Test yourself c

TEST YOURSELF C
I/ LISTENING
A. Listen to what Sheila Brooks says about her village and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F)
1. Sheila lives in a small village near Henfield
2. Villagers have to queue in shops or banks
3. The village is always kept clean
4. There’s no heavy traffic, so the air is clean, too
5. Villagers are very friendly and helpful
T
F
F
F
T
B/ Listen again and fill each blank with the word that you hear
There (1)....................many things I don’t like about Henfield. One thing is that there’s not much to do in the (2).........................- we haven’t got any (3)... ..... .............or (4).......................... Another problem is that people always talk about each other and everyone (5)......................what everyone else doing
aren’t
evenings
cinemas
theatres

knows
II. READING
read the passage, and then answer the questions that follow
Why is TV a convenient and cheap source of entertainment?
What can people see on TV?
Why is the TV viewer completely passive?
What will happen if we get to like watching TV too much?
Is TV good or bad?
1.TV is a convenient and rather cheap source of entertainment because people can sit comfortably at home to see plays, films of every kind, and they don’t have to pay for expensive seats at theatre or in the cinema
2. People can see plays, films of every kind, and the latest exciting football matches
3. The TV viewer is completely passive because he needs to do nothing and he even doesn’t use his legs
4. If we get to like watching TV too much it will dominate our lives and we won’t have time to talk to each other and do other things
5. That TV is good or bad depends on people
III. GRAMMAR
Fill in the blank with the correct form of a verb in the box
say
think
be
pay
have
tell
give
get
take
come
1. I .......................in London for a month, but so far I ........................to visit the Tower
2. You ...................................quite enough, Sir. The bill is $ 20 and you .........................only $19.
3. Ann ......................to me she would leave a message for peter.
4. I was told that it ..............................the children nearly 2 hours to get to their school because of the flood
5. We ...................... that they..........................
to the party but they were busy
6. She told Lan” You .....................my hat. Yours is over there
have been
haven’t had
haven’t given
have paid
said
had taken
thought
would come
have got