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UNIT 5: INVENTIONS TEST 1 I. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 1. A. internet B. energy C. battery D. computer 2. A. factory B. processor C. pollution D. atmosphere 3. A. motorbike B. appliance C. memory D. company 4. A. telephone B. researcher C. invention D. equipment 5. A. transmission B. century C. chemical D. holiday II. Fill in each blank with a suitable word or phrase from the box. software experiment operation systems display storage space devices processor laboratory Hardware 1. The researchers are repeating the __________ on rats. 2. __________ is the mechanical components of a computer. 3. He writes __________ programs for financial institutions. 4. This small screen can __________ simple graphics as well as text. 5. She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical __________ . 6. These newly-designed __________ will appear on the exhibition next month. 7. The computer __________ detected an unrecoverable hardware error and reported it. 8. As defined in computer science, each character requires one byte of __________. 9. This software can be installed on both Linux and Windows __________ . 10. __________ is short for Central Processing Unit, one of the most important pieces of hardware in any computing system. III. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the present perfect or the past simple. 1. He __________ (already make) several calls up until now. 2. She __________ (watch) that show three times this week. 3. Since the first time I __________ (try) sushi, I __________ (never eat) it again. 4. __________ (you buy) food online during the past pandemic? 5. My best friend and I __________ (know) each other for over five years. 6. Lan can’t go out with you because she __________ (not finish) her homework yet. 7. My close friend loves this writer and he __________ (read) all of his books. 8. My uncle __________ (not smoke) for two weeks, he is trying to give it up. 9. Nam __________ (live) in Da Nang for twenty years and then he went to his hometown. 10. I __________ (not get) many good marks last year, but I __________ (get) lots of excellent marks this year. IV. Choose the correct option. 1. I cannot wait (seeing/to see) my parents. 2. (Have/Having) some close friends is really cheerful.
3. Ms. Elena risks (to lose/losing) her reviewing time. 4. She suggested (going/ to go) to a movie that weekend. 5. He learned (not to/to not) trust anyone after the scam. 6. Ms. Bella needs (to learn/learning) how to cook faster. 7. The editor recommends (to read/reading) this science book. 8. (To walking/Walking) 6000 steps a day is good for our health. 9. (Reading/Read) English articles helps you learn English effectively. 10. How is it possible (to finish/finishing) the project in that short time? V. Match the sentences in column A with the sentences in column B. A B 1. This kind of machine works by electricity. a. No, I think it use diesel. This is its fuel tank. 2. Can you imagine life without the internet? b. What did he want to say? 3. Nikola Tesla said, “Invention is predominantly individualistic.” c. I’ll choose the internal combustion engine. 4. Do you know who invented electric light? d. Well... I’ll refer to wash the dishes by hand. 5. Einstein was a great scientist. e. Are you talking about Albert Einstein? 6. I think penicillin is the greatest invention. f. You know, technology is changing as we speak. 7. This is the latest in robot technology. g. I don’t care much because I’m not addicted to the internet. 8. What is he famous for? h. An experiment. 9. What are you going to do with those stuffs? i. Thomas Edison? 10. The dishwasher is a wonderful invention. j. He patented the idea that atom could be split. VI. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D. An invention is a (1) __________ thing that someone has made. The computer was an invention (2) __________ it was first made. We say when it was “invented”. New things that are made or created are called inventions. Cars and plastics are inventions that everyone knows. Inventions are made by (3) __________ . Some inventions can be patented. A patent legally protects the (4) __________ property rights of the inventor and legally recognizes that a (5) __________ invention is actually an invention. Invention is also an important component of artistic and design creativity. Inventions often extend the boundaries of human knowledge, experience or (6) __________ .
Ideas are also called inventions. (7) __________ can invent characters, and then invent a story about them. Over time, humans have invented objects which make life easier for (8) __________ . Because of this, a quote “necessity is the mother of invention”, was written. 1. A. new B. old C. easy D. difficult 2. A. how B. which C. why D. when 3. A. scientists B. engineers C. inventors D. technicians 4. A. intel B. intelligent C. intellectual D. intellectually 5. A. accused B. claimed C. qualified D. charged 6. A. potential B. capacity C. proficiency D. capability 7. A. Writers B. Typists C. Reporters D. Viewers 8. A. herself B. oneself C. himself D. themselves VII. Reorder the words and phrases to make sentences. 1. keep up with / A / must / pace of / the / successful company / technological change ________________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________ 2. discovered / also / a / method / measuring / gold and silver / for / Archimedes / by using water ________________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________ 3. is / in / a / communication / very important / means / of / today’s society / Social intercourse ________________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________ 4. Leonardo Da Vinci / a / but / gifted artist, / he / also / wide array / invented / a / of technologies / was ________________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________ 5. own / More and more schools / the / their / home pages / have / posting / on / World Wide Web / begun ________________________________________________________________________ ________
________________________________________________________________________ ________ 6. designed / This program / is / to help / the beginner / and send / Morse Code / learn to receive ________________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________ 7. is / as / the / high-level information processor / Artificial Intelligence / of ideal machine / seen ________________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________ 8. Is / between / much difference / a / there / smartphone / with / a Qwerty keyboard / and a netbook? ________________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________ TEST 2 I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. mouth B. amount C. ground D. ought 2. A. webs B. trips C. chefs D. disks 3. A. weigh B. rough C. cough D. laugh 4. A. changed B. discovered C. started D. performed 5. A. alert B. apple C. against D. around II. Choose the correct option. 1. Molly agreed, but she did not (sound/hear) very convinced. 2. New scientific discoveries are being (taken/made) all the time. 3. He became famous as an (invention/inventor) of visual and aural effects. 4. Nothing great in the world has been accomplished (with/without) passion. 5. They crossed the mountains and (headed/heading) for the valleys beyond. 6. These seats are reserved for the (elderly/older) and women with babies. 7. The product provided (inadequate/inadequately) vitamin supplementation. 8. Can you provide any evidence that he was innocent of the (criminal/ crime)? 9. He developed his own program in (partner/partnership) with an American expert. 10. Plain vanilla ice cream (costs/spends) less to manufacture than an ice cream with nuts. III. Supply the gerund or to-infinitive form of the verb in the brackets.