FCE Questions unit 3
کتاب اف سی ای صفحه ی چهل کلمات مرتبط به تکنولوژی، پر کردن جای خالی با کلمات مقایسه ای
Vocabulary: Technology
Match the words on the left to those on the right to create compound nouns related to technology. The first one has been done for you.
Match the words
Expressions with as ... as
Complete each gap with an appropriate word.
1 You can go out, as as you do your homework first.
2 As as he got home, he got changed and went back out again.
3 We can throw this vase away, as as I'm concerned. We never use it.
4 As as being an excellent sportswoman, she's also a brilliant scientist.
5 I sometimes receive as as 300 emails in a single day.
Comparisons
1 Complete each gap in the paragraph with a word from the box. You do not need to use all the words.
many lot the much little of most so by more such in less nearly to
Max has changed since our days at school together. The older he gets, (1) more sociable he seems to be. He was never the (2) confident boy (3) the class and he didn't have as (4) friends as he probably would like to have had. But he's (5) less reserved now, and not (6) as nervous. Physically, he's different as well. He's quite a (7) larger than he used to be and not (8) pale and sickly looking. In those days he was (9) far the thinnest of my friends, but he's put on a bit of weight and he looks (10) delicate now.
2 Complete the following sentences in an appropriate way. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH YOUR OWN INFORMATION
1 The older I get, _______________________________________________.
2 The more technological devices you own ____________________________.
3 The more information you have, ____________________________________.
4 The less you pay for a mobile phone, ________________________________.
5 The more time I spend online, ______________________________________.
Word formation
For questions 1-8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers IN CAPITAL LEITERS.
Michael Hart
Michael Hart (l 947-2011) was the (0)FOUNDER(FOUND) of Project Gutenberg, one of the (1)(EARLY) and longest-lasting online literary projects. His life's aim was to digitize the world's literature and make it freely available online. As a result of his work, he is widely considered to be the (2)(INVENT) of the e-book. In 1971, Hart typed a copy of the United States Declaration of Independence into the computer at the University of Illinois, where he was a student. The Internet was used only by academic and military (3)(RESEARCH) : the world wide web would not come into (4)(EXIST) for another two decades. Yet Hart spent the next fifteen or so years typing up historic texts such as the works of Shakespeare and the American Constitution, using (5)(EQUIP) he had begged, borrowed or made himself. In 1987, with over 300 books in the online (6)(COLLECT) , he took on an (7)(ASSIST), and together they recruited volunteers worldwide to help with typing and proofreading (8)(RESPONSIBLE). Project Gutenberg now offers more than 36000 free e-books to download in over 60 different languages.
