tests Pre-intermediate 4th edition / tests Pre-intermediate 4th edition / hwy_pre_int_unittests_10a

1Choose the correct options.

1 Trillions of emails are / be sent every year.

2 In the UK, ballpoint pens often call / are often called biros.

3 This blog won’t be / won’t updated until next week.

4 Apple Macs aren’t manufactured / don’t manufacture in England.

5 Where are Smart cars made / make?

6 The electricity supply is / was switched off yesterday.

7 The television wasn’t invented / invent by Alexander Graham Bell.

8 How many iPads will be / is sold in 2015, do you think? 9 Landlines haven’t be / been replaced by mobiles yet.

10Figures are listed / list chronologically.

11Was / Is the printing press invented in 1440?

2Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1Lots of mobiles are be used for taking photos.

Lots of mobiles are used for taking photos.

2Who was Google founded from?

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3When was the first text message send?

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4My mobile phone was stole from my handbag.

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5Many new apps have added to the phone this month.

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6Is the telephone invented by John Logie Baird?

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7The lights haven’t be switched off yet.

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8The Social Network directed by David Fincher.

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9Barack Obama was award a Nobel Prize in 2009.

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10Around two million iPads was sold in the first two months.

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11A new generation of smartphones will introduced next year.

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3Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1 All the arrangements for the party were made last week. (make)

2Many engineers _________ to work on this project in 2015. (employ)

3The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation _________ in 1994. (found)

4Five calls _________ to your landline yesterday. (make)

5Engineers _________ this luxury hotel last month. (complete)

6People _________ a lot of iPhones last year. (buy)

7Has your house _________ recently? (decorate)

8Employees _________ about the new arrangements tomorrow. (tell)

9Do you _________ (throw) away or recycle your plastic and paper?

10Two hundred copies of the Gutenberg Bible

_________ (print) in 1455.

11Complaints _________ (receive) by Google about the blog so they have taken it down.

4 Write the sentences and questions in the passive.

1The BMW Group own the Mini car.

The Mini car is owned by the BMW Group.

2You need a secure password to access your account.

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3When did they launch the new web browser?

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4You can buy nearly anything on eBay.

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5People throw a huge amount of plastic away every day.

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6The company will launch a new pocket-sized mini-computer.

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7Did the postman deliver any packages this morning?

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8When did Alexander Fleming discover penicillin?

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9She put a lot of things in the basement.

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10They have predicted bad weather for the next few days.

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11Does he update his blog everyday?

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5Complete the text with the correct active or passive form of the verb in brackets.

Peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) is a process that allows files (1) to be downloaded (download) from other connected computers (called peers). Similarly, your computer (2) __________ (search) by other computers on the network by peers looking for files.

File sharing (3) __________ (begin) in 1999 when Napster (4) __________ (introduce) a file sharing program and central server that linked people who had files with those who wanted files. When you

(5) __________ (search) for a file, the server would find all of the available copies of that file. Then the files

(6)__________ (transfer) between the two private computers. Unlike P2P programs today, it was only possible for people (7) __________ (share) music files.

Napster (8) __________ (prosecute) for copyright reasons and they (9) __________ (shut down) in July 2001. They (10) __________ (reopen) as a pay service some time later. After Napster shut down, new ways of sharing files (11) __________ (develop) that did not require a central server. The most popular of these are based on a system called BitTorrent.

6 Complete the table with the words in the box.

business

computer

phone

radio

7Complete the sentences with compound nouns from exercise 6.

1 Many people are worried about the latest computer virus which is infecting hundreds of

computers every day.

2It was very nice to meet you. Do you have a _________

with your address on it?

3Do you listen to _________ on the computer? You can get all the channels online.

4I wrote my own _________ to play poker on my laptop.

5You had a _________ while you were out. Could you call them back on this number?

8Choose the correct options.

1 Have you done / made the shopping yet?

2 She made / did a lot of money when the company was sold.

3 Will you do / send me a postcard while you’re away?

4 I’ve played / taken the piano since I was eight years old.

5 She’s going to make / start a complaint about the terrible service here.

6 No notes were taken / done during the meeting today.

7 We’re hungry! Is dinner going to take / start a long time?

8 Was a lot of research done / made before the discovery of DNA?

9My father didn’t make / start a business until he was in his fifties.

10I usually take / do a size 39. What shoe size are you?

11I haven’t done / started yoga for long – about six months.

9Complete the conversations with an adjective formed with well- or badly- and a past participle from the box.

paid  behaved​   known​   equipped​   dressed​   done​   ​ written  ​

1 ​A I’ve never heard of Loudon Wainwright III. He can’t be very well-known .

B Really? He’s a folk hero!

2A How would you like your burger cooked? B _________ , please.

3A Michelle Obama is always incredibly _________ .

B That’s true. She always wears very fashionable clothes.

4A I’m terrified of flying. Is this plane _________ for emergencies?

BAbsolutely. And we’ve got a very experienced cabin crew who are here to help at all times.

5A I’m fed up with having a _________ job.

B Why – aren’t you earning much at the moment?

6A Please stop your dog from jumping up. He’s very

_________ !

B Oh, I am sorry – he’s still very young, you see.

7A Do you ever read Chat magazine?

B No, never. The articles are so _________ !

10Complete the conversations with the phrases in the boxes.

Can we meet on Saturday instead?

Sorry, you’re breaking up.

Speak to you later!  This is not a good line.

I’m not sure.

1 A Hello, Sylvia? (1) This is not a good line.

B Hi, Lara? (2) _____________

AI’m calling because I can’t make it on Thursday.

(3) _____________

B(4) _____________ Can I get back to you?

A Yes, fine – I’ve got to go now. (5) _____________

Thanks for your help.

Have you tried her mobile?

That’s great.

I’m trying to get hold of Clara LeRoy.

I don’t have her number.

No problem.

2A Hi. (6) ___________ Is she in?

B I’m afraid she’s not. (7) ___________

A (8) ___________ Could you tell me what it is? B Yes – it’s 07996 813499.

A Oh, great – I’ll give her a ring now. (9) ___________

B (10) ___________ I’ll tell her you rang. A (11) ___________ Bye.

11Translate the sentences.

1Marconi was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1909 for inventing the radio.

2Was the Apple PC invented by Bill Gates or Steve Jobs?

3My favourite YouTube video has been watched millions of times!

4‘I’ve had a really awful day!’ ‘What happened?’

5My parents have a Facebook account and they often post new photos on it.

6My laptop has been infected by several viruses since I bought it.

7Do you do any of your shopping online?

8People who talk on their mobiles on the train drive me mad!

9Have you ever bought or sold anything on eBay?