Progress check test
Lexis: New Media
Grammar: Present Perfect Tense, Past Simple Tense
1. Translate into English.
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всемирная сеть
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страница вопросов и ответов
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беспроводной интернет
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заголовок
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телепрограмма
2. Open the brackets using the Present Perfect Tense.
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Kate __ English for a year. (learn)
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Maria __ well since yesterday. (not feel)
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We __ here for an hour. (be)
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She __ to school. (come)
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We __ the problem yet. (not solve)
3. Fill in the gaps with for, since or just.
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Oliver has played with his Xbox __ two hours.
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I’ve __ seen the weather forecast.
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He’s only had this game __ last week.
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I’ve lived in Moscow __ I was 10.
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I’ve __ watched my friend’s video clip.
4. Fill in the gaps with these words:
however/ advantages /social networking sites/ upload/ data/ moreover/gossips/ spend/ since/ communicate/
Facebook is one of the most popular 1) ______. I’ve used it 2)___ I was 14. Here you can 3)____ your pictures, videos and music.
There are many 4) _____ of this site. You can easily find new friends from different countries. 5)____, you can 6)____ with them for free.
7)____, there are some disadvantages. For example, some hackers can take your own personal 8)____. So you need to be very attentive.
As for me it is really convenient because I can find the latest 9)____ about celebrities. But I think I 10)___ too much time on the computer.
5. Open the brackets using the Present Perfect Tense or Past Simple Tense.
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She ____ English since she was 8. (study)
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He ___ this city 5 years ago. (leave)
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He ___ a new phone this morning. (buy)
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I ____ websites for a long time. (design)
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We ___ here for 3 hours. (be)
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They ___ to London in 2006. (go)
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We ___ wireless broadband yesterday. (get)
6. Complete the text with words from the box.
7. Read the text. Then decide if the statements below are True (T) or False (F).