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    Test Unit 4

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    Name……………………………… Date……………………..

    Surname…………………………..
    TEST
    Read the text:
    Angela Zhang recently finished high school in California, but she has already won a $100,000
    award to study at university for her research on a nanoparticle system for treating cancer. Angela said she
    started developing the project in her first year of high school, reading bio-engineering articles and
    attending scientific talks. Later on, she did research in a laboratory at Stanford, where she successfully
    tested the system on mice. It might be years before we know if the system will work on humans, but she
    may be on the way to finding a cure for cancer. When she’s not doing that, Angela is like any typical
    teenager. She loves buying shoes, and in her free time goes canoeing and walking
    Santiago Gonzales is a 14-year-old computer scientist from Colorado, USA. He already attends
    university, and will graduate at 16, and complete his master’s degree at 17. He’s fluent in a dozen
    programming languages, and says that when he has a difficult programming problem, he will often dream
    the solution. Santiago happily calls himself a geek, and says that for him learning is as essential as eating.
    When he’s not studying, he writes mobile apps. He’s already developed about 15, including puzzles and
    games. His ambition is to work at Apple.
    1. (4x2p=8p)Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in bold from the text:
    a) If you want to be a doctor, it’s ………………………………to go to university.
    b) Being a pilot has been my………………………………since I went on a plane for the first time.
    c) At school we’ve had several careers ………………………….from people with different jobs.
    d) Scientists make many discoveries, but they can’t find a(n)……………………….for the common
    cold.

    2. (4x3p=12p)Answer the questions:


    a) When did Angela start developing the research for treating cancer?
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    b) What is Angela doing in her free time?
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
    c) At what age will Santiago complete his master’s degree?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
    d) What does Santiago say about learning?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

    3. (6x3p=18p)Fill in: webcam, printer, website, digital camera, mouse, e-reader.


    a) You can take digital photos with a(n)………………………………….
    b) Most computers can print colour photographs on a(n)……………………………..
    c) You use a(n)…………………………….to select documents on a computer screen.
    d) The BBC is a TV company. It has a(n)……………………………..at www.bbc.co.uk.
    e) I’ve just bought a(n)…………………………..so I can read on my way to work.
    f) I need a new…………………….so I can see my friends when we chat online.

    4. (5x2p=10p)Choose the correct item:


    a) There is a message appearing in/on my screen and I don’t know what it is.
    b) You can’t make a call, because the landline is out of/into order.
    c) He installed the app to/by himself.
    d) Smartphones brought about/out great changes in people’s lives.

    5. (7x3p=21p)Choose the correct item:


    a) You don’t have to/mustn’t go to the supermarket. I’ll go.
    b) I can/must swim very fast. I even won a prize on a swimming competition.
    c) If you ride safely, I should/might let you ride your bike by yourself.
    d) This girl shouldn’t/ can’t drink so much cola. It isn’t healthy.
    e) How sweet! You needn’t/couldn’t have bought anything for me.
    f) Shall/ should we eat at a restaurant tonight?
    g) You’ve got that headache for two days. You should/can go to the doctor.

    6. (7x3p=21)Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form ( with or without to-infinitive, -ing
    form)
    a) I hate ……………………………( to ask) him for help all the time.
    b) He decided………………………(to start) a new book.
    c) Your computer need……………………………( to reboot)
    d) Woul you like…………………………( to drink) a cup of coffee?
    e) It’s no use……………………….( to take) a taxi. We’ll be late anyway.
    f) The students hope………………..( to pass) the exam.
    g) John admitted……………………( to cheat) during the English test.

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