Контрольна робота "Наука і технічний прогрес"

Inventions and lifestyles             Test  Form 11            Name _____________________

1. Read about mobile phones and choose the correct answer

(А, В, С or D)

MOBILE PHONES

The love affair with mobile phones is worldwide. The Germans call them “handy”; the Singaporeans refer to them (1)    “prawns” because a popular model looks (2)    …   a prawn when opened; the Finns have (3)    … them “kannykka” or “kanny”, meaning an extension of the hand; everywhere they are establishing (4)    … as one of the world’s most successful consumer products. Mobiles have two qualities (5)   … make them much more powerful (6)    … their fi xed-line brothers: they travel around with you and they know (7)    … you are. This means you  can keep in (8)    … with people – and increasingly with information - wherever you (9)    … to be. The most obvious reason (10)    … mobile phones are so popular is that the quality is going up (11)    … the same time as prices are coming down.

2. Choose the best answer.

1 The batteries have … Get another set.

a) died    b) stopped    с) run out    d) gone off

2 There has been a power … and now the lights are not working.

a) cut    b) run    c) stop    d) break

3 The dishwasher broke …yesterday. We’ll have to get a new one.

a) out    b) over    c) up    d) down

4 I can’t plug in the lawn mower because the cable is too short.

Please bring me the … lead.

a) wire    b) power    c) external    d) extension

5 This pipe is leaking. I’ll need a … to turn this bolt.

1. spanner    b) screwdriver    c) hammer    d) torch

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the

correct tense forms.

2.  They (not be able) …………………… …………………… …………………..  to gain this power until the current technology (be changed) ………………………… .
3.  We (tell) ……………………… him when he (return)………………….… home from work.
4. He (not pay) …………………..…………. you until He (get)………………….… the pay cheque.
5. I (not talk)………………………. with him until he (apologise)……………………..… to me.
6.  When the phone (ring) ………………..…, somebody (pick) ……………………….… it up.
7. Till the streets (be)…………………….full of cars, I (stay) ……………………………… here.

4. Which modern inventions help most to make your life easier?

Choose three and give reasons.

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