UNIT 5: TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
SOUNDS AND STRESS
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. tooth B. foot C. school D. food 2. A. good B. cook C. cool D. wool 3. A. computer B. document C. shop D. modern 4. A. magazine B. device C. live D. unit 5. A. technology B. different C. mental D. dentist
II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. A. control B. device C. remote D. volume 2. A. computer B. different C. capable D. calculate 3. A. device B. lighting C. magic D. worry 4. A. invention B. electronic C. performance D. discovery 5. A. entertainment B. appropriate C. miraculous D. exactly
WORD FORM
1. My father has bought me an ___________ computer (electricity)
2. Many people began to question the _____________ of his statement. (accurate)
3. Most of his ___________ have been known to those who are interested in computer in the world.
(invent)
4. Computer is a personal ____________ which helps you to interact with other computers.
(communication)
5. It is a ______________ machine which speeds up calculations. (calculate)
6. She looked about in the faint hope that Simon might _____________ appear from nowhere. (magic) 7. The barn has been _____________ transformed into a luxury hotel. (miracle)
8. With a computer, you can visit many places of scenic ________ in the world. (beautiful) 9. In large classes, children feel that they cannot __________ with the teacher (interaction) 10. I don’t like to be asked such _______ questions in the job interview. (person)
PREPOSITIONS
1. I am sure that he is capable ___using computers.
2. Computers can store very large amounts ________ information
3. Instead of buying newspapers as usual, my father reads them ______ computers everyday 4. Can you tell me what a cell phone is used ________?
5. We can communicate _______ the help of computer.
6. Yesterday, I received a letter ________ my parents.
7. Please send my postcard ____________ John
8. I want to watch the weather forecast. Please help me turn_________ the TV 9. I often listen __________ music in my free time
10. A computer can interact______ other computers
VERB TENSE OR FORM
I. Supply the PRESENT PERFECT tense of the verb in the parentheses Has Ved/3
Have Ved/3
1.I ____________(try) to learn English for years.
2. I __________________(wait) for two hours, but she_____________ (not come) yet.
3. She (read)_____ all the works of Dickens. How many works ____ you ___(read)?
4. I___________________ (wait) here nearly half an hour for my girlfriend Joanna.
5. Mary ________(rest) in the garden all day because she ___________(be) ill.
6. Although John ________(study) at the university for five years he______(not get) his degree yet.
7. Jack ________(go) to Poland for a holiday; I _______never_____________ (be) there.
8. We ____________(live) for the last five months, and ______just ___________(decide) to move.
9. You ______already __________(drink) 3 cups of tea since I sat here.
10. That book ___________(lie) on the table for weeks. _________you__________(read) it yet?
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
Write who, whom, that, which, or nothing( để trống) to complete these sentences:
1. Have you got the money ___________ I lent you yesterday?
2.Peter, ___________ I had seen earlier, wasn’t at the party.
3. This is the machine ___________ cost half a million pounds.
4. Mary, ___________ had been listening to the conversation, looked angry.
5. Have you read the book ___________ I gave you ?
6. The house ___________ they bought three months ago looks lovely.
7. Mrs. Jackson, ___________ had been very ill, died yesterday.
8. Is this the person ___________ stole your handbag ?
9. The dog___________ had been very quiet suddenly started barking.
10. I didn’t receive the letters ___________ she sent me.
11. My mother, ___________ hadn’t been expecting visitors, looked surprised.
12. The old man ___________ had been talking to them earlier knew that they were in the building.
13. My horse, _________ had been injured by the flying stones, was very frightened.
14. We didn’t like the secretary ___________ the agency sent.
15. I didn’t find the money ___________ you said you’d left
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What makes computer a miraculous device?
A. magical B. powerful C. strange D. excellent
2. A computer consists of hardware and software.
A. physical part B. programs C. screen D. keyboard
3. You can relax with computer games or by listening to ____________ music.
A. computer-playing B. computers-played C. computer-played D. computers-playing 4. The street is very noisy, ___________makes sleeping difficult.
A. that B. what C. who D. which
5. Marie, ___________I met at the party, called me last night.
A. that B. whom C. which D. whose
6. The man, _______ is sitting in front of the computer, is my former teacher.
A. which B. whom C. who D. that
7. The new bridge _________ for 2 years.
A. builds B. has been built C. is built D. has built 8. I would like to live in a country ___________ there is plenty of snow in winter.
A. in which B. where C. which D. A & B are correct
9. They lost the key yesterday but it ________________________.
C. found already D. has already found 10. My father has just bought me a (n)__________ calculator.
A. electronic B. electric C. electricity D. electrically 11. Internet cafes allow you _________ your well-based e-mail account.
A. to access B. accessing C. be accessed D. access
12. A: Would you like to come to the party? – B: ___________.
A. Yes, I do like B. Yes, please. I really like it C. Thank you D. I’d love to
13. Teachers should have more time to interact with their students outside class.
A. communicate B. teach C. talk D. discuss
14. She studies __________ Technology. She learns many things about computer.
A. Biology B. Electricity C. Information D. Physical 15. He has a large ___________ of valuable stamps.
A. collector B. collecting C. collection D. collect
16. Each time you turn it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of doing almost anything you ask.
A. suitable B. good C. right D. important
17. You can listen to computer-played music for _______________ .
A. entertain B. entertaining C. entertainment D. entertained 18. A __________ is a spoken or written piece of information you send to another person.
A. message B. computer C. software D. receiver
19.Computer is a ______________________ typewriter.
A. convenient B. magical C. appropriate D. informative 20.The program must be new. I ______________________it before.
A. have never been seen B. have ever seen
C. have never seen D. have seen
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
I) Change the sentences into passive voice 1. He has just written a letter to his girl friend.
A letter
2. They have not used these machines at least five years.
These machines
3. The local government have built a new stadium in my village.
A new stadium
4. His father has punished him
He
5. He has talked about these problems five times.
These problems
II) Combine sentences using relative pronouns.
1. I bought a cell phone. I can use it to send and receive e-mail.
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2. My stereo doesn’t work today. I bought it yesterday.
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3. The documents have been found. They were stolen from a car.
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4. The man didn’t come back again. I shouted at him.
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5. The television never worked again. I dropped it.
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6. The machine was broken. I hired it.
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7. The clothes were beautiful. She bought some clothes.
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8. The policeman wasn’t very helpful. I asked him.
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9. My nephew is naughty. Your son is playing with him.
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10. I apologized to the woman. I spilled her coffee.
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READING COMPREHENSION
A. Choose the words or phrases that best complete this passage
Computers are helpful (1) __________ many ways. First, they are fast. They can work with information more quickly than a person. Second, computers can work with a lot of information at the same time. Third, they can (2) _________ information for a long time. They do not forget things that common people do. Also, computers are almost always wonderful. They are not perfect, of course, but they usually do not make mistakes.
These days, it is (3) _________ to know about computers. There are (4) _______ things to learn.
Most universities offer day and night courses in computer science. Another way to learn is from a book or from a friend. (5) __________ a few hours of practice, you can work with computers.
1. A. in B. on C. at D. for
2. A. hold B. store C. lose D. stay
3. A. difficult B. exciting C. important D. relaxed
4. A. much B. many C. a lot D. plenty
5. A. Before B. Since C. After D. When
B. Read the passage and choose the best answer
The computer is a wonderful machine. It is the most important invention since the type of engine used in cars. It has had a great effect on science, industry, business, medicine, and education. Soon it will touch the lives of everyone, even people in distant villages. The computer is a revolutionary invention.
The oldest kind of computer is the abacus, which had been used in China since the 6th century. In the 17th century, an adding machine was invented. The first large modern computer was built in 1937.
Computers improved quickly. A few years later, it could do 5,000 additions per second. Now the
computations are so fast that they are measured in nanoseconds (a nanosecond is one billionth of a second).
Today all computers are stored-program computers. That is they have a processing unit, an arithmetic and logic unit, and a memory. Computers are getting smaller and smaller, and computing faster and faster. Even in a very small computer, the part that does the actual computing is about the size of the end of a finger.
1. Computer computations are measured in ______________.
A. second B. microsecond C. nanosecond D. millisecond
2. The part of the computer that ____________ is the size of the end of a finger.
A. does the actual computing B. prints the information C. store the information D. gives a reply
3. A stored-program computer has ______________.
A. a memory B. a brain C. a processing unit D. A & C 4. According to the passage, computers will soon affect ______________.
A. people in large cities B. students and teachers
C. all of humanity D. developed countries
5. We can infer from the passage that the first modern computer _________________.
A. could do thousands of computations per second
B. looked like the old kind of abacus
C. was much larger than today’s personal computer D. was built in the 17th century
