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Test 12

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2009

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1. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.

1 ‘Emily was very excited … she won the Australian award.’

‘She must have been very proud.’

A who

B when

C where

D whose

2 The reason … he’s so wealthy is that he started up a very successful web design company.

A where

B who

C when

D why

3 ‘Teenagers, … have a natural talent when it comes to computers, love ITC.’

‘I think it’s a great addition to the curriculum.’

A which

B that

C who

D when

4 A girl from my school, … blog is really great, has promised to help me with my new site.

A whose

B which

C that

D who

5 ‘The email, … I received on Tuesday, was from my friend in the United States.’

‘Did she have anything exciting to tell you?’

A when

B why

C when

D which

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6 Jean, … is now married, used to be very good at creating new, interesting graphics.

A that

B who

C which

D when

7 ‘Children, … are not being watched by a parent, should not be allowed online.’

‘I completely agree with you.’

A which

B who

C when

D where

8 The company … my dad used to work as a graphics artist has closed down.

A which

B where

C why

D who

9 Many teenagers … time is spent surfing the net, go on to careers in ITC.

A who

B which

C whose

D why

10 ‘In 1999, … I was still in university, I learned how to send and receive emails.’

‘It seems like a long time ago, doesn’t it?’

A that

B when

C which

D who

11 Those children designed a game … helps young people deal with bullying.

A that

B why

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C whose

D when

12 There are many teenagers … lives would not be the same without computer games.

A that

B who

C when

D whose

Marks / 12

2. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.

1 ‘Do you ever wish you … something other than a computer programmer?’

‘No, I love my job.’

A was

B are

C is

D were

2 I wish you … all your time in front of that computer.

A will not spend

B are not spend

C would not spend

D wouldn’t be spending

2 ‘If only she … the car instead the bus.’

‘Well, it’s too late now.’

A took

B takes

C has taken

D had taken

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3 He wishes he … be a professional web designer when he graduates.

A can

B will

C could

D would

4 If only we … of this before we downloaded the program.

A think

B had thought

C had been thinking

D thinks

5 If only he … rich instead of intelligent.

A had born been

B was born

C had been born

D has been born

6 My grandfather wishes that people … books like they used to.

A will read

B reads

C read

D would read

7 ‘She wished she … the bright orange cotton blouse instead of the white silk one.’

‘Why didn’t she take it back and exchange it?’

A bought

B had bought

C has bought

D buys

8 ‘If only … how to create our own graphics.’

‘But we don’t, so we have to ask someone for help.’

A knew we

B we had known

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C we would know

D we knew

9 ‘If only I … ICT classes while I was in primary school.’

‘You can still do it.’

A had taken

B has taken

C will take

D took

10 ‘If only that computer … cost so much money, I would buy it right this second.’

‘Well, you can’t afford it.’

A wasn’t

B didn’t

C couldn’t

D wouldn’t

Marks / 10

3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first

sentence using the word given.

1 Tim wants to buy a new computer, but he hasn’t got enough money.

Tim ………………………….. enough money to buy a new computer.

WISHES

2 Mr Craig writes the blog. He’s a good novelist.

Mr Craig, ………………………….., is a good novelist. WHO

3 Karen regrets joining the online chat room.

Karen ………………………….. the online chat room. WISHES

4 This is the computer program. I designed it myself.

This ………………………….. I designed myself.

THAT

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5 Why don’t you make an effort to become more computer literate?

I ………………………….. make an effort to become more computer literate.

WISH

6 It’s a pity I missed the ITC class.

I ………………………….. missed the ITC class. WISH

7 I wish I was smart enough to be a computer programmer.

If ………………………….. smart enough to be a computer programmer.

ONLY

8 This is Joe. His sister set up the new website.

This is Joe ………………………….. the new website. WHOSE

Marks / 8

4. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1 A friend of mine

who/whose

I know from school has designed a new website.

2 She wishes she

didn’t buy/hadn’t bought

that electronic game.

3 I wish I

wasn’t lent/hadn’t lent

my new laptop to Billy; it’s not working now.

4 My dad wishes the neighbour

would stop/stopped

asking him questions about how to send emails.

5 My school has a computer lab

which/when

we can use at weekends.

6 Alicia,

who/whose

is from the United States, has just sent me an email.

7 I

wished/wish

I wasn’t so shy and quiet.

8 I wish it

would be/was

easier to get into an ITC programme at the university.

9 If only you

have spent/had spent

your money on a nice new MP3 player.

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10 If only I

hadn’t lost/wasn’t losing

my wallet, I would take you out for a nice meal.

Marks / 10

Total Marks / 40