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TEST 3 (UNIT 3. SCIENCE AND INVENTIONS)
Variant 1
1.Listen to the text and read the statements to it. Choose T if the statement is true according to the text, and F if it is false.
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1) Bell invented the telephone in 1776.____
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2) The first real mobile telephone call was made by Dr Martin Cooper.___
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3) In 1980s, the mobile phones were small but expensive._____
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4) At the end of 1990s still very few people could afford a mobile phone.___
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5) With the increasing use of mobile phones people’s timekeeping became approximate._____
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6) According to the text, people will never be able to watch TV using a mobile phone._____
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2. Read the text below. For questions (1—5) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). An example (1) has been done for you.
William Henry Gates III was born on 28 October 1955. He is one of the world’s richest people and perhaps the most successful businessman ever. He co-founded the software giant Microsoft and turned it into the world’s largest software company. He is the best-known entrepreneur of the PC revolution. He has also written two best-selling books and started his own charity with his wife.
Gates was fascinated by electronics from a young age. In 1975 he read about a small technology company. He contacted them to see if they were interested in a computer program he had written. This led to the creation of Microsoft. Gates later struck a deal with IBM that put Microsoft’s Windows on IBM computers. This deal made Microsoft a major player in the IT industry.
Gates was in charge at Microsoft from 1975 until 2006. He was an active software developer at the beginning. He had a vision that computers could change everyone’s life. He helped make this vision come true and developed many products that are now part of modern life. His management style has been studied and copied around the world. Gates stepped down as Microsoft CEO in June 2008. Now he spends time with his wife, Melinda, focusing on their charitable foundation. They provide funds for global problems that are ignored by other organizations.
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1) What is the best title for this text?
A) The Creation of Microsoft.
B) Gate’s Family Life.
C) Bill Gates: the Story of Success.
D) Bill Gates: the Early Years.
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2) Bill Gates…
A) is the world’s richest man.
B) founded the software giant Microsoft.
C) turned Microsoft into the world’s largest software company.
D) has written many best-selling books.
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3) When did Gates start being interested in electronics?
A) When he was rather young.
B) After he read about a small technology company.
C) Since 1975.
D) While studying at the University
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4) What made Microsoft a major player in the IT industry?
A) Gate’s interest in electronics.
B) Cooperation with a small technology company.
C) The development of the IT industry.
D) The contract with IBM that put Microsoft’s Windows on IBM computers.
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5) Gates believed that…
A) software doesn’t need further development.
B) computers could influence people’s life.
C) the importance of computers is doubtful.
D) he wasn’t competent enough to be in charge at Microsoft.
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3. Using the prompts below, write sentences in the Past Passive, as in the example.
1) — What a nice bike! — It/give/my parents/birthday. — It was given to me by my parents for my birthday .
2) — Look at that house! What happened to it? — It/destroy/in an earthquake.
3) — Where were you born? — In London/but/I/raise/in New York.
TEST 3 (UNIT 3. SCIENCE AND INVENTIONS)
Variant 2
1 Listen to the text and read the statements to it. Choose T if the statement is true according to the text, and F if it is false.
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1) The invention of the telephone was a revolution in communication.____
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2) The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1983.____
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3) The first call that Cooper made was to his wife to announce Cooper’s success.____
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4) In 1980s, the mobile phones were cheap but very big in size.____
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5) According to the text, SMS is the perfect communication method for the busy modern lifestyle.____
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6) New technologies donЎ¦t influence mobile phones.
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2. Read the text below. For questions (1-5) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). An example (1) has been done for you.
Marie Curie was born in 1867. She is one of the greatest scientists to have ever lived. She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity and discovered the chemical elements radium and polonium. Curie is the only person ever to win two Nobel Prizes in two different sciences. Other achievements include being the first female professor at the University of Paris.
Curie was born in Warsaw, Poland. Her father was a Maths and Physics teacher and was a big influence on MarieЎ¦s early education. From an early age Marie was an exceptional student with an amazing memory. She often went without food and sleep to study. Her brilliant mind led her to Paris to study and conduct her research. She met her future husband Pierre Curie at the university. He considered Marie to be a genius and instantly wanted to work with her. They got married and spent most of their time together in their laboratory studying radioactive materials. Their research led to the discovery of radium, for which they were honoured with the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903.
Pierre was killed in 1906 and Marie was devastated and extremely lonely. She threw herself even deeper into her work and won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911. She spent the 1920s raising funds for more research into radium. In 1934 she died from a condition caused by decades of exposure to radiation. Before that no one knew how deadly radium could be.
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1) What is the best title for this text?
A) The Discoveries in Physics.
B) Marie’s Family Life.
C) Marie Curie: the Great Scientist.
D) Marie Curie: the Early Years.
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2) Marie Curie….
A) was one of the greatest mathematicians.
B) studied radioactivity.
C) discovered radioactivity.
D) was the first female professor at the University of Warsaw.
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3) Curie won…
A) the Nobel Prize in Biology.
B) two Nobel Prizes in Chemistry.
C) two Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.
D) no Nobel Prizes.
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4) Who influenced Marie’s early education?
A) her Maths teacher.
B) her father.
C) Pierre Curie.
D) the works of Albert Einstein.
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5) Marie and her husband….
A) studied radioactive materials together.
B) met at school.
C) were honoured with the Nobel Prize in Maths.
D) died in the same year.
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3.Using the prompts below, write sentences in the Past Passive, as in the example.
1) What a nice sweater you are wearing! Thank you. It/knit/my aunt. ____Thank you. It was knitted by my aunt.
2) Why is John so happy? _________ His project/give/the highest mark.
3) This country house is so dirty!______________It/not/clean/for months.
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