UNIT : 5 THE MEDIA
TEST 1
I./ Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other.
1. A. wealth B. weak C. peace D. seat
2. A. divice B. skill C. decide D. polite
3. A. elephant B. eleven C. economic D. electric
4. A. borrow B. work C. pocket D. stop
5. A. lend B. send C. mend D. open
6. A. labour B. label C. land D. favourite
7. A. remote B. relax C. reputation D. respond
8. A. comprise B. comment C. communicate D. compulsory
9. A. sure B. purpose C. surf D. further
10. A. minority B. deny C. costly D. widely
II./ Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :
1. A. material B. tunic C. language D. primary
2. A. enjoyable B. fashionable C. traditional D. unique
3. A. baggy B. equal C. novel D. design
4. A. collect B. label C. logical D. poetry
5. A. fashion B. symbol C. subject D. relax
III./ Choose the best option to complete these following sentences
1. If you got a headache, why don’t you try ______an aspirin?
A. to take B. taking C. to be taken D. being taken
2. I don’t like using the internet because it has some _____
A. benefits B. advantages C. limitations D. disadvantages
3. Cathy has three jobs, so she has a high _____
A. income B. fee C. bill D. money
4. The ______tell us what is happening in our city, in our country and in the world
A. communication B. advertisements C. media D. forecasts
5. You should watch the news every day. It’s very _____
A. informative B. time-consuming C. costly D. boring
6. No one can ____the advantages of using the computers. They help us do our work quickly and efficiently
A. refuse B. deny C. agree D. accept
7. Most children enjoy _________advertisements on TV
A. to watch B. watch C. to watching D. watching
8. Do you think too much time is spent ______the internet?
A. to use B. for use C. to using D. using
9. The first color TV pictures ______in 1928
A. produced B. were produced C. is produced D. produce
10. The first printed newspaper ______in China
A. appeared B. was appeared C. has appeared D. is appeared
11. Our lives ______since the internet was invented
A. improve B. improved C. have improved D. are improving
12. I lived deep in the country, without easy access _____media facilities
A. to B. toward C. for D. in
13. Email can be sent and received at any hour of the day,_____?
A. can they B. can’t it C. can it D. can’t they
14. Everyone has read the lasted news on the website, _____?
A. hasn’t he B. haven’t they C. don’t they D. doesn’t he
15. You must look up the web pages. The information on them is _____
A. used B. useless C. useful D. unused
16. Internet users said that the internet offers a wide variety of choices in _____
A. entertain B. entertaining C. entertainingly D. entertainment
17. They shouted the latest news as they _____
A. walked B. are walking C. were walking D. was walking
18. People love _____newspapers and magazines
A. to read B. reading C. read D. have read
19. The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is _____ read by both teenagers and adults
A. wide B. widely C. widen D. widing
20. People can get _____ from the Internet
A. inform B. informative C. informations D. information
21. T.V viewer are able _____ questions about the show
A. ask B. to ask C. asking D. asked
22. Lan watched T.V lastnight , _____?
A. doesn’t she B. did she C. didn’t she D. hasn’t she
23. Nobody does this , ________?
A. do they B. does it C. doesn’t he D. don’t they
24. Don’t talk in class , __________?
A. won’t they B. shall we C. do you D. will you
25. The Internet has _____developed and become a part of our life.
A. increase B. increasing C. increasingly D. increased
26. What do you use the internet _____?
A. to B. for C. of D. at
27. How much tim do you spend _____ the web a day?
A. surfing B. surf C. to surf D. have surfed
28. I can also _____ with my friends and ralatives by e-mail or chatting
A. speak B. tell C. communicate D. talked
29. The Internet is not only _____and costly but also dangerous because of virus
A. consuming-time B. time-consuming C. timing-consum D. consume-timing
30. You should reduce the _____of water your family uses.
A. everage B. height C. low D. amount
31. I want to get a plumber _____ sure there are no cracks in the pipes
A. make B. to make C. making D. made
32. Mrs Ha had the pipes _____ by the plumber .
A. check B. to check C. checking D. checked
33. In Europe , there is a labeling _____ for their products
A. paper B. scheme C. printing D. cloth
34. Would you mind if I _____ the door ?
A. open B. opening C. opened D. have opened
35. I couldn’t marry her _____I love her very much
A. eventhough B. so C. however D. besides
36. An electronic form _______, is a way of sending message from one computer to another.
A. information B. e-mail C. texts D. data
37. Once the computer is given _____, it can gather wide range of information for many purposes.
A. a menu B. a text C. a program D. a list
38. Computers are particularly good at _______repetitive tasks and complex computations.
A. working B. performing C. having D. getting
39. Surfing the Net is my favorite _______ in my free time.
A. action B. work C. task D. activity
40. The Internet has developed and become a _______ of our everyday life.
A. part B. place C. role D. side
41. How much time do you spend _______ the web a day.
A. surfing B. going C. traveling D. playing
42. My friends spend hours _______ the Net everyday. It is a waste of time.
A. traveling B. exploring C. working D. having
43. The Internet nowadays has become an important means of _______
A. relation B. combination C. communication D. connection
44. Through television_____ can see and learn about people , places and things in faraway lands.
A. TV seers B. home viewers C. audience D. TV lookers
45. Television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are designed _______
A. to enjoy B. to see C. to watch D. to entertain
46. Television viewers can enjoy various interesting programs just by selecting the right _______
A. ways B. forms c. channels D. routes
47. Everyone will agree to our suggestion, _______?
A. will they B. will he C. won’t they D. won’t he
48. No one phoned while I was out, _______?
A. did they B. didn’t they C. did he D. didn’t he
49. Translating this reading passage into Vietnamese is time-_______work.
A. consume B. consuming C. consumed D. consumer
50. His mother has to work to support the family, _______?
A. hasn’t she B. has she C. does she D. doesn’t she
IV. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
1. The mouse avoided to be caught by coming out only when the two cats were outside.
2. After two months without work, he regretted to leave his job at the bank.
3. The computer, the marvel of the machine age, was in use since 1946
4. When I realized I was wrong, I apologized to him about my mistake.
5. I was prevented of arriving on time by a delay in the railway system.
6. We’ve warned him about swim in that part of the river.
7. Have you been provide with enough money for the journey?
8. Think it over and let know your decision tomorrow, shall you?
9. You are wandering from the point again, so please to keep to the subject.
10. I sometime wonder about my old friend, where is she now and what she is doing.
V. Reading the following passage and choose the best answers.
THE IMPORTANT OF COMPUTERS
Many of the things we do, depend on receiving information from other people. Catching a train, making a phone call or going to the cinema all involve information (1)_______ is stored, processed and communicated. In the past, this information used to (2)_______kept on paper in (3)_______form of, for example, books, newspapers and timetables. Now more and more information is put on computers.
Computers play a (4)_______in our everyday lives. Consider the use (5)_______ computers in both shops and offices. Big shops, especially chain stores with branches all (6)_______ the country, have to deal with very large amounts of information. They have to make sure (7)_______ are enough good on the shelves for customers to buy. They need to be able to re-order before stocks (8)_______ out, to decide which things are selling well and (9)_______ on. All these processes are performed quickly and efficiently (10)_______computers.
1. A. which B. that C. who D. both a and b
2. A. being B. be C. been D. have been
3. A. this B. that C. the D. a
4. A. part B. role C. field D. both a and b
5. A. in B. of C. with D. one
6. A. upon B. on C. over D. in
7. A. there B. they C. which D. where
8. A. go B. run C. get D. work
9. A. so B. such C. go D. get
10.A. with B. on C. by D. through
VI./ Fill in the blank space with the correct from of the words in parentheses :
1- I’m writing in response to your ____________which appeared in the magazine last week. (advertise)
2- Since the information revolution began, ____________have become quicker and easier. (communicate)
3- Do you surf the internet for fun or _______________ ? (educate)
4- Computers are becoming _______________popular. (increase)
5- Although that laptop is _______________, I will buy it. (cost)
6- My brother would like to be a _______________ (journal)
7- Because Hoa lives in a remote area, the internet isn’t __________for her. (availability)
8- You got this bad mark because your written assignment had some ___________ (limit)
9- She tried to make a good ________________ on the interviewer. (impress)
10- If you put some pictures on the wall, the room will look ____________ (bright)
VII./ Supply the correct form for the verbs in brackets :
1. The snow kept (fall) .............................................. the whole day.
2. This book tells you how (win) .................................... at chess.
3. The fire seems (be) .............................. out.
4. She apologized for (be) ............................................. late.
5. Did you advise him (go) ............................ to the police ?
VIII- Complete the following sentences with the correct tag questions :
1- Peter plays soccer very well, ................................. ?
2- You don’t like coffee, .......................................... ?
3- Her father goes to work at 6 AM, ..................................... ?
4- This picture is yours, ......................................... ?
5- They won’t go to HCM City next week, ................................... ?
6- My parents have used the internet very often, ................................. ?
7- Your house isn’t very far from school, .................................... ?
8- Hoa never comes to school late, ................................. ?
9- You took some photos on the beach, ............................... ?
10- We must communicate with you by means of e-mail or chatting, ................... ?
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.
He enjoys .....................................................................................................................
2. They first printed “The Time” two hundred years ago.
“The Time” ..................................................................................................................
3. Does your brother use the internet every day ?
Your brother ................................................................................................................?
4. Some newspapers have more pictures than texts.
There are .....................................................................................................................
5. “Can I borrow you 100,000 dong ?” he said to me.
He asked me ...............................................................................................................
6. You do not have a computer , so you can not get access to the Internet .
I wish......................................................................................................................................
7.We must finish the work on time .
The work ................................................................................................................................
8.They have just bought their son a new bicycle .
A new bicycle .........................................................................................................................
9. It is a pity that your friend isn’t at this party .
I wish ....................................................................................................................................
10. I often go to bed late .
I am used to…………………………………………………………….........................................
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