Tech Talk Intermediate

Test B (Units 4–6)

1 Unscramble the sentences. [8 marks]
1 wet, / it / so / it / dried / was / I

2 on / to / freezing / I / them / use / stop / it / locks / the

3 quieter / we / it / lubricated / make / the / to / fan

4 moisture / from / it / the / shields / metal

5 use / we / to / this / the / dissolve / glue

6 dirty, / was / so / it / I / it / cleaned

7 best / the / way / prevent / to / rust / to / is / keep / tools / your / dry

8 soak / for / liquid / the / the / into / to / surface / wait

2 Complete the sentences with the words from the list. [6 marks]
use put remove see budge sleep

1 The glass was so dirty, I couldn’t through it.

2 The bolt was so rusty that it wouldn’t .
3 The label was so firmly stuck, I couldn’t it.
4 The lock was so frozen, I couldn’t the key into it.
5 The fridge made so much noise, we couldn’t .
6 The pliers were so rusty, I couldn’t them.

3 Change the passive to the active if possible to do so without adding information. If it’s not possible, put
a cross (7). [8 marks]
1 The error was discovered by a technician.

2 The plans were given to me by my boss.

3 All of the sandwiches were eaten.

4 All of the questions were answered by Diego.

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5 The prototype was photographed.

6 Next year’s budget was explained by Pietro.

7 Everyone was satisfied with the result.

8 The fire was caused by a loose wire.

4 Number the sentences in order to make a conversation. [8 marks]

a a Did you have any trouble finding us?
b a Oh, good. I’m glad. Now we need to sign you in, and get your badge.
c a We’ll do that at the security desk, this way. Do you need a hand?
d a Hello. I’m Stig. You must be Andres.
e b Hi Stig. Nice to meet you.
f b Not at all. Your instructions were very clear.
g b No, I can manage.
h b OK.

5 Complete the sentences with the words from the list. [8 marks]
course kind sorry hand thanks help worry manage

1 Could you give me a ?

2 Would you like me to ?
3 , I’d appreciate it.
4 I’m , but I’m in a meeting right now.
5 Don’t about it.
6 That’s very of you.
7 It’s OK. I can .
8 Yes, of .

6 Choose the correct option. [8 marks]

1 I’m afraid we don’t have much / many time.
2 We have little / a little extra money in the budget, so let’s upgrade the computers.
3 There’s some / any water in that bottle.
4 How many / much times have you run the test?
5 Can I borrow few / a few euros from you?
6 There is / are some research in that area that I think you should read.
7 There are a lot of technology / devices that try to solve this problem.
8 Do you have any / few time to talk right now?

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7 Complete the story. Use if, in case, or unless. [8 marks]

1
my car starts, I’ll drive to work. I’ll walk to the train station and get the train
2 3
my car won’t start. It’s not raining now, but I’ll take my umbrella
4
it starts raining later. I’ll arrive at the office a few minutes early the train’s late.
5 6
that happens, I’ll probably be late for work. But I’m really late, it
won’t be a problem because everyone’s allowed to be late occasionally. But I’ll phone the office and
7
let them know what’s happening anyone wonders where I am. Well, I’ll do that
8
my phone battery has run down. If that happens, I won’t be able to call.

8 Match 1–8 with a–h. [8 marks]

1 Cycling is the a best computer in the house.
2 Driving to work is b better than my laptop because it’s faster.
3 I live near the office, so it’s c quicker than taking the bus.
4 I have a d quickest way for me to get to work.
5 My desktop computer is e quick to walk to work.
6 My son’s laptop is the f worse than Monday’s.
7 The weather today is pretty g bad. Look at the rain!
8 Yesterday’s weather was h good, reliable laptop computer.

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