Progress Check – 3
V – 2
I. Find the word with the same or similar meaning.
Example: dull – c)
a) original b) fascinating c) boring
1. news
a) items b) articles c) affairs
2. report
a) advertisement b) information c) review
3. television
a) box b) paper c) cable
4. to quit
a) to prove b) to stop c) to borrow
5. to be keen on
a) to approve b) to be famous for c) to be interested in
6. gripping
a)exciting b) unusual c)amusing
II. Complete each sentence with one of the words or phrases below.
characters find whenever broadsheets article events
managed approve celebrated wisdom
1. … have many detailed articles about national and international events.
2. It wasn’t easy but the football team … to win the match.
3. The Times or The Daily Telegraphgenerally give information about … happening in London.
4. I have read the book. I … it very interesting and exciting.
5. Soap opera is a programme where one and the same … appear in everyday life situations.
6. Have you read the … about the reforms in Higher Education. It’s worth reading.
7. … I phone him he’s always out.
8. I always … of people who have their own opinion and able to defend it.
9. The … of the ancients could help our generation if we have learned from it.
10. What other holidays can be … in the same way?
III. The word in capitals above each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill each blank in this way.
Example: MANAGE
He is the manager of a popular singer.
1. WEEK
We go to the swimming-pool … .
2. JOURNAL
A … is a person who reports on the important events.
3. INFORM
I can get a lot of useful … from newspapers.
4. DRAMA
Photographs are ready to put themselves in dangerous situations to take … pictures.
5. PUBLISH
Who is responsible for … a newspaper or a magazine?