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PROGRESS TEST NUMBER 27 TOTAL /62 Grammar
I Choose the correct answers.
1 I told her she should have gone/ go early if she wants to be sure of a seat
2 Liam told me he would ask/ have asked you to the party if he had known you wanted to go
3 Eva has said she will/ would be going to the party next week
4 Our friends have asked us if we mind/ minded looking after their dog for a week
5 Julia reminded us we are/ were playing tennis later that evening
6 Most students said they were/ are not willing to live more than two to a room
7 I can't remember if he said he was/ is going to the match that evening or not
8 He didn't make it clear whether he had/ has to do the exam next Monday or not
9 Anna threatened that she wouldn't/ won't pay the rent if the heating wasn’t fixed
10 David has told his girlfriend he wouldn't/ won't see her any more Mark /10
II Use the verbs in bold to report the direct speech in brackets Add objects if necessary
e.g "Well done for passing your exams." The headmaster _ (congratulate)
ANSWER: The headmaster congratulated us on passing our exams.
1 "Buy our shoes." → The advert is trying _ (persuade)
2 "Don't take silly risks." → Our instructor _ (warn against)
3 "Make sure you get more sleep." → My doctor _ (instruct)
4 "Hurry up or we'll be late." → His mother _ (urge)
5 "I'll get some milk on the way home." → My wife _ (promised)
6 "Shall we gift wrap the watch you have chosen?" → They _ (offer)
7 "Would you like to go out for a meal with us?" → We were (invite)
8 "Could one of you look up the time of my train, please?" → He _ (request)
9 "Try Googling his name and his job." → I was (recommend)
10 "Get the oven hotter before starting to bake." → She was _ (advise)
Mark /10 Vocabulary
III Complete the sentences with the correct words
1 R _ n _ c _ broadcast news and update their news reports 24 hours a day
2 BlogTV is an internet news site where you can stream live for free and view l b _ from around the world
3 C _ are regular articles in newspapers or magazines, which contain the opinions and points of view of the author
4 The newspaper published a number of e a which give a glimpse of what was really experienced by people as the earthquake occurred
5 News c means the suppression of news items that are considered harmful or sensitive
6 N p report current events They have regular schedules on TV
7 Newspaper c are journalists who regularly cover topics in specific areas, such as crime, sports or medicine
8 Journalists who report from the most remote parts of the world often have to rely on s _ p _ to cover stories from places where there is no other communication network available
9 Readers who want to read a more serious and less sensational newspaper will prefer to buy a b
10 H _ i _ stories portray people’s experience from a personal perspective, presenting
problems or achievements in order to engage the reader’s interest and sympathy Mark /17
IV Convert these sentences to headline language using synonyms of the words in brackets
a Government 1 (prohibit) cigarette machines in 2 _ (attempt) to 3
(reduce) teenage smoking.
b Company director 4 (promises) salary increase.
c Stolen 5 (jewellery) found in warehouse Mark /5
V Choose the correct answers.
1 Sorry I didn't call you last night, but we didn't get in/ pull in/ log off until well after midnight.
2 Can you come and help me catch on/ settle on/ set up this new DVD player please?
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3 Why is the meeting room empty? Has the meeting been caught on/ called off/ cooled off?
4 I'll have to book an appointment to see a doctor next week I can't carry on/ stay on/ drag on
having such dreadful headaches
5 Valerie called her boyfriend from work but quickly rang off/ pulled in/ worked out when she
saw her boss coming Mark _/5 Use of English
VI Complete the sentences with one word in each space.
1 Paula asked me _ I had managed to sort _ the problems with my visa
2 Sylvie apologized _ not coming _ with any better ideas for the party
3 After Hughes confessed _ the crime, the police were able to _ up a picture of what had happened on the night of the murder
4 Why do you put _ with _ told what to do all the time?
5 No one admitted to _ set _ the alarm Mark /10 Reading
Read the text and match the headings with the paragraphs There are two extra headings you won't need.
1 Welcome to our blogging community site Here you can read what is currently happening in the media world, including TV news, the national papers, and updates from our correspondents and citizen journalists You can also find an overview of new articles and topics with our suggestions for further reading
2 A new TV show called Break the News is to be shown on Channel 3 later this month.
The show makes fun of the world 24-hour rolling news channels, showing fictitious news stories with actors playing the parts of various news correspondents in news flashes and reports The producers believe that the show will soon become popular, with viewing figures set to rise steadily
throughout the series To watch a preview of the show, visit the Break the News website.
3 Make an Impact is a new national media watch group and anti-censorship organization which already has a large number of members from all over the UK It aims to monitor comprehensively what is published in the media, carefully analyze events and the opinions of various correspondents, and offer criticism of any misinformation that the media might be spreading The large number of professional journalists who are members of Make an Impact try
to give the public a wider context for what is published in the media and help them build a picture
of what is truly happening in the world For more information, visit the Make an Impact website
4 In some countries, UFO stories regularly make front page news in the press, with pictures, more often than not sent in by members of the public, appearing in both tabloid and even the more serious broadsheet papers Such articles, together with various documentary series shown on TV, can be so convincing that they can make people who had previously rejected the idea
of the existence of extra-terrestrial life change their beliefs Even though some eyewitness accounts come from extremely unreliable sources, some TV programs, news blogs and articles will carry on publishing them, therefore influencing public views UFO sightings are commonly used in sensational news reports, and prove just how powerful the media can be in manipulating what we think and what we believe in To read more about the power of media, visit mediapower.co.uk
5 John Leeroy, an active news blogger, has launched a new human-interest article site Being an active online journalist himself, he invites anyone to join the site and post human-interest stories on any topic and from any part of the world This is another of his ideas to democratize journalism and create an interesting community journalism site If you wish to contribute, please visit John Leeroy’s blog
B Why not become a journalist? – The cons F Laugh at the news
C Keeping up to date G Become a citizen journalist
D Building up a picture of the real media Mark _/5
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