PART 2: PRACTICE

A. PHONETICS 

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A approved                         B. answered                C. passed                     D. uttered

2. A. doubted              B. wedded                  C. connected               D. passed

3. A. managed             B. laughed                   C. captured                 D. signed

4. A. washed               B. exchanged              C. experienced            D. mixed

5. A. filled                   B. added                     C. started                    D. intended

6. A. wanted               B. booked                   C. stopped                   D. laughed

7. A. booked               B. watched                  C. jogged                    D. developed

8. A. kneeled               B. bowed                    C. implied                   D. compressed

9. A. bottled                B. explained                C. trapped                   D. betrayed

10. A. laughed            B. stamped                  C. booked                   D. contented 

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 

1. A. headache            B. present                    C. nation                     D. planet

2. A. playwright          B. active                      C. global                      D. tonight

3. A. advent                B. emerge                    C. prevent                   D. event

4. A. efficiency           B. society                    C. documentary          D. proficiency 

5. A. painting              B. visit                         C. portrait                    D. enough

6. A. canteen               B. children                  C. lengthen                  D. nothing

7. A. appropriate         B. documentary          C. entertainment         D. confirmation

8. A. dominant            B. Internet                   C. attitude                   D. entertain 

9. A. efficient              B. digital                     C. networking                         D. privacy 

10. A. transmitted       B. taken                       C. delivered                D. produced 

B. VOCABUALRY AND GRAMMAR 

I. Complete the following sentences with "for" or "since", and the correct form of fife verb in brackets.

1. I _____haven’t had_____ (not have) time to finish my work _____since____ Sunday. 

2. Nobody _____has written_____ (write) to Norma ______since______ she left university.

3. She _____has eaten______ (eat) the same food _______for______ three days. 

4. I _____haven’t played______ (not play) tennis _______for______ a year now. 

5. I don't think I ____have seen__ (see) you _____since_____ 2003. 

6. It _____hasn’t rained____ (not rain) here _______since______ last June. 

7. We _____have lived_____ (live) in this house _____since______ it was finished. 

8. My father ___hasn’t listened____ (not listen) to me ____since____ I failed the entrance exam to university.

9. They ____haven’t studied_____ (not study) _____since_____ Tet holidays.

10. Mum ____has been____ (be) to America _____for_______ three weeks. 

II. Choose the right alternative.

1. I washed/ have washed my hands so that I can help you with the cooking.

2. She arrived/ has arrived at Kennedy Airport at 2 o'clock this morning.

3. The Pharaohs ruled/ has ruled Egypt for thousands of years.

4. I found/ have found the letter you looked/ were looking for. Here it is.

5. They grew/ have grown such a lot since we last saw/ has seen them.

6. We recently started/ have recently started to walk to work instead of taking the bus. 

7. When I was younger I played/ had played badminton for my local team.

8. I have had/ am having the pains for three weeks now.

9. So far it was/ has been so cold that we stayed/ have stayed in the house all day.

10. The last time I went/ have gone to Brighton is/ was in August.

11. Don't disturb Amy. She just went/ has just gone to sleep.

12. Bill phones/ is phoning his girlfriend again. That's the third time he phoned/ has phoned her this evening.

13. Since the eruption started/ has started all the villages on the slopes of the volcano have evacuated/ have been evacuated.

14. House prices increased/ have increased dramatically in recent years.

15. Jim decided/ has decided to continue the course, even though it is proved/ was proving very difficult. 

III. Choose the correct word in the bracket to complete the sentences. 

shoot                show                censore            broadcast                    edit                  scan

print                 receive             publish                   refer                        download 

1. The term the mass media in English _____ refers ___ basically to TV, radio and newspapers.

2. The BBC World Service ______ broadcasts _____throughout the world. 

3. A short wave or a VHF radio can ______ receive ______ many interesting stations. 

4. They're _____ showing______ a good film on TV tonight.

5. I _____ downloaded______ a good program from the Internet the other day. Would you like a copy? 

6. This book was ____ published______ by CUP and it was ____ printed______ in Cambridge. 

7. This article has been badly _____ edited______.

8. The film was _____ shot _____ in Spain.

9. They ____ censored_____ the film before showing it on TV. 

10. I ____ scanned____  some photos I'd taken, so that I could send them to a friend in Australia. 

IV. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. 

1. That morning, I spent maybe 40 minutes _____poring___ over the horror of the shooting and a million other things the newspapers had to tell me. PORE 

2. We have spent much of the past few years discovering that the digitization of news is ruining how we ____collectively____ process information. COLLECT

3. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and ____advertising_____ revenue. ADVERTISE

4. Sweet people turn nasty at the ______drop____ of a hat on FB; it's stunning how fast they turn: like a hungry Rottweiler being teased with a piece of red meat. DROPPING

5. With ____regard____ to the above paragraph about nasty FBers, a recent study said that FB makes us "feel badly about ourselves", "makes us envious", "makes us sad" and “is a tedious distraction”.

6. Social networks and the analysis of them is an inherently interdisciplinary academic field which ____emerged_____ from social psychology, sociology, statistics, and graph theory. EMERGE

7. The first commercial automated cellular network was ____launched_____ in Japan by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone in 1979. LAUNCH

8. Like many nonprofits, we use Facebook to connect with our audiences, and they use Facebook to stay in ____touch______ with us. TOUCHING

9. During that time, we've grown ____significantly___ as an organization - adding staff positions, increasing programming. SIGNIFICANT

10. Some video clips and images shared by your friend may make you laugh and your brain gets some ____relaxation___. RELAX

V. Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

1. Media plays a significant role in keeping everyone updated about the various events around the world. 

A. informed                B. disinterested           C. indifferent              D. reluctant

2. Today, we can check out the latest news and current affairs with just few clicks of mouse or by simply switching on the radio or television

A. matters                   B. meetings                 C. affections               D. approval

3. The main purpose of media is to disseminate the information and knowledge.

A. restrict                    B. spread                     C. conceal                   D. make it off the record

4. Cyber-bullying is commonplace online, causes emotional trauma, and sometimes even leads to suicide.

A. stimulation             B. motivation              C. disorder                  D. excitement

5. The Internet is a treasure trove of information, which offers knowledge on any given topic under the sun.

A. sparsely                  B. scarcely                   C. abundantly             D. undoubtedly

6. The webs update news about the latest breakthroughs in the field of medicine, technology, and other domains of science.

A. setbacks                  B. demerits                  C. hindrances              D. headways 

7. Finding the latest updates about celebrities and exploring lifestyle websites have become day-to-day activities of many Internet consumers.

A. abnormal                B. extraordinary           C. exceptional            D. habitual 

8. These days, online gaming has tasted dramatic and phenomenal success because of its ever-increasing demand throughout the world. 

A. usual                       B. ordinary                  C. remarkable              D. run-of-the-mill 

9. Social networking has also evolved as a great medium to connect with like-minded Individuals and become a part of interesting groups and communities.

A. having similar ideas and interests                          B. having indifferent behaviors

C. having habits in common                                       D. having similar mental disorders

10. Children addicted to computers are being sent on camping holidays designed to help them kick the habit.

A. dependent on         B. hooked on              C. indifferent to          D. exhausted by 

VI. Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

1. Excessive amounts of time at a computer can contribute to obesity, undeveloped social skills and a form of addictive behavior. 

A. over the top            B. a bit much               C. unrestrained            D. limited

2. The Internet has become an indispensable business tool, which has helped bring the world closer.

A. fundamental           B. vital                        C. dispensable             D. significant

3. Newspapers enjoyed the position of the most preferred medium to reach a wider audience until electronic communication emerged on the media scene. 

A. turned up                B. came into view       C. came out                 D. disappeared

4. For many teens, texting is the dominant way that they communicate on a day-to-day basis with their friends. 

A. secondary               B. principal                  C. leading                    D. outstanding

5. Duolingo helps you learn multiple languages simultaneously at no extra charge.

A. concurrently           B. together                  C. at the same time     D. singly

6. These days more and more children are experiencing a stressful and miserable adolescence due to bullying.

A. sorrowful                B. depressed               C. contented               D. tragic 

7. Studies show that bullying can greatly impact a child's life and have long-lasting negative effects.

A. durable                   B. short-lived             C. permanent               D. lifelong

8. Until recently, many teachers and school officials turned a blind eye to bullying, believing that the students would eventually sort it out by themselves. 

A. became attentive to                                                B. paid no attention to 

C. seemed ignorant of to                                            D. took no interest in

9. Some people with large enough fans bases can earn a very wealthy living by uploading a few videos every week.

A. impoverished          B. well off                   C. rolling in money                 D. well-to-do

10. Face-to-face socializing is not as preferred as virtual socializing among the youth.

A. facing                     B. eyeball to eyeball                C. indirect                   D. direct 

VII. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. Have you any comment to ____ about the cause of the disaster?

A. make                       B. complain                 C. show                       D. demonstrate

2. Any event attended by the actor received ____ media coverage.

A. big                          B. large                        C. widespread                         D. much 

3. The ____ of 4, 5 and 9 is 6.

A. total                        B. sum                         C. amount                   D. average

4. We thought she was arrogant ____ in fact she was just very shy. 

A. whereas                  B. although                 C. despite                    D. provided

5. Are you ____ trouble again?

A. doing                      B. causing                   C. creating                   D. bringing

6. The sword was presented by the family ____ the museum.

A. for                          B. onto                        C. to                            D. with

7. The truth of this statement has been effectively ____ in Chapter 1. 

A. demonstrated         B. pronounced            C. declared                  D. published

8. Their music still enjoys widespread ____ among teenagers. 

A. popular                   B. popularity               C. public                      D. publicity

9. As far as I'm ____ nobody has done anything about it. 

A. know                      B. aware                      C. hope                        D. awake

10. Focusing upon human curiosity is an ingenious idea that would ____ to the creation and launch of Quota in June, 2009. 

A. direct                      B. go                           C. lead                         D. aim 

11. The app - WhatsApp - relies ____ the Internet to send images, texts, documents audio and video messages to other users that have the app installed on their devices. 

A. on                           B. at                            C. in                            D. with 

12. The lessons provided by Duolingo are designed to increase in difficulty as the user ____.

A. continues                B. moves forward       C. progresses               D. goes forward

13. With Anki App, users can ____ themselves through quickly sessions, often lasting one minute or less, in order to test their knowledge of Japanese.

A. challenge                B. compete                  C. stop                         D. doubt 

14. The commission is calling for a global ban ____ whaling.

A. in                            B. on                           C. with                        D. for 

15. I haven't seen Gary ____ a long time. Who is he?

A. in                            B. for                           C. since                       D. at 

16. It's ages ____ I last ate Italian food.

A. for                          B. when                       C. while                       D. since 

17. I've written to Helen ____.

A. last week                B. yet                          C. recently                   D. nowadays 

18. What have you been doing ____?

A. today                      B. yesterday                C. far so                      D. all ready

19. I had dinner with Sue ____.

A. last night                B. already                    C. so far                      D. lately

20. Twitter is a micro-blogging ____ that allows users to post brief, 140 character messages - called "tweets" – and follow other users' activities.

A. device                     B. appliance                C. instrument              D. tool

21. After you ____, it automatically connects you to all the people in your address book who also are using WhatsApp.

A. log out                    B. sign up                    C. start                        D. access

22. Similar to the way they use Facebook, teens may ____ the "success" of their photos - even their self-worth - by the number of likes or comments they receive.

A. value                       B. indicate                   C. weigh                      D. measure

23. This social network - LinkedIn-basically lets you ____ with people in a professional way. 

A. join                         B. connect                   C. relate                       D. associate 

24. Tom hasn't been here ____ you came here together.

A. for                          B. when                       C. since                       D. as 

25. Harry ____ look well since he on a diet. 

A. doesn't - went        B. didn't go                 C. hasn't - went           D. hasn't - has gone

26. I can't give you the report I ____ for today because I ____.

A. promise - don't finish                                             B. promised - didn't finish 

C. have promised - didn't finish                                 D. have promised - haven't finished 

27. I'm sorry about not coming last week. I ____ a cold and so I ____ at home.

A. have - stay              B. had - stayed            C. have had - stayed               D. have/ have stayed

28. Wait a minute. I ____ an idea. Let's go and see Roger. We last ____ him a long time ago.

A. had - saw                B. have - saw              C. have - see                D. have - had seen

29. It's nice to be back here, in London. It's the second time I ____ here. 

A. am coming              B. have come              C. come                       D. came

30. I'm phoning about your advertisement for a bicycle for sale, which ____ in the local paper. ____it? Or is it still available?

A. Saw - Have you sold                                              B. have seen - did you sell 

C. saw - did you sell                                                   D. have seen - have you sold 

VIII. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

1. I was merely questioning weather we had the money to fund such a project. 

                  A                              B                                       C            D                                 → whether

2. We'll see you after the performance also give you £50 for the tickets, or however much they cost. 

             A                                                    B                               C                           D         → and give

3. Do they play any other sports beside basketball and volleyball? 

                    A         B                     C                        D                                                          → besides

4. In addition her flat in Hanoi, she has a new house in Vung Tau and a villa in Ho Chi Minh City. 

            A                         B                                                     C                                       D   → In addition to

5. There's not much flour left but you're welcome to what few there is. 

                          A             B   C                                            D                                             → little

6. Susan slept soundly for 10 hours! You must wake her. 

                 A        B                    C                         D                                                              → has been sleeping

7. Because of coming into the office on weekends, Mr. Smith never gets enough work done. 

            A                                             B                                       C                                   D → In spite of/ Despite

8. Sales of the newest computer have doubled since the past eight months.

       A                  B                       C                    D                                                                → in/ during

9. The members of the personnel committee has decided to revise the employee handbook.

                           A                                          B                       C                  D                     → have

10. No one knows what the ultimate affect of the global pollution will be. 

            A                 B                           C                                             D                               → effect

C. READING 

I. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space. 

worth               sources            physical              delivered               contents

information                  publications                 drawbacks                   convey             subscriptions 

As printed media begin to lose their dominance as a way to (1) ____ convey _____ information to the world, electronic media have stepped up and taken their place. Many people no longer read newspapers or magazines in their traditional paper forms, but they still do read. The (2) ____ physical ____ delivery system is what has happened, may people are reading newspapers or magazines off of their smartphones, tablets, or on their computer screens. The (3) ____ contents _____ of the newspapers and magazines strive to be the same, but the new way it is presented has some (4) ____ drawbacks ____ as well as benefits. 

One of the biggest drawbacks about electronic newspapers and magazines is that they are often read without a subscription. As electronic media are (5) ____ delivered ____ instantly over the Internet, the only way that money can be made is through advertisements, as most people don't want to pay for electronic

(6) ___ subscriptions ___. This has left many of the news outlets on the Internet scrambling to find

(7) _____ sources ____ of revenue. 

Probably the greatest criticism of online newspapers and magazines is that there often isn't very much invested in the stories as they come out. Rather than serious investigative journalism, the main point of many online (8) ____ publications ____ is merely to attract page views so that the advertisers on those pages must pay a small fee. In the age of (9) ____ information ____, finding the information (10) ____ worth ____ learning becomes the hardest task of all.

II. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. 

At the start of the social media revolution, Facebook quickly became the most popular (1) ____ for sharing information with others. However, it is not the only service that people can use to express themselves. Those (2) ____ believe in the old saying that "more is less" may want to check out Twitter. Part of Twitter's appeal is that it limits users to 140 characters whenever they update their status, nisor people to quickly "get to the point" when they are communicating. 

Twitter is a micro blogging service that was (3) ____ by four American programmers in 2006. The founders chose the name Twitter because the word has two definitions: "a short burst of information" and "the sound that little birds make", both of (4) ____ fit the description of what their service provides. In fact, some people have even labeled Twitter the "SMS of the Internet". Twitter is not just (5) ____ words though. Users can also share videos and pictures. Another thing which truly sets Twitter apart from its competition is the hash tag. Hash tags are a special way of labeling and (6) ____ information. They help people interested in a subject to find related posts and content. For example, some interested in sports could simply search for hash tag sports and they would find all messages tagged in this manner. 

Twitter has also allowed people to easily connect with others who they would have never had access to in the past. This has enabled fans to interact with their favorite celebrities by following their Twitter updates and sending them direct messages. (7) ____, there is no guarantee that the famous person will respond, as the celebrities may receive thousands of messages each day. However, there have been some pretty stunning interactions. (8) ____ 2011, singer Justin Timberlake made headlines when he accepted an invitation from a female soldier to attend a Marine Corps ball. In return, many celebrities find it gratifying to know some of their supporters more closely. However, there is a dark side to Twitter (9) ____. Some people who don't think before send out tweets that can cause outrage by making inappropriate or insensitive remarks. 

In November 2013, Twitter went public on the New York Stock Exchange. The added investments should (10) ____ the company to do some incredible things in the near future 

1. A. position              B. site                          C. area                         D. side 

2. A. what                   B. which                      C. who                        D. that 

3. A. published            B. went                       C. turned                     D. created 

4. A. when                  B. which                      C. that                         D. While

5. A. in                        B. for                           C. about                      D. from 

6. A. classifying          B. allowing                  C. defining                  D. sending 

7. A. Moreover            B. Of course                C. However                 D. Although 

8. A. In                        В. Ву                           C. Within                    D. During

9. A. organizations      B. conversations          C. applications            D. implementations 

10. A. make                 B. help                         C. have                        D. allow 

III. Read the passage and choose the best answer. 

The World Wide Web was developed by British physicist and computer scientist Timothy Berners-Lee as a project within the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland. Berners-Lee combined several existing ideas into a single system to make it easier for physicists to use data on the Internet. Most important, he added multimedia - the ability to include graphics - to the hyperlink concept found in a previous Internet service known as gopher. Berners-Lee had begun working with hypertext in the early 1980s. An early prototype implementation of the Web became operational at CERN in 1989, and the idea quickly spread to universities in the rest of the world. 

Groups at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researched and extended Web technology. They developed the first browser that was used at many sites, named Mosaic, in 1993. To allow the Web to be accessed from a wide variety of computer systems, researchers built multiple versions of Mosaic. Each version was designed to be used with a specific operating system, the software that controls the computer. Within a year, computer programmer Marc Andreessen had formed a commercial company, Netscape Communications Corporation, to build and sell Web technologies. New vocabulary: 

gopher (n.): chuột túi, sóc túi má

prototype (n.): người (vật) đầu tiên, nguyên mẫu

implementation (n.): sự thi hành, sự thực hiện đầy đủ, sự bổ sung 

operational (adj.): thuộc hoạt động, thao tác; có thể có hiệu lực

1. The World Wide Web was developed by 

A. an American           B. a British                  C. a Canadian             D. a French

2. The word "multiple" in the reading means ____.

A. plural                      B. single                      C. only                        D. numerous

3. Which word in the reading means "the instructions which control what a computer does; computer programs"?

A. version                    B. software                 C. technology              D. concept

4. Which word means "a connection that allows you to move easily between two computer documents or two pages on the Internet"? 

A. graphic                   B. datum                     C. project                    D. hyperlink

5. The scientist who developed the World Wide Web was majoring in

A. math and physics                                                   B. math and computer 

C. computer and physics                                             D. math, physics and computer 

6. Which sentence below is not correct? 

A Timothy Berners Lee spoke English very well

B. Timothy Berners-Lee was born in Geneva, Switzerland

C. Timothy Berners-Lee was the first person to develop WWW. 

D. Some existing ideas were combined into a single system by him.

7. What did "Netscape Communications Corporation" do? 

A to develop www                                                     B. to use data on the Internet

C. to control the computer                                          D. to build and sell Web technologies

8. Which sentence is not correct?

A. "Hypertext" means "a way of joining a word or image to another page, document, etc. on the Internet or in another computer program so that you can move from one to the other easily".

B. Berners-Lee had begun working with hypertext in the early 1980s.

C. An early prototype implementation of the Web became operational at CERN in 1989. 

D. The idea slowly spread to universities in the rest of the world.

9. Who researched and extended Web technology? 

A. The European Organization for Nuclear Research

B. Timothy Berners-Lee

C. Marc Andreessen

D. Groups at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

10. Which sentence is not correct? 

A. Mosaic was one of the scientists who developed WWW.

B. The first browser that was used at many sites was developed in 1993.

C. Each version was designed to be used with a particular working system.

D. Researchers built numerous versions of Mosaic to allow the Web to be accessed from a wide variety of computer systems.

D. WRITING 

I. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second ones have the same meaning as the given sentence.

1. "Please turn down the music. I'm trying to concentrate on my work." said Helen to her naughty brother.

Helen asked her naughty brother to turn down the music as she was trying to concentrate on her work.

2. There isn't any lump of sugar left and we've got three important guests arriving in the next five minutes. 

We are completely out of sugar and we’re got three important guests arriving in the next five minutes.

3. Just thinking about his torn shirt after fighting with the fierce dog makes me burst into laughter.

The very thought of his torn shirt after fighting with the fierce dog makes me burst into laughter.

4. Jack will only give in to the maths problem if the time's up. 

Only if the time's up will Jack give in to the maths problem.

5. Benn's very hard - working but I won't give him this project. 

Hard-working as Benn is, I won't give him this project. 

6. She said that she had won the scholarship as a result of pure luck. 

She attributed her winning the scholarship to pure luck. 

7. They have been working in this conical hat workshop for 2 years now. 

It is 2 years since they started working in this conical hat workshop.

8. It's no good crying over spilt milk, the bike's already been stolen. 

There's no point in crying over spilt milk, the bike's already been stolen. 

II. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second ones have the same meaning as the given sentence.

1. I am determined to put in for that certificate for all that volunteer work I've done for this event though it seems hard.

Hard as it seems, I am determined to put in for that certificate for all that volunteer work I've done for this event.

2. I have never tried those spicy Indian foods by hand before. 

This is the first time I’ve (ever) tried those spicy Indian foods by hand.

3. Thanks to her tough methods, we could work things out properly in the end. 

Had it not been for her tough methods, we couldn’t have worked things out properly in the end. 

4. It was her bliss ignorance that kept her stay free of stress in life and live her life to the best.

Had it  not been for her bliss ignorance, she wouldn’t have stayed free of stress in life and lived her life to the best.

5. It's more than 2 years since anyone heard of Julia. 

Julia was last heard of 2 years ago.

6. We were taken aback by her incredible memory, we couldn't give her the first prize. 

Taken aback as we were by her incredible memory, we couldn't give her the first prize. 

7. The deadline for the receipt of this job application form is on August 8th. 

This job application form must be handed in/ submitted by/ returned/ received no later than August 8th. 

8. Johnny is more intelligent than any other guy in his department. 

Johnny is the most intelligent guy in his department. 

Ill. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

1. It's nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother. 

My father hasn’t seen his brother for nearly twenty years.

2. Although he was seriously ill, he was determined to finish his work. 

In spite of his serious illness, he was determined to finish his work. 

3. When did you last ride a bike? 

How long is it since you rode a bike?

4. People say that this novel was written by a very young author. 

This novel is said to have been written by a very young author. 

5. We haven't been to London since 1998. 

The last time we went to London was in 1998.

6. My wait in the queue has lasted forty minutes so far. 

            I have been waiting in the queue for forty minutes (so far).

7. I have not seen a more wonderful building anywhere. 

Nowhere have I seen a more wonderful building.

8. The trip was so interesting that we couldn't forget it. 

It was such an interesting trip that we couldn't forget it. 

9. Because of the heavy rain, they couldn't go for a picnic last weekend. 

Because it rained heavily, they couldn't go for a picnic last weekend. 

10. I've never seen such a bad film as that one.

That's the worst film I’ve ever seen.

PART 3: TEST YOURSELF

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. media                 B. network                  C. website                   D. connect

2. A. attitude               B. advent                    C. advantage               D. mass

3. A. subscribe            B. connect                   C. documentary          D. efficient

4. A. effective                         B. efficient                  C. expand                    D. tablet

5. A. data                    B. programme C. instant                     D. drama

6. A. cinema                B. concert                    C. social                      D. advancement

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. media                 B. cartoon                   C. series                       D. radio

2. A. photograph         B. programme C. entertain                 D. channel

3. A. video                  B. television                C. theatre                    D. information

4. A. deliver                B. visual                      C. different                 D. common

5. A. provide               B. listen                       C. receive                    D. believe

6. A. partner                B. something               C. classmate                D. discuss

7. A. national              B. Liverpool                C. recommend             D. internet

8. A. animal                 B. comedy                   C. importance              D. different

9. A. unknown            B. wealthy                   C. moment                  D. mountain

10. A. comment          B. reading                   C. healthy                    D. lucky

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. This place is a terrible mess! What on earth ____?

A. did you do             B. have you done        C. will you do                         D. had you done

2. And now for an item of local news. Hampshire police ____ dangerous snake which ____ missing earlier in the week.

A. have found - went                                                  B. have found - have gone

C. found - went                                                          D. found - have gone

3. Pinterest is a very popular service, and the company's app is one of the most downloaded social media apps ____ in the Google Play Store.

A. online                     B. available                 C. interactive               D. dominant

4. Instagram lets users snap, edit, and share photos and 15-second videos, either publicly or with a private ____ of followers.

A. connection              B. system                    C. network                  D. round

5. Today, more than 1 billion people use WhatsApp to communicate ____ their friends, loved ones and even customers.

A. to                            B. for                           C. in                            D. with 

6. This tooth ____ me lately! So I ____ an appointment with the dentist for Tuesday.

A. has been killing have made                                    B was killing made

C. has been killing made                                             D. was killing have made

7. Someone ____ the cakes. I'll have to buy some more.

A. has eaten                B. is eating                  C. had eaten                D. was eating

8. What ____ your mum for her next birthday? Let me see it.

A. did you buy            B. have you bought     C. will you buy           D. do you buy

9. Tim ____ Russian but he finds it difficult.

A. learned                   B. has learned             C. learns                      D. will learn 

10. Diana ____ twelve different dresses in the past week.

A. is wearing               B. wears                      C. had worn                D. has worn

11. I ____ everything you asked. What should I do now?

A. did                          B. will do                    C. do                           D. have done

12. Snapchat is an image messaging ____ software product that was created by Reggie Brown, Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy when they were students at Stanford University 

A. media                     B. social                      C. application              D. cyber

13. Betty gets up very early to prepare ____ work.

A. of                            B. to                            C. in                            D. for 

14. They take a ____ interest in their grandchildren.

A. live                         B. alive                        C. lively                       D. living 

15. We're reading a ____ book this week. 

A. differ                      B. difference               C. different                 D. differently 

16. She has been ____ criticized in the press. 

A. heavy                      B. heaviness                C. heavier                    D. heavily

17. Ask me again tomorrow. I'll have to give it some ____.

A. think                       B. thought                   C. thoughtful              D. thoughtless

18. After the accident he suffered from loss of ____.

A. memory                  B. memorize                C. memorable              D. memorably

19. Viber is not only a Voice over IP and instant messaging app for mobile devices but it also allows for the ____ of audio, video and images between users.

A. exchange                B. transmission            C. production              D. transference

20. I have not heard ____ my brother for ages.

A. of                            B. for                           C. from                        D. to

21. The romance associated ____ Valentine's Day may have come from the medieval belief that birds select their mates on 14 February.

A. with                        B. to                            C. for                           D. by

22. Diet plays an important role in the ____ of heart disease.

A. manage                   B. manager                  C. management           D. manageable

23. Students say it is helpful if teachers ____ their pronunciation.

A. correct                    B. correction               C. corrective                D. correctly

24. Officially, Robert's in charge, but in ____ Hannah runs the office.

A. practice                   B. practise                   C. practical                  D. practically

25. Many locals are ____ opposed to the development.

A. strength                  B. strong                     C. strengthen               D. strongly

26. Keep ____ by eating well and exercising regularly.

A. health                     B. healthful                 C. healthy                    D. healthily

27. The app - Snapchat - was officially ____ in September 2011, and within a short span of time they have grown immensely with 100 million daily active users.

A. released                  B. produced                C. sent out                   D. spread

28. Throughout his long life, John met hundreds of people, but he never truly found a person to share his life ____.

A. about                      B. on                           C. with                        D. between

29. I had a train to catch, so I was ____ the clock all through the meeting.

A. watch                     B. to watch                 C. watched                  D. watching

30. ____ the newspaper article quickly and make a note of the main points.

A. Scanning                B. Scan                        C. Scanned                  D. To scan

31. If you need any help, please don't hesitate ____.

A. asking                     B. ask                          C. will ask                   D. to ask

32. I wish Dad would stop ____ in on my phone conversations

A. listening                  B. listen                       C. listened                   D. to listen

33. Why not ____  (down) your ideas on a piece of paper before you start!

A. writing                    B. write                       C. writes                      D. to write

IV. Give the correct form of the words to complete the following sentences.

1. The police had ______secretly_______ filmed the conversations. SECRET

2. The media was accused of influencing the final ______decision______. DECIDE

3. This evidence supports the view that there is too much _____violence_____ on television. VIOLENT

4. She excelled in many great roles, most _______memorably_______ as Lady Macbeth at the National Theatre. MEMORY

5. On his _____retirement____, colleagues presented him with a set of golf clubs. RETIRE

6. The _____presentation_______ of prizes began after the speeches. PRESENT

7. The company must reduce costs to compete ______effectively_____. EFFECT

8. We need to increase ______productivity______. PRODUCT

9. _____(dis-)ability_______ increases with age. ABLE

10. _____Homelessness____ is on the increase. HOME

V. Fill each gap with an appropriate preposition.

1. She spent a lot of money ______on_____ cosmetics.

2. He had suffered ______from_____ loss of memory before he died.

3. They decided to name the new baby boy ____after_____ Grandpa.

4. Thank you for your letter. It was nice to hear _____from____ you again.

5. Most Americans don't object _____to_____ being called by their first names.

6. They succeeded ____in______ escaping ____from_____ the burning house.

7. Will you please remind Helen ______of_______ her appointment with the dentist?

8. Many people have contributed ______to____ the production of a finished film.

9. I think he is unwell; he was complaining _____about_____ a headache this morning.

10. I expect it will rain again when we're on holiday this year, but at least we are properly prepared ____for___ it this time.

VI. Complete the following sentences with "for" or "since", and the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. There (be) _____is______ a phone message _____for_____ you.

2. She (be) ____has been_____ off work ______since_____ Tuesday.

3. I (buy) ___had better buy____ something ______for_____ the new baby.

4. We (live) ___have lived____ here _____since_____ 1994.

5. There (be) _____is_______ a prize _____for_____ the fastest three runners in each category.

6. She (worry) ___had been worrying____ ever ____since_____ the letter (arrive) ___arrived____.

7. She (be) _____will be_____ out of the office _____for____ a few days next week.

8. He (work) ___has been working___ in a bank ____since_____ leaving school.

9. ____Since_____ the party she (only speak) ___had only spoken___ to him once.

10. I (not play) ____haven’t played___ tennis _____for_____ years.

VII. Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then correct them.

1. You can go to the seven o'clock show or a eight - whichever suits you best.

                                                          A             B             C                           D                     → the eight

2. We can't go to Julia's party because of we're going away that weekend.

     A                            B                 C                    D                                                              → because

3. Could I speak to whomever is in charge of International Sales please?

                        A           B                   C                                            D                                 → whoever

4. I was just getting into the bath where the telephone rang.

               A                B                    C                              D                                                    → when

5. We knew a lot of about the topic already, but his talk was interesting nevertheless.

                         A                                  B                   C                                     D                 → a lot

VIII. Fill in each blank in the sentences with the correct word from the box.

subscribe                     addicted                       dominant                     web

media                          interact                        networking                  cyberbullying

1. For many teens, texting is the ____ dominant ____ way that they communicate on a day-to-day basis with their friends.

2. Video games, social media and mobile phones play an integral role in how teens meet and ___ interact ____

with friends.

3. Social ____ media ____ networks are a major resource for both small and big businesses that are looking to promote their brands on the Internet.

4. You can go in this website to ___ subscribe ___ for free and download the episodes straight to your phone, tablet, or computer.

5. Teachers can use social ___ networking ____ to help their students connect and collaborate on a deeper level.

6. "Delicious" is a social bookmarking _____ web _____ service for discovering, storing and sharing web bookmarks.

7. When you enter into any social network site, you will be ___ addicted ____ to those communities.

8. High usage of the Internet increases the risk of the being victims of __ cyberbullying _ or other cyber crimes.

IX. Choose the word in the box to complete the text.

until                 get                   live                   events              transmitted

landing            use                   space               signals             expensive

All early television was broadcast in black and while. Color television was possible, but it was too (1) ___ expensive ___ and of very poor quality (2) ____ until ___ the middle of the 1950s. Color television broadcasts began in the United States in 1954, in Japan in 1960, and in Europe in 1967.

The first (3) ___ landing ___ on the moon was broadcast (4) ____ live ____ on television in 1969, and now television programs are (5) ___ transmitted ___ all over the world immediately through the (6) ___ use ___ of satellites that transmit the (7) ___ signals ___ from the Earth, through (8) ___ space ____, and back to the Earth.

More people now (9) get f television is one of the most rapid and exciting (10) ____ events ____ of our century.

X. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

It is hard to imagine life in modern society (1) ____ smartphones. These handy little devices keep us entertained and enable us to manage important tasks on the goal. Although smartphones feature powerful hardware, they wouldn't be so useful without thousands of handy applications. (2) ____ are a few free and helpful apps that you can download to help you throughout the day.

If you have a habit of forgetting things and want to organize your life, give Evernote a try. It promises to help users remember everything. With a few clicks, you can send all of your photos, documents, and audio notes to Evernote. Then, your (3) ____ information can be stored in folders or (4) ____ with useful keywords. When you need to access this data, you can perform a simple search and it will appear in seconds. Evernote is available on smartphones, tablets and computers, so you can access your data from everywhere.

Imagine this scenario. You are watching a TV show and you hear a cool song in the background. You want to buy it but there is one problem. You don't know the name of the song. SoundHound is (5) ____ that will make this problem a thing of the past. It enables users to quickly identify songs by (6) ____ the app and holding their phone in the air. The app takes the song playing and compares it to thousands of other songs (7) ____ it finds a match. Within seconds, it can tell you the name, artist and album of the songs you just heard.

            (8) ____ spectacular app is Lookout. Hopefully you won't have to use it often but when you do need it, Lookout can be a lifesaver. Its main function is to help you find your phone if it goes missing. Lookout does this by using your smartphone's data connection to locate your lost device. To see (9) ____ your phone is on a map, simply log into Lookout from any web browser. In the worst-case situation, if someone steals your phone and you fear it has gone for good, you can wipe out all of its data with a few clicks. This will ensure no one will see any private information on your phone.

These helpful apps are just the (10) ____ of the iceberg. If you do some searching online, you are certain to find many other apps that will make your life more convenient.

1. A. with                    B. by                           C. without                   D. from

2. A. Here                   B. There                      C. What                       D. They

3. A. existance            B. digital                     C. important                D. performance

4. A. played                B. did                          C. behaved                  D. tagged

5. A. an app                 B. store                        C. mall                         D. shop

6. A. participating       B. thinking                  C. launching                D. finding

7. A. until                    B. by                           C. with                        D. for

8. A. Others                B. Anothers                 C. Other                      D. Another

9. A. Although            B. where                      C. Unless                     D. When

10. A. theory               B. product                   C. tip                           D. strategy

XI. Read the text and answer the questions.

News Media are the means or methods by which people learn what is happening in the city, in the country and in the world. The news media can be classified into two general categories: the categories of print media and electronic media. Print media use the written material to communicate news to readers. Electronic media use air waves to send news into homes, offices and public places. Print Media are usually divided into magazines and newspapers. Most newspapers print news daily. For example, the newspaper "The New York Times" is published every day of the year. Most news magazines are published weekly, for instance, Newsweek and Time magazines are published once a week. The electronic media are generally divided into radio and television, Radio news is news that you listen to. In the United States many radio stations broadcast five minutes of news every hour. T.V news is that you not only listen to but also watch. In Canada and the United States, for example, many people watch an hour of news on TV at 6 o'clock in the evening. In the future, new categories of news media will develop. Even today, computers are beginning to influence the transmission and reception of news.

1. What do the print media use to communicate the news'?

A. TV                          B. radio                       C. airwaves                 D. newspapers

2. What do the electronic media use to broadcast news?

A. air waves                B. magazines               C. newspapers             D. all of the above

3. What is the New York Times an example of?

A. magazine                B. newspapers             C. radio program         D. television program

4. Which of the following print media are published?

A. Newsweek             B. Time                       C. The New York Times         D. All are correct.

5. Which of the following electronic media are broadcast?

A. TV program            B. newspapers             C. magazines               D. None is correct.

XII. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or I) which has the same meaning as the given one.

1. She began to play the piano three years ago.

A. She has played the piano since three years.                       B. She has played the piano for three years.

C. She doesn't play the piano now.                                        D. She stops playing the piano now.

2. Although it was cold, we all went for a walk.

A. Despite of the cold weather, we all went for a walk.

B. Despite the cold weather, we all went for a walk.

C. Despite the cold, we all went for a walk.

D. Despite being cold, we all went for a walk.

3. Tim gave up smoking to save money.

A. Tim gave up smoking because he didn't have enough money.

B. Tim gave up smoking because he lacked money.

C. Tim give up smoking because he wanted to save money.

D. Tim gave up smoking because his money was saved.

4. We expected Larry to accept the job, but he didn't.

A. Even though Larry was expected to accept the job, he didn't.

B. Larry expected to accept the job, but we didn't want.

C. Larry didn't accept the job we liked.

D. Larry was turned down for the job we expected him to do.

5. Sam was lazy, so he lost his job.

A. Sam lost his job because he was lazy.                    B. Sam lost his job because of his being lazy.

C. Sam lost his job because of his laziness.                D. All are correct.

XIII. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

1. Steve started learning the violin a month ago.

-> Steve has learned the violin for a month.

2. I haven't been to an Australian restaurant for ages.

-> It's ages since I went to an Australian restaurant.

3. When she heard the results, Mary began to feel more confident.

> Since hearing the results Mary has felt more confident.

4. The last time Peter came here was in 2000.

-> Peter hasn't been here since 2000.

5. This is my first visit to Japan.

-> This is the first time I’ve been to Japan.

6. How long have they been married?

-> When did they get married?

7. Jack bought those shirts last month and has been wearing them ever since.

-> Jack has been wearing those shirts ever since he bought them last month.

8. It's a long time since our last conversation.

-> We haven’t had a conversation for a long time.

9. Thanks, but I had something to eat earlier.

-> Thanks, but I've already eaten.

10. This is my first game of water-polo.

-> I haven’t played water-polo before.