I. Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.

1. Each July we ……. to Turkey for a holiday.

are going

go

have gone

were going

2. When I was a child I ………. the violin.

played

am playing

play

had been playing

3. He ……… quite different since we …… married.

is/has got

has been/has got

is/got

has been/got

4. This car…….in our family for 7 years already. My father…… it for the first 5 years, my mother……. it for the last 2 years.

had been/had had/had

has been/had/has had

was/has had/has had

was/has had/had

5. You are out of breath……….?

Have you run

Are you running

Have you been running

Were you running

6. We can’t use the sports hall yet because it……….

is still built

is still building

is still being built

still builds

7. The children…………to the zoo.

were enjoyed taken

enjoyed being taken

were enjoyed taking

enjoyed taking

8. What time………tomorrow?

you leaving

you are leaving

you leave

are you leaving

9. Next month I ……… Tom for 20 years.

will have been knowing

am knowing

will have known

know

10. Wait here until I ……… you.

will call

am calling

am going to call

call

11. If you ……. careful with electricity, you might get a shock.

don’t

won’t

wouldn’t

aren’t

12. The car broke down and we ……. a taxi.

must have got

had got to get

had to get

must get

13. If I ………. you, I ………. accept this job.

had been…would have

am…would

were…would

will be…would

14. The accident was your fault. If you………more carefully, it……….

drove/didn’t happen

had driven/wouldn’t have happened

had driven/hadn’t happened

drove/will not happen

15. I ……… happy to see him, but I didn’t have time.

will have been

would be

will be

would have been

16. I wish I……… more time.

had

have

am having

will have

17. He asked where……… .

was she going

she was going

did she go

is she going

18. ……… want to do this weekend?

What you

Which do you

What do you

What you do

19. She ……… her holiday in Finland.

said me about

told about

said about

told me about

20. ……… people trying to get into the football stadium.

There were too much

There were too many

It was too many

There was too many

21. ……… the people who saw the exhibition thought it was marvellous.

Most

All

Everyone

Each

22. I asked my father for ……… about the problem.

advices

some advices

advice

an advice

23. Against her parents wishes, she wants to be ………….

the journalist

journalist

a journalist

journalists

24. What have we got ………. ?

for the dinner

for a dinner

for dinner

to dinner

25. My purse is ……… in the kitchen, but I’m not quite sure where.

nowhere

anywhere

somewhere

everywhere

26. I look forward……… you soon.

seeing

to seeing

see

to be seeing

27. It was such a funny sight that we couldn’t stop ……….

laughing

to laughing

laugh

to laugh

28. He was busy……… his homework.

doing

to do

that he was doing

he was doing

29. Can you finish the job………. Friday?

till

until

by

for

30. It’s Ann’s birthday some time ……… the middle of May, I think? Yes, it’s her birthday ……… the 21-st.

at/on

in/on

in/at

at/in

31. The salesman showed us………the washing machine.

for using

how to use

the working of

to work

32. I used to smoke ……… 60 cigarettes a day.

as much as

as many as

as little as

as few as

33. It’s ………… sad.

very much

very

much

much very

34. The newspaper is owned by the Mearson Group,………… is Sir James Bex.

which chairman

whose chairman

who chairman

chairman

35. They ………… us work for 12 hours a day.

urged

compelled

made

forced

II. Complete the following facts about text messaging (1-7) using the phrases (a-g).

Text messaging. The facts.

1. It’s cheap. You can send messages of up to 160 characters for _______.
a b c d e f g

2. It’s discreet and personal. You can send or receive messages on a bus, in a meeting or in class, and _______.
a b c d e f g

3. Only 10% of messages sent _______.
a b c d e f g

4. In a survey of mobile-phone users 44% said that text messaging meant that they told their parents they loved them more often, 53% used it to apologise after rows, and 64% said that text messages are a good way to flirt with people_______.
a b c d e f g

5. Text messaging appears to have encouraged men_______.
a b c d e f g

6. People use it to communicate in night-clubs where the music is_______.
a b c d e f g

7. In some places you can even send a message to a vending machine which will deliver a drink and charge it_______!
a b c d e f g

a) they’d like to know better

b) to write and phone more

c) are work-related

d) too loud to talk

e) nobody need know

f) less than the price of a call

g) to your phone bill

III. Complete the interview by matching the questions (a-l) with the appropriate gaps in the article (1-12).

a) How long have you spent on the Internet in the last week?

b) What do you use your computer for?

c) Have you bought any new gadgets recently?

d) How important do you think computers are?

e) Have you ever chatted with strangers on the Internet?

f) Are there any new gadgets on the market that you want?

g) Do you see yourself as a computer geek ?

h) Do you know any good websites?

i) Which would you take to a desert island for company — a computer or a human?

j) How long have you been using computers?

k) Is there anything that irritates you about computers or electronic technology?

l) What kind of computer do you have now?

1. ………… ?
a b c d e f g h i j k l

I’ve had a computer of one sort or another since I bought my first Mac in 1987. I remember it was a little box with a black and white screen, and I think I used to go off and make a cup of tea when it was time to print anything.

2. ………… ?
a b c d e f g h i j k l

I have two laptops and at home I have a huge IBM Aptiva.

3. ………… ?
a b c d e f g h i j k l

Very important, but like most of the world I have love-hate relationship with computers. As a novelist I love the cut and paste function. As a traveller, I’m hooked on hotmail and Internet cafes. But as a true technobimbo , I really hate the way computers get stuck, go wrong and generally fail to explain themselves in plain English.

4. ………… ?
a b c d e f g h i j k l

For e-mail and writing fiction.

5. ………… ?
a b c d e f g h i j k l

I’m afraid the only website I look at regularly is my own.

6. ………… ?
a b c d e f g h i j k l

Yes. I once had a very flirtatious online conversation with someone who, embarrassingly enough, turned out to be fifteen. I was thirty at the time.

7. ………… ?
a b c d e f g h i j k l

About eight hours. The longest I’ve ever spent was actually twenty-four hours, when I was writing a story for an Australian magazine entitled 24 Hours on the Net. It nearly killed me.

8. ………… ?
a b c d e f g h i j k l

Yes, I bought a juicer. It’s fantastic, and I’ve become addicted to banana milk shakes!

9. ………… ?
a b c d e f g h i j k l

Yes, I really want one of those mobile phones with e-mail and Internet access on them.

10. ………… ?
a b c d e f g h i j k l

No, I don’t think so. I’m not a geek at all. I don’t understand computers — they’re just glorified hairdryers or electric kettles to me.

11. ………… ?
a b c d e f g h i j k l

Yes, it annoys me to think how much I depend on them. I’ve been spending far too long on my computer. I must remember to get a life!

12. ………… ?
a b c d e f g h i j k l

A computer — sorry about that, humans!