TEST 23

TEST 23

I- Choose the word that has the bold part pronounced differently (p)

1- A-switch B-stomach C-match D-catch
2- A-forest B-control C-product D-ecology
3- A-author B-other C-there D-they
4- A-natural B-language C-nation D-ladder
5- A-structure B-eruption C-result D-consume

II- Read the passage carefully then answer the multiple-choice questions (p)

The business of tennis has grown astoundingly in the past few years. Over $ 250 million is spent annually on the trappings of tennis. Apparently everyone wants to look like a pro, even though 20% of the clientele has never played the game
Manufacturers pay the stars lucrative fees for wearing their brands of clothes and wielding their racquets on center court. Chris Evert – Lloyd, for example, is rumored to have signed a five-year contract for $ 5 million with Ellensse, a producer of fancy, expensive tennis wear. John McEnroe gets a reported $ 600,000 for playing with a Dunlop racquet, $ 330,000 for sporting Tacchini clothes, and $ 100,000 for tying his Nike tennis shoes. Obviously, in a bad year, these stars make more as fashion models than as athletes
Not only tennis players get free clothing, but also all the the people involved in the game – the referees, lines people, ball boys and girls – are living advertisements for tennis wear producers. Where, traditionally, conservative white clothing was required for the entire tennis coterie, changing times have seen a new vogue in tennis outfits. Flamboyant colors, designers’ nameplates, geometric figures, and bold lines distinguish the new tennis togs from their predecessors
1- What can be understood from this reading?
A-tennis clothing appeals to everyone
B-tennis stars can get huge sums for wearing a manufacture’s brands of clothes and wielding his or her racquets
C-the price of tennis racquets has remained stable
D-bright colors entice people to buy tennis wear
2- What is the writer trying to do?
A-explain why the cost of tennis clothes has risen
B-defend tennis wears manufacturers from complaints about their high prices
C-describe the new tennis clothing
D-describe the means of advertising expensive tennis clothes
3- What is the best title for the passage?
A-the tennis stars C-the high cost of playing tennis
B-big business in tennis wears D-tennis starts’ flamboyant clothes
4- It is stated that John McEnroe _________
A-wears flamboyant clothes C-make more as fashion models than as athletes

B-may be earning over $ 1 million for using tennis D-has had a bad year in tennis competitions

5- Which of these following is true?
A-tennis clothing is only bought by the well-to-do C-tennis clothing appeals to fashion models
B-those who wear expensive tennis clothes play tennis D-the coloration of tennis wear has changed
III- Choose the best answers (p)

1- Dr. Baker have us an informative ________
A-lesson B-unit C-lecture D-excersise
2- I don’t like using the Internet because it has some ________
A-benefits B-limitations C-advantage D-disadvantage
3- Do you ________ access to the Internet?
A-get B-take C-bring D-use
4- Another word for “baggage” is ________
A-furniture B-equipment C-luggage D-rubbish
5- English is the native or official language on ________ of the land area of the world
A-one-five B-one-fifth C-one of five D-one of fifth
6- He couldn’t open the jar, however _________ he tried
A-difficult B-willing C-effort D-best
7- Nobody knows what the _________ of the explosion was
A-source B-reason C-cause D-reaction
8- We had to wait for ages to get in. It was really _________
A-crowded B-atmosphere C-romantic D-charming

IV- Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition (p)

Unlike commercial stations, Public Television gets most of the support _______________ grants and domination
She made a two-part documentary ________________ the war in Kosovo
The next stage _______________ the development of the television is interactive TV
My paper focuses ________________ some of the differences _______________ Vietnamese and American cultures
Two dogs are fighting _________________ each other for a bone
There have been few succesful escapes _________________ this concentration camp
There is a river flowing ________________ the village

V- Give the correct form of the words in brackets (p)

His father used to be one of the greatest (jour) _________________ in my country
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