Luyện tập AV8, 9 Tập 25

B. Choose the correct answer - a, b, c, or d.
Chen likes to get his news from the paper. Lemma turns on the television to find out what`s going on in the world. Eve subscribes to more magazines than she can keep track of, whereas Kobi chooses to listen to radio talk shows that cover issues thoroughly to tap into what`s going on in the world. All these people are touched by the media.
What is the media? What constitutes the media? The media consists of all the ways that news and information is distributed to a mass audience. The media covers everything from hard news, which is investigative reporting, to stories that are purely entertaining, such as whether your favorite movie star was on the "Best Dressed/ Worst Dressed" list. Whether in print or broadcast on TV, the stories are the product of the reporting of many journalists who write the stories, and editors who give out the assignments, assess the quality of the writing and research, and make the decisions about where and when the stories rim.
The news has immediate impact. The Internet puts global news onto the personal computer on your desk. Almost all browsers have links to up-to-the-minute news stories from various news services. You can get constant news updates from a variety of sources via your personal computer, providing you with the most up-to-date and in-depth coverage.
1. According to the writer, :
a. people`s life can be changed by the media.
b. newspapers, magazines, televisions, radios are all the mass media.
c. people can only get news from the paper,
d. radio talk shows cover thorough issues.
2. According to the passage, the media
a. spreads not only news but also entertainment to audiences.
b. investigates news reports that will be covered.
c. only distributes hard news to people.
d. consists of news and information all over the world.
3. Which one of the following is not a responsibility of editors? a. Judge the writings and reeearchs. b. Assign tasks.
c. Write reports on the stories. d. Decide when and where the stories run.
4. The word `browsers` in line 15 refers to . .
a. programs used by computers for doing particular jobs.
b. people who look for information on the Internet.
c. people who design the Web.
2. a. I can`t stand them. b. It`s terrific.
c. That sounds good. d. Because they`re so boring.
3. a. I enjoy watching game shows, aren`t I?
b. Game shows. There was an interesting quiz last night.
c. I prefer television quiz. And you?
d. I have no idea. I watched a game last night.
4. a. I don`t think so. I think it`s a repeat. .
b. No, they just showed the recorded highlights. It was very exciting.
c. It`s a good program, but I`ve seen it before. How about you?
d. No, it`s a repeat. Have you ever watched it?
5. a. Don`t worry. It will be showed again some day.
b. I think they are going to play again.
c. It will be recorded next Sunday.
d. It`s going to be repeated next Sunday.
6. a. What time is it on? b. When is it showed?
c. What time is the game played? d. What time will they show it?
V. READING COMPREHENSION
A. Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best completes the passage.
The World Wide Web is (1) millions of sites (2) by any body from multimedia corporations to (3) people like you and
me. On the web you can read online newspapers or magazines; you can
watch videos, (4) music or buy anything (5) a CD to a holiday.
You can go into a (6) and (7) to other people all over the
world or (8) a newsgroup for more serious debate. If you are really
ambitious you might even like to try creating your own (9) . Then
you can (10)_ your holiday pictures to the whole world!
a. made up b. made up of c. made from d. made of
a. taken b. discovered c. invented d. created
a. usual b. normal c. ordinary d. typical
a. download b. listen c. watch d. unload
a. like