Progress check - 11

I.     Read the text and answer the questions choosing the right answer.

1.     Can dogs see television? We often think they can. But

2.      animals do not see as much as we do.They don't see the

3.      many colours that we see, for they are colour-blind.

4.     You can see a brown rabbit in a green field. Your dog

5.      cannot. All he sees is in grey. When the rabbit moves, your

6.      dog sees it as a moving grey thing in a big grey world.

7.     On television he sees moving grey shadows but cannot

8.      Understand what he sees, or what the shadows stand for.

9.      But your dog has a good sense of smell and hearing, and he

10.     can tell by the smells from your body and the sounds you

11.     make if you are happy or angry. When you get excited by

12.     the pictures you see on television your dog smells and hears

13.     this, and he too may get excited. When this happens you

14.     may think it is the picture on television which is making

15.     him excited but this is not really so.

1.     According to paragraph 1, lines 1-3 animals

a)     are blind

b)     don't see any colours

c)     don't differentiate colours

d)     can see many colours

2.     According to paragraph 2, lines 4-6

a)     can see the brown rabbit in grey

b)     can't see the brown rabbit

c)     can't see the rabbit in a green field

d)     can see the rabbit onle when it moves

3.     The word shadow in line 7 means

a)     something of dark shape

b)     something invisible

c)     something movable

d)     something that stands still

4.     Which of the statements is true?

a)     Your dog gets excited by the pictures he sees on TV.

b)     Your dog gets excited by the sounds he hears on TV.

c)     Your dog can smell and hear the pictures on TV.

d)     Your dog smells you are excited and and he may get excited too.

5.     The text is mainly about

a)     the meaning of colours

b)     the dog's perception of colours

c)     the pictures on TV

d)     rabbits

II.     Choose the correct answer.

John:  Mr. Jackson ...1...the children to the zoo yesterday. When

            they got there they...2...a bell, and when they were inside

             they saw a man in the lion house.

Mary:  Why ...3...?

John:   He ...4... the lions their food.

Mary:  How much ...5... ?

John:   The children didn't ...6... Did you know that ...7... two

             restaurants in the zoo? So people ...8... go out if ...9... eat 

            something.

Mary:  What time ...10... the restaurants?

John:   Oh, the children ...11... remember times. They ...12... times

            aren't important.

1.     A. was taking                               B. did take

C. took                                          D. Has taken

  2.  A. heard                                         B. were hearing

       C. listened                                      D. Were listening

3.  A. was he here                                B. has he been there

      C. has he been here                         D. was he there

4.  A. was just giving                              B. has just given

     C. gave just                                         D. had given just

5.  A. he gave to them                             B. did he give them

     C. gave he to them                              D. did he to them give

6.  A.tell it me                                           B. say me

     C. tell me                                               D. say it to me

7.  A. are there                                            B. are they

     C. they are                                              D. there are

8.  A. mustn't to                                           B. mustn't

     C. don't need to                                       D. don't need

9.  A. they want to                                        B. they want

     C. he wants to                                           D. he wants

10. A. do open                                                B. do they open

      C. are open                                                D. are opening

11. A. can't                                                       B. may not

      C. aren't able                                              D. couldn't to

12. A. say to me what                                       B. say me which

      C. tell me what                                            D. tell me that

III.   Put questions:

1.     He discusses a lot of questions. (Special)

2.     The students are revising the words now.(special)

3.     He is translating an article now.(alternative)

4.     You live a long way from the office.(general)

5.     They often go there by bus.(alternative)

6.     My friend does morning exercises every day.(general)

7.     They speak to each other in English.(special)

8.     I usually stop work at 6.(special)

9.     She is going to speak to him about it tomorrow. (special)

IV.   Read and decide if the speakers like or don't like computers and express your opinion.

      1.On my computer, I can play games with my friends at home     and I can play chess with my cousin in America. I can check the football results and listen to a CD at the same time. Oh, and I can   do my  homework, if I have time!

     2.What can a computer do? It can write letters. A typewriter can write letters. A typewriter is cheaper.

     3.I can't imagine  life without my computer. I can access information from all over the world on the Internet.

     4.Computers are expensive toys.

     5.A computer is just a typewriter with a memory. I have got a typewriter and I have got a memory!

     6.A computer is essential for students. You can study alone and you can get information.

     7.If you can use a computer, you can get a job.

     8.Why are the instructions on my computer in English? Why aren't they in my language? I get angry when I use a computer.

V.    Read the article written by Siranush Gharibyan from the site of mskh.am and express your opinion about it, ( in English).

VI.    Match the words (1-6) with the definitions (a-f).

   1.update               a. to fill in a form with your personal         information

     2.virtual world       b.to perform actions to let you use a computer

     3.computer skills     c.the ability to use a computer

    4.register                   d.to add the most recent information to something

    5.log on                      e. a world on the Internet or on a computer

    6.upload                     f. To move something from a small computer to a

                                        computer network