Test for unit 16

Test for unit 16
I. Complete the sentences with the passive form of the verbs from the box.
make/ grind/ store/ remove/ touch/ drain/ use/ invent

The zipper ________ by W.L. Judson in 1839.
Coffee beans ________ usually _______ into powder.
Look! Your bureau _______ to another site.
Wine _______ from grapes.
The computer ________ since 1946.
This is the storehouse where the cocoa beans ________.
All the oil ________ from the engine by the mechanic half an hour ago.
Children, that button cannot _______! It’s very dangerous.
II. Change the sentences into passive voice.
Alexander Brain invented the facsimile in 1834.
They dry the beans in the sun.
People can make payment at any post office.
How do people learn English?
They are going to build a new supermarket next year.
Where did you take these photographs?
The policeman is questioning a murder suspect now.
I will translate the instructions into French.
Has the council postponed the meeting?
They were cleaning the room when I arrived.
III. Active or passive? Put the verbs into the correct form.
There is somebody walking behind us. I think we (follow) __________.
Every time I print a document, the printer (break) __________ down.
Apples (say) __________ to be good for our health.
Hoa (bear) __________ in Hue but she (grow) _________ up in Hanoi.
“Is Thanh’s house still for sale?” – “No, it (sell) ________ since last month.”
The application form should (send) _________ today so that I (arrive) _________ the next day.
How _______ cakes (make) _______? _______ you (ever/ make) _______?
I (see) _______ an accident last night. Somebody (call) _______ an ambulance but nobody (injure) ________ so the ambulance (not/ need) ________.
“Who (invent) ________ the microphone?” “It (invent) ________ by D.E. Hughes in 1878.”
The printer (break) _______ down yesterday, but now it’s OK. It (work) _______ again; it (repair) _________.
The professor (give) ________ a speech on history at the moment.
A research (do) _______ by the professor for three years.
An English-speaking club (hold) _______ in our school next year.
We (organize) ________ a workshop on environment this weekend.
Something (do) ________ in our city to improve living condition so far.
They (take) _______ part in a contest last year.
We (go) ________ home with you then. Do you agree?
Flowers (cut) ________ in the morning to sell in the market.
VI. Fill in the missing words in the following passage.
This large flat is on the top floor of a five-storey modern block of flats (1) ______ a quiet part of the country. There (2) ______ two schools, a restaurant, and several shops nearby. Welton Station is only a (3) _______ hundred meters away. the flat has got (4) ______ large living-room, a dining-room, a modern kitchen, a large bedroom and two small bedrooms. (4) ______ is a bathroom with a shower, sink and toilet. The flat (6) ______ also got a small storeroom, and there is (7) _______ large verandah. The price is $44, 500, including carpets.
V. Read the following passage then answer the questions below.
People are fascinated by robots. Some of them look like mechanical dolls to play with. Most of them look like other machines of today’s high technology.
Today’s robots are simple- minded compared with the ones of the future. Researchers are now working on the sixth generation. These new robots will be able to do complex jobs. They will be able to take information from the environment. They will be able to see, using television cameras for eyes. They will be able to touch and hear. Some computers can already understand a limited vocabulary. Researches are trying to develop ones that can understand human speech. They will be able to understand voice commands and then respond.
Why are people fascinated by robots?
How are today’s robots?
What will the robots of the sixth generation be able to do?
What kind of computers are researchers trying to develop?
VI. Choose the correct prepositions in the blankets to fill in the blanks.
A Chinese official made paper _____ (of/ in/ from/ on) wood in 105.
The first papermaking machine was invented _____ (at/ in/ on/ from) the late 1700s _____ (from/ of/ by/ to) a Frenchman.
The factory foreman is showing them _____ (round/ to/ in/ into) the factory.
“What is this button _____ (in/ beside/ like/ for)?” – “It’s