Test 11th FORM

Use of English

1. Complete the sentences with the correct infinitives, positive or negative, passive or active.
1 This computer just needs ________________________ (clean). The fan is blocked with dust.
2 Video games respond to our desire ________________ ___________ (feel) competent in challenging situations.
3 I was determined ______________________________ (order around) by anyone.
4 These days students tend ________________________ (be) more expert at using technology than their teachers.
5 The best way ________________________ (learn) to handle any electronic device is to start using it, perhaps with a
little help from a friend.
6 ________________________ (download) this content, you have to be a registered user.
7 When accessing the Internet from a public computer, be sure ________________________ (delete) all your temporary
files after you’ve finished.

2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs from the box.
convince do expect let promote
receive work

1 I was pleased to hear my line manager had supported my _______________________.

2 If you have a skin allergy, _______________________ with food may be bad for your health.
3 With more and more companies ___________________ young graduates to work for free as ‘interns’, it is not easy to
find paid work.
4 I learned how to program this type of photocopier while _______________________ an internship at a technology
company.
5 I succeeded in _______________________ my boss that I deserved a pay rise.
6 I appreciate your _______________________ me know about this job opportunity; I think I’ll apply.
7 On _______________________ the letter, he ran and told his mother the good news.

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Advanced conditionals
3 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

as but on should that unless whether

1 Everything should be OK provided ______________ there isn’t a power failure.

2 You can’t achieve anything in the arts ______________ you’re prepared to make sacrifices.
3 I’ll lend you my dancing shoes ______________ condition that you clean them immediately after the show.
4 ______________ you wish to come to the opening night of our new production, we’d be honoured to offer you premium
seats.
5 I’m going to write this novel ______________ or not anyone wants to read it.
6 You can have my guitar for the concert ______________ long as you don’t let anyone else touch it.
7 ______________ for the financial help we got from the city, the exhibition would have been impossible.
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Reporting verb patterns

4 Choose the correct option.
1 The accused man denied ___ the money.
A to steal
B that he hadn’t stolen
C having stolen
2 The blackmailer threatened ___ the photos to the man’s employer.
A sending
B him to send
 C to send
3 The angry visitor insisted ___ to the editor of the newspaper.
A to talk
B on talking
C that he talked
4 She apologised sincerely ___ the unverified gossip about us.
A that she repeated
B having repeated
C for repeating
5 Someone informed ___ a photo of me that I knew nothing about on Facebook.
A me that there was
B that there was
C of seeing
6 The president’s advisers persuaded him ___ on his communication skills.
A to work
B that he work
C about working
7 At the meeting two members of our group proposed ___ the design of our website to suit mobile phones better.
A to change
B that we change
C us changing
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Inversion after adverbials

5 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
by hardly little only sooner under until

1 Not _________________ was there a flood last spring, but gale-force winds caused a lot of damage as well.
2 _________________ did we know that before night time we would be sheltering on the roof of our house.
3 Not _________________ we’d seen the sea receding did we realise that a tsunami might follow the earthquake.
4 _________________ no circumstances should you try to switch on electrical devices in a building damaged by a flood.
5 _________________ had we crawled under the table when the walls started cracking and glass from broken windows
was flying around.
6 No _________________ had we heard the volcano warning that we switched on the radio to find out what we should
do.
7 Only _________________ following the emergency teams’ instructions quickly and rigorously can everyone be brought
to safety unharmed.
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6 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

1 The author describes many different facets ______ life in southern India.
2 When faced ______ prejudice and intolerance, try to keep a cool head and argue rationally despite your anger.
3 Moaning won’t get you anywhere; you just need to get ______ with the work.
4 It’s reassuring to know there’s someone who will stand ______ you whatever happens.
5 Why don’t you stop trying to see the best ______ him and admit that he’s actually quite selfish?
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7 Choose the correct option.

1 You could still _____ the competition next year.
A try B be trying C have tried

2 I’m afraid Peter _____ have written this essay himself. He doesn’t write such flawless French.
A can’t B must C may

3 They must _____ for a long time to achieve this level.

A be learning B learn C have been learning
4 He _____ a driving course next month.
A will probably start B probably will start
C will start probably

5 The test questions must _____ in a hurry. Some of them have more than one correct answer.
A have prepared B have been prepared
C be prepared

6 They _____ you to use your own laptop in the exam; it’s against the rules.
A definitely won’t allow B won’t definitely allow
C will definitely allow

7 I’m not sure about this instructor; she seems competent enough but _____ the right person to teach
small children.
A can’t be B may not be
C might have been

8 These two responses to questions 1 and 2 are identical. One of the students must _____ from the other.
A have been copying B be copying
C have been copied

9 You seem surprised by his methods. They _____ unconventional, but he’s trained many successful
dancers in this way.
A may not appear B may have appeared
C may appear

10 Why is this equipment here?’ ‘They _____ our lesson today. Look! There are some TV people in the hall!’
A must have filmed B may be filming
C can’t have filmed

Reading
2 Read the text. Complete each gap 1–5 with the excerpt which best fits and put the appropriate letter A–F in the
gap. There is one extract which you do not need.
WHY LEAVING FACEBOOK HAS MADE ME HAPPIER

According to new research this week, by the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, giving up
Facebook for even just seven days boosts happiness and reduces anger and feelings of loneliness.

The report suggests that Facebook distorts our perception of reality – we buy in to the oh-so-fabulous
commentary on other people’s lives to such an extent that we can’t help but evaluate our own less than
perfect lives as being inadequate.

These findings don’t come as a surprise to me. I used to love Facebook, but almost a year ago the
crappiness of real life pulled me away when our youngest daughter, aged nine, was taken ill with a painful
form of inflammatory disease and we had a terrible and protracted time getting a diagnosis. (1) _____ I
needed physical hugs, not cyber-embraces.

Now, she’s on the mend and life is enjoyable again. I came back to my online social life in the summer
but found myself on the outside looking in. But instead of throwing myself back into the Facebook frenzy, I
sat back. I wasn’t inclined to go back because I realised that being away from Facebook I felt better – dare I
say, happier.

Before my daughter’s illness, I was pretty much addicted to Facebook: I would post up to four times a
day, sometimes more and it was the last thing I checked on at night and the first place I turned to upon
waking. I’d be engaging in online conversations via the site in parallel to the rest of my life. All of this was
costing me a good three hours out of every day. (2) _____
 As a result, I have more energy and I’m sleeping better – research has shown that the blue light
emitted from screens is especially effective at keeping you awake because it suppresses the production of
the sleep-inducing hormone: melatonin.

I also feel more fulfilled professionally (comparing myself less to my peers probably has helped me
simply 'be’), and things are less chaotic on the domestic front as I am more engaged with the things in front
of me and less distracted by those far away.

I can’t remember the last time my nine-year-old pleaded with me to get off my phone, or accused me
of loving my mobile more than I do her. (3) _____. For me, it is very real, almost too real and that is one of
the things about it I now realise that was making me feel bad.

The scattergun approach to making friends on Facebook meant that I was suddenly sharing relative
intimacies with people I’d normally make only the vaguest pleasantries with in passing.

Suddenly, the friend of a friend who takes her children to the local park had added me and found her
way into my social circle. Now my newsfeed was full of her controversial jokes, offensive language and
questionable views on child rearing. In turn, she had been privy to everything from my husband’s
infuriating obsession with recycling to how sad I was about the death of a family friend.

Of course, I used Facebook’s settings to obscure her posts and deny her access to mine. But it exposed
the façade of the niceties we once shared when we pushed our toddlers on the swings. (4) _____ I’ve also
got embroiled in enormous rows on the site on the two subjects that should never come up in polite
conversation: religion and politics. There are people who now view me as differently as I do them as a
result, which is a shame. They haven’t changed, nor have I – but our perceptions have forever more.

But that’s not to say I’m off Facebook altogether. It’s still my go-to place to find out what the people
who interest me have been up to. I still enjoy seeing their holiday snaps and baby pictures. I love the way I
discover new music, books and even TV programmes through the recommendations by people who
probably have a healthier relationship with Facebook than I used to.

The site has become such an intrinsic part of the fabric of our lives that to walk away from it would be
to cut myself off from great people who have interesting things to say. (5) _____ Being on the outside
looking in has become my happy place.

A But while all of this does make me feel more engaged in the world, I disagree with anyone who says that
Facebook isn’t real life.

B Today, those hours are filled with fresh air down at my allotment, socialising with friends face to face,
organising my life and increasing my work output.

C It’s an enormous fount of knowledge and opinion that I’d hate to lose access to. But I have to mind my
work, life and social media balance.

D The all-consuming aspects of endless hospital visits and months of sleep-deprivation and worry meant
that for much of the last year posting on Facebook was the last thing on my mind.

E It’s all the stuff of any standard Facebook newsfeed; the stuff of real life, guaranteed to prompt great
cyber conversations that would pull in friends from various parts of my life.

F I now know so much about what goes on in her head that I’d cross the busiest main road to avoid her.

Reading
2 Read the text. Match gaps 1–5 with the sentences A–F. There is one sentence you do not need to use.
 TEXT MESSAGES INCREASE HAPPINESS?
CU2nite. LOL. XOXO. ILY. (1) ____ But it’s not only the hugs and kisses or a declaration of love in a text message that
may cheer you up. New research shows that just texting itself can significantly improve your mood when you’re feeling
low or stressed.
Psychologists at the University of California carried out a number of experiments and concluded that people suffering
from depression feel more valued upon receiving positive text messages.
(2) ____ The very idea of messaging patients came to Aguilera when he realised that a large number of depressed
patients were having difficulty in applying the skills and knowledge they had acquired in therapy sessions when they had
to go back to real life. (3) ____ Messages sent via mobile phones, designed to remind the patients to practise the skills
covered in therapy sessions, were likely to eliminate this problem.
Prof. Aguilera’s patients were sent text messages on a daily basis, which prompted them to think about how they felt
and respond reporting their moods. (4) ____ He went on to say that he felt ‘cared for’ and that his spirit was greatly
improved. What’s more, when technical problems forced the programme to stop for a week, some patients said that they
had really felt the difference.
The text-messaging programme was designed to last for a period of a few weeks only, but approximately 75 percent of
the patients said that they would like to continue receiving the messages for a greater length of time.
Aguilera said that the feedback from patients had provided important insight into the need for more regular contact
between patients and mental health professionals.
(5) ____ Therefore, if there happens to be someone you know that is feeling stressed, lonely or down, sending a simple
text message may make you both feel better.

A A prime concern, however, was that many of those seeking help might not so easily be able to go online for further
advice and support.
B If you have ever sent or received one of these popular sms acronyms in a message, they may well have put a smile on
your face.
C In spite of this belief that text messaging may directly contribute to illiteracy, the study would seem indicate that there
are significant benefits to people’s mental health.
D Researchers now believe that everyone – not just those suffering from depression – experiences an improved mood
when they get or send a positive text message.
E Set up in 2010, the customised short message service (SMS) was the brainchild of Prof. Adrian Aguilera, an expert in
social welfare.
F One such patient reported that he felt much better when he was in a difficult situation and received a positive message.

WRITING

1 Your pen pal from the United States ask you how things have changed in Ukraine since independence

1) What in general?
2) What is the most positive?
3) What is the most negative?

2 You are going to start a new business. You have the money , You have the space and you have the
workers.

1)What product will you sell ?

2)What types of people would be interested in your product ?

3) How will you advertise this product?

Give a sample advertisement motto.

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