIII Read the passage and choose the best answer You can't go anywhere these days without hearing the buzz of mobile phones If that noise isn't enough to drive you mad, have you noticed that people who use mobile phones have louder voices than anyone else? When you shout that loudly, you don't need a phone, the person you are calling will probably hear you anyway! People who have mobile phones say that they can't live without them, but they managed quite well before they had them You cannot escape them; you hear them on buses and trains, in the street, at the supermarket, even in places where you expect it to be quiet, like cinemas, theatres and libraries Is there anything more annoying than having to listen to unnecessarily loud voices talking to people who aren't there, while you are trying to enjoy a pleasant dinner at a "quiet" restaurant? I find it rude and antisocial Even school kids have mobile phones now A teacher I know told me not long ago that lessons were often interrupted by phones ringing More seriously, mobile phones can be dangerous According to the police, about a quarter of all road accidents are caused by people driving while using mobile phones What is the writer's aim in the passage? A To give information about mobile phones B To describe the benefits of mobile phones Cấn Chính Trường EXTRA COURSE 10 - 2016 What is the writer's main complaint? A Mobile phones are very dangerous B Mobile phones are antisocial C You cannot have private conversations D We cannot live without mobile phones How does the writer feel about using mobile phones in public places? A Worried B Annoyed C Excited D Sick What does the writer think? A Children should not talk loudly during lessons B Children should talk on the phone C Children not go to lessons anymore D There are interruptions to lessons because of mobile phones Which of the following signs would the writer like to see in restaurants? A Please turn your mobile phones off B Using a mobile phone is dangerous C Do not disturb People are eating, D Do not eat and talk at the same time IX Complete the second sentence so that the meaning stays the same, using the word in brackets I haven't been to an English restaurant for a long time (since) It's a long time Did you borrow this book? (that) Is it the book When he heard the results, Tom began to feel more confident (felt) Since hearing the results, Tom The last time my brother came here was in 2005 (been) My brother This is Daisy She lives upstairs (who) This is Daisy, It's ages since our last conversation (had) We haven't This is my first game of tennis (played) I haven't I bought my car from that man (whom) This is the man from I haven't found her phone number yet (hasn't) Her phone number 10 That boy's sister sits behind me at school (whose) That's the boy UNIT PRACTICE TEST (*||*) ~ ANSWER KEY TO UNIT II daily speedy capable helpful development famous mysterious central miraculous 10 technology VII 1A 2C 3D 4B 5A 6C 7D 8C 9B 10A VIII 1C 2B 3B 4D 5C IX It's a long time since I went to an English restaurant Is it the book that I lent you? Since hearing the results, Tom has felt more confident My brother hasn't been here since 2005 This is Daisy, who lives upstairs We haven't had a conversation for ages I haven't played tennis before That is the man from whom I bought the car Her phone number hasn't been found yet 10 That's the boy whose sister sits behind me at school Cấn Chính Trường EXTRA COURSE 10 - 2016 UNIT PRACTICE TEST