UNIT 5 TECHNOLOGY AND YOU

I. Tick the column that matches the sound in the italicized letter(s).
/ʊ/ /u:/ /ʊ/ /u:/
shook good
boot soup
full should
rude wool
true through
football school
July wood
shoe push
look fruit
put fool

II. Below you have some of the amazing achievements of modern technology. Match the names
in column A with the definitions in column B.
1. Video recorder a. a kind of sophisticated typewriter using a computer
2. Photocopier b. machine which records and plays back sound
3. fax machine c. a machine which records and plays back sound and pictures
4. tape recorder d. a camera which records. moving. pictures and sound
5. modem e. a machine for chopping up, slicing, mashing, blending.
6. camcorder f. a machine which makes copies of documents
7. word processor g. a machine which makes copies. of documents and sends them
down telephone lines to another place
8. food processor h. a piece of equipment allowing you to send information from one
computer down telephone lines to another computer.

III. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words in the box. Use your dictionary if you need.
laptops hard downloaded virus Internet scanner
websites floppy surfing software chat forum

1 . It's so easy to use a........................when you want to send photographs to friends by e-mail. Its
just like using a photocopier.
2. I've lost a lot of data. I wonder if my computer has a....................
3. I'm always impressed by people who carry their........................
on aero planes and work on them during the flight.
4. Those ................ disks don't store nearly enough information. You really need to use
your ................disk for all the
data you want to store.
5. If you want some photos of the USA. you could just try........................
6. the Web. You'll be amazed how many you can find.
7. I belong to a `great......................... There are about ten people who are all interested in 1960s
music. We e-mail one another almost every day, and can talk live to one another..
8. I................a good program from the Internet the other day. Would you like a copy?
9. Do you ever visit any ..................for pop stars or film stars'? Some of them have photos and music
too.
10. ..................... is the programs that you put into a computer to make it run.

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11. Students should be encouraged to use the........................as a resource.

IV. Complete the second sentence so that it follows on from the first. Use the present perfect.
1. My hair is tidy now. I've brushed my hair.
2. The door is open. Someone _________ the door.
3. This is Oliver's drawing. look: Oliver _________a picture.
4. The calculator is broken. Someone_________ the calculator.
5. United are the winners. United _________ the game.
6. There's no more wine in the bottle. We_________ all the Wine.
1. The floor is clean now. I _________the floor.
8. I know my number now. I _____________ number by heart.
9. The guests are here now. The guests_______________
Fin still working on the computer. I __________ with the computer yet.

Read the following passage and put the verbs in the correct form, present perfect or past simple.
Twenty years ago few people (1).................(realize) that computers were about to become part
of our daily lives. This short period of time (2)............(see) enormous changes, in business. education
and administration. jobs which (3)...............(take) weeks to complete in the past, are now carried out
in minutes. Clerks who (4)..................... (spend) all day copying and checking calculations are now
freed from these tedious tasks. In offices, the soft hum and clicking of word processors (5)................
(replace) the clatter of typewriters. Schoolchildren (6)................(become) as familiar with hardware
and software as their parents (7) ................ (be) with pencils and exercise books. Computerization of
public records (8)....................(enable) government departments to analyze the needs of citizens in
detail. Some of us may wonder, however, whether life (9)...............(really/ improve) as a result of
these chimes. Many jobs (10)............... (disappear), for example, when intelligent machines
(11)...............(take) over the work. Employers complain that clerical staff (12)................(become)
dependent on calculators and cannot do simple arithmetic. There are fears that government
(13)...............(not/do) enough to ensure that personal information held on computers is really kept
secret. Certainly, many people may now be wondering whether the spread of computers
(14)..................(bring) us as many problems as it (15).............. (solve).

VI. Use the words and phrases to make sentences in the present perfect passive. Make any
other necessary changes and additions.
1. These words/ spell! wrongly?
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2. Mike/ offer/ opportunity; study abroad.
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2. The package/ deliver/ yet?
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2. Have you heard about David? He/ attack/ a bull.
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2. Three hostages/ murder/ terrorists.
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6. Millions of pounds' worth of damage/ cause,' a storm.
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6. Me house at the end of the street/ sell/ last month.
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6. you/ ever bite/ a dog?

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6. These machines/ not use/ at least five years.
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6. The road/ block/ an hour/ after/ accident.
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VII. Fill in the blank with a verb from the box in the correct tense of the passive. Use each verb
once only.
do used to drink already pay freeze beat
cut blow down collect speak leave

1 . Mary kept trying to talk to me while my hair __________

2. This money box ____________ for two years.
3. A lot of trees _______________in the storm last summer.
4. Those suitcases ____________behind if you aren't careful.
5. The rent______________ , I think.
6. Spanish __________differently in Spain and in Colombia.
7. ___________ any tests _____________ since last month.
8. Beer___________ for breakfast in England years ago.
9. At present the champagne glasses ______________in a big box.
8. When we came the stadium, the home team ___________ by 3 to 1.

VIII. Choose the correct answer or answers.

1. Yoko told me about students a, d have taken the entrance exam 13 times.
a. who b. whom c. which d. that
2. The secretary....................I talked to didn't know where the meeting was.
a. which b. whom c. that d. θ
3. need to talk to a person ......................you cap trust. You will feel better if you do.
a. whose b. which c. whom d. θ
3. Bob is the kind of person to...................one can talk about anything.
a. who b. whom d. that d. him
4. He is a person...................friends trust him.
a. who b. his c. that d. whose
6. Fm looking for an electric can opener......................also can sharpen knives.
a. who b. which c. that d. θ
7. People .................. live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
who b. whom c. which d. θ
8. The problems .................. Tony has seem insurmountable.
a. what b. he c. that d. θ
9. The man ............. I introduced you to last night may be the next president of the university.
a. which b. whom c. that d. θ
10. Cathy is trustworthy. She's a person upon ............... You can always depend.
a. who b. whom c. that d. θ
11. Your career should focus on a field in...............you are genuinely interested.
a. which b. what c. that d. θ
12. People ................. outlook on life is optimistic are usually happy people.
a. whose b. whom c. that d. which
13. Ms. Donaldson,................. teaches linguistics at the university, recently received recognition for
her research.

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 a. who b. whom c. which d. that
14. The earth, ................ is the fifth largest planet in the solar system, is the third planet from the sun.
a. who b. whom c. which d. that
15. The check................I gave Oliver was for work he'd done for me.
a. who b. which c. that d. θ
16. Melanie was looking after a dog..............leg had been broken in an
accident.
a. which b. whose that d. its
17. One of the people arrested was Mary Arundel, ................. is a member of
the local council.
a. that b. who c. whom d. 0
18. The Titanic,................sank in 1922, was supposed to be unsinkable.
a. whose that . c. which d. who
19. The Newspaper is owned by the Mearson Group, ....................... chairman
is Sir James Bex.
a. which c. that c. who d. whose
20. She is one of the few people to ............. I look up.
a. who b. whom c. that d. 0

IX. Combine these pairs of sentences. Use a relative pronoun only when necessary. Use
commas for non-defining relative clause.
1. I bought a cell phone. I can use it to send and receive e-mail.
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2. My new cell phone has become a necessary part of life. I only bought it a month ago.
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2. My roommate has never been on the Internet. She is afraid of computers.
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2. Now, there are psychologists. They help technophobes use technology.
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2. A lot of people suffer from techno stress. Those people work in my office.
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2. Some people dream of a job. They can do the job without technology.
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2. My stereo doesn't work today. It worked yesterday.
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2. The man is a computer expert. You were talking to him.
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2. Some documents have been found. They were stolen from a car.
____________________________________________________________________
2. Dr. Michelle Weil wrote a book about 'techno stress'. She is a psychologist.
____________________________________________________________________
2. He works for a computer magazine. The magazine is very popular in Mexico.
____________________________________________________________________
2. Marta has a brother. Her brother's name is Manuel.
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X. Choose the correct form of verbs to fill in each blank.

Singapore housewife invents useful device

A useful device for getting rid of cockroaches (1).................by a housewife. The device
(2).............'Stop-Roach' and will soon be on sale in department store and large shops.
'Stop-Roach' (3)................ of a hollow cylinder and movable valve. It (4)................ in any drain
or opening where there are cockroaches. Cockroaches (5)................. to enter the house through the
drain (6)............ it impossible to get through the device.
'Stop-Roach' (7) ............... to thorough tests by the Environment Ministry and the invention has
now been patented. It (8)........................completely foolproof against invasions of cockroaches from
drains and sewers.
It (9) ...............that 'Stop-Roach' (10)....................on sale very soon for under ten dollars.
1. a. has just .invented b. has just been invented
c. just invented d. was just invented
2. a. calls b. called c. is called d. was called
3. a. consists b. is consisted c. has consisted d. has been consisted
4. a. places b. is placing c. is placed d. has placed
5. a. try b. trying c. tried d. are trying
6. a. will find b. will be found c. find d. have found
7. a. subjected b. are subjecting c. has subjected d. has been subjected
8. a. has found b. found c. was found d. has been found
9. a. expects b. is expected c. has expected d. has been expected
10.a. is b. will c. will be d. has been

XL. Read the following passage. Choose the correct answer - a, b, c, or d.

One step beyond automated machines is the industrial robot, the heart and brain of which is the
microcomputer. Unlike most automated machines, industrial robots can be programmed to do a
variety of tasks that are usually accomplished by human factory workers. Like their human
counterparts, industrial robots can be switched from one job to another and can be programmed to
handle new tasks. Thus far, robots have found their greatest use in assembling mechanical
components. However, they are swiftly branching from basic assembly operations to construction and
mining, and their most glamorous use of all, the exploration of oceans and outer space.
1. The author's main purpose in writing this passage is to ..................
a. describe the industrial robot and its uses.
b. narrate a story about the industrial robot.
c. compare the industrial robot to human factory. workers.
d. argue the advantages of the industrial robot.
2. The author's reaction to an innovative form of transportation, such as the electric car, would most
likely be ...............
a. positive b. negative c. confusion d. surprise
3. The paragraph following this passage would most likely be about.................
a. types and uses of automated machines.
b. how industrial robots are used in exploration.
c. the uses of the microcomputer.
d. how robots assemble mechanical components.
4. This passage would most likely be found in ....................

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 a. an entertainment magazine. b. a medical journal.
c. a book of short stories. d. a popular science journal.

5. It can be concluded from this passage that.......................

a. robots will never replace human factory workers.
b.industrial robots are not as versatile as automated machines.
c. the microcomputer will soon be used in automated machines.
d. additional uses will be found for the industrial robot.

TEST FOR UNIT 5

I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word that has the underlined letter (s) pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. seat b. meat c. head d. heat
2. a. multiply b. subtract c. instruction d. country
3. a. soup b. route c. group d. could
4. a. tooth b. foot c. school d. food
5. a. put b. pull c. burn d. push
6. a. good b. cool c. look d. wool

B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. a. technology b. computer c. newspaper d. miraculous
2. a. scenic b. magical c. capable d. mysterious
3. a. interact b. inanage c. calculate d. multiply
4. a. entertainment b. communicator c. interaction d. electronic
5. a. secretary b. accuracy c. appropriate d. ambulance

II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION

Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for
the underlined word or phrase.

1. In large classes; children feel that they cannot ...................with the teacher.
a. contact b. interact c. transmit d. relax
2. computer is a ......................... typewriter.
a. convenient b. magical c. appropriate d. informative
3. The port is capable................ handing 10 million tons of coal a year.
a. in b. on c. of d. for
3. We were really impressed by the scenic splendors of the Rocky Mountains.
a. in a strange or mysterious way b. having beautiful natural scenery
c. very impressive and good d. new and interesting
4. New telephone lines allow faster data....................... by fax or modern.
a. calculation b. transmission c. entertainment d. development
5. This door should only be used in an emergency.
a. a serious problem b. an annoying situation
c. a serious situation d. a happy event
6. What makes computer a miraculous device?
a. strange b. powerful c. magical d. excellent
7. The encyclopedia is now available on .................

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 a. computer screen b. CD-ROM c. keyboard d printer
4. Please .............. your phone card in the slot before pressing the number you require.
a. insert b. operate c. plug d. adjust
3. .............. is used for making exact copies of documents.
a. Computer b. Printer c. Photocopier d. Camcorder

III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

A. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence.
I. The street is very noisy, ..................... makes sleeping difficult.
a. that b. what c. which d. it
2. A number of political prisoners................since Independent Day.
a. released b. have released
c. was released d. have been released
3. Fax machine...................send or receive letter quickly.
a. is used for b. used to c. is used to d. used for
4. Internet cafes allow you ........................your web-based e-mail account.
a. to access b. accessing c. access d. be accessed
5. The program must be new. I....................it before.
a. have never been seen b. have ever seen
c. have never seen d. have seen
6. The children saw the actual spacecraft...............landed on the moon.
a. who b. that c. it d. 0
6. Marie, ................. I met at the party, called me last night.
a. that h. who c. which d. whose
7. When 1 arrived the theater, the play .................... . I missed the first part.
a. had started b. started c. was starting d. has started
8. I...................... able to play tennis since I ....................my arm.
a. wasn't/ broke b. haven't been/ had broken
c. wasn't/ had broken d. haven't been/ broke
9. I have to get my picture ......................... for my Website.
a. take b. taken c. taking d. took
6. .......................... your house painted last year?
a. Had b. Did c. Was d. Have.
12. The police................for two men who..........getting into a black car »ear the bank at about I
o'clock last night.
a. are looking/ saw b. are looking/ were seen
c. have looked/ saw d. had looked/ were seen
13. Professor Kidd..................three books since 1999, and she's working on
fourth.
a. has been writing b. wrote c. has written d. writes
14. How often..................your car serviced since you bought it?
a. do you get b. did you get c. had you gotten d. have you gotten
15. She's the woman ................sister baby-sits for us.
a. who b. which c. that's d. whose

B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct.

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1. The house painted more than three years ago. but I'm not going to have it
A B C
done again for a while.
D
2. The stories what I've told you are all true.
A B C D
3. I decided to change jobs because my boss makes me working overtime.
A B C D
4. Could you tell me what the air conditioner use for?
A B C D
5. Then the computer will ask you restart it.
A B C D
6. Before you leave, please duplicate that tile by make a copy on the CD-ROM.
A B C D
7. The last payment shouldn't make until all the work has been completed and
A B C
carefully checked.
D
8. You'll see a copy before they're printed by the printer.
A B C D
9. We've been here only one day, but we've been taken three rolls of film.
A B C D
10. If the software is not compatible with the operating system, the computer
A
may fail o function and shut without warning.
B C D

IV. SPEAKING

Choose the sentences or phrases that best complete these conversations.

1. A: _______________________________
B: Well, a microwave is used to cook or heat food.
a. Could you tell me what is a microwave used for?
b. Please tell me how to use a microwave?
c. Can you tell me what is used 'for cooking'?
d. Could you tell me what a microwave is used for? 7.
A: What will we do when we want to call the Fire Service?
B: _______________________________
a. Dial 113 b. Dial 114 c. Dial 115 d. Dial 116
3. A: _______________________________
B: Let me see, since September 2003.
a. When did you attend this school?
b. How long have you studied at this school?
c. Since when did you studied at this school?
d. How-often do you attend this school?
4. A: Would you like a coffee?
B: _______________________________
a. Not at all b. Ye, let's. c. Yes. I would d. Yes. I'd love one.
4. A: What should you do if you don't want to hear the sound?

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 B: _______________________________
a. Press the MUTE button. b. Press the VOLUME button.
c. Press the PROGRAM button. d. Press the POWER button.

V. READING COMPREHENSION

A. Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete this passage.

The electronic computer is the most (1).......... invention since steam engine. While the
industrial revolution (2) ..........changed the nature of (3) .......... work, the computer revolution is now
changing the work (4) .......... by the brain. Nowadays micro-computers are (5) .......... in hundreds of
thousands and are constantly (6).......... equipped with more and more ingenious (7) .......... Contrary
to popular belief, computers (8) .......... cannot make mistakes. The answer will always be correct (9)
.......... the programmed fed (10) .......... the computer is correct.
1. a. powerful b. significant c. strange d. mysterious
2. a. previously b. lately c. frequently d. continuously
3. a. hard b. brain c. manual d. intellectual
4. a. doing b. does c. did d. done
5. a. manufactured b. done c. worked d. performed
6. a. be b. being c. been d. to be
7. a. machines b. computers c. programs d. devices
8. a. which b. that c. itself d. themselves
9. a. if b. unless c. whether d. while
10. a. up b. on c. into d. off

B. Read the passage, then choose the one best answer –a, b, c or d.
In the last 100 years. technology has completely changed the way we live. At the touch of a
button, we can look up almost anything we need to know on the Internet. We have electricity, aero
planes. television, and we have ever been to the moon. So what sort of inventions will there be in the
21st century? Indeed. is there anything important still left to invent?
It seems that there is. Scientists all over the world are looking into Nan technology with a great
deal of interest. This is the science of building small machines - and when we say small, we mean
very small. To give you an idea of the size scientists are talking about, these machines would be
about a million billion times smaller than the smallest bit of dust.
Nan technology will bring about enormous changes. Doctors, for example, will he able to cure
any illness. The environment will be improved because it will be possible to take the polluted air we
breathe and make it clean again. But perhaps the most exciting thought of all is that we won't have to
wait a thousand years for Nan technology - many people believe there is a good chance it will come
in our lifetime.
1. This passage is mainly about ____________
a. inventions b. Nan technology
c. technological changes d. small machines
2. According to the passage, _____________
a. our lives have been changed by technology
b. we can use the Internet to get information
c. we have been able to travel to the moon
d. All are correct
3. Nan technology is_____________
a. the skill of building very small machines
b. the science of building computers

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d. the recent advance in medical technology

4. Which change will Nan technology not bring about?

a. Fatal diseases will be cured. b. The air will be cleaner.
c. The pollution will be reduced. d. The environment will be protected.
5. Which of the following is not true?
a. Scientists have a lot of interest in Nan technology .
b. The size of the machines will be much smaller than the smallest bit of dust.
c. Nan technology will bring about some changes in the medical field.
d. Many people believe that they have to wait a thousand years for Nan technology.

VI. WRITING
Choose the correct sentence (a, b, c, or d) made from the suggested words.
1. Global communication be/ transform/ the invention/ Internet
a. Global communication was transformed the invention of the Internet.
b. The invention of the Internet was transformed the global communication.
c. Global communication .was transformed by the invention of the Internet.
d. Global communication was transformed invention of Internet. ?:
2. What/ use/ fax machine/ for
a. What are you used fax machine for? b. For what fax machine is used?
c. What is the use for fax machine? d. What is fax machine used for?
3. Inventions/ like/ electric light bulb/ change/ way/ people/ live
a. Inventions like the electric light bulb changed the way people lived.
b. The inventions like the electric light bulb has changed the way that people lived.
c. The way people lived has been changed by inventions like electric light bulb.
d. The invention§ like the electric light bulb changed way people .had lived.
4. I/ give away/ my computer/ be/ three years old
a. 1 gave away my computer which was only three years old.
b. I gave away my computer, which was only three years old.
c. My computer which I gave away was only three years old.
d. My computer, that I gave away; was only three years old.
5. new school/ open/ recently/ New Road
a. A new school recently opened in New Road.
b. A new school has been recently opened in New Road.
c. A new school has recently opened in New Road.
d. A new school opened recently in New Road.
6. Belgian! call/ Etienne Lenoir/ make/ the first/ motor car
a. A Belgian made the first motor car called Etienne Lenoir.
b. The first motor car was made by a Belgian called Etienne Lenoir.
c. The first motor car was called a Belgian made by Etienne Lenoir.
d. A Belgian called Etienne Lenoir was made the first motor car.

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