1.      You can send and receive e-mails from a _________.

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

2.   With modern________for the home, doing housework is no longer a burden for housewives

A. inventing                       B. inventions                 C. invented                    D. inventors

3.   We can surf the_________to search for news, watch films, or download music.

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

4.   A washing machine or vacuum cleaner can help you to _________ time and energy while doing

housework.

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

5.   Teenagers nowadays often have their own idols who they really love and _______ in different

ways.

A. imitate                            B. observe                      C. inspire                       D. help

6.   People often use the natural world as inspiration to design and invent___________.

A. producers                      B. produces                   C. productions              D. products

7.   Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, James Watt are among of the greatest_________of all time.

A. inventions                     B. inventiveness           C. inventors                   D. invents

8.   Smartphones are used not only for communication but also for information and _________.

A. entertain                        B. entertainer                C. entertaining              D. entertainment

9.   It is definitely true that nature has inspired __________inventions and technologies.

A. numbers                         B. numeral                     C. numerical                  D. numerous

10.             The ________, which can travel underwater, is very useful for scientists to learn about the undersea world.

A. aeroplane                       B. electronic car            C. spaceship                  D. submarine

11.             It is convenient for you to read _________when you travel.

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

12. If you get a laptop as a reward, what will you use it________?

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

13. Internet helps us interact____________ people all around the world.

A. on                                    B. in                                C. with                            D. of

14. Many students prefer _________ assignments on their laptops to writing traditionally.

A.                                         reading                            B. searching                   C. sending           D. typing

15. Mobile devices such as laptops or digital cameras can be charged by ________.

A.                                         solar charges                  B. solar-charges            C. solar chargers D. solar-chargers

 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

1. A digital camera is more economical than a film camera since you don’t have to buy rolls of films.

A. better                     B. cheaper                 C. safer                      D. stronger

2. You can use earbuds to listen to music or your listening everywhere, even in public place, as nobody is disturbed.

A. annoyed                B. connected             C. imitated                 D. interacted

3. You can use a USB stick to transport files from one computer to another.

A. delete                    B. display                  C. transfer                 D. store

4. Smartphones are very versatile, as they can do many things like making phone calls, taking pictures, or listening to music.

A. capable                 B. flexible                 C. helpful                  D. interesting

5. Apple iPad has remained the single most popular tablet PC ever since 2010.

 A. became                B. continued              C. existed                  D. stopped

6. A 3-D printer can produce solid objects similar to the originals.

A. images                   B. models                  C. papers                   D. pictures

7. There are many traffic jams during rush hour.

A. congestion                       B. riders                       C. road signs             D. transportation

8. When collapsing the wings, a flying car is just a little bit bigger than a normal car.

A. dropping                          B. fixing                      C. folding                  D. opening

9. You should store your data on Dropbox in case your computer collapses.

     A. breaks down             B. destroys                    C. runs out of power     D. contains viruses

10. I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.

            A. reasonable            B. acceptable            C. pretty  high            D. wonderful

Mark the letter A. B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

1. Nutritious snacks provide an important contribution towards your child’s daily nutritional needs.

A. Inexpensive         B. Uncooked             C. Unhealthy                         D. Unpacked

2. A smartphone is too costly for him to even have a normal one.

A. economical          B. expensive             C. priceless                           D. valuable

3. Many people are afraid that computers with superhuman intelligence will destroy humanity.

A. awareness             B. perception            C. stupidity                           D. wisdom

4. Speakers are too bulky. You cannot put them in your bag or your pocket.

A. giant                      B. heavy                    C. large                                  D. tiny

5. A digital camera is convenient as it is quick to view and delete as well as easy to transfer photos to a computer.

A. harmful                            B. inexpensive            C. uninteresting                   D. useless

6. Even the best invention may have drawbacks. A laptop, for example, is expensive so many people cannot afford it.

A. advantages                       B. disadvantages        C. shortcomings                   D. weaknesses

7. In remote communities, it’s important to replenish stocks before the winter sets in.

            A. remake                 B. empty                      C. refill                                 D. repeat

8. Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honor the check.

            A. similar                  B. different                  C. fake                                  D. genuine

9.  Strongly advocating  health foods, Jane doesn’t eat any chocolate.

            A. supporting            B. impugning            C.    advising                     D. denying

10. We'd better speed up if we want to get there in time.

            A. slow down            B. turn down C. put down               D. lie down

 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

1. A digital camera is more economical than a film camera since you don’t have to buy rolls of films.

A. better                     B. cheaper                 C. safer                      D. stronger

2. You can use earbuds to listen to music or your listening everywhere, even in public place, as nobody is disturbed.

A. annoyed                B. connected             C. imitated                 D. interacted

3. You can use a USB stick to transport files from one computer to another.

A. delete                    B. display                  C. transfer                 D. store

4. Smartphones are very versatile, as they can do many things like making phone calls, taking pictures, or listening to music.

A. capable                 B. flexible                 C. helpful                  D. interesting

5. Apple iPad has remained the single most popular tablet PC ever since 2010.

 A. became                B. continued              C. existed                  D. stopped

6. A 3-D printer can produce solid objects similar to the originals.

A. images                   B. models                  C. papers                   D. pictures

7. There are many traffic jams during rush hour.

A. congestion                       B. riders                       C. road signs             D. transportation

8. When collapsing the wings, a flying car is just a little bit bigger than a normal car.

A. dropping                          B. fixing                      C. folding                  D. opening

9. You should store your data on Dropbox in case your computer collapses.

     A. breaks down             B. destroys                    C. runs out of power     D. contains viruses

10. I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.

            A. reasonable            B. acceptable            C. pretty  high            D. wonderful

Mark the letter A. B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

1. Nutritious snacks provide an important contribution towards your child’s daily nutritional needs.

A. Inexpensive         B. Uncooked             C. Unhealthy                         D. Unpacked

2. A smartphone is too costly for him to even have a normal one.

A. economical          B. expensive             C. priceless                           D. valuable

3. Many people are afraid that computers with superhuman intelligence will destroy humanity.

A. awareness             B. perception            C. stupidity                           D. wisdom

4. Speakers are too bulky. You cannot put them in your bag or your pocket.

A. giant                      B. heavy                    C. large                                  D. tiny

5. A digital camera is convenient as it is quick to view and delete as well as easy to transfer photos to a computer.

A. harmful                            B. inexpensive            C. uninteresting                   D. useless

6. Even the best invention may have drawbacks. A laptop, for example, is expensive so many people cannot afford it.

A. advantages                       B. disadvantages        C. shortcomings                   D. weaknesses

7. In remote communities, it’s important to replenish stocks before the winter sets in.

            A. remake                 B. empty                      C. refill                                 D. repeat

8. Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honor the check.

            A. similar                  B. different                  C. fake                                  D. genuine

9.  Strongly advocating  health foods, Jane doesn’t eat any chocolate.

            A. supporting            B. impugning            C.    advising                     D. denying

10. We'd better speed up if we want to get there in time.

            A. slow down            B. turn down C. put down               D. lie down