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 of print media and electronic media.Print media use the written material to communicate news to readers. Electronic media use radio waves to send news into magazines and newspapers. Most newspapers print news daily. For example, the newspapers “The New York Time” is published weekly, the News week and Times magazines are published once a week. The electronic media are generally divided into radio and television. Radio news is the one that you listen to. In theUnited States, many radio stations broadcast five minutes of news every hour Television news is the one that you not only listen to but also watch it. In Canada and the United States, for example, many people watch an hour of news on TV at six o’clock in the evening. In the future new categories of new media will develop. Even today computers are beginning to influence the transmission and reception of news.

1. What does new media helo people to do? - It helps us______.

A. Learn what is happening in our country as well as in the world

B. Communicate news to readers

C. Send news into magazines and newpapers

D. Relax after work or study

2. The word published in line 3 in the socond paragraph is closest in meaning to_____.

A. Printed

B. Written

C. Typed

D. Sold

3. Print media presents news____.

A. Orally

B. Visually

C. Aurally

D. Orally and visually

4. How often do most newpapers print news?

A. Every month

B. Every week

C. Every day

D. Every hour

5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the reading passage?

A. There are two genaral categories of the news media.

B. Radio waves are used to send news into magazines and newspapers.

C. "The New York Time" is published evry week.

D. Television and radio are two types of print media

Thu and Nga help their mother ....................... the house work after school.

A- to B- from C- with D- at

What time _____________ on television?

A. is the news B. are the news C. is news D. are news

I am very tired. - ___________.

A. Me too B. for me the same C. Also me D. I also

Don’t be late __________ your school.

A. on B. at C. to D. for

. I don’t want much butter in my coffee. Just _______ please.

A. little B. a little C. few D. a few

. Fall means ........................ in Bristish English.

A. Summer B. Winter C. Autumn D. Spring

Part 1. Read the passage below and circle the correct answer A, B, C, or D. (1.0 point)

The media are the means by which people learn what is (1) in the city, in the country and in the world. The news media can be classified (2)

two general categories: the categories of print media and electronic media. Print media use the written material to communicate news to (3) . Electronic media use air waves to (4) news to homes, offices and public places. Print media are usually divided into magazines and newspapers. Most newspapers are printed news daily. For example, the newspaper “The New York Time” is (5) daily. However, Newsweek and Time magazines are published once a week. The electronic media are (6) divided into radio and television. (7) news is news that you listen to. In the United States many radio (8) broadcast five minutes of news every hour. Television news is news 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 six o’clock in the evening. In the future, new categories of news media will (9)

even today computers are beginning to influence the transmission and reception (10) news.

1. A. showing B. making C. doing D. happening

2. A. for B. into C. about D. to

3. A. spectators B. viewers C. readers D. listeners