Unit 9. Gadgets. Progress Test (Solut. Pre-Int.)

1. Rewrite the sentences in the passive: Companies make boxes out of cardboard because it’s a cheap material.

   Boxes...

1. Rewrite the sentences in the passive: A company called Dupont developed nylon in the 1930s.

   Nylon...

1. Rewrite the sentences in the passive: People won’t need paper to write on in the future.
   

   Paper...

1. Rewrite the sentences in the passive: Criminals have stolen copper from many buildings in London because of its value.
   

   Copper...

Choose the correct answers.

The umbrella

Evidence of ancient umbrellas ¹___                    [a) has been found, b) has found, c) has been find, d) has being found] in Egypt, Greece and China and from this, we know that the umbrella ²_                 [a) is invented, b) has invented, c) was invented, d) be invented]__ over four thousand years ago. However, the first umbrella ³_                  [a) isn’t used, b) hasn't used, c) don't be used, d) wasn’t used]__ in the rain, but in the sun.

The Chinese were the first people to make umbrellas waterproof and it is this kind of umbrella that ⁴_                       [a) is regularly used, b) is used regular, c) regularly is used, d)is regular used]__ by millions of people around the world today.

The design for the umbrella ⁵_                          [a)not been changed, b) hasn’t be changed, c) hasn’t been changed, d) hasn’t been change]__ much in thousands of years. So ⁶__                          [a)will the umbrella be, b)will the umbrella been, c) has the umbrella been, d) has the umbrella been]_ replaced by something more modern in the future? A Chinese inventor called Chuan Wang hopes it will. He has invented a new type of umbrella. With this one, air ⁷__                  [a)is use, b)is used, c)has been used, d)uses]_ instead of nylon to keep the rain off your head. However, at the moment, the battery only lasts for a short time so your traditional umbrella ⁸_                        [a)be thrown away, b) been thrown away, c)won’t be thrown away, d)thrown away]__ just yet!

Choose the correct words.

1. In my opinion, the greatest ________________ of the 20th century was the mobile phone.

2. The ________________ of X-rays changed the future of medicine.

3. ________________ is a problem in my family. My father and my grandfather can’t hear.

4. She wasn’t there, but she listened to the ________________ of the interview.

5. I made an ________________ to see her at the weekend.

Choose the correct words to complete the sentence:

I bought this digital _________________ last week, but I’m disappointed with the quality of the sound.

Choose the correct words to complete the sentence:
Here’s the ________ to go with the laptop – you’ll need to plug it in to use it.

Choose the correct words to complete the sentence:
The first thing you do with most gadgets is press the ___________.