TEST 11
I.
Listen to the passage and answer the questions by circling A, B, or C.
1.
What is the percantage of US teens playing video games?
A.
27%
B. 97%
C. 90%
2.
How much does the domestic video game industry bring every year?
A.
Nearly $20 billion.
B. Nearly $2 billion.
C. Nearly $11 billion.
3.
What do most of the popular video games contain?
A.
Violence
B. bad behavior
C. realistic experience
4.
According to a survey in 2010, how many hours a day did young people aged 8 to 18 spend in entertainment media?
A.
7
B. 5
C. 75
5.
Did all the surveyed kids’ parents have rules about shows and games?
A.
Yes
B. No
C. Not given
II.
Listen to the conversation between Georgia and a salesclerk. Mark the statement as true or false.
1.
………………… The customer wants to buy a camcorder.
2.
………………… The price is $ 599 plus tax.
3.
………………… It’s a very famous brand.
4.
………………… It’s small and lightweight.
5.
………………… Georgia doesn’t like the design.
6.
………………… Georgia decides not to buy the camcorder.
III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose main stress is places differently from the rest.
1.
A. unpolluted
B. unbalanced
C. unreasonable
D. unlawful
2.
A. imbalance
B. immortal
C. impolite
D. important
3.
A. imbecile
B. impossible
C. uncommon
D. unhappy
4.
A. adaption
B. uncertainty
C. impossible
D. environment
5.
A. impure
B. unchanged
C. porter
D. unfair
IV. Choose the best answer.
1.
He set ………………… a new laboratory to do experiments.
A.
Of
B. on
C. by
D. up
2.
My sister is keen………………… doing chemical experiments.
A.
Of
B. on
C. in
D. by
3.
Future home will take advantage…………………robots to do housework.
A.
With
B. at
C. of
D. on
4.
Recent …………………developments have made robots more user – friendly, and intelligent.
A.
Science
B. scientist
C. scientific
D. scientifically
5.
Teenagers spend most of their time playing computer games; …………………, they lose their interests in daily
activities.
A.
Moreover
B. so
C. however
D. as a result
6.
Science and technology have …………………the life safe, secure and comfortable.
A.
Transformed
B. made
C. done
D. changed
7.
Terrirists are using modern technology…………………their destructive work.
A.
About
B. at
C. for
D. with
8.
With the advance of the science and technology, our life changes greatly in various…………………
A.
Scences
B. fields
C. sights
D. regions
9.
The 21
st
century had already seen considerable…………………in computer technology.
A.
Progress
B. progressing
C. progresses
D. process
10.
It is not easy to predict how this…………………is going to develop.
A.
Technique
B. technology
C. technologies
D. technologizing
11.
One major………………… is in the use of computers in transport regulation.
A.
Advance
B. advances
C. advanced
D. advantage
12.
My sister asked “…………………the dress for me?”
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