Watching TV is a very popular pastime in the UK. But what kind of programmes do British people like to watch? Well, the most-watched TV programmes every week are very popular dramas that are usually on at least four times every week. They are dramas based in one neighborhood that try to depict ordinary life in the UK - we call these dramas 'soap operas' or 'soaps'.

 In the early days of TV, there were often dramas on during the day. Back in those days, it was traditional for the husband to go out to work and for the wife to stay at home and look after the house and the children. Most of these daytime dramas were aimed at entertaining the housewives who would traditionally be at home, probably doing the washing. Companies selling washing powder would advertise their products at times when these dramas were on, and sometimes those companies would even sponsor the drama. Hence the word 'soap'.

So what about the word opera? Well, that's because these dramas are often an exaggeration of real life. They are supposed to represent ordinary lives but, to make them entertaining, lots of dramatic events, like murders, divorces, affairs etc., all happen probably much more regularly than they would in a normal neighbourhood.

Most soap operas these days are shown in the evening. Each show will have several different storylines happening at once that continue over several shows. The same cast members will appear in every show, too.

Question 1: : What type of programmes do British people prefer to watch?

                 A. drama series         B. soap opera            C. comedy                D. musical

Question 2: Why did sponsors advertise soap on TV during the mornings?

                 A. Because most women were at home doing their housework and watching TV.

                 B. Because it was cheaper to advertise during the day.

                 C. Because there were only television programmes during the day.

                 D. Because advertisements were aimed at entertaining the housewives.

Question 3: The word “soap” in “soap opera” refers to ______.

                 A. the classical singing you hear in the drammas                          

                 B. products sold on television

                 C. washing powder used by housewives to do the washing                     

                 D. a musical play in which all of the words are sung

Question 4: According to the passage, soap operas ______.

                 A. are mostly shown in daytime                  

                 B. offer accurate depictions of ordinary life

                 C. have lots of continuing storylines happening over a few shows.

                 D. tend to focus on female characters

Question 5: Which of the following statements is NOT true?

                 A. British people don’t really like watching TV.                                                

                 B. In the early days, dramas were often shown in daytime.

                 C. Soap operas are usually more exaggerated than normal life.      

                 D. Each cast member will appear in some episodes.

IV. Circle the best answer.
1. My room _________________________ in the house by her now.
A. is being cleaned
B. are being cleaned
C. will be cleaned
D. would be cleaned
2. Tom ___________________________ by Mary since 10 o'clock.
A. has operated
B. have been operated
C. has been operated
D. All are wrong.
3. Someone __________________ to take his place.
A. must be find
B. might be find
C. should be finds
D. must be found
4. 20 demonstrators ________________________ by the police.
A. was arrested
B. were arrested
C. was arresting
D. A & B
5. That book ______________________ by Tom yesterday.
A. were bought
B. bought
C. A & B
D. was bought
6. Much of the city ______________________ by fire in the 17th century.
A. was destroyed
B. is destroyed
C. are destroyed

D. were destroyed
7. Work _________________________ by the teacher.
A. are being watched
B. was being watched
C. is being watched
D. B & C
8. My house __________________ red and blue.
A. are painted
B. is painted
C. was painted
D. All are wrong.
9. The grain _________________ to the factory, where it _______________ and
____________________.
A. are taken / cleaned / is checked
B. is taken / is cleaned / is checked
C. was taken / was cleaned / was checked
D. is taken / is cleaned / checked
10. Jag Niwas _______________________ by Prince Maharana Jagat Singh II.
A. were built
B. are built
C. was built
D. is built
11. The wall _______________________ before you paint it.
A. must be cleaned
B. should cleaned
C. might been cleaned
D. No answer is right
12. The Garden of Clear Ripples ___________________ by The Qing Emperor Quinlong in the
middle of the 16th century.
A. designed
B. was designed
C. were designed
D. B & C
13. This computer _________________________ to use
A. will be continued
B. would continued
C. should continue
D. must continues
14. A lot of food _____________________ these days.
A. are thrown
B. were thrown
C. is thrown
D. was thrown

1. When I ______ home, my parents ______ T.V in the sitting room.

A. went/ watched             B. was going/ watched

C. go/ had watched                   D. went/ were watching

2. Look! The bus ______.

A. will come       B. is coming         C. will be coming D. is going to come

3. This is the first time I ______ her.

A. meet               B. met                  C. am meeting                D. have met

4. I ______ in a small house near the coast since 1990.

A. lived              B. have lived        C. has lived                    D. was living

5. Since Mr. Hassan ______ president, both taxes and unemployment ______ .

A. has become/ increased          B. became/ increased

C. became/ have increased        D. has become/ have increased

6. There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. It ______ soon.

A. is raining       B. will rain           C. is going to rain          D. will have rained

7. As soon as I ______ our teacher, I shall give her your note.

A. have seen       B. see                             C. will see                      D.am going to see

8. Our class ______ a picnic at Thay Pagoda this Sunday.

A. am having                         B. will be having

C. is going to have                D. go to have

9. After I ______ the homework, I went to school.

A. am doing       B. was doing        C. have done                  D. had done

10. It ______ heavily last July.                          

A.rained                 B. rains                C. was raining               D. has rained

I. Choose the best answer.

1.We ( spent / was spent ) too much money on holiday.

2.A lot of paper (is/are) made from wood .

3.The new university ( will open / will be opened ) by the Prime Minister .

4.Ann (was driving /was driven ) much too fast , and she ( was stopped /stopped )by the police .

5.A lot of olive oil (use /is used / are used ) in Greek cooking .

6.Those programmes ( watch / are watching / are watched/is watched ) by millions of people every week .

7.More chocolate (is eaten /eats ) in the US than any other country .

8.Your room (will clean / will be cleaned ) while you are out .

9.The football match ( will not be played /will be not played /will not play ) on Satuday .

10.Most of the matches (was /were )won by Indian teams .

11.These keys ( found /was found / were found )in the wauting room .Are they yours ?

12.Nobody (were told / was told ) what was happening .

13.I don't think this room (is cleaned / was cleaned / cleaned) yesterday .

14.Where is the carpet ? It ( is cleaned / cleans / is being cleaned ).

15.The house on the corner (has sold / has been selling / has been sold ).

16.The two lost children ( have found / have been finding / have been found ) alive and well in a London park .

17.I ( studied /was studied ) French for 3 years at school .

18.What (is / are ) this called in English ?

19.The motorway ( will close / will be closed ) for 3 day

SOCCER – WORLD CUP 2010

Soccer is a very (21) ________ sport in many countries. The World Cup is held every four years. Thirty-two teams from around the world compete in this (22) ______. In 2010, the world Cup was played in South Africa from June 26 to July 10. The game were watched on television by (23) _______ of people around the world. Spain (24) _________ this World Cup. They (25) _______ the Netherlands in the final game by a score of 1 to 0. The next World Cup was in 2014 and it was played in Brazil.

21. A. unpopular B. popular C. popularity D. unpopularity

22. A. tour B. tourist C. tour guide D. tournament

23. A. million B. billion C. millions D. thousand

24. A. won B. win C. wins D. winning

25. A. beats B. beated C. beating D. beat

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III. Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) that is almost the same in meaning as the sentence given.

11 The people watched the game. None of them will ever forget it.

a. None of the people that watched the game will ever forget it

b. The people watched the game none of whom will ever forget it

c. Nobody that watched the game will ever forget it

d. Both A and C are correct.

12 Quang is very good at drawing. His father is a famous painter.

a. Quang whose father is a famous painter is very good at drawing.

b. Quang, whose father is a famous painter is very good at drawing.

c. Quang, whose father is a famous painter, is very good at drawing.

d. Quang’s father, who is a famous painter, is very good at drawing.

13 That’s the man. I told you about him yesterday.

a. That’s the man about whom I told you yesterday.

b. That’s the man whom I told you yesterday.

c. That’s the man about that I told you yesterday.

d. That’s the man I told you yesterday.

14 He drives more carelessly than he used to.

a. He doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to.

b. He doesn’t drive carefully than he used to.

c. He doesn’t drive as carefully than he used to.

d. He doesn’t drive as carefully he does.

15 No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai.

a. Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club

b. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club

c. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club

d. Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club

III. Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) that is almost the same in meaning as the sentence given.

11 The people watched the game. None of them will ever forget it.

a. None of the people that watched the game will ever forget it

b. The people watched the game none of whom will ever forget it

c. Nobody that watched the game will ever forget it

d. Both A and C are correct.

12 Quang is very good at drawing. His father is a famous painter.

a. Quang whose father is a famous painter is very good at drawing.

b. Quang, whose father is a famous painter is very good at drawing.

c. Quang, whose father is a famous painter, is very good at drawing.

d. Quang’s father, who is a famous painter, is very good at drawing.

13 That’s the man. I told you about him yesterday.

a. That’s the man about whom I told you yesterday.

b. That’s the man whom I told you yesterday.

c. That’s the man about that I told you yesterday.

d. That’s the man I told you yesterday.

14 He drives more carelessly than he used to.

a. He doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to.

b. He doesn’t drive carefully than he used to.

c. He doesn’t drive as carefully than he used to.

d. He doesn’t drive as carefully he does.

15 No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai.

a. Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club

b. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club

c. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club

d. Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club

16 The sooner you stop smoking cigarettes the better you’ll feel.

a. As soon as you feel better, you’ll try to stop smoking.

b. You feel so much better since he stopped smoking.

c. Though you feel better, you still smoke.

d. When you stop smoking, you’ll begin to feel better.

17 No one in the class is taller than Dave.

a. Dave is taller student in the class.

b. Dave is the tallest student in the class.

c. Dave is the taller student in the class.

d. Dave is tallest student in the class.

18 The crowd became increasingly angry at the long delay.

a. The crowd became very angry because the delay was so long.

b. The longer the delay was, the angrier the crowd became.

c. The more increasingly the crowd became, the longer the delay was.

d. The more the crowd became angry at the delay, the longer they feel.

19 In spite of all our efforts, we failed in the final match.

a. Although we tried very hard, we failed in the final match.

b. We made all our efforts so that we could gain success in the final match.

c. Whatever efforts we had made, we weren’t able to win in the final match.

d. We failed in the final match as a result of all our great efforts.

20 Although old-age pensions have risen considerably, they haven’t kept pace with the cost of living.

a. The cost of living is so high that they couldn’t keep with it.

b. Despite the fact that old-age pensions have risen considerably, the cost of living isn’t going down.

c. Old-age pensions may have risen considerably, but they haven’t kept pace with the cost of living.

d. The cost of living hasn’t been kept with no matter how high the old-age pensions are.

21 It’s very likely that the company will accept his application.

a. The company needs accept his application.

b. The company must accept his application.

c. The company might/ may accept his application.

d. The company should accept his application.

22 Every student is required to write an essay on the topic.

a. Every student might write an essay on the topic.

b. Every student must write an essay on the topic.

c. They require every student write an essay on the topic.

d. Every student should write an essay on the topic.

23 It isn’t necessary for us to get a visa for Singapore.

a. We needn’t get a visa for Singapore.

b. We mustn’t get a visa for Singapore.

c. We mayn’t get a visa for Singapore.

d. We shouldn’t get a visa for Singapore.

24 The girl just said hello. She is Tom’s youngest sister.

a. The girl who just said hello is Tom’s youngest sister.

b. The girl saying hello is Tom’s youngest sister.

c. The girl just said hello is Tom’s youngest sister.

d. The girl, who just said hello, is Tom’s youngest sister.

25 I’m waiting for the bus. It is late.

a. The bus which I’m waiting is late.

b. The bus whom I’m waiting for is late.

c. The bus for that I’m waiting is late.

d. The bus I’m waiting for is late.

26 This house was built years ago. It is still in very good shape.

a. This house, which built years ago, is still in very good shape.

b. This house, built years ago, is still in very good shape.

c. This house, building years ago, is still in very good shape.

d. This house, which was built years ago is still in very good shape.

27 Despite his inexperience in the field, John applied for the job.

a. John was unable to do the job because he was inexperienced.

b. John applied for the job because he has experience in the field.

c. John did not apply for the job because of his inexperience in the field.

d. John applied for the job even though he has no experience in the field.

28 In spite of heavy rain, my brother went to work.

a. In spite it rained heavily, my brother went to work.

b. Although it rained heavily, my brother went to work.

c. Despite it rained heavily, my brother went to work.

d. Although of heavy rain, my brother went to work.