English 12 – READING TEST 8 – GUIDED TEST – FULL NAME ______________code A

In a world where 2 billion people live in homes that don't have light bulbs, technology holds the key (1)______
banishing poverty. Even the simplest technologies can transform lives and save money. Vaccines, crops, computers and
sources of solar energy can all reduce poverty in developing countries. For example, cheap oral-rehydration therapy
developed in Bangladesh has dramatically cut the death (2)______ from childhood diarrhoea. But even when such
technologies exist, the depressing fact is that we can’t make them (3)______ for those who most need them. Solar panels,
batteries and light bulbs are still beyond the purse of many, but where they have been installed they change lives. A decent
light in the evening gives children more time for homework and extends the productive day for adults. Kenya has a thriving
solar industry and six years ago Kenyan pioneers also (4)______ connecting schools to the Internet via radio links. These
people were fortunate (5)______ being able to afford solar panels, radios and old computers. How much bigger would the
impact be if these things (6)______ and priced specifically for poor people? Multinationals must become part of the solution,
because (7)______ they own around 60 per cent of the world's technology, they seldom make products for poor customers.
Of 1,223 new drugs marketed worldwide from 1975 to 1996, for example, just 13 were for tropical diseases. People think
those enterprises should do more to provide vital products such as medicines (8)______ different prices around the world
to suit (9)______ people can afford. Alternatively, they could pay a percentage of their profit towards research and
development for (10)______.
1. A. to B. for C. at D. with
2. A. toll B. amount C. penalty D. number
3. A. cheap enough B. cheaply enough C. enough cheap D. enough cheaply
4. A. had started B. started C. have been starting D. were starting
5. A. on B. in C. by D. at

English 12 – READING TEST 8 – GUIDED TEST – FULL NAME ______________code B

Mobile phones: a benefit or social nuisance?
Few people under 30 will be able to imagine a time before the existence of mobile phones. Neither will they be
(1)____ of the harmful effect that many people predicted text language would have on young people's language skills.
Interestingly, linguists nowadays believe that expressing oneself clearly in texts is evidence of a good background in
grammar and sentence structure. Mobile phones are credited with encouraging people to communicate more. They can
also provide reassurance to people (2)_____ are alone in dangerous situations. Some people use mobile phones as a kind
of barrier to unwelcome social contact; texting can signal your unavailability to (3)____ people in the same way that wearing
sunglasses and headphones does.
Some issues with mobile phones are still controversial. Talking loudly on the phone while on public transport is
thought to be rude and (4)_____ by many people in the UK. (5)_____ ,a significant minority of people still do it, despite
the sighing and other obvious signs of disapproval from their fellow passengers.
1. A.anxious B. forgetful C. aware D. alert
2. A. where B. when C. which D. who
3. A. other B. another C. one D. every
4. A. inattentive B. insignificant C. inflexible D. inconsiderate
5. A. Moreover B. However C. Therefore D. Otherwise
In a world where 2 billion people live in homes that don't have light bulbs, technology holds the key (1)______ banishing
poverty. Even the simplest technologies can transform lives and save money. Vaccines, crops, computers and sources of
solar energy can all reduce poverty in developing countries. For example, cheap oral-rehydration therapy developed in
Bangladesh has dramatically cut the death (2)______ from childhood diarrhoea. But even when such technologies exist,
the depressing fact is that we can’t make them (3)______ for those who most need them. Solar panels, batteries and
light bulbs are still beyond the purse of many, but where they have been installed they change lives.
6. A. are made B. have been made C. were made D. made
7. A. while B. unless C. however D. when
8. A. to B. on C. with D. at
9. A. what B. where C. which D. that
10. A. the rich B. the wealthy C. the poor D. the better-off
Mobile phones: a benefit or social nuisance?
Few people under 30 will be able to imagine a time before the existence of mobile phones. Neither will they be
(1)____ of the harmful effect that many people predicted text language would have on young people's language skills.
Interestingly, linguists nowadays believe that expressing oneself clearly in texts is evidence of a good background in
grammar and sentence structure. Mobile phones are credited with encouraging people to communicate more. They can
also provide reassurance to people (2)_____ are alone in dangerous situations. Some people use mobile phones as a kind
of barrier to unwelcome social contact; texting can signal your unavailability to (3)____ people in the same way that wearing
sunglasses and headphones does.
Some issues with mobile phones are still controversial. Talking loudly on the phone while on public transport is
thought to be rude and (4)_____ by many people in the UK. (5)_____ ,a significant minority of people still do it, despite
the sighing and other obvious signs of disapproval from their fellow passengers.
1. A.anxious B. alert C. aware D. forgetful
2. A. which B. when C. where D. who
3. A. other B. another C. every D. one
4. A.inconsiderate B. insignificant C. inflexible D. inattentive
5. A.Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise

A decent light in the evening gives children more time for homework and extends the productive day for adults. Kenya
has a thriving solar industry and six years ago Kenyan pioneers also (4)______ connecting schools to the Internet via
radio links.These people were fortunate (5)______ being able to afford solar panels, radios and old computers. How
much bigger would the impact be if these things (6)______ and priced specifically for poor people? Multinationals must
become part of the solution, because (7)______ they own around 60 per cent of the world's technology, they seldom
make products for poor customers. Of 1,223 new drugs marketed worldwide from 1975 to 1996, for example, just 13
were for tropical diseases. People think those enterprises should do more to provide vital products such as medicines
(8)______ different prices around the world to suit (9)______ people can afford. Alternatively, they could pay a
percentage of their profit towards research and development for (10)______.
1. A. at B. for C. to D. with
2. A. number B. amount C. penalty D. toll
3. A. enough cheaply B. enough cheap C. cheaply enough D. cheap enough
4. A.have been starting B. started C. had started D. were starting
5. A. on B. in C. by D. at
6. A. were made B. have been made C. are made D. made
7. A. unless B. while C. however D. when
8. A. to B. on C. with D. at
9. A. what B. where C. which D. that
10. A. the wealthy B. the rich C. the better-off D. the poor