Unit 7: THE MASS MEDIA
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. media b. television c. scene d. secret
2. a. cartoon b. moon c. flood d. too
3. a. wild b. try c. mystery d. violent
4. a. paper b. famous c. rain d. channel
5. a. enjoy b. taught c. thought d. saw
6. a. heavy b. reading c. headline d. weather
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1 . a. channel b. media c. cartoon d. comment
2. a. documentary b. advantage c. magazine d. popularity
3. a. newspaper b. encourage c. responsible d. effective
4. a. beautiful b. television c. Internet d. interfere
5. a. enjoy b. relax c. recommend d. intend
III. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.
1. You can hear BBC news.............. all over the world.
a. shows b. announcements c. receipts d. programs
2. Television can make things...................because it presents information in an things effective way.
a. memory b. memorial c. memorable d. memorably
3. Do you understand this..............? “200 WOMEN GIVEN WRONG DIAGNOSIS”
a. report b. headline c. news d. advert
4. Children often prefer looking at...............to reading books.
a. newspapers b. comics c. articles d. commercials
5. In Britain, there are some `terrestrial` ..................on TV such as BBCI, BBC2, ITV1.
a. programs b. series c. channels d. cables
6. `Is the paper published every day?` `No, it..............out once a week.`
a. turns b. goes c. produces d. comes
7. Editorial...............in `The Guardian` tended to support the government in this matter.
a. comments b. complaints c. commands d. comedies
8. A..................is a film with factual information, often about a problem in society.
a. series . b. soap opera c. documentary d. drama
9. There was a report .......... The Independent .................. this new law.
a. on/ for b. in` to c. in/ about d. on/ in
10. .......................is a system connecting millions of computer worldwide.
a. The television b. The Internet c. The media d. The phone
IV. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.
1. The scheme allows students from many countries.............. with each other.
a. communicate b. to communicate c. communicating d. communicates
2.................. the storm warnings, wee did not go out last night.
a. Since b. In spite of c. Because of d. The result
3. This is the fifth time you.............. me the same question.
a. ask b. asked c. are asking d. have asked
4. When I arrived at the party, Lucy.............. home.
a. has already gone b.. had already gone c. already went d. already was going
5. English people spent 18 hours per week .............. TV.
a. watching b. to watch c. watch d. for watching
6. I`ve lived in a small house near the coast..............1990.
a. from b. since c. in d. for
7. She left home in 1993 and .............. since.
a. hasn`t seen b. didn`t see c. hasn`t been seen d. wasn`t seen
8. It`s time we.............. this old car and bought a new one.
a. will sell b. have sold c. had sold d. sold
9. Since Mr Hassan.............. president, both taxes and unemployment ..............
a. has become/ increased b. became/ increased
c. became/ have increased d. has become/ have increased
10. ................. all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.
a. Although b. In spite of