UNIT 5 TECHNOLOGY and YOU

A. VOCABULARY
1. Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box
control, computer, distance, language, television, speed, telephone, accuracy, invention,
information
1. What is the distance between Danang and Ho Chi Minh City?
2. He has a good command of the English language ?
3. The accounts are processed by computer
4. Speed is his greatest asset as a tennis player.
5. Could I have some information about trains to Hanoi?
6. The telephone was a wonderful invetntion of the 19th century.
7. HE spent the whole evening watching many programs on television
8. We can easily operate the TV with remote control
9. My neighbor’s telephone hasn’t stopped ringing all day.
10. It is impossible to say with any accuracy how many people are affected.
2. Match a verb in A with a phrase in B
1. to visit D A. men into space
2. to learn J B. large collection of data
3. to manage B C. us in our daily lives
4. to relax G D. places of scenic beauty
5. to operate L E. bills repaired by computers
6. to send A F. newspapers produced on computers
7. to keep K G. with computer games or CD music
8. to pay E H. with other computers around the
world.
9. to read F I. to take some computing lessons
10. to interact H J. foreign languages on computers
11. to help C K. food fresh in a fridge
12. to decide I L. the TV with the remote control
3. Choose the best answer
1. To receive satellite TV, we need a special …………..
A. area B. screen C. antenna D. reception
2. Radar ………. pilots to land in difficult weather conditions.
A. lets B. enables C. makes D. succeeds
3. From this terminal you can call ………. our main computer at the head office.
A. on B. for C. at D. up
4. Electronically stored information is easily ………………
A. resumed B. updated C. rebuilt D. predated
5. Robot arms ………… the parts of the car together.
A. weld B. melt C. sew D. saw
6. This plane can fly at over twice the speed of ………….
A. sound B. flight C. noise D. bang
7. They heard the plane go through the sound …………..
A. limit B. barrier C. frontier D. junction
8. Tens of thousands of circuits can be ………. onto one microchip.
A. crushed B. cranked C. crammed D. crunched
9. We can pick ………. radio signals from all over the world.
A. up B. on C. at D. off
10. I couldn’t receive the program very clearly because of ………… caused by weather condition.
A. blocks B. blockage C. leakage D. interference
4. Fill each gap in the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. A quick computation (compute) revealed that they would not make a profit.
2. We should prevent all the weapons that have the capability (capable) to cause mass destruction.
3. This dictionary is available in electronic (electron) form.
4. The local entertainment (entertain) are listed in the newspaper.
5. We admire the scenic (scene) splendors of the Rocky Mountains.
6. He was very misterious (mystery) and didn’t tell me what the news was about.
7. There were many technological (technology) breakthroughs in the 20th century.
8. On receipt (receive) of the news he left immediately.
9. Tom is very helpful (help) to all of his friends.
10. All the participants (participate) in the debate had an opportunity to speak.
11. The destructive (destroy) force of the storm had a severe effect on the village.
12. I wish you a speedy (speed) recovery from your illness.
13. Journalists are not always accurate (accuracy) in what they write.
14. The data (datum) of the survey are being analyzed in the main office.
15. We should modernize (modern) the transports system in our city.
16. Videos are very useful (use) things in the classroom.
17. Our government has done everything it can to encourage the development (develop) of small
business.
18. They attached great ………….. (importance) to the project.
19. His personal (person) life is a mystery to his colleagues.
20. Reducing inflation is central (center) to the government’s economic policy.

5. Fill each gap in the passage with one word from the box.
power, sound, source, head, result, seat, pair, system, music, armchair
A lot of people like to play their records as loudly as possible. The (1) result is that the rest
of the family and the neighbors often complain if they don’t like the (2) music One answer to this
problem is to wear headphones, but headphones are usually uncomfortable. An armchair which
has a record-player (3) system Built into it has been designed by a British engineer, Stephen
Court.
The armchair looks like an ordinary (4) armchair with a high back. However, each of the
two sides of the chair has three loudspeakers inside to reproduce middle and high sounds. Low
sounds are reproduced by a (5) pair of loudspeakers in a hollow space under the (6) seat. Anyone
who sits in the chair hears sounds coming from all round his/her (7) head
Because we can’t tell the exact (8) source from which low sounds come, it doesn’t matter
that they come from underneath or behind. It is the higher sounds coming from the sided of the
chair that create a stereo effect. These sounds travel only a few inches to reach the listener’s ears.
Consequently, it takes only a little (9) power to make the music sound very loud. Only a small
amount of sound leaks out from behind the chair into the room to disturb others. Most of the (10)
sound is absorbed by the listener.
6. Fill each gap with one suitable word with the first letter given.
1. My father always read a newspaper after dinner.
2. Which is the largest city in the world?
3. Learning a foreign language needs a lot of effort and patience.
4. Most school children are interested in playing computer games
5. The boys didn’t l………… to what the man was saying.
6. Tom and Mary have written to each other for 4 years.
7. I telephone you yesterday, but you weren’t in at that time.
8. Did you watch the football match on TV last night?
9. Could you turn the TV down? I’m concentrating on my work.
10. Scientific achievements have had a great effect on the daily lives of hundreds of millions of
people.
7. Match a word in A with a word in B to have a pair of synonyms.
A B
1. produce G A. permit
2. perfect K B. comprehend
3. allow A C. tool
4. mysterious I D. neat
5. device E E. phone
6. participant L F. place
7. understand B G. create
8. call C H. artificial
9. select J I. strange
10. put F J. choose
11. tidy D K. complete
12. man-made H L. contestant
8. Fill each gap in the passage with the correct form of the word in brackets.
When robots are (1) widely (wide) used in the home, they will (2) probably (probable) be
used to do the cleaning, table-laying, scrubbing and washing-up, but it is considered (3) unlikely
(likely) that they will be used to do the cooking – at least not in the near future.
In factories, mobile robots are already used to carry out a large number of (4) distribution
(distribute) and assembly tasks while we carry out research and produce designs for new (5)
products (produce). Among the numerous jobs on the farm, robots will drive tractors, keeping
their eyes on the ground in front to guide the tractor along a straight line.
The (6) majority (major) of the robots used at present do not look like human (7) beings
(be) at all because their role is chiefly (8) functional (function).
9. Match a word in A with a word in B to have a pair of antonyms.
A B
1. send I A. mundane
2. foreign E B. ugly
3. miraculous A C. normal
4. personal J D. empty
5. strange C E. native
6. beautiful B F. push
7. helpful L G. clean
8. pull F H. uncertain
9. insert K I. receive
10. sure H J. public
11. full D K. eject
12. dirty G L. unhelpful
10. Choose the word that does not belong to the same group.
1. A. radio B. antenna C. computer D. telephone
2. A. house B. garden C. bridge D. building
3. A. fish B. rice C. tomato D. vegetable
4. A. book B. magazine C. newspaper D. television
5. A. story B. diary C. secretary D. memory
6. A. call B. phone C. ring D. talk
7. A. worried B. beautiful C. interesting D. miraculous
8. A. cooker B. computer C. receiver D. typewriter
11. Write two more words connected with the same category.
1. A. mouse B. printer C. ……………... D. ……………..
2. A. screen B. volume C……………… D. ……………..
3. A. call B. dial C. …………….. D………………
4. A. table B. chair C……………… D………………
5. A. nurse B. doctor C………………. D………………
6. A. B. television C………………. D………………
computer
7. A. lift B. insert C………………. D……………….
8. A. cooker B. typewriter C………………. D………………..
12. Choose the best answer
Can you imagine what life would be (1) ………… if there were no telephones? You could
not call (2) ……….. your friends on the phone and talk to them. If a fire breaks (3) …………… in
your house, you can’t call the fire brigade. If somebody is sick, you can’t call a doctor.
In our daily life w need to communicate with (4) ………… we so this mostly by speaking to
other people and listening to (5) …………. They have to say to us, and when we are close (6)
………… them we can do this very easily. However, our voice will not travel very far even when
we shout.
The man who (7) ………….this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman, born in
Edinburgh in 1847. Bell, a teacher of visible speech who later moved to Canada, (8) ……….. all
his free time experimenting (9) …………. Enthusiastic was he in his research for a means for
sending speech by electricity that he spent (10) ………….. time on his day-to-day and at one time
was almost penniless.
1. A. as B. like C. of D. for
2. A. on B. for C. in D. up
3. A. out B. in C. up D. off
4. A. you B. one another C. them D. other
5. A. that B. this C. what D. which
6. A. with B. to C. from D. for
7. A. had B. did C. made D. brought
8. A. took B. wasted C. cost D. spent
9. A. So B. Very C. Too D. Such
10 A. some B. much C. little D. enough
13. Choose a word from the box for each group of words
letter, music, hardware, television, forest, software, magazine, newspaper
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XP
2. disk drive memory motherboard soundcard
3. article cover photograph advertisement
4. news column headline front page
5. write address envelope send
6. song sing lyrics guitar
7. watch film cartoon document
8. bird bush plant animal
14. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part
1. A. sure B. son C. send D. secretary
2. A. laid B. said C. paid D. daily
3. A. begin B. device C. scenic D. request
4. A. produce B. computer C. calculate D. multiply
5. A. which B. lunch C. machine D. teacher
6. A. allow B. game C. accuracy D. importance
7. A. type B. physical C. beauty D. mysterious
8. A. home B. slot C. modern D. foreign
15. Fill each gap in the passage with one word
One (1) day John’s father bought a computer for him. He thought it was a good replacement
for John’s typewriter, (2) which had broken down. John could use the computer to write essays.
His father did (3) not expect that John would (4) spend All his time playing computer games on it,
which was (5) what he did.
John neglected his studies and he actually (6) failed his mid-year exams. When that
happened, John realized that he had made a terrible (7) mistake He began to use the computer
mainly (8) for typing his essays. He’s only played computer games in his free time. As a (9) result
of this, he passed his final exams.
16. Sort the words into 5 groups of words.
tire, disc, mouse, equalizer, software, printer, ring, channel, number, volume, rewind, receiver,
directory, windshield, keyboard, tape, dial, horn, record, antenna, screen, wheel, hardware,
sidelight
1. Computer: ………………………………………………………………………..
2. Television:………………………………………………………………………..
3. Telephone: ………………………………………………………………………..
4. Cassette: …………………………………………………………………………..
5. Car: ……………………………………………………………………………….
B. GRAMMAR
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
1. video recorder c a. a kind of sophisticated typewriter using a
computer
2. photocopier f b. a machine which records and plays back
sound.
3. fax machine g c. a machine which records and plays back
sound and pictures.
4. tape recorder b d. camera which records moving pictures
and sounds.
5. modem h e. a machine for chopping up, slicing,
mashing, blending, etc.
6. camcorder d f. a machine which makes copies of
documents.
7. word processor g. a machine which makes copies of
a documents and sends them down telephone
lines to another place.
8. food processor e h. a piece of equipment allowing you to send
information from one computer down
telephone lines to another computer.
II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words in the box. Use your dictionary if you need.
Laptops hard downloaded virus Internet scanner websites
floppy surfing software chat forum
1. It’s so easy to use a scanner when you want to send photographs to friends by e-mail. It’s just
like using a photocopier.
2. I’ve lost a lot of data. I wonder if my computer has a virus
3. I’m always impressed by people who carry their laptops on aero planes and work on them
during the flight.
4. Those floppy disks don’t store nearly enough information. You really need to use your hard
disk for all the data you want to store.
5. If you want some photos of the USA, you could just try surfing the Web. You’ll be amazed
how many you can find.
6. I belong to a great chat forum.There are about 10 people who are all interested in 1960 music.
We e-mail one another almost every day, and can talk live to one another.
7. I downloaded a good program from the Internet the other day. Would you like a copy?
8. Do you ever visit any websites For pop stars or film stars? Some of them have photos and
music too.
9. Software is the programs that you put into a computer to make it run.
10. Students should be encouraged to use the Internet as a resource.
III. Complete the second sentence so that it follows on from the first. Use the present perfect.
1. My hair is tidy now. I’ve brushed my hair.
2. The door is open. Someone has opened the door.
3. This is Oliver’s drawing, look. Oliver has drawn a picture.
4. The calculator is broken. Someone has broken the calculator.
5. United are the winners. United have won the game.
6. There’s no more wine in the bottle. We have drunk all the wine.
7. The floor is clean now. I have cleaned the floor.
8. I know my number now. I have learned my number by heart.
9. The guests are here now. The guests have arrived/come
10. I’m still working on the computer. I haven’t finished with the computer yet.
V. Read the following passage and put the verbs in the correct form, present perfect or past
simple.
Twenty years ago few people (1) realized (realize) that computers were about to become
part of our daily lives. This short period of time (2) has seen(see) enormous changes, in business,
education and administration. Jobs which (3) took (take) weeks to complete in the past are now
carried out in minutes. Clerks who (4) spent (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)
have replaced (replace) the clatter of typewriters. Schoolchildren (6) ………….. (become) as
familiar with hardware and software as their parents (7) …………… (be) with pencils and
exercise books. Computerisation of public records (8) …………… (enable) government
departments to analyze the needs of citizens in detail. Some of us may wonder, however, whether
life (9) has really improved (really/improve) as a result of these changes. Many jobs (10)
disapperead (disappear), for example, when intelligent machines (11) …………… (take) over the
work. Employers complain that clerical staff (12) ………….. (become) dependent on calculators
and can’t do 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 computer (14) has brought (bring) us as many
problems as it (15) has solved(solve).
V. Use the words and phrases to make sentences in the present perfect passive. Make any
other necessary changes and addition.
1. These words/ spell/ wrongly?
…………………………………………………………….
2. Mike/ offer/ opportunity / study abroad.
…………………………………………………………….
3. The package / deliver/ yet?
…………………………………………………………….
4. Have you heard about David? He / attack / a bull.
…………………………………………………………….
5. Three hostages / murder/ terrorists.
…………………………………………………………….
6. Millions of pounds’ worth of damage/ cause / a storm.
……………………………………………………………
7. The house at the end of the street / sell / last month.
……………………………………………………………
8. you/ ever / bite / a dog?
…………………………………………………………….
9. These machines / not use / at least 5 years.
…………………………………………………………….
10. The road / block / an hour / after / accident.
…………………………………………………………….
VI. Put the verb into the correct form, active or passive.
1. Mary kept trying to talk to me while my hair ……………… (cut).
2. When my father got to the airport, he realized he ………………. (leave) his passport at home.
3. A lot of trees …………. (blow) down in the storm last summer.
4. ……….. anay tests ……………. (do) since last month?
5. Marie Curie and Pierre Curie …………… (award) the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
6. I’ve ………. (read) the novel written by Hemingway several times before.
7. When we came the stadium, the home team ………….. (beat) by 3 to 1.
. We ………….. (not see) each other since we …………….. (leave) school.
9. By the time we got there, the rain ………………. (stop).
10. At present the champagne, glasses …………. (freeze) in a big box.
11. Their new house ………….. (not finish) yet.
12. It is the third time we ……………….. (see) this film.
13. Spanish ……………… ( speak) differently in Spain and Colombia.
14. If there is too much snow, the match …………… (cancel).
15. Jane ……………… (drive) right past me when I ………………….. (wait) for the bus.
VII. Choose the correct answer or answers.
1. Yuko told me about students …………. have taken the entrance exam 13 times.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
2. The secretary ………….. I talked to didn’t know where the meeting was.
A. which B. whom C. that D. 
3. You need to talk to a person …………. You can trust. You will feel better if you do.
A. whose B. which C. whom D. 
4. Bob is the kind of person to …………. one can talk about anything.
A. who B. whom C. that D. him
5. He is the person …………… friends trust him.
A. who B. his C. that D. whose
6. I’m looking for an electric can opener …………. also can sharpen knives.
A. who B. which C. that D. 
7. People ………….. live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
A. who B. which C. that D. 
8. The problems ………… Tony has seem insurmountable.
A. what B. he C. that D. 
9. The man ………….. I introduced you to last night may be the next president of the university.
A. which B. whom C. that D. 
10. Cathy is trustworthy. She’s a person upon …………. You can always depend.
A. who B. whom C. that D. 
11. Your career should focus on a field in …………. you are genuinely interested.
A. which B. what C. that D. 
12. People ………. outlook on life is optimistic are usually happy people.
A. whose B. whom C. that D. which
13. Ms. Donaldson, ……….. teaches linguistics at the university, recently received recognition for
her research.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
14. The earth, …………. Is the fifth largest planet in the solar system, is the third planet from the
sun.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
15. The check …………. I gave Oliver was for work he’d done for me.
A. who B. which C. that D. 
16. Melanie was looking after a dog ………… leg had been broken in an accident.
A. which B. whose C. that D. its
17. One of the people arrested was Mary Arundel, …………. Is a member of the local council.
A. that B. who C. whom D. 
18. The Titanic, …………. Sank in 1992, was supposed to be unsinkable.
A. whose B. that C. which D. who
19. The Newspaper is owned by the Mearson Group, ………….. chairman is sir James Bex.
A. which B. that Who D. whose
20. She is one of the few people to ………….. I look up.
A. who B. whom C. that D. 
VIII. Combine these pairs of sentences. Use a relative pronoun only when necessary. Use
commas for non-defining relative clause.
1. I bought a cell phone. I can use it to send and receive e-mail.
…………………………………………………………………………..
2. My new cell phone has become a necessary part of life. I only bought it a month ago.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. My roommate has never been on the Internet. She is afraid of computers.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Now, there are psychologists. They help technophobes use technology.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. A lot of people suffer from technostress. Those people work in my office.
……………………………………………………………………………….
6. Some people dream of a job. They can do the job without technology.
……………………………………………………………………………….
7. My stereo doesn’t work today. They can do the job without technology.
……………………………………………………………………………….
8. The main is a computer expert. You were talking to him.
……………………………………………………………………………….
9. Some documents have been found. They were stolen from a car.
……………………………………………………………………………….
10. Dr. Michelle Weil wrote a book about “technostress” . She is a psychologist.
……………………………………………………………………………………
11. He works for a computer magazine. The magazine is very popular in Mexico.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
12. Marta has a brother. Her brother’s name is Manuel.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
IX. Choose the correct form of verbs to fill in each blank.
Singapore housewife invents useful device
 A useful device for getting rid of cockcroaches (1) ……………. By a housewife. The
device (2) …………….. “stop-Roach) and will soon be on sale in department store and large
shops.
“Stop-Roach” (3) …………… of a hollow cylinder and movable valve. It (4) ………….. in
any drain or opening where there are cockcroaches. Cockcroaches (5) …………… to enter the
house through the drain (6) ……………. It impossible to get through the device.
“Stop-Roach” (7) …………… to thorough tests by the Environment Ministry and the
invention has now been patented. It (8) ……………. Completely foolproof against invasions of
cockcroaches from drains and sewers.
It (9) ………….. that “Stop-Roach” (10) …………….. on sale very soon for under 10
dollars.
1. A. has just B. has just C. just invented D. was just
invented been invented invented
2. A. calls B. called C. is called D. was called
3. A. consists B. is consisted C. has consisted D. has been
consisted
4. A. places B. is placing C. is placed D. has placed
5. A. try B. trying C. tried D. are trying
6. A. will find B. will be C. find D. have found
found
7. A. subjected B. are C. has D. has been
subjecting subjected subjected
8. A. has B. found C. was found D. has been
found found
9. A. expects B. is expected C. has expected D. has been
expected
10 A. is B. will C. will be D. has been
X. Read the following passage. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
One step beyond automated is the industrial robot, the heart and brain of which is the
microcomputer. Unlike most automated machines, industrial robots can be programmed to do a
variety of tasks that are usually accomplished by human factory workers. Like their human
counterparts, industrial robots can be switched from one job to another and can be programmed to
handle new tasks. Thus far, robots have found their greatest use in assembling mechanical
components. However, they are swiftly branching from basic assembly operations to construction
and mining, and their most glamorous use of all, the exploration of oceans and outer space.
1. The author’s main purpose in writing this passage is to ………………..
A. describe the industrial robot and its uses.
B. narrate a story about the industrial robot.
C. compare the industrial robot to human factory workers.
D. argue the advantages of the industrial robot.
2. The author’s reaction to an innovative form of transportation such as the electric car, would
most likely be …………
A. positive B. negative C. confusion D. surprise
3. The paragraph following this passage would most likely be about
A. types and uses of automated machines.
B. how industrial robots are used in exploration.
C. the uses of the microcomputer
D. how robots assemble mechanical components.
4. This passage would most likely be found in ……………………
A. an entertainment magazine.
B. a medical journal
C. a book of short stories.
D. a popular science journal.
5. It can be concluded from this passage that ……………………
A. Robots will never replace human factory workers.
B. industrial robots are not as versatile as automated machine.
C. the microcomputer will soon be used in automated machines.
D. additional uses will be found for the industrial robot.
TEST FOR UNIT 5
I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word that has underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. seat B. meat C. head D. heat
2. A. multiply B. subtract C. instruction D. country
3. A. soup B. route C. group D. could
4. A. tooth B. foot C. school D. food
5. A. put B. pull C. burn D. push
6. A. good B. cool C. look D. wool
B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
1. A. B. computer C. newspaper D. miraculous
technology
2. A. scenic B. magical C. capable D. mysterious
3. A. interact B. manage C. calculate D. multiply
4. A. B. C. interaction D. electronic
entertainment communicator
5. A. secretary B. accuracy C. appropriate D. ambulance
II. VOCABULATY and EXPRESSION
Choose the one word or phrase A, B, C or D that best fits the sentence or substitutes for the
underlined word or phrase.
1. The port is capable ………….. handing 10 million tons of coal a year.
A. in B. on C. of D. for
2. It is now safe to turn …………… your computer.
A. on B. of C. out D. off
3. A computer helps you to interact …………. people around the world.
A. with B. to C. from D. on
4. I don’t know him …………….., but he used to work for my father.
A. personal B. personally C. D. personality
personalize
5. The figures he gave were not strictly ………………
A. miraculous B. accurate C. important D. perfect
6. In large classes, children feel that they can’t …………. with the teacher.
A. contact B. interact C. transmit D. relax
7. A computer is a …………. typewriter.
A. convenient B. magical C. D. informative
appropriate
8. Letters are their only means of ………………………
A. B. C. D.
communicate communicatio communicato communicative
n r
9. We were really impressed by the scenic splendors of the Rocky Mountains.
A. in a strange or mysterious B. having beautiful natural
way scenery
C. very impressive and good D. new and interesting
10. New telephone lines allow faster data …………. By fax or modern.
A. calculations B. C. D.
transmission entertainment development
11. This door should only be used in an emergency.
A. a serious problem B. an annoying situation
C. a serious situation D. a happy event
12. What makes computer a miraculous device?
A. strange B. powerful C. magical D. excellent
13. The encyclopedia is now available on ……………………….
A. computer B. CD-ROM C. keyboard D. printer
screen
14. Please …………. Your phone card in the slot before pressing the number you require.
A. insert B. operate C. plug D. adjust
15. ………….. is used for making exact copies of documents.
A. Computer B. Printer C. D. Camcorder
Photocopier
III. GRAMMAR and STRUCTURE
A. Choose the one word or phrase A, B, C or D that best fits the sentence.
1. The street is very noisy, ……….. makes sleeping difficult.
A. that B. what C. which D. it
2. A number of political prisoners …………… since Independent day.
A. released B. have C. was D. have been
released released released
3. Fax machine ………….. send or receive letter quickly.
A. is used for B. used to C. is used to D. used for
4. Internet cafes allow you ………….. your web-based email account.
A. to access B. accessing C. access D. be accessed
5. The program must be new. I …………. it before.
A. have never B. have ever C. have never D. have seen
been seen seen seen
6. The children saw the actual spacecraft ………… landed on the moon.
A. who B. that C. it D. 
7. Marie, ……….. I met at the party, called me last night.
A. that B. who C. which D. whose
8. When I arrived the theater, the play ………….. I missed the first part.
A. had started B. started C. was D. has started
starting
9. I ……….. able to play tennis since I ……….. my arm.
A. wasn’t / broke B. haven’t been/ had broken
C. wasn’t/ had broken D. haven’t been/ broke
10. I have to get my picture …………… for my Website.
A. take B. taken C. taking D. took
11. ………. Your house painted last year?
A. Had B. Did C. Was D. Have
12. The police …………. for two men who ………… getting into a black car near the bank at
about 1 o’clock last night.
A. are B. are C. have D. had
looking/saw looking/were looked/saw looked/were
seen seen
13. Professor Kidd ………….. three books since 1999, and she’s working on her fourth.
A. has been B. wrote C. has written D. writes
writing
14. How often …………. Your car serviced since you bought it?
A. do you get B. did you C. had you D. have you
get gotten gotten
15. She’s the woman …………… sister babysits for us.
A. who B. which C. that’s D. whose
B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct.
1. The house painted more than 3 years ago, but I’m not going to have it done again for a
A B C D
while.
2. The stories what I’ve told you are all the true.
A B C D
3. I decided to change jobs because my boss makes me working overtime.
A B C D
4. Could you tell me what the air conditioner use for?
A B C D
5. Then the computer will ask you restart it.
A B C D
6. Before you leave, please duplicate that file by make a copy on the CD-ROM.
A B C D
7. The last payment shouldn’t make until all the work has been completed and carefully
A B C
checked.
D
8. You’ll see a copy before they’re printed by the printer.
A B C D
9. We’ve been here only one day, but we’ve been taken three rolls of film.
A B C D
10. If the software is not compatible with the operating system, the computer may fail to
A B
function and shut without warning.
C D
IV. SPEAKING
Choose the sentences or phrases that best complete these conversations.
1. A: ……………………………………………………………………………..
B: Well, a microwave is used to cook or heated food.
A. Could you tell me what is a microwave used for?
B. Please tell me how to use a microwave?
C. Can you tell me what is used for cooking?
D. Could you tell me what a microwave is used for?
2. A: What will we do when we want to call the Fire Service?
B: ……………………………………………………………………………..
A. Dial 113 B. Dial 114 C. Dial 115 D. Dial 116
3. A: ………………………………………………………………………..
B: let me see, since September 2003.
A. When did you attend this school?
B. How long have you studied at this school?
C. Since when did you studied at this school?
D. How often do you attend this school?
4. A: Would you like a coffee?
B: ……………………………………………………………………………..
A. Not at all B. Yes, let’s C. Yes, I D. Yes, I’d
should love one
5. A: What should you do if you don’t want to hear the sound?
B: …………………………………………………………………………….
A. Press the MUTE button
B. Press the VOLUME button
C. Press the PROGRAM button
D. Press the POWER button
V. READING COMPREHENSION
A. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete this passage
The electronic computer is the most (1) ……….. invention since steam engine. While the
industrial revolution (2) ………….. changed the nature of (3) ………….. work, the computer
revolution is now changing the work (4) ………….. by the brain. Nowadays micro-computers are
(5) ………….. in hundreds of thousands and are constantly (6) …………. equipped with more and
more ingenious (7) …………. Contrary to popular belief, computers (8) …………. can’t make
mistakes. The answer will always be correct (9) ………….. the programme fed (10) ……………
the computer is correct.
1. A. powerful B. significant C. strange D. mysterious
2. A. B. lately C. frequently D.
previously continuously
3. A. hard B. brain C. manual D. intellectual
4. A. doing B. does C. did D. done
5. A. B. done C. worked D. performed
manufactured
6. A. be B. being C. been D. to be
7. A. machines B. computers C. programs D. devices
8. A. which B. that C. itself D. themselves
9. A. if B. unless C. whether D. while
10. A. up B. on C. into D. off
B. Read the passage, then choose the one best answer A, B, C or D.
In the last 100 years, technology has completed changed the way we live. At the touch of
button, we can look up almost anything we need to know on the Internet. We have electricity, aero
planes, TV, and we have ever been to the moon. So what sort of inventions will there be in the 21st
century. Indeed, is there anything important still left to invent?
It seems that there is. Scientists all over the world are looking into nanotechnology with a
great deal of interest. This is the science of building small machines and when e say small, we
mean very small. To give you an idea of the size scientists are talking about, these machines would
be about a million billion times smaller than the smallest bit of dust.
Nanotechnology will bring about enormous changes. Doctors, for example, will be able to
cure any illness. The environment will be improved because it will be possible to take the polluted
air we breathe and make it clean again. But perhaps the most exciting thought of all is that we
don’t have to wait a thousand years for nanotechnology – many people believe there is a good
chance it will come in our lifetime.
1. This passage is mainly about ………………………………..
A. inventions B. nanotechnology
C. technological changes D. small machines
2. According to the passage, ………………………………………………………
A. our lives have been changed by technology.
B. we can use the Internet to get information.
C. we have been able to travel to the moon.
D. All are correct.
3. Nanotechnology is ……………………………………………………………
A. the skill of building very small machines.
B. the science of building computers
C. the new computer technology.
D. the recent advance in medical technology.
4. Which change will nanotechnology not bring about?
A. fatal diseases will be cured B. The air will be cleaner
C. The pollution will be D. The environment will be
reduced protected
5. Which of the following is not true?
A. Scientists have a lot of interest in nanotechnology.
B. The size of the machines will be much smaller than the smallest bit of dust.
C. nanotechnology will bring about some changes in the medical field.
D. Many people believe that they have to wait a thousand years for nanotechnology.
VI. WRITING
Choose the correct sentence A, B, C or D made from the suggested words.
1. Global communication/be / transform/ the invention/ Internet.
A. Global communication was transformed the invention of the Internet.
B. The invention of the Internet was transformed the global communication.
C. Global communication was transformed by the invention of the Internet.
D. Global communication was transformed invention of Internet.
2. What/ use / fax machine / for?
A. What are you used fax B. For what fax machine is
machines for? used?
C. What is the use for fax D. What is fax machine used
machine? for?
3. Inventions/ like/ electric light bulb/ change/ way/ people/ live.
A. Inventions like the electric light bulb has changed the way that people lived.
B. the inventions like the electric light bulb has changed the way that people lived.
C. The way people lived been changed by the inventions of the electric light bulb.
D. the inventions like the electric light bulb changed way people had lived.
4. I/ give away/ my computer/ be / three years old.
A. I gave away my computer which was only 3 years old.
B. I gave away my computer, which was only 3 years old.
C. My computer which I gave away was only 3 years old.
D. My computer, that I gave away, was only 3 years old.
5. new school/ open/ recently/ New Road.
A. A new school recently opened in New Road.
B. A new school has been recently opened in New Road.
C. a new school has recently opened in New Road.
D. A new school opened recently in New Road.
6. Belgian/ call/ Etienne Lenoir/ make / the first / motor car.
A. A Belgian mad e the first motor car called Etienne Lenoir.
B. The first motor car was made by a Belgian called Etienne Lenoir.
C. the first motor car was called a Belgian made by Etienne Lenoir.
D. A Belgian called Etienne Lenoir was made the first motor car