Language Test 8

I. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1. Your reservation ______________ (process) at the moment, please wait for confirmation.
2. I tried to borrow it from the library but all the copies ______________ (take).
3. The car ______________ (still/repair) when I got to the garage.
4. The workers said that the repairs ______________ (finish) very soon.
5. She ______________ (examine) by the doctor right now, I’ll call you after it’s finished.
6. Stained glass windows_________ (admire) since the time of ancient Rome.

II. Complete the sentences using passive forms. Use by only if necessary.

1. Somebody has spilled coffee all over my computer! Coffee___________ computer!

2. We should send your gift by the end of the week. Your gift ________ by the end of the
week.
3. You will not take your bags into the examination hall. Your bags __________ into the
examination hall.
4. I’m worried about spiders attacking me. I’m worried about
_________________spiders.
5. The shops are going to sell out of this game very soon. This game ________ very soon.
6. People have bought over a million copies of the book in the first month. Over a million
copies of _____ in the first month.
7. Governments are increasingly using automatic programmes to monitor Internet use.
Automatic programmes __________ governments to monitor Internet use.
8. Somebody had watched me for hours before I realised. I ________________ before I
realised.
9. Nobody has used this computer before. This computer _____________________
before.
10. Robots designed this car from start to finish. This car ______________ robots.

III. Choose the correct answers.

1. While / Despite the weather was great, we still had to wear hats and gloves.
2. Even though / Despite having little money, the holiday was the best I can remember.
3. My brother never worked very hard, whereas / in spite of I had always done so.
4. The second book was really interesting, whereas / despite the first had been boring.
5. Although / In spite of having less work, I am more tired now than I used to be.
6. Despite / Whereas the fact that we had never met before, we formed a good team.

IV. Complete the sentences with compounds formed with one word from each box.

writing badly running empty absent life solar big travel loud car

guard headed speakers agents alarm powered water handed paid

paper minded

1. Most parking meters and information terminals are ______________these days.

2. Have you got any _________ _________? I need to send a letter to the bank.
 3. We had a charity lottery at work yesterday but I left _________-_________. Typical!
4. I love my job but it’s so _________ _________ that I might have to find something
else.
5. Stop telling us how clever you are! It’s so _________-_________.
6. The campsite we stayed at was very basic. It didn’t even have _________
_________ .
7. The _________ _________ in my computer have broken. I can’t hear a thing, not
music,
not games, nothing!
8. She works at the beach as a _________ _________ in the summer.
9. That _________ _________ has been beeping all night long. I’m going to call the
police.
10. You forgot your brother’s birthday! How can you be so _________-_________?
11. Do you know any good _________ _________? I want to book a holiday for this
summer.

V. Complete the missing words.

1. Studies show that today _ e _ _ than 1 in 5 people smoke in most countries.

2. The _ _ s _ majority of people are in favour of the policy.
3. Three-quarters, or 75 _ _ r _ _ n _, of people believe the current policy is not
working.
4. Many more people are vegetarians today _ _ m _ _ _ e _ with twenty years ago.
5. Only a small _ _ n _ _ i _ _ of students fail to complete their studies.
6. The price of tickets has gone from £5 to £15 in two years. That’s _ r _ _ l _ the
old price.
7. There has been a sharp _ i _ _ from 8% to 25% this month.
8. The temperature has fallen _ r _ _ _ t _ _ _ _ l _ over the last week.
9. _ _ a _ _ l _ half of our volunteers have experience of this kind of work.
10. _ l _ _ s _ half, or 49%, of football fans support one of the big four teams in
England.
11. Temperatures have risen _ r _ _ u _ _ l _ for decades.
12. The average time people spend working has changed very _ _ t _ _ _ over the last
decade, in fact, it appears to have stayed the same.

VI. Complete the text with one word in each gap.

The pros and cons of the Internet

Widespread access to the Internet is a fairly recent phenomenon, and while it has clearly
made our lives easier in many ways, there are also problems associated with it.
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______________ though few people with Internet access would 2______________ it up,
there are some strong arguments against it 3______________ an entirely good thing.
To begin 4______________, there is growing evidence that people are spending far too much
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time ______________ the Internet and are even ignoring their families and friends in
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______________ of spending more time online. There are problems related to health, as well.
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______________ instance, being 8______________ to do so many various things over the
Internet means we get less exercise and are less healthy as a result – a fact doctors are already
warning about. Of course, the Internet gives us some wonderful possibilities and the opportunity
to read, see and do things which would otherwise be impossible. 9______________ in all, it is a
wonderful labour-10______________ device – provided it is used sensibly.