UNIT 5 : TECHNOLOGY AND YOU < I >: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 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 < II >: 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 A. a kind of sophisticated typewriter using a computer 2. photocopier B. a machine which records and plays back sound 3. fax machine C. a machine which records and plays back sound and pictures 4. tape recorder D. a camera which records moving pictures and sound 5. modem E. a machine for chopping up, slicing, mashing, blending, ect 6. camcorder F. a machine which makes copies of documents 7. word processor G. a machine which makes copies of documents and sends them down telephone lines to another place 8. food processor H. a piece of equipment allowing you to send information from one computer down telephone lines to another computer. < III >: Complete the second sentence, using the present perfect. 1. My hair is tidy now. I’ve brushed my hair. 2. The door is open. Someone ___________ the door. 3. This is Oliver’s drawing, look. Oliver ____________ a picture. 4. The calculator is broken. Someone ____________ the calculator. 5. United are the winners. United _____________ the game. 6. There’s no more wine in the bottle. We ____________ all the wine. 7. The floor is clean now. I _____________ the floor. 8. I know my number now. I ____________ my number by heart. 9. The guests are here now. The guests _____________. 10. I’m still working on the computer. I _____________ with the computer yet. < IV > : 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 ___________ 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 __________. 3. I’m always impressed by people who carry their __________ on aeroplanes and work on them during the flight. 4. Those __________ disks don’t store nearly enough information. You really need to use your __________ disk for all the data you want to store. 5. If you want some photos of the USA, you could just try __________ the Web. You’ll be amazed how many you can find. 6. I belong to a great __________. There are about ten people who are all interested in 1960s music. We e-mail one another almost every day, and can talk live to one another. 7. I __________ a good program from the Internet the other day. Would you like a copy ? 8. Do you ever visit any __________ for pop stars or film stars ? Some of them have photos and music too. 9. __________ is the programs that you put into a computer to make it run. 10. Students should be encouraged to use the __________ as a resource. 17 scanner < V >: Make the correct choice : 1. In large lasses, children feel that they cannot _____ with the teacher. a. contact b. interact c. transmit d. relax 2. A computer is a _____ typewriter. a. convenient b. magical c. appropriate d. informative 3. The port is capable _____ handing 10 million tons of coal a year. a. in b. on c. of d. for 4. We were really impressed by the scenic splendors of the Rocky Mountains. a. in a strange or mysterious way b. having beautiful natural scenery c. very impressive and good d. new and interesting 5. New telephone lines allow faster data _____ by fax or modem. a. calculation b. transmission c. entertainment d. development 6. 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 7. What makes computer a miraculous device ? a. strange b. powerful c. magical d. excellent 8. The encyclopedia is now available on _____. a. computer screen b. CD-ROM c. keyboard d. printer 9. Please _____ your phone card in the slot before pressing the number you require. a. insert b. operate c. plug d. adjust 10. _____ is used for making exact copies of documents. a. Computer b. Printer c. Photocopier d. Camcorder 11. The street is very noisy, _____ makes sleeping difficult. a. that b. what c. which d. it 12. A number of political prisoners _____ since Independent Day. a. released b. have released c. was released d. have been released 13. Fax machine _____ send or receive letter quickly. a. is used for b. used to c. is used to d. used for 14. Internet cafes allow you _____ your web-based e-mail account. a. to access b. accessing c. access d. be accessed 15. The program must be new. I _____ it before. a. have never been seen b. have ever seen c. have never seen d. have seen 16. The children saw the actual spacecraft _____ landed on the moon. a. who b. that c. it d. ∅ 17. Marie, _____ I met at the party, called me last night. a. that b. who c. which d. whose 18. When I arrived the theater, the play _____. I missed the first part. a. had started b. started c. was starting d. has started 19. 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 20. I have to get my picture _____ for my Website. a. take b. taken c. taking d. took 21. _____ your house painted last year ? a. Had b. Did c. Was d. Have 22. The police _____ for two men who _____ getting into a black car near the bank at about 1 o’clock last night. a. are looking/ saw b. are looking/ were seen c. have looked/ saw d. had looked/ were seen 23. Professor Kidd _____ three books since 1999, and she’s working on her fourth. a. has been writing b. wrote c. has written d. writes 24. How often _____ your car serviced since you bought it ? a. do you get b. did you get c. had you gotten d. have you gotten 25. She’s the woman _____ sister baby-sits for us. a. who b. which c. that’s d. whose < VI >: Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 1. The house painted more than three years ago, but I’m not going to have it done again. A B C D 18 2. The stories what I’ve told you are all 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 < VII >: Read the passage and make the correct choice: 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) ________ cannot 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. previously b. lately c. frequently d. continuously 3. a. hard b. brain c. manual d. intellectual 4. a. doing b. does c. did d. done 5. a. manufactured b. done c. worked d. performed 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 < VIII >: Choose the correct answer or answers. 1. Yoko told me about students a / d 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. Ø 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. Ø 4. Bob is the kind of person to ______ one can talk about anything. a. who b. whom c. that d. him 5. He is a 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. Ø 7. People ______ live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. a. who b. whom c. which d. Ø 8. The problems ______ Tony has seem insurmountable. a. what b. he c. that d. Ø 19 9. The man ______ I introduced you to last night may be the next president of the university. a. which b. whom c. that d. ỉ 10. Cathy is trustworthy. Shes a person upon ______ you can always depend. a. who b. whom c. that d. ỉ 11. Your career should focus on a field in ______ you are genuinely interested. a. which b. what c. that d. ỉ 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 hed done for me. a. who b. which c. that d. ỉ 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. ỉ 18. The Titanic, ______ sank in 1922, 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 c. who d. whose 20. She is one of the few people to ______ I look up. a. who b. whom c. that d. < IX >: 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. - I bought a cell phone which I can use 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 techno stress. Those people work in my office. - 6. Some people dream of a job. They can do the job without technology. - 7. My stereo doesnt work today. It worked yesterday. - 8. The man 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 techno stress. She is a psychologist. - 11. He works for a computer magazine. The magazine is very popular in Mexico. - 12. Marta has a brother. Her brothers name is Manuel. - Youre Never Too Old To Learn Hoùc Thỡ Khoõng Bao Giụứ Quaự Muoọn 20 . The calculator is broken. Someone ____________ the calculator. 5. United are the winners. United _____________ the game. 6. There’s no more wine in the bottle UNIT 5 : TECHNOLOGY AND YOU < I >: Choose the word whose underlined part