Part A: Grammar & Use of English

MALTEPEUNIVERSITY

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

DEPARTMENT

ENGLISH PREP LEVEL B (SUMMER TERM)

WORKSHEET NO: 7 JULY15,2009

PART A: GRAMMAR & USE OF ENGLISH

TASK 1: REWRITE the sentences. Use the words in capital letters. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences.

1. Have you eaten here before? Tom asked. IF

Tom asked ______

2. They are going to hold a concert for children in Africa. HELD

A concert ______

3. The new supermarket is reducing its prices. REDUCED

Prices ______

4. I’ll fly if I know the plane has been checked. UNLESS

I ______

5. ‘I didn’t realise that Leo was an artist.’ Said Olga. REALISED

Olga said ______

6. ‘What did you do at school today?’ asked dad. THAT

Dad asked me ______

7. ‘Don’t forget to send me a postcard’ said Jackie when we went on holiday. US

Jackie ______

8. Has someone put highlights in your hair? HAD

Have ______

9. Have you eaten here before? IF

Could you ______

10. Where’s the nearest cash dispenser? KNOW

Do ______

11. Almost everyone here disapproves of advertising. PEOPLE

Most ______

12. The film was bad, and the book was bad. NOR

Neither ______was good.

TASK 2.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

No one can make us ________ (do) anything we don’t want to.
They apologized for (be) ______unfriendly.
They have decided ______(not buy) our house.
I would help you if I ______(have) more time.
If only we ______(do) something to stop them.
A body ______(just find) by the police.
Do you know where your cat ______(last see) and by whom?
Kelly told us ______(not go) to the hairdresser’s in the high street.
Andy asked our teacher if he ______(mark) our tests yet.
Come on. Look for him. He can’t ______(go) far yet.
I’m going to have my bedroom ______(decorate).

TASK 3: Complete the text with one word in each gap.

Dear Joan,

We’ve just come back from a wonderful holiday. I’ve got so much I want to tell you. We 0__booked__ the flight on the internet and it was great because the airline allowed us to check- 1______on the internet too. We printed off our boarding 2______and when we got to the airport we had to show them at a special fast bag drop area. Then we were free to go through passport 3______and into the departure 4______. Well, you know me. I went straight to the duty-5______shops. I love them. They are all branches of High Street shops so, 6______there’s a problem, it’s really easy to exchange them 7______something else when you get home. The only problem we did have was that there was such a long queue that, by the time I 8______been served our flight was ready. Ken was getting so worried. We ran to the gate but the cabin 9______were very friendly and we 10______looked after very well all the way to Italy. When we got there …

TASK 4: Circle the correct answer

We have given /been given a car by our parents.
He told me that he hadn’t seen / didn’t see us that day.
He must have been / be murdered. There’s no other explanation.
If you hadn’t missed / didn’t miss your flight, you would have had a lovely holiday.
When are our parent’s / parents’ birthdays?
We asked them what they did want / wanted.
What were you being told / telling by the teacher when I walked in?
None / Any of the people here have got a car.
The artists / Artists are usually quite shy people.
By the time I left school I already learned / had already learned to drive.
They told us not to / to not be late.
He asked her did she have / if she had a degree.
This is probably the dead soldiers / soldier’s wallet.
Both of them is / are tall and slim.
We would have won / win the match if Paul hadn’t been injured.
She must leave / have left. Her car isn’t here.
I had never realised / have never realised how complicated his life was before he told me everything.
Don’t worry our flight hasn’t announced / been announced yet.
This is great. We arebeating / being beaten them 3-0.
The problem with love / the love is that it never lasts.
She told us that she was / is going to Paris the following day.

TASK 5: Five of these sentences have mistakes. Find and correct them. Tick the correct ones.

They asked us where had we been.__we had__

1They have always expected us to help them.______

2Neither Brian or his brother have got a job.______

3I couldn’t have done it if you haven’t been there.______

4I wish the plane hadn’t been delayed.______

5Has the menu printed yet?______

6She told him that she couldn’t understand him.______

7They mustn’t have heard us. Shout again.______

8Planes are much safer than the cars.______

9Have you had your TV fixed yet?______

10 I’d like to know what I should do next. ______

TASK 6: Read the text and circle the correct choice

Barry put the key in the lock and opened the door. He always felt wonderful when he saw the huge, 0_____ apartment. He’d almost forgotten his poor childhood with the 1_____ kitchen, only big enough for one person and even then too small.

Now he was a star. He 2_____ the most talented singer in Britain and he had everything he could ever need. He had had 3_____ put in his hair and his 4_____ was carefully styled so that it always looked as if he hadn’t shaved for two days. 5_____ his old school friends were married with kids now, working in boring jobs, their dreams long forgotten.

He gazed 6_____ his reflection and smiled at himself. ‘You look 7_____ gorgeous’ he said, smiling. Suddenly he stopped. He looked again at the reflection. It 8_____. His hair was turning grey. He was getting older. 9_____ started appearing on his face. What was happening? He looked up again and the reflection was back to normal. He 10_____ with fear at what he had seen. What was it? Just his imagination or a view of the future? And what would he see in the mirror tomorrow?

0atackyb luxuriouscgloomyddepressing

1acrampedbmagnificentctranquildcharming

2ahad votedbhas votedchad been voteddhas been voted

3apermsbpartingschighlightsdbleach

4astubblebpony tailcplaitddreadlocks

5aAnybMostcMost ofdEvery

6aonboverctodat

7averybprettycextremelydabsolutely

8achangedbhas been changingcwas changingdis changed

9aDimplesbWrinklescPartingsdHighlights

10asighed bgiggledcshuddereddstrolled

PART B: READING COMPREHENSION

TASK 1: Read each paragraph and choose the best ending

Imagine what it would be like to wake up and find yourself locked in a metal box. This is what happened to a man in South Africa who had been in a car accident. The doctors thought he was dead, so he was put in the metal box. He remained there, unconscious, for two days. Then he woke up and called for help. The people who heard him were afraid at first, but when they realized that he was alive, they let him out of the box. He was happy to be alive and free, but his happiness did not last long because his girlfriend refused to see him. She did not believe that he was really alive and said that

a. he must be a ghost returning from the dead. b. she wanted to marry him as soon as possible.

c. he should go back into the box. d. he must be still asleep and dreaming.

In many countries, textbooks for children in elementary school give a false picture of women's lives. They often show women only as mothers and housewives. The women are seen caring for their families or doing simple tasks around the home. In reality, in many countries, the majority of women work outside the home. They may also have children and do housework, but at the same time, they have jobs. Their lives can be quite complicated as they try to balance their responsibilities at home and at work. Their situation is nothing like the situations shown in the school books. Some educators believe that these books

a. do not help girls prepare for their future. b. give girls a good idea of their future.

c. show women in many complex situations. d. do not show enough pictures of women.

TASK 2: Read the article.

The History of the Internet

The Internet has become a familiar part of the lives of people all over the globe, and as of September 2002, the worldwide population online was estimated at over 600 million. The Internet is a revolutionary mechanism for worldwide information distribution and a powerful tool for communication between people and their computers regardless of location.

The basic concept of the Internet was first thought of in the early 1960s. Initially it was planned to be a military research network, designed to be decentralized or spread out over many locations. In case one location was attacked, the military could still control its communications and equipment from another connected location. Created by ARPA (the Advanced Research Project Agency), ARPANET- the first smaIl network-went online in 1969 and connected four universities in the United States.

This network was very successful from the beginning. Originally ARPANET was designed to allow scientists to share data and access remote computers. However, after the first email program was inventedin 1972, communication through email quickly became the most popular application. By the end of 1972, ARPANET had over 23 hosts which connected universities and government research centers around the United States.

The general public became aware of ARPANET in the late 70s when the commercial (non-military public) version was released. USENET newsgroups (the decentralized newsgroup network) were established on the Net at this time, and users from all over the world started to join these discussion groups to talk about the Net, politics, religion and thousands of other subjects.

With corresponding advances in network technology, particularly the creation of TCP/IP as a common language for the network computers, the diverse collection of networks making up ARPANET was recognized as an international network. The term, Internet was used for the first time in 1982. Unfortunately also around this time, privacy and security started becoming important issues on the Net due to the emergence of hackers and viruses.

In 1990, the original military ARPANET went offline, leaving the Internet on its own. At this time the Internet now had over 300,000 hosts. A year later, the World Wide Web (WWW) was born. The World Wide Web was initially developed in Switzerland at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. The World Wide Web is in fact a browser for the Internet-a kind of software program that allows users to access and navigate within information on the net. With the introduction of the World Wide Web, the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web accelerated at a rapid pace. The first computer code of the web was created in 1991 allowing programmers to combine words, pictures and sounds on web pages.

In the early nineties, restrictions on commercial traffic were lifted and the age of e-business began. As well, the first search engine, Gopher, and the first web browser, Mosaic, were developed at this time, allowing easier and simpler access to the net. Traffic on the Internet started growing at an annual rate of approximately 340,000%. By 1992, over 1 million hosts were part of the Internet.

By the mid nineties, the majority of Internet traffic was on the World Wide Web. Individuals and groups of diverse interests, from the Pope at the Vatican to Pizza Hut, were setting up web sites. Nearly 10 million hosts were online. The Internet had become truly global.

TASK 2A: Mark each statement as TRUE, FALSE or NI (No information).

ı. ____ ARPANET was created by a computer company.

2. ____ Users of USENET mostly just shared ideas online.

3. ____ Businesses did not take much interest in the Net until the late 1990s.

4. ____ Hackers broke the computer code of the web in 1991.

6.____ Undeveloped countries still don’t have access to the Internet.

5. ____ By the mid nineties, there were almost 10 million Internet hosts worldwide.

TASK 2B: Choose the best answer.

1. Who was originally planned to be the main user of ARPANET?

a. Businesses b. Computer manufacturers

c. The military d. Universities

2. What changed about ARPANET in the early 1970s?

a. Public restriction of its use was lifted.b. It was used more for communication.

c. The number of hosts went over 100. d. It went offline.

3. The first computer virus probably appeared in ______

a. the early 70s b. the late 70s

c. the early 80s d. the early 90s

4. What was Gopher?

a. A computer company b. A computer virus

c. A program application d. A search engine

5. Based on the text, which can be considered to have the most users today?

a. ARPANET b. CERT

c. The Internet d. The World Wide Web

TASK 2C: Fill in the blanks with the words from the list to complete the summary. There are two words you DON’T need.

accelerated / access / concept / decentralize / emergence / ARPANET
global / hackers / privacy / remote / www / shifted

Although it has only had a short history, the Internet has had a great impact on modern society. The ______(1) of the Internet came from military research in the 1960s. The military wanted to ______(2) its research and control centers

through connections to ______(3) locations by computers. With these ARPANET connections, researchers could ______(4) data and equipment from different sites. ARPANETworked well, and with the ______(5) of email in the 1970s, use of ARPANET ______(6) to communication. As more and more users began using the system, ______(7) and security became an issue due to the threat of______(8) and viruses. Business use of the Internet ______(9) in the late 1980s and into the 1990s. By the late 1990s, there were more than 10 million hosts providing ______(10) access to the Internet.

PART C: VOCABULARY

TASK 1: Complete the text with the correct forms of the words in brackets.

Re: New advertising contract

The product we have to ADVERTISE (advert) is a new men’s after shave. We are mainly thinking of television1______(commerce) and I was thinking that the image we want is something 2______(trend) and likely to appeal to the 18-25 age group. There’s nothing new or 3______(revolution) about the product so we have to sell it on its image. Here are three initial ideas for your consideration

We see a man on an 4______(inhabit) desert island. He has to be very 5______(muscle) and handsome. We see him sending messages in bottles and signalling with a mirror but no-one wants to help him. He’s also 6______(shave). Then this after shave washes up on the beach. He opens it and smells it, shaves, splashes it on his cheeks and suddenly, he’s surrounded by women in a variety of boats trying to rescue him.

There’s a musician. A 7______(guitar) and he’s playing on a tiny stage and there’s no one watching him. Next door a band are giving a wild 8______(perform) and the place is packed with screaming fans. He goes to his dressing room and shaves, uses the after shave and you can see the scent floating next door. When he comes out on stage, he looks up and it’s packed with fans.

The third idea is of a bleak 9______(industry) scene, all chimneys and smoke and the colour is very grey. A man is walking, he comes to a Broken sink and shaves. He splashes on the after-shave and colours suddenly appear, the factories disappear and he is walking through

a sunny, 10______(resident) area filled with beautiful women.

Let me know what you think.

Ted

TASK 2: Complete the sentences with the words from the box. There are more words than you need.

venue / bother / refund / flee / dispenser / swollen / recover
capture / distinguish / witty / event / stale / nutritious / annual

I couldn’t get any money from the cash ______because I’d forgotten my card.
A TV commercial is good when it can ______our imagination.
The cake may have gone ______. Don’t eat it.
I didn’t get a ______but I could choose another product instead.
In our shop you’ll only find the food which is ______and good for your health.
Some players can’t ______the artificial world from the reality.
The football World Cup is the most popular sporting ______in the world.
I fell over while skiing and now my ankle is ______.
He plays a/an ______journalist who is very popular with women.
Sorry to ______you, but I can’t find the way out.

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