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TEST 

 SCIENCE AND INVENTIONS

1. Listen to the text and read the statements to it. Choose T if the statement

is true according to the text, and F if it is false. An example (1) has been

done for you.

When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication. For the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances almost as clearly as if they were in the same room. But nowadays we more often use Bell’s invention for e-mails, faxes and the Internet rather than talking. Over the last two decades a new means of spoken communication has appeared: the mobile phone.

The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper, the scientist who invented the modern mobile handset. As soon as his invention was completed, he tested it by calling an opponent scientist to announce his success. In 1980s, mobile phones became available to the public. In Britain the mobile phone quickly became synonymous with the «yuppie», the new type of young urban professionals who carried the expensive handsets as status symbols. Around this time many of us swore that we would never ever own a mobile phone.

But in the late-90s, something happened. Cheaper handsets and cheaper calling prices meant that soon almost everyone had a mobile phone. And the giant plastic bricks of the 80s had changed into smooth little objects that fitted nicely into pockets and bags. In every pub and restaurant you could hear the bleep and buzz of mobiles ringing and registering messages, occasionally breaking out into primitive versions of the latest pop songs. Cities suddenly had a new, postmodern birdsong.

Moreover, people’s timekeeping changed. Youngsters will be amazed to know that, not long ago, people made spoken arrangements to meet at a certain place at a certain time. Once a time and place had been agreed, people met as agreed. Somewhere around the new millennium, this practice started to die out. Meeting times became approximate, subject to change at any moment under the new order of communication: the Short Message Service (SMS) or text message. Going to be late? Send a text message! It takes much less effort than arriving on time, and it’s much less uncomfortable than explaining your lateness face-to-face. It’s the perfect communication method for the busy modern lifestyle.

Mobile phones are now a vital part of daily life for an enormous amount of people. From schoolchildren to pensioners, every section of society has found that it’s easier to stay in touch when you’ve got a mobile. Over the last few years mobiles have become more and more advanced, with built-in cameras, global positioning devices and the Internet access. And in the next couple of years, we can expect to see the arrival of the «third generation» of mobile phones: powerful micro-computers with a broadband Internet access, which will allow us to watch TV, download Internet files at a high speed and send instant video clips to friends.

Alexander Graham Bell would be amazed if he could see how far the science of telephony hasprogressed in less than 150 years.

F 1) Bell invented the telephone in 1776.

__2) The first real mobile telephone call was made by Dr Martin Cooper.

__3) In 1980s, the mobile phones were small but expensive.

__4) At the end of 1990s still very few people could afford a mobile phone.

__5) With the increasing use of mobile phones people’s timekeeping became

approximate.

__6) According to the text, people will never be able to watch TV using

a mobile phone.

2 . Read the text below. For questions (1—5) choose the correct answer (A, B,

C or D). An example (1) has been done for you.

William Henry Gates III was born on 28 October 1955. He is one of the

world’s richest people and perhaps the most successful businessman ever. He

co-founded the software giant Microsoft and turned it into the world’s largest

software company. He is the best-known entrepreneur of the PC revolution.

He has also written two best-selling books and started his own charity with

his wife.

Gates was fascinated by electronics from a young age. In 1975 he read

about a small technology company. He contacted them to see if they were

interested in a computer program he had written. This led to the creation of

Microsoft. Gates later struck a deal with IBM that put Microsoft’s Windows on

IBM computers. This deal made Microsoft a major player in the IT industry.

Gates was in charge at Microsoft from 1975 until 2006. He was an active

software developer at the beginning. He had a vision that computers could

change everyone’s life. He helped make this vision come true and developed

many products that are now part of modern life. His management style has

been studied and copied around the world.

Gates stepped down as Microsoft CEO in June 2008. Now he spends time

with his wife, Melinda, focusing on their charitable foundation. They provide

funds for global problems that are ignored by other organizations.

1) What is the best title for this text?

A) The Creation of Microsoft.

B) Gate’s Family Life.

C) Bill Gates: the Story of Success.

D) Bill Gates: the Early Years.

2) Bill Gates…

A) is the world’s richest man.

B) founded the software giant Microsoft.

C) turned Microsoft into the world’s largest software company.

D) has written many best-selling books.

3) When did Gates start being interested in electronics?

A) When he was rather young.

B) After he read about a small technology company.

C) Since 1975.

D) While studying at the University.

4) What made Microsoft a major player in the IT industry?

A) Gate’s interest in electronics.

B) Cooperation with a small technology company.

C) The development of the IT industry.

D) The contract with IBM that put Microsoft’s Windows on IBM computers.

5) Gates believed that…

A) software doesn’t need further development.

B) computers could influence people’s life.

C) the importance of computers is doubtful.

D) he wasn’t competent enough to be in charge at Microsoft.

3. Using the prompts below, write sentences in the Past Passive, as in the example.

1) — What a nice bike! — It/give/my parents/birthday.

— It was given to me by my parents for my birthday .

2) — Look at that house! What happened to it? — It/destroy/in an earthquake.

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3) — Where were you born? — In London/but/I/raise/in New York.

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