SELF-CHECK UNIT TEST 5 Answer on a separate sheet of paper. Then check your answers. Follow the examples.

GRAMMAR
PASSIVE CONSTRUCTIONS

CONJUCTIONS OF PURPOSE & REASON (10 points) (10 points)

Connect the sentences using the conjunctions in brackets.

Put the verbs in italic in the right passive tense.

Selfish lottery winner found in Las Vegas Thomas Miser, a 53-year-old Scottish waiter, was finally found vacationing in Las Vegas after he managed to dodge his work-mates in Glasgow last week. Miser and his co-workers had bought the winning lottery ticket together, as they do every week. He (1) suppose to cash the ticket and then share the money among his fellow workers. However, it (2) report that the 3,000,000 price (3) transfer to a bank account somewhere abroad. The following day, Miser (4) allege to (5) disappear and could not (6) find anywhere. The police (7) inform and the investigations started. Miser (8) track down when he hit the international headlines after losing 200,000 one night gambling at a famous casino in Las Vegas. According to official sources, his fellow workers could prove that the ticket (9) purchase collectively. However, Misers workmates have declared that no legal action (10) take if he agrees to share the price money. ID RATHER / SOONER / PREFER (10 points) 2
Talk about preferences using the prompts.

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Taxes will be increased. It is to raise money to improve health care facilities. Taxes will be increased in order to raise money to improve health care facilities. Im studying really hard. That way Ill pass all my exams (so as to). We cant buy a new car. We dont have enough money (since). Id like to travel to England. I will improve my English there (in order to). He got the job. He was the best candidate (due to the fact that). Im sorry but I cant go to the party tonight. Im very busy (because).

VOCABULARY THE INTERNET (5 points) 1 Match the words and the definitions. internet / surf the internet / update / e-mail / go online / upload / website / install software / weblog / download / link Click = strike or move with a slight, short sound. 1 Topic-related web page. 2 Produce or download the latest version of a computer programme, web page 3 A collection of web pages grouped by theme or internet provider. 4 Move information or programmes from one computer system to another. 5 A message sent through the internet. 6 Load new programmes into your computer. 7 Get on the internet. 8 Transfer some information or computer programme to the World Wide Web. 9 Internet news diary. 10 Navigate the World Wide Web.

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You / like / go / cinema / tomorrow? I / prefer / go / theatre. Would you like to go to the cinema tomorrow? Id prefer to go to the theatre. What / rather / eat / today? I / rather / not have / chicken. We / sooner / not watch / movie / last night. It / be / awful. I / prefer / if / you / not tell / him / truth. You / not prefer / live / the USA / rather than / England? No / I / rather / live / Australia. I / rather / you / not come / but / it / be / too late / now.

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THE PRESS

(12.5 points)

4 Provide a synonym from the box for

the phrases in italic.

2 Complete with the right words from

the box.

news / tabloids / broadsheets / broadcast / hack / viewers / newsreader / distort / issues / editorials / witness I like to listen to the news on the radio every day. 1 are also called quality newspapers in England. 2 Sometimes journalists reality in order to influence peoples opinions. 3 Hes an excellent . Thats why his news programme has the highest audience. 4 The police interviewed the so as to get a first-hand account of the accident.. 5 If you want to know papers opinions about current , just read the . 6 Hell always be a reporter. Hes not very professional. 7 The programme was cancelled since the number of had decreased considerably. 8 Will the Prime Ministers speech be tonight? 9 I dont read . I dont like sensationalist newspapers.

To a certain extent / On the one hand / I suppose you could argue that / On the other hand / (It) is a question of / up to a point The power of the press The influence of mass media in our society is apparent but only to a certain degree. (1) In the first place, because on many occasions they seem to be the only source of information. (2) However, their opinions and versions of reality usually differ a great deal. (3) You might say that this is not professional journalism since the press should only reflect actual facts as objectively as possible and never distort information for political, economic or religious reasons. But I believe that objectivity is only possible (4) to a certain extent and many times the only way to get a proper view of things (5) lies on constrasting the varied perspectives available through the different media.

3 Match the words in the columns.

1-a 1 news 2 camera 3 mass 4 news 5 spread 6 breaking 7 reliable 8 amateur 9 set up 10 news 11 first-hand 4 a) reader b) room c) story d) journalism e) source f) person g) experience h) media i) propaganda j) a weblog k) news

ERROR ANALYSIS (2.5 points)

Find and correct the mistakes

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I were was supposed to be here at 3pm. What would you prefer drink? The news were received with surprise. Freedom of the press is not possible in some countries due to the governments control over the mass media. He is said that he is an excellent lawyer. Id rather to go home soon. TOTAL POINTS: ________ / 50

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ANSWER KEY
GRAMMAR

1 1 was supposed 2 was reported 3 was transferred 4 was alleged 5 have disappeared 6 be found 7 were
informed 8 was tracked down 9 was purchased 10 will be taken 2 1 What would you rather eat today? Id rather not have chicken. 2 Wed sooner not have watched the movie last night. It was awful. 3 Id prefer it if you didnt tell him the truth. 4 Wouldnt you prefer to live in the USA rather than in England? No, Id rather live in Australia. 5 Id rather you not have come but its too late now. 3 1 Im studying really hard so as to pass all my exams. 2 We cant buy a new car since we dont have enough money. 3 Id like to travel to England in order to improve my English there. 4 He got the job due to the fact that he was the best candidate. 5 Im sorry but I cant go to the party tonight because Im very busy. VOCABULARY

1 1 link 2 update 3 website 4 download 5 e-mail 6 install software 7 go online 8 upload 9 weblog 10 surf the
internet 2 1 broadsheets 2 distort 3 newsreader 4 witness 5 issues / editorials 6 hack 7 viewers 8 broadcast 9 tabloids 3 2-f, 3-h, 4-b / c, 5-i, 6-k, 7-e, 8-d, 9-j, 10-b / c, 11-g 4 1 On the one hand 2 On the other hand 3 I suppose you could argue that 4 up to a point 5 is a question of ERROR ANALYSIS 1 What would you prefer to drink? 2 The news was received with surprise. 3 Freedom of the press is not possible in some countries due to the governments control over the mass media. 4 It is said that he is an excellent lawyer. 5 Id rather go home soon.