1st Trimester Exam

Upper Intermediate Teenagers

Present Simple and Present Continuous

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1. The river _____________________________ (flow) very fast after last night's rain.

2. _________________ you (come)? Whole family ___________ (wait) just for you! Hurry Up!

3. She is at her best when she ________________________ (make) big decisions.

4. What you _______________________ (do)? -I just ______________ (tie up) my shoe-laces.

5. Listen! Somebody's phone ___________________________ (ring).

6. Later tonight I __________________________ (visit) my uncle, who is ill in hospital.

7. Someone ___________________________ (knock) at the door. Can you answer it?

8. Who you______________________________ (talk) to now, me or him?

9. Next time you .......__________________ (come) to my house, you must bring that
book.

10. What is your daughter ___________________________ (do) these days?

Present Perfect and Present Continuous

1. This annoys me very much! I ______________ (try) to fix this door for an hour now.

2. She ................................. (work) on that manuscript for 2 years now.

3. Jim ______________________________ (call) Jenny every night for the past week.

4. We have to let them go. You know that our company ______ (have) some problems
lately.

5. Your eyes are red. You __________________________________ (cry).

6. Many people ....................................... (try) but no-one has succeeded so far.

7. We __________________________ (have) three meetings this week already. Do we really

need another one?
8. I ..................................... (come) to the conclusion that nowadays nobody cares
about anything.
 9. He is a great man. He _____________________ (accomplish) amazing things in his life.

10. My job has gone because my boss _________________________ (fire) me.

Past Simple and Past Continuous

1. It doesn't make sense. I can't understand why he ...........................(shout) at you last

night.
2. I am proud to say that I taught my wife and my two sons and they all
__________________ (pass) the first time.
3. Oh no! I ______________________________________ (forget) my keys. We cant get in.

4. Where did you _________________________ (go) for your holiday in the end?

5. While I ________________ (work) in the garden, my wife _______________ (cook) the

dinner.
6. While I ________________________ (sing), she____________________ (play)piano.

7. The man who ....................... walking down the road just then, lives next door.
8. I ______________________ (watch) TV all night long.
9. I honestly couldn't follow a word you _________________________ (say).
10. Jane ________________ (meet) Frank Sinatra when she _________________(live) in Paris.

Create complete sentences using the following vocabulary words and phrases:

1. Out of touch
2. Yawn
3. Focus
4. Deserve
5. Inconsiderate

Information Technology
What is Information Technology
Information Technology (IT) is the application of computers and internet to store, retrieve,
transmit, and manipulate information, often in the context of a business or other
enterprise. IT is considered a subset of information and communications technology (ICT)
and has evolved according to the needs.

It is worthwhile noting that the term IT is commonly used as a synonym for computers and
computer networks, but it also encompasses other information distribution technologies
such as television and telephones. Several industries are associated with information
technology, including computer hardware, software, electronics, semiconductors, internet,
telecom equipment, engineering, healthcare, e-commerce, and computer services.
Thanks to the continuous development of computers, the original computing systems
became minicomputers and later personal computers took the lead. Nowadays, mobile
phones are dethroning the personal computer and computing is evolving faster to become
disembodied more like a cloud, becoming accessible more easily whenever needed.
Information technology has transformed people and companies and has allowed digital
technology to influence society and economy alike. It has, in this sense, shaped societies
and adapted itself to people's needs.
History
If you want a brief history of Information Technology, here is one. Humans were the first
"computers". Then, machines were invented to carry out the computational tasks. Now
these machines have given way to new form of information technology. Information has
become disembodied accessible from anywhere through cloud technology. Recent advances
in IT is the consequence of the development in computing systems.
Humans have been storing, retrieving, manipulating, and communicating information since
the Sumerians in Mesopotamia developed writing in about 3000 BC, but the term
information technology in its modern sense first appeared in a 1958 article published in the
Harvard Business Review; authors Harold J. Leavitt and Thomas L. Whisler commented that
"the new technology does not yet have a single established name. We shall call it
information technology (IT)." Their definition consists of three categories: techniques for
processing, the application of statistical and mathematical methods to decision-making, and
the simulation of higher-order thinking through computer programs.

1. Information technology is changing principally because of:

2. According to the author the first computers were:

3. Development of information technology is the result of:

4. Computing systems are taking the form of clouds means:

5. Define encompass:
6. What does it mean to shape society?

7. Write 8-10 Complete Sentences (1 paragraph) comparing the positives and negatives
of technology.
Listen to the following video and complete the comprehension questions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6hc7KAzzD0

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Listen to the video and answer the following questions: