UNIT 5: INVENTIONS 01

I want to buy a printer but I'm afraid it's bulky.

• small

• inconvenient

• expensive

• big and heavy

It's more economical to buy this car than that jet ski.

• cost-effective

• expensive

• insensitive   

• wasteful

You should store your data on Dropbox in case your computer collapses.

• breaks down  

• destroys

• runs out of power

• contains viruses

This technology has some drawbacks that need improving.

• benefits

• disadvantages

• strong points

• qualities

The Ig Nobel prize is awarded to good-for-nothing inventions.

• useless

• helpful

• practical

• applicable

This device imitates the movements of the mockingbirds.

• inspires

• steals

• mimics

• contrasts

I ____ this washing machine for five years now. It looks old, but it still works well.

• have

• had

• is having  

• have had

Have you ever read the Wuthering Heights? - Oh. That's my favourite. I ____ it many times, at least four.

• read

• have read

• was reading

• used to read

People's lives ____ a lot thanks to the inventions of these devices.

• was changed

• has been changed  

• have changed

• is changed

She ____ volleyball at high school but she didn’t like it.

• has played

• played

• was playing

• has been playing