TEST OF UNIT 8

Choose the best answers to complete the sentences :

1. The word “ breaker” refers to the ocean ...............................
A. the waves break onto the shore B. the waves of which break onto the shore
C. it’s waves break onto the shore D. which its waves break onto the shore
2. The 12 km race route, ........................, goes from San Francisco Bay across town to the Pacific
Ocean.
A. most of its lined with people B. which most of it is lined with people
C. which most of people line it D. most of which is lined with people locates
3. Playing games online has begun to have a serious ................ on students’ sleeping habits
A. impact B. act C. attack D. affect
4. John gained access ...................... the computer after he had entered the password three times
A. for B. with C. on D. to
5. The year .................. the first man travelled in space will never be forgotten
A. which B. that C. when D. where
6. The advantage of the smaller tablets is its greater ..........................
A. portability B. portable C. portably D. pocket
7. “ “ in the sentence below is not correct:
One reason birds have been so successful is because of their able to escape from danger quickly
A B C D
A.
B.
C.
D.
8. Bay to Breakers, , is a marathon race held annually in San Francisco.
A. which the runners wear hilarious costumes B. its runners wear hilarious costumes
C. the runners of which wear hilarious costumes D. which its runner wear hilarious costumes
9. The teacher had to seperate the two friends because they tend to ..................... each other in
class.
A. addict B. rebel C. violent D. distract
10. I have sent him 2 letters , neither of .....................has arrived
A. which B. who C. them D. that
11. “ “ in the sentence below is not correct:
Personal electronic devices may bring more harmful than good to students
A B C D
A.
B.
C.
D.
12. The town ..................... we are living is noisy and crowded
A. in where B. which C. at which D. where
13. says, the radiation from electronic devices could do harm to your body
A. Legend B. Legends C. Legendary D. Legendarily
14. The educational ..................... of computer has not yet been full realized
A. amount B. quality C. value D. worth
15. All of the latest items of NYIC Company are available for ................. on the Internet.
A. download B. search C. browse D. look up
16. He talked about the books and the authors ............... interested him
A. who B. that C. which D. whom
17. the screen with your finger!
A. Use B. Take C. Hold D. Touch
18. There are a lot of mobile ...................... for English learners nowadays.
A. information B. applications C. knowledge D. assignments
19. He is loyal to .................... trusted him.
A. whomever B. whom C. whoever D. what
20. storms are characteristics of certain parts of the world.
A. Electric B. Electronic C. Electrically D. Electricity
21. People at the conference agreeed that they used smartphones mostly for communication.
A. shortly B. likely C. mainly D. manly
22. What do you think could be the negative effects of overusing computers ?
A. I think it is negative C. It may not be effect
B. It might be bad for our eyes and harmful to our D. You should not use computer
brain
23. Bill Gate, .................. is the owner of Microsoft Corporation, donates nearly all of his money
to charity
A. who B. that C. which D. whose
24. This is the picture ................... they intend to buy
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
25. “He wants to see the stamps. We have collected them recently.” has closest meaning to:
A. He wants to see the stamps which we have collected them recently
B. He wants to see the stamps we have collected recently
C. He wants to see the stamps that we have collected them recently
D. He wants to see the stamps who we have collected recently
26. Some experts advise that student should take advantage of their smartphones to have fun
and good learning results.
 A. take care of B. make use of C. make fun of D. take photos of
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
27. A. mobile B. device C. lifestyle D. ritual
28. A. software B. aware C. cigarette D. careful
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others
29. A. concentrate B. condition C. confession D. conclusion
30. A. diploma B. division C. digital D. disable
Choose the word or phrase ( A, B , C or D) that best fits each space in the following
passage.
Enjoy some great computer facts and interesting information about these(1) ............ devices
which play such an important role in our modern day lives. Learn about parts of the computer such
as the RAM, ROM and CPU as well as fun info about how we use computers to make our lives
(2) ................ and more enjoyable.
Early electronic computers, developed around the 1940’s, were the size of a large room and
consumed huge amounts of (3)................... They were vastly different to the modern computers
we use today, especially when compared to small and portable laptop computers. Computers (4)
.................... to carry out instructions. These instructions are usually very simple and require
adding numbers together, moving data from one place (5) .............. another etc. A computer
program can include as little as a few instructions to upwards of millions of instructions depending
on the complexity of the program. Modern (6) ................. such as word processors, web browsers
and graphic editors take large teams of programmers a long time to complete.
A computer’s memory stores numbers in huge amounts of cells that are addressed and can be
quickly (7) .................... by the CPU to perform calculations. There are two main types of computer
memory, ROM (read only memory) and RAM (random access memory). ROM contains pre-
written software and data that the CPU can only read, while RAM can be accessed and written to
at any time. Computers interact (8) .............. a number of different I/O (input/output) devices to
exchange information. These peripheral devices include the keyboard, mouse, display, hard drive,
printer and more.
Computers are used to help link the world in the form of networks. Networked computers
allow users to share and exchange data that is stored in different locations. You may have heard of
a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN) (9) ............... connects areas of various
sizes. The Internet is a vast network of computers spanning the globe (10) ............... allows users
to access email, the World Wide Web and other applications. Although we normally think of
computers as the ones we use in our everyday lives to surf the web, write documents etc, small
computers are also embedded into other things such as mobile phones, toys, microwaves and MP3
players. We use computers all the time, often without even knowing it!

1.A. amazed B. amazing C. amazingly D. amaze

2.A. easier B. more easier C. much easy D. a lot easy
3.A. elect B. electrical C. electrically D. electricity
4.A. progammed B. are programmed C. program D. are programming
5.A. on B. for C. to D. about
6.A. applications B. application C. apply D. applied
7.A. acceses B. accessed C. accessing D. accessory
8.A. on B. for C. to D. with
9.A. whose B. who C. which D. whom
10.A. whose B. who C. that D. whom
Read the following passage and then choose the best option A, B, C or D for each question.
Mary’s parents didn’t have much money, so they sent her to a state primary school when she was
five. She enjoyed her reading and writing lessons but there were so many pupils in the class that
the teacher found it difficult to control them.
When Mary was eleven, her father got a better job, and decided to spend some money on her
education. He sent her to an expensive private school, where the girl wore dark green uniforms
and did two hours’ homework every evening.
Mary liked her new school, and did well. Because she studied hard, she passed all her exams,
and went to university at eighteen. She chose Maths course and was an excellent student. In the
end she decided to become a teacher and returned to her old primary school to teach.

1. How many kinds of lessons did Mary like learning?

A. 10 B. 2 C. 5 D. 8
2. Her course at university related to ________.
A. history B. medicine C. geography D. numbers
3. What was an important event for Mary when she was eleven?
A. going overseas B. leaving her home
C. passing the exams D. getting better education
4. What profession did she finally decide to choose?
A. cooking B. nursing C. teaching D. advertising
5. The word “them” refers to ________.
A. teachers B. lessons C. pupils D. Mary’s parents
6. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Mary?
A. Mary studied at state primary school at the age of five.
B. The girl wore dark green uniforms at private school.
C. Mary studied well at her new school.
D. Mary wanted to teach at her private primary school.