We visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty with the help of computers.. We read newspapers and magazines produced on computers?[r]
(1)Name: TEST IN 45 MINUTES (A) Class: 10/9
I.Read the passage and choose the best answer:
The computer, one of the most marvellous inventions in our modern age, has become part of our daily lives It was put in use in 1946 Thanks to a computer, we can visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty We can pay bills prepared by computers We can read newspapers and magazines which have been produced on computers We can receive letters from and send letters to almost every part of the world with the help of computers And we can even learn foreign languages on computers
Further more, we can compose music, play games, write plays and design fashions on computers It is no wonder that computers are sometimes called thinking machines because they can also nearly as many things as we can. 1.What is the best title for the passage?
A What can the computer do? B The computer – Part of our life C The computer – A new invention D The uses of the computer Which sentence is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A We visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty with the help of computers B We read newspapers and magazines produced on computers
C We can talk on computers
D We can learn foreign languages on computers The computer has been used
A in 1946 B since 1946
C for sixty-one years D B and C are correct The computer is sometimes called thinking machine
A because they can almost as many things as we can B because it has more than 10 billion cells
C because it has been used by many people D All are correct
The computer is A a thinking machine
B one of the most marvellous inventions in our modern age C very useful in our daily life
D All are correct
II Choose the best option:
1 When I was a little girl, I ……… live in Madrid
A am used to B used to C would D was used to As a schoolboy, I ……… be late for school
A wasn’t used to B would never to C never used to D was used to What’s the name of the song ……… those girls are singing?
A what B whom C who D which
4 She bought me this new pair of shoes, ………… didn’t fit me well A who B whom C that D which
5 As we have just finished the final exam, we’ll have three days ………… A on B for C of D off
6 They are going to build a school for ……… in this area
A blinder B the blinding C the blind D the blinder I ……… tomorrow – I’ve already got my plane ticket
(2)8 Look at those black clouds! It ……… soon
A is raining B has rained C will rain D is going to rain The windows are dirty.Yes, I know I ………… them
A clean B am cleaning C will clean D am going clean 10 He’s been busy during the last two weeks He ………… an exam in December
A takes B took C will take D is going to take
III Rearrange the following sentences to make a reply to an invitation letter, and then wite down a complete letter.
1 Ann
2 Thank you for inviting me Dear Mary,
4 I’ll never forget the good time we had last year I’ll be waiting for you
6 Mother says I may go again with your family With love,
……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… …
IV Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets, using the active or the passive of the present perfect tense.
1 We ……… (stay) in a hotel for a week The letter ……… (send)
3 This house ……… (build) since 1970 Many people ……… (see) the accident
V Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: