UNIT 7
THE MASS MEDIA
A. MULTIPLE CHOICES:
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:
1/ A. chat B. drama C. fact D. back
2/ A. media B. get C. bed D. desk
3/ A. deadly B. healthy C. dreamy D. wealthy
4/ A. hour B. height C. hell D. head
5/ A. meet B. deed C. geese D. reelect
6/ A. film B. bite C. fight D. nice
7/ A. quickly B. comedy C. pretty D. try
8/ A. football B. pool C. tool D. moon
9/ A. things B. sons C. poets D. boys
10/ A. liked B. washed C. wiped D. stayed
II/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:
1/ A. partner B. something C. classmate D. discuss
2/ A. national B. Liverpool C. recommend D. internet
3/ A. animal B. comedy C. importance D. different
4/ A. unknown B. wealthy C. moment D. mountain
5/ A. comment B. reading C. healthy D. lucky
6/ A. headache B. present C. nation D. planet
7/ A. playwright B. active C. global D. tonight
8/ A. painting B. visit C. portrait D. enough
9/ A. canteen B. surprise C. lengthen D. nothing
10/ A. appropriate B. documentary C. entertainment D. confirmation
III/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ The President escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building.
A. answer B. hidden C. confidence D. basis
2/ Which channel do you recommend to someone who likes animals?
A. suggest B. tell C. speak D. talk
3/ Documentary is a film or a radio or television program giving facts about something.
A. things B. numbers C. truth D. news
4/ What types of the media are the most and the least important to you?
A. successful B. significant C. wonderful D. attractive
5/ Listen to the two radio news stories and check the right column under News story 1 and News story 2.
A. honest B. honorable C. good D. precise
6/ Television can make things more memorable because it presents information in a more effective way.
A. clever B. expensive C. successful D. pretty
7/ Some television programs may make people violent.
A. rapid B. insane C. extreme D. good
8/ Television also interferes with family life and communication.
A. conflicts B. comes C. goes D. chats
9/ I’m afraid you’ve made a mistake.
A. wrongness B. error C. badness D. ugliness
10/ It makes us aware of our global responsibilities.
A. national B. worldly C. universal D. overall
IV/ Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ The mass media has become one of the main instruments of political change.
A. less B. fewer C. tiny D. small
2/ We ought to keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being.
A. lively B. frequented C. accessible D. revealed
3/ Match the word in A with its appropriate definition in B.
A. indirect B. illegal C. improper D. unreal
4/ What program do you dislike watching and why not?
A. fancy B. think C. imagine D. want
5/ What are the differences among types of the media?
A. peace B. sameness C. likes D. need
6/ Heavy rain causes floods all over the country.
A. light B. thin C. tiny D. trivial
7/ Television can make us passive.
A. obtrusive B. enterprising C. energetic D. strong