UNIT 5
TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
A. MULTIPLE CHOICES:
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:
1/ A. technology B. different C. mental D. dentist
2/ A. computer B. from C. box D. doctor
3/ A. happy B. weekly C. accuracy D. multiply
4/ A. produced B. wanted C. needed D. subtracted
5/ A. magazine B. device C. live D. unit
6/ A. teen B. speed C. reenter D. keep
7/ A. of B. often C. foreign D. five
8/ A. music B. computer C. document D. illustrate
9/ A. invention B. option C. calculation D. question
10/ A. ask B. answer C. and D. active
II/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:
1/ A. technology B. illustration C. definition D. electronic
2/ A. computer B. different C. capable D. calculate
3/ A. number B. software C. manage D. invent
4/ A. become B. hardware C. letter D. music
5/ A. office B. language C. around D. other
6/ A. beauty B. machine C. daily D. modern
7/ A. newspaper B. multiply C. magical D. allowance
8/ A. magazine B. collection C. performer D. invention
9/ A. request B. subtract C. produce D. action
10/ A. device B. lighting C. magic D. worry
III/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ We visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty with the help of computers.
A. stay with B. look at C. stop over D. come to see
2/ We visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty with the help of computers.
A. houses B. pubs C. stores D. inns
3/ We read newspapers and magazines which have been produced on computers.
A. born B. shaped C. begun D. manufactured
4/ What makes computer a miraculous device?
A. strange B. superhuman C. wonderful D. famous
5/ Each time you turn it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of doing almost anything you ask.
A. suitable B. good C. right D. important
6/ It is a calculating machine which speeds up calculations: it can add, subtract, multiply, and divide with lightning speed and perfect accuracy.
A. full B. total C. capable D. exact
7/ It is a calculating machine which speeds up calculations: it can add, subtract, multiply, and divide with lightning speed and perfect accuracy.
A. precision B. goodness C. loveliness D. wonder
8/ It is an electric store which manages large collections of data.
A. handles B. works C. drives D. pilots
9/ Decide which of the three options below is the best title for the passage.
A. voices B. desires C. choices D. answers
10/ Ask and answer questions about the uses of modern inventions.
A. up-to-date B. new C. late D. present
IV/ Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ Look at the illustrations of different parts of a computer system.
A. together B. similar C. average D. pure
2/ She was wearing a beautiful dress.
A. unsightly B. dirty C. dusty D. bad
3/ We receive letters from and send letters to almost every part of the world with the help of computers.
A. take B. buy C. sell D. break
4/ And we can even learn foreign languages on computers.
A. known B. native C. natural D. expected
5/ Each time you turn it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of doing almost anything you ask.
A. unsuitable B. unimportant C. ill-prepared D.