THE MASS MEDIA

I. PHONETICS
A. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part.
1. A. key B. they C. today D. survey
2. A. time B. fit C. fine D. Friday
3. A. voice B. coin C. coincide D. noise
4. A. famous B. face C. take D. catch
5. A. family B. sky C. type D. clarify
6. A. make B. late C. cake D. channel
7. A. animal B. like C. fine D. kite
8. A. great B. break C. leak D. eight
9. A. play B. they C. key D. today
10. A. cloud B. would C. around D. found
B. Choose the word with the different stress pattern.
11. A. media B. cartoon C. series D. radio
12. A. photograph B. program C. entertain D. channel
13. A. video B. television C. theatre D. information
14. A. deliver B. visual C. different D. common
15. A. provide B. listen C. receive D. believe
16. A. popular B. happen C. global D. destroy
17. A. formal B. create C. today D. receive
18. A. visually B. impossible C. formally D. probably
19. A. country B. feature C. today D. weather
20. A. mountain B. popular C. media D. entertain
II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
( Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
21. Neither the director nor his assistant _______________ yet.
A. have come B. has come C. haven’t come D. hasn’t come
22. You ____________ better be careful not to miss the train.
A. had B. would C. should D. did
23. I’m going to wait until you ______________ your work.
A. finished B. had finished C. have finished D. will finish
24. Her parents were very worried ____________ she was out so late that night.
A. on behalf of B. due to C. owing to D. because
25. How long have you known them?
A. for 5 years B. since 5 years C. ever since 5 years D. 5 years
26. Britney Spears’ s fans urged her ____________ a live album of her last live show.
A. to clap B. to release C. to produce D. to watch
27. You can hear BBC news ____________ all over the world.
A. shows B. announcements C. receipts D. programs
28. ___________ is a system connecting millions of computer worldwide.
A. The television B. The internet C. The media D. The phone
29. In Britain, there are some “terrestrial” ____________ on TV such as BBC1, BBC2,ITV1….
A. programs B. series C. channels D. cables
30. The average ______________ watches television for about 15 hours a week.
A. observer B. audience C. viewer D. spectator
31. Many people think that listening to music is one of the best ways of relieving.
A. think B. guess C. consider D. recognize
32. Television is a popular kind of _____________.
A. entertain B. entertaining C. entertained D. entertainment
33. Television is good ______________ old people living alone.
A. at B. in