UNIT 8: POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TEST 1

I. MULTIPLE CHOICEChoose the most suitable option to complete the sentence.Tenses1. We did not go out because it___________.a. Would rain b. was raining c. had rained d. has rained2. I saw Maggie at the party. She___________a very beautiful dress.a. Wears b. wore c. was wearing d. has worn3. We cleaned up the room as soon as the guests___________.a. had left b. has left c. left d. were leaving4. The secretary___________the report by 10.00 yesterday.a. hadn’t finished b. hasn’t finished c. didn’t finish d. would finish5. There’s a strange smell in here. Mother___________something.a. cooks b. is cooking c. will cook d. has cookedPrepositions6. The Internet allows accessing___________information stored___________other computersfar___________.a. to / in / off b. to / at / from c. ∅ / by / ∅ d. ∅ / on / away7. ___________the end of January, she started looking for jobs. ___________ the end, she found one last week.a. At / At b. In / In c. At / In d. In / At8. Make sure that the printer is hooked___________the computer.a. with b. to c. up to d. by9. Once you get___________ the internet, you can read thousands of articles ___________this subject.a. on / on b. to / about c. in / of d. into / in10. I am writing to complain___________the poor service provided___________your restaurant.a. of / with b. about / by c. against / in d. to / atGrammar11. The washing-machine has broken down again. I think we should get___________.a. a new b. a new one c. new d. new one12. All the guests were dancing. ___________having a good time.a. All was b. Every was c. Everyone was d. Someone were13. “If he had asked you, would you have accepted?” she said to me.The best form of reported speech of the above sentence is ‘___________’a. She said that if he had asked me, I would have accepted.b. She told me that if he had asked me, she would have accepted.c. She asked me whether I would have accepted if he had asked me.d. She asked me whether I would accept if he asked me.14. “If I am free next Saturday, I will go to the bookshop to buy that book,” Tom said.

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The best form of reported speech of the above sentence is ‘___________’a. Tom said that if he is free next Saturday, he will go to the bookshop to buy that book.b. Tom said me that if he is free next Saturday, he would go to the bookshop to buy that book.c. Tom said that if he Was free the next Saturday, he will go to the bookshop to buy that book.d. Tom told me that if he was free the following Saturday, he would go to the bookshop to buy that book.15. “I would keep a horse if I could afford it,” my uncle said.The best form of reported speech of the above sentence is ‘___________’a. My uncle said that He would keep a horse if he could afford it.b. My uncle said that He would have kept a horse if he could have afforded it.c. My uncle told that he would keep a horse if he had been able to afford it.d. My uncle asked that he will keep a horse if he can afford it.Speaking16. You dial an incorrect phone number. Someone answers. You say, ‘___________’a. Sorry, wrong number b. Sorry, false numberc. Sorry, bad number d. Excuse me, I was wrong17. You want to speak to James on the phone. You say, ‘___________.?’a. Are you James b. Is that James c. Is it James d. Is James18. The phone rings. The person calling says ‘Hello, who’s that?’. You say, ‘___________.’a. I’m Alex b. hlere is Alex c. It’s Alex d. That is Alex19. You answer the phone. The person on the other end wants to speak to you. Caller: ‘Is that John Wright?’You say, ‘___________’a. Yes, speaking b. Yes, fm speaking c. Yes, I’m here d. Yes, that is20. Someone calls you. He dials an incorrect phone number. You say, ‘___________.’a. No, I’m not the number you wantb. False numberc. No, sorry, you’ve got the wrong numberd. Excuse me, you are not correctII. VOCABULARYComplete each of the following sentences with one of the words provided in the box.

Leave speakers make cell check codeblogs ringing network reply on-line in answer

21. The phone is__________. I’m busy. Can you__________it?22. I’ve already sent you email. Please __________ it and to my questions as soon as possible.23. If the person you want to speak to is not , you can__________a message.24. I don’t know how to__________a phone call with my__________phone.25. Billions of dollars has been spent to improve the communications__________.26. Teenagers are now interested in__________- the personal__________diaries.27. Can you tell me the area__________of London?

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28. Without__________, you cannot listen to music on the computer.III. WORD FORMSComplete the following sentences with the appropriate forms of the given words.29. Holding a__________by means of the internet will save us a huge expense of traveling and accommodation (conference)30. Before leaving, you should have your internet__________. (connect)31. The book itself is not expensive, but the__________is very high (post)32. Mrs. Green is responsible for dealing with__________from customers (complain)33. Thanks to the internet, there is no more__________ in communication (convenient)34. The internet is__________in this part of the country, so you can’t send or receive email here (access)35. When all the data have been__________, it will be easier to get the needed__________(computer / inform)36. Look! You haven’t keyed in the__________address yet. (deliver)IV. CLOZE TESTFill im each blank with one suitable word to make a complete passage.When you have got an email address and logged into your email (37) __________, how do you send email? This is very simple and most email (38) __________(outlook express) use the (39) __________functions. All you need to do to send email is click on the “compose” email (40) __________, then enter the email (41) __________you want to send to, the subject of the email, the message of the email and then (42) __________the “send” button. In most email programs you will find the below functions,• (43) __________a file in a mail message• Access and read your incoming mail• Print incoming mail• Save incoming mail in a file• Send and (44) __________to a message• Import/export special objects into/from your mailV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONRewrite each of the following sentences as directed so that the meaning remains unchanged.45. During the World Cup we saw hardly any people on the streets.(Rewrite the sentence with an indefinite pronoun.)→ ______________________________________________________46. The luggage of all the people had to be weighed.(Rewrite the sentence with an indefinite pronoun.)→ ______________________________________________________47. No unusual event has happened during the last week.(Rewrite the sentence with an indefinite pronoun.)→ ______________________________________________________48. “If you saw my father, you’d recognize him at once. He is the most extraordinary-looking man,” she said to me.(Rewrite the sentence in reported speech.)

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→ ______________________________________________________49. “If it rains this afternoon it will be too wet to play the match tomorrow,” the captain said.(Rewrite the sentence in reported speech.)→ ______________________________________________________50. “If you were under 6 years old, you wouldn’t need to pay to get in the park,” he said to her.(Rewrite the sentence in reported speech.)→ ______________________________________________________51. “If Tom wants seats, he’d better apply early,” she said.(Rewrite the sentence in reported speech.)→ ______________________________________________________52. “If the ground had been dry on the day of the race, my horse might have won,” said the owner.(Rewrite the sentence in reported speech.)→ ______________________________________________________53. “The hens wouldn’t have got into the house if you had shut the door,” Tom said to his sister.(Rewrite the sentence in reported speech.)→ ______________________________________________________54. “You wouldn’t have so much trouble with your car if you had had it serviced regularly,” the mechanic told me.(Rewrite the sentence in reported speech.)→ ______________________________________________________VI. SENTENCE BUILDINGUse the given cues to make complete sentences.55. Internet / very fast and convenient way / information→ ______________________________________________________ 56. it / cheap way / communicate / friends and relatives→ ______________________________________________________57. they / in touch / each other / means / e- mail / chat→ ______________________________________________________58. you can check / weather conditions / before / go / camp / or fish→ ______________________________________________________59. you can sit / comfortable / home / shopping→ ______________________________________________________60. you / listen / music / watch videos / play games→ ______________________________________________________61. Internet / also use / teaching / learning / foreign language→ ______________________________________________________62. fact / there / not be / modern life / internet → ______________________________________________________VII. READING COMPREHENSION

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Read the following passage and decide whether the following statements are true, false or no information.Nowadays young generation doesn’t read books, journals, magazines and newspapers. And really why should they if they have excellent possibilities to find everything necessary on-line? Besides information, you can find a lot of other different things that can widen your outlook. You can visit Louver gallery with famous Mona Lisa, sitting comfortably in your armchair in front of computer screen.You can also order different services. If you log on to Internet you can purchase anything you can imagine. Just clicking a right button, you can order term paper or pizza, or tickets to a rock concert. Your term paper order will be done easily; pizza will be tasty - just wonderful due to Internet services. Internet without doubt is a blessing for those who have no time and opportunities to go shopping. Besides commercial part of the Internet, one can also find a wide range of ways of communication. You can chat; use ICQ, instant messengers or an e-mail.With the help of new inventions, like a web-camera, you can even see whom you are talking to. Thus you can see that people can practically live on-line, because it is possible to work on-line, study on-line, have fun on-line and even date on-line. But is virtual world a good place to spend your time? People can spend up to 18 hours sitting at the computer. No matter how well is screen protection installed, it is still very harmful not only for your eyes, but also for your organism. Can you imagine your body being X-rayed 18 hours in a row? But this is exactly what happens when you spend days in front of your computer.63. The author thinks that the internet can replace books, journals, magazines and newspapers.64. Information is the best part of the internet.65. There is an online Louver gallery.66. Shopping online is limited to buying foods and paper.67. ICQ helps you communicate with other people.68. With screen protection, the computer screen cannot do harm to your eyes.69. When you are working on the computer, your bodies are affected with X-rays.70. A large number of teenagers use the computer 18 hours a day.

TEST 2PHONOLOGY1. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.a. postal b. email c. complaint d. printer2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.a. forward b. reply c. contact d. receive3. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.a. telephone b. computer c. popular d. everyone4. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others,a. email b. webcam c. internet d. send5. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others,a. dial b. on-line c. device d. diskTENSESChoose the most suitable option to complete the sentence.6. What time__________the next train leave?

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a. does b. will c. shall d. would7. This room is dirty. Someone__________in here.a. smoked b. has smokedc. had been smoking d. have been smokingVOCABULARYChoose the most suitable option to complete the sentence.8. They usually__________with each other on the computer.a. email b. chat c. contact d. reply9. Bob asked me to__________to him the email John me.a. sent / posted b. reply / received c. forward / sent d. gave / checked10. __________are said to be addictive.a. Games on-line b. On-line games c. On-line’s games d. On-lined games11. The director hates reading on the , so the secretary always has to__________prepare of documents for him.a. screen / hard copy b. USB drive / filesc. printer / printout d. CD-ROM / print12. If you press the combination of Ctrl and ‘P’ from the__________, the__________will start to print.a. mouse / printout b. monitor / screenc. screen / hard copy d. keyboard / printerPREPOSITIONSChoose the most suitable option to complete the sentence.13. It takes a few seconds to reply__________an email. It takes a much longer time if you contact__________post.a. to / by b. with / with c. for / on d. ∅ / ∅14. Can I speak__________Helen? Is she__________? - No, she’s__________.a. ∅ / out / in b. with / inside / outsidec. to / in / out d. to / indoors / outdoors15. When I started mentioning money, he just hung__________ mea. up b. on c. up on d. up against16. She asked me to put her__________the manager.a. on b. to c. through d. through to17. How often do you receive email__________her?a. of b. from c. to d. byGRAMMARChoose the most suitable option to complete the sentence.18. __________happened to our friend.a. Awful something has b. Something awful hasc. Something awful have d. Anything awful has19. Which of the two do you need? The thick book or__________?a. the thin one b. thin one c. thin ones d. the thin ones

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20. This hotel is much better than__________we stayed in last year.a. a one b. one c. the d. the one21. You are the first person to read this. I have given it to__________.a. someone b. anyone c. everyone d. no one22. “If you had looked at the engine for a moment you would have seen what was missing,” the supervisor said.The best form of reported speech of the above sentence is ‘__________’.a. The supervisor told me that if I had looked at the engine for a moment I would have seen what had been missing.b. The supervisor said me that if I looked at the engine for a moment I would see what was missing.c. The supervisor asked me that if I look at the engine for a moment I will see what is missing.d. The supervisor told me if I had looked at the engine for a moment I would see what had been missing.23. “If I were sent to prison would you visit me?” Helen’s boyfriend asked her.The best form of reported speech of the above sentence is ‘__________’.a. Helen’s boyfriend asked her whether she would visit him if he were sent to prison.b. Helen’s boyfriend said her that she would have visited him if he had been sent to prison.c. Helen’s boyfriend said her that she would visit him if he were sent to prison.d. Helen’s boyfriend asked her whether she would have visited him if he had been sent to prison.24. “If everybody gave £1 we would have enough,” the class monitor said.The best form of reported speech of the above sentence is ‘__________’.a. The class monitor told that if everyone gives £1 they will have enough.b. The class monitor said that if everyone had given £1 they would have had enough.c. The class monitor said that if everyone gave £1 they would have enough.d. The class monitor asked that if everyone gave £1 they would have enough.25. “If your mother had known the whole story she wouldn’t have been so angry,” my father told me.The best form of reported speech of the above sentence is ‘__________’.a. My father told me that if your mother had known the whole story, she wouldn’t have been angry.b. My father said that if my mother had known the whole story, she wouldn’t have been angry.c. My father said that if my mother had known the whole story, she wouldn’t be angry.d. My father told me that if my mother knew the whole story, she wouldn’t be angry.26. “We will buy you a new car if you pass the university entrance exam,” Tom’s parents told him.The best form of reported speech of the above sentence is ‘__________’a. Tom’s parents said that they will buy him a new car if he passes the university entrance exam.b. Tom’s parents told him that if he had passed the university entrance exam, they would have bought him a new car.c. Tom’s parents asked that they would buy him a new car if he had passed the university entrance exam.d. Tom’s parents told him that they would buy him a new car if he passed the university entrance exam.27. “What will you do if you have 5 days off?” my boss asked me.The best form of reported speech of the above sentence is ‘__________’a. My boss asked me what I will do if I had 5 days off.

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b. My boss asked me what I would do if I had 5 days off.c. My boss asked me what he would do if he had 5 days off.d. My boss asked me what I would have done if I had had 5 days off. ERROR CORRECTIONIdentify the words or phrases that need correcting to be perfect sentences.28. I think someone are coming up the stairs. You must do something now.

A B C D29. Let’s meet ourselves at eight o’clock, shall we? Everyone should make sure to be on time.

A B C D30. We haven’t got a good dictionary, but we’d like a.

A B C D31. My father said that if I left the next day, I could have met him in Paris on Friday.

A B C D32. She told me that if she had been in my shoes, she would buy a new car.

A B C DSENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONChoose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one.33. Will you be sad if he doesn’t come back?a. Are you OK if he will never return?b. Will you be fine if he will go forever?c. Are you alright if he refuses to come back?d. Will you be sad if he fails to return?34. If my dog had been muzzled, it wouldn’t have bitten the beggar.a. The dog bit the beggar so it was muzzled.b. Because my dog bit the beggar, it was muzzled.c. Should my dog be muzzled, it didn’t bite the beggar.d. My dog wasn’t muzzled, so it bit the beggar.35. I haven’t the slightest idea what my feelings would be if the same thing happened to me.a. I know very little about what would happen to me about my feelings.b. I can’t imagine how I would feel if the same thing happened to me.c. I have little idea about my feelings when such a thing would happen to me.d. I don’t know what would happen to me about my feelings.36. “ I will go immediately if you don’t apologize!” the girl said to her friend.a. Not apologizing her, the girl decided to go immediately.b. The girl would like to go immediately that her friend didn’t apologize her.c. Because her friend was not good, the girl wanted to go immediately.d. The girl threatened to go immediately unless her friend apologized.37. I’ve made a promise not to tell you her name.a. I’ll tell you her name because I didn’t promise not to.b. If I make a promise, I won’t tell you her name.

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c. I’ll break a promise if I tell you her name.d. I don’t know her name so I can’t promise to tell you.CLOZEChoose the most suitable option to complete the passage.

WHY WOULD ONE WANT TO BLOG?• They may blog to build personal relationships and take it up as a hobby. One can write a blog about their daily (38)__________. This is a way (39) __________one can communicate about (40) __________ has transpired in their day with their friends a family. They may also use their blog to (41) __________their feelings about themselves, or their concerns.• Some blogs are created to (42) __________a certain topic, or subject matter. This (43) __________ politics, new movie releases, or marketing techniques.• Corporations are one of the largest (44) __________ of blogging. This kind of writing when well written can be a very powerful business tool. These blogs, can develop anticipation where their products or services are concerned. They can also be useful to keep employees (45) __________of company issues and news.38. a. route b. acts c. actions d. activities39. a. which b. in which c. that d. when40. a. what b. that c. which d. something41. a. convey b. demonstrate c. express d. have42. a. write b. talk c. discuss about d. cover43. a. may be b. maybe c. might d. consists44. a. uses b. users c. usages d. usings45. a. uninformed b. informative c. informed d. informantsREADINGRead the following passage and choose the best choice to complete the sentences.ADSL (Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line) is a broadband access service providing a permanent access to the Internet at a higher bit rate than dial-up or ISDN access to the Internet.The service operates on special telephone networks with copper pairs. In addition to the voice channel (there is one in the ordinary network and two in the ISDN network), a further two channels are reserved by frequency splitting: one for data upload and the other for data download. The two channels are of different bandwidths, i.e. asymmetrical (“asymmetrical” in ADSL refers to this), since data are downloaded more often than uploaded by users. ADSL offers a maximum download rate of 384 kbit/s and a maximum upload rate of 64 kbit/s.46. ADSL access to the internet is__________ISDN access.a. quicker than b. as quick as c. slower than d. worse than47. The IDSN telephone network has__________voice channel(s).a. four b. three c. two d. one48. The ADSL telephone network has__________channels.a. four b. three c. two d. one49. Users upload data__________download data.a. more often than b. less often than c. as much as d. faster than

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50. With ADSL, data are uploaded and downloaded__________.a. in the same channels b. difficultlyc. in 2 different channels d. frequently

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ĐÁP ÁNTEST 1

I.1. b 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. b 6. d 7. c 8. c 9. a 10. b 11. b12. c 13. c 14. D 15. a 16. a 17. b 18. c 19. a 20. cII.21. ringing / answer 23. in /leave 25. Network 27. code22. check / reply 24. make / cell 26. Blogs/ on-line 28. speakersIII.29. teleconference 32. Complaints 35. Computerized/ information30. disconnected 33. Inconvenience 36. delivery31. postage 34. inaccessibleIV.45. During the World Cup, we hardly saw anyone on the streets.46. Everyone’s luggage had to be weighed.47. Nothing unusual has happened during the last week.48. She told me that if I saw her father, I would recognize him at once because he was the mostextraordinary-looking man.49. The captain said that if it rained that afternoon, it would be too wet to play the match the following day.50. He told her that if she were under 6 years old, she wouldn’t need to pay to get in the park.51. She said that if Tom wanted seats, he should apply early.52. The owner said that if the ground had been dry on the day of the race, his horse might have won53. Tom told his sister that the hens wouldn’t have got into the house if she had shut the door.54. The mechanic told me that I wouldn’t have so much trouble with my car if I had had it serviced regularly.V.55. Internet is a very fast and convenient way to get information.56. It is a very cheap way to communicate with friends and relatives.57. They can get in touch with each other by means of emails or chatting.58. You can check the weather conditions before going camping or fishing.59. You can sit comfortably at home to do the shopping.60. You can listen to the music, watch videos or play games.61. Internet is also used in teaching and learning foreign language.62. In fact, there wouldn’t be a modern life without the internet.VI.63. True 65. True 67. True 69. True64. No information 66. False 68. False 70. No information

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TEST 21. c 2. a 3.b 4. a 5. d6. a 7. d8. b 9. c 10. b 11. a 12. d13. a 14. c 15. c 16. d 17. b18. b 19. b 20. d 21. d 22. A 23. a 24. c 25. b28. B (is) 30. D (one) 32. C (were)29. D (each other / ∅) 31. C (meet)33. d 34. d 35. b 36. d 37. c38. d 39. b 40. a 41. c 42. d 43. a 44. b 45. c46. a 47. c 48. b 49. b 50. c

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