Unit 9 Short Test 2B
Grammar
1 Complete the text with the correct present perfect or future passive form of the verbs in brackets.
   Since computers were invented, they 1_______________________ (use) by people in many
   different ways. For example, computer-controlled robots 2_______________________ (give)
   jobs in factories because they can do some things much faster and better than people. But
   some people are worried about this. They think that our world 3_______________________
   (control) by computers and robots one day.
   Some robots can learn from their mistakes, and one day they may become intelligent. In the
   future perhaps all the important decisions 4_______________________ (make) by robots.
   And when that happens, people 5_______________________ (not need) any more!
                                                                                                              Mark: ___ / 5
2 Three sentences contain mistakes. Tick () the correct sentences. Then circle the mistakes in the
  other sentences and correct them.
    1 Have you ever been persuaded to buy something useless?                      __________________________________
    2 Will buses be use more than cars in the future?                             __________________________________
    3 This gadget has designed by a team of scientists.                           __________________________________
    4 Amazing new mobile phones will be developed in the next few years.          __________________________________
    5 A lot of the world’s forests have be destroyed in the last fifty years.     __________________________________
                                                                                                              Mark: ___ / 5
Vocabulary
3 Choose the correct prepositions to complete the sentences.
    1 No, I’m not worried for / about going to the dentist’s on Friday.
    2 I’ll write to / about you to let you know that everything is OK.
    3 We both agreed with / about you about who the best player in the team was.
    4 Amanda cared for / about her mother for six weeks after she broke her leg.
    5 Have you heard of / about my cousin's new baby?
                                                                                                              Mark: ___ / 5
4 Write prepositions to complete the sentences.
    1 I’ve always dreamed ___________ going to South Africa.
    2 My dad would like to take part ___________ testing new products for companies.
    3 I have to do a lot of homework this weekend, and I don't know if I can cope ___________ it all.
    4 Imelda searched ___________ her ticket, but she couldn’t find it anywhere.
    5 Danny thought ___________ the job offer, but he decided not to accept it.
                                                                                                              Mark: ___ / 5
                                                                                                        Total: ___ / 20
Solutions Third Edition Pre-Intermediate Tests                  1                                          Unit 9 Short Test 2B