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Part 3 Practice your vocabulary and use of language skills
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PART 3 PRACTICE YOUR VOCABULARY AND USE OF LANGUAGE SKILLS
Exercise 1. For questions 1 - 12 read the text There is an example at the beginning (0). below and decide which answer (А, В, С or D) best fits each gap.
Electric Cars
If the future (0) … motoring is to be electric, a completely new infrastructure of charging points (1) … to be put in place. Even the latest batteries have to be charged after about 150 kilometres of (2) … This means that a new (3) … of electric charging stations is required across the country.
An American company has (4) … up plans for off-street areas where up to 24 cars will be able to recharge at the same (5) … As it will (6) … about 20 minutes to do this, the company plans to install TV screens and computer work stations as (7) … as coffee shops. The first of these recharging stations will be built in London, which has been chosen (8) … of its population density and the growing popularity of electric vehicles there. A company spokesman said they have already selected several locations in the city and hope to have at least six stations open (9) … the end of the year.
Other countries are (10) … into alternative solutions such as battery-swap stations. Drivers of electric cars can stop when necessary to exchange (11) … depleted battery for a fully-charged one. This would take no (12) … than filling a tank with petrol.
| 0 | A | at | B | of | C | to | D | by |
| A | must | B | have | C | needs | D | should | |
| A | journey | B | travel | C | trip | D | drive | |
| A | knot | B | connection | C | network | D | linking | |
| A | put | B | designed | C | planned | D | drawn | |
| A | time | B | period | C | hour | D | day | |
| A | last | B | take | C | pass | D | spend | |
| A | much | B | many | C | well | D | good | |
| A | since | B | because | C | thanks | D | due | |
| A | from | B | in | C | by | D | at | |
| A | considering | B | exploring | C | planning | D | looking | |
| A | their | B | them | C | they | D | theirs | |
| A | longer | B | faster | C | quicker | D | slower |
Exercise 2. Underline the most suitable word or phrase.
a) This is a small car, but it has a powerful engine/machine.
b) Do you use an electric/electrical toothbrush?
c) I can't see anything. Where's the light plug/switch!
d) I'm going to buy a new notebook/desktop PC that I can take to work.
e) You can't use the lift. It's out of order/work.
f) If you don’t press this button, the washing machine won't go/move.
g) Use this torch. The other one doesn't act/work.
h) The lights have gone out. It must be a power break/cut.
i) A car factory/industry has just been built in our town.
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j) Who exactly discovered/invented the computer?
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with a word from the box. Use each word once only.
| icon website cursor pull-down menu reboot scroll down download highlight paste engine |
a) The text appears at the position of the flashing ….
b) Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse over the text that you
want to ….
c) If your computer crashes, you may have to ….
d) To open a document, click on the relevant ….
e) To transfer text to another document you can copy and ….
f) If the text you want is below the part you can see, you can ….
g) Look at the toolbar at the top of the screen and select the option you want
from the ….
h) Connect to the Internet and type out the address to go straight to the ….
i) If you can't find the information you want on the website, try typing out a
key word into the search ….
j) If you need to get a whole program from the Internet, it can take a long time to ….
Exercise 4. a) Complete the labels with the words in the box.
| axe file needle scissors spade corkscrew hammer saw screwdriver spanner |
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b) Complete each sentence with a suitable word from the table above. Use each word once only.
a) You can make the edges smooth with a….
b) You need a … to open this bottle of wine.
c) I've split my trousers. Do you have a … and thread?
d) I can't open the back of the television without a special ….
e) You can cut that plank in half with this ….
f) We could chop this tree down if we had a sharp ….
g) I was going to dig the garden but I can't find the ….
h) Oh bother! I've hit my thumb with the … instead of the nail!
i) You can cut this cardboard if you have some sharp ….
j) This nut is impossible to undo. I need a larger …
Exercise 5. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
1) James is going to be late. His car has …
a) broken out b) broken up c) broken in d) broken down
2) If your camera is faulty, you should return it to the ….
a) creator b) manufacturer c) inventor d) builder
3) It is hard to get … parts for this car if something goes wrong.
a) extra b) spare c) additional d) emergency
4) I bought this electric drill from a …-it-yourself shop.
a) do b) repair c) make d) fix
5) This clock … on two small batteries.
a) goes b) works c) runs d) moves
6) Lift the … and listen for the dialing tone.
a) microphone b) dial c) receiver d) number
7) Don't touch the wire! You'll get an electric …
a) surprise b) current c) charge d) shock
8) It's difficult to repair a car unless you have the right …
a) gadgets b) instruments c) appliances d) tools
9) This knife is really … I'll have to sharpen it.
a) blunt b) dull c) flat d) frank
10) Don't forget to … your alarm clock for 6. 30.
a) put b) set c) ring d) go off
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