SAMPLE TEST 2
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE : (6ms)
A. PRONUNCIATION : Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1.a. magazine b. game c. teenage d. again
2.a. media b. documentary c. television d. ending
3.a. rumours b. models c. films d. documents
B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
4. He _____ much when he was young .
a. used to smoke b. used to smoking c. was used to smoke d. use to smoke
5. Both taxes and unemployment _____ since Mr. Hassan _____ president.
a. increased / has become b. have increased / became
c. increased / became d. have increased / has become
6. Some television programs make children _____.
a. to be violent. b. violently c. being violent d. violent
7. The scheme allows students from many countries _____ with each other.
a. communicate b. to communicate c. communicating d. communicated
8. We enjoyed _____ around the campfire.
a. dancing b. to dance c. danced d. being to dance
9. Computers can help you ______ with people around the world.
a. contact b. interact c. collect d. access
10. The children are looking forward _____ their grandmother again.
a. seeing b. to see c. to seeing d. to be seen
11. I’ll see him when he _____ here tomorrow.
a. will come b. come c. came d. comes
12. He didn’t do the job _____ the salary was good.
a. despite b. in spite of c. although d. because
13. The girl ______ chatted with him yesterday arrived here at 6:30.
a. which b. who c. whom d. whose
14. _____ the storm warnings, we didn’t go out last night.
a. Since b. In spite of c. Because of d. Despite
15. When I arrived at the station, the train _____.

2. Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
In America there is no national television as there is in some countries. All the stations are run commercially.
Advertisers sponsor shows. They interrupt the shows every few minutes to advertise the things they are selling. Television is
criticized for its crime shows, actually there are many other special shows of real value. There are also educational television
stations which are trying out new types of high quality programs. They give courses in foreign languages and in literature
which viewers can follow and even take examinations later. Some schools have a regular class on T.V, such as science,
several hours a week.
26. In America, ________.
a. there is no television b. there is a lot of national television
c. there are no television viewers d. there isn’t any national television
27. Who sponsors the shows in America?
a. educationists b. viewers c. advertisers d. school masters
28. Why are the shows interrupted every few minutes ?
a. to take a break b. for advertising c. to sell things d. because of the boring shows
29. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
a. Television is criticized for its crime shows b. There are many other special shows of real value
c. There are also educational television stations d. There are no educational programs
30. Some schools __________.
a. have no regular class on T.V b. do not like science on T.V
c. spend several hours a week watching T.V d. frequently have classes on T.V
II. WRITING:
E. Word-form: (1.5ms)
1. Movies are not only for entertainment but also for _______ purposes. (educate)
2. Fashion designers insist that all models place their ______ behind. (beautiful)
3. Television _____ us to buy the things we don’t need. (courage)
4. The baby has behaved ______ up to now. (wonder)
5. The sky is so ______. I think it is going to rain. (cloud)
6. A documentary is a film with factual ______, often about a problem in society. (inform)
F. Rewrite the following sentences: (2.5ms)
1. She often ate a lot of ice-cream when she was a little girl.