Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space given.
Over the past forty years, TV sets have become standard pieces of equipment in ( 1 ) …. and watching TV has become a standard activity for many families. Children in our culture grow up and ( 2 )…. TV in the morning, in the afternoon, and often in the evening as well. ( 3 )………..there are many excellent programs for children, many people think that TV may not be good for them.
( 4 )… TV may be a bad influence ( 5 ) …………children for three main reasons. ( 6 )… some programs are not good for children to see. For example, there are many police stories on TV: people are killed ( 7 )……… guns, knives and even poisons. Some children might think these things could ( 8 )….. to them at any time. ( 9 )…. they can become ( 10 )…. .
1. a. each of home | b. all of homes | c. most homes | d. almost homes |
2. a. to watch | b. seeing | c. watching | d. watch |
3. a. Despite | b. Yet | c. Although | d. But |
4. a. So that | b. Though | c. In addition | d. In fact |
5. a. on | b. to | c. of | d. about |
6. a. The first | b. Firstly of all | c. After all | d. First of all |
7. a. by | b. of | c. with | d. to |
8. a. be | b. take place | c. happen | d. work |
9. a. After all | b. Therefore | c. But | d. Whereas |
10. a. fearful | b. frightened | c. frightening | d. fearlessness |
Choose one word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. They looked very ……………. when they came to see us last night.
a. cheer | b. cheerful | c. cheerfully | d. cheered |
2. “What’s Mai doing?” “ I’m not sure. She ………….. her homework.”
a. might do | b. may be doing | c. must be doing | d. must do |
3. It took us quite a long time to get here. It was …………. journey.
a. three hour | b. a three-hours | c. a three-hour | d. three hours |
4. I asked two people the way to the station but ………….. of them knew.
a. none | b. either | c. both | d. neither |
5. They have to take that English course, …………. they?
a. haven’t | b. mustn’t | c. needn’t | d. don’t |
6. I had to wear ………….. uniform when I worked in the hotel.
a. a | b. some | c. any | d. an |
7. He required that everybody ……………. present.
a. is | b. should be | c. have been | d. was |
8. Mike was not feeling well ,so we gave him ……….. work to do than you.
a. fewer | b. less | c. little | d. least |
9. I don’t see any ……… in arriving early at the theater if the snow doesn’t start until 9 o’clock .
a. cause | b. aim | c. point | d. reason |
10. The taxi drivers are complaining that their fares are too……………. .
a. small b. little c. low d. few