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TEST YOURSELF E
I Choose the words that best answer the following questions. Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?
a musician b cartoon
c audience d competition
2 Which of the following words is stressed on the second syllable? a championship b detective
c volunteer d tournament
3 Which of the following words is stressed on the third syllable? a professional b popularity c elimination d discoveries Which of the following words contains a different vowel sound?
a music b disgusting c funny d cup Which of the following words contains the sound /k/? a change b character c champion d cheer
II.Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes each sentence.
6 She listens to classical music for
a rest b ease c happiness d relaxation
7 In this film, the main is young, clever and comes from a very rich background
a actor b director c character d composer
8 The Maracana in Brazil is the biggest in the world It holds over 100,000 people.
a court b stadium c club d cinema
9 The crowd loudly as the goalkeeper made a brilliant save
a applauded b consoled c laughed d cheered
10 The heroine dies in the closing of the film
a sequence b time c range d string
11 Germany was defeated by Brazil in the final Germany was the in the 2002 World Cup
a champion b winner c runner-up d second rank
12 Counselling can teach people to handle negative such as fear and anger
a passions b emotions c rejuvenations d appearances 13.I think the for the title between the best teams in the country will be very fierce,
a competing b competitive c competence d competition 14 Ludwig Van Beethoven was one of the great in the history of music
a conductors b pianists c composers d musicians 15 Jazz was so popular the 1920s that the decade is sometimes called the Jazz Age
a on b at c by d in
III Choose the correct answer - a, b, c, or d that best completes sentence.
16 'Who'd like to take the VCR back to the visual aids room? Any volunteers?" I it.'
a b will c am going to d am doing
17 The hostages must be very people
a frightened b frightening c frighten d frightful
18 Tomorrow, ABC television almost the entire day to programs first broadcast in the 1950s a will devote b is devoting c is going to devote d de%
19 Timson 13 films and I think her latest is the best
a made b had made c has made d was making
20 The film again by popular request
a is showing b has shown c is being shown d is shown 21 .people trying to get into the football stadium
a There were too much b There were too many
(2)22 to soothing music before bedtime provides good relaxation
a To listen b Listening c Be listened d Listen 23 The cast had to rehearse the scene over and over again until the director………
a was satisfied finally b was finally satisfying c was finally satisfied d finally satisfied
24 My music teacher urged me the violin even though I was having such a hard time with it a not to give up b not give up c didn't give up d no giving up
25 There is every reason to believe that Beethoven in the next century a still being popular b is still popular
c is still going to be popular d will still popular
IV Identify the one underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D - that be changed for the sentence to be correct.
26 Woody Guthrie wrote thousands of songs during her lifetime, many of them became classic folk
A B C D
songs
27 American soprano Kathleen Battle taught music in elementary school before beginning the
A B C
career as a professional singer D
28 The music lover followed his instinct and collection only music that he enjoyed
A B C D
29 The gala dinner was held to celebrate the world premiere of the film
A B C D
30 Even though his great fame, the directory was friendly and unapproachable
A B C D
31 The film ‘Titanic’ is based in the true story of the Titanic disaster that occurred in 1912
A B C D
32 Football became popular in the US in the last few years
A B C D
33 What was fascinated to me was the way the creatures moved
A B C D
34 It was the British which scooped the honors at last night's Oscars
A B C D
35 Every night, Chester prefers to relaxation and forget the workday by indulging his urge to listen
A B C
to his favorite music D
V Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best completes the passage
American folk music (36) with ordinary rural population was isolated and music was not (37) spread by radio, records, or music videos: It was (38) by oral tradition and is noted for its energy, humor, and emotional (39) The major source of early American folk songs was music from the British Isles, but songs from Africa (40) songs of the American Indians have significant part n its heritage Later settler from other countries also contributed songs In the nineteenth century, (41)
Steven Foster wrote some of the most enduring popular of all American songs, (42) soon
became part of the folk tradition Beginning in the 1930s, Woody Guthrie gained great popularity by adapting (43) melodies and lyrics and supplying new ones as well In the 1950s and 1960, singe- composers such as Peter Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez this tradition by (44) 'urban' folk music Many of these songs (45) important social issues, such as radical integration and the war in Vietnam
36: a began b discovered c derived d origin
37.a ever b yet c already d only
38 a transmitted b broadcasted c transferred d sent out
(3)40 a like b as c as well as d add 41 a writer b composer c musician d conductor
42 a that b these c who d which
43 a tradition b traditional c tradition d traditionalized 44 a making b: composing c developing d creating 45 a shared out b set up c dealt with d put on VI Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
Probably the most famous film commenting on twentieth-century tech-neology is Modem Times, made in 1936 Charlie Chaplin was motivated to make the film by a reporter who, while interviewing him, happened to describe working conditions in industrial Detroit Chaplin was told that health young farm boys were lured to the city to work on automotive assembly lines Within four or five years, these young men's health was destroyed by the stress work in the factories
The film opens with a shot of a mass of sheep making their way crowded ramp Abruptly the scene shifts to a scene of factory workers job thing one another on their way to a factory However, the rather bitter criticism in the implied comparison is not sustained It is replaced by a gentler note of satire Chaplin prefers to entertain rather than Probably the most famous film commenting on twentieth-century technology is Modern Times, made in 1936 lecture
Scenes of factory interiors account for only one third of the footage of Modern Times, but they contain some of the most pointed social commentary as well as the most comic situations No one who has seen the film can ever forget Chaplin vainly trying to keep pace with the fast-moving conveyor belt almost losing his mind in the process Another popular scene involves an automatic feeding machine brought to the assembly line so that workers need not interrupt their labor to eat The feeding machine malfunctions, hurling food at Chaplin who is strapped into his position on the assembly line and can not escape This serves to illustrate people's utter helplessness in the face of machines that are meant to serve their basic needs
Clearly, Modern Times has its faults, but it remains the best film treating technology within a social context It does not offer a radical social message but it does accurately reflect the sentiments of many who feel they arc victims of an over-mechanized world
46 The author's main purpose in writing this passage is to ……… a criticize the factory system of the 1930s
b analyze an important film c explain Chaplin's style of acting
d discuss how film reveals the benefits of technology
47 According to the passage, Chaplin got the idea for the film Modern Times from………… a a newspaper article b a scene in a movie
c a job he had once held d a conversation with a reporter
48 It can be inferred from the passage that two thirds of the film Modern Times ………… a is extremely unforgettable
b takes place outside a factory c is more critical than the other third
d entertains the audience more than the other third
49 According to the passage, the purpose of the scene involving the feeding machine is to show people's ………
a ingenuity b adaptability c helplessness d independence