PRACTICE TEST

   

   

   Comprehension Questions:

   

   1. Where does Stephen Hawkings work and what does he do?

   

   2. True or False: Stephen Hawkings loves jogging.

   

   3. What are the most complex systems that we have that Dr. Hawkings mentions?

   

   

   Complete the following sentences with the correct prepositions.

   

   4. the turn               the millenium

   5. has in store            the human race

   6. we will all be dead        the year 2100

   7. bila is         far the fattest popular singer

   8. germans made the trabant very light     the expense     safety.

   9. you will have a good chance     passing the exam

   10. paroubek came up      idea of making eggplant a national crop

   

   http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs25.htm    Check out this website to see how you are
   doing with the future tenses. There will be a short section on choosing the correct future
   forms!

   

   There will also be a short grammar section on the whatever wherever... stuff. So you had better
   check this out too.

   

   READING

   

   

                                     Levi's to make iPod jeans

   Levi's has announced it is launching a wearable Apple iPod-compatible pair of jeans. The
   latest in the fashion-meets-technology revolution comes from two of the planet's most
   recognized and fashionable icons. The marriage of hi-tech gadgetry with familiar and reliable
   apparel creates an unbeatable combination of style, comfort and function. The jeans are sure
   to be the fashion statement of 2006. They are also sure to leave rival makers of music players
   drooling as they try to keep up with the phenomenal success of Apple's device. Curiously, the
   new RedWire DLX jeans, to be priced at $400, will not be available worldwide until late
   summer, which seems somewhat tardy relative to the frenetic pace with which new
   techno-products are endlessly unveiled.

   According to MacNewsDaily.com, the new jeans "seamlessly integrate iPod

   

   plug-and-play technology giving music enthusiasts the most innovative

   

   and fashionable way to enjoy music on the go". The site says the jeans

   

   "include a special joystick incorporated into the watch pocket to enable

   

   easy operation of the iPod". Levi's president Robert Hanson said in a press

   

   release: "The [jeans are] the latest extension of the Levi's brand

   

   leadership position by merging fashion and technology that provides

   

   consumers with the most innovative way to enhance their portable, digital

   

   music lifestyle." Levi's is not the first fashion brand to cash in on the

   

   iPod's desirability. Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Burberry all boast designer

   

   holders for the 42 million iPods sold to date.

   

   a.   Levi's will produce an iPod-sized pair of jeans as an iPod accessory.              T / F  
   b.   Levi's is embarking on a marriage of hi-tech gadgetry and fashion.                 T / F  
   c.   Apple's rivals are likely to be quite jealous of the new Levi' s product.          T / F  
   d.   Levi's worldwide launch for the iPod jeans is late summer.                         T / F  
   e.   The jeans are an example of a new trend of plug-and-play apparel.                  T / F  
   f.   The zip on the jeans doubles up as a joystick.                                     T / F  
   g.   The Levi's chairman talked about portable, digital jeans.                          T / F  
   h.   Levi's is the first fashion company to cash in on the iPod's desirability.         T / F  

   

   Now find words in the article that mean:

   

   combination (par 1)

   clothing (1)

   late (1)

   seamlessly(2)

   augment, improve (2)

   exploit (2)

   

   And also remember that there will be a short speaking section!

   

   Good Luck and Enjoy your Easter!