SLEYMAN AH UNIVERSITY

FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT

Name-Surname:
2014

B2 Module 3
Worksheet 3, Week 3
28th Feb.

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PART I: LISTENING
PART I
A. Listen and answer the questions as you listen.
Choose TWO letters A-F.
Which TWO things do all the astronauts do each day?
A turn on the computers
B plant cultivation
C mapping

D listen to CDs
F take some exercise
G communicate with family

What sort of words might I

hear?

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B. Listen and answer the questions. Choose the correct letter,
A, B or C.

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1. What does the speaker compare a computer virus to?

A a biological organism
B a corrupt program
..
C an imitating person

2. Core Wars was designed as

A a model virus.
B a form of amusement.
C a low-cost program.

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3. The speaker says that computer viruses are picked up

because they can
A infiltrate programs by themselves.
B be sold with commercial software.
C hide in unofficial software.
4. What does the speaker find surprising?
A the rise in the number of software infections
B the determination of those who develop viruses
C the fact that people claim their own computers

5. The worst aspect of a Trojan horse virus is its capacity to

A delete all the files on your computer.
B send illegal emails to all your correspondents.
C perform operations in your name.
Questions 6-9
List FOUR ways of cmobating viruses.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
6.
7.
8.
9.

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e.g. get anti-virus software
Question 10
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

10. How does the speaker feel about computer viruses?

A They are here to stay.
B They serve no purpose.
C They can be avoided.

PART II: READING

Ants Show us the way forward

They march in their thousands along narrow trails that wind across the countryside. Often
their traffic is two-way as they seek vital supplies to haul back to their subterranean cities.
Scientists say that if the mysteries of how ants manage their traffic problems can be
unravelled, the secrets could be applied to human travel, making life easier for urban
pedestrians.

Recently, the Australian Research Council announced a $244,000 grant for a three-year study
of ant traffic. It is one of 1214 research projects costing $370 million to be funded between
2006 and 2010.
`Ants meet their transportation needs without traffic congestion or complex centralized
control,' said Martin Burd, a Monash University biologist. `They have no traffic laws, no
traffic lights and no traffic police and yet they are able to organize themselves.' Dr Burd, who
will work with a French researcher, Dr Audrey Dussutour, believes ant transport models
could help humans cope with everything from dashing through airports or fleeing burning
buildings to negotiating shopping crowds.
One surprise is that ants move faster on trails involving two-way traffic. 'With no left
and right lanes, that's not what you would expect,' Dr Burd said. They appeared to
avoid congestion by separating heavily laden ants, thus avoiding convoys of slowmoving traffic.
Dr Dussutour has investigated how ants organized traffic over a forked bridge set up
in a laboratory. She found that ants pushed each other at the fork to avoid bottlenecks
forming. `You wouldn't think pushing would ever be good,' said Dr Burd, who
conceded the technique could never be employed to smooth out human jams.
A. Take 8 minutes to do the following task based on the above passage.
Do the following statements agree with the
information in the passage? Write
TRUE

if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE

if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN

if there is no information on this

1 Ant territory is easier to find in Australia than in other countries.______

2 The Australian Research Council is funding three studies over a four-year period.____
3 Some ants obviously have special duties related to traffic movement._____
4 Ants move in both directions in single lanes._____
5 Ants operate a primitive traffic management system._____
6 Ants sometimes construct simple bridges.______
7 Force is sometimes used by ants to get rid of congestion._____

YES / NO / NOT GIVEN

Take 6 minutes to read the passage and answer the questions below.
Herbal Medicine
Herbal remedies are more popular than ever. Estimates vary, but the
global market has grown rapidly in the past decade, and according to
the European Herbal Practitioners Association, the European Union
market is worth 6.8 billion euros a year.
No one doubts that herbs are full of medicinal chemicals after all,
plants are the source of half the pharmaceuticals in our modern medicine
cabinet. Most of the top seven sellers, such as Ginseng and Garlic powder, seem to have
something going for them. But why take a risk by swallowing something as unpredictable as
plant material when modern science can isolate the active ingredient and serve it to you
straight?
Herbalists claim it is because mixtures are better than pure chemicals. They say the dozens of
biologically active compounds in a plant work together to produce a greater effect than any one
chemical on its own. It sounds like New Age hokum, but scientists are finding that the
herbalists are sometimes right.
In fact, herbs could point us towards a whole new generation of drugs. Modern medicine
is hooked on the idea of the 'magic bullet' the pure drug molecule, like aspirin or
penicillin. Even multi-drug approaches such as combination therapy for HIV are just more
of the same. Each ingredient in the cocktail is a magic bullet in its own right.
Revolutionary though modern medicine has been, there are a host of illnesses, from
depression to multiple sclerosis, for which there is no magic bullet. Some respond better to
the kind of mixtures found in herbs. Is it time for a rethink?
B. Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in the Reading
passage?
Write
YES

if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer

NO

if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer

NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
1 More herbal remedies are sold in the European Union than anywhere else in the
world.______
2 It is widely known that herbal medicines lack proper chemical ingredients.______

3 The risks associated with herbal medicine are well documented._____

4 Research has provided some evidence for the effectiveness of herbal
ingredients._____
5 Combination therapy is based on the same concept as herbal medicine._____
6 Some current illnesses are more effectively treated by herbal remedies than by
modern medicine._____
PART III: VOCABULARY
A-Write two examples to the following suffixes.
Suffixes that form nouns: 1-, 2-.
Suffixes that form adjectives: 1-, 2-.
Suffixes that form verbs: 1-, 2-.
B-Match the prefixes and the meanings.
Anti:.
a) middle
Co:
b) more
Extra:.. c) again
In:.
d) together
Inter:.
e) go between
Mid: f) incorrect, badly
Mis: g) against
Re:.
h) not
C-Fill in the blanks with the correct word: There are two extras.
*milestone
*relies on
* innate
*assumptions
* impassioned

* pinpoint
*entitled
*exxagerating
* reversed
* consistent with

1-Im not ... It was the worst film Ive ever watched.
2-Its not possible to . precisely the time of his death.
3-His most impressive quality was his goodness.
4-Employees are to severance pay.
5-Relatives of the dead make an . plea for the bodies to be flown back
to this country.
6-The success of this project .everyone making an effort.
7-People tend to make .about you when you have a disability.
8-Now that you have a job and I dont, our situations are .
D-Match the words with their meanings. There are two extras.
1-capable:..

a) correctly

2-assume:.

b) choose

3-sibling:

c) able to do something

4-guidance:.

d) serious

5-accurately

e) importance

6-select:

f) brother or sister

7-burden:.

g) help, advice

8-profound:..

h) think

9-significant:..
10-confusion..

PART IV: USE OF ENGLISH

A. Put in the correct form of the verb in Passive into the gaps. Use the verb and the tense
given in brackets.
1) The words. by the teacher today. (to explain Simple Present)
2) We.. a letter the day before yesterday. (to send Simple Past)
3) This car.. . It's too old. (not/to steal - will-future)
4) This street because of snow. (already/to close Present Perfect)
5) A new restaurant .next week. (to open - will-future)
6) He to the party yesterday. (to invite Simple Past)
7) The blue box. . (can/not/to see - Simple Present)
8) I the book by my friend last Sunday.
(to give - Simple Past)
9) The dishes by my little brother. (not/to wash Present Perfect)

10) I. by Robert. (not/to ask will-future)

B. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive forms.

1. When we got home, we realized that our house . (burgle)
2. America by Christopher Columbus. (discover)
3. Newspapers. in some countries in kiosks as well as shops.
(sell)
4. At this very moment the suspect. by the police. (interview)
5. All the money already. (spend)
6. When I entered the room, the walls. . (still/paint)
7. England .by France in yesterday's rugby
international. (beat)
8. What language ..in Estonia? - Estonian.
(speak)
9. Several trees .by lightning in the last night's storm.
(strike)
10. The news. by the time we get there.
(already/announce)
11. The news. by the time we got there.
(already/announce)
12. Milk should ..in the refrigerator or it will go
off. (keep)
C. Fill in the blanks by using must, cant, might.
1. I'm certain he's there. He ______ be there.
2. John isn't here. He's on assignment in Bali. So the person you spoke to this morning ______
have been John.
3. I'm sure that it is true. It ______ be true.

4.I don't know who is going to get the contract. We ______ get it but nothing is certain.
5.That sounds much too expensive. It ______ be the correct price.
6. I bet you anything that Psion shares go up again. They ______ go up. They're undervalue
7. I'm a bit tied up at the moment. I ______ be able to see you later but I'm not sure yet.
8.John can hardly speak and he's sweating a lot. He ______ be very well.
9. Look at the clouds. I think it ______ rain. Better take an umbrella just in case.
10. You cannot be serious, Mr McEnroe. You ______ be joking.
11. You ______ be Mr Alonzo. It's very nice to meet you.
12. I don't know when I will get this finished. I ______ get it written by this evening but I'm not
sure.
13. That's impossible. It ______ be true.
14. How can he do so much work? He ______ stay late at the office every evening and take work
home at weekends.
15. I'll come if I can but I ______ not have the time.
16. I ______ not make it to the meeting. If I don't, could you give my aplogies?
17. I'd love to live and work in Tokyo. It ______ be a very interesting place to be.
18. I don't recognise any of these buildings. We ______ be on the right road.
19. I'll probably be going to that conference too so I ______ see you there.
20. It's a really good job. She ______ get a really good salary.
D. In this exercise you will practise using modal verbs to express past probability: must
have, cant have, could have, may have, might have.
Example:
Someone was ringing. Im sure it was my brother he promised to call.
Someone was ringing. It been my brother he promised to call.
1. I am sure he was here. I saw his car in front of the building.
He.. been here.

2. A: Where is James? He should already be here, shouldn't he?

B: Yes, he should but I don't know why he isn't here - he
missed the bus.
3. I'm not sure if I passed the exam. I don't feel very sure that I passed.
I. passed the exam.
4. A: Last summer I took four exams and failed them all!
B: You been very disappointed.
5. She speaks excellent French. I'm sure she's lived in Paris for a long time.
She. lived in Paris for a long time.
6. A: Their plane was delayed and they had to wait 36 hours in the airport.
B: They been very happy with the airline.
7. Someone told me that Mark was in Mexico last week, but I saw him here so
he. been in Mexico.
8. A: I saw John yesterday - he looked very pleased with himself. He didn't say why but I
think he got that job he applied for.
B: He.. got that job he applied for.
9. They gave me very little time to do the job. It's possible I'd have finished if I'd worked all
night, but I'm not sure.
They gave me very little time to do the job. I..
finished if I'd worked all night, but I'm not sure.
10. We agreed to meet yesterday, but when I got there I didn't see him. It's possible he was
waiting elsewhere.
We agreed to meet yesterday but when I got there I didn't see him.
He waiting elsewhere.

E. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Lars: Excuse me, which movie are you waiting for?

Tony: We .1 (wait) for the new Stars Wars movie. In fact, we

.2 (wait) here for more than five hours.
Lars: Five hours? When did you arrive?
Tony: We.3 (get) here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. More
than forty people4 (stand, already) here waiting for
tickets when we arrived.
Lars: I can't believe that! Are you serious?
Tony: Yeah, people5 (take) Star Wars movies seriously. In
fact, this particular showing has been sold out for over a week. We
6 (wait, just) in line to get a good seat in the theater.
Lars: When did you buy your tickets?
Tony: I..7 (buy) them last week by phone.
I.8 (know) tickets would be hard to get because
I9 (see) a news interview with a group of people standing in
line to get tickets. They.10 (wait) in line for almost a month
to buy tickets for the first showing.
Lars: I don't believe that!
Tony: It's true. They ..11 (camp) out in front of Mann's
Chinese Theater in Los Angeles for about a month because
they.12 (want) to be the first people to see the movie.

PART V: CLOZE TEST

Satellite-servicing technology is being used to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope to perform
beyond its initial design requirements. Twice astronauts have replaced the telescopes solar panels
(1)higher-performance ones. The most impressive improvement, however, has come with the
(2)of a new camera to record the images seen by the Hubble. Its increased sensitivity makes it
ten (3)as powerful as its predecessor, and it (4)dramatically sharper images, some of them of
stars and galaxies that were (5)to the old Hubble.

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

a. from
a. distribution
a. times
a. will produce
a. incapable

b. with
b. application
b. figures
b. had produced
b. inappropriate

c. to
d. against
e. over
c. installation
d. duplication
e. reaction
c. degrees
d. periods
e. points
c. has produced d. may produce e. would produce
c. inadequate
d. indestructible e. invisible

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was a sage, not a scientist, but he was more keenly interested
in the scientific advances of his day than is commonly realized. One of his early aspirations was
to be a naturalist, and he started his career (6)a lecturer-essayist by giving talks on natural
science. (7)one focused on the chemical composition of water. (8)Emerson went on to make
his mark primarily in the areas of literature, religion, philosophy and social reform, he remained
an eager lifelong student of both traditional and contemporary natural and social science. To date,
however, this side of Emersons thought and life (9)only a handful of significant scholarly
discussions. Emersons Life in Science is the best of the books (10)this aspect of Emerson that
have marked the bicentennial of his birth, and it is one that will endure.
6) a. more
7) a. describing
8) a. although
9) a. should attract
10) a. to

b. so
b. including
b. therefore
b. is attracting
b. for

c. such
c. considering
c. so that
c.will attract
c. on

d. as
d. intending
d. but
d. has attracted
d. with

e. only
e. defining
e. since
e. had attracted
e. at