Unit 15 : Computer : Test 3

TEST 3

I. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

1. a. campus                                                b. access                                                     c. bulletin                                                 d. install

2. a. printer                                                  b. restrict                                                     c. freshman                                  d. socket

3. a. degree                                                  b. canoe                                                      c. offshore                                             d. plastic

4. a. disagree                                                b. skeptical                                         c. telephone                                       d. document

5. a. technology                        b. university                                       c. unnecessary                          d. requirement

b. shoppers d. personal computers

b. anything d. a & C

II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

6. Dr. Meier____lunch yet, so he is really hungry.

a. doesn’t have                                   b. didn’t have                           c. hasn’t had                                      d. isn’t having

7. I cant get this screw to______the wall.

a go off                                                                 b. come out of                          c. come from                                       d. come off

8. _____ begin with a few facts.

a. Let is                                                                 b. Let has                                           c. Let us                                                           d. Let was

9. You can’t watch the television - it’s broken.

a. in pieces                                                   b. not working                          c. unplugged                                       d. unnecessary

10.______a song called ‘Close to the edge’?

a. have you ever heard                                                                                  b. Do you ever heard

c. Did you ever heard                                                                                             d. Are you ever hearing

11. I checked the phone cord and made sure it was correctly

a. plug in                                                                b. plugged in                                      c. plugged on                               d. plug

12. I agreed_____my mother about most things.

a. to                                                                                b. with                                                                  c. together                                          d. Ø

13. ____ a pet when you were young?

a. Do you have                                   b. Did you have               c. Have you had              d. Was you having 14. Freshmen in many universities are required to have access to a computer.

a. First - year students                                                                        b. Final - year students

c. Newcomers                                                                                                                 d. The cleverest students

15. The policy has caused thousands of families_______suffering.

a. necessary                                       b. unnecessary                                   c. necessarily                                      d. unnecessarily

III. Choose the word or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

16. Did you ever talk to Michael when you worked in the similar company?

        A           B          C                                                           D

17. Don’t let your child playing with matches.

                A    B                  C       D

18. The two words are spelled differently, but pronounced similar.

                                        A             B                        C              D

19. Is there another word that means the same like this?

      A              B                          C                     D

20. They arrived in the airport five minutes late.

                   A      B                                C      D

IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

Today, computer companies sell many (21)_____programs for computers. First, there are programs (22) ____math problems. Second, there are (23)____. for scientific studies. Third, some programs are (24)______fancy typewriters. They are often (25)______by writers and business people. Other programs are made for courses in schools and universities. And (26) _____ there are programs for fun. These (27)______word games and puzzles(28)____ children and adults.

V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

Daniel has always enjoyed using computers. He started using them at school, but he’s had his own computer at home for about two years. He’s been using it to write his compositions.

This year, Daniel did very well in his school exams, and as a reward, his parents offered to buy him a modem. A modem allows his computer to ‘talk’ over the telephone to other computers. Daniel has been using his modem for a few weeks now. He’s been sending messages to people around the world. He’s even been playing computer games with kids in America.

29. About two years ago, Daniel______.

a. got used to using computers                                                  b. started using computers

c. had his own computer at home                                              d. all are correct

30. Daniel_____.

a. has always enjoyed using computers                   b. did very well at school this year

c. was given a modem as a reward                                   d. all are correct

31. What does the word ‘offer’ in line 5 mean?

a. to say that you will give something if another person wants it

b. to say that you will certainly do or not do something

c. to let somebody have something

d. to give money to get something

32. We can replace the phrase ‘around the world’ in line 8 with

a. ‘everywhere’                                                                         b. ‘all over the world’

c. ‘anywhere’                                                                                               d. all are correct

33. Which of the following is not true?

a. A few years ago, Daniel didn’t enjoy using computers.

b. Months ago, Daniel didn’t have a modem.

c. He has sent messages to people around the world.

d. He has played computer games with kids in America.