Тематична контрольна робота тема 3 "Наука і винахіди"
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.
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