I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 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 7. A. chilren B. machine C. kitchen D. change 8. A. show B. harrow C. narrow D. allow 9. A. food B. school C. foot D. tooth 10. A. device B. service C. divide D. decide II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern differently from that of other words . 1. A. perform B. relax C. manage D. receive 2. A. program B. service C. language D. display 3. A. even B. unit C. invention D. typewriter 4. A. subtract B. divide C. multiply D. compute 5. A. beautiful B. mysterious C. capable D. interesting III. 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 The port is capable................ handing 10 million tons of coal a year. a. in b. on c. of d. for 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 New telephone lines allow faster data....................... by fax or modern. a. calculation b. transmission c. entertainment d. development 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 What makes computer a miraculous device? a. strange b. powerful c. magical d. excellent The encyclopedia is now available on ................. a. computer screen b. CD-ROM c. keyboard d printer Please .............. your phone card in the slot before pressing the number you require. a. insert b. operate c. plug d. adjust .............. is used for making exact copies of documents. a. Computer b. Printer c. Photocopier d. Camcorder IV. Below you have some of the amazing achievements of modern technology. Match the names in column A with the definitions in column B. A B 1. video recorder A. a kind of sophisticated typewriter using a computer 2. photocopier B. a 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, ect 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. V. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words in the box. 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. It’s 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 aeroplanes 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 __________ the Web. You’ll be amazed how many you can find. 6. 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. 7. I __________ a good program from the Internet the other day. Would you like a copy ? 8. Do you ever visit any __________ for pop stars or film stars ? Some of them have photos and music too. 9. __________ is the programs that you put into a computer to make it run. 10. Students should be encouraged to use the __________ as a resource.
