Insert the necessary prepositions: 13 points

Test 6 Digital

1. Open the brackets using the verb in the appropriate tense: 30 points

1. Can I get you a drink? – No, thanks, I (drive). – But you (drink)! How are you going to drive?

2. Where you (be)? – I (shop). – You (buy) anything?

3. You (see) anyone lately? – Yes, I (go) out with Chris a couple of times, but I (think) of splitting up with him – he (be) not my type.

4. Stop whining! You (be) unbearable today!

5. Could you help me? I (have) difficulty opening this file… - Oh, since when you (start) working on a computer?! – Well, since I (realize) what a technobimbo I was.

6. Cell-phones (become) more and more popular, and though people only (use) them for a little over a decade, few can imagine their life without them.

7. How much you (think) she (weigh)? – Well, she (lose) a couple of kilos since Christmas and now (look) pretty slim.

8. Shall we go out tonight? – Well, to be honest, I (be) broke. I (save) for a new camera for the last couple of months. – Oh, how much you (save)? – No idea, I (not count) it yet.

9. I (leave) for Moscow tomorrow. – Oh,…you? What time your train (leave)? – Actually I (go) by car.

10. Why are your hands so dirty? – I (repair) my car. I (work) on it since morning, but (not can) identify the problem yet.

1. Linkers: 10 points

Fill in the gaps with a suitable linker. Use each linker only once!

It is said that modern children are obsessed with technology and ……. spend all their time time in front of computer screens. ……..they are getting little or no exercise. TVs, music centres and personal stereos …….feature strongly in the typical teenager’s life.

…….in a recent survey, the most popular activity for boys was playing football. Clearly, many have access to modern technology. ……, given the choice, they still prefer to spend their time in active physical pursuits, doing very much what their fathers did at the same age.

Insert the necessary prepositions: 13 points

1. I congratulated him … the graduation.

2. Have you ever stolen … vending machines?

3. You can order something to be delivered to your place and they will charge it … your phone-bill.

4. If your computer is hooked … … the Internet, you can log … and subscribe … different sites.

5. I’ve known it … the start that he can’t back his idea … … hard evidence.

6. She spends her evenings at home, browsing … magazines.

7. Today’s children will grow … … a completely different type of adults.

4. Paraphrase: 17 points

1. When I have a problem, I call my computer guru friend who always manages to find the answer immediately.

2. That quest turned out to be extremely difficult, so after another wrong move I finally realized that I am back where I had been at the beginning, and have to start it all over again. (1)

3. I ’m fed up with his stupid questions – he seems not to be able to think logically. (2)

4. He was really happy when he got an advantage over me. (2)

5. You should have a look at our new camsite – if you have no opportunity to travel, you will be able to manage without it enjoying the beautiful views we offer. (2)

6. I think all his failures are the direct result ofhis being able to only think about one thing at a time. (2)

7. His project was due yesterday, but when the director arrived it turned out that everything was still disorganized and confused.

8. One of the modern trends is webcams, which broadcast everything live and direct. (2)

9. I think we should refuse to let him watch TV when he’s supposed to be sleeping until he improves his grades at school. (2)

10. Have you ever met in person with that guy you’re always chatting with on the Internet? – No! This guy just helps me occupy myself with something. (2)

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