Unit test 10A
1 Choose the correct options.
1 Trillions of emails are / be sent every year.
2 In the UK, ballpoint pens often call / are often called
biros.
3 This blog won’t be / won’t updated until next week.
4 Apple Macs aren’t manufactured / don’t manufacture
in England.
5 Where are Smart cars made / make?
6 The electricity supply is / was switched off
yesterday.
7 The television wasn’t invented / invent by Alexander
Graham Bell.
8 How many iPads will be / is sold in 2015, do you
think?
9 Landlines haven’t be / been replaced by mobiles yet.
10 Figures are listed / list chronologically.
11 Was / Is the printing press invented in 1440?
1 point for each correct answer
2 Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1 Lots of mobiles are be used for taking photos.
Lots of mobiles are used for taking photos.
2 Who was Google founded from?
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3 When was the first text message send?
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4 My mobile phone was stole from my handbag.
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5 Many new apps have added to the phone this month.
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6 Is the telephone invented by John Logie Baird?
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7 The lights haven’t be switched off yet.
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8 The Social Network directed by David Fincher.
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9 Barack Obama was award a Nobel Prize in 2009.
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10 Around two million iPads was sold in the first two
months.
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11 A new generation of smartphones will introduced
next year.
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1 point for each correct answer 10
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
verbs in brackets.
1 All the arrangements for the party were made last
week. (make)
2 Many engineers _________ to work on this project in
2015. (employ)
3 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation _________
in 1994. (found)
4 Five calls _________ to your landline yesterday.
(make)
5 Engineers _________ this luxury hotel last month.
(complete)
6 People _________ a lot of iPhones last year. (buy)
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7 Has your house _________ recently? (decorate)
8 Employees _________ about the new arrangements
tomorrow. (tell)
9 Do you _________ (throw) away or recycle your
plastic and paper?
10 Two hundred copies of the Gutenberg Bible
_________ (print) in 1455.
11 Complaints _________ (receive) by Google about
the blog so they have taken it down.
1 point for each correct answer 10
4 Write the sentences and questions in the passive.
1 The BMW Group own the Mini car.
The Mini car is owned by the BMW Group.
2 You need a secure password to access your account.
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3 When did they launch the new web browser?
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4 You can buy nearly anything on eBay.
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5 People throw a huge amount of plastic away every
day.
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6 The company will launch a new pocket-sized mini-
computer.
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7 Did the postman deliver any packages this morning?
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8 When did Alexander Fleming discover penicillin?
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9 She put a lot of things in the basement.
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10 They have predicted bad weather for the next few
days.
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11 Does he update his blog everyday?
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1 point for each correct answer 10
5 Complete the text with the correct active or passive
form of the verb in brackets.
Peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) is a process that allows
files (1) to be downloaded (download) from other
connected computers (called peers). Similarly, your
computer (2) __________ (search) by other computers
on the network by peers looking for files.
File sharing (3) __________ (begin) in 1999 when
Napster (4) __________ (introduce) a file sharing
program and central server that linked people who had
files with those who wanted files. When you
(5) __________ (search) for a file, the server would find
all of the available copies of that file. Then the files
(6) __________ (transfer) between the two private
computers. Unlike P2P programs today, it was only
possible for people (7) __________ (share) music files.
Napster (8) __________ (prosecute) for copyright
reasons and they (9) __________ (shut down) in July
2001. They (10) __________ (reopen) as a pay service
some time later. After Napster shut down, new ways of
sharing files (11) __________ (develop) that did not
require a central server. The most popular of these are
based on a system called BitTorrent.
1 point for each correct answer 10
6 Complete the table with the words in the box.
card program call number programme deal
virus laptop waves man news
business
computer
phone
radio
1 point for each correct answer 11
7 Complete the sentences with compound nouns from
exercise 6.
1 Many people are worried about the latest computer
virus which is infecting hundreds of computers every
day.
2 It was very nice to meet you. Do you have a
_________ with your address on it?
3 Do you listen to _________ on the computer? You
can get all the channels online.
4 I wrote my own _________ to play poker on my
laptop.
5 You had a _________ while you were out. Could you
call them back on this number?
1 point for each correct answer 4
8 Choose the correct options.
1 Have you done / made the shopping yet?
2 She made / did a lot of money when the company
was sold.
3 Will you do / send me a postcard while you’re away?
4 I’ve played / taken the piano since I was eight years
old.
5 She’s going to make / start a complaint about the
terrible service here.
6 No notes were taken / done during the meeting today.
7 We’re hungry! Is dinner going to take / start a long
time?
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8 Was a lot of research done / made before the
discovery of DNA?
9 My father didn’t make / start a business until he was
in his fifties.
10 I usually take / do a size 39. What shoe size are you?
11 I haven’t done / started yoga for long – about six
months.
1 point for each correct answer
9 Complete the conversations with an adjective formed
with well- or badly- and a past participle from the
box.
paid behaved known equipped dressed done
written
1 A I’ve never heard of Loudon Wainwright III. He
can’t be very well-known.
B Really? He’s a folk hero!
2 A How would you like your burger cooked?
B _________ , please.
3 A Michelle Obama is always incredibly ________ .
B That’s true. She always wears very fashionable
clothes.
4 A I’m terrified of flying. Is this plane _________
for emergencies?
B Absolutely. And we’ve got a very experienced
cabin crew who are here to help at all times.
5 A I’m fed up with having a _________ job.
B Why – aren’t you earning much at the moment?
6 A Please stop your dog from jumping up. He’s very
_________ !
B Oh, I am sorry – he’s still very young, you see.
7 A Do you ever read Chat magazine?
B No, never. The articles are so _________ !
1 point for each correct answer
10 Complete the conversations with the phrases in the
boxes.
Can we meet on Saturday instead?
Sorry, you’re breaking up.
Speak to you later! This is not a good line.
I’m not sure.
1 A Hello, Sylvia? (1) This is not a good line.
10 B Hi, Lara? (2) _____________
A I’m calling because I can’t make it on Thursday.
(3) _____________
B (4) _____________ Can I get back to you?
A Yes, fine – I’ve got to go now.
(5) _____________
Thanks for your help.
Have you tried her mobile?
That’s great.
I’m trying to get hold of Clara LeRoy.
I don’t have her number.
No problem.
2 A Hi. (6) ___________ Is she in?
B I’m afraid she’s not. (7) ___________
A (8) ___________ Could you tell me what it is?
B Yes – it’s 07996 813499.
A Oh, great – I’ll give her a ring now.
(9) ___________
B (10) ___________ I’ll tell her you rang.
A (11) ___________ Bye.
1 point for each correct answer 10
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11 Translate the sentences.

1 Marconi was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1909 for
inventing the radio.
2 Was the Apple PC invented by Bill Gates or Steve
Jobs?
3 My favourite YouTube video has been watched
millions of times!
4 ‘I’ve had a really awful day!’ ‘What happened?’
5 My parents have a Facebook account and they often
post new photos on it.
6 My laptop has been infected by several viruses since
I bought it.
7 Do you do any of your shopping online?
8 People who talk on their mobiles on the train drive
me mad!
9 Have you ever bought or sold anything on eBay?

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