Technical English Test Masters Level 2 (Pre-Intermediate)
Unit Tests
Unit 8
1 Choose the correct answer. Write a letter (a – d) in each space.
1 The car moves faster_____ your foot touches the accelerator pedal
a) that b) which c) than d) when
2 _____ the door opened, cold air entered the room.
a) As b) From c) To d) For
3 When the piston _____ down the chamber, it pushes oil along the pipes.
a) moved b) move c) moves d) moving
4 The worker pressed the button, _____ made the alarm bell ring.
a) because b) which c) when d) to
5 The petrol flows into the fuel tank. _____ the fuel is stored until later.
a) Here b) Where c) Which d) As
6 The moving water turns the turbine, which _____ the electricity.
a) is generated b) generating c) to generate d) generates
2 Underline the correct words.
7 An (operation / operator) is a person who operates a machine.
8 A (compressor/compression) pumps fluid around a system of pipes.
9 The fluid in a refrigerator is called a (refrigerant/ refrigeration).
10 The fluid (evaporates / evaporators) inside this set of coiled pipes.
3 Write a word from the box in each space.
linear / clockwise / reciprocating / oscillating
11 The hands of a clock move __________.
12 The motion of a pendulum from side to side is __________.
13 The flow of water one way along a pipe is __________.
14 The two-way movement of a piston up and down is __________.
4 Match parts of phrases about car engines. Write a letter (A – F) in each space.
15 spark _____
16 crank _____
17 inlet _____
18 top dead _____
19 power _____
20 internal _____
A stroke
B centre
C plug
D combustion
E shaft
F valve
5 Write a word from the box in each space.
turbine, shaft, hydraulic, buoy, chamber, absorb
21 The __________ floats on the surface of the sea and marks the location of the rocks.
22 A fluid (such as water or oil) is pushed under pressure along a __________ pipe.
23 The piston of the car engine moves up and down inside a sealed __________.
24 When the evaporators __________ heat from the air, they make the air colder.
25 Water from the hydro-electric dam turns the blades of a powerful __________.
26 When a magnetic __________ moves inside a metal coil, it produces an electric current.
6 Join each pair of sentences into a single sentence with the same or similar meaning. Use one of the words in the box. Do not use the underlined words. Add capital letters where necessary.
which / when / that / as
27 The refrigerant flows through the evaporator. At the same time, it takes in heat from the air.
____________________________________________________________.
28 The exhaust valve opens. This allows the burnt gases to escape from the engine.
29 The fire alarm sounds. Immediately afterwards, everyone should leave the building.
30 An expansion valve is a device. This device decompresses the refrigerant.
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