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1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.
1 What I like about my new laptop is that it’s …; its small and light for travelling.
A interactive
B portable
C versatile
D online
2 My brother has read three books already this week; he’s such a(n) … .
A bookworm
B artificial intelligence
C memory stick
D game-tester
3 My brother has been a(n) … for five years. It must be great to get paid to play computer games all
day.
A bookworm
B console
C game-tester
D objective
4 Scientists have been studying … intelligence for quite a few years now.
A portable
B artificial
C interactive
D versatile
5 My sister is a great artist and she always wanted to design … for a big company and now she
does.
A graphics
B objectives
C input
D game-testers
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6 Have you been to that new computer shop on the high street? It has the largest … of computer
games I’ve ever seen.
A consoles
B graphics
C range
D objective
7 A … is a very small device which you plug into your computer; you can store lots of information on
it.
A computer game
B mobile phone
C CD player
D memory stick
8 My parents bought me a new … phone for my birthday.
A mobile
B portable
C microchip
D online
9 Today computers are used … .
A in the world
B worldover
C all the world
D worldwide
10 The … book from John Grisham wins this years book prize.
A high-tech
B online
C hand-held
D best-selling
Marks / 10
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2. Complete the text with one word which best fits each gap.
Dear Jane,
I’m so excited! My parents gave me some money for my birthday and I’ve just gone out and bought a
brand new computer. It’s amazing! It’s a 1) ………...... which means it’s portable and I can take it
anywhere. It has a 2) ………...... attached to it and I use it to move around the screen and click on
information. The 3) ………...... is built right into the computer, and as always, you use it to input
information. The 4) ………...... is just the right size, not too big and not too small; I can see
everything clearly on it which is great because it means I won’t hurt my eyes. It also has something
called a 5) ………...... . It is a little portable gadget where you can save information or any work that
you have done on the computer. I’ve only had my new computer for a few hours but I feel like it has
changed my life!
Cindy
Marks / 5
3. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.
1 It’s a(n) … -known fact that computers have changed people’s lives in the last few years.
A wide
B hi
C well
D old
2 He’s bought a new laptop because he felt that his computer was a little … -fashioned.
A old
B user
C hand
D built
3 Windows, a computer programme, is so … -friendly that even my little sister can operate it.
A built
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B wide
C user
D old
4 Because the computer has a … -in keyboard it’s easier to use.
A built
B well
C touch
D hand
5 My dad’s computer at work has a … -sensitive screen. You use your fingers to press the screen!
A hand
B well
C touch
D user
6 Who could have ever imagined back in the 1970s that … -held devices would become so popular?
A old
B well
C hand
D wide
Marks / 6
4. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.
1 He’s just told her that someone stole her laptop and her face is still … .
A blank
B expensive
C square
D leather
2 I bought a new … bag for my mother’s birthday last week and it cost me a lot of money.
A teenage
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B long
C leather
D dynamic
3 My grandmother doesn’t like … devices like computers and mobiles.
A modern
B dynamic
C leather
D ugly
4 Mrs Carter always looks so …; beautiful clothes, perfect hair and expensive jewellery.
A mean
B ugly
C untidy
D elegant
5 My book is so … that I can’t stop reading it!
A modern
B expensive
C exciting
D blank
6 They live on a … street with trees on either side.
A square
B wide
C moon-shaped
D tall
Marks / 6
5. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
1 Have you ever noticed that she always wears dark/fashionable clothes? They must cost a lot of
money.
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2 My little brother has always wanted to be a basketball star but he’s too elegant/short.
3 Nadia Vole isn’t ugly/modern but she does have a ‘strangely blank, moon-shaped face’.
4 My mother has the nicest friendly/blonde hair. She has always been very proud of it.
5 My cousin is from Greece and he has lovely silver/dark eyes.
6 The children are so dramatic/energetic – always running and playing and jumping!
Marks / 6
6. Choose the phrase (A, B or C) that best completes the sentence.
1 In the film, Alex Rider wears a … jacket.
A black, cool, leather
B leather, cool, black
C cool, black, leather
2 He thinks he’s wonderful but he has … hair.
A untidy, long, blond
B untidy, blond, long
C long, blond, untidy
3 The … computers in the lab at my school have really helped the students.
A metal, black, expensive
B expensive, black, metal
C black, metal, expensive
4 The child has just broken the … statue.
A metal, old, big
B big, old, metal
C old, big, metal
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5 I wanted to buy that … table but somebody has just bought it.
A brown, elegant, old-fashioned
B old-fashioned, elegant, brown
C brown, old-fashioned, elegant
6 They’ve just been to see a(n) … film and they said it was fantastic.
A Canadian, new, exciting
B new, exciting, Canadian
C exciting, new, Canadian
7 Where did Stan get those … trousers?
A leather, ugly, green
B ugly, green, leather
C green, leather, ugly
Marks / 7
Total Marks / 40
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