Sample Test

nown it was your birthday, I . . .
bPlease don´t smoke inside the building.
Would you mind . . .
cI regret not saving the document.
I wish . . .
dEven though they were late, they didn´t hurry.
Despite . . .
eIf he doesn´t start at once, he´ll be late.
Unless . . .
fIt was a mistake to tell lies to my brother.
I should not . . .
gWe can send data from one place to another using a variety of technologies.
Data . . .



5What do these acronyms stand for? (4 points)
aAC / DC
bGUI
cADSL

6Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a related word that fits in the space in the same line. (8 points)
aIt´s easy to tell the __________ between these two substances.different
bThe service providers have __________ their service offerings.expansion
cBoth technologies are not seen as __________ .compete
dAssembling components requires extreme __________ .accurate
eThere are forces of attraction and __________ between atoms.repel
fAn airport camera __________ you as a frequent traveller.identiTY
gBy __________ the parts we learn more about the device.analytic
hIris-recognition systems in cash machines work well and improve __________ .secure

7Complete this extract from a news story with an appropriate tense of the verbs given. Decide whether active or passive forms are needed. (9 points)
Two hours ago, an accident (1) __________ (happen) at the Goldberg mine. One miner (2) __________ (kill) and two others (3) __________ (trap) underground. Rescue teams (4) __________ (work) hard to dig the miners out, but so far they (5) __________ (not, succeed) in reaching the trapped miners. A spokesman from the mine said: “We hope that the men (6) __________ (bring) to safety in a few hours.“ He said that an accident of this seriousness (7) __________ (happen, never) before at the Goldberg mine. A full investigation (8) __________ (carry out) to discover why the explosives (9) __________ (fail).

8Fill in the blanks with suitable vocabulary items. (10 points)
aA device that can be carried easily is __________ .
bBluetooth technology __________ for the first time in 1998.
cMost of our current energy sources are __________ .
dThe national __________ is the network that carries the electricity supply.
eAlthough Britain is the windiest country in Europe, it uses less wind __________ than Germany, Denmark and Spain. Offshore wind farms in Britain could __________ electricity for 15% of the population by 2010.
fA welding tool is heavy and difficult to __________ for humans.
gThe device is __________ with a tiny camera that scans the pattern of dots.
hCharles Babbage used __________ and __________ to produce the first general purpose digital computer.

9Join the sentences using a relative clause. Put commas where necessary. If the pronoun can be omitted, leave it out. (9 points)
aI go shopping at the new shopping centre. There´s always free parking.
bThat´s the man. The police were looking for him.
cJill passed