COMPUTING AND INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY ENGLISH TEST UNITS 1 & 2

From: Emily Wallace

To: All employees
Subject: The move to Morgan Street

To all employees,
As you know, we’re excited about our new building on Morgan Street. It is now ready for
us to move in.
1. Web designers and data entry operators will move on Monday morning 12th March,
from 9.30 am. They will both be on the third floor, with the new cafeteria.
2. Software testers and programmers will also move on Monday, but after 2.00 pm. They
will be on the second floor.
3. Helpdesk technicians and support technicians will move on Tuesday 13th March. Each
department has got its own office on the first floor with our beautiful new retail shop.

The cafeteria won’t be open the first week. Bring your own lunch or you can buy food at
Duncan’s Deli. It’s at 26 Morgan Street.

Please note that Alan Piper is our new network administrator and his office is on the
second floor. Please contact me if there are any problems during the move.

Emily Wallace
Assistant Manager

1 Read the e-mail. Then answer the questions below. (10 points)

Where can you find these in the new building?

1. helpdesk technicians
2. the network administrator
3. programmers
4. the cafeteria
5. the shop
2 Complete the sentences. (10 points)
1. This e-mail is for .
2. Web designers will move on Monday from .
3. Support technicians will move on .
4. The company is opening a new .
5. The first week, employees can’t buy .

3 Circle the correct answer. (8 points)

1. Please turn on / screw / turn off the computer when you finish.
2. Our web designer is on the ten / fourth / twenty floor.
3. You need a switch / keyboard / fan to write an e-mail on your PC.
4. Please remove / check / maintain the virus from my computer.
5. Jack has got a job in a hotel. He works in the health / manufacturing / hospitality and
leisure sector.
6. You don’t have to remove the computer from its heat sink / case / clip. Just remove the
side panels.
7. Cheap / Little / Heavy is the opposite of expensive.
8. A helpdesk technician solves / designs / installs problems over the phone.

4 Match A and B to form phrases. Then complete the sentences with the correct
phrases. (12 points)
AB
1. hard a. tester
2. power b. panel
3. plug c. card
4. front d. in
5. software e. supply
6. sound f. drive

1. A …………………………………………………….. checks new IT programs.

2. Use that socket to …………………………………………….. your computer.
3. You need a ………………………………to listen to music on your computer.
4. Can I use this socket for the………………………………………………….. ?
5. Sometimes the power switch is on the………………………………………… .
6. A computer keeps its data in the ……………………………………………… .

5 Write the number or ordinal in words. (10 points)

1. 1,500
2. 9th
3. 57
4. 24
5. 100
6. 3rd
7. 82
8. 21st
9. 12th
10. 18

6 The words in bold are in the wrong sentences. Write them next to the correct
sentences. (10 points)

1. Sue needs a loud laptop, because she carries it to school every day.

2. Repair the power supply before you open the motherboard.

3. Could you please design my laptop?

4. David wants to become a mouse.

5. My old computer is light. I must buy a new one.

6. You can put the disc into this programmer.

7. I can’t hear you. The music is too quick.

8. Dan is so useless. He always finishes first.

9. That slot is really cheap. It’s only £5.

10. Do you know how to disconnect a website?

7 Fill the gaps with a word or a phrase. (10 points)

1. Look at all those parts. Can you………………………………..them again?

2. Tony will have his ……………………………………….birthday next month.
3. You can ……………………………………………..your computer to the TV.
4. Which …………………………………….do you use on your mobile phone?
5. Jenny is studying………………………. ………..She wants to be a teacher.
6. Our new data entry operator is very ……………….. She doesn’t talk much.
7. A …………………………………………………..has got a fan to keep it cool.
8. The network administrator is on the………………………. floor of the building.
9. Pete is a support technician and he ………………………..people’s problems.
10. I want to take the computer outside. Have you got a long……………………?
8 Match the sentences in A to the responses in B.

1. What skills do you need for your job? a. Try the fifth floor.
2. What sort of laptop are you looking for? b. OK. It’s in.
3. And this is Anna. c. I’m a software tester.
4. Can I help you? d. You must be good at troubleshooting.
5. Insert the sound card into the sound card slot. e. How much is it?
6. What does your job involve? f. Nice to meet you, too.
7. I’m looking for the programmers. g. A small, light one.
8. Thank you. h. Yes, I’m looking for a new keyboard.
9. What’s your job? i. You’re welcome.
10. I think this laptop is what you’re looking for. j. I design web pages for the Internet.