Grammar(unit 6)

I wish you ........ asking to borrow my camera all the time!

You’re having dinner with us tonight, ........?

If you had waited till the sales, you ........ a cheap PC.

Unless I ........ some time off work, I won't be able to come to Paris with you.

I wish I ........ a robot to do all the boring chores!

When a computer gets too hot, it ........ working.

She wishes she ........ all her money last month.

Turn down the TV a little, ........?

If you had a smartphone, you ........ online.

Jason requested to see the manager .......... making a complaint about his faulty games console.

Garry wishes he .......... Bob’s digital camera before he went on holiday.

I turned off the ringtone on my mobile .......... I wouldn’t disturb anyone if it rang.

That was Tom who came running out of the bank, ..........?

If Martin had installed the program properly, we .......... all that work yesterday.

You will read only once about a new technology. For questions 1-5, choose the best answer 

If you think shopping for clothes takes up too much of your time, you may be interested in a new invention from China. Interactive mirrors that allow customers to try on clothes virtually have begun to appear in Chinese stores. By using the hi-tech mirrors, people can see how they look in the clothes that interest them without using a changing room or taking anything off. The mirrors, which stand beside the clothes displays, use four video cameras and special computer software to produce images of the shopper wearing the clothes of their choice. The image responds instantly to the shopper’s movements, so you can use the interactive mirror to see how an item looks on you from the front, side and back. What’s more, if you don’t like what you see, you can remove it and try another style in a second with nothing more than a movement of your hand. In the same way that a computer mouse moves a cursor arrow around a computer monitor’s screen, shoppers use their hands to control a giant glove on the mirror. At the moment, the interactive mirrors can’t show you exactly how well an item of clothing will fit you in real life, although this may be possible in the future as the company that invented the technology is still improving it. For the moment, it’s a useful tool for people in a hurry. Shoppers could also benefit from a different kind of hi-tech mirror that a German computer scientist has created. Anna Hilsmann’s computerised mirror allows you to see how the clothes you are wearing would look if they were various other colours. You can also add imaginary designs to them to give you some ideas for deciding what clothes to buy. Unfortunately, the program behind the mirror can’t transform the appearance of just any clothes in this way. It reacts only to clothing that’s green in real life. Anna hopes that her mirror concept will eventually be able to show you not only different colour options, but also how different textiles, from silk to denim, would look on your body. Of course, impressive though they are, neither of these pieces of technology can let you know how a particular item of clothing will feel when you wear it. But who’s to say that won’t be possible one day? 

 1  Who will benefit from the Chinese mirror?

How is the interactive mirror operated?

The speaker says that interactive mirrors 

Anna Hilsmann’s interactive mirror

What would Anna Hilsmann like her mirror to do?