Which Of The Following Is Not Involved In Creating An App For A Mobile Phone Or Tablet?

Use of English: Part 1

Read the text about the discovery of radioactivity. For gaps 1-9 choose the correct answer A-D.

Cambridge Exams: Use of English (Computers, Science & Technology)

The Discovery of Radioactivity

In 1896 the French physicist Antoine Henri Becquerel1________ investigating uranium salts. He accidentally left a bit of uranium lying on some photographic plates – glass plates which were used in photography before film was2________.

3________ the plates were wrapped in thick black paper to protect them from light, after some time Becquerel found out that they had been exposed, just as if they had been lying in the sun. He asked himself how this4_________ happened. He repeated the experiment and finally5________ to the conclusion that the uranium salt emitted unknown rays, similar6________ X-rays, which could pass through thick black paper. In this way radioactivity7________ discovered.

The story shows some important qualities of a scientist's mind: the desire to understand why something happens the way it does, and the imagination which made Becquerel8________ of a won the Nobel9________ in Physics for his discovery.

1. A was	B had	C been	D had been

2. A discovered	B invented	C observed	D found

3. A Because	B When	C Although	D However

4. A been	B was	C had	D has

5. A came	B went	C made	D did

6. A than	B like	C to	D with

7. A -	B was	C had	D been

8. A thought	B thinking	C to think	D think

9. A Award	B Prize	C Reward	D Price

Alfred Nobel

When we hear the name Nobel, we immediately think of the Nobel Prizes. But Alfred Nobel, the of the awards, was also a great scientist and inventor. Born in 1833 in Sweden, Nobel studied firs in Russia and then to the U S, where he studied mechanical Afterwards, he returned to Sweden to work with his father. Gradually, they made in explosives. Nobel out how to work safely with nitroglycerine, a very dangerous and explosive . His invention later became known dynamite. Nobel continued throughout his life to improvements in the field of explosives. He eventually owned Explosives factories around the world and became very wealthy. Alfred Nobel was a man of great . When he left a wonderful gift to the world: the Nobel Prizes. Each year these prizes are to the scientist, inventors and other creative people for the great to the world.

For questions 1 – 15, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space. Mark your answers !n the answer boxes provided.

Cambridge Exams: Use of English (Computers, Science & Technology)

Does the moon affect your behaviour?

For thousands of years the moon has caught our (0) …………….. Although it can be seen during the day, it is associated (1) …………….. things that come out after (2) ……………… like werewolves and witches.

For thousands of years the moon has been considered to have magical (3) ……………… and it is still a symbol of the supernatural. Despite moonlandings in the (4) ……………… half of this century, the idea that the moon (5) ……………… our minds and bodies remains (6)……………… . American studies have reported more murders at full moon, more bleeding during surgery, a greater number of accidents and suicides, and more disturbed (7) ……………… in psychiatric hospitals. This (8) ……………… lunar influence has been called the "Transylvania effect". In (9) ……………… there are at least two theories put (10) ……………… by scientists claiming to explain this effect.

(11) ……………… , Ivan Kelly of the University of Saskatchewan and James Rotton of Florida International University found that the "Transylvania effect" did not (12) ……………… exist at all. Furthermore, they (13) ……………… the "Transylvania effect" theories, saying they were scientifically incorrect. Kelly claims "moon moods" are probably (14) ……………… by psychological factors. "If you believe the moon affects you, you alter your behaviour accordingly. There is no magic (15) ……………… at all."

A breath

B thoughts

C imagination

D minds

A for

B at

C to

D with

A night

B dark

C day

D light

A talents

B gifts

C powers

D strengths

A other

B second

C present

D nearer

A affects

B reacts

C adopts

D moves

A contemporary

B popular

C famous

D modern

A manners

B taste

C actions

D behaviour

A appearing

B plain

C open

D apparent

A time

B places

C fact

D order

A on

B away

C forward

D up

A However

B Moreover

C Otherwise

D Probably

A frequently

B hardly

C eventually

D actually

A sacked

B rejected

C dropped

D refused

A caused

B made

C invented

D thought

A involved

B concerned

C mixed

D included

Use of English: Part 2

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Artificial Brain

Example: (0) WITH

A robot (0) ….WITH…………. an artificial brain is learning languages by stringing words and sentences together. Scientists in France have taught the robot to learn speech patterns and even to think before (1) …………………… speaks. Our brains process spoken words in real time and anticipate (2) …………………… is coming next, which allows us to hold meaningful conversations without pausing to stop and think. This is possible (3) …………………… of connections between parts of the brain. Scientists have incorporated an artificial version of this structure into their robot, (4) …………………… is designed to look like a three-year-old human. Their work could help researchers studying the brain by showing which pathways are important in processing language. But (5) …………………… importantly, it could help robots learn more efficiently.

(6) …………………… to one of the scientists, 'At present, engineers are simply unable to program all the knowledge required in a robot, but we now know that the way robots acquire their knowledge of the world could (7) …………………… partially achieved through a learning process – in the same way (8) …………………… children.

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Cambridge Exams: Use of English (Computers, Science & Technology)

Why are Overheard Calls So Annoying?

People are more distracted (0) BY mobile phone conversations than background chat in the same room, (1)_________ to a study at San Diego University.

The research also shows that an overheard phone conversation is significantly more memorable (2)_________ someone involuntarily listening in than if the conversation (3)_________ place between people in the same location.

Volunteers were asked to do anagram puzzles while, unknown (4)_________ them, researchers conducted a scripted conversation in the background, either between two people in the room or between someone on a mobile phone and an unknown caller.

Participants only heard the conversation once and were unaware (5)_________ the fact it was part of the study. Those (6)_________ overheard the one-sided conversation found it more distracting and annoying, and remembered more words from it.

A possible explanation is that we keep trying to figure out what is going on, becoming frustrated (7)_________ our failure to do so. (8)_________ knowing where the conversation is heading is what makes overheard cell-phone calls so irritating.

1 according

2 for / to

3 takes / took

4 to

5 of

6 who

7 by

8 Not

Use of English: Part 3

Tablet computers are growing in (0) ….POPULARITY…. . They generally weigh far less than laptops and are much more (1) ………………………….. for people on the move. Many (2) ………………………….. that are developed for tablets incorporate a pen-friendly user interface and/or the (3) ………………………….. to handwrite directly into a document. They are very (4) ………………………….. when it comes to viewing photo slideshows or movies, though reading (5) ………………………….. books on a tablet can be (6)……………..,depending on the screen display.

0 POPULAR

1 ACCESS

2 APPLY

3 ABLE

4 IMPRESS

5 ELECTRICITY

6 TRICK

Cambridge Exams: Use of English (Computers, Science & Technology)

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 gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example: 0 SUBSTANTIAL

Technology in sport

In certain Olympic sports, there has been a (0)……………………… increase in speeds in recent Games. This has been particularly (1)……………… in cycling, for instance, leading to questions about how much of the vastly improved (2)……………… is the result of better training and fitter athletes, and how much of it is down to (3)…………… advances such as the use of lighter materials in bike manufacture.

Some would argue that the constant (4)…………… of sports technology is just as important as the ongoing improvements in training methods, making the sport more exciting for (5)…………… and spectators alike. For this to be fair, however, it assumes the (6)…………… of the new equipment to all the competing athletes, which for (7)…………… reasons is unlikely to be the case for some. In everyday situations a saving of just 0.01 seconds may sound (8)…………… , but in an Olympic context, where the result can be decided by thousandths of a second, it can make all the difference between winning and losing.

0 SUBSTANCE

1 NOTICE

2 PERFORM

3 EVOLVE

4 TECHNOLOGY

5 PARTICIPATE

6 AVAILABLE
7 ECONOMY
8 SIGNIFY