VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 4.. Some television programs make children _____.. Television helps us learning more abou
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I MULTIPLE CHOICE : (6ms)
A PRONUNCIATION : Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1.a magazine b game c teenage d again
2.a media b documentary c television d ending
3.a rumours b models c films d documents
B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
4 He _ much when he was young
a used to smoke b used to smoking c was used to smoke d use to smoke
5 Both taxes and unemployment _ since Mr Hassan _ president
a increased / has become b have increased / became
c increased / became d have increased / has become
6 Some television programs make children _
a to be violent b violently c being violent d violent
7 The scheme allows students from many countries _ with each other
a communicate b to communicate c communicating d communicated
8 We enjoyed _ around the campfire
a dancing b to dance c danced d being to dance
9 Computers can help you with people around the world
a contact b interact c collect d access
10 The children are looking forward _ their grandmother again
a seeing b to see c to seeing d to be seen
11 I’ll see him when he _ here tomorrow
12 He didn’t do the job _ the salary was good
a despite b in spite of c although d because
13 The girl chatted with him yesterday arrived here at 6:30
a which b who c whom d whose
14 _ the storm warnings, we didn’t go out last night
a Since b In spite of c Because of d Despite
15 When I arrived at the station, the train _
a was just leaving b had left c had to leave d has already left
C ERROR IDENTIFICATION : Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
16 A ninety-year-old woman has been climbed Mount Whitney in California for the twenty-third time
a b c d
17 Which channel do you recommend to someone who like animals
a b c d
18 Television helps us learning more about the world and know and see many new things
a b c d
19 I have been studying French since I have started high school
a b c d
20 The teacher told us to keep quietly during the lesson
a b c d
D COMPREHENSION:
1 Read the passage and make the correct choice:
Good evening Our programme tonight is about disasters This year there have been fires, plane crashes, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions All our guests tonight have survived disasters
Hi! I'm Bill Daniels I live in Chicago I was working in my office (21) _ the 28th floor of a skyscraper I was dictating some letters to my secretary when the fire-bell rang I rushed out to the lift but it wasn't working The stairs were (22) _ of thick smoke We couldn't go down, so we had to go up to the roof When we got there, some people were waiting calmly Others were shouting and screaming wildly A helicopter (23) _ to land on the roof and rescued six of
us before the building collapsed
Hello, I'm George Green I'm a farmer I was working in the field behind my house when I saw the plane It was on fire Smoke was coming from the engines, and it was coming down (24) _ I was running towards my house when it crashed into the trees behind me I heard a terrible (25) _ When I woke up, I was lying in a hospital bed
22.a full b crowded c fond d packed
23.a finished b succeeded c could d managed
25.a explosion b music c song d programme
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In America there is no national television as there is in some countries All the stations are run commercially Advertisers sponsor shows They interrupt the shows every few minutes to advertise the things they are selling Television
is criticized for its crime shows, actually there are many other special shows of real value There are also educational television stations which are trying out new types of high quality programs They give courses in foreign languages and in literature which viewers can follow and even take examinations later Some schools have a regular class on T.V, such as science, several hours a week
26 In America,
a there is no television b there is a lot of national television
c there are no television viewers d there isn’t any national television
27 Who sponsors the shows in America?
a educationists b viewers c advertisers d school masters
28 Why are the shows interrupted every few minutes ?
a to take a break b for advertising c to sell things d because of the boring shows
29 Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
a Television is criticized for its crime shows b There are many other special shows of real value
c There are also educational television stations d There are no educational programs
30 Some schools
a have no regular class on T.V b do not like science on T.V
c spend several hours a week watching T.V d frequently have classes on T.V
II WRITING:
E Word-form: (1.5ms)
1 Movies are not only for entertainment but also for _ purposes (educate)
2 Fashion designers insist that all models place their behind (beautiful)
3 Television _ us to buy the things we don’t need (courage)
4 The baby has behaved up to now (wonder)
5 The sky is so I think it is going to rain (cloud)
6 A documentary is a film with factual , often about a problem in society (inform)
F Rewrite the following sentences: (2.5ms)
1 She often ate a lot of ice-cream when she was a little girl
She used _
2 The T.V programme was very boring They didn’t watch it
The T.V programme was too
3 The book was so interesting that the children enjoyed reading it
It was such
4 I spend three hours doing my homework
It takes _
5 He said, ‘ You should do it like this.’
He advised that
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