UNIT 5: INVENTIONS

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions

Question 1.A. versatile B. intelligent C. science D. profile

Question 2.A. laptop B. valuable C. communicate D. graduate

Question 3.A. comprise B. company C. computer D. compose

Question 4.A. mature B. portable C. costly D. smartphone

Question 5.A. inventor B. benefit C. generous D. video

II. Choose the correct letter (A, B, C or D) to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress

Question 6.A. opinion B. telephone C. customer D. energy

Question 7.A. Internet B. advantage C. invention D. attention

Question 8.A. exercise B. favourite C. family D. tradition

Question 9.A. Vietnamese B. engineer C. volunteer D. holiday

Question 10.A. orphanage B. donation C. confidence D. instrument

Question 11.A. afternoon B. photograph C. grandfather D. library

Question 12.A. everything B. computer C. average D. document

Question 13.A. holiday B. computer C. detective D. invention

Question 14.A. century B. January C. syllable D. banana

III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Question 1. You can get access ____ the Interne, via a range of devices such as desktop or laptop computers, mobile
phones, and tablets.

A. to B. for C. in D. of

Question 2. Liverpool football club ____ 18 Premier League titles so far.

A. won B. win C. has won D. used to win

Question 3. We have worked here _________________2002.

A. in B. since C. for D. to

Question 4. A correction pen is used for ____ your writing mistakes.

A. covered B. cover C. to cover D. covering

Question 5. This is a delicious cake, but we have ____________ had a big dinner and feel very full.

A. since B. for C. just D. only

Question 6. Truong Thi Ha has had this smartphone ___________ 10 years.

A. in B. for C. from D. since

Question 7. You should ___________ the batteries fully before using the smartphones.

A. display B. apply C. charge D. store

Question 8. Blu-ray was first commercially in 2006 and it uses a blue laser to read or write data to a disc.

A. performed B. introduced C. allowed D. supplied

Question 9. Be careful when using electrical ______________.

A. experiment B. equipment C. experience D. exception

Question 10. If you get a laptop as a reward, what will you use it ____?

A. by B. for C. with D. to

Question 11. A smartwatch can be used for _______________ your exercise efforts.

A. connecting B. controlling C. protecting D. measuring

Question 12. Modern smartphones nowadays do not have many ___________ to look better.

A. pens B. buttons C. screens D. keyboards

Question 13. Samsung Galaxy Tab ________ flash player as well as voice and video calls.

A. displays B. supports C. offers D. provides

Question 14. We can surf the ____ to search for news, watch films, or download music.

A. interne B. e-book C. laptop D. smartphone

Question 15. Truong Thi Ha hoped ________ to join the club. She could make friends with many people here.

A. to invite B. being invited C. to be invited D. inviting

Question 16. If you have an ____________, you don't have to bring all those heavy books in your bag.

A. correction pen B. digital camera C. earbuds D. e-book reader

Question 17. They ______________a new camera in the classroom to monitor the activities.

A. applied B. stored C. displayed D. installed

Question 18. The door and the window are open. I think someone____________ into our house!

A. will break B. breaks C. has broken D. broke

Question 19. The first actual robot ____ invented in 1961.

A. used to B. was C. were D. has been

Question 20. Washing machine or vacuum cleaner can help you to ____ time while doing housework.

A. spend B. kill C. waste D. save

Question 21. Mary often watches YouTube videos to study how ____ a dish or make a cake.

A. to cooking B. cook C. to cook D. cooking

Question 22. The scientists ___________ important research in the laboratory.

A. hand out B. carry out C. put out D. go out

Question 23. It's important ____ too much about your failure.

A. not worrying to B. not worry C. not to worry D. don’t worry

Question 24. You can send and receive e-mails from a____.

A. charger B. USB C. smartphone D. printer

Question 25. It was not until people became interested in e-books that e-readers became______________ around the
world.

A. cheap B. convenient C. helpful D. popular

Question 26. Thao Nguyen Xanh admitted ___________a mistake because she has fooled her customers.

A. make B. to making C. making D. to make

Question 27. Don’t forget ____ your homework before coming to class.

A. doing B. to be done C. having done D. to do

Question 28. The laptop is not working because you haven't _____________ it yet.

A. put B. pressed C. charged D. changed

Question 29. I'm sorry. Mark isn't here now. He ____ to the post office.

A. has been B. goes C. went D. has gone

Question 30. It is convenient for you to read ____ when you travel.

A. e-books B. laptops C. smartphones D. online game

Question 31. Vu Quynh Lien should install this ___________ on her smartphone. It helps to make her photos more
beautiful.

A. device B. hardware C. software D. equipment

Question 32. ___________ artificial intelligence, the phone's voice-recognition system converts the sound into
numerical data.

A. Thanks to B. According to C. Apart from D. Instead of

Question 33. YouTube ____ to become the world most popular video-sharing website since 2005.

A. grows B. have grown C. has grown D. grew

Question 34. 3-D printing ____ complex tools and components.

A. uses for producing B. is used to produce

C. uses to produce D. is used for produce

Question 35. The company _______________a new kind of smartphone. It looks fantastic!

A. just introduces B. has just introduced

C. will just introduce D. just introduced

Question 36. An e-reader is a small ___________ on which you can store and read texts downloaded from the Internet.

A. device B. vehicle C. hardware D. software

Question 37. Sophia is a humanoid robot which can communicate _______ people by using human language and
expressing emotions.

A. with B. for C. on D. to

Question 38. This device ___________ people to communicate by using voice commands.

A. allows B. lets C. makes D. applies

Question 39. Most smartphones now ____ flash player as well as voice and video calls.

A. offer B. display C. support D. provide

Question 40. An e-book reader is convenient; it is used _______________ electronic books, newspapers or magazines.

A. reading B. read C. to reading D. to read

Question 41. ' ___________' means 'made by humans'.

A. valuable B. useful C. artificial D. helpful

Question 42. How long ____ your best friend?

A. are you knowing B. have you known C. did you know D. do you know

Question 43. I ____ this washing machine for five years now. It looks old, but it still works well.

A. have B. had C. have had D. is having

Question 44. 3-D is used to produce complex tools and components.

A. printing B. print C. blueprint D. printer

Question 45. Nancy was sitting up in bed listening to the radio on the_________.

A. chargers B. headphones C. velcros D. laptops

Question 46. A ____________ helps save a lot of energy doing housework.

A. digital camera B. washing machine C. e-book reader D. vacuum cleaner

Question 47. The two fabrics of Velcro stick together thanks ____ the hooks on the surface and the loops on the other.

A. of B. by C. for D. to

Question 48. People's lives ____ a lot thanks to the inventions of these devices.

A. has been changed B. is changed C. was changed D. have changed

Question 49. I think this is a _____________ problem. The computer screen is broken.

A. equipment B. hardware C. device D. software

Question 50. Until now, the disease ____ over thirty thousand people worldwide.

A. has killed B. is killing C. kills D. killed

Question 51. “Would you like a coffee?" - “No thanks. ____ one.”

A. I was just having B. I’ve just had C. I just have D. I just had

Question 52. My parents decided _________ a taxi because it was late.

A. take B. taking C. to take D. took

Question 53. We do not like _______________on animals.

A. expressions B. exercises C. experiences D. experiments

Question 54. Vu Quynh Lien ____ volleyball at high school but she didn’t like it.

A. was playing B. played C. has played D. has been playing

Question 55. Most of my friends enjoy__________football on television.

A. to watch B. watch C. watched D. watching

Question 56. E-readers are often more __________ than printed books because an e-reader allows us to store thousands
of books while it is only as heavy as a single book.

A. inconvenient B. convenient C. expensive D. inexpensive

Question 57. Thomas ____ for the Google since 2014.

A. is working B. worked C. has worked D. was working

Question 58. AI has been applied _______ various areas of life.

A. for B. from C. to D. of
Question 59. Many young people carry a pair of earbuds as they are small, light, and ____.

A. portable B. chargeable C. economical D. transferable

Question 60. Did you remember ____ Mr. Green my message?

A. be given B. to give C. giving D. have given

Question 61. Dung spilled his coffee on his desk and so now there is a ___________ on the desk.

A. cut B. crack C. wound D. stain

Question 62. Vu Quynh Lien is not coming to class today. She ___________ back to her hometown.

A. goes B. has gone C. will go D. go

Question 63. ___________ e-readers have become less popular since tablets and smartphones were introduced, they are
still used by many book lovers today.

A. Until B. Although C. When D. Because

Question 64. A robot vacuum cleaner is a _____________ device in your home. It makes housework less tiring.

A. helpful B. helpfully C. help D. helpless

Question 65. ____________is not part of a computer.

A. RAM B. Software C. Process D. Hardware

Question 66. Have you ever read the Wuthering Heights? - Oh. That's my favourite. I ____ it many times, at least four.

A. read B. have read C. used to read D. was reading

Question 67. Truong Thi Ha _____________Chinese, but she quitted because it was too difficult.

A. has studied B. studied C. studies D. will study

Question 68. Facebook is used____ among the young.

A. communicate B. to communicating C. communicating D. to communicate

Question 69. Dave _________________Chinese for six years now. He likes it.

A. will study B. studied C. has studied D. studies

Question 70. It's no good ____ him the truth now.

A. not to tell B. tell C. telling D. to tell

Question 71. ______________cars can work with little human control.

A. Driverless B. Driver C. Driven D. Non-driver

Question 72. Her children ____ their homework yet. They arc still working on it.

A. hasn’t finishing B. hasn’t finished C. haven’t finishing D. haven’t finished

Question 73. He reminded me___________to give the book back to John

A. forgot B. forgetting C. not forget D. not to forget

Question 74. I have lost my mobile phone. Someone ____ it.

A. have stole B. has stolen C. has stole D. has steal

Question 75. This device is not _______________for children.

A. valuable B. various C. suitable D. artificial

Question 76. The restaurants on the island are expensive, so it’s worth ______ a packed lunch.

A. take B. taken C. taking D. to take

Question 77. ____ you ____ the shoplifter to the police yet?

A. When – reported B. Do – report C. Are – reporting D. Have – reported

Question 78. The screen will ___________the username in the top right-hand corner.

A. display B. install C. store D. promote

Question 79. Where do you live? – I ____ in Boston. I ____ there for ten years now.

A. have lived – live B. live – have lived C. live – live D. live – am living

IV. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each sentence

The last two decades have seen enormous changes in the way people's ___(1)___ are affected by IT. Twenty years ago,
few people had access to a computer while today ___(2)___ people use them at work, home or school and use of e-mail
and the Internet is an every day event.

These developments have brought many ___(3)___ to our lives. E-mail makes communication much easier and more
immediate. This has numerous benefits for business, commerce, and education. The World Wide Web means that
information on every conceivable subject is now ___(4)___ to us. Clearly, for many people this has made life much
easier and more convenient.

However, not all the effects of the new technology have been beneficial. Many people feel that the ___(5)___ use of e-
mail is destroying traditional forms of communication such as letter writing, telephone and face-to-face conversation.
With ever increasing use of information technology these ___(6)___ elements are likely to increase in the future.

In addition, the huge size of the Web means it is almost ___(7)___ to control and regulate. This has led to many
concerns regarding children ___(8)___ unsuitable websites. Yet perhaps the biggest threat to IT in years to come will be
the computer ___(9)___ -more sophisticated or more destructive strains are almost inevitable.

In conclusion, developments in IT have brought many benefits, ___(10)___ I believe developments relating to new
technology in the future are likely to produce many negative effects that will need to be addressed very carefully.

Question 1.A. living B. lives C. live D. life

Question 2.A. most of the B. most of C. most D. almost

Question 3.A. uses B. services C. benefits D. effects

Question 4.A. available B. unused C. convenient D. free

Question 5.A. widespread B. particular C. continued D. immediate

Question 6.A. trivial B. negative C. positive D. careless

Question 7.A. impractical B. possible C. impossible D. likely

Question 8.A. approaching B. getting C. accessing D. entering

Question 9.A. virus B. program C. software D. disease

Question 10.A. yet B. therefore C. so D. moreover

V. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions

THE VANISHING INVENTION

In 1998, a Valencian professor made an amazing claim. Professor Antonio Cervilla discovered how to use water as a
substitute for petrol. The scientist said that you could drive from Bilbao to Valencia on just half a litre of water. His
invention uses a molybdenum compound to break down water into hydrogen and oxygen. Unlike other methods, no
electricity is required and the reaction happens at atmospheric temperature. This impressive technology is based on the
way plant enzymes break down water. The use of molybdenum is the perfect choice because, although rare, it is cheap
and found all around the planet.

Since the claims were made, nothing more has been heard about this fabulous technology. There is no explanation for
the disappearance anywhere on the internet, apart from a list of similar inventions which have also vanished. An
inventor from the Philipines called Daniel Dingel developed a water-fuelled car but was arrested and sentenced to 20
years in prison. If this technology were to become widely available, it would prove disastrous for petrol station owners
and would also save the planet from the impending environmental catastrophes being caused by pollution.

Question 11. The word “substitute” in the passage is closest in meaning to ____.

A. imitation B. solution C. addition D. alternative

Question 12. Which of the following is NOT true about Cervilla’s invention?

A. It uses enzymes to break down water. B. It happens at atmospheric temperature.

C. It requires no electricity. D. It imitates something in nature.

Question 13. The word “it” in the passage refers to ____.

A. water B. petrol C. enzyme D. molybdenum

Question 14. The word “vanished” in the passage is opposite in meaning to ____.

A. appeared B. produced C. invented D. introduced

Question 15. It is stated in the passage that water-fuelled cars may contribute to ____.

A. save money B. save time C. save energy D. save environment

VI. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings

Question 1.Ms Hoa started teaching English in 2000.

→ Ms Hoa has____________________________________________________________________________________.

Question 2.The Internet helps us communicate easily among other things

→ Easy communication is one of_____________________________________________________________________.

Question 3.3D printing is used to make three-dimensional objects.

→ 3D printing allows______________________________________________________________________________.

Question 4.Driverless cars can help reduce road traffic accidents.

→ Driverless cars can be useful______________________________________________________________________.

Question 5.Learning Japanese is very difficult but interesting.

→ It is__________________________________________________________________________________________.

Question 6.We should not leave the door open.

→ We should avoid________________________________________________________________________________.

VII. Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can change the cues and use other words
in addition to the cues to complete the sentences

Question 7.Watch / TV / help / entertain / when / we / get stressful / after / work / and / study.

→______________________________________________________________________________________________

Question 8.There / be / various / types / quiz shows / TV / help / us / widen / horizons.

→______________________________________________________________________________________________

Question 9.Thanks / television, we / be / aware / what / happen / in / world.

→______________________________________________________________________________________________

Question 10.Television / be / indispensable / part / people’s lives / today.

→______________________________________________________________________________________________

Question 11.I / spend / two hours / watch / TV/ programs / my family / everyday.

→______________________________________________________________________________________________